Desktop Shell GitHub Repositories (2026) · Open Source Tools

A desktop shell language and runtime where animation does not depend on logic. Rust, wgpu, layer-shell, SDF — an alternative to Quickshell.

Caelestia-inspired desktop shell for macOS 26 Tahoe: sidebar with its own dock, launcher, dashboard, quick actions and a settings app. Native Swift, English and German.

A shell for wayland compositors

Pixel-art desktop for niri: a Rust Wayland shell in ~15 MB, its own file manager, image viewer and video player, one accent for every app, signed updates, any linux distro from source.

Quickshell-compatible desktop shell runtime for Windows. Build bars, panels, launchers and docks in QML on Qt 6, with native services for tray, taskbar, workspaces, media, network, audio and notifications.

My own top bar and dock for KDE Plasma 6 on Wayland. Popups grow out of the bar, everything is blurred and see-through, light/dark and 7 colours.

macOS-style desktop shell for Hyprland, written in Rust: CPU-drawn bar, dock, island, desktop widgets and panels. 36–50 MB idle (UI), 87–106 MB with live wallpaper.

Winlestia is a free, open-source desktop shell for Windows 11, bringing a Caelestia-inspired interface, dynamic themes, glass effects, a customizable dock and powerful desktop tools.