Top WAYLAND GitHub Repositories & Tools (2026)

An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer.

Use Omarchy Linux on Windows without any hassle.

A fast, keyboard-first file manager for Omarchy: Quickshell front end, Rust backend.

mouse & keyboard sharing via LAN

Unofficial ChatGPT desktop app for Linux (formerly the Codex app), built locally from OpenAI’s official macOS app. Includes Chat, Work, and Codex. Packages for Debian/Ubuntu (.deb), Fedora/openSUSE (.rpm), Arch (pacman), Nix/NixOS, and AppImage, with Wayland and X11 support.

Unofficial Linux packages for Claude Desktop AI assistant with automated updates.

Xwayland outside your Wayland

C++ libraries for writing Wayland Shells

A Wayland Compositor

Veshell is an innovative not-desktop environment for Linux made with modern technologies like Flutter and Rust.

Linux desktop control over MCP — AT-SPI, GNOME Shell, Wayland portals, ydotool

Another drop down terminal extension for GNOME Shell. With tabs

The most customizable Wayland compositor with TypeScript(tsx).

Cross-platform desktop automation app with macro recording, playback, scheduling, text expansion, CLI tools, and Wayland/X11-aware Linux support.

linux game streaming that answers to you.

GTK4 panel for Wayland with notifications, OSD, and quick settings – between a status bar and a desktop shell.

winit like binding for layershell and sessionlock

Eww rewrite with focus on extensibility, simplicity, and power.

:cookie: A full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written and configured in Python (X11 + Wayland)

Multi-screen KDE Plasma desktop and universal 3D mouse for the Valve Steam Frame (SteamVR)