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Add to SafariWhen comparing Arcan vs Lomiri, the Slant community recommends Arcan for most people. In the question“What are the best Wayland compositors?” Arcan is ranked 5th while Lomiri is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose Arcan is:
A pro- for programmers, but it is much easier to write a Window Manager for Arcan that it is for Xorg or any of the other options.
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Pros
Pro Nice API for custom Window Managers
A pro- for programmers, but it is much easier to write a Window Manager for Arcan that it is for Xorg or any of the other options.
Pro Tons of features
So many things that can be done - video recording, streaming, clipboard managers, crash recovery, live window manager swapping, ... the list is endless.
Pro VR support
Pro Very customizable
Pro Consistent GUIs
Pro HUD (search and use menus with keyboard)
One of the best and underappreciated features ever, HUD allows you to search and activate menus based on their name and what they do, instead of having to navigate them.
Pro Easy access launcher
That is always accessible on the left side.
Pro Vertical panels work well with multiple monitors
Pro Excellent touch screen compatibility
Unity provides a unified interface for mobile devices and pc.
Cons
Con Difficult configuration
To work it requires configured Lua files, command line options, environment variables.
