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When comparing river vs Lomiri, the Slant community recommends river for most people. In the question“What are the best Wayland compositors?” river is ranked 6th while Lomiri is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose river is:
Windows are automatically tiled according to a layout.
Specs
Compositor Librarywlroots
DecorationsSSD
LicenseGPLv3
Programming LanguageZig
TypeTiling
Compositor LibraryMir
DecorationsSSD
LicenseGPLv3, LGPLv3
Programming LanguageC++
Typestacking
Default Desktop EnvironmentLomiri
Widget ToolkitQT
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Pros
Pro Dynamic tiling
Windows are automatically tiled according to a layout.
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.
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