Gnoblin is a Wayland window manager for Linux.

Use Bingux for a complete desktop, or build your own from tools such as Waybar and Fuzzel.

Install Read the docs

A Gnoblin session running the Bingux desktop, with Files, Settings and a terminal open — Gnoblin with the Bingux desktop.

A Gnoblin session running the Bingux desktop, with Files, Settings and a terminal open — Gnoblin with the Bingux desktop.

Places and focuses windows

It also starts your desktop when you log in.
Handles input and screens

Keyboards, mice, touchpads, tablets and pens, plus the screens you connect.
One Lua file sets it up

Settings live in ~/.config/gnoblin/init.lua and apply without logging out.

Documentation

Configuration reference

Window rules

Match windows by app or title and change how they look, where they open and how they behave.

Animation

Name animations and use them when windows and panels open and close.

Input

Keyboards, mice, touchpads, tablets and pens.

Shortcuts

Bind any command to a key.

Monitors

Settings for the screens you connect.

Portals

Which programs answer apps that ask for files, screenshots and more.

Shell development

Integration guide: what a shell needs to work with Gnoblin.
Compositor bridge: talk to Gnoblin from your own program.
Wayland protocols: the interfaces Gnoblin offers.

Useful links