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Niri 25.02 & Labwc 0.8.3 Wayland Compositors Released


The Niri and Labwc Wayland compositor projects are both out with new releases this weekend to further their efforts.

The Niri and Labwc Wayland compositor projects are both out with new releases this weekend to further their efforts. The new Labwc release adds support for the ext-workspace protocol as well as menu enhancements that include icons and dynamic root menus. Niri adds support for columns presenting windows as tabs rather than vertically stacked tiles, new actions to help navigate tabs, the ability to draw shadows behind windows, drag-and-drop view scrolling, and many other improvements.

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