A configurable Wayland desktop.

Ferese is a Wayland desktop for Linux with an included shell, Settings and lock screen. Choose a layout per workspace and configure it all in Settings or a KDL file.

0.1.0 is the first stable release, with packages for Fedora 44 and Arch Linux on x86_64. This page and the wiki describe the development version.

Get Ferese Take a look

Ferese desktop with the launcher, build progress in the panel, Appearance settings and terminal windows.

Choose a layout
per workspace.

Scroll through columns of windows, or divide the screen with tree tiling. Floating windows remember their size and position. Open Overview to find a window across your workspaces.

Ferese Overview showing three workspaces and open terminal and reading windows over the city wallpaper. — Overview with open windows and three workspace previews.

Change the desktop theme.

Set colours, fonts and corner shapes for the shell, Settings and lock screen. Theme changes apply live.

Arrange your panel.

Arrange items in groups, choose their surfaces, and put your panel at the top or bottom of the screen. New panel styles are available in the development version.

Control playback from the panel.

See what's playing and pause or skip a track, right from your panel.

See all desktop screenshots

Try Ferese.

Download Ferese 0.1.0 for Fedora 44 or Arch Linux, or build from source. You can preview Ferese inside an existing Wayland session.

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