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<img src="assets/branding/ferese.svg" width="160" height="160" alt="Ferese">
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<p align="center"><strong>A configurable Wayland desktop</strong></p>
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<p align="center">
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<a href="https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Installation">Install</a> ·
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<a href="https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Configuration">Configure</a> ·
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<a href="https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Screenshots">Screenshots</a> ·
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<a href="https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki">Documentation</a>
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</p>
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Ferese combines a window manager and desktop shell with one configuration.
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https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/681f0748-8813-4e2d-b3cc-28a3dc5b3c64
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[Watch the full demo at 2× speed](https://ferese-wm.github.io/ferese/#desktop-preview)
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[View more screenshots](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Screenshots)
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## Features
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- Scrolling columns, [tabbed window groups](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Tabbed-Windows), tree tiling and floating windows with saved size and position
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- Integrated shell with notifications, media controls, Settings and Control Center
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- [Custom panels](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Panel-Configuration) with seven styles, editable groups and items, and top or bottom placement
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- [Live Activities](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Live-Activities) for build status, running commands and progress from connected apps
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- Workspace overview and recent-window switching
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- [Continuum animations](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Configuration-Animations): interruptible springs, gesture momentum and shared motion controls
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- Live wallpapers and blur, custom KDL themes, and Light/Dark/Auto modes
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- Multiple monitors, fractional scaling and lower refresh rates on low battery
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- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and audio controls
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- Custom keyboard shortcuts and touchpad gestures
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- Screenshot annotation, screen sharing and recording
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- Lock screen and authentication dialogs
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- [Keep awake](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Configuration-Idle-Inhibition) during fullscreen media playback or for selected apps
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- Continuous corners for windows and shell
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## How Ferese compares
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Ferese combines scrolling and tree layouts with its own desktop controls. The table
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compares current upstream features and names separate tools where they are needed.
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| Feature | Ferese | [Hyprland](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland) | [niri](https://github.com/niri-wm/niri) |
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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| Tiling layouts | Scrolling columns and tree tiling; switch per workspace | [Scrolling, dwindle, master and monocle; per-workspace layouts](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland#features) | Scrolling columns |
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| Floating windows | Built in | Built in | Built in |
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| Workspace overview | Built in | Plugins such as [HyprExpo](https://github.com/sandwichfarm/hyprexpo) | Built in |
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| Animations | [Continuum](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Animation-Model): interruptible springs, gesture momentum; speed and reduced-motion settings shared by the compositor and shell | Bézier and spring curves | [Spring and easing animations; custom shaders](https://niri-wm.github.io/niri/Configuration:-Animations.html) |
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| Corner shapes | Continuous corners across windows and shell | [Rounded corners and squircles](https://wiki.hypr.land/configuring/core/config-options/#decoration) | [Rounded corners with optional clipping](https://niri-wm.github.io/niri/Configuration:-Window-Rules.html#geometry-corner-radius) |
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| Live configuration reload | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Monitor mirroring | Built in | [Built in](https://wiki.hypr.land/configuring/core/monitors/) | Separate tool, such as [wl-mirror](https://niri-wm.github.io/niri/Screencasting.html#screen-mirroring) |
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| Desktop controls | Included Settings and Control Center | [Separate utilities](https://wiki.hypr.land/hypr-ecosystem/) or a desktop shell | [Separate desktop shell or tools](https://niri-wm.github.io/niri/Integrating-niri.html#desktop-components) |
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| Notifications | Included in ferese-shell | [Separate notification daemon](https://wiki.hypr.land/Useful-Utilities/Must-have/) | [Separate notification daemon or shell](https://niri-wm.github.io/niri/Integrating-niri.html) |
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| Lock screen | Included ferese-lock | Separate [hyprlock](https://wiki.hypr.land/Hypr-Ecosystem/hyprlock/) | Separate locker, such as [swaylock or hyprlock](https://niri-wm.github.io/niri/Integrating-niri.html) |
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| Screen-sharing backend | xdg-desktop-portal-ferese | [xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland](https://wiki.hypr.land/Hypr-Ecosystem/xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland/) | [xdg-desktop-portal-gnome](https://niri-wm.github.io/niri/Screencasting.html#overview) |
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Ferese's shell, Settings, lock screen and dialogs use a shared theme. Other desktop
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shells, including [DankMaterialShell and Noctalia](https://niri-wm.github.io/niri/Integrating-niri.html#desktop-components),
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also include desktop controls; their features depend on the shell and tools you install.
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## Install
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Fedora and Arch package builds are covered in [Packages and releases](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Packages-and-Releases).
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Start with the [dependencies](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Installation#requirements), then clone Ferese and
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build it as your normal user:
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```sh
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git clone https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese.git
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cd ferese
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./scripts/install.sh
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```
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Once it’s installed, log out and choose **Ferese** at your login screen, or run
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`ferese-session` from a TTY or a greeter that accepts a command. The [installation
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guide](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Installation) also walks you through previews, updates and recovery.
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## Configure
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Configure Ferese through **Control Center → Settings** or `~/.config/ferese/config.kdl`.
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Changes apply live, and if an edit is invalid, the last working configuration stays
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in place.
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The [configuration reference](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Configuration) and [example
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config](packaging/config.kdl) cover appearance, window layouts,
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displays and startup apps.
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## Default shortcuts
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Use `Super`, usually the Windows key, to move around your desktop, and open **Settings →
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Shortcuts** whenever you want to change a shortcut or gesture.
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| Control | Action |
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| --- | --- |
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| Super + Enter | Open a terminal |
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| Display Fn key (`XF86Display`) | Choose the display mode |
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| Media Play / Pause, Next, Previous | Control the selected MPRIS player |
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| Super + H / J / K / L | Focus left / down / up / right |
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| Super + Backspace | Return to the last focused window |
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| Super + Escape | Toggle between the last two visited workspaces on this monitor |
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| Alt + Tab / Alt + Shift + Tab | Preview recent windows forward / backward; release Alt to select, Escape to cancel |
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| Super + F | Maximize the window |
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| Super + Shift + F | Toggle fullscreen |
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| Super + R | Cycle column width |
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| Super + Tab | Open overview |
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| Super + M | Switch scrolling / tree layout |
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| Print Screen | Capture the active monitor and open Satty |
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| Super + Shift + S | Select a screenshot area |
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| Super + Shift + E | Ask to log out |
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| Super + left-button drag | Move a floating window |
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| Super + right-button drag | Resize a floating window |
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| Three-finger swipe up / down | Next / previous workspace |
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| Three-finger swipe left / right | Focus the window to the right / left |
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See [all shortcuts and mouse actions](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Shortcuts-and-Gestures) for window and workspace controls.
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## Documentation
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The [documentation index](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki) lists the desktop guides.
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[Development instructions](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/wiki/Development) cover building, testing and contributing.
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Ferese is written in Rust using Smithay. Development happens [on
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GitHub](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese). If something goes wrong, [open an
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issue](https://github.com/ferese-wm/ferese/issues) with the steps to reproduce it and
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any relevant logs.
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