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This is a full desktop shell built in QML for Hyprland (a Wayland compositor). No waybar, no polybar, no cobbling together five different tools. One unified shell that handles everything, with a This thing is exploding. GPL-3.0. The shell replaces your entire desktop interface: panel/bar, notification center, app launcher, lock screen, wallpaper engine, and system controls. Built in QML (Qt's declarative UI language) for buttery animations.

Fully free. The creator has a Ko-fi for donations but there's no paid tier or premium features.

The catch: this only works on Hyprland (a specific Wayland compositor on Linux). If you're on GNOME, KDE, Sway, or anything else, let alone macOS or Windows, this isn't for you. It's also a dotfiles project, meaning you're adopting someone else's configuration. Customizing it means understanding QML. And the 'no waybar' philosophy means you lose access to waybar's extensive module ecosystem.