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CoW — a stacking window manager for Wayland

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Summary

CoW is a stacking window manager for Wayland that uses River as the compositor. It targets a FVWM/MWM-inspired look with scriptable configuration, IPC scripting, and customizable server-side decorations, plus features like window placement, native menus, and an internal DSL. The project is open source, actively developed on Codeberg with an upcoming 0.4 release and ongoing community involvement.

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