Sway 1.0-beta.1 has been released, marking a major milestone for the i3-compatible Wayland compositor. Key highlights include improved output features (HiDPI scaling, display rotation, multi-GPU support, daisy-chained DisplayPort), enhanced input handling (keyboard layout config, drawing tablet support, multiple cursors), and third-party ecosystem support via the new layer-shell protocol (Waybar, mako, slurp). The release also introduces swayidle for DPMS and auto-locking, screen capture protocols, atomic layout updates, and clipboard sync between Wayland and X11. Built on wlroots, sway 1.0 is described as a rock-solid replacement for sway 0.15 with most long-standing bugs resolved.
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New output featuresNew input featuresThird-party panels, lockscreens, and moreDPMS, auto-locking, and idle managementMiscellaneous bitsSort: