# Noctalia shell

**_quiet by design_**

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## What is Noctalia?

A beautiful, minimal desktop shell for Wayland that actually gets out of your way. Built on Quickshell with a warm lavender aesthetic that you can easily customize to match your vibe.

**✨ Key Features:**
- 🪟 Native support for Niri, Hyprland, Sway, MangoWC and labwc
- ⚡ Built on Quickshell for performance
- 🎯 Minimalist design philosophy
- 🔌 Plugin support ([explore plugins](https://noctalia.dev/plugins/))
- 🔧 Easily customizable to match your style
- 🎨 Many color schemes available
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## Preview

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bf46f233-8d66-439a-a1ae-ab0446270f2d

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![Dark 1](/Assets/Screenshots/noctalia-dark-1.png)
![Dark 2](/Assets/Screenshots/noctalia-dark-2.png)
![Dark 3](/Assets/Screenshots/noctalia-dark-3.png)

![Light 1](/Assets/Screenshots/noctalia-light-1.png)
![Light 2](/Assets/Screenshots/noctalia-light-2.png)
![Light 3](/Assets/Screenshots/noctalia-light-3.png)

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## 📋 Requirements

- Wayland compositor (Niri, Hyprland, Sway, MangoWC or labwc recommended)
- Quickshell
- Additional dependencies are listed in our [documentation](https://docs.noctalia.dev)

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## 🚀 Getting Started

**New to Noctalia?**  
Check out our comprehensive documentation and installation guide to get up and running!

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## 🖥️ Wayland Compositors

Noctalia provides native support for **Niri**, **Hyprland** and **Sway**. Other Wayland compositors will work but may require additional workspace logic configuration.

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## 🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions of any size - bug fixes, new features, documentation improvements, or custom themes and configs.

**Get involved:**
- **Found a bug?** [Open an issue](https://github.com/noctalia-dev/noctalia-shell/issues/new)
- **Want to code?** Check out our [development guidelines](https://docs.noctalia.dev/development/guideline)
- **Need help?** Join our [Discord](https://discord.noctalia.dev)

### ✨ Nix DevShell

Nix users can use the flake's devShell to access a development environment. Run `nix develop` in the repo root to enter the dev shell. It includes packages, utilities and environment variables needed to develop Noctalia.

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## 💜 Credits

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible community of [**contributors**](https://github.com/noctalia-dev/noctalia-shell/graphs/contributors). We are immensely grateful for your dedicated participation and the constructive feedback you've provided, which continue to shape and improve our project for everyone.

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## ☕ Donations

While all donations are greatly appreciated, they are completely voluntary.

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### Thank you to everyone who supports the project 💜!
* Gohma
* DiscoCevapi
* <a href="https://pika-os.com/" target="_blank">PikaOS</a>
* LionHeartP
* Nyxion ツ
* RockDuck
* Eynix
* MrDowntempo
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* Raine
* JustCurtis
* llego
* Grune
* Maitreya (Max)
* sheast
* Radu

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## 📄 License

MIT License - see [LICENSE](./LICENSE) for details.
