thkoch2001/rau
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- 16
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Emacs/Wayland based Window Manager in pure elisp with the help of River
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About the project
Râu is a Wayland window manager written entirely in Emacs Lisp. External Wayland windows are represented as Emacs buffers, so they can be managed with familiar Emacs mechanisms.
Useful for
- Manage Wayland windows through Emacs buffers and keybindings
- Run the Râu window manager on top of River for an Emacs-based workflow
- Configure external windows to appear as Emacs buffers
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Star growth looks organic. Data as of September 24, 2026, 02:50 UTC.
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Why it’s trending
- The repository is 51 days old and already has 16 stars.
- Hacker News: “Emacs/Wayland Window Manager in pure elisp” — 42 points, 16 days ago.
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Numbers
- Total stars
- 16
- Today
- +0 stars on 2026-09-24 (UTC), ≈ 0 by evening
- Forks
- 1
- Issues and pull requests
- 7
- Watchers
- 2
- Language
- Emacs Lisp
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Created
- August 4, 2026
- Last push
- September 22, 2026
Star trust
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Hacker News discussions
- Emacs/Wayland Window Manager in pure elisp42 points, September 7, 2026
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- September 14, 2026Spotted on Hacker News
- September 13, 2026Spotted on Hacker News
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