# 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](https://quickshell.outfoxxed.me/) (Qt/QML) with a warm lavender aesthetic that you can easily customize to match your vibe. **✨ Key Features:** - 🪟 Native support for Niri, Hyprland, Sway, Scroll, Labwc and MangoWC - 🎨 Extensive theming with predefined color schemes and automatic color generation from your wallpaper - 🖼️ Wallpaper management with Wallhaven integration - 🔔 Notification system with history and Do Not Disturb - 🖥️ Multi-monitor support - 🔒 Lock screen - 🧩 Desktop widgets (clock, media player and more) - 💡 OSD for volume and brightness - 🔌 30+ plugins available ([explore plugins](https://noctalia.dev/plugins/)) - 🪄 Setup wizard for first-time users - ⚡ Built on Quickshell for performance --- ## Preview https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bf46f233-8d66-439a-a1ae-ab0446270f2d
Screenshots ![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)
--- ## 📋 Requirements - Wayland compositor (Niri, Hyprland, Sway, Scroll, MangoWC or labwc recommended) - Quickshell - Additional dependencies are listed in our [documentation](https://docs.noctalia.dev) --- ## 🚀 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**, **Sway**, **Labwc** and **MangoWC**. Other Wayland compositors may work but could require additional configuration for compositor-specific features like workspaces and window management. --- ## 🤝 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) --- ## ⭐ Star History

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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. --- ## ☕ Donations While all donations are greatly appreciated, they are completely voluntary. Thank you to everyone who supports the project! 💜

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