Ignis

Ignis is a Python framework for building desktop shells using GTK4.

Features

• Configured in Python
• Uses GTK4
• Provides built-in services to interact with various parts of your system
• Working with widgets is easier than in pure PyGObject

Note

Ignis is still a work in progress. API is a subject to change.

Getting started

See Documentation

Supported Desktops

• wlroots-based Wayland compositors (e.g., Sway)
• Hyprland
• Smithay based compositors (e.g., COSMIC)
• KDE Plasma on wayland

and all other compositors that implement the Layer Shell protocol.

Examples

• A simple bar, see examples

• My own configuration

Heavily inspired by AGS