Wayland skeuomorphic desktop for Linux
Shares rank 15 of 24 desktop environments by recommenders
People like its nostalgic skeuomorphic look and say they would use it, but they want it more stable and polished, and some call the code sloppy and AI-generated.
People like its nostalgic skeuomorphic look and say they would use it, but they want it more stable and polished, and some call the code sloppy and AI-generated.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Interest in trying it
“What a lovely project, going to try it later on a spare x230.”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design” “This is pretty cool! I'd use this, once out of beta.”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design” “If it was polished up a bit I would use it.”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design” - Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design”
Nostalgic skeuomorphic look and feel
“Do you want your desktop to feel like a 90s adventure mystery game by Sierra”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design” “I love this, at least from the screenshots.”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design” “Amazing and beautiful, I love it!”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Stability doubts and beta status
“I doubt it's stable due to the amount of slopped code”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design” “I'd use it if it's stable.”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design” Sloppy, unpolished, graphically glitchy
“riddled with weird graphical issues that completely detract from the experience”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design” “If it was polished up a bit I would use it.”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design” “looks very sloppy and unpolished”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design” AI-generated, Claude-like code
“I doubt it's stable due to the amount of slopped code”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design” “It's chock full of Claudisms!”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design”
Other desktop environments people recommend
The four most recommended other desktop environments, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDE Plasma | 650 | 264 | 71% | 13 | 2 yrs79 owners | Approved |
| GNOME | 340 | 464 | 42% | 12 | 5 yrs29 owners | — |
| Xfce | 183 | 48 | 79% | 12 | 10 yrs29 owners | Approved |
| COSMIC desktop | 75 | 28 | 73% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| Wayland skeuomorphic desktop for LinuxThis page | 9 | 6 | 60% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
14 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'd use it if it's stable.”
“looks very sloppy and unpolished”
“If it was polished up a bit I would use it.”
“riddled with weird graphical issues that completely detract from the experience”
“What a lovely project, going to try it later on a spare x230.”
“Amazing and beautiful, I love it!”
“It's chock full of Claudisms!”
“Do you want your desktop to feel like a 90s adventure mystery game by Sierra”
“I doubt it's stable due to the amount of slopped code”
“a 583 lines long script, basically now a whole software just to handle the installation”
“This is pretty cool! I'd use this, once out of beta.”
“Although a lot more functional.”
“I love this, at least from the screenshots.”
“I deeply hope this isn't a legitimate UI trend”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.