Well it's been a minute since I last posted about my shell! But I'm very happy to announce our newest feature! Desktop applets are now merged!

Desktop Applets can be placed both in the desktop and in the main launcher page of the dashboard, all through a drag and drop system:

https://preview.redd.it/d7li7ahbinhh1.png?width=1919&format=png&auto=webp&s=a0fa6c25f4addcf42c6fc12d21669b4985194f62

https://preview.redd.it/0n40dlfeinhh1.png?width=1919&format=png&auto=webp&s=6d2100b60d3401978bb0f2139a6e8de5b0f6e881

https://preview.redd.it/6f02uxtfinhh1.png?width=1919&format=png&auto=webp&s=0cce35c588052806d8d2446bf6168676893cbf9f

Additionally another feature has made its way into this update...

App Themes!

We now have a theme repo with matugen templates for common apps where they can be themed through the shell, transparency is supported for most apps too! This can be used to theme your other applications using caffyne shell's theme system(which uses matugen under the hood), all integrated in the shell!

https://preview.redd.it/vyi0aa1xinhh1.png?width=1919&format=png&auto=webp&s=b95b20d422da3640008c495146fbde0d672d1bc6

The template repo can be found here: https://github.com/caffyne-org/caffyne-templates

Along with this we've added a ton of stability improvements, bug fixes and optimizations since the first release, with more to come as well! I'd like to thank everyone who contributed feedback and mentioned the bugs after release, as well as those who helped with packaging. The Linux community is amazing!

LINKS:

Website(includes install instructions): https://caffyne.org

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/caffyne-org/caffyne-shell

Discord: https://discord.gg/BcBk4CpKNA

Well it's been a minute since I last posted about my shell! But I'm very happy to announce our newest feature! Desktop applets are now merged!

Desktop Applets can be placed both in the desktop and in the main launcher page of the dashboard, all through a drag and drop system:

Hover over the left or right, or add straight to the bar

Desktop Placement

Adding to the launcher

Additionally another feature has made its way into this update...

App Themes!

We now have a theme repo with matugen templates for common apps where they can be themed through the shell, transparency is supported for most apps too! This can be used to theme your other applications using caffyne shell's theme system(which uses matugen under the hood), all integrated in the shell!

https://preview.redd.it/p6t439e9hnhh1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=d3e5cf7df6e3dac904021a61676c077e6de49484

The template repo can be found here: https://github.com/caffyne-org/caffyne-templates

Along with this we've added a ton of stability improvements, bug fixes and optimizations since the first release, with more to come as well! I'd like to thank everyone who contributed feedback and mentioned the bugs after release, as well as those who helped with packaging. The Linux community is amazing!

LINKS:

Website(includes install instructions): https://caffyne.org

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/caffyne-org/caffyne-shell

Discord: https://discord.gg/BcBk4CpKNA

Well after 6 months of development, a rewrite and a port from ignis to fabric, I'm happy to present caffyne shell! A new, modular, lightweight desktop shell supporting Niri, Hyprland and MangoWM!

Featuring:

• A drag and drop bar with grouping support
• 15 fully keyboard controllable applets
• A Matugen powered theming system with opacity support
• A simple, intuitive dashboard

Grab it today at https://caffyne.org
Github repo: https://github.com/caffyne-org/caffyne-shell