Niri has genuinely transformed how I use Linux
I just wanted to take a moment to appreciate Niri.
After almost 15 years of using GNOME and KDE, I recently moved to Arch + Niri with Noctalia Shell, and honestly, it has transformed the way I use my system.
I use a dual-monitor setup, and Niri is one of the very few window managers I have used where I instantly felt more productive instead of feeling like I had to fight the system or keep tweaking things forever.
The biggest game changer for me is being able to change workspaces separately on both monitors.
It sounds like a small thing until you actually start using it. On one monitor, I can keep my main development workspace stable, while on the other I can move through browser, terminal, docs, logs, or communication without disturbing my primary context. That alone has made my workflow feel so much calmer and more focused.
Niri’s scrolling workflow also feels surprisingly natural after a while. I did not expect it to click this well, but once it did, going back to the traditional workspace model started feeling restrictive.
GNOME and KDE are great projects, and I have used both for years, but Niri feels like it was designed for how my brain actually wants to work on a multi-monitor Linux setup.
Huge appreciation to the Niri developers and everyone contributing to the ecosystem around it. This is one of those rare tools that does not just look cool, it actually changes how productive you feel every day.