I’ve been on the fence since I’ve been trying Hyprland. What I want out of a window manager / DE is lots of window customization settings (borders, animations, etc.), & having configuration inside one file or one directory with hot-reloading (I’m switching from KDE since its config files all over the place). Hyprland is very popular among WM users with a large ecosystem, though I prefer stacking rather than tiling. I can make it work with some window rules, and shell scripts using hyprctl & jq.
I’m wondering how many little things I will need to fix / figure out. For instance, when I open the firefox bookmarks library with CTRL SHIFT O. When that window is open but not focused, and not on top, if I press CTRL SHIFT O again on a DE it comes back to the top, but not on Hyprland. I could probably find a fix for that?
I might be answering my own question but I really want to hear thoughts.
hyprland is okayish. it has no window titles you can use to control it one handed with a pointing device, which is very backwards. a top feature is a layer that goes in front of everything. the customization options aren’t that many. it tries to be minimalistic but with effects.
Gnome themes and extensions have more customization options, but it’s a huge mess. it offers tiling with an extension called Forge. This would also be an alternative.
Wayfire is also cool, but hard to set up. For some users, after installing, it’s just an empty desktop without even a pointer. It needs utility apps and proper config.
I don’t have any specific recommendations for a stacking WM, but I doubt trying to force Hyprland into stacking would be your best option.
Based on your wants and a very quick search, I’d maybe check out Wayfire.
