Building from source

Slowshell has many optional compile-time options as cargo workspace features. The default feature set offers a fairly complete desktop shell, but you can build smaller binaries by selecting only the features you need.

Examples

Niri

If you're only intending to use slowshell with niri, you could do:

cargo build --release --no-default-features \
  --features base,compositor-niri,components,animations

Minimal

A minimal shell with panels, a background, and widgets:

cargo install slowshell --no-default-features \
  --features panels,background,widgets

I will build my own shell

If you only need the core and can extend the rest with Plugins:

cargo install slowshell --no-default-features \
  --features compositors,plugins

All features

Feature	Description
`base`	The standard shell features: panels, background, widgets, plugins, Spotlight, and notifications.
`compositors`	All supported compositor integrations.
`components`	All built-in components.
`animations`	Animations.
`panels`	Panels, popups, and built-in panel components.
`popups`	Popup surfaces.
`background`	Desktop background and wallpaper support.
`widgets`	Desktop widgets. (with `background`)
`plugins`	Plugin support.
`spotlight`	Spotlight application launcher.
`notifications`	Desktop notifications.
`compositor-niri`	Niri compositor integration.
`compositor-sway`	Sway compositor integration.
`compositor-hyprland`	Hyprland compositor integration.
`compositor-fallback`	Fallback integration.
`components-audio`	Audio controls and information.
`components-bluetooth`	Bluetooth controls and information.
`components-network`	Network controls and information.
`components-notifications`	Notification-related components.
`components-power`	Power and battery controls and information.
`components-tray`	System tray support.