🫂 niri-companion

niri-companion is a toolkit that adds extra functionality to niri

Wiki • Changelog

Overview

• niri-genconfig – allows having configuration groups for layered niri ✨ setups
• niri-workspaces – creates sessions for different tasks.
• niri-ipcext – performs IPC-like modifications.

Installation

Install with pipx, pip or uv accordingly:

pipx install niri-companion
pip install niri-companion
uv tool install niri-companion

• For Arch-based distributions, you can use the niri-companion AUR package
  • git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/niri-companion.git && cd niri-companion && makepkg -si (recommended)
  • paru -S niri-companion
  • yay -S niri-companion
• For Debian-based distributions, you can use the niri-companion package (Available in Debian 14 and Above)
  • apt install niri-companion