hyprland-wiki/pages/Useful Utilities/App-Clients.md

Some clients are known for being a massive pain under Wayland. Here are great
replacements for them:

## Discord

- [WebCord](https://github.com/SpacingBat3/WebCord) is a Discord client based on
the latest Electron, with support for Wayland Ozone platform, as well as
PipeWire screensharing. It has tons of great features and tries not to infringe
on the Discord ToS.

- [gtkcord4](https://github.com/diamondburned/gtkcord4) is a Discord client written in GTK4.
While it does infringe on Discord's ToS, it's relatively safe and doesn't rely on any webview technologies.

## Spotify

Spotify does not follow window rules. This is because the client sets is class _after_
the window has opened, thus making it "immune" to windowrules. An alternative to
Spotify's GUI client is [spotify-tui](https://github.com/Rigellute/spotify-tui) which can be
launched in a terminal with a custom class. While limited in functionality, it is quite
powerful and could be preferred over the GUI client. Another alternative is [ncspot](https://github.com/hrkfdn/ncspot), a powerful cross-platform ncurses Spotify client written in Rust.

Some users have also reported [installing spotifywm](https://github.com/amurzeau/spotifywm) has resolved
the issue. The original repository by [`dasJ`](https://github.com/dasJ/spotifywm) is no longer working because of some changes made in the newer
Spotify version, and until the pull request gets merged, [`amurzeau's fork`](https://github.com/amurzeau/spotifywm) does the job.

After following the installation paragraph on the README, start Spotify with:

```bash
LD_PRELOAD=/path/to/spotifywm.so spotify
```

The path **MUST** be the absolute one. If it's not, the hack will not work.

Now you can freely manage your Spotify client. Always use `class` to manage the 
window. For example:

```ini
windowrulev2 = tile, class:^(Spotify)$
windowrulev2 = workspace 9, class:^(Spotify)$
```

Pick your poison. 

## Matrix/Element

[Fractal](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Fractal) is a Matrix client written in GTK4.
Much like Discord, Element is known to have a lot of problems as a result of being
based on Electron. Fractal currently doesn't support VoIP calling, but all other features
are supported, including E2EE and cross-device verification.
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			`replacements for them:`
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			`## Discord`

Add GTKCord4 and Fractal 2022-10-21 02:51:12 +02:00			`- [WebCord](https://github.com/SpacingBat3/WebCord) is a Discord client based on`
Useful Utilities: fix links and reword 2022-08-13 18:25:43 +02:00			`the latest Electron, with support for Wayland Ozone platform, as well as`
			`PipeWire screensharing. It has tons of great features and tries not to infringe`
			`on the Discord ToS.`
Add GTKCord4 and Fractal 2022-10-21 02:51:12 +02:00
App Clients changes (forgot to commit this) 2022-10-21 06:38:35 +02:00			`- [gtkcord4](https://github.com/diamondburned/gtkcord4) is a Discord client written in GTK4.`
			`While it does infringe on Discord's ToS, it's relatively safe and doesn't rely on any webview technologies.`
Add GTKCord4 and Fractal 2022-10-21 02:51:12 +02:00
App clients: add Spotify workarounds Co-authored-by: NotAShelf <itsashelf@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Antonino Scordino <a.scordino.07@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: vaxerski <43317083+vaxerski@users.noreply.github.com> 2022-10-23 16:36:33 +02:00			`## Spotify`

			`Spotify does not follow window rules. This is because the client sets is class _after_`
			`the window has opened, thus making it "immune" to windowrules. An alternative to`
			`Spotify's GUI client is [spotify-tui](https://github.com/Rigellute/spotify-tui) which can be`
			`launched in a terminal with a custom class. While limited in functionality, it is quite`
Advertise ncspot (#87) 2022-12-29 11:54:13 +01:00			`powerful and could be preferred over the GUI client. Another alternative is [ncspot](https://github.com/hrkfdn/ncspot), a powerful cross-platform ncurses Spotify client written in Rust.`
App clients: add Spotify workarounds Co-authored-by: NotAShelf <itsashelf@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Antonino Scordino <a.scordino.07@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: vaxerski <43317083+vaxerski@users.noreply.github.com> 2022-10-23 16:36:33 +02:00
			`Some users have also reported [installing spotifywm](https://github.com/amurzeau/spotifywm) has resolved`
			the issue. The original repository by [`dasJ`](https://github.com/dasJ/spotifywm) is no longer working because of some changes made in the newer
			Spotify version, and until the pull request gets merged, [`amurzeau's fork`](https://github.com/amurzeau/spotifywm) does the job.

			`After following the installation paragraph on the README, start Spotify with:`

			```bash
			`LD_PRELOAD=/path/to/spotifywm.so spotify`
			```

			`The path MUST be the absolute one. If it's not, the hack will not work.`

			Now you can freely manage your Spotify client. Always use `class` to manage the
			`window. For example:`

			```ini
			`windowrulev2 = tile, class:^(Spotify)$`
			`windowrulev2 = workspace 9, class:^(Spotify)$`
			```

			`Pick your poison.`

Add GTKCord4 and Fractal 2022-10-21 02:51:12 +02:00			`## Matrix/Element`

App clients: add Spotify workarounds Co-authored-by: NotAShelf <itsashelf@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Antonino Scordino <a.scordino.07@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: vaxerski <43317083+vaxerski@users.noreply.github.com> 2022-10-23 16:36:33 +02:00			`[Fractal](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Fractal) is a Matrix client written in GTK4.`
App Clients changes (forgot to commit this) 2022-10-21 06:38:35 +02:00			`Much like Discord, Element is known to have a lot of problems as a result of being`
Add GTKCord4 and Fractal 2022-10-21 02:51:12 +02:00			`based on Electron. Fractal currently doesn't support VoIP calling, but all other features`
			`are supported, including E2EE and cross-device verification.`