wayshaders

Display GLSL shaders on a transparent window in Wayland

Works well with Hyprwinwrap.

Building

apt install libwayland-dev libwayland-egl1 libwayland-egl++1 libegl1-mesa-dev libgl-dev wayland-protocols (Debian example)

Run ./build.sh in the project folder.

1. git clone https://github.com/gen3vra/wayland-glsl-transparent-shaders
2. cd wayland-glsl-transparent-shaders
3. ./build.sh

Installing

After building, copy the wayshaders binary to a location in your PATH:

sudo cp wayshaders /usr/local/bin/

Set up shaders

Create a directory for shader files:

mkdir -p ~/.config/wayshaders

Place them in ~/.config/wayshaders/ with names like:

• shader0.frag (required)
• shader1.frag (optional)
• shader2.frag (optional, up to 32 total)

You can also provide custom vertex shaders:

• shader0.vert, shader1.vert, etc. (optional)

Run

wayshaders

Configuration

Settings are automatically generated in ~/.config/wayshaders/wayshaders on first run. You can edit this file to customize behavior.