---
title: Hypr Switcher
url: https://nandomoreira.dev/en/lab/hypr-switcher
collection: lab
tech:
  - Rust
  - Wayland
  - Hyprland
date: 2026-03-03
---

# Hypr Switcher

Visual Alt+Tab for Hyprland, which ships no window switcher of its own. In Rust on the Wayland layer-shell, so the overlay sits above everything without stealing focus, and with open latency as the main criterion, because that is what decides whether the tool is used or abandoned.

## Problem

Hyprland ships no visual window switcher, and switching workspaces blind costs
more time than the switch itself.

## Decisions

Wayland layer-shell instead of a regular window, so the overlay sits above
everything without stealing focus. Rust for open latency, which is what
decides whether the tool is used or abandoned.

## Outcome

Daily personal use in the Hyprland environment. Three stars, the highest
count among the recent systems tools in the catalog.

## Links

- Repo: https://github.com/nandomoreirame/hypr-switcher