Instead of relying on ready-made solutions (Waybar, Polybar, ...), you create your own. Quickshell is a modern toolkit built with C++ for creating desktop interface components — bars, widgets, lock screens, launchers, and even complete environments — using QtQuick + QML . It is not a "bar program". It is also not a complete, ready-made desktop. It is a foundation for building a custom desktop , running alongside a compositor like Hyprland, Sway, or i3. In practice, it replaces several pieces: status bar notifications widgets lockscreen display manager system controls Example Quickshell uses: QtQuick (UI) QML (configuration/programming) Hot reload (save → instant update) ([Quickshell][2]) Simple example (bar): PanelWindow { anchors { top : true left : true right : true } implicitHeight : 30 Text { anchors.centerIn : parent text : " hello world " } } Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode Native integrations: One of its strengths is that it comes already integrated with the system: Wayland + X11…