Vela
Vela 0.1 is the first beta: updates from Settings, native Bluetooth, X11 apps at native resolution, and signed packages for Arch, Fedora and Ubuntu.
Vela launched on 1 November 2026. It ranked #139 on Daily Launch on 2 November 2026 with a Launch Score of 10, from 12 points on Show HN. It was new in the ranking that day.
What is Vela?
Hi, take a look at this. I didn't like KDE nor KDE Themes, so I made Vela, a new stacking desktop environment, and even though this is not very inspired in terms of aesthetic, this is not the point of Vela (not yet). Point of Vela is mostly architecture: Vulkan 1.4 only, no OpenGL fallback; based on wlroots, but has a custom renderer. GPL3 license. Vela is currently at 0.1.0 beta after one month of Alpha testing. Tested and working both on AMD and Nvidia.
From its Hacker News post
Vela is a launch on Show HN.
In its own words
a New Linux Desktop Environment
From its Show HN post
Launch timeline
Launch Score, last 7 days
Ranked on one day so far: 10 of 100 on 2 November.