Sway yog tus saib xyuas qhov rais tiling thiab Wayland compositor, kev tshoov siab los ntawm i3, thiab sau rau hauv C. Sway yog tsim los ua ib qho kev hloov pauv rau i3 siv cov niaj hnub Wayland zaub server raws tu qauv thiab wlroots compositor tsev qiv ntawv. Sway ua haujlwm nrog cov ntaub ntawv teeb tsa i3 uas twb muaj lawm thiab txhawb nqa feem ntau ntawm i3 cov yam ntxwv thaum muab ntau yam tshiab ntawm nws tus kheej.