Sway ke molaoli oa lifensetere oa lithaele ebile e le moqapi oa Wayland, a susumetsoa ke i3, 'me a ngotsoe ka C. Sway e etselitsoe ho kenya sebaka sa i3 ho sebelisa protocol ea morao-rao ea Wayland display server le laeborari ea wlroots compositor. Sway e sebetsa le lifaele tsa tlhophiso tsa i3 tse teng mme e ts'ehetsa boholo ba likarolo tsa i3 ha e ntse e fana ka likarolo tse 'maloa tse ncha tsa eona.