Installation

Glimpse is currently easiest to install on Arch-based systems from the AUR.

Install

yay -S glimpse-desktop-bin

Use another AUR helper if you prefer one.

Enable The Desktop Pieces

For a normal Niri setup, enable the shell and lock screen:

systemctl --user enable --now glimpse-shell.service
systemctl --user enable --now glimpse-lock.service

This starts the panel and the background services Glimpse uses for locking and idle behavior. Idle policy and night light run inside the shell service.

Check It Worked

You should see the Glimpse panel in your Niri session.

If it does not appear, check the shell service:

systemctl --user status glimpse-shell.service

For logs:

journalctl --user -u glimpse-shell.service -e

Customize It

Next, create your config file, choose what appears in the panel, and tune background services. Start with Configuration.

Goal	Page
Set up panels and applets	Configuration
Tune night light and idle rules	Configuration
Change colors and CSS	Theming
Configure wallpaper	Wallpaper
Configure lock screen	Lock
Add custom widgets	Custom Applets

Common First Fixes

Problem	Try this
Panel does not appear	Make sure you are inside a Niri session, then check glimpse-shell.service.
Wallpaper does not show	Stop other wallpaper tools first.
Lock does nothing	Enable glimpse-lock.service, then run loginctl lock-session.
Night light does not change color	Check Night Light.
Idle rules do nothing	Check Idle.