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 Requires a Wayland compositor that implements `zwlr-layer-shell-v1` (Sway, Hyprland, river, labwc, and most wlroots-based compositors).
 
+## Acknowledgements
+
+Inspired by [glpaper](https://hg.sr.ht/~scoopta/glpaper) by Scoopta. gpupaper extends the concept with multi-monitor support, WGSL, a wgpu backend, and compatibility with both glpaper-style and ShaderToy-style GLSL shaders.
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 ## License
 
 MIT