Wayland

Wayland is intended as a simpler replacement for https://alternativeto.net/software/x11/about/, easier to develop and maintain. Desktop environments that support Wayland...

Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Linux

What is Wayland?

Wayland is intended as a simpler replacement for X11 icon X11, easier to develop and maintain. Desktop environments that support Wayland include GNOME icon GNOME and KDE Plasma icon KDE Plasma.

Wayland is a protocol for a compositor to talk to its clients as well as a C library implementation of that protocol. The compositor can be a standalone display server running on Linux kernel modesetting and evdev input devices, an X application, or a wayland client itself. The clients can be traditional applications, X servers (rootless or fullscreen) or other display servers.

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Support for Multiple MonitorsWayland supports the use of multiple displays.
LightweightWayland consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.

Wayland information

Developed byfreedesktop.org
LicensingOpen Source and Free product.
Alternatives4 alternatives listed

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