Labwc 0.20 Wayland Compositor Released With Numerous New Features
Labwc 0.20, a new version of the Wayland compositor, has been released with several enhancements. This update introduces features such as a 'show-desktop' action and HDR10 support with the Vulkan renderer. Additionally, it includes new command line options and various bug fixes.
- ▪Labwc 0.20 is based on the wlroots 0.20 library.
- ▪The update adds a 'show-desktop' action and initial top-level capture support for screenshots.
- ▪HDR10 support is now available when using the wlroots Vulkan renderer.
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Labwc 0.20 Wayland Compositor Released With Numerous New Features Written by Michael Larabel in Wayland on 25 May 2026 at 08:22 PM EDT. Add A Comment In addition to the release today of Sway 1.12 for that i3-inspired Wayland compositor, Labwc 0.20 is also out today as another wlroots-based Wayland compositor. Labwc continues with its focus as a window-stacking Wayland compositor. This lightweight compositor inspired by Openbox continues to leverage the wlroots library to help in the heavy lifting. With labwc 0.20, it's re-based against wlroots 0.20. Labwc 0.20 introduces a much requested "show-desktop" action, adds initial top-level capture support to screenshot specific windows, and supports menu accelerators/shortcuts.
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