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KWin
KWin is the default window manager and Wayland compositor for the KDE Plasma desktop environment. It controls how windows are drawn, moved, decorated, and interacted with.
🪟 Core Role:
- Window Manager for X11: Manages window placement, decorations (titlebars, borders), and behavior under the X Window System.
- Wayland Compositor: Acts as both display server and window manager under Wayland, handling input, rendering, and session control.
🧩 Key Features:
- Compositing effects: Supports 3D transitions, transparency, shadows, and animations.
- Virtual desktops: Lets users organize windows across multiple workspaces.
- Tiling and snapping: Offers advanced window placement options.
- cripting support: Configurable via QML and QtScript for custom behavior.
- Themeable: Window decorations and effects can be customized with Aurorae themes or native styles.
🛠️ Technical Details:
- Written in C++ using Qt
- Part of KDE Plasma, but can run standalone or with other desktop environments Cross-platform: Works on Linux, BSD, and other Unix-like systems Open source: Licensed under the GNU General Public License