--- title: libx11-compat Is Working To Implement Xlib Atop SDL For... description: libx11-compat is a new open-source compatibility layer that implements Xlib on top of SDL2/SDL3, SDL_ttf, and Pixman, allowing X11 client applications to run... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/libx11-compat-is-working-to-implement-xlib-atop-sdl-for-wayland-macos-android-8ckow8ouz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: libx11-compat Is Working To Implement Xlib Atop SDL For Wayland, macOS, Android | daily.dev og:description: libx11-compat is a new open-source compatibility layer that implements Xlib on top of SDL2/SDL3, SDL_ttf, and Pixman, allowing X11 client applications to run... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/libx11-compat-is-working-to-implement-xlib-atop-sdl-for-wayland-macos-android-8ckow8ouz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8CKOW8OUz.png og:image:alt: libx11-compat Is Working To Implement Xlib Atop SDL For Wayland, macOS, Android og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # libx11-compat Is Working To Implement Xlib Atop SDL For Wayland, macOS, Android **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary libx11-compat is a new open-source compatibility layer that implements Xlib on top of SDL2/SDL3, SDL_ttf, and Pixman, allowing X11 client applications to run without an X Server. It targets Wayland-only Linux desktops, macOS (without XQuartz), Android, and headless CI environments. Classic X11 apps like XMosaic, Qt2 apps, XCircuit, and XMMS can run without source code changes. The project is available on GitHub. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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