--- title: Monado OpenXR runtime development gaining momentum:... description: Monado version 0.2, the open source OpenXR runtime for Linux, has been released with several major improvements. Key highlights include multi-layer compositor... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/monado-openxr-runtime-development-gaining-momentum-version-0-2-multi-layer-support-more--kvlaeyxhm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Monado OpenXR runtime development gaining momentum: version 0.2, multi-layer support & more! | daily.dev og:description: Monado version 0.2, the open source OpenXR runtime for Linux, has been released with several major improvements. Key highlights include multi-layer compositor... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/monado-openxr-runtime-development-gaining-momentum-version-0-2-multi-layer-support-more--kvlaeyxhm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kVLAeyxhm.png og:image:alt: Monado OpenXR runtime development gaining momentum: version 0.2, multi-layer support & more! 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. # Monado OpenXR runtime development gaining momentum: version 0.2, multi-layer support & more! **[Collabora Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/collabora)** · 10 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Monado version 0.2, the open source OpenXR runtime for Linux, has been released with several major improvements. Key highlights include multi-layer compositor support (XrCompositionLayerProjection and XrCompositionLayerQuad), a new out-of-process compositor and driver service architecture enabling multiple OpenXR apps to share one Monado instance, 3DOF support for Vive Wand and Valve Index controllers, a new Google Daydream BLE controller driver, an Arduino-based flexible input device driver, the experimental libsurvive positional tracking driver merged to master, systemd socket-activation support, an Ubuntu PPA, and a large CMake build system refactor. The changelog also covers extensive OpenXR spec compliance fixes, IPC corrections, and new XRT interface additions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What new features does Monado OpenXR runtime version 0.2 introduce? Monado 0.2 introduces multi-layer compositor support (XrCompositionLayerProjection and XrCompositionLayerQuad), an out-of-process compositor/driver service allowing multiple OpenXR apps to share one Monado instance, 3DOF support for Vive Wand and Valve Index controllers, a Google Daydream BLE controller driver, an Arduino input device driver, the libsurvive positional tracking driver merged to master, and systemd socket-activation support. _Developers building or evaluating Linux XR stacks can track Monado releases and ecosystem news on daily.dev._ ### Does Monado support running multiple OpenXR applications simultaneously? Monado is working toward supporting multiple OpenXR applications connecting to the same service instance. The compositor and drivers now run in a separate service process, and with the XR_EXTX_overlay extension, multiple apps will be able to render at the same time. This enables overlay applications like xrdesktop or Pluto VR to coexist with primary OpenXR apps. _Teams integrating OpenXR overlays on Linux can follow Monado's progress on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Godot OpenXR Vendors plugin v5.1 – Godot Engine](https://daily.dev/posts/godot-openxr-vendors-plugin-v5-1-godot-engine-7j3aecljv) · Godot · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Godot OpenXR Integration Project Update: Major OpenXR Features Now Production-Ready](https://daily.dev/posts/godot-openxr-integration-project-update-major-openxr-features-now-production-ready-j1wth9rr3) · Khronos · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Godot XR update — March 2026 – Godot Engine](https://daily.dev/posts/godot-xr-update-march-2026-godot-engine-kubg0ieps) · Godot · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Qt 6.12 Beta Released With Qt Quick 3D XR Apps Now Able To Run On 2D AR Glasses](https://daily.dev/posts/qt-6-12-beta-released-with-qt-quick-3d-xr-apps-now-able-to-run-on-2d-ar-glasses-c5p2nnkaj) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/monado-openxr-runtime-development-gaining-momentum-version-0-2-multi-layer-support-more--kvlaeyxhm) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Monado OpenXR runtime development gaining momentum: version 0.2, multi-layer support & more!","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/monado-openxr-runtime-development-gaining-momentum-version-0-2-multi-layer-support-more--kvlaeyxhm","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/monado-openxr-runtime-development-gaining-momentum-version-0-2-multi-layer-support-more--kvlaeyxhm"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:56:11.858Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:40:20.378Z","description":"Monado version 0.2, the open source OpenXR runtime for Linux, has been released with several major improvements. 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