--- title: xrdesktop 0.14 with OpenXR support is here! | daily.dev description: xrdesktop 0.14 has been released, sponsored by Valve, bringing OpenXR API support as its headline feature. This enables running xrdesktop on a fully open... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/xrdesktop-0-14-with-openxr-support-is-here--jve9ratsd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: xrdesktop 0.14 with OpenXR support is here! | daily.dev og:description: xrdesktop 0.14 has been released, sponsored by Valve, bringing OpenXR API support as its headline feature. This enables running xrdesktop on a fully open... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/xrdesktop-0-14-with-openxr-support-is-here--jve9ratsd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JVe9RAtsd.png og:image:alt: xrdesktop 0.14 with OpenXR support is here! 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. # xrdesktop 0.14 with OpenXR support is here! **[Collabora Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/collabora)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary xrdesktop 0.14 has been released, sponsored by Valve, bringing OpenXR API support as its headline feature. This enables running xrdesktop on a fully open source stack using the Monado XR runtime. The release also updates the OpenVR backend to version 1.11 for full SteamVR compatibility, introduces a new scene mode using an internal Vulkan renderer (alongside the existing overlay mode), adds a new settings UI, and supports the latest GNOME Shell and KWin versions. Packages are now landing in Debian Sid, with a PPA available for Ubuntu 20.04 and AUR packages for Arch Linux users. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What does xrdesktop 0.14 add compared to previous versions? xrdesktop 0.14 adds OpenXR API support, enabling it to run on a fully open source stack with the Monado runtime. It also updates the OpenVR backend to OpenVR 1.11 for full SteamVR compatibility, introduces a new scene mode that renders the full environment in an internal Vulkan renderer (alongside the existing overlay mode), adds a new settings UI, and supports the latest GNOME Shell and KWin versions. _Developers building or tracking open source XR desktop tooling follow releases like this on daily.dev._ ### How do I install xrdesktop on Ubuntu or Debian? xrdesktop 0.14 packages are landing in Debian Sid. For Ubuntu 20.04, a PPA is available at launchpad.net/~xrdesktop/+archive/ubuntu/xrdesktop. Arch Linux users can use the maintained AUR package xrdesktop-git. A wiki with full setup instructions is also provided by the project. _Linux desktop VR developers tracking packaging progress across distros find relevant updates on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Wayland desktop for Linux with skeuomorphic design](https://daily.dev/posts/wayland-desktop-for-linux-with-skeuomorphic-design-25klvukmw) · Hacker News · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [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 - [Vibe Coded X11 YSERVER Gets Steam Working, Full-Screen Games With Cinnamon](https://daily.dev/posts/vibe-coded-x11-yserver-gets-steam-working-full-screen-games-with-cinnamon-pftfq1bke) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#openxr](https://daily.dev/tags/openxr), [#vr](https://daily.dev/tags/vr), [#vulkan](https://daily.dev/tags/vulkan) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/xrdesktop-0-14-with-openxr-support-is-here--jve9ratsd) ```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":"xrdesktop 0.14 with OpenXR support is here!","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/xrdesktop-0-14-with-openxr-support-is-here--jve9ratsd","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/xrdesktop-0-14-with-openxr-support-is-here--jve9ratsd"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:57:23.131Z","dateModified":"2026-10-14T02:25:50.756Z","description":"xrdesktop 0.14 has been released, sponsored by Valve, bringing OpenXR API support as its headline feature. 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