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Introducing Polo: a Wayland MATE compositor
Publication: LWN.net
Author: jzb
Source published: 12/11/2026, 14:32:49 UTC
Briefing created: 12/11/2026, 15:06:00 UTC
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Briefings
Kerem Söke released version 1.0 of the Wayland compositor Polo for the MATE Desktop Environment, aiming to maintain MATE's X11-like behavior while integrating modern window management features. The release includes support for metacity, workspaces, tiling, clipboard, multiple monitors, display scaling, hotplugging, screenshots, screen sharing, and session management, alongside various desktop effects such as fade, zoom, zap, spin, squeemize, magic lamp, desktop cube, expo, and wobbly windows. Söke is actively seeking testers, especially for multi-monitor setups, to report issues.
Key points
- Kerem Söke announced the 1.0 release of Polo, a Wayland compositor specifically designed for the MATE Desktop Environment to maintain X11-like behavior.
- The release includes comprehensive window management features including metacity, workspaces, tiling, clipboard, multiple monitors, display scaling, hotplugging, screenshots, screen sharing, and session management.
Context
Kerem Söke is actively seeking testers for Polo, particularly on multi-monitor setups, to report back with problems. The project aims to keep MATE behaving as closely as possible to how it does on X11, rather than changing the desktop to fit a different compositor.
Limitations
Evidence is limited to a single announcement from Kerem Söke regarding version 1.0 release. Specific test results, user feedback, or performance metrics are not provided. The evidence does not specify the exact date of the first user reports or the initial scope of the multi-monitor testing.
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