Mutter (software)

Mutter
Developer(s)	GNOME Project
Initial release	April 2011; 13 years ago
Stable release	47.1 / 19 October 2024; 36 days ago
Repository	gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter
Written in	C
Operating system	Unix-like
Size	40.2 kB (amd64 .deb package)
Type	Wayland compositor; X window manager;
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Website	mutter.gnome.org

Mutter is a window manager initially designed and implemented for the X Window System, but then evolved to be a Wayland compositor. It became the default window manager in GNOME 3, replacing Metacity^[4] which used GTK for rendering. "Mutter" is a combination of "Metacity" and "Clutter".

Window management

Mutter can function as a standalone window manager for GNOME-like desktops, and serves as the primary window manager for the GNOME Shell,^[5] which is an integral part of GNOME 3. Mutter is extensible with plug-ins, and supports numerous visual effects. GNOME Shell is written as a plug-in to Mutter.

Release history

Support for HiDPI was added to version 3.13 of Mutter by Adel Gadllah.^[6]

In version 3.13.2 logind integration replaced mutter-launch.^[7]

In version 3.13.3 (June 24, 2014) the server side bits of wl_touch_interface were implemented by Carlos Garnacho.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Forks

Muffin

Muffin is a fork of Mutter by the Linux Mint team for their Cinnamon desktop environment. Cinnamon's shell, a fork of GNOME Shell, is written as a plugin for Muffin.^[12]

References

^ "47.1".
^ "Debian Mutter Package in sid". Debian Packages.
^ "COPYING · master · GNOME / mutter". GNOME GitLab. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
^ Vervloesem, Koen (2009-08-04). "Mutter: a window manager for GNOME 3". LWN.net. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
^ Kissling, Kristian (2009-07-08). "Mutter: Window Manager in GNOME's Future". Linux Magazine. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
^ Adel Gadllah (2014-05-03). "wayland: Add basic hidpi support". Retrieved 2014-05-03.
^ Florian Müllner (2014-05-27). "mutter 3.13.2". mail.gnome.org.
^ Carlos Garnacho (2014-06-04). "wayland: Implement the server side bits of wl_touch_interface".
^ Florian Müllner (2014-06-24). "mutter 3.13.3". [email protected] (Mailing list).
^ "Bug 724442 – Touchscreen does not work". bugzilla.gnome.org.
^ Florian Müllner (2014-07-23). "mutter 3.13.4". [email protected] (Mailing list).
^ Lefebvre, Clement (23 January 2012). "Cinnamon 1.2 released". cinnamon.linuxmint.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012.

[wikidata-ec3e592f30e1869c05f826f9e083f9cad983f927-v18-1] "47.1".

[2] "Debian Mutter Package in sid". Debian Packages.

[3] "COPYING · master · GNOME / mutter". GNOME GitLab. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2019-03-16.

[4] Vervloesem, Koen (2009-08-04). "Mutter: a window manager for GNOME 3". LWN.net. Retrieved 2011-12-27.

[5] Kissling, Kristian (2009-07-08). "Mutter: Window Manager in GNOME's Future". Linux Magazine. Retrieved 2011-12-27.

[6] Adel Gadllah (2014-05-03). "wayland: Add basic hidpi support". Retrieved 2014-05-03.

[7] Florian Müllner (2014-05-27). "mutter 3.13.2". mail.gnome.org.

[8] Carlos Garnacho (2014-06-04). "wayland: Implement the server side bits of wl_touch_interface".

[9] Florian Müllner (2014-06-24). "mutter 3.13.3". [email protected] (Mailing list).

[10] "Bug 724442 – Touchscreen does not work". bugzilla.gnome.org.

[11] Florian Müllner (2014-07-23). "mutter 3.13.4". [email protected] (Mailing list).

[cinnamon_1.2-12] Lefebvre, Clement (23 January 2012). "Cinnamon 1.2 released". cinnamon.linuxmint.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012.

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