| XQuartz (X11.app) | |
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| Developers | Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia,X.Org Foundation,Apple Inc. |
| Stable release | 2.8.5 / January 26, 2023; 3 years ago (2023-01-26) |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Type | Display server |
| License | Apple Public Source License MIT License |
| Website | www |
| Repository | |
XQuartz is an open-source version of theX.Org X server, adisplay server for theX Window System (sometimes shortened to X11 or X) that runs onmacOS.[1] In 2012, it formally replaced Apple's internal X11 app for OS X Mountain Lion (version 10.8). The name "XQuartz" derives fromQuartz, part of the macOS Core Graphics framework, to which XQuartz connects these applications. XQuartz allowscross-platform applications using X11 for the GUI to run on macOS, many of which are not specifically designed for macOS. This includes numerous scientific and academic software projects.[2]
X11.app was initially available as a downloadable publicbeta forMac OS X 10.2 Jaguar and later included as a standard package forMac OS X 10.3 Panther. InMac OS X 10.4 Tiger X11.app was an optional install included on the install DVD.Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard,Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, andMac OS X 10.7 Lion installed X11.app by default, but fromOS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on Apple dropped dedicated support for X11.app, with users being directed to theopen source XQuartz project (to which Apple contributes) instead.[2]
InMac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Apple's X11 implementedX11 protocol release 6.6 (X11R6.6). This implementation includes an XFree86 4.4 based X11 window server,Quartz rootless window manager, libraries, and basic utilities such asxterm.[3] "Rootless" means that X window applications show up on the Quartz desktop, appearing like any other windowed Quartz application (that is, not in a virtual desktop contained within another window). InMac OS X Leopard, X11 was updated to useX.Org Server (X11R7.2) rather thanXFree86.[4] The source code for X11 is available from Apple. Some source code is available under theApple Public Source License while the bulk is licensed under theMIT License.
The current version of XQuartz is a DDX (Device Dependent X[5]) included in theX.Org Server and implements support for hardware-accelerated2D graphics (in versions prior to 2.1), hardwareOpenGL acceleration and integration withAqua, the macOSgraphical user interface (GUI). As of version 2.8.0, XQuartz does not provide support for high-resolutionRetina displays to X11 apps, which run in pixel-doubled mode on high-resolution displays.
| Version[6] | macOS Requirement | Most important changes | Release date |
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| XQuartz 2.8.5 | Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9 or later | 2023-01-26 | |
| XQuartz 2.8.4 | Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9 or later | 2022-12-24 | |
| XQuartz 2.8.3 | Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9 or later | 2022-12-09 | |
| XQuartz 2.8.2 | Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9 or later | 2022-06-30 | |
| XQuartz 2.8.1 | Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9 or later | 2021-04-25 | |
| XQuartz 2.8.0 | Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9 or later | Native support forApple M1 Macs. | 2021-03-21 |
| XQuartz 2.7.11 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later | Last release supported onMac OS X Snow Leopard | 2016-10-29 |
| XQuartz 2.7.10 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later | 2016-10-22 | |
| XQuartz 2.7.9 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later | 2016-05-05 | |
| XQuartz 2.7.8 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later | First release supported onOS X El Capitan | 2015-10-17 |
| XQuartz 2.7.7 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later | First release supported onOS X Yosemite | 2014-08-18 |
| XQuartz 2.7.6 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later | 2014-05-17 | |
| XQuartz 2.7.5 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later | First release supported onOS X Mavericks | 2013-11-10 |
| XQuartz 2.7.4 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later | 2012-09-27 | |
| XQuartz 2.7.3 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later | 2012-08-27 | |
| XQuartz 2.7.2 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later | First release supported onOS X Mountain Lion | 2012-06-01 |
| XQuartz 2.7.1 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later | 2012-06-01 | |
| XQuartz 2.7.0 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later | First release supported onMac OS X 10.7 Lion | 2011-11-04 |
| XQuartz 2.6.3 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later | 2011-07-20 | |
| XQuartz 2.6.2 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later | 2011-04-30 | |
| XQuartz 2.6.1 | Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later | Last release supported onMac OS X Leopard | 2011-03-17 |
| XQuartz 2.6.0 | Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later | 2010-12-19 | |
| XQuartz 2.5.3 | Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later | 2010-08-13 | |
| XQuartz 2.5.2 | Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later | 2010-07-20 | |
| XQuartz 2.5.1 | Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later | 2010-07-10 | |
| XQuartz 2.5.0 | Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later | First release supported onMac OS X Snow Leopard | 2010-03-29 |
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