XQuartz

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XQuartz (X11.app)
Developer(s)Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia, X.Org Foundation, Apple Inc.
Stable release
2.8.5 / January 26, 2023; 14 months ago (2023-01-26)
Repository
Written in
Display server
LicenseApple Public Source License
MIT License
Websitewww.xquartz.org

XQuartz is an open-source version of the

cross-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]

History

X11.app was initially available as a downloadable public

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion installed X11.app by default, but from OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on Apple dropped dedicated support for X11.app, with users being directed to the open source XQuartz project (to which Apple contributes) instead.[2]

In

Mac OS X Leopard, X11 was updated to use X.Org Server (X11R7.2) rather than XFree86.[4] The source code for X11 is available from Apple. Some source code is available under the Apple Public Source License while the bulk is licensed under the MIT License
.

Current version

The current version of XQuartz is a DDX (Device Dependent X

Aqua, the macOS graphical user interface (GUI). As of version 2.8.0, XQuartz does not provide support for high-resolution Retina displays
to X11 apps, which run in pixel-doubled mode on high-resolution displays.

List of versions (since 2010)

Version[6] macOS Requirement Most important changes Release date
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 for Apple M1 Macs. 2021-03-21
XQuartz 2.7.11 Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later 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 on OS X El Capitan 2015-10-17
XQuartz 2.7.7 Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later First release supported on OS 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 on OS 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 on OS 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 on
Mac 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 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 on Mac OS X Snow Leopard 2010-03-29

See also
  • MacX, X11 support on Classic Mac OS
  • Wayland
  • XDarwin, an implementation of X for macOS that preceded XQuartz, and supports versions of macOS before 10.3 unlike XQuartz

References

  1. ^ "XQuartz".
  2. ^ a b "Apple Removes X11 in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Shifts Support to Open Source XQuartz". Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "XQuartz". October 21, 2016. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Inside Leopard: Under-the-hood, Page 2". Macworld. November 2, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Glossary". www.x.org. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "XQuartz - Releases Archive". www.xquartz.org. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

External links

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