KWin

E206060

Wayland compositor X11 window manager free and open-source software window manager

KWin is the KDE Plasma desktop environment’s highly configurable window manager and compositor, providing advanced window management, effects, and Wayland/X11 support.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
KWin canonical	3
KWin Scripts	1
KWin Wayland	1
KWin window manager	1
kwin	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1846354 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: KWin
Context triple: [LXQt, supportsWindowManager, KWin]

A. KDE Plasma desktop environment
KDE Plasma desktop environment is a highly customizable, feature-rich graphical workspace for Linux and other Unix-like systems, known for its modern design, extensive configuration options, and integration with the KDE software ecosystem.
B. Wayland
Wayland is a small city in Allegan County, Michigan, known for its rural character and proximity to Grand Rapids.
C. Wayland
Wayland is a modern display server protocol for Linux and other Unix-like systems designed to replace the X Window System with a simpler, more efficient architecture.
D. LXQt desktop environment
LXQt desktop environment is a lightweight, modular, and Qt-based graphical desktop environment designed to be fast and resource-efficient, particularly suitable for older or low-spec hardware.
E. Xfce
Xfce is a lightweight, fast, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to be visually appealing while using minimal system resources.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: KWin
Target entity description: KWin is the KDE Plasma desktop environment’s highly configurable window manager and compositor, providing advanced window management, effects, and Wayland/X11 support.

A. KDE Plasma desktop environment
KDE Plasma desktop environment is a highly customizable, feature-rich graphical workspace for Linux and other Unix-like systems, known for its modern design, extensive configuration options, and integration with the KDE software ecosystem.
B. Wayland
Wayland is a small city in Allegan County, Michigan, known for its rural character and proximity to Grand Rapids.
C. Wayland
Wayland is a modern display server protocol for Linux and other Unix-like systems designed to replace the X Window System with a simpler, more efficient architecture.
D. LXQt desktop environment
LXQt desktop environment is a lightweight, modular, and Qt-based graphical desktop environment designed to be fast and resource-efficient, particularly suitable for older or low-spec hardware.
E. Xfce
Xfce is a lightweight, fast, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to be visually appealing while using minimal system resources.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Wayland compositor ⓘ X11 window manager ⓘ free and open-source software ⓘ window manager ⓘ
defaultWindowManagerFor	KDE Plasma desktop environment ⓘ surface form: KDE Plasma Desktop
developer	KDE Plasma desktop environment ⓘ surface form: KDE
hasConfigurationModule	Desktop Effects ⓘ KWin self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: KWin Scripts Window Management ⓘ
hasConfigurationTool	System Settings ⓘ
includedIn	KDE Plasma release cycle ⓘ
integratesWith	KDE Frameworks ⓘ surface form: KActivities KDE Frameworks ⓘ surface form: KConfig KGlobalAccel ⓘ
license	GNU General Public License ⓘ
operatingSystem	FreeBSD ⓘ Linux ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ
partOf	KDE Plasma desktop environment ⓘ surface form: KDE Plasma Desktop
programmingLanguage	C++ ⓘ
providesFeature	activities integration ⓘ compositing ⓘ desktop effects ⓘ scriptable configuration ⓘ virtual desktops ⓘ window rules ⓘ window tiling ⓘ
repository	https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin ⓘ
supportsCompositingBackend	OpenGL ⓘ XRender ⓘ software rendering ⓘ
supportsDisplayServerProtocol	Wayland ⓘ X11 ⓘ
supportsFeature	HiDPI scaling ⓘ KWin scripts ⓘ multi-monitor setups ⓘ per-screen layouts ⓘ wayland-only effects ⓘ
supportsInputMethod	libinput ⓘ
supportsProtocol	EWMH ⓘ ICCCM ⓘ XWayland ⓘ
supportsScriptingLanguage	JavaScript ⓘ QML ⓘ
supportsWindowDecorationPlugin	Aurorae ⓘ Breeze window decoration ⓘ
usesToolkit	Qt ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

LXQt desktop environment → supportsWindowManager → KWin ⓘ

subject surface form: LXQt

KDE Plasma desktop environment → integratesWith → KWin ⓘ

subject surface form: KDE Plasma

this entity surface form: KWin window manager

X11 → typicalWindowManagers → KWin ⓘ

this entity surface form: kwin

Wayland → influenced → KWin ⓘ

this entity surface form: KWin Wayland

KWin → hasConfigurationModule → KWin self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: KWin Scripts

KDE community → develops → KWin ⓘ

Chromium (Wayland backend) → supportsCompositor → KWin ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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