KWin-lowlatency
A patched version of KWin for KDE Plasma that reduces latency and stuttering, primarily through X11 full-screen unredirection.
What is KWin-lowlatency?
KWin-lowlatency is a patched version of the KWin window manager and compositor for KDE Plasma, focused on reducing latency and stuttering in graphical rendering. It achieves this primarily through X11 full-screen unredirection, which allows full-screen applications to bypass the compositor, and offers extensive settings for fine-tuning VSync and other performance-related behaviors. The project addresses issues like input lag and frame timing, especially for users on X11-based systems.
Advanced Linux desktop users, particularly those using KDE Plasma on X11, who experience latency or stuttering in full-screen applications like games or media players and want more control over compositor performance.
Developers choose KWin-lowlatency for its specialized latency-reduction patches and granular control over compositor settings, which are not fully available in vanilla KWin. Its unique selling point is the restoration of X11 full-screen unredirection and a wide array of debugging and tuning options for optimizing graphical performance.
Overview
archived - X11 full-screen unredirection and lots'a settings for KWin
Use Cases
Best For
- Reducing input lag in full-screen games on KDE Plasma with X11
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