| Developer(s) | GNOME Project |
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| Initial release | April 2011; 13 years ago (2011-04) |
| Stable release |
46.2[1] |
| Repository | gitlab |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Size | 40.2 kB (amd64 .deb package)[2] |
| Type |
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| License | GPL-2.0-or-later[3] |
| Website | mutter |
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 uses a graphics library called Clutter giving it OpenGL capability. "Mutter" is a portmanteau of "Metacity" and "Clutter". 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.
wl_touch_interface were implemented by Carlos Garnacho.[8][9][10][11]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]
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