Gala
elementary OS’s Pantheon window manager and compositor, built around libmutter and integrated with the desktop’s workspaces, gestures and shell components. It can run as an X11 manager or a Wayland compositor, while Pantheon supplies the panels, dock and session interface around it. Gala was designed by elementary for Pantheon and is based on the libmutter window-management library.
Background and availability
Gala was designed by elementary for Pantheon and is based on the libmutter window-management library. History source ↗
- elementary OS ↗ default window manager · checked 2026-10-09
Project facts
- protocol
- X11, Wayland
- layout
- stacking
- Configuration
- Vala
- tag
- desktop shell
- Primary repository stars
- 301
