Wasma indepent-full WM,compositor,UI-fronted

Published: (January 17, 2026 at 04:27 PM EST)
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Source: Dev.to

Source: Dev.to

Overview

WASMA (Windows Assignment System Monitoring Architecture) is a window manager compositor UI‑fronted layer system built on ICED. It is written in Rust, completely independent, and provides its own environment. The project is currently under development.

Core Features

  • Manual resource management for individual windows.
  • Networked window sharing across any network without requiring additional remote‑viewer software.
  • Multiple launch protocols: windows can be started via gRPC, HTTP, HTTPS, or Tor.
  • Multi‑instance support: launch all windows at once, or use singularity instances to start them individually.
  • Single‑protocol management: open, start, and control multiple windows through one protocol.

Application Permission Management (Optional)

  • Define and restrict permissions for any application directly.
  • Uses the modern .manifest format (instead of traditional .desktop files) to describe window‑management features.
  • The source* method for permissions is recommended for best results.

Wasma‑ubin

  • Provides a unified binary interface that adds, modifies, and enforces features via a single ABI.
  • Enables adding missing GTK, Qt, and ICED platform features from Windows, macOS, or Linux binaries.
  • Supports full translation of X11 and Wayland applications.
  • Legacy or Windows‑only support is available separately, but full functionality is recommended through the WGClient WASMA ground client.

Rendering and Resource Management

  • CPU‑powered rendering system; GPU acceleration is optional.
  • Direct adjustment of resource management parameters.

Further Information

For more details, visit the Wasma project page.

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