KWin
| KWin | |
|---|---|
 KWin 5.24 with Cover Switch effect | |
| Developers | KDE (Martin Grässlin, et al.) |
| Stable release | 6.4.3 
/ 15 July 2025 |
| Written in | C++ (Qt) |
| Operating system | Linux, BSD |
| Type | |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | invent |
| Repository | |
KWin is a Wayland compositor and was an X window manager. It is released as a part of KDE Plasma, for which it is the default window manager. KWin can also be used on its own or with other desktop environments.
KWin can be configured by scripting using QML or QtScript, both of which are based on ECMAScript.