Smplayer — Wayland

Running SMPlayer on Wayland offers several advantages, including:

Native support for Wayland in SMPlayer has progressed, with recent updates focusing on better integration and power management during playback. However, because SMPlayer is a frontend for , its performance on Wayland depends heavily on how it communicates with the underlying engine. Key Challenges: smplayer native wayland usage · Issue #6 - GitHub smplayer wayland

"The subsurface alignment is off," he whispered. He opened the videopreview.cpp . The video preview widget was trying to grab the screen pixmap using an X11 call. Wayland didn't allow that. Wayland was isolationist. "You don't ask the server for a screenshot; you ask the compositor politely." He opened the videopreview

Elias connected his laptop to his high-refresh-rate monitor. The laptop screen was 60Hz; the monitor was 144Hz. On X11, dragging a video between them usually resulted in a momentary glitch or a tear. On early Wayland implementations, it often crashed the player entirely. Wayland was isolationist

The SMPlayer team continues to work on improving compatibility and addressing user feedback. Future developments will likely focus on: