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qtwayland for Mac

Wayland platform plugin and QtWaylandCompositor API

Quick answer: qtwayland is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install qtwayland. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-only AND (LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only) AND (GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0) AND BSD-3-Clause AND HPND AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT licence. It has 24 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What qtwayland is

qtwayland is a command-line tool for macOS: wayland platform plugin and QtWaylandCompositor API.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-only AND (LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only) AND (GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0) AND BSD-3-Clause AND HPND AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT licence.

How to install qtwayland

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install qtwayland.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install qtwayland on Mac?

Run brew install qtwayland in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is qtwayland open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-3.0-only AND (LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only) AND (GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0) AND BSD-3-Clause AND HPND AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT licence.

Does qtwayland run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is qtwayland?

It was installed 24 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #6137 in this catalogue.

What version of qtwayland is current?

The latest packaged version is 6.12.0.