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Weston 15.0 Wayland Compositor Released With Vulkan Renderer, New Protocols

Written by Michael Larabel in Wayland on 19 February 2026 at 06:23 AM EST. 26 Comments
After delays, Weston 15.0 shipped this morning as the latest feature release to this reference Wayland compositor. Weston 15.0 comes in heavy on new features - including a Vulkan renderer in experimental form.

Weston 15.0 brings enhanced support for high dynamic range (HDR) display support, new Wayland protocol support for the likes of FIFO and commit-timing, a new Lua-based shell, and also an experimental Vulkan renderer as an alternative to its OpenGL renderer. About the Vulkan renderer, as shared back in November in The State Of The Vulkan Renderer For Wayland's Weston 15.0 Compositor:

👁 Weston Vulkan renderer


After initially facing a three month delay to allow more features to land, Weston 15.0 was supposed to ship in January but in the end five release candidates were warranted before Weston 15.0.0 officially shipped today. Between the Vulkan renderer, new Lua shell, and other enhancements, this is a big update for this reference compositor to Wayland.

Downloads and the official Weston 15.0 release announcement on the Wayland mailing list.

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