UHF X11: X11 built for VisionOS and Apple Vision Pro

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UHF X11 is a modern X11 display server for Apple Vision Pro, allowing users to run X11 clients in spatial windows with retro display effects.

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# UHF X11 Source: [https://www.lispm.net/apps/uhf-x11/](https://www.lispm.net/apps/uhf-x11/) L:\>PROJECTS\>CONFIDENTIAL\>SPATIAL\-UNIX\>\*\.\*\.\* X11 built for VisionOS and Apple Vision Pro\. A modern X11 built for basking in the past\. Send your favorite Xlib clients to spatial windows, and live out the future you were promised\. ![UHF X11 running on Apple Vision Pro with xcalc, xmessage, and xlogo as spatial windows alongside the server control panel.](https://www.lispm.net/apps/uhf-x11/screenshot_1.jpeg) ## Objective UHF X11 turns Apple Vision Pro into a full X11 display server\. Attach X clients and vintage machines to send X11 calls into native, pixel\-pretty spatial windows in visionOS\. \*setenv DISPLAY VISOR\.LOCAL:0 xterm & xclock & xlogo & xcalc & twm & X11 MATERIALIZES IN SPACE\. ## Specification ### Rootless Spatial Windows Each X11 top\-level opens as its own visionOS window\. Position them anywhere in your space\. ### External X11 Clients Accept connections from trusted machines over standard, native X11 TCP\. ### Beautiful Pixel Rendering X framebuffer content is presented at native resolution with nearest\-neighbor scaling for small surfaces\. ### 80s\-Soaked Display Effects CRT scanlines, phosphor masks, glow, and vignette presets for classic display character\. ### MIT\-MAGIC\-COOKIE\-1 X authority cookies are generated on device and copied to client machines for authenticated connections\. ### Experimental Indirect GLX 3D in 2D in 3D\. OpenGL clients can use GLX rendering over X11\. Compatibility varies, as it did in the 2000s\. ### Custom Font Packs Import bitmap font directories from visionOS folders\. Core X11 fonts ship with the app\.

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