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{{short description|Version of the X.Org X server for macOS}} {{use mdy dates|date=October 2013}} {{Infobox software | name = XQuartz (X11.app) | logo = X11app.png | screenshot = | caption = | developer = Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia, [[X.Org Foundation]], [[Apple Inc.]] | programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]] | latest release version = 2.8.5 | latest release date = {{release date and age|2023|01|26}} | operating system = [[macOS]] | genre = [[Display server]] | license = [[Apple Public Source License]]<br />[[MIT License]] | website = {{URL|https://www.xquartz.org}} }} '''XQuartz''' is an open-source version of the [[X.Org Server|X.Org X server]], a [[display server]] for the [[X Window System]] (sometimes shortened to X11 or X) that runs on [[macOS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xquartz.org|title=XQuartz}}</ref> In 2012, it formally replaced Apple's internal X11 app for OS X Mountain Lion (version 10.8). The name "XQuartz" derives from [[Quartz (graphics layer)|Quartz]], part of the macOS Core Graphics framework, to which XQuartz connects these applications. XQuartz allows [[cross-platform]] applications using X11 for the GUI to run on macOS, many of which are not specifically designed for macOS. This includes numerous scientific and academic software projects.<ref name=":0" />
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