# COSMIC Epoch 1.11 Released With Wayland xdg-dialog-v1, Better Multi-GPU Handling

DevFeed: [COSMIC Epoch 1.11 Released With Wayland xdg-dialog-v1, Better Multi-GPU Handling](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cosmic-epoch-1-11-released-with-wayland-xdg-dialog-v1-better-multi-gpu-handling-91856.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.11>)

Author: Michael Larabel

Published: 2026-10-20T22:32:12Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/phoronix.md>)

Topics: [Wayland](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wayland.md>), [Multi-GPU](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/multi-gpu.md>)

Tags: [compositor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compositor.md>), [desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop.md>), [desktop-linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop-linux.md>), [dialog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dialog.md>), [editor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/editor.md>), [ensuring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ensuring.md>), [games](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/games.md>), [gpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gpu.md>), [hybrid](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hybrid.md>), [json](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/json.md>), [library](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/library.md>), [linux-benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-benchmarking.md>), [linux-hardware-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-hardware-benchmarks.md>), [linux-hardware-reviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-hardware-reviews.md>), [linux-how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-how-to.md>), [linux-performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-performance.md>), [linux-server-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-server-benchmarks.md>), [mime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mime.md>), [modal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/modal.md>), [multi-gpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/multi-gpu.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [open-source-graphics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-graphics.md>), [phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoronix.md>), [phoronix-test-suite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoronix-test-suite.md>), [protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [support](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/support.md>), [ubuntu-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-benchmarks.md>), [ubuntu-hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-hardware.md>), [v1](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/v1.md>), [wayland](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wayland.md>)

## AI overview

COSMIC Epoch 1.11 adds xdg-dialog-v1 support to its Wayland compositor to improve modal dialog presentation, along with compositor fixes and translation updates. The release also fixes scrollbar padding in libcosmic and adds JSON MIME association in the COSMIC text editor. For hybrid graphics, the COSMIC app library and pop-launcher are updated to ensure video games use the correct GPU. The excerpt gives no further detail on the fixes or their scope.

## Source excerpt

System76 developers just released COSMIC Epoch 1.11 as the newest point release to their Rust-written open-source desktop environment catering to their in-house Pop!_OS Linux distribution...