Yserver X11 server
Ranked 3 of 3 X11 servers by recommenders
People recommend it as a modern Rust X11 server that works with a real window manager and keeps X alive. Caveat: it's squirrely until you disable the compositor.
People recommend it as a modern Rust X11 server that works with a real window manager and keeps X alive. Caveat: it's squirrely until you disable the compositor.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 45%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Works with a real window manager
“it's at the point where it can be used with a real window manager”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Yserver: A modern X11 server written in Rust” Keeps the X server going
“Glad to see this and other efforts to keep X server going.”
Comment from 11 Jun 2026 in “Yserver: Modern X11 Server Written in Rust with the Help of Claude Code” Praised as great
“yeah actually, i think this is great.”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Yserver: A modern X11 server written in Rust”
Other X11 servers people recommend
The two most recommended other X11 servers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix X server | 18 | 10 | 64% | 4 | — | — |
| XQuartz | 6 | 6 | 50% | 3 | — | — |
| Yserver X11 serverThis page | 5 | 6 | 45% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Hard for me to take that one seriously”
“Yet another vide-coded, MIT-licenced Rust rewrite, yawn.”
“yeah actually, i think this is great.”
“things are a bit squirrely until you disable the compositor”
“Ah yes, the famous zero-shot X11 server. Aren't you clever.”
“It's pretty representative of the project though”
“Can't just call a thing legacy because you and the people you directly know aren't using it.”
“it's at the point where it can be used with a real window manager”
“Glad to see this and other efforts to keep X server going.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.