The Xquartz project is an open-source effort to develop a version of the X.org X Window System that runs on Mac OS X. Together with supporting libraries and applications, it forms the X11.app that. Because Mac OS X is based on Unix, providing the X Window System (X11) for it has been a high priority for many developers, including Apple. All of the X11 implementations currently available include special window managers that let you use X11 applications alongside Aqua.Since the release of Apple's X11 for Mac OS X, however, most of the projects below have lost momentum, though the code for. OS X Software Updates have included some of the work done by the XQuartz project, but for various reasons, Apple cannot ship the latest and greatest version offered by the XQuartz site. Since the XQuartz X11 package clobbers Apple's X11.app, their software update will clobber the XQuartz X11 package. To Paste between an X11 app and a Mac OS X app, in the X11 file menu, select Edit Copy and then select Edit Paste in the Mac OS X app menu. X11 Customization and PATH export: To have the scrollbar automatically appear when a new xterm window is created from the X11 menu (and to perhaps source the shell files so that PATH's are kept, etc).

The XQuartz project is an open-source effort to develop a version of the X.Org X Window System that runs on OS X. Together with supporting libraries and applications, it forms the X11.app that Apple shipped with OS X versions 10.5 through 10.7.

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Download	Version	Released	Info
XQuartz-2.7.11.dmg	2.7.11	2016-10-29	For OS X 10.6.3 or later
X11-2.6.3.dmg	2.6.3	2011-07-20	For OS X 10.5.x (final Leopard release)

Important Info for 10.5 Users

OS X Software Updates have included some of the work done by the XQuartz project, but for various reasons, Apple cannot ship the latest and greatest version offered by the XQuartz site. Since the XQuartz X11 package clobbers Apple's X11.app, their software update will clobber the XQuartz X11 package. Because of this, you may experience conflicts after doing a Software Update from Apple. Please re-install the latest XQuartz X11 release for Leopard after installing a system software update to OS X 10.5.x Leopard.

License Info

An XQuartz installation consists of many individual pieces of software which have various licenses. The X.Org software components’ licenses are discussed on theX.Org Foundation Licenses page.The quartz-wm window manager included with the XQuartz distribution uses the Apple Public Source License Version 2.

About X11 for Mac: X11 is no longer included with Mac, but X11 server and client libraries are available from the XQuartz project. For more information:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201341

XQuartz 2.7.11 | Version 2.7.11 | Released 10-29-2016 | OS X 10.6.3 or later

The XQuartz project is an open-source effort to develop a version of the X.Org X Window System that runs on OS X.
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X11 Shortcuts (i.e. Copy & Paste, Menus, Scrollbars, etc):

When in an X11 application, to get the Main Options contextual menu:
Control + Mouse Click
To get the VT Options contextual menu:
Control + Option + Mouse Click

X11 Mac Os X El Capitan

To paste:
Option + Click
To Paste between a Mac OS X native app and an X11 app, first copy from the Mac OS X app (Edit menu > Copy), then Option + Click in the X11 app.
To Paste between an X11 app and a Mac OS X app, in the X11 file menu, select Edit > Copy and then select Edit > Paste in the Mac OS X app menu.

X11 Customization and PATH export:

To have the scrollbar automatically appear when a new xterm window is created from the X11 menu (and to perhaps source the shell files so that PATH's are kept, etc):
In Apple X11's Applications menu, choose Customize and change the entry for xterm to: xterm -sb
You can also make it (for Fink): source /sw/bin/init.sh ; xterm -sb
Or, shell startup file specific (bash): source .profile ; xterm -sb
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For more support: https://www.xquartz.org/Support.html

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