# marchaesen/vcxsrv

Windows X-server based on the xorg git sources (like xming or cygwin's xwin), but compiled with Visual Studio 2012 Community Edition.

Repository: https://github.com/marchaesen/vcxsrv
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vcxsrv
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2025-10-20T08:54:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 49/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 48, release rhythm 40, longevity 67
- inputs: {"age_days": 938, "days_push": 317, "days_rel": 541, "gap_med": 7, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1233, forks 80 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:04.629969+00:00)

## What it is
VcXsrv is a Windows X server built from xorg git sources and compiled with Visual Studio, similar to Xming or Cygwin's XWin. It lets Windows users run X11 graphical applications locally or from remote Linux/WSL machines.

## Use cases
- display linux gui apps on windows
- run x11 applications from wsl
- x server for windows
- forward remote x sessions to windows desktop
- alternative to xming on windows

## When to choose
- you need an actively maintained open-source X server on Windows
- you want to run Linux GUI apps via WSL or SSH X forwarding
- you prefer a native Visual Studio build over Cygwin-based servers

## When to avoid
- you need a Wayland-native display server
- you are on Linux or macOS where a native X server is unnecessary
- you need a lightweight X server with a smaller footprint than a full xorg build

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, graphics
- domain: windows, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp, c
- tags: x-server, xorg, x11, visual-studio, wsl, remote-display

## Member repositories
- marchaesen/vcxsrv (main) score 49

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:04.629969+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:22:16.722032+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/marchaesen/vcxsrv (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:04.629969+00:00, sha 87dadb247992)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.