# OpenJDK Project Wakefield - The Wayland Desktop for JDK on Linux

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**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 30, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/openjdk-project-wakefield-the-wayland-desktop-for-jdk-on-linux/88103 "2024-03-30T13:29:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![bmusson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bmusson/32/87530_2.png) [@bmusson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmusson)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/openjdk-project-wakefield-the-wayland-desktop-for-jdk-on-linux/88103/1 "2024-03-30T13:29:23Z")

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/5/c5248fd928ab096cf81482df41a97e24c564fa72.jpeg "OpenJDK Project Wakefield - The Wayland Desktop for JDK on Linux") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gfZDx6IOD4&t=1s)

I'm optimistic. Any progress is better than no progress, right?

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Bingham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Chris\_Bingham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Bingham)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/openjdk-project-wakefield-the-wayland-desktop-for-jdk-on-linux/88103/2 "2025-11-11T13:24:22Z")

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> **[Pure Wayland toolkit prototype - Wakefield - OpenJDK Wiki](https://wiki.openjdk.org/display/wakefield/Pure+Wayland+toolkit+prototype)**

There’s been a bit more movement in the repos lately as well. I’m hopeful for a 2026 trial. 🤞