wooz – zoom / magnifier utility for Wayland compositors

wooz is a Wayland magnifier utility that provides a zoomed view of the screen with mouse and keyboard controls. It is designed for Wayland compositors and offers features such as zooming at the mouse position, panning, mouse tracking, output selection, and customizable close key bindings.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Magnifies the screen on Wayland compositors.
• Supports zooming in and out with the mouse scroll wheel.
• Lets you pan the view with mouse drag or keyboard arrow keys.
• Offers optional mouse tracking so the viewport follows the pointer.
• Can be restricted to a specific display output.
• Includes configurable key bindings for closing the application.
• Provides a restore option to return to the original unzoomed view.

Website: github.com/negrel/wooz
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Developer: Alexandre Negrel
License: MIT License

wooz is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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