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MagicDesk is a desktop environment app that leverages Shizuku or root access to create independent workspaces with native task management. It runs X11 and Wayland Linux apps alongside Android tasks via an embedded compositor, supports per-app DPI scaling, and includes a terminal with Sixel graphics. Requires elevated permissions including Shizuku API access.
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About this app
MagicDesk utilizes a privileged service initialized via Shizuku or root to interact with hidden Android framework WMShell APIs for native task management and input routing. It embeds an internal X11 server and Wayland compositor sharing a Vulkan or software backend with Android HardwareBuffer transport, allowing Linux applications to render directly alongside standard Android tasks.
Core Features of MagicDesk Independent workspaces: Run distinct desktop sessions simultaneously on the phone screen and external virtual or physical monitors with separate Start menus. Linux integration: Execute X11 and Wayland graphical applications or complete chroot environments directly within Android window containers using Termux packages. Per-app DPI: Assign custom interface scaling overrides from 50% to 200% density for individual Android tasks without altering system-wide display resolution. Native terminal: Access local, root, or Termux shells featuring a bundled Nerd Font, alternate-screen support, and inline Sixel graphics rendering.
About this version
- Version
- 1.13 (214)
- Size
- 14.87 MB
- Requires Android
- 14
- Target SDK
- 34
- Architecture
- arm64-v8a
- Downloads
- 38
- Updated
- Oct 3, 2026
- Package
- io.github.mekhontsev.magicdesk
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