Simulated apps
Terminal, Files, Browser, Editor, and Settings over a shared fake filesystem.
ExperimentalLaunch full simulator
Try the idea before we turn it into compositor behavior.
Playground is the public lab. It lets us explore interaction and organization for the future desktop without selling a prototype as shipped behavior.
It is a browser prototype for exploring interaction; it is not the native desktop implementation.
Playground is not R, V, or H validation of the real system.
Inside the simulator
A whole desktop running in one tab.
The full simulator keeps one fixed 1920×1080 virtual monitor and runs entirely in the browser, with no server and no telemetry. Your session is saved on your device only.
Five layout modes
Floating, Snap, Tiling, Rolling, and Monocle — plus stacks and the workspaces Overview.
Dynamic workspaces
Work areas that represent context, with window drag-and-drop between them.
Design Lab
Live tokens: density, panel, windows, wallpaper, and motion — saved locally.
Simulator shortcuts:Esc closes overlaysMeta opens the launcherAlt+1…5 switches layout
What is being explored here?
On phones, the support page prioritizes responsive previews. The full simulator is still a 1920×1080 workspace and is considerably less painful on desktop or landscape.
Rolling
A continuous layout direction for keeping context without shrinking everything into thumbnails.
Stacks
Related windows can share one place as a model entity rather than a decorative tab bar.
Dynamic workspaces
Playground lets the project test workspace policy before it exists in the real compositor.