Google's AndroidXR. Qualcomm's Snapdragon Spaces. NVIDIA CloudXR. What do they have in common? Monado, the Open Source, cross-platform OpenXR runtime Collabora launched as an alternative to proprietary XR stacks.

When we started Monado, the goal was simple: bring the OpenGL model to XR. Give the industry a shared, high-performance foundation instead of fragmented vendor lock-in. Today, that vision isn't just proven: it's powering the industry's most significant SDKs.

Google's AndroidXR, Hololight Stream, NVIDIA CloudXR, Pico's runtime (Neo3 and Pico4), PortalVR, and Qualcomm's Snapdragon Spaces all leverage Monado's components as their technical foundation. This shift isn't about "using Open Source" — it's a strategic choice for technical robustness.

Why developers & OEMs choose Monado

Monado is more than a runtime; it's a modular construction kit for building OpenXR stacks. Here's why it's become the industry's preferred foundation:

High Modularity: Monado is architected as reusable components. Need a specialized compositor, custom controller driver, specific distortion mesh, SLAM algorithm, or ML-based hand-tracking? Enable what you need, disable what you don't. Monado's build system makes it effortless.

High Quality: Following the Mesa state-tracker philosophy, Monado cleanly separates the OpenXR API from its implementation. Rigorous argument validation ensures the runtime stays stable and predictable.

Permissive Licensing: Our license supports diverse business models, with easy integration for both Open Source projects and commercial proprietary products, and no legal friction.

Lower Barrier to Entry: Debug the actual stack instead of reverse-engineering a black box. Teams ship faster by focusing on their unique hardware value-adds rather than wrestling with runtime mysteries.

A shared win for the XR ecosystem

Every bug fix and contribution our customers make to Monado flows back to the community, benefiting everyone from indie developers to global tech giants. Seeing Monado become the industry standard for quality and robustness is the ultimate validation of our mission.

Get Started

• Explore Monado: Visit the official Monado website for documentation or dive into the code on Freedesktop GitLab.
• Work with us: Need OpenXR compliance or specialized tracking solutions (SLAM, hand-tracking)? Our XR team can help. Get in touch.

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