COSMIC Epoch 1.10.0 adds drawing tablet support and performance improvements

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October 8, 2026 1 min read 50 reads

Key Takeaway

The COSMIC desktop environment now supports mapping drawing tablets to specific displays and includes various component updates.

Summary

System76 has released COSMIC Epoch 1.10.0, introducing new settings for mapping drawing tablets to specific displays. The update includes performance optimizations in cosmic-launcher via WGPU, fixes for NVIDIA hybrid graphics in cosmic-comp, and various stability improvements across the COSMIC ecosystem.

Technical changes in COSMIC 1.10.0

cosmic-launcher: Now uses WGPU for rendering to improve performance.
cosmic-comp: Fixed dmabuf programs (cosmic-panel, cosmic-workspaces) using the NVIDIA GPU on hybrid graphics systems.
cosmic-settings: Added configuration for mapping drawing tablets to displays.
cosmic-session: Added support for custom SSH agents and environment variables via ~/.config/environment.d.
cosmic-settings-daemon: Improved PipeWire error handling with automatic reconnection.

Why it matters

This release improves hardware compatibility for creative professionals and refines the core desktop experience through component-specific bug fixes.

Original reference: github.com →