Teleporting to Modernity - Desktop Portals

Explore the emerging technology of desktop portals in this 28-minute conference talk from Ubuntu Summit 2023. Dive into how these portals enable a secure, performant, and feature-rich Linux desktop platform. Learn how desktop portals allow application developers to target different desktops using a single code, provide users with a permission system to control resource access, and offer platform developers a space to discuss and implement standardized features. Discover the recent adoption of portals by Steam's desktop client, highlighting their growing importance. Gain insights into the workings of portals, available options, implementation for app developers, and ways users can advocate for their usage. Get a glimpse of current and future plans, as well as the potential new features these portals can enable for the Linux desktop ecosystem.