# Gamma correction for Wayland? **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** plasma\ **Created:** [June 17, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211 "2023-06-17T14:27:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZenurikSD](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/zenuriksd/32/1631_2.png) [@ZenurikSD](https://discuss.kde.org/u/ZenurikSD)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/1 "2023-06-17T14:27:45Z")
Is there any way to do it at all? If not, is there any progress being made? My laptop screen comes horribly calibrated and the only way to correct gamma is through software. I could use X11 but at this point the downsides would outweight the benefits for me. ---
**Author:** ![ZenurikSD](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/zenuriksd/32/1631_2.png) [@ZenurikSD](https://discuss.kde.org/u/ZenurikSD)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/2 "2023-06-22T01:49:17Z")
Any ideas here? I haven’t found anything that works ---
**Author:** ![ngraham](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/ngraham/32/64_2.png) [@ngraham](https://discuss.kde.org/u/ngraham)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 6:06am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/3 "2023-06-22T06:06:44Z")
Color and gamma correction for Wayland are being worked on, with a target launch in Plasma 6. I don’t think there are any other software options right now, though. ---
**Author:** ![spacecase](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@spacecase](https://discuss.kde.org/u/spacecase)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/4 "2023-11-28T08:21:54Z")
Is color correction still on track for Plasma 6? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ngraham](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/ngraham/32/64_2.png) [@ngraham](https://discuss.kde.org/u/ngraham)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/5 "2023-11-28T14:07:53Z")
Yes, Plasma 6 will include ICC color profile support on Wayland. Manual per-channel color adjustment like what was available in the old Gamma KCM on X11 is not yet implemented. ---
**Author:** ![Edward78](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/edward78/32/12744_2.png) [@Edward78](https://discuss.kde.org/u/Edward78)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/6 "2025-09-03T15:57:42Z")
Am I missing something? I have 6.3.6 no gamma options yet… ---
**Author:** ![ngraham](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/ngraham/32/64_2.png) [@ngraham](https://discuss.kde.org/u/ngraham)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/7 "2025-09-10T09:43:39Z")
You’re not missing anything. ---
**Author:** ![Canoe](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/canoe/32/828_2.png) [@Canoe](https://discuss.kde.org/u/Canoe)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/8 "2025-09-17T12:47:43Z")
Is there anything we can do to move this forwards? Gamma control is one of the few remaining a11y blockers for using screens in Wayland that aren’t washed out. ICM profiles help for colour correction, but the underlying issue of no gamma control means we’re in this weird halfway house of having accurate but washed out colours. ---
**Author:** ![LuisF](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/luisf/32/10108_2.png) [@LuisF](https://discuss.kde.org/u/LuisF)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/9 "2025-10-08T20:31:41Z")
Just do what Linux photographers do: stay out of Wayland and work in X11. ---
**Author:** ![Zamundaaa](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/ac8455/32.png) [@Zamundaaa](https://discuss.kde.org/u/Zamundaaa)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/10 "2025-10-10T17:34:31Z")
If colors are washed out, they can’t be correct. There’s nothing halfway about it, if you set the ICC profile with measurements of your display, it will work correctly. If you don’t have such a profile, you can check out [GitHub - ien646/gamma-icc: Gamma correcting ICC profiles](https://github.com/ien646/gamma-icc) to get one with the gamma value you want, until we have a direct UI for it. > [@LuisF](#): > > Just do what Linux photographers do: stay out of Wayland and work in X11. Using Xorg would be the worst thing you could do for color accuracy. Putting aside that it’s limited to 8 bits per color in practice and only a handful of apps actually do color management on it, it’s completely unreliable. Just looking at it wrong (time changing, suspend+wakeup, display hotplugs, opening the “gamma” KCM, opening NVidia driver settings, even playing CS:GO) drops the VCGT without telling you… How anyone ever used it for color critical things is beyond me. ---
**Author:** ![Canoe](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/canoe/32/828_2.png) [@Canoe](https://discuss.kde.org/u/Canoe)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/11 "2025-10-30T18:31:47Z")
> [@Zamundaaa](#): > > If colors are washed out, they can’t be correct. There’s nothing halfway about it, if you set the ICC profile with measurements of your display, it will work correctly. In the end I replaced by Asus VG247 with an AOC 1440p with a correctly configured built in colour profile, - the VG247QE has the correct one for 60Hz, but nothing for 144Hz. Appreciate the pointer. ---
**Author:** ![Canoe](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/canoe/32/828_2.png) [@Canoe](https://discuss.kde.org/u/Canoe)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/12 "2026-01-19T20:37:39Z")
If I can be bold enough to make a final query from the perspective of someone visually impaired, is gamma control not being exposed a philosophical stance, or a technical one that needs more time? Brightness ≠ Gamma. Brightness scales output intensity, while gamma reshapes mid-tones, reduces eyestrain without crushing blacks, it’s what’s actually needed **more** for visually impaired users in high-contrast environments. Wayland’s security model treats gamma as “display state”, not “user preference”, which is why this got locked down so hard. I guess that’s sensible in theory, but it’s mildly hostile in practice. I appreciate there have been some terse “stop posting/asking about this” responses, but if there isn’t going to be a user-facing option to adjust gamma, please let me know so I can just move back to X11 and use an environment that allows for gamma correction. ---
**Author:** ![Edward78](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/edward78/32/12744_2.png) [@Edward78](https://discuss.kde.org/u/Edward78)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/13 "2026-02-28T18:18:47Z")
P agree, I have visions issues ( my OSD sucks. OMG when will Wayland Gamma control come???I ran into a forum asking about color corrector, from atleast 2 years back/ Nvidiahas no plan to do a Wayland server settings. This is annoying… ---
**Author:** ![Tightly4600](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/tightly4600/32/35502_2.png) [@Tightly4600](https://discuss.kde.org/u/Tightly4600)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/14 "2026-03-22T11:47:44Z")
thank you for the reply i know this old reply but i checked and i think it’s not implemented yet i appreciate your effort and time i tried ICC profiles but the available ICC profiles didn’t solve the problem (i am sure it’s gamma issue because i was able to fix it on windows ) is there roadmap for it if you can help us ---
**Author:** ![mingo](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@mingo](https://discuss.kde.org/u/mingo)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/15 "2026-06-26T19:39:48Z")
I am another visually impaired user who suffers from the lack of access to gamma correction. Now that Wayland is the only option, I really hope the devs will consider the accessibility needs of visually impaired users, ---
**Author:** ![Edward78](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/edward78/32/12744_2.png) [@Edward78](https://discuss.kde.org/u/Edward78)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/16 "2026-08-01T13:28:34Z")
Wayland is 15 years old guys, come on with the gamma control. Maybe XLibre would of been a better choice, it is still X, but a fork. That is still active today. ---
**Author:** ![Sebastian\_Sauer](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/sebastian_sauer/32/14155_2.png) [@Sebastian\_Sauer](https://discuss.kde.org/u/Sebastian_Sauer)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/gamma-correction-for-wayland/2211/17 "2026-08-05T18:12:36Z")
[https://discuss.kde.org/t/wayland-pain-points-kgamma/](https://discuss.kde.org/t/wayland-pain-points-kgamma/)