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ManuelMoralesKw
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July 22, 2024
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Screen sharing a single window is not possible on KDE

  • July 22, 2024
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It's only possible or me to share the full screen instead of just a single window. How to reproduce:

 

- Start a "New meeting".

- Click "Share".

- Choose "User system window capture" and click "Share".

- [UNEXPECTED] "Remote control requested" is show.

- Click "Share".

- [UNEXPECTED] The whole screen is shared.

 

I expected to see KDE's "Screen sharing" dialog that allows me to choose a single window. This works when using the web client through Firefox.

 

I tried running the app with QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb or XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME and it made no difference. I also tried setting capture mode on Wayland to "Pipewire Mode" and "Original Mode". No success either.

 

 

Software versions:

Zoom: 6.1.1.443 x86_64 installed from zoom-6.1.1.443-1.src.rpm.
OS: Fedora 40 running KDE Plasma 6.1.2 on Wayland.

 

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    YannickG
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    November 15, 2024

    I still experience the problem with Zoom 6.2.6.2503 on KDE Plasma v6.1.5 in Wayland sessions. The web client on Firefox is offering me to share a single window or a single screen.

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    luke187
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    November 18, 2024

    Seems like 6.2.10.4983 finally fixes the issues. At least the crash after stop is gone for me on latest Manjaro stable with 6.11.2 kernel.

    Still can't choose individual windows, however some users on the AUR reported it working.

     

    So thanks to the devs! Finally back to the best online meeting platform.

     

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      JMFernandez
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      November 18, 2024

      I can confirm that 6.2.10.4983 also fixes the issues for me.

      Setup: Gentoo Linux 6.11.6 with KDE 6.2.2 in Wayland mode, Pipewire 1.2.6, Wireplumber 0.5.6 and xdg-desktop-portal-1.18.4.

       

      I have tested Zoom both in XWayland and in pure Wayland modes. By default, the share screen crash is fixed. About screen and window sharing options, I had to tinker it through the share screen advanced options, choosing on "Screen capture mode on Wayland" the option "Pipewire Mode" in order to get the same offers I'm getting from Firefox or Google Chrome running videoconference software like Google Meet or Zoom.

       

       

      When I tried both "Auto Mode", "Original Mode" and "Pipewire Mode (Remote Control)", they were offering the same window which appeared in previous releases.

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        dataspindle
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        November 20, 2024

        As others mentioned, this IS ACTUALLY FIXED in 6.2.10 (4983)

        I am using the Flatpak version on OpenSuse KDE under Wayland

         

        VERY IMPORTANT, to get this to work, you need to set your screen share capture mode to Pipewire, not Auto! Exit and restart zoom after changing this setting.

         

        Thank you Zoom devs and the community for getting this addressed for all of us!

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          UKLondonPR
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          October 3, 2025

          I got rather excited when I saw this fix ... and then sadly, I dont have the pipeline option. Which of these do I choose?

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          MGSR
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          October 9, 2025

          Hello @UKLondonPR! This is to acknowledge your submitted ticket. Our technical team will get back to you as soon as possible. For now, thank you for your patience. 

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          celstark
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          December 31, 2024

          Better ... but when I try to resize the window I'm sharing it aborts the share.  Anyone able to replicate that?

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          UKLondonPR
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          October 3, 2025

          i have the same issue. it only started last week. my paid zoom account is already way above my budget. i zoom hasnt change this now to make it a feature only high tier payers can use because it is an important feature for a struggling book editor. 

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