Mesa 26.1 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Here’s What’s New

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Marcus Nestor
Jun 2, 2026

Highlights of Mesa 26.1 include OpenGL ES 2.0 support on PowerVR GPUs via the Zink graphics driver, VirtIO-GPU native-context driver support for the Intel i915 Iris, Crocus, and ANV (excluding HASVK) drivers, which boosts Intel GPU paravirtualization in a virtual machine, and VirGL is now considered unmaintained.

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Marcus Nestor

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