# MATE Desktop Library Reference Manual

## MATE Desktop Library Overview

The libmate-desktop library contains APIs that can be useful for a few applications, but which do not belong to GTK+ because of the limited use case. There is no guarantee of API or ABI stability, so it's recommended to not depend on it if you do not follow the same development cycle as MATE. Use at your own risk.

## Desktop Background

## Monitor Configuration

## Thumbnails

## Miscellaneous