[solved] How to drag & drop files for import/export into Bitwig on a Steamdeck

[totoetlititi]

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The issue occurs specifically when dragging files from a file manager such as Dolphin into Bitwig on a Steam Deck.
Dolphin runs natively under Wayland, while Bitwig runs through XWayland. This mismatch appears to prevent drag-and-drop from working correctly.
A simple workaround is to force Dolphin to run under XWayland before launching Bitwig.

Here is the script (made by Claude) I use:

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#!/bin/bash
# Launch Dolphin in XWayland mode for Bitwig drag & drop
QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb dolphin &

# Launch Bitwig
flatpak run com.bitwig.BitwigStudio

and ... ta-da !!! You can now drag audio and midi files directly into Bitwig !
Hope it helps !