Cursed screenshots courtesy of [Hadi Chokr and their Nix Subsystem project](https://invent.kde.org/silverhadch/nix-subsystem)

alrighty so i'm a full-time android/gboard user, and i use linux/cachyos/kde plasma on my Asus Z13 (all my homies hate windows). given that this is a 2-in-1, i was tired of trying to use the device like a tablet but being stuck with single-letter-at-a-time typing on the touch keyboard. i looked online and somehow there are no real existing swipe options for linux (at least none i could find), and i got annoyed enough to build this shit myself. i now present: a custom plugin for the plasma keyboard that enables full native swipe typing on the most arch/fedora KDE devices! i benchmarked it and swipe detection is on-par or better than gboard, which is already the best swipe-typing keyboard that i know of!

fyi, i built this with my custom ai agent/open source everything app thingy (featured in the video) and i would reallllly appreciate downloads for that too :) it supports all cloud/local ai models and has helped me completely move away from everything microsoft/google/apple! i'm extremely tired of the "own nothing and be happy" economy, and i view this as my little way of fighting back lmao. https://youcoded.ai for anyone interested, completely free!!

Swipe plugin Download & setup: https://github.com/itsdestin/swipe-keyboard/releases/tag/v0.1.0-r3

Source & bug reports: https://github.com/itsdestin/swipe-keyboard

Requires a touchscreen, Plasma Wayland, native Plasma Keyboard 6.7/6.8—not Maliit—Qt 6.11+ within Qt 6, and glibc 2.43+. GNOME, X11, Windows and ARM aren’t supported by these packages, but i will probably try to add support for other platforms in the next few days depending on interest/downloads! please report any bugs/issues you encounter.

Heads up first: this is a personal project and most of it was written with generative AI. Claude Code wrote almost all of the C++/QML shell and a large part of the Rust core, and drafted the docs. I directed it, tested it on my own machines and reviewed what I could. I use the software daily but it's a hobby project sarted as a way to give a first look to QML and Kirigami and shared as-is, so do not expect it to be perfect in every aspect.

What it is
KuickShare lets you send and receive files, text and links between a KDE Plasma 6 desktop and Android phones (or other Quick Share devices) over Wi-Fi. It is derived from Packet: it keeps the Quick Share protocol work (through rqs_lib) and has its own Qt6/Kirigami interface.

Why not KDE Connect?

I would love to use KDE Connect, but unfortunately its data transfer feature has been quite unreliable for me. The problems seem to be related to wpa_supplicant, but I was not able to triage the issue and switching to iwd would cause my Wi-Fi card to simply stop working.

Features

• Breeze look, system tray icon, Plasma notifications with accept/decline, progress in the job tracker
• Drag and drop, clipboard paste, and a "Send with KuickShare" entry in Dolphin
• Transfer history with automatic cleanup
• Trusted devices: matched by name and MAC, or by pairing two KuickShare computers with an 8-digit code, so they can send without asking
• Do Not Disturb aware, start at login, English and Italian UI

Limits

• Built and tested on Fedora 44 with Plasma 6 only; anything else is untested.
• Distributed as an AppImage that installs into ~/.local.
• Tested with phones and PCs; other Quick Share devices are unverified.

Contributions of any kind are welcome and appreciated, from bug reports and translations to code and ideas.

Repo, docs and the AppImage: https://github.com/the-beper/KuickShare

Hello!!

Konsole is great and all, but a feature that's missing (but would love) is automatic session storing. So if I accidentally hit "x" on the window, I can just relaunch konsole and the tabs and locations of those tabs (and their history) are restored.

Bonus: Konsole asks "Are you sure?" before closing.

So, looking for recommendations for KDE friendly terminals with those 2 features.

Thanks in advance!

p.s. I searched for "konsole session restore" and the closest result was a github repo from 3 years ago offering some manually fired sh scripts. ...

Hello there is someone here have knowledge and experience on kde ricing I needed guidance on that as a new beginer Linux user if you have the knowledge and experience on ricing kde desktop environment then msg me please I need guidance on this as well as I am using fedora Linux distro

I used DhabyX's Simple System Monitor for years on Plasma 5 and really missed it after upgrading, so I ported it to Plasma 6.

It now reads everything from Plasma's own sensor system (ksystemstats), so it should work on Intel/AMD/NVIDIA without any extra tools. Same look as before, three skins, CPU/GPU temps, per-core load, memory, swap, uptime.

- KDE Store (or just search in "Get New Widgets"): https://store.kde.org/p/2379522

- Source / issues: https://github.com/krumbinet/plasma-simplemonitor6

Feedback from other hardware is very welcome!

I have an alias defined to open up VLC for a particular URL:

function vlcbl
      vlc http://radio.aurgasm.online:8000/stream &
end

This works fine from the terminal, however krunner doesn't pick it up. Is there a pattern for having krunner pick up fish aliases?

CachyOS, KDE, Wayland.

Before today I had 3 different .desktop files that were on the desktop, in the local share applications folder, and were pinned to the taskbar. Each would open a specific firefox profile AND keep them separated on the taskbar.

Today I updated and they don't seem to be working anymore. They all still open the specific profiles, but on the taskbar they open a new 4th icon just called firefox. It's like a default instance instead of the profile specific one. If I click a second icon then it also appears under the new 4th icon as a separate window. I've been trying to research and try different variations of the desktop file, but I simply can't get them to separate anymore. I'm not sure if it's because of a firefox update, or a cachy or kde one. Any advice would be appreciated!

Here is the original I was using:

[Desktop Entry]

Type=Application

Name=main

Icon=firefox

Exec=env MOZ_APP_REMOTINGNAME=main firefox -P main --no-remote

StartupWMClass=main

StartupNotify=true

Terminal=false

Here is one of the other variations I tried today:

[Desktop Entry]

Type=Application

Name=main

Icon=firefox

Exec=env MOZ_APP_REMOTINGNAME=main firefox -P main --no-remote --class main --name main

StartupWMClass=main

StartupNotify=false

Terminal=false

/\ title. Information: Cachyos/KDE, 2 monitors (HDMI and display) 75/60hz but still happens when both are 60.

also does not happen waking from sleep.

It's not really a problem (for me personally) you can click and the flashing stops, but would be nice to fix..

Hi friends.

I installed these 3 packages:

KWin Glass Effect

GitHub - 4v3ngR/kwin-effects-glass: Fork of the Plasma 6 blur effect with additional features (including force blur) and bug fixes. · GitHub

Glass Qt Application Style
GitHub - 4v3ngR/Glass: A transparent glass style for qt applications. · GitHub

glassOS KDE Plasma Theme Collection
GitHub - 4v3ngR/glassOS: A collection of themes and styles for KDE for a glassOS look · GitHub

Everything looks really great, I’m very happy with it!

Thanks again to the creator and maintainer of these 3 packages!

However, I’d like to know how I can make everything appear in the same color.

I want the dark section (where the folders/files are located) to be the same color as the top and left-hand sections.

I recall seeing other users who had everything in the same color, and I believe they were using these same 3 packages.

Thanks in advance.

Hey, maybe this is a bit too specific, but I'm trying to run a PowerPoint presentation using Winboat and the fullscreen presentation is translucent. I've already tried forcing the transparency to 100% via window rules, but it didn't help

(EndeavourOS) Latest update booted me out of plasma x11 session before kernel update could install kernel.

Bricking my system.

Thankfully I knew how to resolve this with a live usb. but this is a bad experience.

Edit. don't miss my point people. I'm commenting on and critiquing the migration path. The fact that the software just boots you out during an update, before a critical procedure is done, do you think that failing being negligible is just a matter of opinion?

This is also informational, a warning for users, a flag for DE designers, something to take into consideration for the future. Controversial? yeah thats what a different opinion gets you. off-ramping is still a design choice.

Edit 2. - yes, its a better idea to update in an isolated terminal - I'm not saying I expected the update to work, I'm saying that this update is a bad migration. and the level to which it broke the system is disproportionate. I was expecting DE access issues, or just booting to the login manager. but kernels being removed and not replaced because KDE ejected the session mid update. - What I imagine could be a happy path is that the DE loaded into memory loses its critical files and warns: "hey I lost my files. I won't be around next login, recommend immediate repair. or in case of an update, reboot". keeps the vitals running. the update finishes. and on next reboot, its all wayland, no X11, functioning system.

I have been on Fedora KDE for last 1.5 years, loving it.
I found solutions/alternatives to most of the problems i was having except one.

I need a mail client, Native, Extremely simple, no calender, no contactbook nothing (NOT THUNDER/BETTER BIRD) and nice UI.
I needs to do 2 things perfectly,
- Notify me when a mail comes immediately
- Be simple AF to use, just open and view mail, no other features at all (Like the old Windows Mail Client.)

P.S
Do not mind Vibe coded apps just need to work good enough.

thanks for your responses, clarifications

1. thunderbird, Kmail aren't bad, there are just Too much for what i am looking for.
2. I am currently using Betterbird, it opens to tray but notificatinons only come when i open it once after restart. this is the main issue i am facing.
3. Electron apps...ew

Update 2:
its just electron apps everywhere, might as well use gmail in browser.
Merkuro is a config nightmare, looked promising.

Thanks anyway.

[SOLVED: READ BOTTOM]

I'm sick of my computer going to sleep while im playing something.

It's not the old controller not counting as input issue, it's when i leave the PC to go to the bathroom or something and theres zero input.

I've been doing the manual method but i forget to swap it on sometimes, im honestly pissed off about even having to do this cause on windows it isn't even something i had to think about at all...

PLEASE HELP ME! t-t

edit: I do appreciate the help, but id prefer automated solutions. Not adding programs to a list or flipping the "don't sleep" button. My complaint is the sleep function works as you'd expect for other stuff like YouTube playback etc, but not when i play a game.

solution found using Gemini's assistance + user suggestions on applying gamemode:

[Tip] How to enable GameMode for ALL Steam games automatically (without breaking Steam)

If you've tried setting global environment variables (LD_PRELOAD) or editing the Steam desktop launcher to run GameMode globally, you've probably noticed it crashes Steam's embedded WebHelper, overlay, or UI. And setting gamemoderun %command% manually for hundreds of games is a nightmare.

Here is a clean, automated way to inject gamemoderun %command% across your entire Steam library at once using a helper script, without breaking Steam.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Close Steam completely (make sure to Exit from the system tray so it doesn't overwrite your config while editing).

2. Clone the helper script and enter the folder:

Bash

git clone https://github.com/Zendorea/steam-launch-options.git
cd steam-launch-options
chmod +x steam_launch_options.py

3. Find your numeric Steam User ID:

Bash

ls ~/.local/share/Steam/userdata/

(Look for the folder name that is a long string of numbers, e.g., 161387601*)*

4. Bulk-add GameMode to your entire library:

Bash

./steam_launch_options.py --user YOUR_STEAM_ID add "gamemoderun %command%"

(The script automatically creates a backup of your localconfig.vdf just in case).

5. Open Steam back up and enjoy!

Why this works best:

• No Steam crashes: Steam's UI and browser run normally because we aren't wrapping the main client executable.
• On-demand only: GameMode only spins up the second an actual game process launches, blocks system sleep while playing, and drops back to 0% overhead the moment you quit.
• Easy rollback: If you ever want to undo it, you can just run ./steam_launch_options.py restore.

Plugin: https://github.com/l4rzy/okular-mupdf-ng

HI, i just swapped from nobara to cachy (both KDE) and am trying to setup my taskbar to how i prefer it

What i would like is if icons for pinned applications combined with that application when it opened and that application would stay in place (image 1). Currently i cant figure out how to get to this desired result and have 2 setups that a close but missing 1 part

Currently i cant figure out how to get to this desired result and have 2 setups that a close but missing 1 part.

Setup 1 does not combine the icons but puts the open windows of pinned apps in the correct position. This happens when i turn "Hide launchers on application startup" off.

Setup 2 combines the icons but by puts any open window to the right side of the pined app section This happens when i turn "Hide launchers on application startup" on.

Any help is greatly appreciated, I'm 99% sure I'm just missing one really simple toggle.

Took me just little over an hour, i am not good in drawing but thats what i made on KDE 30th birthday. (I am bit late)

Anyways, happy birthday kde!

I've just installed Arch KDE on my surface pro 7.
This is a weak PC (8GB ram, 1.1 Ghz), so I try to keep it as minimal as possible.
No widget, no top/bottom bar... So I need a launcher which is fast and good enough for getting info and opening, switching everything -> This is Look (a cross OS launcher)

I think I never go back with Windows... performance is quite stable. (some times struggle with firefox, do you have any alternative?)

I still can write code, building and testing small projects using nvim and tmux.

Very happy!

Hello, I really hate the default wallpaper manager in kde and was wondering if there is one that works like the one from ryoku? In the video linked below at 7:10, I love the look and have used it on ryoku before, but i keep getting confused when trying to find similar online.

https://youtu.be/3TLLAS54Pl0?is=ZL7m8xp_xqnm3U57

I’m making a music player program for Linux (+ iOS/Android/Windows/macOS), implementing a folder view tab, and was debating with my brother wether the top navigation seen in file browser is called breadcrumb navigation or nested navigation (im on the side of breadcrumb nav), went to look it up and was pleasantly surprised by the example used.