I discovered KDE’s hidden superpowers after installing these 3 open-source utilities
“If you've been in the Linux space for a while, you know just how customisable KDE Plasma can be. However, a lot of us only limit that customisation to picking the theme or moving the panel. What surprises me is how many plug-in surfaces Plasma exposes that I barely even touched. On top of that, they sit right next to the Plasma features you probably use daily. Well, the timing is perfect because Plasma 6.7 just arrived back in June 2026. When 6.8 comes out, it's going to drop support for X11 and become Wayland-exclusive. So, all the tools I've picked for this work on Wayland.”
I've been on Plasma KDE for a long time now, because I'm very happy with it, and love the customisation as well as some of the power apps that come with KDE.
But even I forget that things progress and newer apps and features come along. What quite impressed me in this article, was the Panel Colorizer. It really overlays and skins your existing panel so you don't need to configure anything new. You just get to make it look quite stunning and visually appealing. As oner commenter said, Plasma is a never ending journey of discovery. There is always more you can explore and do with it.
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I discovered KDE’s hidden superpowers after installing these 3 open-source utilities
Making sure I can push Plasma to its limit.
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