# KDE/plasma-desktop

Plasma for the Desktop

Repository: https://github.com/KDE/plasma-desktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/plasma-desktop
Homepage: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop
Language: QML
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:17:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4002, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1319, forks 153 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:21.295941+00:00)

## What it is
Plasma Desktop is the desktop form factor of the KDE Plasma workspace, containing the desktop shell widgets, taskbar, and configuration modules (KCMs) for the Plasma Desktop environment. It is a core component of KDE's Linux desktop, written largely in QML and C++.

## Use cases
- customize the KDE Plasma desktop panel and widgets
- configure desktop settings like keyboard, mouse, and display via KCMs
- build and modify Plasma desktop shell components
- contribute to KDE Plasma desktop development
- replace the desktop environment on a Linux distribution with KDE Plasma
- develop custom Plasma widgets for the desktop

## When to choose
- you run or develop for the KDE Plasma desktop on Linux
- you want to modify or extend Plasma's desktop shell, taskbar, or settings modules
- you are building a Linux distribution with a KDE-based desktop

## When to avoid
- you use GNOME, XFCE, or another non-KDE desktop environment
- you need Plasma Mobile or other form factors - those live in separate repositories
- you want a lightweight minimal window manager rather than a full desktop environment

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: gui, desktop-framework, ui-components, configuration-management
- domain: desktop-applications, operating-systems, cross-platform
- platform: cpp
- tags: kde, plasma, desktop-environment, qml, kcm, widgets, taskbar, system-settings, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- KDE/plasma-desktop (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.295941+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:47:52.797618+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/KDE/plasma-desktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.295941+00:00, sha 692356debfe7)
  - homepage: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop (fetched 2026-08-29T12:06:23.564436+00:00, sha 3340da67fe0b)
  - site_page: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/blob/master/COPYING.DOC (fetched 2026-08-29T12:06:23.573449+00:00, sha 6776a5686fb7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.