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We've compiled a list of 20 free and paid alternatives to KDE Plasma. The primary competitors include GNOME, Xfce. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between KDE Plasma and Cinnamon, MATE, LXDE. Also you can look at other similar options here: OS and Utilities.


GNOME
Free Open Source

An easy and elegant way to use your computer, GNOME 3 is designed to put you in control and get...

Xfce
Free Open Source

Lightweight, fast, beautiful, and easy to use Desktop Environment

Cinnamon
Free Open Source

Cinnamon is a Linux desktop which provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user...

MATE
Free Open Source

Desktop environment, a fork of GNOME 2.

LXDE
Free Open Source

The "Lightweight ...

Enlightenment
Free Open Source

Enlightenment is not just a window manager for Linux/X11 and others, but also a whole suite of...

LXQt
Free Open Source

LXQt is the Qt port and the upcoming version of https://alternativeto.

Budgie
Free Open Source

Budgie is the flagship desktop of the Solus OS and is part of the Solus Project.

EDE
Free Open Source

Equinox Desktop Environment is simple and small graphical desktop environment for UNIX operating...

Plasma is a cross-device work environment by the KDE Community where trust is put on the user's...

KDE Plasma Platforms

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KDE Plasma Video and Screenshots

KDE Plasma Overview

Plasma is the KDE workspace. Actually it is a technology that can adapt to many types of devices. Currently there are two varieties of Plasma: The Plasma Desktop environment which is the focus of the majority of our pages and Plasma Mobile, the new cool environment for pads and smartphones.

An important part of Plasma are the "widgets". Widgets are the individual units of the desktop and they include (although they are not limited to) the application menu, icons, the system tray, the clock, etc. Widgets can exist on the desktop itself, or be inserted into the panel, on the screen saver or on the dashboard among other places. Widgets exist for a large number of tasks besides usual desktop helpers, including microblogging (Twitter, identi.ca), unit conversion calculators, weather forecasts, file sharing and much more. Panels and desktops are also special kinds of widgets themselves, meant to contain other widgets.

KDE Plasma Features

tick-square Optimized for Fastboot mode
tick-square Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
tick-square Full text search
tick-square Customizable

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KDE Plasma Categories

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KDE Plasma Tags

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