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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Using your PC doesn’t have to be a bland experience, sometimes adding some bling is all you need to make your computer have a bit of your personality. With desktop effects, you can impress your friends with all the tricks your computer can do, or even just have some fun while waiting for a download to finish. | Using your PC doesn’t have to be a bland experience, sometimes adding some bling is all you need to make your computer have a bit of your personality. With desktop effects, you can impress your friends with all the tricks your computer can do, or even just have some fun while waiting for a download to finish. | ||
Thankfully, Plasma offers a bunch of built-in effects so you can start customizing your computer to your liking without any extra effort. | Thankfully, KDE Plasma offers a bunch of built-in effects so you can start customizing your computer to your liking without any extra effort. | ||
So, are you ready to discover all the new and exciting things you can enable to customize your computing experience? | So, are you ready to discover all the new and exciting things you can enable to customize your computing experience? | ||
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===Wobbly Windows=== | ===Wobbly Windows=== | ||
Wobbly Windows is a classic. If you haven’t experienced it yet, now it’s your chance. | |||
[[File:Wobbly windows effect kde plasma.webm|center|thumb|1200px|If you get easily addicted to things, we recommend being cautious with wobbly windows ;)]] | [[File:Wobbly windows effect kde plasma.webm|center|thumb|1200px|If you get easily addicted to things, we recommend being cautious with wobbly windows ;)]] | ||
It makes your windows look like jello when you move them. After you enable it, you won’t be able to stop moving windows around all day long! | It makes your windows look like jello when you move them. After you enable it, you won’t be able to stop moving windows around all day long! | ||
===Magic Lamp=== | ===Magic Lamp=== | ||
If you liked the wobbly windows effect, you might be interested in stretching your windows when minimizing them as well. | If you liked the wobbly windows effect, you might be interested in stretching your windows when minimizing them as well. Just enable the Magic Lamp effect and enjoy. | ||
[[File:Magic lamp effect kde plasma.webm|thumb|1200px|center|Has anyone here seen a magic lamp?]] | [[File:Magic lamp effect kde plasma.webm|thumb|1200px|center|Has anyone here seen a magic lamp?]] | ||
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===Fall Apart=== | ===Fall Apart=== | ||
We get it, sometimes it’s fun to make things explode. You can do exactly that by enabling the | We get it, sometimes it’s fun to make things explode. You can do exactly that by enabling the Fall Apart effect. After you do that, every time you close a window it will be shredded into little pieces! | ||
[[File:Fall apart explode effect kde plasma.webm|1200px|thumb|center|Your friends are gonna love seeing your computer can explode windows like this!]] | [[File:Fall apart explode effect kde plasma.webm|1200px|thumb|center|Your friends are gonna love seeing your computer can explode windows like this!]] | ||
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There’s a lot of stuff you can enable on the Desktop Effects page. We only showed a fraction of all the effects available, so explore | There’s a lot of stuff you can enable on the Desktop Effects page. We only showed a tiny fraction of all the effects available, so explore the Effects page a little and you’ll see a lot of cool things the KDE Plasma Desktop is capable of. You can also customize the settings of some of the built-in effects for an even more personalized experience. | ||
If you want to read more tips and tricks, you can follow KDE on Social Media:<br><br> | If you want to read more tips and tricks, you can follow KDE on Social Media:<br><br> | ||
Revision as of 15:17, 7 June 2022
Introduction
Using your PC doesn’t have to be a bland experience, sometimes adding some bling is all you need to make your computer have a bit of your personality. With desktop effects, you can impress your friends with all the tricks your computer can do, or even just have some fun while waiting for a download to finish.
Thankfully, KDE Plasma offers a bunch of built-in effects so you can start customizing your computer to your liking without any extra effort.
So, are you ready to discover all the new and exciting things you can enable to customize your computing experience?
Add some eye candy to your KDE Plasma Desktop
There are many effects to choose from, ranging from ones that enhance functionality to ones that are simply meant to look really cool!
To apply effects, go to select the effect you want and hit
We’ll showcase our top three eye-candy effects below.
Wobbly Windows
Wobbly Windows is a classic. If you haven’t experienced it yet, now it’s your chance.
It makes your windows look like jello when you move them. After you enable it, you won’t be able to stop moving windows around all day long!
Magic Lamp
If you liked the wobbly windows effect, you might be interested in stretching your windows when minimizing them as well. Just enable the Magic Lamp effect and enjoy.
Fall Apart
We get it, sometimes it’s fun to make things explode. You can do exactly that by enabling the Fall Apart effect. After you do that, every time you close a window it will be shredded into little pieces!
There’s a lot of stuff you can enable on the Desktop Effects page. We only showed a tiny fraction of all the effects available, so explore the Effects page a little and you’ll see a lot of cool things the KDE Plasma Desktop is capable of. You can also customize the settings of some of the built-in effects for an even more personalized experience.
If you want to read more tips and tricks, you can follow KDE on Social Media:
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