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=== Astronomy ===
=== Astronomy ===
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==== Binary Clock ====
==== Binary Clock ====
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*'''purpose'''


A binary clock.  
Displays the current time using binary.


*'''screenshot'''
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==== Digital Clock ====
==== Digital Clock ====
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


A simple digital clock.  
A standard digital clock.


*'''screenshot'''
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[[Image:Digital-clock.png|thumb|left]]  
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==== Fuzzy Clock ====
==== Fuzzy Clock ====
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


A fuzzy clock.  
This "fuzzy" clock displays time in an approximate, textual form.  


*'''screenshot'''
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[[Image:Fuzzy-clock.png|thumb|left]]  
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=== Environment and Weather ===


==== Train Clock ====
==== Weather Forecast ====


*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


A train clock where the numbers flip.  
Displays the weather forecast in the area you specify. Data is provided by wetter.com


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Train-clock.jpeg|thumb|left]]  
[[Image:Weather3.png|thumb|left]]  
 


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=== Environment and Weather ===


==== Customizable Weather Plasmoid (CWP) ====


http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Customizable+Weather+Plasmoid+%28CWP%29?content=98925
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==== yaWP (Yet Another Weather Plasmoid) ====
 
http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/yaWP+%28Yet+Another+Weather+Plasmoid%29?content=94106
 
==== plasma_pyweather ====
 
http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/plasma_pyweather?content=110137
 
==== Simple Weather Forecast ====


http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/simple+weather+forecast?content=92149
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==== Weather Plasmoid ====
 
http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Weather+Plasmoid?content=84251
 
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=== File System ===
=== File System ===
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


Watch a file on disk.  
Watches and displays the content of a file on the desk. In this screenshot, the bash history is being watched.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:File watcher.jpg|thumb|left]]  
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==== Trash Can ====
==== Trash Can ====
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*'''purpose'''


Play the game fifteen puzzle. You can play the game with a custom picture.  
You can play the game fifteen puzzle, including selecting your own custom picture that you are trying to put back together.


*'''screenshot'''
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[[Image:FifteenPuzzle.png|thumb|left]]  
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==== Life ====
==== Life ====
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


Conway's Game of Life applet (more info [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway_game_of_life here]  
This is the Conway's game of life. For more information on the simulation, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway_game_of_life the Wikipedia article].


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Conway.jpeg|thumb|left]]  
[[Image:Conwaylife.png|thumb|left]]  


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=== Graphics ===
=== Graphics ===
==== aKademy Group Photo ====
*'''purpose'''
Display the conference group photo.
*'''screenshot'''
[[Image:Akademy.jpeg|thumb|left]]
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==== Color Picker ====
==== Color Picker ====
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*'''purpose'''


Get the color value of any color on the desktop.  
Get the color value of any position on the desktop. You can click on the color to view the RGB code, as well as the history.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Color picker.png|thumb|left]]  
[[Image:Colorpicker3.png|thumb|left]]  


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==== Comic Strip ====
==== Comic Strip ====
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


Show comics on your desktop. This currently supports comics like: Userfriendly, Dilbert, Garfield, Snoopy, xkcd, OsNews Focus Shift.  
Show webcomics on your desktop. This currently supports a wide variety of web comics which can be installed through KNewStuff.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Comic strip.jpg|thumb|left]]  
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==== Picture Frame ====
==== Picture Frame ====
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


A picture applet. It can show a single picture or a slideshow of pictures. You can drop an image to show an image, or drop a folder to start a slideshow of the images in the folder.  
A picture frame. It can show a single picture or a slideshow of pictures. You can drop an image to show an image, or drop a folder to start a slideshow of the images in the folder.  


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Frame.png|thumb|left]]<br> [[Image:Frame 2.jpg|thumb|left]]  
[[Image:Pictureframe2.png|thumb|left]]


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=== Language ===
=== Language ===
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


A dictionary applet. Search the definition of a word.  
Allows you to look up the definitions of a word.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Dictionary.jpg|thumb|left]]<br>  
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==== Rot13 ====
 
*'''purpose'''
 
A applet to encrypt your text using the Rot13 encryption. (more info [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rot13 here])
 
*'''screenshot'''
 
[[Image:Rot13.jpeg|thumb|left]]
 
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*'''location'''
 
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=== Mapping ===
 
==== 3D Earth Model ====
 
*'''purpose'''
 
Shows a 3D model of the earth
 
*'''screenshot'''
 
[[TODO]]
 
*'''location'''
 
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=== Miscellaneous ===
=== Miscellaneous ===
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


A very basic calculator applet.  
A basic but functional calculator.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Calculator.jpeg|thumb|left]]  
[[Image:Calculator2.png|thumb|left]]  


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==== KGet ====
==== KGet ====
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


Monitor your downloads. This applet can show a bar chart, a pie chart and a speed graph.  
Monitor your downloads. This applet can show a bar chart, a pie chart and a speed graph.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''
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==== Moodbar ====
 
*'''purpose'''
 
Amarok moodbar applet.
 
*'''screenshot'''
 
[[Image:Moodbar.jpeg|thumb|left]]
 
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*'''location'''
 
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==== KMLDonkey ====
 
*'''purpose'''
 
Monitor down- and upload statistics of your MLDonkey core.
 
*'''screenshot'''
 
[[Image:Kmldonkeyapplet.jpg|thumb|left]]
 
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*'''location'''
 
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/extragear/network/kmldonkey/kmlplasma
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==== SuperKaramba ====
==== SuperKaramba ====
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==== Lancelot Part ====
==== Lancelot Parts ====


*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


Lancelot Part makes it possible to add parts of the Lancelot menu directly onto the desktop or panel.  
You can drag and drop one part of Lancelot and the specific part will appear as it's own widget.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Lancelot-part.png|thumb|left]]  
[[Image:LancelotParts.png|thumb|left]]  


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=== Online Services ===
 
==== Commit Log ====
 
*'''purpose'''
 
Shows commit log for a project
 
*'''screenshot'''
 
[[Image:Commit.jpeg|thumb|left]]
 
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*'''location'''
 
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==== English Breakfast ====
 
*'''purpose'''
 
This week in KDEThe English Breakfast Network (EBN) is dedicated to the contemplation of tea, KDE API Documentation Validation, User Documentation Validation, Source Code Checking, omphaloskepsis, and star-gazing. [http://www.englishbreakfastnetwork.org/]
 
*'''screenshot'''
 
[[Image:Ebn.png|thumb|left]]
 
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*'''location'''
 
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==== News ====
==== News ====
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


Shows news from various sources  
Shows news from various sources. The widget reads RSS feeds and displays them.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:News.jpeg|thumb|left]]  
[[Image:News3.png|thumb|left]]  


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==== News Ticker ====
==== Microblog ====


*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


Scrolling feed applet.  
An applet to follow people's microblogs. Supports a variety of APIs, including Identica and Twitter.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:News ticker.png|thumb|left]]  
[[Image:Microblog.png|thumb|left]]  


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==== Twitter Microblog ====
 
*'''purpose'''
 
An applet to follow people microblogs and microblog yourself using twitter.
 
*'''screenshot'''
 
[[Image:Twitter.png|thumb|left]]
 
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*'''location'''
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
/KDE/kdeplasma-addons/applets/twitter
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=== System Information ===
=== System Information ===
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


Show the current state of the battery. On hover show percentage of current battery left.  
Show the current state of the battery. You can click on the battery to see more information such as the estimated discharge time, or modify the display brightness.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Battery applet.png|thumb|left]]  
[[Image:BatteryMon2.png|thumb|left]]  


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==== Battery Time Remaining ====
==== Battery Time Remaining ====
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http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Battery+NG?content=117820


==== Hard Disk Monitor ====
==== Hard Disk IO Monitor ====


*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


A hard disk usage monitor.  
A hard disk usage monitor.  You can observe how much disk IO is being made with the graph.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Harddiskmonitor.jpeg|thumb|left]]  
[[Image:DiskActivity.png|thumb|left]]  


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==== Hardware info ====
==== Hardware info ====
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*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Hardwareinfo.jpeg|thumb|left]]  
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==== Lock/Logout ====
==== Lock/Logout ====
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*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Lock-logout.png|thumb|left]]  
[[Image:LockLogout.png|thumb|left]]  


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(note underscore)
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==== New Device Notifier ====
==== Device Notifier ====


*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


Shows the recently plugged in devices and notifies the user if a new device is plugged in.  
Shows the recently plugged in devices and notifies the user if a new device is plugged in. You can choose to show storage devices too.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Recently plugged.png|thumb|left]]  
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==== System Monitor ====
==== System Monitor ====
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


System monitor applet.  
System monitor applet. There are multiple tabs which you can enable, including CPU, network IO and disk IO graphs, temperature, hardware info, etc.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Systemmonitor.jpeg|thumb|left]]  
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=== Windows And Tasks ===
=== Windows And Tasks ===
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


A pager applet that shows the virtual desktops.  
A pager applet that shows the virtual desktops. Click to switch.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Pager.png|thumb|left]]  
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==== System Tray ====
==== System Tray ====
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


A system tray applet.  
Displays your system tray.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Systray.png|thumb|left]]  
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==== Task Manager ====
==== Task Manager ====
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*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


Shows the open applications.  
Shows your open applications. Can be resized to show icons and text, or only icons.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Tasks.png|thumb|left]]  
[[Image:TaskManager.png|thumb|left]]  


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====Window List====
====Window List====
*'''purpose'''
*'''purpose'''


Shows the open applications.  
The Window List shows a list of open windows.


*'''screenshot'''
*'''screenshot'''


[[Image:Window.png|thumb|left]]  
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Latest revision as of 04:12, 3 January 2014

Known plasmoids

Application Launchers

Kickoff

  • purpose

Standard application launcher since KDE 4.0. Features include search, recently used applications and files and favorites.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kde-workspace/plasma/desktop/applets/kickoff/

Application Launcher Menu

  • purpose

Classic application launcher menu, similar to the one in KDE 3. The same dataset is shared with Kickoff.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kde-workspace/plasma/desktop/applets/kickoff/

Lancelot Launcher

  • purpose

Lancelot is an application launcher menu designed to provide a place from which all your jobs begin. It provides quick access to applications, places, documents, contacts and system information.

For more info visit the blog of the author Ivan Čukić or Lancelot's home page. You could also be interested in Lancelot feature in commit-digest.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/lancelot/

Astronomy

Luna

  • purpose

Widget which displays the current moon phase. Access the settings to set it for northern / southern hemisphere.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/luna/

Date and Time

Analog Clock

  • purpose

A simple analog clock.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kde-workspace/plasma/generic/applets/analog-clock/

Binary Clock

  • purpose

Displays the current time using binary.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/binary-clock/

Digital Clock

  • purpose

A standard digital clock.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kde-workspace/plasma/generic/applets/digital-clock/

Fuzzy Clock

  • purpose

This "fuzzy" clock displays time in an approximate, textual form.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/fuzzy-clock/

Environment and Weather

Weather Forecast

  • purpose

Displays the weather forecast in the area you specify. Data is provided by wetter.com

  • screenshot



  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/weather/




File System

File Watcher

  • purpose

Watches and displays the content of a file on the desk. In this screenshot, the bash history is being watched.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/fileWatcher/

Trash Can

  • purpose

A trash can applet.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kde-workspace/plasma/desktop/applets/trash

Games

Fifteen Puzzle

  • purpose

You can play the game fifteen puzzle, including selecting your own custom picture that you are trying to put back together.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/fifteenPuzzle/

Life

  • purpose

This is the Conway's game of life. For more information on the simulation, see the Wikipedia article.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/life/

Graphics

Color Picker

  • purpose

Get the color value of any position on the desktop. You can click on the color to view the RGB code, as well as the history.

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  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/kolourpicker/

Comic Strip

  • purpose

Show webcomics on your desktop. This currently supports a wide variety of web comics which can be installed through KNewStuff.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/comic/

Picture Frame

  • purpose

A picture frame. It can show a single picture or a slideshow of pictures. You can drop an image to show an image, or drop a folder to start a slideshow of the images in the folder.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/frame/

Language

Dictionary

  • purpose

Allows you to look up the definitions of a word.

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  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/dict/

Miscellaneous

Calculator

  • purpose

A basic but functional calculator.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/calculator/

KGet

  • purpose

Monitor your downloads. This applet can show a bar chart, a pie chart and a speed graph.

  • screenshot



  • location
kde:kget/plasma/applet/

SuperKaramba

  • purpose

Integrate the tons of existing Karamba Themes as good as possible into the KDE4 plasma desktop.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:superkaramba/plasma/

Lancelot Parts

  • purpose

You can drag and drop one part of Lancelot and the specific part will appear as it's own widget.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/lancelot/


News

  • purpose

Shows news from various sources. The widget reads RSS feeds and displays them.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/news/

Microblog

  • purpose

An applet to follow people's microblogs. Supports a variety of APIs, including Identica and Twitter.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/applets/microblog/

System Information

Battery Monitor

  • purpose

Show the current state of the battery. You can click on the battery to see more information such as the estimated discharge time, or modify the display brightness.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kde-workspace/plasma/generic/applets/batterymonitor/

Battery Time Remaining

  • purpose

This is a modification of the original battery plasmoid of plasma desktop. It displays the remaining battery time.

  • location

http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Battery+Time+Remaining?content=123767

Battery NG

  • puropse

This is a modification of the original battery plasmoid of plasma desktop. It allows interpolation between battery states which effectivly provides a continuous bar instead of only 6 fill states.

  • location

http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Battery+NG?content=117820

Hard Disk IO Monitor

  • purpose

A hard disk usage monitor. You can observe how much disk IO is being made with the graph.

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  • location
kde:kde-workspace/plasma/generic/applets/system-monitor/

Hardware info

  • purpose

Show hardware info.

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  • location
kde:kde-workspace/plasma/generic/applets/system-monitor/

Lock/Logout

  • purpose

Lock the screen or log the current user out.

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  • location
kde:kde-workspace/plasma/generic/applets/lock_logout/

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Device Notifier

  • purpose

Shows the recently plugged in devices and notifies the user if a new device is plugged in. You can choose to show storage devices too.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kde-workspace/plasma/generic/applets/devicenotifier/

System Monitor

  • purpose

System monitor applet. There are multiple tabs which you can enable, including CPU, network IO and disk IO graphs, temperature, hardware info, etc.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kde-workspace/plasma/generic/applets/system-monitor/

Windows And Tasks

Pager

  • purpose

A pager applet that shows the virtual desktops. Click to switch.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kde-workspace/plasma/desktop/applets/pager/

System Tray

  • purpose

Displays your system tray.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kdeplasma-addons/generic/applets/systemtray/

Task Manager

  • purpose

Shows your open applications. Can be resized to show icons and text, or only icons.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kde-workspace/plasma/desktop/applets/taskmanager/

Window List

  • purpose

The Window List shows a list of open windows.

  • screenshot


  • location
kde:kde-workspace/plasma/desktop/applets/window-list/