More About Widgets

Be sure to take advantage of this great feature of the KDE desktop environment.

KDE Plasma Desktop Best Widgets

Here are some of my favorite widgets for the KDE Plasma desktop environment.

Device Notifier

With this widget you can see new devices that are connected to your system and interact with them.

Facebook

A social desktop widget for plugin that will allow you to interact with your friends without opening a web browser.

Folder View

This widget will display a transparent file manager widget on the KDE desktop with the contents a specific directory.

Leave A Note

Use this widget to quickly leave a note on your cool new KDE desktop.

Microblogging

With this you can update and view your microblogging accounts.

Network Monitor

A network monitor widget that allows you to control and view the status of your network. This also works as a shortcut to the KDE netowrk manager.

Pager

This is a very important widget, this widget provides you with a workspace switcher that you can move around the KDE desktop or place in your panel. Very useful if you often use multiple workspaces with the KDE desktop.

KDE Plasma Desktop Default Widgets

Here are some of the widgets that are commonly available with the KDE desktop environment.

Activities

This is a simple KDE widget used to display the activity manager.

Activity Bar

This is a small tab bar that you can use to switch activities.

Analog Clock

Here is a stylish clock that will display the current time on your desktop.

Application Launcher

A widgetized version of the Kickoff application launcher for the KDE desktop.

Application Launcher Menu

A widgetized version of the Kickoff application launcher menu.

Battery Monitor

This widget will display how much power you have available.

Binary Clock

Use this to display a clock in binary format for the KDE desktop, if you can read it.

Black Board

A blackboard widget that can be used for sketches and ideas.

Bookmarks

This KDE desktop widget will give you quick access to your Rekonq or Konqueror bookmarks.

Bouncy Ball

Click on the ball and it will start bouncing around your desktop.

Bubblemon

Here is one of the many great system monitor widgets.

Calculator

A calculator widget that matches the KDE desktop theme well.

Calendar

Here is a very effective calendar widget that will show you the current month and date.

Charecter Selector

Another simple widget that will give you a list of advanced characters that you can add to the KDE desktop clipboard.

Color Picker

This will give you an eye dropper tool that you can use to select colors on your desktop.

Comic Strip

With this widget you can view comic strips downloaded from the internet.

Community

This is a social desktop tool that will allow you to connect with other members of the community.

CPU Monitor

Here is an excellent CPU monitor widget.

Current Application Control

This widget will give you a set of controls for the currently active window.

Dictionary

A dictionary widget that will sit right on your desktop and allow you to look up words.

Digital Clock

Here is another beautiful clock for your desktop.

Eyes

A set of eyes that will follow your mouse pointer around the desktop.

Fifteen Puzzle

A simple puzzle game for your desktop.

File Watcher

With this widget you can specify files to automatically watch for changes.

Fuzzy Clock

This is a clock and calendar widget that displays everything in plain text.

Hard Disk Status

This widget will display the status of your connected hard disks.

Hardware Info

See information about your system hardware with this widget.

Hardware Temperature

Check the temperature of critical system hardware with this desktop widget.

Incoming Message

This widget will notify the user about incoming mail and notifications.

Input Method Panel

An input panel widget for oriental languages.

Kate Session Applet

You can use this widget to launch a new Kate session.

Keyboard

This widget will display a virtual on-screen keyboard.

Keyboard Layout

Change your active keyboard layout with this desktop widget.

Knowledge Base

Use this widget to reach the Opendesktop knowledge database.

Konqueror Profiles

This widget will allow the user to quickly change between Konqueror profiles.

Konsole Profiles

With this widget you can quickly change Konsole profiles.

LCD Weather Station

This widget will display weather reports in a LCD style.

Life

As far as I can tell this widget will emulate microbial life on your desktop.

Lock Logout

This widget will allow you to quickly lock your desktop or lockout of your current session.

Luna

Use this widget to see the current phase of the moon.

Magnifique

This widget will display a magnifying glass for the Plasma desktop.

Media Player

With this widget you can quickly play audio and video files directly from the desktop.

Memory Status

This widget will display the currently used system memory and the available memory.

Message Indicator

This widget will display messages from various desktop applications.

Network Management

This widget will display a simple icon as a shortcut to your network manager.

News

You can use this widget to view your favorite RSS feeds.

Notes

Here is another desktop note widget.

Notifications

This widget will display system notifications on the desktop.

Now Playing

See which track is currently playing with this desktop widget.

Pastebin

You can use this widget to quickly paste text or images to a remote server.

Paste

Use this widget to quickly paste saved text snippets.

Picture Frame

A desktop picture frame that allows you to manually change the display picture.

Previewer

With this widget you can quickly preview many different file types.

Qalculate!

This is a powerful mathematic equation solver for the desktop.

Quicklaunch

An area will be displayed where you can drag icons to quickly launch your favorite applications.

Remember The Milk

This is a task manager widget where you can keep your tasks organized.

RSSNNOW

Here is another excellent RSS widget for the KDE desktop.

Search Box

This widget will give you a desktop search box for various uses.

Show Desktop

Use this widget to quickly minimize all windows and display the KDE desktop.

Show Widget Dashboard

This widget will quickly launch the KDE widget dashboard.

Social News

Another useful news widget.

Spell Check

This widgets allows for fast spell checking of text.

System Load Viewer

This widget will display system resource usage.

System Monitor

This widget will display information about different system hardware.

System Tray

Minimized windows will be displayed in the KDE system tray.

Task Manager

You can use this widget to quickly switch between running applications.

Timer

This is a simple stopwatch timer for the KDE desktop.

Trashcan

Display the trashcan on the KDE desktop.

Unit Converter

Use this widget to convert different weights, currencies, and measurements.

Weather forecast

This widget will display the current local weather forecast.

Web Browser

A mini web browser widget that will sit on the KDE desktop.

Web Slice

You can use this widget to display only part of a web page.

Window List

Here is another widget that will allow you to switch between open windows when using the KDE desktop.

Window Menubar

This will display a menu bar of some kind.

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