Plasma Bigscreen is a user-friendly, open-source interface designed for devices like HTPCs and SBCs connected to TVs and projectors. It provides an intuitive experience that allows for easy navigation from a distance using remote controls. Discover an engaging environment that adapts to your preferences, offering the safety and privacy protection that come with the Free and Open Source Software.

Test on a development machine

It is recommended to use kdesrc-build to build this from source. See this page in order to set it up. Note that kdesrc-build doesn't automatically build plasma-nano and plasma-settings, so make sure to also build that before you run the shell.

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KDE Plasma Dependencies

• Plasma Nano - https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-nano

KDE Frameworks Dependencies

• Activities
• ActivitiesStats
• Plasma
• I18n
• Kirigami
• KCMUtils
• GlobalAccel
• Notifications
• PlasmaQuick
• KIO
• Wayland
• WindowSystem
• KDEConnect
• SVG

QT dependencies

• Quick
• Core
• Qml
• DBus
• Network

To start the Bigscreen homescreen in a window, run:

QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland dbus-run-session kwin_wayland "plasmashell -p org.kde.plasma.bigscreen"