KDE Plasma is bringing back its “Bigscreen” TV mode.

KDE Plasma is bringing back its “Bigscreen” TV mode.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/931254/kde-plasma-is-bringing-back-its-bigscreen-tv-mode

Publish Date: 2026-05-15 10:46:00

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Posted May 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM UTC

KDE Plasma is bringing back its “Bigscreen” TV mode.

As Phoronix reports, the Plasma 6.7 beta includes the module for the desktop environment’s TV-friendly UI, which was dropped from Plasma’s release schedule in 2024. It’s made for Linux PCs hooked up to TVs — like Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine, which runs on SteamOS and uses KDE Plasma.

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