- KDEs Android TV alternative, Plasma Bigscreen, rises from . . .
Another KDE project, Plasma Bigscreen, is back from the dead with a much better UI spread across the entire shell
- KDE Revives Plasma Bigscreen as Android TV Rival
KDE's Plasma Bigscreen, dormant since 2020, is reviving as a privacy-focused, open-source Linux alternative to Android TV Led by a Plasma Mobile developer, it features a redesigned UI, better navigation, voice control, and Raspberry Pi support, challenging proprietary ecosystems through community-driven innovation
- Plasma Bigscreen
Open up Plasma Bigscreen is an open-source user interface for TV's Running on top of a Linux distribution, Plasma Bigscreen turns your TV or setup-box into a fully hackable device A big launcher giving you easy access to any installed apps and skills Controllable via voice or TV remote Install Contribute Using the multi-platform toolkit Qt, the flexible extensions of KDE Frameworks plus
- Plasma Bigscreen Gets a Fresh Boost from the Community
The Plasma Bigscreen TV-focused UI sees a fresh life as a KDE contributor revives it, modernizing the design, settings, and controller support for Plasma 6
- Linux on TV? Plasma Bigscreen Gets Some Much-Needed TLC
Plasma Bigscreen is KDE's open source TV ecosystem that once had a lot of potential but slowly fell off the radar Originally launched in March 2020, it aimed to turn regular television sets into smart, Linux-powered devices with a clean, remote-friendly interface
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Plasma Bigscreen itself emerged around 2020 and was designed as a “Plasma shell”, in a similar way to Plasma Desktop and Plasma Mobile Back when development was active, it provided a TV friendly launcher to launch Linux apps, and even had its own “mini-apps”, known as Mycroft Skills These could be downloaded from the KDE Store
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