The KDE Plasma 6 / Wayland State of Things for Desktop Apps
We run our entire desktop catalog on KDE Plasma 6 over Wayland every day, so this is the honest state report: what works, what still bites, and which defaults need flipping.
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Why We Picked Rust for Desktop Apps in 2026
Eight of our desktop apps and libraries are Rust now, and the reasons have less to do with the language's reputation than with what quietly matured between 2020 and today, plus an honest list of where it still hurts.
Realistic Mouse Jiggler: Keep Your Session Alive without Looking Weird
Realistic Mouse Jiggler is a Rust + egui utility for Linux, macOS, and Windows that keeps sessions awake with natural cursor motion, and the interesting part is the motion math and the platform permission maze underneath a deliberately tiny feature set.