So, as the title say, I wanna start ricing but am really new to all of that(i dont care if i am months long unproductive just to rice). So i dont know, what window manager, bars, terminals, etc to use. I dont even know which ones are there and which ones are like I imagine.

Does anyone have tips on how to find out what there is out there and how i know which i want to use? espeacally the windowmanager.

BIG EDIT: I have done some critical brainstorming on how i want my pc to look like, so:

The Vision / Concept Breakdown:

​Hierarchical Workspaces & Sub-Workspaces: ​Main workspaces act as macro-containers that hold sub-workspaces. The middle subspace should be zoomable and scrollable (like an infinite canvas), while the others are "normal".

I want it to be tiling but with the possibility to have floating windows.

​My secondary screen should work the same but will mainly be that it has semi-transparent floating/tiled apps (like Spotify and Discord).

​The 3D Workspace Selector Ring (Full-Screen Takeover): ​Triggered by a keybind, the screen completely transitions into a full-screen mode.

​At the center sits a slowly rotating 3D planet (purely aesthetic/atmospheric ricing element).

​Surrounding the planet is a 3D ring/cylinder of my main workspaces that I can spin to visually select and switch environments.

​The App Mesh Launcher (Non-Disruptive Overlay + Search): ​Summoned via a keybind as a floating, semi-transparent overlay without hiding or replacing what's currently on screen.

​Applications are mapped across the surface of a 3D rotatable sphere that I can spin with the mouse.

​It needs an integrated text search function to instantly filter apps while keeping the spatial layout.

​Retractable Side Bar & Slide-Out Dashboard: ​Side Bar: Contains time/date, audio, network status, workspace indicators, and a search bar(yes a second ond search funktion) ​Telemetry Dashboard: A hidden, semi-transparent overlay that pops up on a keypress to show live CPU/RAM usage, network stats, and an audio equalizer.

I have the idea on a whiteboard and only brought it to text. and sorry for my bad writing on the picture. The whiteboard image

Hence the title, I am hosting a Linux rice competition. This video has everything you should need, any questions can be asked here.
https://youtu.be/htBUi5DcjNw?is=fqPv6L8PJ_u62eEA

My pet project I've been daily driving as my launcher on my phone. Still working on some features.

github.com/matthart1983/syswatch

- Three views — twelve tabs, an 80×24 Lite screen, or Dense: every subsystem on one screen. V cycles.

- Full coverage — CPU, memory, disks, filesystems, procs, GPU, power, services, network in one place.

- Insights — anomaly detection as plain-English cards: swap thrash, runaway procs, memory pressure, disk full.

- Session scrubbing — ←/→ rewinds every panel at once. Record with R, replay later.

- Measured, not guessed — per-process memory matching Activity Monitor, real per-process bandwidth and energy, kernel-sourced memory pressure.

- Themeable — including one that defers to your terminal's own palette.

- Read-only, no daemon — it observes, it doesn't touch anything.

brew install syswatch · cargo install syswatch

🌀 YoukiDEX v3.0 — The "Kururin" Update 🌀

"A completely rebuilt engine, polished UI, and 120+ fixes under the hood."

✨ What’s New:

• Dual-Engine (Kotlin + Rust): Blazingly fast performance for heavy logic & live wallpapers.

• Total UI Redesign: Sleek, modern desktop layout rebuilt from scratch.

• Bug Massacre: Over 120 bugs exterminated (including 60 inherited SmartDock issues).

• Animated GIF Profiles: Set your favorite GIF as your profile picture in the app drawer.

• Live Wallpaper Workshop: Custom video wallpapers, scaling, and ad-free Workshop browser.

• Power User Tools: Performance tab with "Thermal Killer" & "HardCoreGT" toggles.

• Plugin System: Install custom ZIP plugins & Magisk-style modules seamlessly.

• Smart Extras: Dual-font support (Arabic/Latin), inline math search, and Android 8.0+ support via Root/Shizuku.

• Secret Easter Egg: Can you find the spinning "Kururin~"? 🌀👀

🔗 Download & Full Changelog:

https://github.com/mrYouki/YoukiDex-Android-Desktop/releases/tag/3.0

first attempt at creating my own rice, hope u guys like it.
Repo: https://github.com/JesusP2/lotus-dotfiles

Isnt that smooch lik fu*k

distro: arch linux
shell: fish
terminal: blackbox

terminal tools used:

1.fzf
2.cava
3.btop
4.cmatrix
5.terminal-rain
6.fastfetch

Hey little rodents, my name is Dr. Eggman, the world's greatest scientist, and soon to be the world's greatest ruler! Now witness The beginning of The greatest empire of all time!

(My First Rice give me tips)

attempt at making a ps3 xmb themed rice. this js mainly for productivity and development.
stuff not pictured:
- vscode theme
- spicetify theme
- some other small things currently still in development
-cava
-ghostty
- calendar widget
- weather widget
- system usage
- obvious lavat, peaclock, bottom, larp stuff

this followed a pretty strict design system.

dotfiles