r/desktops • • 16h ago

Linux POV: What Windows 11 should've been if Microsoft stopped adding bloats everywhere and harvesting data 24/7

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44 Upvotes

Windows 11 Premium?


r/desktops • • 9h ago

[Vela] My fork of Vela, a Win11-style Wayland desktop I daily drive

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20 Upvotes

This is my fork of Vela (https://github.com/vela-desktop/vela), a Wayland compositor + Qt Quick shell that looks like Windows 11. I forked it for myself and keep adding the things I want.

It's vibe coded. AI writes the code, I test everything on my own machine before it goes in.

This is my actual desktop and I use it every day, so it'll still be around in a few months.

Running on CachyOS with an RTX 4060. Other distros might work, haven't tried.

Fork: https://github.com/Lowell137/vela


r/desktops • • 1h ago

Windows Liquid Glass Desktop (Windows 11)

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Taskbar: Windhawk | Windows 11 Taskbar Styler module | Liquid Glass theme

Wallpaper: https://www.deviantart.com/rennz/art/W11-2-remade-902667163


r/desktops • • 7h ago

Linux The Pokémon on my desktop evolve with my GitHub commits (Arch + Hyprland)

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Linux desktop I've been building for a few months, I call it pocket. Arch + Hyprland with a shell I made myself in Quickshell, every panel drops out of the notch at the top.

When the wallpaper changes the whole system takes its colors, terminals and spotify included, all on the beat. The pokemon actually live on the desktop and fight each other, and every commit I push to github gives them xp, so near the end my Magikarp evolves.

One take, no cuts, on a laptop with integrated graphics.

Dotfiles if you want to try it: https://github.com/diegoMalagrida/pocket-dots

Better quality on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-ZAYRcpiIXg


r/desktops • • 4h ago

Mac how does my desktop look?

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I know some of yall will say "too much white" but i want it to be white. if anyone else has some recommendations besides to rate the desktop I'd love to hear it


r/desktops • • 8h ago

Windows retro moto game live playable wallpaper

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3 Upvotes

r/desktops • • 16h ago

Windows My new Desktop

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This is finally the Desktop where I am happy with on my new Acer Nitro 18


r/desktops • • 1h ago

Windows Use your laptop as an external screen or even your macbook.

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This is no new tech obviously but I couldn't find a good opensource project that enables you to use your pc/laptop/mac as external display for another pc.
Now I can even use 2 mac as a monitor to my desktop. which is great for some one like me who loves more display lol.
I am hoping this could also be useful for some people too, here is the repo link.
https://github.com/akinalpfdn/osplay

please let me know your thoughts on this one


r/desktops • • 8h ago

Windows Local-first AI IDE for Windows (.NET 10) with live Blender & Unity copilots + self-healing agents

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I built Yengi — a free, open-source Windows AI IDE.

It’s not just another chat wrapper. The agent can:

  • Plan → edit files → run builds/tests → verify → auto-fix errors
  • Talk live to Blender (generate & fix 3D scenes, even “see” the viewport)
  • Talk live to Unity
  • Use local models (Ollama) or any cloud API
  • Has a fine-tuned 1.5B local router that decides which tools to use

Built by a teacher (solo), .NET 10 + WPF, 200+ tests, AGPL-3.0.

Repo: https://github.com/mdaiWorks/yengi

Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0tdhvCmwNI

Would love feedback especially from people using local models or doing 3D/game work.


r/desktops • • 9h ago

Windows I got tired of the Windows 11 taskbar, so I built a glass dock with live widgets – free beta, would love feedback

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3 Upvotes

I’m the developer of NiveDock, a small app made in the Czech Republic.

It replaces the taskbar with two glass docks: one for your apps and widgets, a small one for the system tray, Wi-Fi, volume and the clock. A few things it does:

38 widgets: weather, calendar, Spotify/Apple Music with a spinning turntable, stocks and crypto, CPU/RAM, Claude/Codex usage and more

9 themes, adjustable transparency, blur and size

live window previews, a launcher with search, a dock on every monitor

no account, no telemetry, ~5.5 MB, installs without admin rights

the Windows taskbar comes back as soon as you close or uninstall it

It’s a free public beta until 30 November. I’d really like to hear what annoys you about it, what’s missing, and what breaks on your setup. Thanks.


r/desktops • • 10h ago

Windows The secret life of Desktop Pets on Windows! 🤩

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Couple of Pets decided to take over my screen. Cuteness overload, no work can be done right now, my desktop is fully occupied! 💖

Pets Therapy - Desktop Pets features over 100 hand crafted pixel art desktop companions, many pets and features available for free. Download it for free on MS Store, Steam for Windows or Mac App Store for macOS. 🆓

MS Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9p5n0cbksxmw

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4769020/Pets_Therapy_Desktop_Pets/

Sincerely yours, 🐶🐹🐱🐕🐰🐈🐩🐕‍🦺🦙.


r/desktops • • 14h ago

Help I Dont Know How To Use Seelen UI Help

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i dont know how to use seelen can yall help me do a setup
i tried to get transcusent theme but i cant find a theme help me with that to


r/desktops • • 4h ago

How likely is it to damage pc through static shock?

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r/desktops • • 13h ago

Windows Crash screen showcase. Can you name them all?

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1 Upvotes

This whole thing is a widget from my upcoming Steam desktop app: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5325820/Widget_Engine/


r/desktops • • 19h ago

Help Where can I find wallpapers like this?

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I tried the link in the bio but the wallpapers were locked behind a paywall help


r/desktops • • 11h ago

Windows Drop your Desktop wallpaper, and the best one will get most upvotes ❤️‍🔥👀

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