SHIFT is an open source shell built on KDE Plasma Mobile, designed to adapt fluidly to your computing needs across devices
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Marco Allegretti 9e60c0e923 Keep status bar visible in convergence mode
The status bar was hidden whenever a window was showing because
the fullscreen property evaluated autoHidePanelsEnabled without
checking convergence mode.  Return false from fullscreen when
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Use WindowsGoBelow visibility mode in convergence so PanelView
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LayerOverlay layer set by QML).  Add a separate layer-shell
surface at LayerBottom with an exclusive zone matching the bar
height, following the same pattern as the dock space reserver.
Re-run setWindowProperties on convergence mode changes.
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Shift

SHIFT is an open source shell built on KDE Plasma Mobile, designed to adapt fluidly to your computing needs across devices

Shift is a fork of plasma-mobile. The upstream phone UI is untouched; convergence adds a layer on top.

What convergence mode changes

  • Navigation panel replaced by a dock with running-app indicators, favourites, context menus, and hover tooltips
  • App drawer opens as a floating popup above the dock
  • Window management: edge tiling, edge maximize, close buttons, task context menus, Overview integration
  • Status bar gains a system tray, date display, and hover highlights
  • Screen space reserved for the dock via layer-shell exclusive zone
  • Desktop niceties: right-click wallpaper settings, minimize-all on home press, clickable page indicators

Locations

Building

cmake -B build
cmake --build build
cmake --install build

Disclaimer

SHIFT is an independent project based on KDE Plasma Mobile.

It is not affiliated with or endorsed by KDE or the KDE community.

Some visual elements (such as icons or graphical assets) may originate from KDE Plasma Mobile and are used in accordance with their respective licenses. These elements may be replaced in future versions as the project evolves.

All trademarks, including KDE, belong to their respective owners.


Upstream Relationship

SHIFT is not intended as a direct contribution to KDE Plasma Mobile.

However, if parts of this project are considered useful, contributions or ideas may be proposed upstream in a collaborative manner.

See pm_README.md for the original Plasma Mobile README.