Per Display Virtual Desktops Expected In Plasma 6.7
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2026 9:18 am
by Zema Bus
KDE has long served as a powerful, customizable Linux desktop environment for those who want more flexibility and faster feature support than the likes of Gnome. Contrary to that notion, though, KDE has just merged a feature request that has been hanging around for over two decades—per-monitor virtual desktop support. Currently, and in every previous release of the KDE desktop, switching to another virtual desktop on one monitor meant switching virtual desktops on all monitors. After the new Kwin feature merge, though, users will have the option to switch between different virtual desktops on a per-monitor basis.
This would make KDE the only one of the big two—KDE and Gnome—to support per-monitor workstations, although it still has some limitations, the least of which is that it will not work in X11 sessions, although it should work with XWayland apps, since those are usually handled like Wayland apps by the compositor. The new feature is expected to arrive in KDE Plasma 6.7, which is slated for a June 2026 launch, with public beta testing slated to go live on May 14. The developer's full explanation for the new functionality follows.
Re: Per Display Virtual Desktops Expected In Plasma 6.7
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2026 9:33 am
by Grogan
I've never actually had more than one monitor, virtual desktops themselves are how I get around that. Mostly maximized programs on each desktop/workspace. I use keyboard shortcuts to break out to another desktop while playing games too, without disturbing the game by alt-tabbing out of it etc.
I probably won't use KDE again, but that sounds like a good upgrade.
Re: Per Display Virtual Desktops Expected In Plasma 6.7
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2026 2:28 am
by Zema Bus
It has gotten a lot better, I haven't had any crashing in a long time, and so far I haven't had any issues using it for games. If I do I have other installed DE's I can switch to.
I don't think I could go back to just one screen, even with virtual desktops a single screen feels restrictive. I like being able to see and work with stuff on the second screen while doing other stuff on the first screen. For work multiple screens are essential, I couldn't do what I have to do on just one screen. I've been using two screens for years (three screens for work), once you try it you'll wonder why you didn't try it sooner
Re: Per Display Virtual Desktops Expected In Plasma 6.7
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2026 5:27 am
by Grogan
I can think of a few instances where I could use two displays but I get by with the way I do things and don't want to complicate my setup.
Also, one of the reasons I like my XFCE (and don't want it to change lol) is because I like the "focus follows mouse" behaviour, and the DE is kind of appropriate for it. That same focus model in KDE doesn't work as well (from my perspective). That allows me to have things up on screen and still be able to type behind them etc.
I don't think multiple monitors would help those idiots... they'd break their necks tripping over them
