Posted May 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM UTCSKDE Plasma is bringing back its “Bigscreen” TV mode.As Phoronix reports, the Plasma 6.7 beta includes the module for the desktop environment’s TV-friendly UI, which was dropped from Plasma’s release schedule in 2024. It’s made for Linux PCs hooked up to TVs — like Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine, which runs on SteamOS and uses KDE Plasma.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Stevie Bonifield
KDE Plasma is bringing back its “Bigscreen” TV mode.
As Phoronix reports, the Plasma 6.7 beta includes the module for the desktop environment’s TV-friendly UI, which was dropped from Plasma’s release schedule in 2024. It’s made for Linux PCs hooked up to TVs — like Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine, which runs on SteamOS and uses KDE Plasma. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/plasma-Bigscreen1.png?quality=90&strip=all]
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