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KDE Plasma add-on, that tiles your windows automatically and lets you manage them via keyboard, similarly to i3, Sway or dwm.

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KDE Plasma add-on, that tiles your windows automatically and lets you manage them via keyboard, similarly to i3, Sway or dwm.




Getting Started

Requirements

  • A Linux distribution with KDE Plasma version 5.20 or higher
  • Qt version 5.15 or higher
  • KDE Frameworks version 5.78 or higher

You can check if your system matches these requirements by going to System Settings > About this System.

Installation

:warning: Distributions' packages are not affiliated with Bismuth developers. If you encounter any issues with the incorrect installation, you should contact the package maintainer first.

Arch Linux

  • AUR

Debian

  • Volian Repository

Ubuntu

  • Official Repo:

    bash
    sudo apt install kwin-bismuth
  • Volian Repository

Fedora

  • Official Repo:

    bash
    sudo dnf install bismuth

Solus

  • Official Repo

    bash
    sudo eopkg install bismuth

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed

  • KDE Extra Repository

Gentoo

  • VipreML Overlay

From Source

  • See Dev Docs

If you know a packaging solution for a distribution, that is not in the list, please open a pull request.

Usage

To start using Bismuth enable it in System Settings > Window Management > Window Tiling. Additionally, you can decorate your windows in a tiling window manager style (border-only windows) using the window decoration, that comes with Bismuth. To do so, go to System Settings > Appearance > Window Decorations and select the Bismuth decoration.

⌨️ You can view the shortcuts in System Settings > Shortcuts > Window Tiling. If you used Krohnkite before, you can import some of its shortcuts using the bash script.

If you want, you may also make a couple of manual fixes and tweaks to improve your experience with window tiling. See Tweaks section.

Configuration

You can configure Bismuth in the System Settings > Window Management > Window Tiling.

Acknowledgments

This project was made possible because of the hard work of other people on Krohnkite KWin Tiling Script.

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PublishedAug 1, 2026
UpdatedSep 17, 2026
Category编程语言
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