--- title: I tried COSMIC apps on KDE, and the customization alone... description: A hands-on look at running COSMIC desktop apps on KDE Plasma, focusing on their standout customization system versus their current feature gaps. COSMIC's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-tried-cosmic-apps-on-kde-and-the-customization-alone-almost-made-it-worth-the-hassle-hscc4nujg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I tried COSMIC apps on KDE, and the customization alone almost made it worth the hassle | daily.dev og:description: A hands-on look at running COSMIC desktop apps on KDE Plasma, focusing on their standout customization system versus their current feature gaps. COSMIC's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-tried-cosmic-apps-on-kde-and-the-customization-alone-almost-made-it-worth-the-hassle-hscc4nujg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hscC4NUJg.png og:image:alt: I tried COSMIC apps on KDE, and the customization alone almost made it worth the hassle og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I tried COSMIC apps on KDE, and the customization alone almost made it worth the hassle **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hands-on look at running COSMIC desktop apps on KDE Plasma, focusing on their standout customization system versus their current feature gaps. COSMIC's unified theming across all apps is praised as uniquely accessible compared to KDE, but the apps themselves lack features found in KDE defaults — notably Dolphin's folder coloring and tagging, and a nearly broken media player. The verdict: COSMIC apps are worth exploring mainly for their visual customization potential, not for feature parity. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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