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Introduction

Did you know KDE Plasma offers a bunch of built-in effects? We'll see some examples and how you can apply them.

Add some eye candy to your KDE Plasma Desktop

There are many effects to choose from, ranging from ones that enhance functionality to ones that are simply meant to look really cool!

To apply effects, go to System Settings -> Workspace Behavior -> Desktop Effects select the effect you want and hit Apply

You can enable desktop effects in this window

We’ll showcase our top three eye-candy effects below.

Wobbly Windows

Wobbly Windows is a classic. If you haven’t experienced it yet, now it’s your chance.

File:Wobbly windows effect kde plasma.webm

It makes your windows look like jello when you move them. If you get easily addicted to things, we recommend being cautious with wobbly windows.

Magic Lamp

If you liked the wobbly windows effect, you might be interested in stretching your windows when minimizing them as well. Just enable the Magic Lamp effect and enjoy.

File:Magic lamp effect kde plasma.webm

Fall Apart

We get it, sometimes it’s fun to make things explode. You can do exactly that by enabling the Fall Apart effect.

File:Fall apart explode effect kde plasma.webm

Your friends are gonna love seeing your computer can explode windows like this!

There’s a lot of stuff you can enable on the Desktop Effects page. We only showed a tiny fraction of all the effects available, so explore the Effects page a little and you’ll see a lot of cool things the KDE Plasma Desktop is capable of. You can also customize the settings of some of the built-in effects for an even more personalized experience.

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 ==Introduction==
-Using your PC doesn’t have to be a bland experience, sometimes adding some bling is all you need to make your computer have a bit of your personality. With desktop effects, you can impress your friends with all the tricks your computer can do, or even just have some fun while waiting for a download to finish.
+Did you know KDE Plasma offers a bunch of built-in effects? We'll see some examples and how you can apply them.
-Thankfully, Plasma offers a bunch of built-in effects so you can start customizing your computer to your liking without any extra effort. Of course, Plasma’s effects go much beyond simple eye candy as they can offer new features or change the behavior of certain parts of the desktop, but the focus today will be on the visual side of things.
-So, are you ready to discover all the new and exciting things you can enable to customize your computing experience?
+[[File:Enable fun desktop effects thumb.png|800px|frameless|center]]
 ==Add some eye candy to your KDE Plasma Desktop==
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 [[File:Kde desktop effects kcm.png|frame|center|You can enable desktop effects in this window]]<br>
-We’ll showcase our favorite eye-candy effects below.
+We’ll showcase our top three eye-candy effects below.
 ===Wobbly Windows===
-This effect is a classic. If you haven’t experienced it yet, now it’s your chance!
+Wobbly Windows is a classic. If you haven’t experienced it yet, now it’s your chance.
-[[File:Kde wobbly windows effect.png|frame|center|If you get easily addicted to things, we recommend being cautious with wobbly windows ;)]]
+[[File:Wobbly windows effect kde plasma.webm|center|thumb|1200px]]
-It makes your windows look like jello when you move them. After you enable it, you won’t be able to stop moving windows around all day long! You can turn it on by enabling “Wobbly Windows” and hitting “Apply”.
+It makes your windows look like jello when you move them. If you get easily addicted to things, we recommend being cautious with wobbly windows.
 ===Magic Lamp===
-If you liked the wobbly windows effect, you might be interested in stretching your windows when minimizing them as well. Turn it on by selecting the “Magic Lamp” effect and clicking on the “Apply” button.
+If you liked the wobbly windows effect, you might be interested in stretching your windows when minimizing them as well. Just enable the Magic Lamp effect and enjoy.
-[[File:Kde magic lamp effect.png|frame|center|Has anyone here seen a magic lamp?]]
+[[File:Magic lamp effect kde plasma.webm|thumb|1200px|center]]
 ===Fall Apart===
-We get it, sometimes it’s fun to make things explode. You can do exactly that by enabling the “Fall Apart” effect and clicking on “Apply” at the bottom-right corner of the effects page. After you do that, every time you close a window it will be shredded into little pieces!
+We get it, sometimes it’s fun to make things explode. You can do exactly that by enabling the Fall Apart effect.
-[[File:Kde fall apart effect.png|frame|center|Your friends are gonna love seeing your computer can explode windows like this!]]
+[[File:Fall apart explode effect kde plasma.webm|1200px|thumb|center]]
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+Your friends are gonna love seeing your computer can explode windows like this!
-There’s a lot of stuff you can enable on the Desktop Effects page. We only showed a fraction of all the effects available, so explore it a little and you’ll see a lot of cool things the KDE Plasma Desktop is capable of.
+There’s a lot of stuff you can enable on the Desktop Effects page. We only showed a tiny fraction of all the effects available, so explore the Effects page a little and you’ll see a lot of cool things the KDE Plasma Desktop is capable of. You can also customize the settings of some of the built-in effects for an even more personalized experience.
 If you want to read more tips and tricks, you can follow KDE on Social Media:<br><br>