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A KDE Plasma 6 wallpaper plugin that plays videos on the desktop and lock screen, with pause and blur rules.

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What is it?

Smart Video Wallpaper Reborn is a wallpaper plugin for KDE Plasma 6 that plays a single video or a slideshow of videos as the desktop background. It also works as the lock screen wallpaper, and can be set up for the login screen on systems using Plasma Login Manager.

The plugin can pause playback when a window is maximized or fullscreen, when a window is active or present, when a desktop effect is running, or when the screen is off or locked. It can also apply a blur behind windows under configurable conditions, and it switches to pause and disable blur when the battery drops below a set threshold. Day and night switching can assign different videos based on Plasma's style, a day-night cycle, or custom times.

Playback options include speed, volume, sound on or off, random order, a timer between videos, resuming the last video on startup, and an experimental cross-fade between clips. Hardware video decoding can be selected for FFmpeg with VA-API, Quick Sync, CUDA, or Vulkan, and Qt's media backend can be switched to GStreamer.

Key features

  • 01Plays a single video or a rotating slideshow on the desktop and lock screen
  • 02Pauses playback based on fullscreen, active window, desktop effects or screen lock
  • 03Blurs the background behind windows under configurable conditions
  • 04Switches to pause and no blur when battery falls below a threshold
  • 05Day-night switching assigns different videos by time or Plasma style
  • 06Supports hardware video decoding via VA-API, Quick Sync, CUDA and Vulkan

Use cases

  • Adding an animated background to a KDE Plasma 6 desktop
  • Showing a looping video on the lock screen
  • Saving battery on laptops by pausing video when on battery power
  • Using different wallpapers for day and night

Quick start

  1. 1

    Install from the KDE Store: first install qt6-multimedia dependencies

    sudo pacman -S qt6-multimedia qt6-multimedia-ffmpeg --needed
  2. 2

    Install the plugin from the KDE Store via Desktop and Wallpaper > Get New Plugins

  3. 3

    Or on Arch Linux, install from the AUR

    yay -S plasma6-wallpapers-smart-video-wallpaper-reborn

Things to know

  • Requires Qt6 multimedia and FFmpeg codecs; some video files may need extra codec packages.
  • Requires KDE Plasma 6 desktop.
  • Login screen support needs root access and switching to Plasma Login Manager.

Topics

#kde-plasma#plasma6#live-wallpaper#video-wallpaper#linux-desktop#qml#blur#kde#lockscreen#plasma

FAQ

What is plasma-smart-video-wallpaper-reborn?
A KDE Plasma 6 wallpaper plugin that plays videos on the desktop and lock screen, with pause and blur rules. Smart Video Wallpaper Reborn is a wallpaper plugin for KDE Plasma 6 that plays a single video or a slideshow of videos as the desktop background. It also works as the lock screen wallpaper, and can be set up for the login screen on systems using Plasma Login Manager.
Is plasma-smart-video-wallpaper-reborn free to use? What license does it have?
plasma-smart-video-wallpaper-reborn is open source under the GPL-2.0 license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
Is plasma-smart-video-wallpaper-reborn still maintained?
Actively maintained. The last commit to plasma-smart-video-wallpaper-reborn was on Oct 12, 2026.
What can I use plasma-smart-video-wallpaper-reborn for?
Adding an animated background to a KDE Plasma 6 desktop Showing a looping video on the lock screen Saving battery on laptops by pausing video when on battery power Using different wallpapers for day and night
How do I install plasma-smart-video-wallpaper-reborn?
Install from the KDE Store: first install qt6-multimedia dependencies: sudo pacman -S qt6-multimedia qt6-multimedia-ffmpeg --needed Install the plugin from the KDE Store via Desktop and Wallpaper > Get New Plugins Or on Arch Linux, install from the AUR: yay -S plasma6-wallpapers-smart-video-wallpaper-reborn
Where can I get plasma-smart-video-wallpaper-reborn?
The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/luisbocanegra/plasma-smart-video-wallpaper-reborn

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