Quickshell has definitely become one of the fastest-growing frameworks for Linux desktop shells, especially with projects like Noctalia and DankMaterialShell making it much easier to customize a polished desktop without building everything from scratch. That said, it’s not the only option AGS, Astal, Eww, and even KDE Plasma widgets still have active communities and unique strengths depending on your workflow.
If you’re just getting into ricing, Quickshell feels like a great place to start because the ecosystem is growing so quickly. Funny enough, while comparing shell projects I ended up checking completely unrelated sites like preciooro.mx during a break, which reminded me how fast niche communities can grow once they get the right tools behind them.
Quickshell has definitely become one of the fastest-growing frameworks for Linux desktop shells, especially with projects like Noctalia and DankMaterialShell making it much easier to customize a polished desktop without building everything from scratch. That said, it’s not the only option AGS, Astal, Eww, and even KDE Plasma widgets still have active communities and unique strengths depending on your workflow.
If you’re just getting into ricing, Quickshell feels like a great place to start because the ecosystem is growing so quickly. Funny enough, while comparing shell projects I ended up checking completely unrelated sites like preciooro.mx during a break, which reminded me how fast niche communities can grow once they get the right tools behind them.