Why hackers moved from KDE Plasma to niri
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from KDE with almost what you mentioned”musicmatze, 2026-04-25original comment ↗
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KDE Plasma vs niri
| KDE Plasma | niri | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 2 | 2 |
| Hackers who criticize | 3 | 1 |
| Moved away from it | 2 | 1 |
| Moved to it | 0 | 1 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of KDE Plasma
“The KDE start menu has always annoyed me”ptx, 2026-06-13original comment ↗
“I recently switched from KDE Plasma (one of the Bazzite options) to xfce4”legacynl, 2026-03-28original comment ↗
Praise for niri
“I've moved from macOS after 15 years to Linux in past year (niri + DankMaterialShell), it's mostly better aside from missing Miller columns in Finder.”gedy, 2026-01-03original comment ↗