plasma-drop is a KDE Plasma 6 dropdown app launcher for Wayland sessions driven by KWin scripting and global shortcuts.
- Loads a TOML config describing managed apps.
- Registers one global shortcut per configured app through
KWin. - Finds or launches matching windows and toggles them in and out of view.
- Supports optional per-app
slide,fade, andslide-fadetransitions. - Ensures only one managed app is visible at a time.
- [
getting_started]: runtime requirements, build, and launch flow. - [
configuration]: config model, matching rules, placement, and animation settings. - [
development]: local workflow, checks, and repo layout. copilot-review: GitHub Copilot review instructions and maintainer workflow.distribution: release artifact layout plus manual install steps for archive,deb, andrpminstalls. It also documents thecargo installpath.
plasma-drop is heavily inspired by
windows-terminal-quake. Use that app if
you need a GUI, a Windows version, or more configuration options.