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DMS 1.5 "The Wolverine" Released

· 56 min read

DMS 1.5

The Wolverine

DankMaterialShell (DMS) 1.5 "The Wolverine" is here! This release introduces Frame Mode, a new connected surface that ties the whole shell together, native DankCalendar integration, Hyprland Lua config and enhanced MangoWM support, a reworked Material 3-like shadow system, and hundreds of fixes and improvements across DMS.

Introducing DankCalendar

· 9 min read

DankCalendar

0.2 · Latest Release

DankCalendar is a solution for calendar management on Linux that unifies Local, Google, Microsoft, CalDAV, and iCloud calendars into a single agenda. It features background synchronization, native event reminders, secure credential storage, a comprehensive GUI, keyboard-driven navigation, and a scriptable IPC interface. It is available now on every DankLinux-supported distro: Arch (AUR), Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, and openSUSE.

DMS 1.4 "Saffron Bloom" Released

· 22 min read

DMS 1.4

Saffron Bloom

We're excited to announce DankMaterialShell (DMS) 1.4 "Saffron Bloom"! This release introduces a brand new launcher, numerous improvements to the plugin system which enables GIFs, KDE Connect, Clight, and a lot of new possibilities for extending DMS features and capabilities.

New Desktop Widgets & Plugins Coming in DMS 1.2

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The next DMS release has a new type of widget and plugin, Desktop Widgets. These are little applets that live on your desktop, below your windows and above your wallpaper.

We are pre-announcing this feature to highlight the plugin ecosystem and to encourage the community to build these new types of widgets.

DMS 1.0 "The Dark Knight" Released

· 14 min read

DMS 1.0

The Dark Knight

We're excited to announce DankMaterialShell (DMS) 1.0! ~ DMS is a Desktop Shell for Wayland Compositors built with Quickshell & GO.

What started as a small hobby project has grown into a full desktop shell and application suite with thousands of users and dozens of contributors - with first class support for niri, Hyprland, Sway, MangoWC, and LabWC. As well as general support for all compositors implementing select wayland protocols.