Quickshell: Build Your Own Desktop on Linux

Quickshell is a modern toolkit built with C++ for creating desktop interface components — bars, widgets, lock screens, launchers, and even complete environments — using QtQuick + QML . It is not a “bar program”. It is also not a complete, ready-made desktop. It is a foundation for building a custom desktop , running alongside a compositor like Hyprland, Sway, or i3. In practice, it replaces…