2.9 KiB
2.9 KiB
KVitals
A lightweight KDE Plasma 6 panel widget that displays live system vitals directly in your top bar.
CPU: 26% | RAM: 8.8/39.0G | TEMP: 96°C | 🔋BAT: 78% | PWR: +20W | NET: ↓82.2K ↑58.9K
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Features
- Live monitoring — CPU usage, RAM, CPU temperature, GPU metrics (when available), battery status, power draw, network speed, disk I/O, fan speeds
- Display modes — Text, Icons, Icons + Text, or None (values only) for the panel view
- Custom icons — Pick any icon from your installed theme for each metric
- Font customization — Choose any system font and size
- Configurable — Toggle each metric, adjust refresh rate, tune colors, organized in 4 settings tabs
- Minimal footprint — Native KDE KSysGuard sensors + QML, no heavy dependencies or excessive subprocesses
- Click to expand — Detailed popup view with all stats
Requirements
- KDE Plasma 6.0+
Installation
KDE Store (Recommended)
Install directly from the KDE Store:
👉 Get KVitals on the KDE Store
Or from within KDE Plasma:
- Right-click on the panel → Add Widgets...
- Click Get New Widgets... → Download New Plasma Widgets...
- Search for "KVitals"
- Click Install
Quick Install (curl)
curl -fsSL https://github.com/yassine20011/kvitals/releases/latest/download/install-remote.sh | bash
Quick Install (wget)
wget -qO- https://github.com/yassine20011/kvitals/releases/latest/download/install-remote.sh | bash
Manual Install
git clone https://github.com/yassine20011/kvitals.git
cd kvitals
bash install.sh
Then restart Plasma and add the widget:
plasmashell --replace &
- Right-click on the panel → Add Widgets...
- Search for KVitals
- Drag it onto your panel
Configuration
Right-click the widget → Configure KVitals... to access settings in four tabs:
- General — Display mode, layout, icon size, font, update interval
- Metrics — Toggle CPU, RAM, Temperature, GPU, Battery, Power, Network, Disk, Fan
- Icons — Customize icons for each metric from your theme
- Colors — Set custom font colors and optional threshold-based metric colors
See the full configuration reference for details.
Uninstall
rm -rf ~/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.kvitals
Then restart Plasma: plasmashell --replace &
Documentation
License
By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
