Plasmoids are widgets for the KDE desktop. You can add plasmoids by clicking the
plasma toolbox
icon located at the top right of the desktop or right-hand edge of the panel and then clicking
Add Widget
. You can also add plasmoids by right-clicking on the desktop and panel and clicking
Add Widget
.
When you install the KDE desktop, a number of plasmoids are installed on your system by default, although most of them are not visible until you add them to your desktop or panel. These include various clocks, calendars, small games, and widgets that present you with information about the status of your computer hardware or about multimedia files as you play them. When you click the
Add Widget
menu option, the
plasma toolbox
presents you with a list of the widgets currently available to you, along with short descriptions of each one. The
plasma toolbox
also gives you the option to
Install New Widgets
either by downloading from KDE-Look.org, or by installing ones that you have previously downloaded and saved to your computer.