COSMIC DE’s First Seven Months - System76 Blog
A Visual Tour
Smooth Gaming<br>New features like multiple full-screen windows per workspace, game launch fixes and input protocols additions smooth the COSMIC gaming experience. More gaming improvements are in the works.
Frosted Glass<br>Frosted Glass creates a more organic and immersive desktop experience. Customize the effect to suit your style in Settings > Desktop > Appearance > Frosted Glass.<br>Subtle and balanced
Subtle and balanced feature. Wallpaper photo by Luca Micheli | https://unsplash.com/photos/photo-of-mountain-ruWkmt3nU58
See-through
See-through frosted glass feature
Nearly opaque
Nearly opaque frosted glass feature
Consistent Corners<br>Non-COSMIC apps match the system corner style preference. GNOME and KDE apps blend well with COSMIC apps. Over time KDE apps may start supporting the Wayland blur protocol improving cross-desktop appearance.
Consistent corners in COSMIC DE
Workspaces Overview Search<br>Type to search apps in the Launcher or Application Library directly from the Workspaces Overview. Set your preference in Settings > Desktop > Workspaces.
Launcher search
Launcher search feature in COSMIC DE
Application Library search
Application Library search feature in COSMIC DE
Workspaces Cycling Option<br>Cycle from the last to first workspace or stop at the last workspace. Set your preference in Settings > Desktop > Workspaces.
Workspaces Cycling Option feature in COSMIC DE
New COSMIC System Monitor<br>A birds eye view of your system resources.
View all your resources and the top process for each resource from the Dashboard.
New COSMIC System Monitor dashboard
Resource detail pages show detailed graphs and top processes to give the resource graphs more context.
New COSMIC System Monitor
New Features Throughout<br>Features, quality improvements, and productivity enhancements abound since the initial release seven months ago.
Ellipses Text<br>COSMIC Text (our pure Rust text handling library) gained ellipses support and it’s been implemented throughout the desktop.
Ellipses Text in COSMIC Text
Tab, Drag and Drop in COSMIC Applications<br>Grab, drag and drop tabs in COSMIC Files, COSMIC Edit, and COSMIC Terminal.
Tab Drag and Drop in COSMIC Applications
New COSMIC Files Feature<br>COSMIC Files has become faster, more productive, and more privacy-conscious, with improvements to file management, navigation, and privacy controls.<br>Automatically select filename until the extension in rename and save dialog<br>Setting for type to select the first matching file or folder<br>Ability to enter network paths in the breadcrumb bar<br>Tab and shift-tab completion when path editing in the breadcrumb bar<br>Add open button in the Details pane when multiple files are chosen<br>Open multiple directories in separate tabs<br>“Move to” and “Copy to” context menu items<br>“Move to” and “Copy to” in the Edit menu<br>Setting to toggle the Recents feature<br>Add button to clear Recents<br>Add Clear Recents history to Recents nav bar context menu<br>Support pasting images, videos, and text from clipboard<br>Add context menu option to copy path when holding shift<br>New windows open at the location of the currently active tab<br>Implement search in Recents and Trash<br>Setting for open-with and permissions for multiple selected items<br>Add text file previews<br>Tab drag and drop
New COSMIC Files Features
New COSMIC Terminal Features<br>COSMIC Terminal gives you more control over how you work, with configurable shortcuts, improved tab workflows, and enhanced support for different input methods.<br>Hold shift and click to add to a selection<br>Add --working-directory argument<br>“Copy link” added to context menu<br>Configurable shortcuts<br>Tab drag and drop<br>Option to open new tabs in current directory<br>Option to open new windows in the current directory<br>IME support
New COSMIC Terminal Features
New COSMIC Settings Features<br>COSMIC Settings makes personalization and system management easier with improved search, networking, and customization options. Reassign your Caps Lock key to better match the way you work.<br>Type to search<br>Screen reader shortcut Super+Alt+S<br>Support for 2FA VPN connections<br>Option to apply RON theme files via the CLI<br>Wi-Fi: Add search functionality for filtering wifi networks<br>Option to swap control with caps lock<br>Setting to toggle workspace wrapping<br>Passkey/pin display dialog for bluetooth keyboard pairing
New COSMIC Terminal Features
New COSMIC Player Features<br>COSMIC Player offers a smoother viewing experience with continuous playback, quick skip controls, and smarter audio handling.<br>Play next file automatically<br>Skip forward and backward playback controls<br>Playback speed options<br>Playback frame by frame controls<br>Mute when thumbnailing<br>Unmute when changing volume
New COSMIC Player Features. Movie scene from "Singularity" (CC) Blender Foundation | studio.blender.org
And Many More Features and Improvements
Cosmic Applets
Use ellipsis
Display battery applet when there is no battery
Integrate nmrs for VPN, airplane mode,...