KaOS (which I've never tried before) switched from KDE desktop to a Niri/Noctalia desktop. I tried it in the live session.
It makes a very cute desktop! 🤩
Niri and Noctalia are also available in AUR.
#Noctalia and Dank Material Shell are giving #Gnome and #KDE a run for their money. If you want a slick consistent desktop experience and you want to use your favourite standalone #wayland compositor both of these two are great.
I’ve replaced some parts of my cherry-picked environment with #Noctalia shell, and I must say: Damn, it’s cool.
I need to test it for longer period, tho. I’m very prone to diving into a never-ending ricing rabbit hole instead of using a computer for productive work, so “cooler looking” might end being demerit in my case.