Plasma-Bigscreen for TV (Desktop) Mode - sh.itjust.works

I like to keep bigscreen mode primarily for games, but I find the desktop mode is not ideal when using from the TV even with a Steam Controller to use media streaming apps (Firefox progressive web apps [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pwas-for-firefox/], x86_64 Waydroid Aurora/F-Droid apps, and native Discover Store apps), and adjust other settings. The answer to this pain-point is Plasma Bigscreen [https://plasma-bigscreen.org/]. It has a Android TV like interface, and works well with controllers and remotes (FYI, the most reliable one I’ve tested [https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0B4DMX32L/], sold under a variety of brands). It’s easy to switch between the regular Desktop Mode and Bigscreen from the sddm login screen, it’s just a dropdown. Someone recently gave it some much needed love [https://espi.dev/posts/2025/07/plasma-bigscreen/] to bring to QT6, but it could use some additional contributors to bring it to where it needs to be, hopefully in time for the Steam Machine launch. If you want the “stable” QT5 version, it is available in the AUR as: plasma-bigscreen But it does not work perfectly. I am staking my hopes in the next version. If you want try the latest, help with filing bugs (always appreciated), or contribute code, the QT6 version which I find more reliable in some ways, less in others, and associated dependencies are: plasma-bigscreen-git plasma-remotecontrollers-git qt6-virtualkeyboard - Gitlab [https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-bigscreen] - Bugzilla [https://bugs.kde.org/] (select Plasma Bigscreen) One key thing that needs fixing, is since Mycroft voice control closed down, OVOS [https://www.openvoiceos.org/] has continued the voice assistant codebase and skills library, but Bigscreen needs OVOS modules placed in where previously Mycroft was used. Definitely helpful for searching shows/movies with controllers/remotes that have a microphone.