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KDE Plasma 6.6 will include a new workspaces feature.
The new feature goes a long way to improve multi-monitor setups.
The release should arrive in early 2026.
The KDE team has decided to finally bring to life a feature that has been long requested. This feature (which was first floated nearly 20 years ago) is geared specifically toward multi-monitor setups and will change the way the desktop works for the better.
This new feature is planned for KDE Plasma 6.6 and is all about workspaces. With workspaces, you essentially get multiple desktops that you can switch between to create an efficient environment. You can have one desktop dedicated to productivity, one for creativity, one for social media, etc.
Currently, with KDE Plasma and multi-monitor setups, when you switch workspaces, all monitors switch to the same workspace, and you can't dedicate one monitor to one configuration and the other to another. This has been due, in part, to the limitations of X11. However, with the widespread adoption of Wayland, a desktop can do more, and the KDE developers are taking full advantage of that.
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