Bug 514570

Summary:	Additional KWin Desktop Effects do not appear
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	shifu1412
Component:	kcm_kwineffects	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	minor	CC:	nate, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.4.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Kubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description shifu1412 2026-01-14 03:46:58 UTC

SUMMARY
Additional desktop effects downloaded from the "Get New..." button menu do not appear when downloaded.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. In System Settings > Window Management > Desktop Effects, click the "Get New..." button.
2. From the Download New Desktop Effects window that appears, download a new effect, such as TV-Effect [Burn-My-Windows] by schneegans for example.
3. Return to the Desktop Effects menu, and see that the downloaded effect is not there.

OBSERVED RESULT
The downloaded effect is not visible in the Desktop Effects menu. The downloaded effect has been installed to the computer's KWin folder, in the "effects" folder. Instead, the downloaded effect is only usable via System Settings > Animations menu where it's located in the drop down menu instead.

EXPECTED RESULT
I would like it if the downloaded effects were visible in the Desktop Effects menu as well. It was very confusing as a first-time user to not have the new downloaded effects show up in the same location as the other Desktop Effects.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: Kubuntu 25.10
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0
Qt Version: 6.9.2
Kernel Version: 6.17.0-8-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1315U
Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (15.3 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: Intel® Graphics


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I'm new to using Linux, and don't know much about KDE.

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2026-01-16 18:15:48 UTC

If you quit System Settings and re-open it to that page, have they appeared?

Also, did they instead appear on the Animations page?

Comment 2 shifu1412 2026-01-17 09:00:44 UTC

(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> If you quit System Settings and re-open it to that page, have they appeared?
> 
> Also, did they instead appear on the Animations page?

No, the new downloaded desktop effects do not appear in the Desktop Effects page unfortunately, even after quitting the System Settings page and reopening it. I have even rebooted my system, and it still doesn't appear.

However, the new downloaded desktop effects do appear in the Animations page from System Settings.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2026-01-17 15:27:02 UTC

I had a feeling. That means this is the same issue as Bug 505243.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 505243 ***