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Flip Clock is a polished skeuomorphic clock widget for KDE Plasma 6, inspired by the HTC Sense clock and featuring optional weather integration.

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AGPL-3.0

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2026-07-30

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Why it is worth attention

It combines a visually refined flip animation with practical Plasma-native weather support, making it a distinctive desktop widget for Plasma 6 users.

Who it is for

  • KDE Plasma 6 desktop users
  • People who enjoy customizable desktop widgets
  • Users who want a weather readout on their desktop
  • Plasma widget developers interested in QML and pixel-diff tooling

Use cases

  • Replacing the default Plasma clock with a flip-clock aesthetic
  • Showing current weather conditions and temperature on the desktop
  • Displaying time in a configured time zone or using 12-hour format
  • Customizing the desktop with date and text strips

Strengths

  • Animated two-phase hour and minute card flips
  • Supports 12-hour and 24-hour formats, date, and custom text strips
  • Optional weather readout reuses Plasma's weather engine without a separate service account
  • Configurable time zone, weather, and animation settings

Considerations

  • Requires KDE Plasma 6.7 or newer
  • Weather is opt-in and may require selecting a city or station if no active Plasma weather source is available
  • Does not directly read KWeather saved places, so locations may need to be selected again in the widget

README quick start

Flip Clock for KDE Plasma 6

A polished, skeuomorphic flip-clock widget for KDE Plasma 6, inspired by the classic HTC Sense clock.

Requirements

Plasma 6.7 or newer.

Install

Install it from the KDE Store through Add Widgets → Get New Widgets…, or download the .plasmoid file from a GitHub release and run:

kpackagetool6 --type Plasma/Applet --install ./io.github.pruefsumme.flipclock-0.1.0.plasmoid

Add Flip Clock as a desktop widget. To update an existing installation, replace --install with --upgrade.

Highlights

  • Animated two-phase hour and minute card flips
  • 12-hour and 24-hour formats, date, and custom text strips
  • Optional Plasma weather readout with original layered illustrations
  • Configurable time zone and animation settings

Development

export PATH=/usr/lib/qt6/bin:$PATH
qmllint -I /usr/lib/qt6/qml -I package/contents/ui package/contents/ui/*.qml

Render a fixed scene and compare it with the project’s pixel-diff tooling:

tools/snap.sh DiffProbe.qml 996 566 tools/out/render.png
tools/pixdiff.py tools/out/render.png --write-diff tools/out/diff.png

Weather

Weather is opt-in. Enable Show weather in the widget settings to reuse an active source from Plasma's standard weather engine, or select a city or station for Flip Clock to use directly. No separate weather-service account is required.

The readout includes location, condition, temperature, range, and 12 original layered weather states. KWeather saved places are not read directly; select the same location once in Flip Clock if needed.

License

AGPL-3.0-or-later. The bundled Roboto Condensed font remains under the SIL Open Font License 1.1; see LICENSE.txt.