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Styrup

🗓️ July 09, 2025

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Retro KDE splash screen with neon jazz shapes and nostalgic animation
Styrup evokes the 1990s digital design language through fluid animation and bold colors.

A 1990s-inspired animated splash screen for KDE Plasma 6, combining pixel-era charm with modern compositing smoothness.

Styrup is a custom KDE Plasma 6 splash screen that fuses vintage design language with the modern desktop experience. Drawing on the Jazz Cup patterns of the late 1990s, it features fluid neon shapes, subtle gradients, and a looping animated logo that welcomes you into the desktop with flair.

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Highlights

  • Retro-inspired design – Captures the nostalgic look of 1990s interfaces while maintaining KDE’s visual clarity.
  • Smooth animation – Fully optimized for Plasma 6’s QML compositor and GPU acceleration.
  • Open-source and modular – Simple directory layout makes remixing colors, timing, and logos effortless.
  • KDE-native packaging – Works as a .tar.gz Plasma Splash theme; install directly via System Settings → Startup and Shutdown → Splash Screen.
  • Lightweight footprint – Minimal resource impact, running seamlessly even on integrated GPUs.

Installation

  1. Download the latest release archive from the project page.
  2. Open System Settings → Startup and Shutdown → Splash Screen.
  3. Click Install from File…, select the downloaded .tar.gz, and apply Styrup.
  4. Log out and log back in to experience the full animation.

Inspiration

Styrup is an homage to early digital aesthetics-CRT glow, pastel gradients, and geometric motion design. The name itself hints at “booting up” with style, a nod to the days when every operating system greeted users with flair.

“It’s what happens when you cross KDE with a Trapper Keeper.” - @raystanza

Project Author

Created by @raystanza, Styrup embodies his ongoing fascination with nostalgic computing and polished user experiences for modern Linux desktops.

Last updated on 2026-05-23.

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