DropDeck

Just like you swipe-down in your Phone, but for your Linux desktop.

Features

• Phone-style drag-down panel for quick access to controls.
• Clickable header clock that can flip between local time and an alternate timezone.
• Quick toggles for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, and DND.
• Media controls (play/pause, next/previous, metadata/art when available).
• Notification popups + history so alerts are visible but manageable.
• Power menu with lock, suspend, reboot, shutdown, and logout.
• Theme system with multiple bundled themes and runtime switching.

Why Dropdeck?

I was never a fan of the bar / docks solutions on Linux. Since my screen is small, I want to be able use as much of it as possible.

So that’s what I did: an invisible menu that I can pull down at any time (just like my phone) to access things more quickly.

If you think Dropdeck would be useful to you, go ahead and try it — any feedback is welcome.

Installation (AUR)

yay -S dropdeck-git

Then start it with the systemd user service:

systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now dropdeck.service

Requirements

Requirements	Used for
nmcli	Wi-Fi state + network listing/connection
rfkill	Airplane mode toggle
brightnessctl	Brightness read/write
wpctl	Volume read/write + mute
playerctl	Media controls + metadata
bluetoothctl	Bluetooth device list/connect
loginctl	Lock/logout actions
systemctl	Suspend/reboot/poweroff
wlsunset or gammastep	Night light toggle

Clock configuration

Each time you open the pull-down, the clock starts on your local time. Click it to switch to the alternate timezone clock.

The default alternate clock is San Francisco:

{
  "clock": {
    "alternateEnabled": true,
    "alternateTimeZone": "America/Los_Angeles",
    "alternateLabel": "San Francisco"
  }
}