Warning

This theme requires SDDM v0.21.0 or newer. Make sure your distro provides the correct version before installing.

Important

Want SilentSDDM to also be available as a lockscreen service? Take a look into this discussion.

silent.mp4

Presets

configs/default.conf

default.mp4

configs/rei.conf

blue-light.mp4

configs/ken.conf

ken.mp4

configs/silvia.conf

Record_select-area_20250619210838.mp4

configs/everforest.conf

configs/catppuccin-latte.conf

configs/catppuccin-frappe.conf

configs/catppuccin-macchiato.conf

configs/catppuccin-mocha.conf

Customization guide

Dependencies

• SDDM ≥ 0.21;
• QT ≥ 6.5;
• qt6-svg;
• qt6-virtualkeyboard
• qt6-multimedia

Installation

Install script AUR packages for Arch NixOS flake Manual installation Pling/KDE Store

Install script

Just clone the repo and run the script:

git clone -b main --depth=1 https://github.com/uiriansan/SilentSDDM && cd SilentSDDM && ./install.sh

Important

Make sure to test the theme before rebooting by running ./test.sh, otherwise you might end up with a broken login screen. Refer to the snippets page if something goes wrong and open an issue if you don't find the solution there.

AUR packages for Arch

If you run Arch Linux, consider installing one of the AUR packages:

Stable version:

yay -S sddm-silent-theme

Git version:

yay -S sddm-silent-theme-git

Then, replace the current theme and set the environment variables in /etc/sddm.conf:

sudoedit /etc/sddm.conf

    # Make sure these options are correct:
    [General]
    InputMethod=qtvirtualkeyboard
    GreeterEnvironment=QML2_IMPORT_PATH=/usr/share/sddm/themes/silent/components/,QT_IM_MODULE=qtvirtualkeyboard

    [Theme]
    Current=silent

Finally, test the theme to make sure everything is working:

cd /usr/share/sddm/themes/silent/
./test.sh

Important

Refer to the snippets page if something goes wrong and open an issue if you don't find the solution there.

NixOS flake

For NixOS with flakes enabled, first include this flake into your flake inputs:

inputs = {
   silentSDDM = {
      url = "github:uiriansan/SilentSDDM";
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
   };
};

Next, import the default nixosModule and set the enable option

{
  inputs,
  ...
}: {
    imports = [inputs.silentSDDM.nixosModules.default];
    programs.silentSDDM = {
        enable = true;
        theme = "rei";
        # settings = { ... }; see example in module
    };
}

That's it! SilentSDDM should now be installed and configured. You may now run the test-sddm-silent executable for testing. For further configuration read the module option descriptions and examples.

Note

Since the module adds extra dependencies to SDDM, you may need to restart for the theme to work correctly.

Local development and testing under nix

First git clone the repository and cd into the resulting directory

git clone https://github.com/uiriansan/SilentSDDM.git
cd SilentSDDM/

Now you may make changes to the contents and test them out using the following

nix run .#test

Important

Refer to the snippets page if something goes wrong and open an issue if you don't find the solution there.

Manual installation

1. Install dependencies:

Arch Linux

sudo pacman -S --needed sddm qt6-svg qt6-virtualkeyboard qt6-multimedia-ffmpeg

Void Linux

sudo xbps-install sddm qt6-svg qt6-virtualkeyboard qt6-multimedia

Fedora

sudo dnf install sddm qt6-qtsvg qt6-qtvirtualkeyboard qt6-qtmultimedia

OpenSUSE

sudo zypper install sddm-qt6 libQt6Svg6 qt6-virtualkeyboard qt6-virtualkeyboard-imports qt6-multimedia qt6-multimedia-imports

2. Clone this repo:

git clone -b main --depth=1 https://github.com/uiriansan/SilentSDDM
cd SilentSDDM/

Note

You can also get the compressed files from the latest release.

3. Test the theme to make sure you have all dependencies:

./test.sh

Important

Refer to the snippets page if something goes wrong and open an issue if you don't find the solution there.

4. Copy the theme to /usr/share/sddm/themes/:

cd SilentSDDM/
sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/sddm/themes/silent
sudo cp -rf . /usr/share/sddm/themes/silent/

5. Install the fonts:

sudo cp -r /usr/share/sddm/themes/silent/fonts/* /usr/share/fonts/

6. Replace the current theme and set the environment variables in /etc/sddm.conf:

sudoedit /etc/sddm.conf

    # Make sure these options are correct:
    [General]
    InputMethod=qtvirtualkeyboard
    GreeterEnvironment=QML2_IMPORT_PATH=/usr/share/sddm/themes/silent/components/,QT_IM_MODULE=qtvirtualkeyboard

    [Theme]
    Current=silent

Pling/KDE Store

The theme is also available in Planet Linux'ing Groups & KDE Store.

Customizing

The preset configs are located in ./configs/. To change the active config, edit ./metadata.desktop and replace the value of ConfigFile=:

ConfigFile=configs/<your_preferred_config>.conf

Note

Changes to the login screen will only take effect when made in /usr/share/sddm/themes/silent/. If you've changed things in the cloned directory, copy them with sudo cp -rf SilentSDDM/. /usr/share/sddm/themes/silent/

You can also create your own config file. There's a guide with the list of available options (there are more than 200 of them xD) in the wiki.

Important

Don't forget to test the theme after every change by running ./test.sh, otherwise you might end up with a broken login screen.

There are some extra tips on how to customize the theme on the snippets page.

Acknowledgements

• Keyitdev/sddm-astronaut-theme: inspiration and code reference;
• Match-Yang/sddm-deepin: inspiration and code reference;
• qt/qtvirtualkeyboard: code reference;
• Joyston Judah: background;
• DesktopHut: background;
• MoeWalls: background;
• MoeWalls: background;
• iconify.design: icons