On desktop: KDE because of the amount of customization that is possible. I've been trying window managers but I haven't found one I like yet.
On mobile: Phosh because it feels a lot more complete compared to other options.
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I'm a KDE guy. It does what I need, has the options I want, and stays out of my way. I've used just about everything though. I used to like XFCE and GNOME 2 but it feels like KDE is the most actively developed nowadays, and I can shape KDE to be minimal if needed. With Wayland being the way that it is, it currently feels necessary to stay on the most actively maintained DEs for compatibility.
Yeah, I've begun to come around to that thinking as well. I'm curious to see what S76 has for their Cosmic DE that's written in Rust. I imagine I'll stick with that, though if that doesn't pan out well, I'd likely consider switching to KDE Plasma as my primary DE for my gaming/work PC.
We'll see if Cosmic DE is good enough to dethrone KDE/GNOME. My hopes are not high that S76 can do it better, but I'd like to be surprised.
Based on early views of it, I think it'll certainly give Gnome a run for it's money. If nothing else, it's helping to flesh out a Rust-based GUI toolkit for the rest of us. Iced is gonna be a lot more powerful in the end, whether their DE succeeds or fails.
I use Cinnamon (the one with Linux Mint). I know I could probably be more efficient with other DEs and I'd like to try Wayland, but it does what I need and I'm used to it.