https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=513182
Bug ID: 513182
Summary: Blinking windows with plasma screen recording
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version First 6.5.3
Reported In:
Platform: Arch Linux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Activities in general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: 1.0
### **SUMMARY**
Screen recording of the desktop on Plasma Wayland flickers/blinks in the
captured video.
The issue is *not* visible on the actual screen, only in the recording.
Window capture works correctly; only desktop capture is affected.
Video example: https://youtu.be/1KkM1QkAaRw
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### **STEPS TO REPRODUCE**
1. Start KDE Plasma Wayland session with NVIDIA GPU (see system info below).
2. Record the desktop using OBS (or other screen recorder using
PipeWire/Wayland capture).
3. View the recorded video.
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### **OBSERVED RESULT**
The captured video shows **heavy blinking/flickering** of windows during
desktop capture.
This flicker does **not** appear on-screen, only in the recording.
Window capture of a single window works fine.
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### **EXPECTED RESULT**
Desktop capture should record the screen exactly as displayed, without
flickering or blinking.
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### **SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS**
**Linux/KDE Plasma:** Garuda Linux x86_64
**KDE Plasma Version:** 6.5.3
**KDE Frameworks Version:** 6.20.0
**Qt Version:** 6.10.1
**Kernel:** Linux 6.17.9-zen1-1-zen
**Display Server:** KWin (Wayland)
**Login Manager:** SDDM-autologin 0.21.0 (Wayland)
**Hardware**
CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti (nvidia-open driver)
Display: 3840×2160 @ 60 Hz, 1.5× scaling
**NVIDIA Drivers:**
* nvidia-open-dkms 580.105.08-4
* nvidia-utils 580.105.08-4
* linux-firmware-nvidia 20251125-1
(and matching 32-bit libraries)
**Mesa/Vulkan versions:** mesa 25.2.7-1, vulkan-icd-loader 1.4.328.1-1, etc.
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### **ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
* Issue *only occurs* with **desktop capture** on Wayland.
* **Window capture** works normally.
* OBS preview also shows the flickering (not just the final recording).
* Related discussion:
https://discuss.kde.org/t/blinking-windows-with-plasma-screen-recording/42104
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