MigrateKDE — Desktop Config Migration Tool

Move your Linux desktop personalizations from one machine to another without clicking through settings

Problem

KDE and other Linux desktop users who buy a new laptop or reinstall have to re-configure dozens of preferences—middle-click behavior, Alt-Tab, sleep/wake/lock, Dolphin toolbars—by clicking through menus. No one-click export/import tool exists.

Solution

Scan KDE config files (kglobalshortcutsrc, kwinrc, dolphinrc, etc.), extract non-default user customizations, export them into a readable profile, and apply on a new machine with one command, excluding hardware-specific keys and showing a grouped diff.

Users

KDE/Kubuntu users, developers and sysadmins managing multiple Linux machines.

MVP

Scan and list non-default settings across KDE config files; export to a version-controllable YAML profile; one-click import on a new machine with service restart; exclude hardware/display keys; simple diff preview.

Revenue

Open-source core plus paid cloud sync / team config management ($3–5/mo) or paid export reports; donations optional.

Why now

Linux desktop adoption keeps growing, KDE settings are numerous and scattered, and no good migration tool exists—an indie dev can ship a useful CLI/GUI in two weeks.