# Raspberry Pi Desktop Overhauled On Raspberry Pi OS, Adds Icon Dock

DevFeed: [Raspberry Pi Desktop Overhauled On Raspberry Pi OS, Adds Icon Dock](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/raspberry-pi-desktop-overhauled-on-raspberry-pi-os-adds-icon-dock-26766.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raspberry-Pi-Desktop-2026>)

Author: Michael Larabel

Published: 2026-09-15T10:14:58Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/phoronix.md>)

Topics: [Raspberry Pi](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/raspberry-pi.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>), [User experience (UX)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ux.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

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## AI overview

Raspberry Pi Desktop has received a substantial UI and UX overhaul in the latest Raspberry Pi OS image and package updates. The changes include a default icon dock, a graphical application launcher, a new task list, additional customization options, and an improved screenshot experience.

## Source excerpt

The Raspberry Pi Desktop on Raspberry Pi OS has seen a major overhaul to better modernize the desktop computing experience on the ARM64 single board computers...