@kde@floss.social cover
@kde@floss.social avatar

kde

@[email protected]

A worldwide technology community 🌍 Creators of the Plasma desktop & a variety of Free and open source applications that let you control your digital life.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. View on remote instance

@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random

On day, "This week in Plasma" brings the news that...

Plasma 6.6 is nearly ready for shipping! Look out for it next Tuesday.

... And videos in Plasma 6.7's SDDM login screens can be previewed in System Settings, KWin dialogs have been overhauled and polished, and much more.

https://blogs.kde.org/2026/02/14/this-week-in-plasma-finalizing-6.6/

A screenshot of the new Plasma 6.6. On the background of abstract-looking evergreens, you can see three open windows, one showing Plasma's System Setting utility on the left, KDE's software management app Discover in the center, and the calendar widget open in the bottom right hand corner. Along the bottom you can see Plasma's classic floating panel.
ALT
@GCrafter@sunny.garden avatar GCrafter , to random

For absolutely no reason at all, I dreamt that @kde ran a donation campaign with the tagline "help us avoid becoming Korporate", and now I can't take it out of my head.

kde ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

@GCrafter

Donations from private citizens make up more than 70% of our revenue

https://ev.kde.org/reports/ev-2024/

And help us remain productive and independent from companies meddling in our stuff

So, yes, in a way all our fundraisers "help us avoid becoming Korporate".

@glitchy404@possum.city avatar glitchy404 , to random

i have found a bug in kde
@kde
go to the theme context bar, then select something in the sidebar
settings freezes for a bit before crashing

I click on the theme context bar, then select something in the sidebar settings freezes for a bit before crashing

kde ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

@glitchy404

Please report it to

https://bugs.kde.org

so devs can squash it.

@kde@floss.social avatar kde , (edited ) to random

gives users real, persistent development environments without compromising the immutable base system.

According to the dev: "It shipped. People are using it. It hasn't caught fire."

Find out how it works and the state of development at:

https://blog.lasath.org/2026/02/kapsule-it-shipped-and-nobody-died.html

A screenshot showing how Kapsule integrates into Konsole. The aim being "open a terminal, you're in your container".
ALT
@egonw@mastodon.social avatar egonw , to random

hi @kde , a very long time ago, I was quite interested in the semantic desktop, you know, things like Strigi

What is the state of this? Can I still do semantic searches on my KDE desktop?

kde , (edited )
@kde@floss.social avatar

@egonw

KRunner will provide you with what you are looking for. It is available by holding down [Alt] and then hitting [Space] or by directly typing with the apps menu open.

KRunner can search for and in files, web browser bookmarks and open tabs; do math (including solve equations); plot functions; define words; show colors given a hex code; convert currencies, temperatures and weights, and a lot more.

https://userbase.kde.org/Plasma/Krunner

@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random

"This Week in Plasma" brings the news that polishing for Plasma 6.6 (due in 10 days) continues, that the Window List widget gets sorting and section headers, System Setting loses all inapplicable hardware pages, and the window manager remembers tiling padding per screen, among many other marvelous things.

https://blogs.kde.org/2026/02/07/this-week-in-plasma-beefed-up-window-list-widget/

The new Windows List widget pop-up, showing a sorted list and section titles.

The new Windows List widget pop-up, showing a sorted list and section titles.
ALT
@carl@kde.social avatar carl , to random

RE: https://meow.social/@chirpbirb/116014711339837040

We might not have frozen kizza in the store, but we have a lot of fancy accessories and clocks 😍

https://www.cafepress.com/shop/KDE

kde ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

@eldersea @carl

We have attached to this post a high res PNG of the Pride logo. Save it on your hard disk.

Right click on your menu launcher and choose "Configure Application Launcher".

Click on the button with the current icon in the dialog that opens. You will be given the option to "Choose..." a new icon.

In the next dialog, click on the "Browse" button in the bottom left hand corner and navigate to where you saved the PNG and select it.

Click "Open" and then "Apply".

Voila!

A screenshot of a section of the Plasma desktop showing the application launcher button displaying the KDE Pride logo instead of the regular Plasma logo.

kde ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

@eldersea

Here you go:

kde ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

@thepurpleoctopus @eldersea

Hm.... Looks a bit cramped. Try this one:

@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random

This petition wants contributing to Free Software to be legally and officially recognized as volunteering in Germany on the same level as youth work or ambulance service:

https://www.openpetition.de/petition/online/recognition-of-work-on-open-source-as-volunteering-in-germany#petition-main

This would bring fiscal and funding advantages for FLOSS organizations and the volunteers themselves.

If you are a German citizen, please sign the petition and let's get our volunteers the recognition they deserve!

Photo credit: Redazione Cultura. distributed under CC By SA license

Three smiley people hold up a sign that says "We ❤️ Free Software" at FOSDEM 2019. Photo credit: Redazione Cultura. distributed under CC By SA license. Find the original and more at https://www.dgpixel.com/techblog/i-love-free-software-day-2019/
ALT
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random

"This Week in Plasma" brings the news that Plasma 6.6 lands in little over two weeks, choosing mixed skin tones for emojis gets a friendly pop-up, and you can set a global keyboard shortcut to clear the notification history, among many other marvelous things.

https://blogs.kde.org/2026/01/31/this-week-in-plasma-getting-6.6-ready-for-release/

The screenshot shows KDE's emoji selector overlaid with a friendly pop-up that lets you select mixed skins.
ALT
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random

KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta 2 has been Released!

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.91/

That means that Plasma 6.6 is only 3 weeks away. If you don't mind playing around with unstable software, please give it whirl and report bugs to

https://bugs.kde.org

A screenshot of the new Plasma 6.6. On the background of abstract-looking evergreens, you can see three open windows, one showing Plasma's System Setting utility on the left, KDE's software management app Discover in the center, and the calendar widget open in the bottom right hand corner. Along the bottom you can see Plasma's classic floating panel.
ALT
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to KDE

A KDE Klassic Bounces Back!

The Bouncy Ball widget is now available for thanks to Filip Fila's crazed night of coding.

https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/bouncy-ball-will-always-bounce-back/

kde@lemmy.kde.social icon KDE

An animation of bouncy ball bouncing bouncingly on a Plasma 5 desktop.

The screenshot shows how to add bouncy ball to your desktop.
ALT
kde OP ,
@kde@floss.social avatar
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , (edited ) to random

"This Week in Plasma" is fixing all the things!!!

The team fixed 28% of all high priority bugs, added a page to System Settings that allows you to configure shared printers on Windows networks, reorganized KRunner’s buttons, and much more!

https://blogs.kde.org/2026/01/24/this-week-in-plasma-fixing-all-the-things/

This screenshot shows how the position of the buttons have changed in KRunner.
ALT
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random

Season of KDE 2026 kicks off with 25 volunteers working on 21 projects.

SoK is KDE's mentorship program that introduces new contributors to Free Software. This year our mentees will help improve the state of Plasma, KDE Connect, KDE's games, KDE Eco, translations, KDE's websites, internal data collection and more.

https://mentorship.kde.org/blog/2026-01-21-sok-26-welcome/

A bunch of saplings in pots overlaid with the KDE mentorship logo (a gear with a seed over one of its teeth) and the words "KDE Mentorship" below it.
ALT
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to KDE

This Week in Plasma brings the news that Plasma 6.6 lets you set the priority of processes using a friendly graphical window, in 6.7 the "Brightness and Color" widget comes with a toggle to quickly switch between light and dark modes, and Frameworks 6.23 improves the touch-friendliness of open/save dialogs.

https://blogs.kde.org/2026/01/17/this-week-in-plasma-dark-mode-switch-and-global-push-to-talk/

kde@lemmy.kde.social icon KDE

This animation shows the user clicking on the Brightness and Color widget and toggling from light to dark themes.

This screenshot shows the Processes tab of System Monitor overlaid with a dialog box being used to set the priority of two processes.
ALT
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , (edited ) to random

You don't need to pay Apple or start a new subscription to unleash your creativity. We asked creatives what free software they use to get the job done and here are their picks.

A thread 🧵

https://kde.org/for/creators/

@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random

Plasma Testers Assemble!: Plasma 6.6 Beta 1 is out now!

This release is a preview of KDE's upcoming Plasma 6.6, due to be released on February 17th. We need testers to trial run the new desktop environment and report bugs before we make it available to the general public

Are you in?:

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.90

Changelog: https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/plasma/6/6.5.5-6.5.90/

Report bugs to: https://bugs.kde.org

Konqi, the fearless bughunter, scarpers across the beta version of the Plasma desktop, net aloft, in hot pursuit of a creepy crawly.
ALT
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random

KDE goes vroom vroom 🚗! 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA, the first car to run KDE's KWin, receives "Car of the Year" award.

https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/4cbc2640-87c7-4c4a-95f6-789319e9abc0

And here is KDE's Victoria Fischer explaining how Mercedes uses Qt in its vehicles:

https://youtu.be/pqJ-9SUPFwY

KDE highlight at 8:22.

Note that the bling Victoria is sporting is not official KDE merch... yet!

A sporty looking red car zooming down a bucolic mountain road, as they are prone to do in ads, instead of being stuck in traffic as they tend to be in reality. Either way, you will always be able to console yourself with the fact that KDE will be there to make your wait at the traffic lights a bit less insufferable.

A sporty looking red car zooming down a bucolic mountain road, as they are prone to do in ads, instead of being stuck in traffic as they tend to be in reality. Either way, you will always be able to console yourself with the fact that KDE will be there to make your wait at the traffic lights a bit less insufferable.
ALT
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random

KDE Gear 25.12.1 is out!

Includes tweaks and bugfixes for Dolphin, Kate, skladnik, and more.

https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.12.1/

An overview of the Plasma desktop with Kontact, Kate and Dolphin open.
ALT
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to KDE

"This Week in KDE Apps" brings the news that Itinerary gets vector-based tiles that make maps much more detailed, NeoChat gets improvements across the board, and KDE gets a new whiteboard app called Drawy!

https://blogs.kde.org/2026/01/04/this-week-in-kde-apps/

kde@lemmy.kde.social icon KDE

A NeoChat dialogue box showing options that allow you to moderate a user.
A screenshot of an electronic black/whiteboard with pictures and writing.

A screenshot of an electronic black/whiteboard with pictures and writing.
ALT
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , (edited ) to random

Thanks for participating in our 2025 fundraiser. You made it a great success!

KDE will always be independent, user-funded and committed to the people.

We will use the funds wisely and create more and better Free Software for the whole world to enjoy.

You can still donate or become a supporting member by visiting:

https://kde.org/donate/

Or help out by volunteering! Find out how at:

https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved

kde@lemmy.kde.social icon KDE

A pile of kollaborative KDE dragons, all different colours and doing different things, with keyboard, paint brushes, books, and pencils.
ALT
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random

Happy Holidays Everyone 🎄 !

A snowy scene with Katie and Konqi dressed as Santas bringing the gift of Free Software to everyone in the land.
ALT
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random

'Tis the season for giving 🎁, so KDE is releasing today KDE Gear 🎄 25.12.

Loaded with incrementally improved apps and new features, KDE Gear 🎄 25.12, comes with new versions of Itinerary, Dolphin, Kate, and dozens of other apps and tools from KDE's software catalogue.

Read the full announcement:

https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.12.0/

Three pictures of mobile phones showing the process to plan a trip using Itinerary: 1. Access the plan journey screen 2. Pick departure and arrival points and set when the trip should start 3. Get planned trip
A photo showing someone manipulating an image on a touchscreen using KDE's Photos software.

An animation showing how you can hide files and folders in KDE's Dolphin file and folder explorer.

A photo showing someone manipulating an image on a touchscreen using KDE's Photos software.
ALT
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random

Woohoo! Goal achieved! Our has reached €100K well before the end of year deadline🎉.

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/

Thanks to all our generous contributors. You are truly the lifeblood of our community!

An animated gif of a lady throwing confetti and dancing happily and a man failing miserably to fire his confetti launcher.

kde OP ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

But you can still adopt some apps! We have added 5 more:

http://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/#adopt-an-app

  • Plasma System Monitor allows you to monitor the vitals of your system. You can configure more widgets within the app to tailor the monitoring to your needs.

  • With Gwenview you can view your images and annotate and edit them.

  • Discover lets you easily update and install programs.

kde OP ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

  • With Haruna you can view videos, films and shows. Especially good for binging series thanks to its automatic playlist feature!

  • Get from point A to point B thanks to Itinerary, a complete travel-planning app

http://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/#adopt-an-app

A mobile phone showing the opening times of s shop in a trains station overlaid over the interior plan of the station itself.

@hydrocat@mastodon.social avatar hydrocat , to random

@kde Is there a way to make smaller but recurrent donations ?
something between 2-5€ per month ?

kde ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

@hydrocat

Sure! Using the form here:

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/

I see several donors who are pledging 3€, 4€ and 5€ a month no problem.

@tennoseremel@gts.skobk.in avatar tennoseremel , to random

When big tech does “maybe later” instead of “never” it’s Evil™. When KDE does it’s “it helps us get the money!” That’s exactly the same reason big tech does it, though 🤷

kde ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

@tennoseremel

Except Big Tech does it to pay bonuses to its managers and increase the value of its shareholders' stocks, without actually improving its products or paying better salaries to its workers. Often quite the contrary.

Meanwhile, KDE e.V., a non-profit run by volunters, re-invests ALL the donations into making better software, protecting users rights and privacy, and helping its contributors.

@spitfire@mastodon.de avatar spitfire , to random

@kde Although I totally understand the need for finacial support (donated today btw) please consider NOT doing this in form of an unsolicited notification. This is exactly one of the the main reasons why I went away from because stuff like that really, really upsets me.

Donate to KDE KDE needs your help! Donations fund Ee) development and infrastructure important for KDE's continued existence.
ALT
kde ,
@kde@floss.social avatar
kde ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

@a_blahaj @spitfire @kemona_halftau

That's okay. We ask for donations, not demand payment.

We are perfectly aware that many of our users cannot afford proprietary software, so we try to make you the best free software we can.

To those that can afford donations: Thank you, thank you, thank you.

To those that can't: thank you, thank you, thank you for trusting KDE's software to better your life.

@nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social avatar nazokiyoubinbou , to random

Hey @kde I want you to get all the donations you need to keep going and then some, but having popups on our desktops that effectively amount to ads is a gigantic no-no that could push people away for good instead. This was not a good idea and I STRONGLY urge you to remove this "feature" ASAP.

Yes even only once a year is still too often. No ads/etc should ever be a popup within the DE itself. That is never an acceptable practice. I think you underestimate people's well earned hatred of popups and ads. I assure you, they make us MAD.

The system settings open to notifications and "request for donation" selected. It has been manually disabled after having actually popped up on screen (which I forgot to screenshot at the time.)
ALT
kde ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

@nazokiyoubinbou

We appreciate your opinion, but the fact is users who donated through the donation pop-up have helped fund employee salaries, travel for contributors, infrastructure for our online services, and many more things throughout 2025.

Most people don't mind it. Most people use it. If we didn't have the pop-up our activities and independence would be severely hindered.

kde ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

@nazokiyoubinbou

Either way, you already found the checkbox that allows you to de-activate this notification forever. If a minuscule pop-up that appears once a year and that can be dismissed with a click is so upsetting for you, please use it.

@kde@floss.social avatar kde , (edited ) to random

The may have all been adopted, but, in the true spirit of , we give you the instructions on how to make your own!

Grab the instructions as a PDF document from the "thank you" page you see after donating:

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/

or directly download them from here:

http://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/thanks_paypal/konqipattern.pdf

And get crocheting!

A preview of the instructions of how to make an amigurumi KDE dragon. Get the full resolution PDF document from https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/thanks_paypal/konqipattern.pdf
ALT
@kde@floss.social avatar kde , (edited ) to random

We're back with five more apps up for adoption at our fundraiser:

  • LabPlot: A powerful data analysis and visualization tool that accepts data in all kinds of formats.

  • Okular: Your one-stop app for viewing all kinds of documents. Okular supports annotations, digital signing, and more.

  • KStars: Your private planetarium that also helps you schedule and execute your observation and astrophotography sessions.

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/#adopt-an-app

[More >]

A screenshot of KStars showing a starscape and the observation planner.
ALT
kde OP ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

  • KBreakOut: The classic Arkanoid game reimagined with more Ks.

  • Okteta: A full-featured raw data editor, for when you need to change just a bit.

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/#adopt-an-app

[EOF]

Okteta showing the bytes that make up a PNG image.

kde OP ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

@zaki

Er... It never went away? It is actually in the list of adoptable apps.

@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random

Fundraiser news: Adopt a KDE dragon!

10 KDE dragons turned up on our doorstep today looking for families to adopt them. Contribute €100 or more to our fundraiser and one of these amigurumi cuties will go and live with you!

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/#adopt-a-kde-dragon

All Konqis are hand-reared with care and love by a kind lady from Barcelona and are all different and unique.

A cute, cheeky-looking aqua-blue amigurumi dragon called "Karmen" looks into the camera.
ALT
kde OP , (edited )
@kde@floss.social avatar

... Or a KDE Kaiju will adopt you🦖!

These three amigurumi monsters are also looking for families! Donate €200 and choose between the ferocious Konqisaurus Rex, Kinq Konq or Konqzilla:

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/#-or-adopt-a-kde-kaiju

kde OP ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

Relative sizes of dragons and Kaijus:

kde OP ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

All dragons and kaijus have now been adopted!

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/#adopted-dragons

A big thank you to everybody for your generosity ❤️ !

@kde@floss.social avatar kde , (edited ) to random

is going all

After nearly three decades of KDE desktop environments running on , the future KDE Plasma 6.8 release (due early 2027) will be Wayland-exclusive.

Read the FAQ below to find out what this means for you and the future of KDE:

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/11/26/going-all-in-on-a-wayland-future/

The Wayland (a yellow circle with a W in the center) rises over green pastures where Konqi frolics happily.
ALT
kde OP ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

@ptesarik

Nobody is dropping anything "right now". The change will not happen until more than a year from now.

kde OP ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

@ptesarik

Most of our users are already on Wayland and have been for over a year.

@kde@floss.social avatar kde , to random

As the "Days of Much Spending" near, many of the -powered hardware vendors have updated their models and have juicy for those of you in the market for new hardware.

With that in mind we have updated our page with the latest models and links to the stores where you can find the best .

https://kde.org/hardware/

A tall screenshot of KDE.org's hardware page, where we recommend Plasma-powered devices. Here you can find links to TUXEDO Computers', Slimbook's, Kubuntu Focus' and Valve's Steam Deck sites
ALT
kde OP , (edited )
@kde@floss.social avatar

And @slimbook has recently released their KDE Slimbook VII and offer equally attractive discounts:

https://slimbook.com/en/blog/news-1/post/black-friday-deals-at-slimbook-490

Slimbook is also running the campaign where you post a photo of your current Slimbook device,and you can win a fun pack of merch:

https://linuxrocks.online/@slimbook/115582711535975285

The campaign ends December 2, so hurry!

kde OP ,
@kde@floss.social avatar

@lax @slimbook

We will include it when its available for sale.