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• Post #4352079

  This Month in KDE Linux brings the news that... there's a new feature that allows you to download software for files that need it—currently works for Java and DOS apps; we integrated a next-gen QA system and it's already making users' lives better; we reduced CPU usage and improved boot times; and much more. https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/03/this-month-in-kde-linux-july-2026/ --- Keep KDE funded💲! Become a Supporter! Adopt an App! All at once!: https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/...

• Post #3959261

  Come and adopt an app and support KDE for the long run! https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/#become-a-member-and-build-a-better-world Today's 3 new apps are: Kid3 - tag all the things! Or at least all your music. Kid 3 provides you with the easiest and fastest way to grab song titles, album data, covers, and so on off of the Internet. [Continued >] #donate #FreeSoftware #apps #OpenSource

• Post #3853327

  Three more astounding KDE apps are going up for adoption! 🐘 Tokodon is your portal into Mastodon. Keep track of multiple accounts, it works both on your desktop and your phone, lets you view conversations, post and schedule toots, and much more. 🎶 Amarok, KDE's klassic music player is back! And it is better than ever, supporting local and online music, podcasts, Internet radio, and much more. https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/#become-a-member-and-build-a-better-world [Continued >] #Ad...

• Post #3722526

  Three more apps added to the list of "Adoptable Apps": Konsole, NeoChat, and Kate * Konsole is KDE's powerful terminal emulator. Konsole supports tabs, splitting windows, plugins, themes, and inline file previews, among many other useful features. Support KDE! Adopt an App! https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/#become-a-member-and-build-a-better-world #AdoptAnApp #KDEat30 #apps #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #funding

• Post #3677843

  You can now adopt three more apps: Okular, Elisa and KDE Connect are now up on KDE's 30th Anniversary web page! 1. Okular is KDE's flexible document viewer that let's you not only read PDF, MD and comics, but also has inbuilt annotating, signing, and certifying capabilities. https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/#become-a-member-and-build-a-better-world #KDEat30 #apps #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #funding [Continued >]

• Post #3666350

  Today KDE releases a bugfix update to KDE Plasma 6, versioned 6.6.6. Plasma 6.6 was released in February 2026 with many feature refinements and new modules to complete the desktop experience. This release adds two months’ worth of new translations and fixes from KDE’s contributors. View the full changelog here: https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/plasma/6/6.6.5-6.6.6 --- Become a Supporting Member: https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/ #Plasma6 #desktop #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

• Post #3625189

  "Adopt an App" is back! Become a KDE Supporting Member and choose the app you would like to adopt. Your name will be included in the list of supporters for the duration of your membership. https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/#become-a-member-and-build-a-better-world #KDEat30 #apps #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #funding #donate

• Post #3583026

  KDE is at Tübix today! Come visit our booth, talk to community members, check out gadgets and software, and grab some stickers. https://www.tuebix.org/ #TechEvent #FOSS #Plasma @kde@lemmy.kde.social

• Post #3426938

  As Pride Month🏳️‍🌈 draws to its conclusion, KDE and @gnome@floss.social would like to pay tribute to the LGBTQA+ people that have contributed and continue to contribute to making our lives better through their work in the field of digital technology. We start with one of the graetest computer scientists of all time... #QueersInFoss

• Post #3375026

  The fifth cycle of the KDE Goals program is open for submissions. Got a vision of what KDE should focus on for the next two years? Submit your proposals. https://blogs.kde.org/2026/06/20/kde-goals-call-for-submissions #goals #community #proposals #FreeSoftware #OpenSource --- Become a Supporting Member: https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/

• Post #3356529

  KDE's 2025 yearly report is out. Discover what we do to keep the project running, the highlights of the year gone by, what goes on behind the scenes, who's who in the community, where we get the funding from (and how we spend it), and much more in the 2025 annual report: https://ev.kde.org/reports/ev-2025/ --- You can help keep KDE running too: Become a Supporting Member and contribute to KDE: https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/ #WeekendReading #FreeSOftware #OpenSource #report

• Post #3347333

  Union is Plasma's new theming engine that unifies and formalises a bunch of KDE technologies, streamlining the design of themes and improving the experience for the people who use them. But how can you build new, more resistant and consistent themes using Union? We wrote you a 2 minute FAQ to get you started: https://discuss.kde.org/t/get-started-with-plasmas-new-theming-engine-in-2-minutes-or-less-a-faq/47883 #Plasma6 #theme --- Become a Supporting Member: https://kde.org/anniversar...

• Post #3337579

  For those asking about Plasma Big Screen for Smart TVS, yes, it also gets an update... https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/plasma/6/6.6.5-6.7.0/#Plasma%20Bigscreen so you can better enjoy... well... your big screen. #SmartTV #TV #BigScreen #Plasma6 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

• Post #3331735

  Plasma 6.7 is out and landing soon on your distro of choice! You can look forward to easier menu customization, better control over your mics, and, as for virtual desktops... Well, well, well! You get keyboard navigation and the much anticipated feature of having separate virtual desktops on different monitors. Find out about all the new stuff packed into Plasma 6.7 here: https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.7.0/ #Plasma6 #desktop #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

• Post #3234179

  digiKam, the app that helps you organize and tag your thousands of photos, releases version 9.1.0. This version adds support for Pixel Motion photos, i.e. those photos with short videos at the beginning from Pixel phones; boasts better audio output selection; and, behind the scenes, updates its backend to KDE Frameworks 6.26.0 and adds support for RAW formats from many more cameras thanks to LibRaw 20260523. https://www.digikam.org/news/2026-06-07-9.1.0_release_announcement/ #photography #Fre...

• Post #3016171

  Welcome Kori to the World! Kori is KDE's non-binary⚧️ pet dragon and they'll be presiding over KDE's 30th anniversary celebrations throughout 🏳️‍🌈Pride Month🏳️‍⚧️. https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/ #kdeAt30 #egg #Pride

• Post #2665483

  ... They grow within their eggs, absorbing wisdom from the community... https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/ #kdeAt30 #egg

• Post #2535413

  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/ #FreeSoftware #desktop #OpenSource #Plasma @kde@lemmy.kde.social

• Post #2522477

  ... Born from fire and brimstone, they incubate for between 4 and 6 weeks... https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/ #kdeAt30 #egg

• Post #2520264

  Testers Assemble!: Plasma 6.7 Beta 1 has been released! The first version for software testers is now available and should be hitting the "unstable" repos of your distros in the next hours/days. https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.90/ Remember to try out everything you can and, when you hit a bug, send your report to https://bugs.kde.org --- WARNING: This is unstable untested software! Do not deploy in production or if you are not sure of what you are doing. #Plasma6 #de...

• Post #2487771

  Sovereign Tech Fund invests over €1 million in KDE software development @sovtechfund's investment will be used to strengthen the structural reliability and security of KDE's core infrastructure, including Plasma, KDE Linux, and the frameworks underlying its communication services. http://kde.org/announcements/sovereign-tech-fund-invests-kde https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/kde #investment #sovereigntechfund #development #DigitalSovereignty

• Post #2370957

  Happy Holidays Everyone 🎄 !

• Post #2370953

  Jakob Petsovits, leading KDE's "We Care About Your Input" goal, explains how things are going, the many aims achieved, and where the project goes from here. https://blogs.kde.org/2026/05/03/gestures-in-graz-and-beyond/ #hardware #input #peripherals #tablets #joysticks #accessibility

• Post #2292693

  "This Week in Plasma" brings the news that in 6.7 you can use an ICC profile while HDR mode is active, you can easily remove elements from your favorites by dragging them out, and how the performance and power efficiency of apps using CPU rendering has been greatly improved. Read more at https://blogs.kde.org/2026/05/09/this-week-in-plasma-icc-profiles-%EF%B8%8F-hdr/ #Plasma6 #HDR #desktop #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

• Post #2209692

  RE: https://floss.social/@buddiesofbudgie/115877311612625929 @buddiesofbudgie to use KDE Frameworks in the upcoming versions of the Budgie desktop. It's great to see more people using KDE's technology for their own projects and we look forward to working together on improving support for the whole ecosystem.

• Post #2161542

  Come and visit our booth this weekend at @fosdem 2026! We’ll be in Building K, Level 2, alongside other community booths, showing the newest version of Plasma on a laptop, plus other devices like the OP6, Fairphone 5, Mecha Comet, ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16, PineTab 2, Steam Deck, and Surface running Plasma. #FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #Plasma @kde@lemmy.kde.social

• Post #2161541

  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!

• Post #2082050

  Time to get a new wallet? Marco Martin releases KeepSecret 1.1, KDE's new password manager. https://notmart.org/blog/2026/05/keepsecret-1-1/ #passwords #security #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #desktop #keyring

• Post #2067584

  You heard #Adobe. Deep down you knew this was coming. Now all your art are belong to them. Time to move on to better things... Kreative Suite * Krita is your new design/painting app * Kdenlive will give you video-editing powers * glaxnimate adds 2D vector animations to you videos * digiKam organises your collection images https://kde.org/for/creators/ Also: * Inkscape - create sophisticated vector-graphic designs * Scribus - layout like a pro * GIMP - need we say more * Blender - ditto @kde@l...

• Post #2034264

  Union, KDE's new style engine, will be released with Plasma 6.7. Check out how it works and what changes it introduces to styling and theming for Plasma. https://quantumproductions.info/articles/2026-05/union-spring-2026-update Are you into theming? Take it for a spin and share what you build with Union! #theming #design #desktop #FreeSoftware #OpenSource