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@npub1xx7l...6vya 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. View quoted note →

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

Mercedes-Benz Media

Mercedes-Benz Media

Exklusive Einblicke und individuelle Angebote: Erleben Sie mit Mercedes-Benz das Maximum aus digitaler Live-PR. Exclusive insights and individual o...

And here is KDE's Victoria Fischer explaining how Mercedes uses Qt in its vehicles: KDE highlight at 8:22. Note that the bling Victoria is sporting is not official KDE merch... yet!

KDE Gear 25.12.1 is out! Includes tweaks and bugfixes for Dolphin, Kate, skladnik, and more.

KDE Gear 25.12.1 - KDE Community

dolphin: Allow migration for users with the old session file format (Commit, fixes bug #513466) kate: Fix a tree view crash in the Project plugin (...

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@npub10lyu...zv2f is at #39c3 today. Come and get some stickers!

Happy Holidays Everyone 🎄 !

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

Reaching the Inflection Point

Help us bring KDE’s software catalogue into the mainstream! Plasma 6 is a stable, usable and accessible desktop environment that brings us closer...

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

The #dragons may have all been adopted, but, in the true spirit of #FLOSS, 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:

Reaching the Inflection Point

Help us bring KDE’s software catalogue into the mainstream! Plasma 6 is a stable, usable and accessible desktop environment that brings us closer...

or directly download them from here: 📄.pdf And get knitting! #fundraiser #freeSoftware #amigurumi

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!

Reaching the Inflection Point

Help us bring KDE’s software catalogue into the mainstream! Plasma 6 is a stable, usable and accessible desktop environment that brings us closer...

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

Plasma is going all Wayland. After nearly three decades of KDE desktop environments running on X11, 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:

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Going all-in on a Wayland future

Well folks, it’s the beginning of a new era: after nearly three decades of KDE desktop environments running on X11, the future KDE Plasma 6.8 rel...