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KDE Software Compilation

{{short description|Desktop environment and an associated range of KDE Applications produced by KDE}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}

{{Infobox software

|name = KDE Software Compilation

|logo = KDE Oxygen logo.svg

|screenshot = KDE 4.png

|caption = KDE Plasma 4 (graphical shell)

|collapsible =

|developer = KDE

|released = 1.0 / {{Start date and age|1998|07|12|df=yes}}

|programming language = Mainly C++ (Qt), some C

|operating system = Entire DE: Unix-like with X11 or Wayland and also Windows XP–7.

{{cite web

| url=http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/KDE_on_Windows/FAQ#How_to_replace_windows_explorer_as_shell.3F

| title=Replace Windows Shell with KDE Plasma Desktop

}}
Applications only: Mac OS X 10.4–10.6

|platform =

| language count = 86

| language footnote ={{cite web

| url=http://i18n.kde.org/stats/gui/stable-kde4/essential/

| title=KDE Localization statistics

}}

|language = {{Plainlist|

  • Full (52): Arabic, Basque, Bosnian, Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Catalan, Catalan (Valencian), Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Estonian, Farsi (Persian), Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Interlingua, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Low Saxon, Marathi, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uyghur
  • Partial (34): Afrikaans, Armenian, Assamese, Asturian, Belarusian (Latin), Bengali, Bengali (India), Breton, Bulgarian, Chhattisgarhi, West Frisian, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashubian, Kurdish, Macedonian, Maithili, Malay, Malayalam, Northern Sami, Oriya, Pashto, Sinhala, Tajik, Tamil, Tatarish, Telugu, Thai, Upper Sorbian, Uzbek, Uzbek (Cyrillic), Vietnamese, Walloon

}}

|discontinued = yes

|genre = Desktop environment

|license = GNU GPL, GNU LGPL, BSD License, MIT License{{cite web

|url= http://techbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Policies/Licensing_Policy

|title= KDE Licensing Policy

|access-date=2010-11-06

}}

|website = [https://kde.org/ kde.org]

}}

The KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC) was an umbrella term for the desktop environment plus a range of included applications produced by KDE. From its 1.0 release in July 1998 until the release of version 4.4 in February 2010, the Software Compilation was simply known as KDE, which stood for K Desktop Environment until the rebrand.[http://dot.kde.org/2009/11/24/repositioning-kde-brand Repositioning the KDE Brand] The then called KDE SC was used from 4.4 onward until the final release 4.14 in July 2014. It consisted of the KDE Plasma 4 desktop and those KDE applications, whose development teams chose to follow the Software Compilation's release schedule. After that, the KDE SC was split into three separate product entities: KDE Plasma, KDE Frameworks and KDE Applications, each with their own independent release schedules.

History

=Origins=

KDE was founded in 1996 by Matthias Ettrich, who was then a student at the University of Tübingen. At the time, he was troubled by certain aspects of the Unix desktop. Among his qualms was that none of the applications looked, felt, or worked alike. He proposed the formation of not only a set of applications, but, rather, a desktop environment, in which users could expect things to look, feel and work consistently. He also wanted to make this desktop easy to use; one of his complaints with desktop applications of the time was that his girlfriend could not use them. His initial Usenet post spurred a lot of interest, and the KDE project was born.{{cite newsgroup

|title = New Project: Kool Desktop Environment (KDE)

|url=http://groups.google.com/group/de.comp.os.linux.misc/msg/cb4b2d67ffc3ffce

|first= Matthias

|last=Ettrich

|newsgroup= de.comp.os.linux.misc

|message-id=53tkvv$b4j@newsserv.zdv.uni-tuebingen.de

|date=14 October 1996

|access-date=2006-12-29}}

Ettrich chose to use Trolltech's Qt framework for the KDE project. Other programmers quickly started developing KDE/Qt applications, and by early 1997, a few applications were being released.

=First series=

Image:KDE 1.0.jpg

{{Main|K Desktop Environment 1}}

On 12 July 1998, K Desktop Environment 1.0 was released. In November 1998, the Qt toolkit was dual-licensed under the free/open source Q Public License (QPL) and a proprietary license for proprietary software developers. Debate continued about compatibility with the GNU General Public License (GPL), so in September 2000, Trolltech made the Unix version of the Qt libraries available under the GPL, in addition to the QPL. Trolltech continued to require licenses for developing proprietary software with Qt. The core libraries of KDE are collectively licensed under the GNU LGPL, but the only way for proprietary software to make use of them was to be developed under the terms of the Qt proprietary license.

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=Second series=

Image:KDE-2.0-es-es.png

{{Main| K Desktop Environment 2}}

Beginning 23 October 2000, the second series of releases, K Desktop Environment 2, introduced significant technological improvements.[http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-2.0.php KDE 2.0 Release Announcement] These included DCOP (Desktop COmmunication Protocol), KIO (an application I/O library), KParts (a component object model, which allows an application to embed another within itself), and KHTML (an HTML rendering and drawing engine).

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=Pre-fourth series=

Image:Kde-3.2.3-es-es.png

{{Main|K Desktop Environment 3}}

The third series was much larger than previous series, consisting of six major releases starting on 3 April 2002. The API changes between K Desktop Environment 2 and K Desktop Environment 3 were comparatively minor, meaning that the KDE 3 can be seen as largely a continuation of the K Desktop Environment 2 series. All releases of K Desktop Environment 3 were built upon Qt 3, which was only released under the GPL for Linux and Unix-like operating systems, including Mac OS X. It is marked stable running on Mac OS X since 2008. Unlike KDE SC 4, however, it requires an X11 server to operate.{{Cite web |url=http://techbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Projects%2FKDE_on_Mac_OS_X%2FKDE_3 |title=Projects/KDE on Mac OS X/KDE 3 - KDE TechBase |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927084854/https://techbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Projects%2FKDE_on_Mac_OS_X%2FKDE_3 |url-status=dead }} In 2002, members of the KDE on Cygwin project began porting the GPL licensed Qt/X11 code base to Windows.[http://qtwin.sourceforge.net/qt3-win32/history.php Q../Windows Edition history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731070812/http://qtwin.sourceforge.net/qt3-win32/history.php |date=31 July 2010 }}, 5 June 2006

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=Fourth series=

Image:KDE 4.png

{{Main|KDE Software Compilation 4}}

KDE Software Compilation 4, first released on 11 January 2008, is based on Qt 4, which is also released under the GPL for Windows and Mac OS X. Therefore, KDE SC 4 applications can be compiled and run natively on these operating systems as well. KDE Software Compilation 4 on Mac OS X is currently considered beta,{{cite web

|url=http://mac.kde.org/

|date=7 July 2007

|publisher=KDE

|title=KDE 4 Mac

|access-date=2010-11-06

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111232211/http://mac.kde.org/

|archive-date=11 November 2010

|url-status=dead

}} while on Windows it is not in the final state, so applications can be unsuitable for day to day use.{{cite web

|url=http://windows.kde.org/

|date=7 July 2007

|publisher=KDE

|title=The KDE on Windows Project

|access-date=2010-11-06

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419012037/http://windows.kde.org/

|archive-date=19 April 2010

|url-status=dead

}}

{{cite web

|url= http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/KDE_on_Windows

|date=5 November 2009

|publisher=KDE

|title=KDE on Windows at TechBase

|access-date=2010-11-06

}}

KDE SC 4 includes many new technologies and technical changes. The centerpiece is a redesigned desktop and panels collectively called Plasma, which replaces Kicker, KDesktop, and SuperKaramba by integrating their functionality into one piece of technology; Plasma is intended to be more configurable for those wanting to update the decades-old desktop metaphor. There are a number of new frameworks, including Phonon (a new multimedia interface making KDE independent of any one specific media backend) Solid (an API for network and portable devices), and Decibel (a new communication framework to integrate all communication protocols into the desktop). Also featured is a metadata and search framework, incorporating Strigi as a full-text file indexing service, and NEPOMUK with KDE integration.[http://nepomuk.semanticdesktop.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main1/Nepomuk-Kde NEPOMUK-KDE] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825044804/http://nepomuk.semanticdesktop.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main1/Nepomuk-Kde |date=25 August 2010 }}

Starting with Qt 4.5, Qt was also made available under the LGPL version 2.1,

{{cite news

|title = LGPL License Option Added to Qt

|first = Ryan

|last = Paul

|url = http://qt.nokia.com/about/news/lgpl-license-option-added-to-qt

|publisher = Nokia

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110519121822/http://qt.nokia.com/about/news/lgpl-license-option-added-to-qt

|archive-date = 19 May 2011

|df = dmy-all

}} a major step for KDE adoption in corporate and proprietary environments, as the LGPL permits proprietary applications to link to libraries licensed under the LGPL.

= {{Anchor|divergence|Qt5-based}}Post-fourth series =

File:KDE Plasma 5.26 screenshot.png

As of August 2014, KDE no longer provides synchronized releases of the entire software compilation; instead the software is split into three parts:

  • KDE Frameworks 5, a collection of libraries and software frameworks (5.0 released on July 7, 2014, and new major releases are made monthly){{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.0.php |title=KDE Frameworks 5.0 Release Announcement |date=7 July 2014 |access-date=2014-07-07}}
  • KDE Plasma 5, a desktop environment (5.0 released on July 15, 2014, and new major releases are made every three months){{cite web|url=http://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma5.0/ |title=KDE Plasma 5.0 Release Announcement |date=15 July 2014 |access-date=2014-07-15}}
  • KDE Applications, a bundle of applications and supporting libraries (14.12 was the first version incorporating Frameworks 5 based applications, and introduced date-based version numbers).

{{cite news

| title = KDE Community plans for Releases in the Future

| author = Albert Astals Cid

| url = http://tsdgeos.blogspot.com/2014/08/kde-releases-in-future.html

| date = 2014-08-23

}}

Major changes include a move from Qt 4 to Qt 5, support for the next-generation display server protocol Wayland, support for the next-generation rendering API Vulkan and modularization of the KDE core libraries.

{{cite news

| title = Plasma Pow-wow Produces Detailed Plans for Workspace Convergence

| first = Sebastian| last = Kügler

| url = http://dot.kde.org/2013/04/24/plasma-pow-wow-produces-detailed-plans-workspace-convergence

| publisher = Dot.kde.org

| date = 2013-04-24

}} Initial releases of Frameworks 5 and Plasma 5 were made available in July 2014.

{{cquote|The releases KDE Frameworks 5, KDE Plasma 5 and KDE Applications 5 are not one singular entity. These parts have been only released together, and cobbling them up under one name really has not been helpful. 3rd party developers thought they would only target Plasma Workspaces, Plasma users have thought you’ll only be able to run “KDE apps”, potential users of applications will assume that you can only use them inside Plasma workspaces — all of them untrue, all of them taken right out of my daily experience.{{Cite web |url=http://vizzzion.org/blog/2013/01/the-road-to-kde-frameworks-5-and-plasma-2/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 March 2014 |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419060800/https://vizzzion.org/blog/2013/01/the-road-to-kde-frameworks-5-and-plasma-2/ |url-status=dead }}}}

Development

=Source code=

KDE SC releases are made to the KDE FTP server{{cite web

|url=http://ftp.kde.org/stable/

|title=KDE stable release ftp server

|access-date=24 January 2011

|archive-date=20 October 2014

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020002616/http://ftp.kde.org/stable/

|url-status=dead

}} in the form of source code with configure scripts, which are compiled by operating system vendors and integrated with the rest of their systems before distribution. Most vendors use only stable and tested versions of KDE SC, providing it in the form of easily installable, pre-compiled packages. The source code of every stable and development version of KDE SC is stored in the KDE source code repository, using Git.{{cite web

|url= https://projects.kde.org/

|title= KDE Projects

|access-date=2010-12-31

}} KDE Platform is licensed under the LGPL, BSD license, MIT license, or X11 license. Applications also allow GPL. Documentation also allow FDL. CMake modules must be licensed under the BSD licence.

{{cite web

|url= http://techbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Policies/Licensing_Policy

|title= KDE Licensing Policy

|access-date=2010-11-06

}}

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=Major releases=

Major releases are releases that begin a series (version number X.0). These releases are allowed to break binary compatibility with the predecessor, or to put it differently, all following releases (X.1, X.2, ...) will guarantee binary portability (API & ABI). This means, for instance, that software that was developed for KDE 3.0 will work on all (future) KDE 3 releases; however, an application developed for KDE 2 is not guaranteed to be able to make use of the KDE 3 libraries. KDE major version numbers follow the Qt release cycle, meaning that KDE SC 4 is based on Qt 4, while KDE 3 was based on Qt 3.

Qt 5.0 was released 19 December 2012, Qt 5.2 12 December 2013. And for example KDE Frameworks 5.21.0 requires Qt >= 5.4, and no longer supports Qt 5.3 (cf. Qt version history).

=Standard releases=

There are two main types of standard releases: Feature releases and bugfix releases.

Feature releases have two version numbers, for example 3.5 and contain new features. As soon as a feature release is ready and announced, work on the next feature release starts. A feature release needs several months to be finished and many bugs that are fixed during this time are backported to the stable branch, meaning that these fixes are incorporated into the last stable release by bugfix releases. During the KDE SC 4 series, KDE SC had a feature release roughly every six months. Since the split, KDE Plasma releases a new feature version roughly every 3–4 months.

Bugfix releases have three version numbers, e.g. KDE 1.1.1, and focus on fixing bugs, minor glitches, and making small usability improvements. Bugfix releases in general do not allow new features, although some releases include small enhancements. A shortened release schedule is used. Starting with the KDE SC 4 series, KDE SC has a maintenance release roughly every month, except during the month of a feature release, while with Plasma 5, bugfix releases tend to happen even shorter like 2–3 weeks.

=Release cycle=

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class="wikitable" style="float:left; font-size: 85%; text-align: left; margin-top:0px; margin-left:8px; margin-right:0px; margin-bottom:5px;"

! colspan="6"|Timeline of major releases

Date

! colspan="5" | Release

| {{Rh}} | 14 October 1996

| colspan="5" | Project announced by Matthias Ettrich[http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=53tkvv%24b4j%40newsserv.zdv.uni-tuebingen.de Matthias Ettrich original posting]

colspan="6" style="background:#C0C0C0"|KDE 1
{{Rh}} | 12 July 1998

| colspan="5" | KDE 1.0{{cite web|url = http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-1.0.php|title=KDE 1.0 Release Announcement|date=12 July 1998|access-date=2008-03-27}}

{{Rh}} | 6 February 1999

| colspan="5" | KDE 1.1[http://www.kde.org/history/news/news_1999_02.php KDE News Archive for February 1999] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222212229/http://www.kde.org/history/news/news_1999_02.php |date=22 December 2008 }} referring to the release of version 1.1

!colspan="6" style="background:#C0C0C0"|KDE 2

{{Rh}} | 23 October 2000

| colspan="5" | KDE 2.0[http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-2.0.php KDE press release] for version 2.0

{{Rh}} | 26 February 2001

| colspan="5" | KDE 2.1[http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-2.1.php KDE press release] for version 2.1

{{Rh}} | 15 August 2001

| colspan="5" | KDE 2.2[http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-2.2.php KDE press release] for version 2.2

!colspan="6" style="background:#C0C0C0"|KDE 3

{{Rh}} | 3 April 2002

| colspan="5" | KDE 3.0[http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-3.0.php KDE press release] for version 3.0

{{Rh}} | 28 January 2003

| colspan="5" | KDE 3.1[http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-3.1.php KDE press release] for version 3.1

{{Rh}} | 3 February 2004

| colspan="5" | KDE 3.2[http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-3.2.php KDE press release] for version 3.2

{{Rh}} | 19 August 2004

| colspan="5" | KDE 3.3[http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-3.3.php KDE press release] for version 3.3

{{Rh}} | 16 March 2005

| colspan="5" | KDE 3.4[http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-3.4.php KDE press release] for version 3.4

{{Rh}} | 29 November 2005

| colspan="5" | KDE 3.5[http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-3.5.php KDE press release] for version 3.5

!colspan="6" style="background:#C0C0C0"|KDE SC 4

{{Rh}} | 11 January 2008

| colspan="5" | KDE 4.0{{cite web|url=http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.0_Release_Schedule |title=KDE 4.0 Release Schedule |access-date=2007-12-01}}

{{Rh}} | 29 July 2008

| colspan="5" | KDE 4.1{{cite web|url=http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.1_Release_Schedule |title=KDE 4.1 Release Schedule |access-date=2008-08-29}}

{{Rh}} | 27 January 2009

| colspan="5" | KDE 4.2{{cite web|url=http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.2_Release_Schedule |title=KDE 4.2 Release Schedule |access-date=2009-01-27}}

{{Rh}} | 4 August 2009

| colspan="5" | KDE 4.3{{cite web|url=http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.3_Release_Schedule |title=KDE 4.3 Release Schedule |access-date=2009-08-04}}

{{Rh}} | 9 February 2010

| colspan="5" | KDE SC 4.4{{cite web|url=http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/4.4/kdegraphics/README?view=log |title=KDE 4.4 README |access-date=2009-08-04}}

{{Rh}} | 10 August 2010

| colspan="5" | KDE SC 4.5{{cite web|url=http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.5/ |title=KDE SC 4.5 Release Announcement |date=10 August 2010 |access-date=2010-08-10}}

{{Rh}} | 26 January 2011

| colspan="5" | KDE SC 4.6{{cite web|url=http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.6/ |title=KDE SC 4.6 Release Announcement |date=26 January 2011 |access-date=2011-01-27}}

{{Rh}} | 27 July 2011

| colspan="5" | KDE SC 4.7{{cite web|url=http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.7/ |title=KDE SC 4.7 Release Announcement |date=27 July 2011 |access-date=2011-07-28}}

{{Rh}} | 25 January 2012

| colspan="5" | KDE SC 4.8{{cite web|url=http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.8/ |title=KDE SC 4.8 Release Announcement |date=25 January 2012 |access-date=2012-01-25}}

{{Rh}} | 1 August 2012

| colspan="5" | KDE SC 4.9{{cite web|url=http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.9/ |title=KDE SC 4.9 Release Announcement |access-date=2012-08-01}}

{{Rh}} | 5 February 2013

| colspan="5" | KDE SC 4.10{{cite web|url=http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.10/ |title=KDE SC 4.10 Release Announcement |date=6 February 2013 |access-date=2013-02-07}}

{{Rh}} | 14 August 2013

| colspan="5" | KDE SC 4.11{{cite web|url=http://kde.org/announcements/4.11/ |title=KDE SC 4.11 Release Announcement |date=14 August 2013 |access-date=2013-08-15}} KDE Plasma 4 feature freeze + LTS until August 2015

{{Rh}} | 18 December 2013

| colspan="5" | KDE SC 4.12{{cite web|url=http://kde.org/announcements/4.12/ |title=KDE SC 4.12 Release Announcement |date=18 December 2013 |access-date=2013-12-18}}

{{Rh}} | 16 April 2014

| colspan="5" | KDE SC 4.13{{cite web|url=http://kde.org/announcements/4.13/ |title=KDE SC 4.13 Release Announcement |date=16 April 2014 |access-date=2014-05-19}}

{{Rh}} | 31 July 2014

| colspan="5" | KDE SC 4.14 released; Some Applications are based on KDE Platform 4, some on KDE Frameworks 5{{cite web|url=http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.14/ |title=KDE SC 4.14 Release Announcement |date=2014-08-20 |access-date=2014-08-20}}

!colspan="6" style="background:#C0C0C0"| {{Anchor|Plasma5}} KDE Qt5-based software

Date

!Release

!Date

!Release

!Date

!Release

colspan="2" | KDE Frameworks 5 || colspan="2" | KDE Plasma 5 || colspan="2" | KDE Applications / KDE Gear
{{Rh}} | 7 July 2014

| KDE Frameworks 5.0{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.0/|title=KDE Frameworks 5.0 Release Announcement |access-date=2014-07-07}}

| rowspan=3 {{Rh}} | 15 July 2014

| rowspan=3 | KDE Plasma 5.0{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.0 Release Announcement |date=15 July 2014 |access-date=2014-07-15}}

{{Rh}} | 7 August 2014

| KDE Frameworks 5.1{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.1.0/|title=KDE Frameworks 5.1 Release Announcement |access-date=2014-08-07}}

{{Rh}} | 12 September 2014

| KDE Frameworks 5.2{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.2.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.2.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2014-09-12 |access-date=2014-09-15}}

{{Rh}} | 7 October 2014

| KDE Frameworks 5.3{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.3.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.3.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2014-10-07 |access-date=2014-11-16}}

| rowspan=3 {{Rh}} | 15 October 2014

| rowspan=3 | KDE Plasma 5.1{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.1.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.1 Release Announcement |date=15 October 2014 |access-date=2014-11-16}}

{{Rh}} | 6 November 2014

| KDE Frameworks 5.4{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.4.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.4.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2014-11-06 |access-date=2014-11-16}}

{{Rh}} | 11 December 2014

| KDE Frameworks 5.5{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.5.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.5.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2014-12-11 |access-date=2015-03-13}}

| rowspan=4 {{Rh}} | 17 December 2014

| rowspan=4 | KDE Applications 14.12{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/14.12.0/|title=KDE Ships KDE Applications 14.12.0 |date=17 December 2014 |access-date=2015-04-25}}

{{Rh}} | 8 January 2015

| KDE Frameworks 5.6{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.6.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.6.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2015-01-08 |access-date=2015-03-13}}

| rowspan=3 {{Rh}} | 27 January 2015

| rowspan=3 | KDE Plasma 5.2{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.2.0/|title=KDE Ships Plasma 5.2 |date=27 January 2015 |access-date=2015-02-04}}

{{Rh}} | 14 February 2015

| KDE Frameworks 5.7{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.7.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.7.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2015-02-14 |access-date=2015-03-13}}

{{Rh}} | 13 March 2015

| KDE Frameworks 5.8{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.8.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.8.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2015-03-13 |access-date=2015-03-13}}

{{Rh}} | 10 April 2015

| KDE Frameworks 5.9{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.9.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.9.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2015-04-11 |access-date=2015-04-30}}

| rowspan=4 {{Rh}} | 28 April 2015

| rowspan=4 | KDE Plasma 5.3{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.3.0/|title=KDE Ships Plasma 5.3 |date=28 April 2015 |access-date=2015-04-29}}

| rowspan=4 {{Rh}} | 15 April 2015

| rowspan=4 | KDE Applications 15.04{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/15.04.0/|title=KDE Ships KDE Applications 15.04.0 |date=15 April 2015 |access-date=2015-04-21}}

{{Rh}} | 8 May 2015

| KDE Frameworks 5.10{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.10.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.10.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2015-05-08 |access-date=2015-05-21}}

{{Rh}} | 12 June 2015

| KDE Frameworks 5.11{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.11.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.11.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2015-06-12 |access-date=2015-06-15}}

{{Rh}} | 10 July 2015

| KDE Frameworks 5.12{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.12.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.12.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2015-07-10 |access-date=2015-08-26}}

{{Rh}} | 12 August 2015

| KDE Frameworks 5.13{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.13.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.13.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2015-08-12 |access-date=2015-08-26}}

| rowspan=4 {{Rh}} | 25 August 2015

| rowspan=4 | KDE Plasma 5.4{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.4.0/|title=KDE Ships Plasma 5.4.0 |date=25 August 2015 |access-date=2015-08-26}}

| rowspan=4 {{Rh}} | 19 August 2015

| rowspan=4 | KDE Applications 15.08{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/15.08.0/|title=KDE Ships KDE Applications 15.08.0 |date=19 August 2015 |access-date=2015-08-26}}

{{Rh}} | 12 September 2015

| KDE Frameworks 5.14{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.14.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.14.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2015-09-12 |access-date=2015-12-06}}

{{Rh}} | 10 October 2015

| KDE Frameworks 5.15{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.15.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.15.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2015-10-10 |access-date=2015-12-06}}

{{Rh}} | 13 November 2015

| KDE Frameworks 5.16{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.16.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.16.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2015-11-13 |access-date=2015-12-06}}

{{Rh}} | 12 December 2015

| KDE Frameworks 5.17{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.17.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.17.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2015-12-12 |access-date=2015-12-14}}

! rowspan=3 {{Rh}} | 8 December 2015

| rowspan=3 | KDE Plasma 5.5{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.5.0/|title=KDE Ships Plasma 5.5.0 |date=8 December 2015 |access-date=2015-12-08}}

| rowspan=4 {{Rh}} | 16 December 2015

| rowspan=4 | KDE Applications 15.12{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/15.12.0/|title=KDE Ships KDE Applications 15.12.0 |date=16 December 2015 |access-date=2015-12-16}}

{{Rh}} | 9 January 2016

| KDE Frameworks 5.18{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.18.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.18.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2016-01-09 |access-date=2016-03-23}}

{{Rh}} | 13 February 2016

| KDE Frameworks 5.19{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.19.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.19.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2016-02-13 |access-date=2016-03-23}}

{{Rh}} | 13 March 2016

| KDE Frameworks 5.20{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.20.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.20.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2016-03-13 |access-date=2016-03-23}}

| rowspan=4 {{Rh}} | 22 March 2016

| rowspan=4 | KDE Plasma 5.6{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.6.0/|title=KDE Ships Plasma 5.6.0 |date=22 March 2016 |access-date=2016-03-23}}

{{Rh}} | 9 April 2016

| KDE Frameworks 5.21{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.21.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.21.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2016-04-09 |access-date=2016-04-09}}

| rowspan=4 {{Rh}} | 20 April 2016

| rowspan=4 | KDE Applications 16.04 LTS{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/16.04.0/|title=KDE Ships KDE Applications 16.04.0 |date=2016-04-20}}

{{Rh}} | 15 May 2016

| KDE Frameworks 5.22{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.22.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.22.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2016-05-15 |access-date=2016-06-03}}

{{Rh}} | 13 June 2016

| KDE Frameworks 5.23{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.23.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.23.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2016-06-13 |access-date=2016-07-10}}

{{Rh}} | 9 July 2016

| KDE Frameworks 5.24{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.24.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.24.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2016-07-09 |access-date=2016-07-10}}

| rowspan=3 {{Rh}} | 5 July 2016

| rowspan=3 | KDE Plasma 5.7{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.7.0/|title=KDE Ships Plasma 5.7.0 |date=2016-07-05 |access-date=2016-07-19}}

{{Rh}} | 13 August 2016

| KDE Frameworks 5.25{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.25.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.25.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2016-08-13 |access-date=2016-07-10}}

| rowspan=4 {{Rh}} | 18 August 2016

| rowspan=4 | KDE Applications 16.08{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/16.08.0/|title=KDE Ships KDE Applications 16.08.0 |date=2016-08-18}}

{{Rh}} | 10 September 2016

| KDE Frameworks 5.26{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.26.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.26.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2016-09-10 |access-date=2016-10-08}}

{{Rh}} | 8 October 2016

| KDE Frameworks 5.27{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.27.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.27.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2016-10-10 |access-date=2016-10-08}}

| rowspan=3 {{Rh}} | 4 October 2016

| rowspan=3 | KDE Plasma 5.8 LTS{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.8.0/|title=KDE Ships Plasma 5.8 LTS |date=2016-10-04 |access-date=2016-10-08}}

{{Rh}} | 15 November 2016

| KDE Frameworks 5.28{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.28.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.28.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2016-11-15 |access-date=2016-11-16}}

{{Rh}} | 12 December 2016

| KDE Frameworks 5.29{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.29.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.29.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2016-12-12 |access-date=2016-12-13}}

| rowspan=4 {{Rh}} | 15 December 2016

| rowspan=4 | KDE Applications 16.12{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/16.12.0/|title=KDE Ships KDE Applications 16.12.0 |date=2016-12-15}}

{{Rh}} | 14 January 2017

| KDE Frameworks 5.30{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.30.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.30.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2017-01-14 |access-date=2017-01-31}}

| rowspan=4 {{Rh}} | 31 January 2017

| rowspan=4 | KDE Plasma 5.9{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.9.0/|title=KDE Ships Plasma 5.9 |date=2017-01-31 |access-date=2017-01-31}}

{{Rh}} | 11 February 2017

| KDE Frameworks 5.31{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.31.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.31.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2017-02-11 |access-date=2017-03-05}}

{{Rh}} | 11 March 2017

| KDE Frameworks 5.32{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.32.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.32.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2017-03-11 |access-date=2017-04-17}}

{{Rh}} | 8 April 2017

| KDE Frameworks 5.33{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.33.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.33.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2017-04-08 |access-date=2017-04-17}}

! rowspan=4 {{Rh}} | 20 April 2017

| rowspan=4 | KDE Applications 17.04{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/17.04.0/|title=KDE Ships KDE Applications 17.04.0 |date=2017-04-20 |access-date=2017-07-18}}

{{Rh}} | 13 May 2017

| KDE Frameworks 5.34{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.34.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.34.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2017-04-13 |access-date=2017-07-18}}

| rowspan=5 {{Rh}} | 30 May 2017

| rowspan=5 | KDE Plasma 5.10{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.10.0/|title=KDE Ships Plasma 5.10 |date=2017-05-30 |access-date=2017-08-30}}

{{Rh}} | 10 Jun 2017

| KDE Frameworks 5.35{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.35.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.35.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2017-06-10 |access-date=2017-07-18}}

{{Rh}} | 8 July 2017

| KDE Frameworks 5.36{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.36.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.36.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2017-07-08 |access-date=2017-07-18}}

{{Rh}} | 13 August 2017

| KDE Frameworks 5.37{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.37.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.37.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2017-08-13 |access-date=2017-08-30}}

! rowspan=4 {{Rh}} | 17 August 2017

| rowspan=4 | KDE Applications 17.08{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/17.08.0/|title=KDE Ships KDE Applications 17.08.0 |date=2017-08-17 |access-date=2017-08-30}}

{{Rh}} | 9 September 2017

| KDE Frameworks 5.38{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.38.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.38.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2017-09-09 |access-date=2018-01-14}}

{{Rh}} | 14 October 2017

| KDE Frameworks 5.39{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.39.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.39.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2017-10-14 |access-date=2018-01-14}}

| rowspan=4 {{Rh}} | 10 October 2017

| rowspan=4 | KDE Plasma 5.11{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.11.0/|title=KDE Ships Plasma 5.11 |date=2017-10-10 |access-date=2018-01-14}}

{{Rh}} | 11 November 2017

| KDE Frameworks 5.40{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.40.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.40.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2017-11-11 |access-date=2018-01-14}}

{{Rh}} | 10 December 2017

| KDE Frameworks 5.41{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.41.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.41.0 |publisher=KDE |date=2017-12-10 |access-date=2018-01-14}}

! rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 14 December 2017

| rowspan="4" | KDE Applications 17.12{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/17.12.0/|title=KDE Ships KDE Applications 17.12.0 | date=2017-12-14|access-date=2018-01-14}}

{{Rh}} | 13 January 2018

| KDE Frameworks 5.42{{cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.42.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.42.0|publisher=KDE|date=2018-01-13|access-date=2018-01-14}}

{{Rh}} | 12 February 2018

| KDE Frameworks 5.43{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.43.0/|title=KDE - Release of KDE Frameworks 5.43.0|website=www.kde.org|date=12 February 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-06-12}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 6 February 2018

| rowspan="4" | KDE Plasma 5.12 LTS{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.12.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.12.0 LTS, Speed. Stability. Simplicity. - KDE.org|website=www.kde.org|date=6 February 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-06-12}}

{{Rh}} | 10 March 2018

|KDE Frameworks 5.44{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.44.0/|title=KDE - Release of KDE Frameworks 5.44.0|website=www.kde.org|date=10 March 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-06-12}}

{{Rh}} | 14 April 2018

|KDE Frameworks 5.45{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.45.0/|title=KDE - Release of KDE Frameworks 5.45.0|website=www.kde.org|date=14 April 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-06-12}}

! rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 19 April 2018

| rowspan="4" |KDE Applications 18.04 LTS{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/18.04.0/|title=KDE - KDE Ships KDE Applications 18.04.0|website=www.kde.org|date=19 April 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-06-12}}

{{Rh}} | 12 May 2018

|KDE Frameworks 5.46{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.46.0/|title=KDE - Release of KDE Frameworks 5.46.0|website=www.kde.org|date=12 May 2018 |language=en|access-date=2018-06-12}}

{{Rh}} | 9 June 2018

|KDE Frameworks 5.47{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.47.0/|title=KDE - Release of KDE Frameworks 5.47.0|website=www.kde.org|date=9 June 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-06-12}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 12 June 2018

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 5.13{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.13.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.13: Fast, Lightweight and Full Featured. - KDE.org|website=www.kde.org|date=12 June 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-06-12}}

{{Rh}} | 14 July 2018

|KDE Frameworks 5.48{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.48.0/|title=KDE - Release of KDE Frameworks 5.48.0|website=www.kde.org|date=14 July 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-07-15}}

{{Rh}} | 11 August 2018

|KDE Frameworks 5.49{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.49.0/|title=KDE - Release of KDE Frameworks 5.49.0|website=www.kde.org|date=11 August 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-08-16}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 16 August 2018

| rowspan="4" |KDE Applications 18.08{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/18.08.0/|title=KDE - KDE Ships KDE Applications 18.08.0|website=www.kde.org|date=16 August 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-08-16}}

{{Rh}} | 8 September 2018

|KDE Frameworks 5.50{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.50.0/|title=KDE - Release of KDE Frameworks 5.50.0|website=www.kde.org|date=8 September 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-11-30}}

{{Rh}} | 15 October 2018

|KDE Frameworks 5.51{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.51.0/|title=KDE - Release of KDE Frameworks 5.51.0|website=www.kde.org|date=15 October 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-11-30}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |9 October 2018

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 5.14{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.14.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.14: Reliable, Light and Innovative. - KDE.org|website=www.kde.org|date=9 October 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-11-30}}

{{Rh}} | 10 November 2018

|KDE Frameworks 5.52{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.52.0/|title=KDE - Release of KDE Frameworks 5.52.0|website=www.kde.org|date=10 November 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-11-30}}

{{Rh}} | 8 December 2018

|KDE Frameworks 5.53{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.53.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.53.0 - KDE.org|website=www.kde.org|date=9 December 2018|access-date=2019-02-11}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |13 December 2018

| rowspan="4" |KDE Applications 18.12{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/18.12.0/|title=KDE Ships KDE Applications 18.12.0 - KDE.org|website=www.kde.org|date=13 December 2018|access-date=2019-02-11}}

{{Rh}} | 12 January 2019

|KDE Frameworks 5.54{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.54.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.54.0 - KDE.org|website=www.kde.org|date=12 January 2019|access-date=2019-02-11}}

{{Rh}} | 9 February 2019

|KDE Frameworks 5.55{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.55.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.55.0 - KDE.org|website=www.kde.org|date=9 February 2019|access-date=2019-02-11}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 12 February 2019

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 5.15{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.15.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.15: Lightweight, Usable and Productive. - KDE.org|website=www.kde.org|date=12 February 2019|access-date=2019-02-12}}

{{Rh}} | 9 March 2019

|KDE Frameworks 5.56{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.56.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.56.0 - KDE.org|website=kde.org|date=9 March 2019|access-date=2019-04-18}}

{{Rh}} | 13 April 2019

|KDE Frameworks 5.57{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.57.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.57.0 - KDE.org|website=kde.org|date=13 April 2019|access-date=2019-04-18}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 18 April 2019

| rowspan="4" |KDE Applications 19.04{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/19.04.0/|title=KDE Ships KDE Applications 19.04.0 - KDE.org|website=kde.org|date=18 April 2019|access-date=2019-04-18}}

{{Rh}} | 13 May 2019

|KDE Frameworks 5.58{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.58.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.58.0 - KDE.org|website=kde.org|date=13 May 2019|access-date=2019-06-08}}

{{Rh}} | 8 June 2019

|KDE Frameworks 5.59{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.59.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.59.0 - KDE.org|website=kde.org|date=8 June 2019|access-date=2019-06-08}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 11 June 2019

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 5.16{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.16.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.16: Now Smoother and More Fun - KDE.org|website=kde.org|date=11 June 2019|access-date=2019-06-19}}

{{Rh}} | 13 July 2019

|KDE Frameworks 5.60{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.60.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.60.0|website=KDE.org|date=13 July 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}

{{Rh}} | 10 August 2019

|KDE Frameworks 5.61{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.61.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.61.0|website=KDE.org|date=10 August 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 15 August 2019

| rowspan="4" |KDE Applications 19.08{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/applications/19.08.0/|title=KDE Ships KDE Applications 19.08.0|website=KDE.org|date=15 August 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}

{{Rh}} | 14 September 2019

|KDE Frameworks 5.62{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.62.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.62.0|website=KDE.org|date=14 September 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-10-14}}

{{Rh}} | 12 October 2019

|KDE Frameworks 5.63{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.63.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.63.0|website=KDE.org|date=14 October 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-10-14}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |15 October 2019

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 5.17{{Cite web|title=KDE Plasma 5.17: Thunderbolt, X11 Night Color and Redesigned Settings|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.17.0/|access-date=2019-10-15|website=KDE.org|date=15 October 2019}}

{{Rh}} | 10 November 2019

|KDE Frameworks 5.64{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.64.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.64.0/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=KDE.org|date=10 November 2019|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 14 December 2019

|KDE Frameworks 5.65{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.65.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.65.0/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=KDE.org|date=14 December 2019|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |12 December 2019

| rowspan="4" |KDE Applications 19.12{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/releases/19.12/|title=19.12 Releases|website=KDE.org|date=12 December 2019|language=en|access-date=2020-02-12}}

{{Rh}} | 11 January 2020

|KDE Frameworks 5.66{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.66.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.66.0/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=KDE.org|date=11 January 2020|language=en}}

{{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 2 February 2020

|KDE Frameworks 5.67{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.67.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.67.0|website=KDE.org|date=2 February 2020|language=en|access-date=2020-02-12}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 11 February 2020

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 5.18 LTS{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.18.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.18: More Convenient and with Long Term Stability|website=KDE.org|date=11 February 2020|access-date=2020-02-12}}

{{Rh}} | 7 March 2020

|KDE Frameworks 5.68{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.68.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.68.0/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=KDE.org|date=7 March 2020|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 5 April 2020

|KDE Frameworks 5.69{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.69.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.69.0/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=KDE.org|date=5 April 2020|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |23 April 2020

| rowspan="4" |KDE Applications 20.04 LTS{{Cite web|title=KDE's April 2020 Apps Update|url=https://kde.org/announcements/releases/2020-04-apps-update/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=KDE.org|date=23 April 2020|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 2 May 2020

|KDE Frameworks 5.70{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.70.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.70.0/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=KDE.org|date=2 May 2020|language=en}}

{{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 6 June 2020

|KDE Frameworks 5.71{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.71.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.71.0|website=KDE.org|date=6 June 2020|language=en|access-date=2022-08-11}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 9 June 2020

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 5.19{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.19.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.19: A more Polished Plasma|website=KDE.org|date=9 June 2020|access-date=2022-08-11}}

{{Rh}} | 4 July 2020

|KDE Frameworks 5.72{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.72.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.72.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=4 July 2020|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 1 August 2020

|KDE Frameworks 5.73{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.73.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.73.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=1 August 2020|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |13 August 2020

| rowspan="4" |KDE Applications 20.08{{Cite web|title=KDE's August 2020 Apps Update|url=https://kde.org/announcements/releases/2020-08-apps-update/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=13 August 2020|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 6 September 2020

|KDE Frameworks 5.74{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.74.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.74.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=6 September 2020|language=en}}

{{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 10 October 2020

|KDE Frameworks 5.75{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.75.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.75.0|website=KDE.org|date=10 October 2020|language=en|access-date=2022-08-11}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 13 October 2020

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 5.20{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.20.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.20: New and improved inside and out|website=KDE.org|date=13 October 2020|access-date=2022-08-11}}

{{Rh}} | 7 November 2020

|KDE Frameworks 5.76{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.76.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.76.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=7 November 2020|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 12 December 2020

|KDE Frameworks 5.77{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.77.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.77.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=12 December 2020|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |10 December 2020

| rowspan="4" |KDE Applications 20.12{{Cite web|title=KDE's December 2020 Apps Update|url=https://kde.org/announcements/releases/2020-12-apps-update/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=10 December 2020|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 9 January 2021

|KDE Frameworks 5.78{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.78.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.78.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=9 January 2021|language=en}}

{{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 13 February 2021

|KDE Frameworks 5.79{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.79.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.79.0|website=KDE.org|date=13 February 2021|language=en|access-date=2022-08-11}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 16 February 2021

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 5.21{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.21.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.21: We made something pretty|website=KDE.org|date=16 February 2021|access-date=2022-08-11}}

{{Rh}} | 13 March 2021

|KDE Frameworks 5.80{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.80.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.80.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=13 March 2021|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 10 April 2021

|KDE Frameworks 5.81{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.81.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.81.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=10 April 2021|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |22 April 2021

| rowspan="4" |KDE Gear 21.04{{Cite web|title=KDE Gear 21.04|url=https://kde.org/announcements/gear/21.04.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=22 April 2021|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 8 May 2021

|KDE Frameworks 5.82{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.82.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.82.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=8 May 2021|language=en}}

{{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 12 June 2021

|KDE Frameworks 5.83{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.83.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.83.0|website=KDE.org|date=12 June 2021|language=en|access-date=2022-08-11}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 8 June 2021

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 5.22{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.22.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.22: Stability, Usability, Flexibility|website=KDE.org|date=8 June 2021|access-date=2022-08-11}}

{{Rh}} | 10 July 2021

|KDE Frameworks 5.84{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.84.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.84.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=10 July 2021|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 13 August 2021

|KDE Frameworks 5.85{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.85.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.85.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=13 August 2021|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |12 August 2021

| rowspan="4" |KDE Gear 21.08{{Cite web|title=KDE Gear 21.08|url=https://kde.org/announcements/gear/21.08.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=12 August 2021|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 11 September 2021

|KDE Frameworks 5.86{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.86.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.86.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=11 September 2021|language=en}}

{{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 9 October 2021

|KDE Frameworks 5.87{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.87.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.87.0|website=KDE.org|date=9 October 2021|language=en|access-date=2022-08-11}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 14 October 2021

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 5.23{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.23.0/|title=KDE Plasma - 25th Anniversary Edition: 25 Years of Awesomness|website=KDE.org|date=14 October 2021|access-date=2022-08-11}}

{{Rh}} | 13 November 2021

|KDE Frameworks 5.88{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.88.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.88.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=13 November 2021|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 11 December 2021

|KDE Frameworks 5.89{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.89.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.89.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=11 December 2021|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |9 December 2021

| rowspan="4" |KDE Gear 21.12{{Cite web|title=KDE Gear 21.12|url=https://kde.org/announcements/gear/21.12.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=9 December 2021|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 8 January 2022

|KDE Frameworks 5.90{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.90.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.90.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=8 January 2022|language=en}}

{{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 13 February 2022

|KDE Frameworks 5.91{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.91.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.91.0|website=KDE.org|date=13 February 2022|language=en|access-date=2022-08-11}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 8 February 2022

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 5.24 LTS{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.24.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.24: Perfect Harmony|website=KDE.org|date=8 February 2022|access-date=2022-08-11}}

{{Rh}} | 12 March 2022

|KDE Frameworks 5.92{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.92.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.92.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=12 March 2022|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 9 April 2022

|KDE Frameworks 5.93{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.93.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.93.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=9 April 2022|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |21 April 2022

| rowspan="4" |KDE Gear 22.04 LTS{{Cite web|title=KDE Gear 22.04|url=https://kde.org/announcements/gear/22.04.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=21 April 2022|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 14 May 2022

|KDE Frameworks 5.94{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.94.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.94.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=14 May 2022|language=en}}

{{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 12 June 2022

|KDE Frameworks 5.95{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.95.0/|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.95.0|website=KDE.org|date=12 June 2022|language=en|access-date=2022-08-11}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 14 June 2022

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 5.25{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.25.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.25: New Looks|website=KDE.org|date=14 June 2022|access-date=2022-08-11}}

{{Rh}} | 9 July 2022

|KDE Frameworks 5.96{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.96.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.96.0/|access-date=2022-08-11|website=KDE.org|date=9 July 2022|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 14 August 2022

|KDE Frameworks 5.97{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.97.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.97.0/|access-date=2022-08-21|website=KDE.org|date=14 August 2022|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |18 August 2022

| rowspan="4" |KDE Gear 22.08{{Cite web|title=KDE Gear 22.08|url=https://kde.org/announcements/gear/22.08.0/|access-date=2022-08-21|website=KDE.org|date=18 August 2022|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 12 September 2022

|KDE Frameworks 5.98{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.98.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.98.0/|access-date=2022-09-16|website=KDE.org|date=12 September 2022|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 9 October 2022

|KDE Frameworks 5.99{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.99.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.99.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=9 October 2022|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 11 October 2022

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 5.26{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.26.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.26: All About the Widgets|website=KDE.org|date=11 October 2022|access-date=2024-03-18}}

{{Rh}} | 14 November 2022

|KDE Frameworks 5.100{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.100.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.100.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=14 November 2022|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 10 December 2022

|KDE Frameworks 5.101{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.101.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.101.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=10 December 2022|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |8 December 2022

| rowspan="4" |KDE Gear 22.12{{Cite web|title=KDE Gear 22.12|url=https://kde.org/announcements/gear/22.12.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=8 December 2022|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 14 January 2023

|KDE Frameworks 5.102{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.102.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.102.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=14 January 2023|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 11 February 2023

|KDE Frameworks 5.103{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.103.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.103.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=11 February 2023|language=en}}

| rowspan="14" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 14 February 2023

| rowspan="14" |KDE Plasma 5.27 LTS{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.27.0/|title=KDE Plasma 5.27: The KDE Free Software Edition|website=KDE.org|date=14 February 2023|access-date=2024-03-18}}

{{Rh}} | 12 March 2023

|KDE Frameworks 5.104{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.104.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.104.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=11 March 2023|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 8 April 2023

|KDE Frameworks 5.105{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.105.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.105.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=8 April 2023|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |20 April 2023

| rowspan="4" |KDE Gear 23.04{{Cite web|title=KDE Gear 23.04|url=https://kde.org/announcements/gear/23.04.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=20 April 2023|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 13 May 2023

|KDE Frameworks 5.106{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.106.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.106.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=13 May 2023|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 10 June 2023

|KDE Frameworks 5.107{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.107.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.107.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=10 June 2023|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 8 July 2023

|KDE Frameworks 5.108{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.108.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.108.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=8 July 2023|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 17 August 2023

|KDE Frameworks 5.109{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.109.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.109.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=17 August 2023|language=en}}

| rowspan="8" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |24 August 2023

| rowspan="8" |KDE Gear 23.08{{Cite web|title=KDE Gear 23.08|url=https://kde.org/announcements/gear/23.08.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=24 August 2023|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 10 September 2023

|KDE Frameworks 5.110{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.110.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.110.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=10 September 2023|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 18 October 2023

|KDE Frameworks 5.111{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.111.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.111.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=18 October 2023|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 12 November 2023

|KDE Frameworks 5.112{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.112.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.112.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=12 November 2023|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 14 December 2023

|KDE Frameworks 5.113{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.113.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.113.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=14 December 2023|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 13 January 2024

|KDE Frameworks 5.114{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.114.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.114.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=13 January 2024|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 10 February 2024

|KDE Frameworks 5.115{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.115.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.115.0/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=10 February 2024|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 19 May 2024

|KDE Frameworks 5.116{{Cite web|title=Release of KDE Frameworks 5.116.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.116.0/|access-date=2024-05-19|website=KDE.org|date=19 May 2024|language=en}}

!colspan="6" style="background:#C0C0C0"| {{Anchor|Plasma6}} KDE Qt6-based software

Date

!Release

!Date

!Release

!Date

!Release

colspan="2" | KDE Frameworks 6 || colspan="2" | KDE Plasma 6 || colspan="2" | KDE Gear
{{Rh}} | 28 February 2024

|KDE Frameworks 6.0{{Cite web|title=KDE MegaRelease 6|url=https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/|access-date=2024-03-18|website=KDE.org|date=28 February 2024|language=en}}

| rowspan="3" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 28 February 2024

| rowspan="3" |KDE Plasma 6.0

| rowspan="2" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |28 February 2024

| rowspan="2" |KDE Gear 24.02

{{Rh}} | 12 April 2024

|KDE Frameworks 6.1{{Cite web|title=KDE Frameworks 6.1.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.1.0/|access-date=2024-04-12|website=KDE.org|date=12 April 2024|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 10 May 2024

|KDE Frameworks 6.2{{Cite web|title=KDE Frameworks 6.2.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.2.0/|access-date=2024-05-10|website=KDE.org|date=10 May 2024|language=en}}

| rowspan="3" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |23 May 2024

| rowspan="3" |KDE Gear 24.05{{Cite web|title=KDE Gear 24.05|url=https://kde.org/announcements/gear/24.05.0/|access-date=2024-05-23|website=KDE.org|date=23 May 2024|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 7 June 2024

|KDE Frameworks 6.3{{Cite web|title=KDE Frameworks 6.3.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.3.0/|access-date=2024-06-07|website=KDE.org|date=7 June 2024|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 18 June 2024

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 6.1{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.1.0|title=KDE Plasma 6.1: Your Future Desktop is Ready|website=KDE.org|date=18 June 2024|access-date=2024-06-18}}

{{Rh}} | 12 July 2024

|KDE Frameworks 6.4{{Cite web|title=KDE Frameworks 6.4.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.4.0/|access-date=2024-07-12|website=KDE.org|date=12 July 2024|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 9 August 2024

|KDE Frameworks 6.5{{Cite web|title=KDE Frameworks 6.5.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.5.0/|access-date=2024-08-09|website=KDE.org|date=9 August 2024|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |22 August 2024

| rowspan="4" |KDE Gear 24.08{{Cite web|title=KDE Gear 24.08|url=https://kde.org/announcements/gear/24.08.0/|access-date=2024-08-22|website=KDE.org|date=22 August 2024|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 13 September 2024

|KDE Frameworks 6.6{{Cite web|title=KDE Frameworks 6.6.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.6.0/|access-date=2024-09-13|website=KDE.org|date=13 September 2024|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 11 October 2024

|KDE Frameworks 6.7{{Cite web|title=KDE Frameworks 6.7.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.7.0/|access-date=2024-10-11|website=KDE.org|date=11 October 2024|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 8 October 2024

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 6.2{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.2.0|title=KDE Plasma 6.2: Let's Get Creative|website=KDE.org|date=8 October 2024|access-date=2024-10-08}}

{{Rh}} | 8 November 2024

|KDE Frameworks 6.8{{Cite web|title=KDE Frameworks 6.8.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.8.0/|access-date=2024-11-08|website=KDE.org|date=8 November 2024|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 13 December 2024

|KDE Frameworks 6.9{{Cite web|title=KDE Frameworks 6.9.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.9.0/|access-date=2024-12-13|website=KDE.org|date=13 December 2024|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" |12 December 2024

| rowspan="4" |KDE Gear 24.12{{Cite web|title=KDE Gear 24.12|url=https://kde.org/announcements/gear/24.12.0/|access-date=2024-12-12|website=KDE.org|date=12 December 2024|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 9 January 2025

|KDE Frameworks 6.10{{Cite web|title=KDE Frameworks 6.10.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.10.0/|access-date=2025-01-09|website=KDE.org|date=9 January 2025|language=en}}

{{Rh}} | 14 February 2025

|KDE Frameworks 6.11{{Cite web|title=KDE Frameworks 6.11.0|url=https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.11.0/|access-date=2025-02-14|website=KDE.org|date=14 February 2025|language=en}}

| rowspan="4" {{Rh}} class="table-rh" | 11 February 2025

| rowspan="4" |KDE Plasma 6.3{{Cite web|url=https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.3.0|title=KDE Plasma 6.3|website=KDE.org|date=11 February 2025|access-date=2025-02-11}}

{{clear}}

The KDE team releases new versions on a regular basis.

= Lines of Code =

  • KDE 1.0 had {{formatnum:800000}} LoC.[http://www.kde.org/community/history/qtissue.php Update: Harmony ceased to exist as Qt is GPL now]
  • KDE 4.3 had {{formatnum:4200000}} LoC.[http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Online/News/Code-Statistics-KDE-Costs-175-Million-Dollars Code Statistics: KDE Costs 175 Million Dollars]

Implementation

Most KDE software uses Qt which runs on most Unix and Unix-like systems (including Mac OS X), Android and Microsoft Windows.

{{As of | 2011}} CMake serves as the build tool. This allows KDE to support a wider range of platforms, including Windows.

{{cite news

|url = http://dot.kde.org/2007/02/21/road-kde-4-cmake-new-build-system-kde

|title = The Road to KDE 4: CMake, a New Build System for KDE

|author = Troy Unrau

|agency = KDE.NEWS

|publisher = KDE

|date = 2007-02-22

|access-date = 2010-11-13

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100701050150/http://dot.kde.org/2007/02/21/road-kde-4-cmake-new-build-system-kde

|archive-date = 1 July 2010

|df = dmy-all

}}

GNU gettext is used for translation. Doxygen is used to generate api documentation.{{cite web

|url= http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Software_Engineering_Framework

|title= Software Engineering Framework

|date= 29 October 2010

|access-date= 2010-11-28

|archive-date= 19 May 2011

|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110519192236/http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Software_Engineering_Framework

|url-status= dead

}}

=Overview=

  • KDE Software Compilation: KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC) is the coordinated releases of new software versions, gathering elements from the previous components to build an integrated core of software. The KDE SC is not a product as a single entity.
  • Calligra Suite: Integrated office suite.
  • KDEWebdev: Web development tools.
  • KDE-Extragear: Extragear is a collection of applications associated with KDE. Those applications are not part the official software compilation, but they are still part of the project.
  • KDE-Playground: This package contains pre-release and unstable software. It is a place for applications to mature.{{cite web

|url= http://www.kde.org/community/whatiskde/softwarecompilation.php

|title= KDE Software Compilation

|access-date= 2010-11-20

|archive-date= 3 October 2018

|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181003161350/https://www.kde.org/community/whatiskde/softwarecompilation.php

|url-status= dead

}}

=Packages=

{{Update|section|date=August 2013}}

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The Software Compilation consists of the following packages:

=Base technologies=

=Applications=

{{Main list|KDE Applications}}

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Major applications by KDE Software Compilation include:

Licensing

In November 1998, the Qt framework was dual-licensed under the free and open-source Q Public License (QPL) and a commercial license for proprietary software developers. The same year, the KDE Free Qt foundation was created which guarantees that Qt would fall under a variant of the very liberal BSD license should Trolltech cease to exist or no free version of Qt be released during 12 months.

{{cite web

|url=http://kde.org/community/whatiskde/kdefreeqtfoundation.php

|title=KDE Free Qt Foundation

|publisher=KDE

|access-date=2010-11-13

}}

Debate continued about compatibility with the GNU General Public License (GPL), hence in September 2000 Trolltech made the Unix version of the Qt libraries available under the GPL in addition to the QPL which eliminated the concerns of the Free Software Foundation.{{cite news

|url = http://qt.nokia.com/about/news/archive/00000043

|title = Trolltech offers a choice in licensing with the addition of GPL licensing for the upcoming release of Qt

|date = 2000-09-05

|access-date = 2010-11-28

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120313182431/http://qt.nokia.com/about/news/archive/00000043

|archive-date = 13 March 2012

|df = dmy-all

}} Trolltech continued to require licenses for developing proprietary software with Qt. The core libraries of KDE are collectively licensed under the GNU LGPL but the only way for proprietary software to make use of them was to be developed under the terms of the Qt proprietary license.

Starting with Qt 4.5, Qt was also made available under the LGPL version 2.1,{{cite news

|title = LGPL License Option Added to Qt

|author = Ryan Paul

|url = http://qt.nokia.com/about/news/lgpl-license-option-added-to-qt

|publisher = Nokia

|access-date = 2010-11-13

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110519121822/http://qt.nokia.com/about/news/lgpl-license-option-added-to-qt

|archive-date = 19 May 2011

|df = dmy-all

}} now allowing proprietary applications to legally use the open source Qt version.

See also

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

External links

{{Wikibooks|Using KDE}}

  • [https://kde.org/ The KDE website]
  • [https://kde.org/announcements/ KDE Announcements] KDE project news
  • [https://dot.kde.org/ KDE.news] KDE project news (now archived)
  • [https://discuss.kde.org/ KDE community forum], the official forum board
  • [https://planet.kde.org/ Planet KDE], blog aggregate
  • [https://wiki.kde.org/ KDE wikis]
  • [https://l10n.kde.org/ KDE Localization]
  • [https://invent.kde.org/ KDE source code]

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