Broaching from classics like Okular, KStars and digiKam, to new arrivals such as Drawy, Mankala, and keepSecret, we look forward to a productive summer with, lots of learning and lots of commits.
https://mentorship.kde.org/blog/2026-04-30-gsoc-start/Open linkView original on lemmy.kde.socialKDE is all about innovating and moving forward, but Katie hadn't changed her apparel in more than 10 years.
Now, sporting an orange hoodie and leggings, she's ready to spring into action and stomp on all those pesky bugs!
https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/Open linkView original on lemmy.kde.socialAfter 30 years, KDE continues to deliver the apps that make your digital life better.
In this release:
And much more!
https://kde.org/announcements/gear/26.04.0/Open linkView original on lemmy.kde.socialContribute to our gallery of historic photos, tell us a story about that time KDE got you out of a pickle, or share a little-known KDE-related fact.
Become a supporting member and help guarantee the next 30 years of top-notch free software.
Or, most important of all, organize a KDE-themed event/party and we'll include it on our map!
https://kde.org/anniversaries/30Open linkView original on lemmy.kde.social... And Plasma's first-run setup wizard can now adapt to mobile screens, the Falkon web browser gets an in-built chat client and bookmark syncing, and the Mankala engine gets a spectacular new board re-design.
https://mentorship.kde.org/blog/2026-04-10-sok-conclusion/Open linkView original on lemmy.kde.social#Akademy2026 will be held from 19 to 24 September 2026 in Graz, Austria!
Join us for a week of fun, ideas, collaboration, and community.
https://akademy.kde.org/2026/Open linkView original on lemmy.kde.socialCalling all Linux app developers! Come to Berlin and show your apps to the world at the Linux App Summit 2026.
Calling all Linux app developers! Come to Berlin and show your apps to the world at the Linux App Summit 2026.
This preview version is for the Steam Deck preview channel, comes with Plasma 6.4 and runs on Wayland by default.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/532126482488623649Open linkView original on lemmy.kde.socialCome by our booth on 9–10 March 2026 and talk to community members, check out devices and software, and grab some stickers.
Glaxnimate 0.6.0 is out and can now be deployed for Linux, the MS Store and macOS thanks to being fully integrated into KDE's build system.
It has been translated to 28 languages, boasts a smoother animation workflow, and comes with better support for importing and exporting to SVG, among many more marvelous things.
"Backing KDE was an easy choice for us given the popularity of the Rocky Linux KDE spin", said Brian Clemens, Co-founder and Vice President of the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation.
https://ev.kde.org/2026/03/03/rockylinux-becomes-kde-patron/Open linkView original on lemmy.kde.social#Google will cut off independent developers to #Android if they do not register with Google first. This will kill independent platforms like @[email protected] and severely impede FLOSS devs from creating apps for Android.
Many KDE apps are deployed for Android: KDE Connect, Itinerary, Tokodon, and there's even a test version of Krita for Android.
KDE calls on Google to reverse course and @[email protected].
https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/
Spread this post and, if you are the maintainer of a software project with versions for Android, please join us and sign the open letter at:
https://keepandroidopen.org/Open linkView original on lemmy.kde.social#Google will cut off independent developers to #Android if they do not register with Google first. This will kill independent platforms like @[email protected] and severely impede FLOSS devs from creating apps for Android.
Many KDE apps are deployed for Android: KDE Connect, Itinerary, Tokodon, and there's even a test version of Krita for Android.
KDE calls on Google to reverse course and @[email protected].
https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/
Spread this post and, if you are the maintainer of a software project with versions for Android, please join us and sign the open letter at:
https://keepandroidopen.org/Open linkView original on lemmy.kde.socialPolishing 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.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.kde.social/post/5524279
The collection comes with 197 activities, including 2 new ones: "Drawing wheels", an activity for drawing with a gear rotating in a cogwheel; and "Multiple choice questions", an activity that can be enabled through GCompris-teachers (see below).
https://gcompris.net/news/2026-02-04-en.html
But probably the biggest news it the official release of GCompris Teachers, a companion application for teachers that lets you create customized datasets and receive pupils results for some activities.
Check out the full release announcement here:
https://gcompris.net/schools-en.html#gcompris-teachers
And download the teachers' manual from here:
Is Free Open Source software GCompris made by volunteers and is fully translated to 23 languages, but has nearly full translations for double that.
Why not help us complete translating GCompris and cover more languages? Visit
https://invent.kde.org/education/gcompris/-/wikis/Developers-corner/How-to-translate
And find out how you too can contribute!
The collection comes with 197 activities, including 2 new ones: "Drawing wheels", an activity for drawing with a gear rotating in a cogwheel; and "Multiple choice questions", an activity that can be enabled through GCompris-teachers (see below).
https://gcompris.net/news/2026-02-04-en.html
But probably the biggest news it the official release of GCompris Teachers, a companion application for teachers that lets you create customized datasets and receive pupils results for some activities.
Check out the full release announcement here:
https://gcompris.net/schools-en.html#gcompris-teachers
And download the teachers' manual from here:
Is Free Open Source software GCompris made by volunteers and is fully translated to 23 languages, but has nearly full translations for double that.
Why not help us complete translating GCompris and cover more languages? Visit
https://invent.kde.org/education/gcompris/-/wikis/Developers-corner/How-to-translate
And find out how you too can contribute!
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:
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!
Do you have something similar in your country? Why not help your national FLOSS projects get the status and support they often desperately need? Start your own petition!
