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KDE is at SCaLE 23x! Come visit our booth, talk to community members, check out gadgets and software, and grab some stickers!
www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x
#SCale23x
We are pleased to announce our CfP for #Linux App Summit 2026. This year, we are adding two new topics, Digital Sovereignty and AI/ML. Please submit at linuxappsummit.org/cfp. Please keep in mind that this year's talks are in-person. #opensource #gnome #kde
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.
Vector graphic animation software Glaxnimate 0.6.0 is now fully integrated into KDE's ecosystem.
glaxnimate.org/news/release...
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.
#animation #FreeSoftware
Rocky Linux logo with abstract, green electronic diagram-like designs surrounding it.
@rockylinux.org supports KDE, becoming our latest patron.
"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.
Read more at
ev.kde.org/2026/03/03/r...
"This Week in Plasma" brings the news that...
The Digital clock widget gets the Vietnamese lunar calendar, highlighted items get rounded corners, and the Favorites section in the app launcher menu gets all flashy 📸... Among many other things.
blogs.kde.org/2026/02/28/t...
#Plasma6 #desktop #Linux
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:
keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/
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 #KeepAndroidFree!
keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/
The logo of the "Keep Android Open" campaign is an Android robot dressed as Darth Vader. Across the top it says "I AM ALTERING THE DEAL" in all caps, and below the robot it says "Pray I don't alter it further". This is a reference to how Android acquired a massive catalog of apps be making access open to the platform back in the day, and Google assuring it would remain open, as opposed to the iOS platform which was (and still is) very restricted. And, of course, Star Wars.
KDE supports the "Keep Android Open" campaign
#Google will cut off independent developers to #Android if they do not register with Google first. This will kill independent platforms like @fdroidorg.bsky.social and severely impede FLOSS devs from creating apps for Android.
keepandroidopen.org
The image shows Plasma showing the Thumbnails task switcher and how the close button on the active app is more prominent than in prior versions.
"This Week in Plasma" brings the news that...
Plasma 6.6 is here, we fixed those widgets the new release broke 😬, the close buttons on the "Thumbnails" task switcher is more legible, and the “Terminate frozen window” dialog got a spinner, among many more tasty things.
blogs.kde.org/2026/02/21/t...
This year's proposed ideas cover improving and enhancing Okular, Kdenlive, digiKam, and KDE's localization infrastructures, among others.
community.kde.org/GSoC/2026/Id...
If you would like to participate in GSoC 2026 with your own idea, check out
community.kde.org/GSoC#Instruc...
KDE's mentorship logo and mark above Google's GSoC logo and mark. In the background you can see come sapling sprouting out of pots.
KDE has been selected to participate in Google Summer of Code 2026.
summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/202...
Through GSoC, KDE seeks to encourage new contributors to join Free Software projects long term and ensure the continuity of FLOSS.
Image that shows a photo of Berlin with a caption Linux App Summit, May 16-17, 2026 in Berlin, Germany
We’re excited to announce that Linux App Summit 2026 will take place May 16–17 in Berlin, Germany. Join developers, designers, and open source contributors for two days focused on Linux apps.
linuxappsummit.org/local/
#Linux #opensource #Apps #KDE #GNOME #LinuxAppSummit #LAS2026
OSU's logo: a blue gear alongside the name of the organisation in a colourful bendy font.
KDE endorses the UN's Open Source United (OSU) initiative.
ev.kde.org/2026/02/18/k...
OSU coordinates and scales open source across the United Nations system and KDE will support the effort to connect UN teams, partners, and the global community to share, discover, and reuse open source solutions.
The screenshot shows Spectacle about to take a screenshot of a window containing text.
The screenshot shows Plasma's new on-screen keyboard.
The screenshot shows a user picking their keyboard while running the first-time wizard.
Plasma 6.6 is now live!
Spectacle can read texts from screenshots; we got our own on-screen keyboard; and we have a new first-time wizard that let's users configure their passwords, timezones, keyboard and networks, on preinstalled systems; among many, many more things.
kde.org/announcement...
including decontextualising comments on merge requests, stating as facts and official communications what are only personal opinions, and finally straight up lying.
Don't believe the FUD.
Q: So why have I been hearing that KDE will force systemd down everybody's throats via Plasma then?
A: There are sad people who will do anything for attention and clicks, and will spread FUD and fake controversies to obtain them, ... [more >]
Q: Is KDE planning on making *any* of Plasma's core components dependent on systemd?
A: No.
Q: So Plasma does not and will not require systemd to work now or in the future?
A: That is correct.
Q: And it will continue to work on non-Linux systems like FreeBSD?
A: Also correct.
Q: So I don't have to use PLM?
A: No! You can completely ignore PLM! Please be our guest and use any of the other non-systemd dependent LMs that will work and continue to work just fine, now and in the future.
Q: So you ARE forcing Plasma users to use systemd!!?!?!
A: No. The Plasma Login Manager is one of half a dozen Login Managers (or more) that can boot Plasma. We made PLM because it will give distro creators a cool piece of kit that CAN (not "must") be tacked onto a system to boot into Plasma.
Person at KDE event raising their hand to ask a question.
A quick anti-FUD FAQ to debunk "the KDE is forcing systemd!" hoax—a thread 🧵
Q: Does the Plasma Login Manager require systemd to work?
A: Yes.
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.
"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.
blogs.kde.org/2026/02/14/t...
A screenshot showing before and after captures of the System Settings index and how the list of pages has been reduced to only what is available.
The Window List widget now supports sorting and shows section headers in its full view mode.
"This Week in Plasma": polishing for Plasma 6.6 (due in 10 days) continues, Window List widget gets sorting and section headers, System Setting loses all inapplicable hardware pages, and the window manager remembers tiling padding per screen, and more:
blogs.kde.org/2026/02/07/t...
#KDE Gear 25.12.2 Brings Improvements to Dolphin, NeoChat, Kate, and Other Apps 9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-...
@kde.org #Linux #OpenSource
JBM has been working on refactoring #Kdenlive keyframing system and, along the way, is developing a dopesheet (an interface that displays all parameters in a single timeline). Below is an initial prototype
kdenlive.org/news/2026/do...
This project is funded by NGIZero NLnet
#kde #videoediting
GCompris is Free Open Source software 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
invent.kde.org/education/gc...
And find out how you too can contribute!
Screenshot of GCompris-Teachers dashboard showing pupils and groups.
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:
gcompris.net/schools-en.h...
Teachers' manual:
docs.kde.org/stable_kf6/e...
GCompris, KDE's collection of educational activities, publishes version 26.0.
gcompris.net/news/2026-02...
You get 197 activities, including 2 new ones: "Drawing wheels", for drawing with a gear within a cogwheel; and "Multiple choice questions", enabled through GCompris-teachers (see next post).
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!
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!
