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Original author(s) | KDE |
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Developer(s) | KDE |
Initial release | December 17, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12-17)[1] |
Stable release | 24.05.1[2] / 13 June 2024 |
Preview release | 22.07.80[3] / 15 July 2022 |
Repository | |
Written in | C++, QML |
Operating system | Linux, FreeBSD, et al. |
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License | GNU Lesser General Public License |
Website | apps |
The KDE Gear (also known as the KDE Applications BundleorKDE Applications) is a set of applications and supporting libraries that are developed by the KDE community,[4] primarily used on Linux-based operating systems but mostly multiplatform, and released on a common release schedule.
The bundle is composed of over 100 applications. Examples of prominent applications in the bundle include the file manager Dolphin, document viewer Okular, text editor Kate, archiving tool Ark and terminal emulator Konsole.[5]
Previously the KDE Applications Bundle was part of the KDE Software Compilation.
Software that is not part of the official KDE Applications bundle can be found in the "Extragear" section. They release on their own schedule and feature their own versioning numbers. There are many standalone applications like KTorrent, KritaorAmarok that are mostly designed to be portable between operating systems and deployable independent of a particular workspace or desktop environment. Some brands consist of multiple applications, such as Calligra Office SuiteorKDE Kontact. There are several options for obtaining and installing KDE applications under Linux. Moreover, most of the KDE platform and applications have been ported to OpenBSD and NetBSD. While prior editions of KDE were often seen on other flavors of Unix, such as Solaris,the popularity of the open source alternatives running on a wide range of hardware (having been ported to nearly every RISC and x86 64 processors) has made KDE projects on similar OSs less obvious.[citation needed]
KDE SDK[6][7] is a collection of two dozen distinct integrated (both within the SDK but also with other KDE applications, e.g. many work with Dolphin, the default file manager) applications and components that work with/are part of KDevelop,[8] and is suitable for general purpose software development in a range of languages. It provides the tooling used to engineer KDE, and is particularly rich in tools to support Qt and C++ development, as well as the more fashionable Rust, Python, etc.
Various other packages are being built for testing on Android, although plans for some of the core parts of the SDK (e.g. Kate) have not been announced.
KDebugSettings[44]
Dferry D-Bus library and tools[46] CuteHMI Open-source HMI (Human Machine Interface) software written in C++ and QML.
Unmaintained Applications[68]
The KDE Applications Bundle is released every four months and has bugfix releases in each intervening month. A date-based version scheme is used, which is composed of the year and month. A third digit is used for bugfix releases.[79]
With the April 2021 release, the KDE Applications Bundle has been renamed to KDE Gear.[4]
KDE Applications Bundle release history | ||
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Version | Key feature | Date |
Old version, no longer maintained: 14.12[1] | Kate, Konsole, Gwenview, KAlgebra, Kanagram, KHangman, Kig, Parley, KApptemplate and Okteta ported to KDE Frameworks 5. | 17 Dec 2014 |
Old version, no longer maintained: 15.04[80] | Rocs, Cantor, Kompare, Kdenlive and KDE Telepathy ported to KDE Frameworks 5. | 15 Apr 2015 |
Old version, no longer maintained: 15.08[81] | Dolphin and Ark ported to KDE Frameworks 5. Technology preview of KF5-based Kontact suite. | 19 Aug 2015 |
Old version, no longer maintained: 15.12[82] | KSnapshot was replaced by Spectacle, KTuberling, Klickety and KNavalBattle have also been updated to use KDE Frameworks 5. | 16 Dec 2015 |
Old version, no longer maintained: 16.04[83] | New music education software (Minuet), KHelpCenter now part of KDE Applications, bugfixes to Kontact, Ark | 20 Apr 2016 |
Old version, no longer maintained: 16.08[84] | Kolourpaint, Cervisia, KDiskFree, The Kontact Suite, Marble | 18 Aug 2016 |
Old version, no longer maintained: 16.12[85] | Kwave; Okular, Konqueror, KGpg, KTouch and Kalzium ported to KDE Frameworks 5. | 15 Dec 2016 |
Old version, no longer maintained: 17.04[86] | 20 Apr 2017 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 17.08[87] | 17 Aug 2017 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 17.12[88] | 14 Dec 2017 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 18.04[89] | 19 Apr 2018 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 18.08[90] | 16 Aug 2018 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 18.12[91] | 13 Dec 2018 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 19.04[92] | 18 Apr 2019 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 19.08[93] | 15 Aug 2019 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 19.12[94] | 12 Dec 2019 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 20.04[95] | 23 Apr 2020 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 20.08[96] | 13 Aug 2020 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 20.12[97] | 10 Dec 2020 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 21.04[98] | 22 Apr 2021 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 21.08[99] | 12 Aug 2021 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 21.12[100] | 9 Dec 2021 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 22.04[101] | 21 Apr 2022 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 22.08[102] | 18 Aug 2022 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 22.12[103] | 8 Dec 2022 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 23.04[104] | 20 Apr 2023 | |
Old version, no longer maintained: 23.08[105] | 24 Aug 2023 | |
Current stable version: 24.02[106] | many applications ported to Qt 6. | 28 Feb 2024 |
Legend: Old version Older version, still maintained Latest version Latest preview version Future release
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