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Welcome to a new issue of This Week in Plasma! This week we reached that part of every Plasma release cycle where the bug fixes and polish for the upcoming release are still coming in hot and heavy, but people have also started to land their changes for the next release. So there’s a bit of both here! Read More

I've been administering KDE's participation in the Google Summer of Code program for the last few years (and mentoring on some). This post is just some personal thoughts on the differences between what the KDE organization expects and what usually the applicants want (I'm not in everybody heads, it's assumptions from my experience). I don't provide any solution (because I don't have any) and there is no judgment (both point of views are valid), just a personal point of view. Read More

Welcome to a new issue of This Week in Plasma! This week the Plasma team focused almost entirely on bug fixing. And let’s let the results speak for themselves: we fixed 18 high and very high priority Plasma bugs, or 28% of all open ones! Lots of polishing for Plasma 6.6 to make it a great release. Read More

Welcome to a new issue of "This Week in KDE Apps"! Every week (or so) we cover as much as possible of what's happening in the world of KDE apps. With January well under way, the news regarding KDE apps is coming thick and fast. Let's dig in! Read More

The Amarok Development Squad is happy to announce the immediate availability of Amarok 3.3.2, the second bugfix release for Amarok 3.3 "Far Above the Clouds"! 3.3.2 features a number of small improvements, including various small behaviour changes and bugfixes in e.g. user interface, audio backend and saving of playlist files. Additionally, 'added to collection' date, which previously was available in collection search only, is now displayed in track's details in tag dialog. KDE Framework depedency is now set at version 6.5, which was released in mid-2024. All in all, Amarok 3.3.2 should bring improved usability and stability, ensuring you can keep enjoying your music in 2026. Read More

Edit 25/01/2026 documentation.yml is no more used, the documentation is built and published as part of the linux.yml and linux-qt6.yml pipelines. The post is updated to take this in account. Read More

Welcome to a new issue of This Week in Plasma! This week we closed the door on features for Plasma 6.6, which opened another one for those features to land in 6.7. As a result, several features were merged for Plasma 6.7, including some particularly juicy ones! Read More

Have you seen Activities in your system settings and wondered what they're used for? Have you read about them them in a blog post and wanted to know more? Have you been interested in giving them a try, but weren't sure where to start? This is where I was once upon a time, so I'd like to share how I've set up Activities to streamline my workflows. Maybe this can help others who also want to experiment. The experience hasn't always been smooth. Due to various bugs, there was one point where I threw up my hands and migrated everything back to virtual desktops in anger. Eventually, the bugs were fixed, and other improvements were made. I gave them another try and I'm glad I did. Many thanks to the contributors who fixed those bugs and who maintain this awesome feature! Today, Activities are now an integral part of my Plasma setup. Read More

Welcome to a new issue of This Week in Plasma! Let’s thank Lubos Krystynek, Rafal Krawczyk, and John Veness for stepping up to help with this week’s issue. Thanks, guys! Read More

Welcome to a new issue of "This Week in KDE Apps"! Every week (or so) we cover as much as possible of what's happening in the world of KDE apps. We kick off the year with everything that's new in the KDE App scene. Let's dig in! Read More