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Nov 04, 2021
Internet & Networking
- Akregator - Enables you to follow news sites, blogs and other RSS/Atom-enabled websites 📌.
- GSConnect - A complete implementation of KDE Connect especially for GNOME Shell with Nautilus, Chrome and Firefox integration.
- KDE Connect - A project to communicate across all your devices: receive your phone notifications on your desktop computer, control your desktop from your phone, etc 📌.
- KGet - A versatile and user-friendly download manager 📌.
- KMail - KMail is the email component of Kontact, the integrated personal information manager from KDE 📌.
- Konqueror - Uses the KHTML rendering engine (and optionally Webkit) so it supports the latest web standards such as HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, and others 📌.
- Konversation - A user-friendly Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client built on the KDE Platform 📌.
- KRDC - A client application that allows you to view or control a desktop session on another machine that is running a compatible server (VNC & RDP) 📌.
- KTorrent - A BitTorrent application which allows you to download files using the BitTorrent protocol 📌.
- Otter Browser - Otter Browser aims to recreate the best aspects of the classic Opera (12.x) UI using Qt5.
- Plasma-browser-integration - A suite of new features which make Firefox, Chrome and Chromium-based browsers work with your desktop 📌.
- qBittorrent - An advanced BitTorrent client programmed in C++, based on Qt toolkit and libtorrent-rasterbar.
- Qt WebBrowser - Qt WebBrowser is a browser for embedded devices developed using the capabilities of Qt and Qt WebEngine.
Graphics & Imaging
- digiKam - Professional Photo Management with the Power of Open Source 📌.
- Gwenview - A fast and easy to use image viewer by KDE 📌.
- KColorChooser - A simple application to select the color from the screen or from a pallete 📌.
- KolourPaint - A simple painting program to quickly create raster images. It is useful as a touch-up tool and simple image editing tasks 📌.
- Krita - Painting tool designed for concept artists, illustrators, matte and texture artists, and the VFX industry 📌.
- Okular - A universal document viewer 📌.
- Spectacle - An application for capturing desktop screenshots 📌.
Multimedia
- Elisa - A music player developed by the KDE community that strives to be simple and nice to use 📌.
- Haruna - Open source video player built with Qt/QML and libmpv 📌.
- Kdenlive - A non-linear video editor for Linux using the MLT video framework.
- KMix - A sound channel mixer and volume control 📌.
- KWave - A sound editor built on the KDE Frameworks 5 📌.
- SMPlayer - Media player with built-in codecs that can play virtually all video and audio formats.
- VLC - A free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files, and various streaming protocols.
Office & Productivity
- Kate - A multi-document, multi-view text editor by KDE 📌.
- Kronometer A stopwatch application for KDE 📌.
- KWrite - A text editor by KDE, based on the KDE Frameworks editor component 📌.
- RSI Break - RSIBreak can be used to remind you to take a break now and then 📌.
System Administration
- Discover - Intended for users and distros where the terminal isn't the optimal solution for installation of apps and add-ons or updates 📌.
- Dolphin - File manager included in the KDE desktop 📌.
- KDiskFree - Displays the available file devices (hard drive partitions, drives, etc.) along with information on their capacity, free space, type and mount point 📌.
- Konsole - Terminal emulator included in the KDE desktop 📌.
- Krusader - An advanced twin panel (commander style) file manager for KDE 📌.
- KSystemLog - A system log viewer tool 📌.
- Kup - A backup scheduler for KDE's Plasma desktop 📌.
- Sweeper - Sweeper helps to clean unwanted traces the user leaves on the system and to regain disk space removing unused temporary files 📌.
- Yakuake - A drop-down terminal emulator based on KDE's Konsole technology 📌.
Utilities & Tools
- Android File Transfer - Reliable MTP client with minimalistic UI.
- Ark - Archiving Tool 📌.
- fancontrol-gui (⭐198) - GUI for fancontrol which is part of lm_sensors.
- KDE Wallet Manager - Manage the passwords on KDE systems. The KDE wallet subsystem allows access and password management of every application that integrates with the KDE wallet 📌.
- KFind - A standalone search tool, launched by KRunner or from your menu. It is also integrated into Konqueror as "Find File" in the "Tools" menu 📌.
- KRename - A utility to rename multiple files 📌.
- Yin-Yang (⭐364) - Auto Night-mode for Linux.
Development & Programming
- Kompare - A diff/patch frontend 📌.
- Okteta - Hex Editor 📌.
Education
- KTurtle - An educational programming environment that aims to make learning how to program as easy as possible 📌.
Plasma desktop / Extensions
- Bismuth (⭐1.4k) - A KDE Plasma extension that lets you tile windows automatically and manage them via keyboard, just like in classical tiling window managers (i3, dwm or XMondad).
- Dynamic Wallpaper Engine (⭐241) - A wallpaper plugin that continuously updates the desktop background based on the current time in your location.
- Kvantum (⭐1.2k) - An SVG-based theme engine for Qt4/Qt5, KDE and LXQt, with an emphasis on elegance, usability and practicality.
- Latte-Dock - Latte is a dock based on Plasma frameworks that provides an elegant and intuitive experience for your tasks and plasmoids 📌.
- Window Title Applet (⭐207) - Plasma 5 applet that shows the current window title and icon in your panels.
Plasma desktop / KCM Modules and Systems
- kcm-wacomtablet - KDE GUI for the Wacom Linux Drivers 📌.
- kde-gtk-config - GTK2 and GTK3 Configurator for KDE 📌.
Plasma desktop / Themes
- ChromeOS (⭐107) - A materia Design theme for KDE Plasma desktop.
- Fluent (⭐111) - A Microsoft inspired fluent Design theme for the KDE Plasma desktop.
- Helium - A translucent theme for Plasma 5.
- Hello (⭐219) - A compilation of various color-schemes, themes, icons and more for the KDE Plasma desktop. It is unopinionated, putting you in charge.
- Materia KDE (⭐494) - A port of the popular GTK theme Materia for Plasma 5 desktop with a few additions and extras.
- McMojave (⭐212) - A MacOSX Mojave like theme for KDE Plasma desktop.
- Orchis (⭐122) - A materia Design theme for KDE Plasma desktop.
- Qogir (⭐139) - A flat design theme for KDE Plasma desktop.
- WhiteSur (⭐606) - A MacOS Big Sur theme for KDE Plasma.
Plasma desktop / Qt and GTK+ Applications Appearance
- Akava-Kv (⭐190) - User oriented Kvantum theme for KDE.
- Chrome-KDE5BreezeDark (⭐19) - A theme for Chrome on KDE5 when using the Breeze Dark window decoration.
- KDE-Rounded-Corners (⭐168) - Rounds the corners of your windows.
- SierraBreeze (⭐352) - OSX-like window decoration for KDE Plasma written in C++.
Plasma desktop / Icons
- Candy (⭐713) - Sweet gradient icons.
- Flatery (⭐294) - Icon theme for Linux in flat style.
- Papirus (⭐5.4k) - Material icon theme, initially based on Paper.
- Zafiro (⭐379) - Minimalist icons created with the flat-desing technique, utilizing washed out colors and always accompanied by white. The priority is simplicity.
Plasma desktop / Scripts
- kwin-tiling (⭐1.1k) - Tiling script for kwin.
Documentation and Resources / Display Manager
- KDE Invent - Discover KDE projects, groups and snippets 📌.
- KDE Bugtracker - KDE's official Bugtracker 📌.
Feb 16, 2021
Internet & Networking
- Falkon - QtWebEngine based cross-platform web browser 📌.
- Smb4K - Advanced Network Neighborhood Browser and Samba Share Mounting Utility 📌.
System Administration
- KInfoCenter - A utility that provides detailed information about a computer system 📌.
Utilities & Tools
- KWinFT - Wayland compositor and X11 window manager.
Nov 10, 2020
Documentation and Resources / Display Manager
- KDE Configs (⭐379) - List of KDE configuration files and more.
Jan 26, 2020
Utilities & Tools
- Wacom GUI (⭐106) - Python/PyQt Wacom GUI for KDE.
Education
- LabPlot - Interactive graphing and analysis of scientific data 📌.
Plasma desktop / Extensions
- Hoppla (⭐51) - KDE Plasma desktop widget to control Philips Hue lights.
- Places Widget (⭐10) - Plasma 5 widget that gives access to user places.
- Window AppMenu Applet (⭐375) - Plasma 5 applet in order to show the window appmenu.
Plasma desktop / Themes
- Canta (⭐64) - A flat design theme for KDE Plasma desktop.
- Darkine KDE (⭐38) - Theme for KDE Plasma 5 desktop, SDDM and more.
- Layan (⭐265) - A flat design theme for KDE Plasma desktop.
Plasma desktop / Qt and GTK+ Applications Appearance
- Breeze10 (⭐81) - A Windows 10 style windows decoration for KDE Plasma.
- BreezeBlurred (⭐193) - A fork of KDE Breeze window decoration written in Qt C++.
- BreezeEnhanced (⭐132) - A fork of KDE Breeze decoration with additional options.
- Sweet KDE (⭐167) - A dark and modern theme for KDE plasma.
- XBoomer (⭐62) - XP Window Decorations for KDE Plasma.
Plasma desktop / Icons
- La Capitaine (⭐1.9k) - Icon pack with inspiration taken from the latest iterations of macOS and Google's Material Design.
- Tela (⭐1.1k) - A flat colorful Design icon theme.
Plasma desktop / Scripts
- Grid-Tiling-Kwin (⭐849) - A kwin script that automatically tiles windows.
- Kröhnkite (⭐1.4k) - A dynamic tiling extension for KWin.
Plasma desktop / Display Manager
- Chili (⭐142) - The hottest login theme around for KDE Plasma 5.
- Delicious (⭐80) - A delicious SDDM theme for DE collectors/addicts.
- Sugar Candy - The sweetest login theme available for the SDDM display manager.
Nov 16, 2019
Utilities & Tools
- KWin-lowlatency (⭐383) - An attempt to reduce latency and stuttering in the popular KWin compositor used in KDE.
Sep 24, 2019
Internet & Networking
- Firefox KDE - Standalone web browser from mozilla.org with OpenSUSE patch, integrate better with KDE.
Plasma desktop / Themes
- Breath - Breath Theme for Manjaro Linux (Plasma 5).
May 10, 2019
Articles / Display Manager
- Kai Uwe's Blog - Stories of a Plasma developer.
Mar 29, 2019
Plasma desktop / Icons
- Antu - A smooth icon theme designed for Plasma Desktop.
Plasma desktop / Cursors
- Capitaine (⭐908) - An x-cursor theme inspired by macOS and based on KDE Breeze.
Feb 26, 2019
Internet & Networking
- KNetworkManager - A KDE client for the back end NetworkManager software 📌.
Multimedia
- Amarok - Amarok is a powerful music player for Linux, Unix and Windows with an intuitive interface 📌.
Office & Productivity
- Calligra - Includes efficient and capable office components 📌.
Development & Programming
- KDevelop - A cross-platform IDE for C, C++, Python, QML/JavaScript and PHP 📌.
- Umbrello - UML Modeller is a Unified Modelling Language (UML) diagram program based on KDE Technology 📌.
Plasma desktop / KCM Modules and Systems
- kded_rotation (⭐56) - A small, hacky KDED module for handling automatic screen rotation on tablets and hybrid laptops.
Plasma desktop / Qt and GTK+ Applications Appearance
- breeze-gtk (⭐58) - A GTK Theme Built to Match KDE's Breeze 📌.
Documentation and Resources / Display Manager
- KDE Wikis - The KDE wikis are a source of information and documentation for the KDE desktop, applications, teams, events and more 📌.
Articles / Display Manager
- KDE.news - The official KDE news website 📌.
- Planet KDE - Blogs of KDE contributors 📌.
Communities / Display Manager
- KDE Store - Official KDE Store for developers to share Plasma customizations 📌.
Nov 04, 2018
Utilities & Tools
- KeePassXC - Cross-platform community-driven port of Keepass password manager.
Development & Programming
- Qt Designer - Qt tool for designing and building graphical user interfaces (GUIs) with Qt Widgets.
Plasma desktop / Cursors
- Bibata - Material Based Cursor Theme.
Articles / Display Manager
- Nate Graham's Blog - Adventures in Linux and KDE.
Aug 13, 2018
Documentation and Resources / Display Manager
- ArchWiki - Arch Linux KDE Wiki.
- Gentoo Wiki - Gentoo KDE Wiki.
Articles / Display Manager
- Phoronix - Phoronix KDE News Archives.
- Nico's Blog - Programmer from Germany that is working on KDE.
Communities / Display Manager
- Kreddit - KDE Community on Reddit.
- Stack Overflow - Questions tagged with
kde
.
Mar 21, 2018
Plasma desktop / Themes
- Adapta KDE (⭐458) - A port of the popular GTK theme Adapta for Plasma 5 desktop with a few additions and extras.
- Arc KDE (⭐821) - A port of the popular GTK theme Arc for Plasma 5 desktop with a few additions and extras.