Notices by KDE (kde@floss.social), page 2

"This week in KDE apps" brings improvements in usability, accessibility and customization to @arianna, Dolphin and Itinerary, and supercharges to @tokodon ready for the #january20 mass migration.

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#ThisWeekInKDEApps #linuxApps

This week in Plasma: Getting #Plasma6.3 into shape, more KRunner searches, better scaling and a whole lot more:

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/01/18/this-week-in-plasma-getting-plasma-6.3-in-great-shape/

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#desktop #floss #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

"KDE For Digital Sovereignty" explains how KDE software returns control to institutions, companies and users, and gives you the tools to become the owner of your digital life.

https://kde.org/for/digital-sovereignty/

#sovereignty #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

This week in KDE Plasma: The last sprint towards Plasma 6.3

Improvements in usability, exciting features and mechanisms that ensure stability land in the latest Plasma release before 6.3 hits desktops next month:

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/01/11/this-week-in-plasma-final-plasma-6.3-features/

#plasma #Plasma6 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #desktop

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In "This week in KDE Apps" we look at the usability improvements landing in Alligator, Dolphin, and Itinerary; new features for KMyMoney, Tokodon and NeoChat; and updated versions of Amarok and Skrooge.

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/01/12/this-week-in-kde-apps-usability-improvements-new-features-and-updated-apps/

#app #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

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KDE Testers Assemble! Plasma 6.3 Beta is here.

The first big KDE release of 2025 is just around the corner. Plasma 6.3 will be hitting desktops in about a month. Meanwhile, we need testers to try out the beta and submit bug reports so we can work on making it perfect.

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.2.90/

#Linux #desktop #beta

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This Week in Plasma: Artistry and accessibility

Aaand... we're back! Happy New Year everyone!

This first 2025 review brings the news of enhancements to touchpads and drawing tablets, KRunner, and Discover, among many over improvements.

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/01/04/this-week-in-plasma-artistry-and-accessibility/

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#accessibility #FreeSoftware #plasma

You did it! You helped KDE raise €50,000... and €100,000 elsewhere.

We knew you were all very magnanimous, but your generosity has exceeded our expectations.

Thanks to your contributions we can all look forward to doing great stuff in 2025. See you there!

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2024/

#fundraiser #donations #freesoftware #opensource

We also want to thank everyone who donated through the pop-up. We're very grateful for your support!

https://kde.org/donate/

Many people said they wished they could donate more. Please don't think you didn't make a difference! Every euro will help!

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And let's not forget everyone who contributed by using, testing, or blogging about our projects! Whether it was with code, art, bug reports, social media posts, or anything else, by desinterestedly lending your time and skill, regardless of if it was on a regular basis (shout out to all our hardworking devs!) or with a one-time, flyby commit that sniped a bug out of your favorite app, you too helped make KDE better for everybody this year.

https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved

Have a great holiday 🎄!

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Donor appreciation post: Thank you for all your generosity 💖!

We are close to reaching our first fundraiser stretch goal...

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2024/

... And we want to thank everybody who made this possible. You have guaranteed KDE's survival for yet another year.

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#fundraiser #donations #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

We are at 95% of our first stretch goal!

With less than €3,000 to go, our fundraiser is about to cross the €50,000 mark, and we will be entering the final stretch of our campaign.

Will your donation push us over the line?

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2024/#adopt

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#fundraiser #donations #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Adoptable Games - part 🎲🎲

What are your favorite KDE games? Here are some of ours, now up for adoption:

* Kubrick - Rubik's cube simulator with lots of different cubes to pick from

* KGoldRunner - Platformer that combines arcade action with problem-solving

* Picmi - A simple, but surprisingly addictive logic game

* KiGo - Play Go against the computer or friend. Multiple board sizes and levels of difficulties

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2024/#adopt

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#games #fundraiser #donations #FreeSoftware

In "This Week in KDE Apps"...

* Itinerary keeps your travel data safe (and lets you import and export it)
* Gardening app PowerPlant gets new looks
* Kaidan, the XMPP chat app, releases version 0.10.0 and 0.10.1

https://blogs.kde.org/2024/12/15/this-week-in-kde-apps-gear-24.12.0-is-out/

Remember to support your favorite apps donating to our fundraiser!:

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2024/

#apps #freesoftware #opensource

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Adoptable apps: Games edition 🎲

KDE makes a long list of games, and we will be adding some to the list of adoptable apps over the next few days.

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2024/#adopt

Here are the first four:

* KNights is for playing chess. You can pick the chess engine, play over the Internet, monitor your progress and more.

* KNetWalk is a puzzle game where you have to connect all the computers to the Internet.

[Continued >]

#fundraiser #donations #games

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This Week in Plasma: Better fractional scaling, improved screen color accuracy, maximize a window horizontally or vertically by double-clicking on one of its edges, clipboard data migrated to SQLite.

https://blogs.kde.org/2024/12/14/this-week-in-plasma-better-fractional-scaling/

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Some more KDE Connect goodness: during your presentations, use KDE Connect to move through your slides.

Or put your finger on the "Pointer", point your phone at the screen and a flaming circular pointer will appear. Higlight what you need by moving your phone.

https://kdeconnect.kde.org/

Microsoft "innovating":

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/12/11/sharing-files-between-your-iphone-and-windows-pc-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/

Meanwhile, KDE Connect be like:

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#Microsoft #windows

KDE Gear ⚙️ 24.12 is out! Check out what's coming in the new versions of Dolphin, Kdenlive, Kate, Okular, NeoChat, and much, much more.

https://kde.org/announcements/gear/24.12.0/

Help support KDE's work! You can still adopt an app at our fundraiser:

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2024/#adopt

Join the KDE End of Year documentation porting sprint 📃! There are currently 58 open tasks up for grabs!

https://discuss.kde.org/t/end-of-year-documentation-sprint/26686

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