Short description: Set of applications and supporting libraries
KDE Applications
Original author(s)
KDE
Developer(s)
KDE
Initial release
December 17, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-12-17)[1]
Written in
C++, QML
Operating system
Linux, FreeBSD, et al.
Type
Application software
License
GNU Lesser General Public License
Website
apps.kde.org
Konsole, KDE's console, and Dolphin, KDE's file manager, two of KDE's core application windows
The KDE Gear (earlier known as the KDE Applications Bundle) is a set of applications and supporting libraries that are developed by the KDE community,[2] 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.[3]
Previously the KDE Applications Bundle was part of the KDE Software Compilation.
Contents
1Extragear
2List of applications part of the bundle
2.1Development
2.1.1Software development
2.1.2Web development
2.2Education
2.2.1Science
2.3Games
2.3.1Toys
2.4Graphics
2.5Internet
2.6Multimedia
2.6.1Playback
2.6.2Production
2.7Office
2.8System
2.9Utilities
2.9.1Accessibility
2.10Discontinued
2.11next
3Releases
4See also
5References
6External links
Extragear
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, Krita or Amarok 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 Suite or KDE Kontact.
List of applications part of the bundle
Development
Software development
Web development
KImageMapEditor – an HTML image map editor[7]
KXSLDbg – an XSLT debugger
Education
Science
Cirkuit – An application to generate publication-ready figures[8]
KBibTeX – an application to manage bibliography databases in the BibTeX format
Semantik – a mindmapping-like tool for document generation[9][10]
RKWard – an easy to use, transparent frontend to R
KTechLab - an IDE for electronic and PIC microcontroller circuit design and simulation
Games
Toys
AMOR – Amusing Misuse Of Resources. Desktop creature
KTeaTime – Tea cooking timer
KTux
KWeather
Graphics
Internet
Multimedia
Playback
Production
Office
Kontact provides personal information management, backed by the Akonadi framework (including Akregator, KNode, KMail, etc.)
The Calligra Suite provides an office suite, including
Calligra Flow – a flowchart and diagram editor
Calligra Plan – a project management tool
Calligra Sheets – Spreadsheet
Calligra Stage – Presentation application
Calligra Words – Word processor
Kexi – a visual database creator
KEuroCalc – a currency converter and calculator
Kile – integrated LaTeX environment
KMyMoney – a personal finance manager
TaskJuggler – a project management tool
Skrooge – Personal finances manager[24]
LabPlot – a data plotting and analysis tool
LemonPOS – a point of sales application for small and mid–size business[25]
Tellico – a collection organizer
System
Utilities
Accessibility
KMag – a screen magnifying tool
KMouseTool – Automatic Mouse Click
KMouth – a speech synthesizer frontend
Discontinued
Unmaintained Applications[28]
next
Releases
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.[39]
With the April 2021 release, the KDE Applications Bundle has been renamed to KDE Gear.[2]
KDE Applications Bundle release history
Version
Key feature
Date
14.12[1]
Kate, Konsole, Gwenview, KAlgebra, Kanagram, KHangman, Kig, Parley, KApptemplate and Okteta ported to KDE Frameworks 5.
2014
15.04[40]
Rocs, Cantor, Kompare, Kdenlive and KDE Telepathy ported to KDE Frameworks 5.
2015
15.08[41]
Dolphin and Ark ported to KDE Frameworks 5. Technology preview of KF5-based Kontact suite.
2015
15.12[42]
KSnapshot was replaced by Spectacle, KTuberling, Klickety and KNavalBattle have also been updated to use KDE Frameworks 5.
2015
16.04[43]
New music education software (Minuet), KHelpCenter now part of KDE Applications, bugfixes to Kontact, Ark
2016
16.08[44]
Kolourpaint, Cervisia, KDiskFree, The Kontact Suite, Marble
2016
16.12[45]
Kwave; Okular, Konqueror, KGpg, KTouch and Kalzium ported to KDE Frameworks 5.
2016
17.04[46]
2017
17.08[47]
2017
17.12[48]
2017
18.04[49]
2018
18.08[50]
2018
18.12[51]
2018
19.04[52]
2019
19.08[53]
2019
19.12[54]
2019
20.04[55]
2020
20.08[56]
2020
20.12[57]
2020
21.04[58]
2021
21.08[59]
2021
21.12[60]
2021
22.04[61]
2022
22.08
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See also
List of GNOME applications
References
↑ 1.01.1"KDE Ships KDE Applications 14.12.0". KDE. 2014-07-15. https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-14.12.0.php.
↑ 2.02.1Nestor, Marius (2021-04-22). "KDE Gear 21.04 Software Suite Officially Released with Many Improved KDE Apps" (in en-US). https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-21-04-software-suite-officially-released-with-many-improved-kde-apps.
↑"KDE's Applications" (in en). https://apps.kde.org/.
↑ 4.04.1for simple writing needs use KWrite, for advanced ones - Kate. "Re: where is kedit?". November 3, 2010. https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2010/11/msg00228.html.
↑"Massif Visualizer - Overview - KDE Projects". https://projects.kde.org/projects/extragear/sdk/massif-visualizer.
↑Abawajy, Jemal H.; Othman, Mohamed; Ghazali, Rozaida; Deris, Mustafa Mat; Mahdin, Hairulnizam; Herawan, Tutut (2019) (in en). Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Engineering 2015 (DaEng-2015). Springer. p. 66. ISBN 978-981-13-1799-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=JXioDwAAQBAJ&q="Umbrello+UML"+-wikipedia&pg=PA66.
↑"KImageMapEditor - a KDE-based HTML image map editor". http://www.nongnu.org/kimagemap/.
↑Paul, Ryan (January 13, 2009). "First Amarok 2 point update brings back lots of features". https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/01/first-amarok-2-point-update-brings-back-lots-of-features/.
↑"Bangarang - a media player". https://bangarangkde.wordpress.com/.
↑"KRadio - The Linux and KDE AM/FM/Internet Radio Application -". http://kradio.sourceforge.net/.
↑"jeromerobert / k4dirstat / wiki / Home — Bitbucket". https://bitbucket.org/jeromerobert/k4dirstat/wiki/Home.
↑"GitHub - shundhammer/qdirstat: QDirStat - Qt-based directory statistics (KDirStat without any KDE - from the original KDirStat author)". 10 September 2022. https://github.com/shundhammer/qdirstat.
↑"KMess, MSN / Live Messenger for Linux - Home". http://kmess.org/.
↑"KMid" (in en). http://freshmeat.sourceforge.net/projects/kmid/.
↑"Application of the Month: KPDF". http://www.kdenews.org/2005/05/08/application-month-kpdf/.
↑"Kraft - KDE Software for People Operating a small Business : Main / Kraft : browse". http://volle-kraft-voraus.de/.