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"''KDE libraries and applications are available to you, no matter if you are a commercial developer, manager or free software hacker. You are invited to not only just use the toolkit - you can contribute your own solutions and improvements to the KDE community.''"[[Image:Konqi-win.png|frame|right|Konqi, the KDE mascot now also supporting Windows]]


The KDE on Windows Initiative is an ongoing project to port the KDE applications to Windows.


"''KDE libraries and applications are available to you, no matter if you are a commercial developer, manager or free software hacker. You are invited to not only just use the toolkit - you can contribute your own solutions and improvements to the KDE community.''"[[Image:Konqi-win.png|frame|right|Konqi, the KDE mascot now also supporting MS Windows]]
== Application installers ==


The [http://windows.kde.org/ KDE on Windows Initiative] is an ongoing project to port the KDE applications to MS Windows. Currently supported versions of Windows Vista, 7 and 8.
=== Installers from application websites ===


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* [https://www.digikam.org/download/binary#Windows digiKam]
==Overview==
* [https://kate-editor.org/get-it/ Kate & KWrite]
*[[/Presentations|Presentations]]
* [https://www.kdevelop.org/download KDevelop]
*[[/How to Help|How to Help / Join]]
* [https://community.kde.org/Kexi/Releases KEXI]
*[http://windows.kde.org windows.kde.org]
* [https://kile.sourceforge.io/download.php Kile]
*[[/FAQ|Frequently answered questions]]
* [https://kmymoney.org/ KMymoney]
* [https://krita.org/en/download/krita-desktop/ Krita]
* [https://marble.kde.org/install.php? Marble Virtual Globe]
* [http://download.kde.org/stable/umbrello/latest/ Umbrello UML Modeller]
* [https://rkward.kde.org/RKWard_on_Windows.html RKWard]
 
=== App Stores / Package Managers ===
 
* [https://apps.microsoft.com/search/publisher?name=KDE+e.V KDE Software in the Microsoft Store]
* [ms-windows-store://publisher/?name=KDE+e.V. Microsoft Store app link]
 
* [https://chocolatey.org/profiles/KDE KDE Software at Chocolatey]
* WinGet, [https://winget.run/pkg/KDE package list via wingetdotrun]
 
== News ==
 
* Hannah von Reth: https://mastodon.social/@The2Ring
 
== Getting in touch ==
 
* Matrix: [https://go.kde.org/matrix/#/#kde-windows:kde.org #kde-windows] on kde.org
* IRC: [irc://irc.libera.chat/kde-windows #kde-windows] on Libera Chat


==User Installation==
* Mailing list:  [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]] ([https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-windows  subscribe], [http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-windows&r=1&w=2 archives])
*[[/Installation|Install KDE 4 on Windows]] using the KDE Installer for Windows
*[[/additional_software_needed|Additional Software]] that is needed for some programs to work properly
*[[/windows_specific_features|Windows specific features]]: modifying the location of .kde and some more internal settings


==Development==
==Development==
*[[Getting_Started/Build/Windows/emerge|Build KDE on Windows]] using ''emerge''
*[[Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Build_from_source/Windows|Build KDE on Windows]] using [[Craft]]
*[[Development/Tutorials/Debugging/Debugging_on_MS_Windows|Debugging on MS Windows]]
*[[/Debugging|Debugging on Windows]]
*[[/Development Workflow|Development Workflow]]
*[[/Development Workflow|Development Workflow]]
*[[/Tools|Tools]] (required or useful)
*[[/Tools|Tools]] (required or useful)
*[[/Porting Guidelines|Porting Guidelines]]
*Source code in the KDE git: [https://invent.kde.org/packaging/craft-blueprints-kde Craft]
*[http://community.kde.org/KDE_Windows/Meetings Meetings]
*[[/How to Help|How to Help / Join]]
*Source code in the KDE git: [http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=emerge.git emerge]
*[[Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/MicrosoftStore|Publishing KDE apps in the Microsoft Store]]
*[[/TODOs|TODO lists]]
*[[/Packaging|Packaging / Distributing KDE apps on Windows]]


==Further reading, and support ressources==
=== Windows binaries ===
*[mailto:[email protected] [email protected]] mailing list: [https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-windows  subscribe], [http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-windows&r=1&w=2 archives]
[https://community.kde.org/Infrastructure/Continuous_Integration_System#Special_cases_and_job_artifacts KDE Continuous Integration] produces Windows binaries of several KDE app as "build artifacts"; these are collected in the Windows Qt 5.15 project, under [sidebar] > Deploy > Package registry, at https://invent.kde.org/teams/ci-artifacts/windows-qt5.15/-/packages . There are both "release" builds, and "main" or "master" builds that are built from latest code and are less stable. Note these are not packaged for use outside the CI system.
*[irc://irc.freenode.net/kde-windows #kde-windows] channel on irc.freenode.net
*Related blogs: [http://aheinecke.blogspot.de/ aheinecke], [http://saroengels.blogspot.com/ saroengels], Not active: [http://chehrlic.blogspot.com chehrlic], [http://www.kdedevelopers.org/blog/104 jstaniek]
*[[/In the Press|KDE on Windows in the press]]


[[Category:MS Windows]]
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Latest revision as of 22:49, 29 February 2024

"KDE libraries and applications are available to you, no matter if you are a commercial developer, manager or free software hacker. You are invited to not only just use the toolkit - you can contribute your own solutions and improvements to the KDE community."

Konqi, the KDE mascot now also supporting Windows

The KDE on Windows Initiative is an ongoing project to port the KDE applications to Windows.

Application installers

Installers from application websites

App Stores / Package Managers

News

Getting in touch

Development

Windows binaries

KDE Continuous Integration produces Windows binaries of several KDE app as "build artifacts"; these are collected in the Windows Qt 5.15 project, under [sidebar] > Deploy > Package registry, at https://invent.kde.org/teams/ci-artifacts/windows-qt5.15/-/packages . There are both "release" builds, and "main" or "master" builds that are built from latest code and are less stable. Note these are not packaged for use outside the CI system.


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