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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."

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

KDE Software at Chocolatey
WinGet, package list via wingetdotrun

News

Hannah von Reth: https://mastodon.social/@The2Ring

Getting in touch

Matrix: #kde-windows on kde.org
IRC: #kde-windows on Libera Chat

Mailing list: [email protected] (subscribe, archives)

Development

Build KDE on Windows using Craft
Debugging on Windows
Development Workflow
Tools (required or useful)
Source code in the KDE git: Craft
How to Help / Join
Publishing KDE apps in the Microsoft Store

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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-KDE on Windows has the aim to port KDE applications to Microsoft Windows. Our general rationale is that KDE is awesome, Linux is awesome, but Windows still dominates the world for a multitude of reasons. So if you are forced to use Windows at least you will have the alternative of Free KDE Applications in the propietary Windows world. In that we are making KDE available for millions and millions of people. (Probably including your parents and grandparents ;) )
+"''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]]
-"''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]]
+The KDE on Windows Initiative is an ongoing project to port the KDE applications to Windows.
-The [http://windows.kde.org/ KDE on Windows Initiative] is an ongoing project to port the KDE applications to MS Windows.
+== Application installers ==
-__NOTOC__
+=== Installers from application websites ===
+* [https://www.digikam.org/download/binary#Windows digiKam]
+* [https://kate-editor.org/get-it/ Kate & KWrite]
+* [https://www.kdevelop.org/download KDevelop]
+* [https://community.kde.org/Kexi/Releases KEXI]
+* [https://kile.sourceforge.io/download.php Kile]
+* [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 ===
-For more information about us see: http://windows.kde.org/people.php
+* [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]
-If you want to join us the best place is our IRC channel:
+* [https://chocolatey.org/profiles/KDE KDE Software at Chocolatey]
+* WinGet, [https://winget.run/pkg/KDE package list via wingetdotrun]
-    kde-windows on freenode
+== News ==
-and join our mailing list!
+* Hannah von Reth: https://mastodon.social/@The2Ring
-All this and more on: http://windows.kde.org/
+== Getting in touch ==
-==User Installation==
+* Matrix: [https://go.kde.org/matrix/#/#kde-windows:kde.org #kde-windows] on kde.org
-The preferred method for installing most KDE applications under Windows is the [[/Installation|KDE-Installer]]. However, the most recent version available from the installer is KDE 4.10.2. Many KDE applications have since been ported to the more modern "KDE Frameworks / KF5" libraries, and some have started providing Windows installers.
+* IRC: [irc://irc.libera.chat/kde-windows #kde-windows] on Libera Chat
-Due to the more modular nature of KDE Frameworks, there is no single installer for these applications. Rather, please refer to the website of the application(s) you wish to install or check the instructions on [[Windows/Imported From TechBase/Build/emerge|building KDE on Windows from source]].
-Additional information:
+* 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])
-*[[/windows_specific_features|Windows specific features]]: modifying the location of .kde and some more internal settings
 ==Development==
-*[[Windows/Imported From TechBase/Build/emerge|Build KDE on Windows]] using ''emerge''
+*[[Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Build_from_source/Windows|Build KDE on Windows]] using [[Craft]]
-*[[/Debugging|Debugging on MS Windows]]
+*[[/Debugging|Debugging on Windows]]
 *[[/Development Workflow|Development Workflow]]
 *[[/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]
-*Source code in the KDE git: [http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=emerge.git emerge]
-*[[/TODOs|TODO lists]]
-*[[/Packaging|Packaging / Distributing KDE apps on Windows]]
 *[[/How to Help|How to Help / Join]]
+*[[Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/MicrosoftStore|Publishing KDE apps in the Microsoft Store]]
-==Further reading, and support ressources==
+=== Windows binaries ===
-*[[/FAQ|Frequently answered questions]]
+[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.
-*[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]
-*[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 and presentations]]
-[[Category:MS Windows]]
+__NOTOC__