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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 MS 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 Windows]]


The [http://windows.kde.org/ KDE on Windows Initiative] is an ongoing project to port the KDE applications to MS Windows.  
The KDE on Windows Initiative is an ongoing project to port the KDE applications to Windows.  


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== Application installers ==
 
=== 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 ===


==User Installation==
* [https://apps.microsoft.com/search/publisher?name=KDE+e.V KDE Software in the Microsoft Store]
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.
* [ms-windows-store://publisher/?name=KDE+e.V. Microsoft Store app link]  
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:
* [https://chocolatey.org/profiles/KDE KDE Software at Chocolatey]
*[[/windows_specific_features|Windows specific features]]: modifying the location of .kde and some more internal settings
* WinGet, [https://winget.run/pkg/KDE package list via wingetdotrun]


==Development==
== News ==
*[[Windows/Imported From TechBase/Build/emerge|Build KDE on Windows]] using ''emerge''
*[[/Debugging|Debugging on MS Windows]]
*[[/Development Workflow|Development Workflow]]
*[[/Tools|Tools]] (required or useful)
*[[/Porting Guidelines|Porting Guidelines]]
*[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]]


==Contact==
* Hannah von Reth: https://mastodon.social/@The2Ring


For more information about us see: http://windows.kde.org/people.php
== Getting in touch ==


If you want to join us the best place is our IRC channel and mailing list:
* 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


* [irc://irc.freenode.net/kde-windows #kde-windows] channel on irc.freenode.net
* 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])
* [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]


==Further reading, and support ressources==
==Development==
*[[/FAQ|Frequently answered questions]]
*[[Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Build_from_source/Windows|Build KDE on Windows]] using [[Craft]]
*[[/Debugging|Debugging on Windows]]
*[[/Development Workflow|Development Workflow]]
*[[/Tools|Tools]] (required or useful)
*Source code in the KDE git: [https://invent.kde.org/packaging/craft-blueprints-kde Craft]
*[[/How to Help|How to Help / Join]]
*[[Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/MicrosoftStore|Publishing KDE apps in the Microsoft Store]]


*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]
=== Windows binaries ===
*[[/In the Press|KDE on Windows in the press and presentations]]
[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.


[[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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