KDE Ships Frameworks 6.17.0

Friday, 8 August 2025  |  KDE Community

Friday, 8 August 2025

KDE today announces the release of KDE Frameworks 6.17.0.

This release is part of a series of planned monthly releases making improvements available to developers in a quick and predictable manner.

New in this version

Attica
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
Baloo
  • Fix build with clang. Commit.
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • [TermGenerator] Check input text validity. Commit. Fixes bug #506187. See bug #506570
  • Update clang-format CI image to suse-qt610. Commit.
  • [Extractor] Handle parent exit during batch. Commit.
  • [ExtractorProcess] Test extractor exit when parent quits. Commit.
  • [ExtractorProcess] Extend tests, align better with extractor code. Commit.
  • [ExtractorProcess] Fix deprecated implicit capture of this. Commit.
Bluez Qt
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
Extra CMake Modules
  • ECMSetupVersion: Adapt to the removal of CMP0048 with cmake 4.0. Commit. Fixes bug #504518
  • KDEGitCommitHooks: Do not ignore clang format return code. Commit.
  • Fix CI. Commit.
  • KDEGitCommitHooks: Allow custom user scripts in pre-commit.d directory. Commit.
Framework Integration
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
KArchive
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • Autotests/CMakeLists.txt the function is called for multiple extensions. Commit.
KAuth
  • It compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KBookmarks
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KCalendarCore
  • Update recurrenceId when dtStart changes. Commit.
  • Src/icalformat_p.cpp - compile multivalue parameter support in libical4. Commit.
KCMUtils
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • Fix documentation syntax. Commit.
KCodecs
  • [KEncodingProberTest] Add more test cases for UTF-16. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Remove bogus global static state from UTF-16 probing. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProberTest] Document UTF-16 BOM probing is broken. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Fix typo from automatic mass edit. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Remove unused member variables. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Remove unused, private SetOp(t)ion method from probers. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProberTest] Make probertest data driven. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProberTest] Embed small binary data test case. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProberTest] Remove unnecessary static variable, setup code. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProberTest] Move class declaration to implementation file. Commit.
KColorScheme
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KCompletion
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KConfigWidgets
  • Draw text between shortcut keys with normal/highlighted text color. Commit.
  • Use highlight text color and omit custom text coloring for selected item. Commit.
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KContacts
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KCoreAddons
  • Require less precise timing in kformattest. Commit.
  • Fix crash/stack overflow on drive removal on Windows. Commit. Fixes bug #499865
  • QStaticPlugin is a struct, no class. Commit.
  • Widen the intervals. Commit.
  • Fix jobtest on Windows. Commit.
  • Fix reading of localized JSON values on Windows (and macOS). Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • [kpluginmetadata] Tweak docs. Commit.
  • Fix since version. Commit.
KCrash
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KDav
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KDBusAddons
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KDeclarative
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KDE Daemon
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KDE SU
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KDNSSD
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KDocTools
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KFileMetaData
  • [UserMetaDataWriterTest] Handle filesystem differences in XAttr size limits. Commit.
  • [EPubExtractorTest] Fix unspecified timezone handling. Commit.
  • [EPubExtractorTest] Move test class declaration to implementation file. Commit.
  • [EPubExtractor] Work around an unhandled error case in libepub. Commit.
  • [PpubExtractor] Fix memory leak in error case. Commit.
  • Move poppler include from header file to source file in popplerextractor. Commit.
  • Include qmobipocket_version.h in mobiextractor. Commit.
  • Remove unused HAVE_AVSTREAM_CODECPAR macro and unused includes in ffmpegextractor. Commit.
  • Remove unused includes in embeddedimagedata.cpp. Commit.
  • EPubExtractor: Fix memory leak. Commit.
  • [PlaintextExtractor] Verify decoded text contains printable characters. Commit. Fixes bug #506570
  • [PlaintextExtractor] Only add "Text" type if decoding suceeds. Commit.
  • [PlaintextExtractor] Fix various issues with UTF-16. Commit. See bug #506187
  • [PlaintextExtractor] Add tests for UTF-16 BE and LE with BOM. Commit.
  • [PlainTextExtractor] Lower required confidence for UTF-8. Commit.
KGlobalAccel
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • Allow global shortcuts to distinguish between key press and key repeat, and to ignore the latter. Commit.
KGuiAddons
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KHolidays
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KI18n
  • Mention %2 in both of the msgctxt of the "fake frech" translation. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KIconThemes
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KIdletime
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KImageformats
  • IFF: add support for uncompressed ACBM type. Commit.
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • Fix CI. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • IFF: add mime types and extensions. Commit.
  • Chunks.cpp - send info and warning messages to the iff logging category. Commit.
  • IFF: support for Ham8, HalfBride, Pbm and ILBM 32-bits modes. Commit.
  • Tga: Be less strict about palette. Commit.
  • Fix unused param in MicroExif::toByteArray(). Commit.
  • IFF: Fix possible stack overflow. Commit.
KIO
  • KFileItemDelegate: Create regular pixmal already with devicePixelRatio. Commit.
  • Ksambashare: correct path validation logic in isPathValid. Commit.
  • [kfileitemactions] Use SingleShot connection for activation token. Commit.
  • KCoreDirLister: Do not list files again if the new url has same job. Commit. Fixes bug #507278. See bug #451050. See bug #507185
  • Worker: add ability to inject mock workers. Commit.
  • Widgets: Add redo support to FileUndoManager. Commit. See bug #451746
  • Guard #include. Commit.
  • Xdg-activation for opening files in other apps. Commit.
  • Correctly use OpenURI protocol in a sandbox. Commit.
  • Kfilewidgettest_saving_gui: add commandline options. Commit.
  • DnD: support possibleActions() coming from the drop event. Commit. Fixes bug #505247
  • [previewjob] Use KPluginMetaData to list standard thumbnailers directly. Commit.
  • Use QFile::exists, tempFile.exists fails on FreeBSD. Commit.
  • Don't use FICLONE in special slow test path. Commit.
  • Remove FreeBSD workaround in KFileItemTest. Commit.
  • [knewfilemenu] Fix checking for home dir. Commit.
  • Don't use /tmp in KDirListerTest. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Refactor SHM code. Commit.
  • [kurifiltertest] Skip test case when necessary user is missing. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Create SHM buffer with correct size. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Drop unused m_shmSize member. Commit.
  • KUrlNavigator: Set fixed width size policy on badge container. Commit. Fixes bug #501667
  • KFileItemActions: Don't show hidden services on Open With menu. Commit.
  • Kfilewidgettest: reduce wait time. Commit.
  • KNewFileMenu: Add placeholder text. Commit.
  • GUI/KTerminalLauncherJob: additional Public Function for checking avaibility. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Remember standard thumbnailer exec in metadata. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Fix container detaching. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Use list instead of map. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Better set Id in standard plugin metadata. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Use completeBaseName for standard thumbnailer id. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Reduce variable scope. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Add missing const. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Use readXdgListEntry. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Use simpler KConfig for standard thumbnailer files. Commit.
  • Special case for some protocols that we know are local. Commit. Fixes bug #506772
  • Remove reference to KMimeTypeResolver from the doc. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Set image DPR for non-SHM path too. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Always read metadata entries from datastream. Commit.
  • Hide the separator between checksums and feedback if feedback is hidden. Commit.
  • Don't automatically calculate checksums for small files. Commit.
  • Fix overflowing text in checksums feedback label. Commit.
  • Support comparing checksums for multiple files. Commit.
  • Automatically verify checksum found in clipboard. Commit.
  • Automatically calculate checksums for smallish files. Commit.
  • Allow desktop files in checksums plugin. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Simplify if checks. Commit.
  • [previewjob] Read config where it's used. Commit.
  • Kpropertiesdesktopbase: Make string case consistent. Commit.
  • Kpropertiesdesktopbase: Use 'Generic name' instead of 'Description'. Commit.
  • DropJob: Emit popupMenuAboutToShow after setting things up. Commit. Fixes bug #506188
  • Change the previewJob private statemachine into chain of jobs. Commit.
  • KDirOperator: Make "newest first" the default kind of date sorting. Commit. Implements feature #500512
  • KDirOperator: stop blocking treeview signals. Commit.
Kirigami
  • SearchDialog: documentation: use correct KSortFilterProxyModel property. Commit.
  • Fix some warnings. Commit.
  • SelectableLabel: show tooltip when hovering over a web link. Commit.
  • SelectableLabel: remove no-longer-needed workaround for Qt bug. Commit.
  • Move templates in own import. Commit.
  • Make IconPropertiesGroup public. Commit.
  • [formlayout] Set accessible label relationship. Commit.
  • Fix AboutItem using non-existant API from KAboutData. Commit.
  • NavigationTabButton: Use extended border for active focus. Commit.
  • Fix warnings, don't call null objects. Commit.
  • PageRow: remove hardcoded one pixel border. Commit.
  • PageRow: fix visible loop caused by previous commit. Commit.
  • PageRow: proper sidebarControl visibility condition. Commit.
  • Treat elapsed as a positive value and avoid animating instantaneous changes. Commit.
  • Access the proper overlay object. Commit.
  • PageRow: proper width for sidebar background. Commit.
  • FormLayout: fix a couple of warnings. Commit.
  • Fix test. Commit.
  • Immediately relayout after creating FormLayout / adding elements to it. Commit. Fixes bug #410352
  • OverlayDrawer: Supports Mouse resize. Commit.
  • Reapply "Move notifications on top of the Overlay layer". Commit.
  • Fix SoftwareRectangleNode creating QSGImageNode's without texture. Commit. Fixes bug #506991
  • LinkButton/UrlButton: massage docs. Commit.
  • Always show the back button on layer. Commit.
  • Global toolbar: don't resize the toolbar during slide on single column mode. Commit.
  • PageRow: fix gap in the sidebar. Commit.
  • AboutItem/LinkButton/UrlButton: fix mouse area extending beyond visible contents. Commit.
  • ApplicationHeader: fix content sizing. Commit.
  • PageRow: replace layout with anchors. Commit.
  • Don't show just the disabled back button on first page. Commit.
  • Adress comment. Commit.
  • Fix header layout on applicationsHeaders used in drawers. Commit.
  • Reapply "AbstractApplicationHeader: fix show/hide animations". Commit.
  • Fix toolbar spacing for menu mode drawers. Commit.
  • Global toolbar refactor: navigation buttons. Commit.
  • ToolBarLayout: Don't show every delegate as they are being loaded in. Commit.
  • Dialog: hide in-window title component when dialog is Window type. Commit.
  • Dialog: remove corners and border when popup is Window type. Commit.
  • SearchDialog: Remove header injected by style. Commit.
  • ColumnView: correctly hide the separator when touches the border. Commit.
  • ColumnView: fix pinned pages. Commit.
KItemModels
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KItemViews
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KJobWidgets
  • Deprecated KUiServerJobTracker in favor of KUiServerV2JobTracker. Commit.
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KNewStuff
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KNotifications
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KNotifyConfig
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KPackage
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • Follow symlinks for distros like NixOS. Commit.
KParts
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KPeople
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
KPlotting
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KPTY
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KQuickCharts
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KRunner
  • Add support for XDG Activation in DBusRunner. Commit.
  • Save LaunchCounts immediately on launch if there were any matches. Commit. Fixes bug #500972
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KService
  • Add mode to dump all services to findservice. Commit.
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • Follow symlinks for distros like NixOS. Commit.
KStatusNotifieritem
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KSVG
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KTextEditor
  • Correct redo cursor position for UTF-8 text recovery. Commit.
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • Draw all text background ourselves instead of just selection. Commit. Fixes bug #507053
  • Allow skipping selection when layouting the line. Commit.
  • Properly center the screenshot pixmap. Commit. Fixes bug #506909
KTextTemplate
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KTextWidgets
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KUnitConversion
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KWallet
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KWidgetsAddons
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KWindowSystem
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
KXMLGUI
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
Modem Manager Qt
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
Network Manager Qt
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • Correct IpTunnelSetting Vti6 enum value. Commit.
Prison
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
Purpose
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
QQC2 Desktop Style
  • DialogButtonBox comes from QQC2 so it needs to be qualified. Commit.
  • Label: remove workaround for Qt bug. Commit.
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • PlasmaDesktopTheme performance: Avoid an unique connection. Commit.
  • Reduce event listeners in KQuickStyleItem. Commit.
Solid
  • Search mount and Co. in the normal user environment PATH. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • Add a IS_NOT predicate operator. Commit.
  • Revert "handle ZFS in fstab backend as udisk2 has no support". Commit.
Sonnet
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
Syndication
  • Bump kf ecm_set_disabled_deprecation_versions. Make sure that it compiles fine without kf 6.16 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
Syntax Highlighting
  • Add Expect syntax highlighting. Commit. Implements feature #474323
  • Tcl: fix variable and escaping char ; add new highlighting for symbols and control flow keyword. Commit.
  • Breeze Dark theme: changes the color of BuiltIn to be distinguishable from Comment. Commit. Fixes bug #458498
  • Bash: add new substitution commands from version 5.3: ${|cmd;} and ${ cmd;}. Commit.
  • Add WebVTT syntax highlighting. Commit.
  • Agda: add opaque and unfolding keywords. Commit.
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.
  • Avoid compile warning. Commit.
  • Lua: when strings are not closed, mark only the start of the following line as an error. Commit.
  • Lua: add new function and keyword of version 5.5. Commit.
  • PERL: bracket pattern allows any character as a replacement separator. Commit.
  • PERL: add regex modifier: p, a, d, l, u and n. Commit.
  • Add JSON5 highlighting. Commit. Implements feature #481038
  • JSON: add Number, String and Constant as top level value. Commit.
  • Add JSONC (JSON with Comments) highlighting. Commit. Implements feature #481038
  • Add NDJSON files and GeoJSON mimetype to JSON highlighting. Commit.
  • Add NFTables syntax. Commit. Implements feature #415671
  • Indexer: remove check for duplicated keywords, but generate a compressed file without duplication. Commit.
  • Add a dispatcher syntax for .log file. Commit.
  • Add LaTeX Log File syntax. Commit. Implements feature #248930
  • Document SyntaxHighlighter. Commit.
  • Add XHTML. Commit.
  • HTML generator: do not insert FindPHP and Twig/Twig rules when the context name starts with 'Find'. Commit.
  • HTML: fix comment format, Escapable raw text elements and others. Commit.
  • XML: add test for CDATA and invalid attribute in closing tag. Commit.
Threadweaver
  • It compiles fine without qt 6.10 deprecated methods. Commit.