Friday, 10 July 2026
Friday, 10 July 2026
KDE today announces the release of KDE Frameworks 6.28.0.
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
KCoreAddons
- KMemoryInfo: add basic GNU/Hurd support. Commit.
- KDirWatch_UnitTest: fix memory leaks. Commit.
- KFileSystemType: add custom determineFileSystemTypeImpl for Hurd. Commit.
- Switch to ECMGenerateExportHeader generating C++ standard attributes. Commit.
- Aboutdata: Also fill componentName from AppStream data. Commit.
- Expose basic KSandbox properties to QML. Commit.
- Find AppStream files on Android. Commit.
- Fix Clang-Tidy: Method 'test_locking' can be made static. Commit.
- Fix Clang-Tidy: Static member accessed through instance. Commit.
- Fix Clang-Tidy: Method 'test_fileStaleFiles' can be made static. Commit.
- Aboutdata: Fix retrieving untranslated release notes. Commit.
KDE Daemon
- Disable startup notification for kded. Commit.
KGuiAddons
- Use iOS-compatible platform and URL handling. Commit.
KIconThemes
- Disable desktop-only KIconThemes tools and plugin on iOS. Commit.
KImageformats
- EXR: added support for additional metadata. Commit.
- JP2: limits the maximum number of channels to the global value defined. Commit.
- Ossfuzz: replace INITGUID with ANSI. Commit.
- JXR: remove INITGUID define. Commit.
- Ossfuzz: update libaom and libavif. Commit.
- HEIF: use heif_reader for random access devices. Commit.
- Avif: If we only have single image, return false at jumpToNextImage. Commit. Fixes bug #521200
- Added limit to maximum number of channels. Commit.
- Improve buffer memory management. Commit.
KIO
- Knewfilemenu: misc refactoring. Commit.
- Knewfilemenu: remove EntryType. Commit.
- KFileWidgetTest: fix flaky testDropFile. Commit.
- KFilePlacesView: only repaint the drop indicator when it changes. Commit. See bug #522257
- WorkerThread: do not pthread_join the QThread's own thread. Commit.
- File worker: create directories with the requested mode. Commit.
- File worker: do not fail mkdir when overwrite is set and nothing to remove. Commit.
- KFilePermissionsPropsPlugin: fix isIrregular calculation when using extended ACLs. Commit.
- Autotests: add a union-based UDSEntry candidate to the comparison benchmark. Commit.
- Kio_file: stop recursive deletion promptly when the job is cancelled. Commit.
- Core, kio_file: stop directory listing promptly when the job is cancelled. Commit.
- KUrlNavigator: Fix context menu action removing focus effect from region of navbar. Commit.
- Switch to ECMGenerateExportHeader generating C++ standard attributes. Commit.
- Openurljob: treat x-ms-dos-executable as a native binary if the executable bit is set. Commit.
- Autotests: verify POSIX ACL preservation when copying a file. Commit.
- Commandlauncherjobtest: wait for KProcessRunner deletion in runExecutableInLocalPath. Commit.
- Worker: do not flush deferred deletes globally in the destructor. Commit.
- Autotests: add a regression test for the Worker::deref() deadlock. Commit.
- Worker: do not join the worker thread synchronously in deref(). Commit.
- Autotests/threadtest: redesign concurrent test to avoid Qt plugin singleton race. Commit.
- Autotests: fix reliability and prevent memory leaks. Commit.
- Scheduler: kill pending jobs on scheduler shutdown. Commit.
- Worker, WorkerThread: fix QPluginLoader, QLibraryPrivate and thread lifecycle leaks. Commit.
- Enable LSAN in CI. Commit.
- NameFinderJob: fix StatJob lifetime, add doKill() and clean up. Commit.
- File worker: set the modification time through SetFileTime on Windows. Commit.
- Ignore the file worker move in git blame. Commit.
- File worker: drop the stale chmod FIXME comment. Commit.
- File worker: remove the dead tryChangeFileAttr and ActionType enum. Commit.
- File worker: set the copied file's permissions and ownership through a descriptor. Commit.
- Mkdirjob: add setOwnership to set uid/gid. Commit. Fixes bug #517067
- Deletejob: report files removed before a partial failure. Commit. Fixes bug #424545
- Openurljobtest: wait for the launched output, not just the file. Commit.
- Make KFilePropsPluginWidget labels' case adhere to the HIG. Commit.
- Kfileitem: do not read .directory on slow filesystems in iconName. Commit. Fixes bug #519189
- Filepreviewjobtest: Correct email in SPDX header. Commit.
- Filepreviewjobtest: Correct email in SPDX header. Commit.
- Filepreviewjob: stop timeout timer when the job finishes. Commit.
- Core: refresh KIO changes without DBus notifications. Commit.
- Widgets/kfileitem: center small icons in grid view. Commit. Fixes bug #520659
- Kfilewidget: jump to the closest sliderstep value. Commit.
- Kfileplacesmodel: Check whether tags are a supported protocol before adding them. Commit.
- KFilePlaceEditDialog: avoid public include of
. Commit.
Kirigami
- Action: only enable alternateShortcut when the action is enabled. Commit.
- FormEntry: fix binding loop. Commit.
- FormEntry: always be hoverEnabled. Commit.
- Forms: Dont put items at fractional positions. Commit. See bug #522042
- AbstractApplicationWindow: Fix applications that use an header item. Commit. Fixes bug #521552
- Primitives: Base Icon's node size on icon size, not item size. Commit. Fixes bug #391315. Fixes bug #518041. Fixes bug #519129. Fixes bug #408215
- AlignedSize: fix docs. Commit.
- Controls/private/DefaultChipBackground.qml: remove wrong colorSet. Commit.
KNotifications
- Android: Modernize JNI code. Commit.
KTextEditor
- Fix typo in settings. Commit.
- Vi-mode: Fix reversed mouse selection range. Commit. Fixes bug #454417
- Vi-mode: Fix command range for mouse selection. Commit. Fixes bug #454312
- Vi-mode: Implement read-only registers: search and command. Commit.
- Vi-mode: Fix register for last inserted text. Commit.
- Vi-mode: Simplify validation of register characters. Commit.
- Change setting wording. Commit.
- Word cursor movement: Only stop at underscores in camel cursor. Commit.
- Vi-mode: Shorten names for VI modes on the status bar. Commit.
- Vi-mode: Allow count for multiple undo/redo. Commit.
- Add editor color theme preview icon to config page combo boxes. Commit.
- Show preview icons for editor color themes. Commit.
- Themeconfig: Set file type instead of highlighting mode. Commit.
KUnitConversion
- ADD: Wh (watt-hour) energy conversion. Commit.
KUserFeedback
- Inject version macros to all public headers. Commit.
KWallet
- Fix(ksecretd): reject invalid UTF-8 in
SetSecret/CreateIteminstead of silent corruption. Commit.
Oxygen Icons
- Add to favorites icon. Commit.
- Updated kt-magnet for sizes 22-64. Commit.
- Actions/kt-magnet initial version. Commit.
- Appimage mimetype. Commit.
- Symlink system-save-session -> document-save. Commit.
- Application-x-msdownload -> application-x-ms-dos-executable. Commit.
- Amarok-symbolic. Commit.
- Some symlinks for eye icon. Commit.
- Https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/oxygen-icons/-/work_items/1#note_1527713 fix. Commit.
- More symbolic icons for 32x32. Commit.
- Another icon complete. Commit.
- Another icons that was not needed 20 years ago :D. Commit.
- Keepsecret app icon. Commit.
- New icon for a series. Commit.
Syntax Highlighting
- Invalidate cached translations when language changes. Commit.
- Powershell: fix parentheses matching in command substitution with function calls. Commit. Fixes bug #519774
- Powershell: fix Numeric Suffix when the previous line ends with number. Commit.
- Make build reproducable. Commit.
- Adapt refs to fixed scope highlighting. Commit.
- Fixes formatting for scopes containing types like 'std::char' or 'std::str::Bytes' which contain 'str' and 'char'. Commit.
- Systemd unit: update to systemd v261. Commit.
- YAML: fix some bad indentation detection, add Timestamp and fix some defects. Commit.
- Fish: end keyword of function as Keyword instead of Control Flow. Commit.
- Fish: use the "Function Doc" style for strings with --description followed by spaces. Commit. Fixes bug #521369
- Theme: Add preview icon. Commit.
- Zsh: remove String Transl. which does not exist in zsh. Commit.
- Bash: fix String Transl. highlingting (was a String DoubleQ). Commit.
- Bash: fix context pop of brace command substitution (${ cmd}/${|cmd}). Commit. Fixes bug #521069




