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This Week in Plasma explains how we deal with post-release issues in the wake of Plasma 6.3—and how more testers are needed, and lists the UI improvements arriving in 6.3.1, and the new features lined up for 6.4.0. and beyond.

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/02/15/this-week-in-plasma-post-release-polishing/

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Plasma 6.3 is here... and it's Pixel Perfect!

One year on from Plasma 6.0, and this is what you can expect in your next update: massive steps in the support and configuration of drawing tablets, pixel perfect window placing and zoom, extended hardware monitoring, even more customization possibilities, and so much more.

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.3.0/

#desktop #freesoftware #opensource

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Call for papers for conf.kde.in 2025 is now open!

Organizers of KDE's conference in India are looking for talks relevant to the KDE community and technology, as well as workshops or presentations targeted towards new contributors.

Submit your proposal today!

https://conf.kde.org/event/8/abstracts/

#cki2025 #events #conference #freesoftware #opensource #india

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This week in KDE Apps presents... So many things!

New releases land for @Krita, Glaxnimate, @gcompris and Kstars; and fixes and improvements for Akonadi, Elisa, Dolphin, Falkon, Itinerary, Kasts, Kate, @kdenlive, Krita, KRDC, Marknote, Okular, PlasmaTube, Barcode Scanner,... and @tokodon !

Phew!

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/02/10/this-week-in-kde-apps/

#apps #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

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This Week in Plasma's final #Plasma6.3 polishing brings a nicer looking Welcome Center, better keyboard navigation for Kate's session's widget, an option make panel pop-ups use the floating style.

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/02/08/this-week-in-plasma-final-plasma-6.3-polishing/

#freesoftware #opensource #desktop

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KDE's recently adopted animation program Glaxnimate releases version 0.6.0 Beta.

This is the first official _test_ release of Glaxnimate under the KDE umbrella and testers are needed to check for bugs. Download the AppImage and try it out!

https://glaxnimate.org/news/releases/0.5.80/

#animation #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #design #videoediting

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KDE's Indian Conference, conf.kde.in 2025 kicks of on the 4th of April.

Join us, along with the Google Developers on Campus group, at the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology, Gandhinagar, for three intense days of talks, meetings and hackathons.

https://conf.kde.in/2025/

#cki2025 #event #india #freesoftware #opensource

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KStars, KDE's full-featured app for #astronomy aficionados, releases version 3.7.5.

Although mainly a bugfix version, KStars v3.7.5 boasts a couple of interesting new features, like the dome slit visualization on sky map, video sequence capture, and enhanced scheduler loading and settings management.

If you are curious about the universe you live in or are into astrophotography, get KStars now.

http://knro.blogspot.com/2025/02/kstars-v375-is-released.html

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#science #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Show of your creativity with #Krita!

Come and draw Konqi on Krita at KDE's #FOSDEM booth.

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This Week in Plasma: crisper screenshots, better context menus, improved mnemonics, right-handed panels, and more.

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/02/01/this-week-in-plasma-feels-like-a-good-one/

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #desktop

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We're ready! Come and visit our booth at #FOSDEM2025!

We're in building AW, level 1, showing off the newest version of Plasma, devices, applications and more.

https://fosdem.org/2025/stands/

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Come and visit our booth tomorrow and Sunday at @fosdem !

We'll be in building AW, level 1, with other community booths, showing off the newest version of #Plasma6, devices, applications and more.

https://fosdem.org/2025/stands/

Decorate your computer with kool stickers, chat with KDE contributors, test new stuff and join our community!

#FOSDEM #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #desktop #app #Kdenlive #Krita

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