KDE Ships Frameworks 6.28.0

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

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• CI: Update clang-format job. Commit.Breeze Icons

• Inject version macros to all public headers. Commit.

• Remove duplicated ECMSetupVersion include. Commit.

• Avoid oversized Xcode script input lists. Commit.

• Don't include quiet packages in feature_summary. Commit.Extra CMake Modules

• Match build and install file system layout for generate templates. Commit.

• Fix some typos in comments, docs and UI texts. Commit.

• ECMGenerateExportHeader: add option DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE. Commit.KAuth

• Port to KWaylandExtras::exportToplevel. Commit.KCalendarCore

• Write custom properties as TEXT or STRING based on their type. Commit.

• Add Android platform calendar plugin. Commit.KCMUtils

• KF6KCMUtilsQuick: inject version macros to all public headers. Commit.

• Kquickconfigmodule.h: remove unused QQmlComponent include. Commit.

• Kcmloadtest: remove unused include. Commit.KCodecs

• [KEncodingProber] Remove some unreachable Reset methods. Commit.

• [KEncodingProber] Reduce scope of some variables. Commit.KConfig

• Ksharedconfig: only free the shared config at exit under AddressSanitizer. Commit.

• Ksharedconfig: free the per-thread shared config at application exit. Commit.

• Do not launch desktop helper processes on iOS and Android. Commit.

• Do not launch desktop helper processes on iOS. Commit.KContacts

• CMake config file: search static-build-only dependencies only on condition. Commit.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.KDav

• Fix caldavprotocol color argb formatting. Commit.KDE Daemon

• Disable startup notification for kded. Commit.KDNSSD

• Correctly track Avahi service types. Commit.

• Add basic service browser example. Commit.KFileMetaData

• OSS-Fuzz: serialize AFL fuzzer builds. Commit.

• Integrate KFileMetaData into OSS-Fuzz. Commit.KGuiAddons

• Use iOS-compatible platform and URL handling. Commit.KHolidays

• Holiday_et_am - fix region name. Commit.

• Holidays: Add Ethiopian holidays (et_en, et_am). Commit.

• Updated Croatian holidays as of 2026. Commit.

• Fix occurrence of Mother's Day and Father's Day in Slovakia. Commit.KI18n

• KTranscript: Use Q_APPLICATION_STATIC for impl. Commit. Fixes bug #520512

• Fix: use system locale as fallback for macOS app bundle. Commit.

• Klocalizedcontext: correctly place deprecation attribute after class keyword. Commit.KIconThemes

• Disable desktop-only KIconThemes tools and plugin on iOS. Commit.KIdletime

• Fully port to ecm_qt_declare_logging_category. Commit.

• Fix debug category name kf5idletime_wayland It's not a kf5. 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.KMime

• Don't create headers with an empty type. Commit.

• Stricter checks for yEnc metadata field separation. Commit.KNotifications

• Android: Modernize JNI code. Commit.KParts

• Dont copy kaboutdata into khelpmenu. Commit.KRunner

• KRunner::ResultsModel: remove unneeded QIcon include. Commit.KService

• Services/kservicegroup: include storageId in sorting key. Commit. Fixes bug #516802KSVG

• KF6Svg: drop publically unused KF6::ConfigCore from public link interface. Commit.

• KSvg::ImageSet: remove unneeded KSharedConfig include. 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/CreateItem instead of silent corruption. Commit.KWidgetsAddons

• KJobWidgets: place deprecation attribute standard-type-clang-compatible. Commit.

• Exclude KMimeTypeEditor from iOS builds. Commit.KWindowSystem

• Platforms/xcb: Handle Xwayland restarts better. Commit.

• Platforms/xcb: Manage atoms with a shared pointer. Commit.

• Restore guard for null window in exportWindow. Commit. Fixes bug #521241

• Fixup! s/27/28. Commit.

• Provide a future based API to export a window. Commit.KXMLGUI

• Support modifier-only shortcuts in KShortcutsEditor. Commit. Fixes bug #518302

• Refactor internal KShortcutsEditor bits to support shortcut patterns. Commit.

• Don't call moveValuesTo on invalid source. Commit. Fixes bug #520556Oxygen 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.

• invent.kde.org/frameworks/oxygen-icons/-/work_items/1 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.Prison

• Fix documentation syntax. Commit.

• Add support for rendering ITF and Codabar barcodes. Commit.Purpose

• Fix constraints not being evaluated correctly. Commit. Fixes bug #521138QQC2 Desktop Style

• ComboBox: Fix width calculation in some situations. Commit. Fixes bug #522453

• Set implicitWidth for ComboBox popups. Commit.Solid

• Windows: do not query drives without a reachable volume. Commit.

• Allow discovery of Samba shares under BSD. Commit.

• Fix: add missing ARM CPU part numbers from util-linux lscpu-arm.c. Commit.

• QDoc fixes. 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