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Release Announcements

KDE Frameworks 6.22.0

Friday, 9 January 2026

KDE today announces the release of KDE Frameworks 6.22.0.

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

Baloo
  • [FileWatchTest][KInotifyTest] Minor cleanup. Commit.
  • [FileWatchTest][KInotifyTest] Cover atomic file replacing. Commit.
  • [FileWatchTest] Cleanup and extend comments, correct wait condition. Commit.
Bluez Qt
  • Export header file for battery. Commit.
  • Remove duplicate headers in same file. Commit.
Breeze Icons
  • Add new icon set: view-visible-off. Commit.
  • Add kjournaldbrowser icon symlinks for flatpak app. Commit.
  • Optionally disable icons library. Commit.
  • Handle cross compiling for tools. Commit.
Extra CMake Modules
  • FindInotify: fix comparison. Commit.
  • ECMAddTests: add functions and variables to preset test name prefix. Commit.
KArchive
  • 7z: Fix infinite loop in broken files. Commit.
  • 7z: Fix infinite loop in malformed file. Commit.
  • 7z: Fix infinite loop in malformed file. Commit.
KCalendarCore
  • Make build qml plugin optional (default on). Commit.
KCMUtils
  • Handle buttons changing at runtime. Commit.
KCodecs
  • [KEncodingProber] Add UTF16 surrogate pair support to state table. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Stop rejecting valid MSBs in UTF-16 state machine. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Reduce model switching in HandleData(). Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Avoid passing mangled data to the UnicodeGroupProber. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Untangle HebrewProber and SBCharSetProber. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Minor cleanups for SBCharSetProber. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Various minor cleanups for HebrewProber. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Add test for Windows-1253/iso8859-7 CP (Greek). Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Add some more testing for windows-1252 codepage. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Add tests for Windows-1255 CP and UTF-8 Hebrew text. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Simplify and improve unit test check condition. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Verify short inputs cause no crash. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Fix UTF-16 BOM detection. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Verify confidence in unit tests. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber] Remove no longer used dedicated Japanese/Chinese probers. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber][MBCS] Allow to use only a subset of probers. Commit.
  • [KEncodingProber][MBCS] Remove unused includes from header file. Commit.
KColorScheme
  • Use Qt API instead of KColorSchemeWatcher. Commit.
KConfig
  • Add std::chrono convenience helpers. Commit.
  • Add long and ulong as supported types. Commit.
  • KConfigIniBackend::parseConfig: reuse allocated buffer to read group name. Commit.
  • Use ECM_TEST_NAME_PREFIX. Commit.
  • Fix FindNext shortcut on macos. Commit.
KConfigWidgets
  • Fix scanning for kf6_entry.desktop files in "locale" root dirs & parents. Commit.
KContacts
KCoreAddons
  • Add OpenBSD available memory and refactor. Commit.
  • Remove duplicate headers in same file. Commit.
KDav
  • Don't hide when the principals home sets fetch failed. Commit.
  • Use ECM_TEST_NAME_PREFIX. Commit.
KDeclarative
  • DeclarativeDragArea: Filter mouse events according to acceptedButtons(). Commit. Fixes bug #384009
KDocTools
KGuiAddons
KHolidays
  • Update Japanese holidays for 2024-2026. Commit.
  • Update holiday_cn_zh-cn for 2026 CN holidays. Commit.
  • Add comprehensive list of Nepalese holidays for 2026-2030 when possible. Commit.
KI18n
  • Docs: expand org.kde.ki18n coverage. Commit.
  • Remove duplicate headers in same file. Commit.
KIconThemes
  • KIconLoader: When processing SVG, skip whitespace and comments. Commit.
KImageformats
  • Add YCgCo-Re AVIF test. Commit.
  • Avif: YCgCo-Re decoding fix. Commit.
  • HEIF tests skipped using kde-ci.yml. Commit.
  • Add allocation limit test (0/256 MiB). Commit.
  • AllocationLimit = 0 means no limit. Commit.
KIO
  • Drop no longer needed moc include. Commit.
  • Add manual test for FavIconRequestJob. Commit.
  • KFilePlacesModel: Set desktop file name for partition manager. Commit.
  • Remove duplicate headers in same file. Commit.
  • Deprecate PreviewJob::removeItem(QUrl). Commit.
  • PreviewJob: fix empty enabledPlugins attribute set for thumbnail job. Commit.
  • PreviewItem struct: drop unused cacheSize member. Commit.
  • UDSEntryPrivate::load: reuse allocated buffer for string data. Commit.
  • UDSEntryPrivate::load: avoid repeated look-up in cachedStrings list. Commit.
  • Kfileplacesview: remove DropAction::MoveAction from the list of supportedActions. Commit. Fixes bug #509231
  • RenameDialog: Add "Compare Files" button. Commit.
  • Use ECM_TEST_NAME_PREFIX. Commit.
Kirigami
  • Controls/SwipeListItem: remove dead validate function. Commit.
  • Downgrade the message about not finding a plaform plugin to debug. Commit.
  • Controls/NavigationTabButton: remove Qt 6.8 check. Commit.
  • Layouts/FormLayout: avoid binding loop during initial load. Commit. Fixes bug #513185
  • Controls/GlobalDrawer: explicitly pass backItem. Commit.
  • Controls/private: pass refreshing to PullDownIndicator. Commit.
  • Autotests: linting changes. Commit.
  • Examples: linting. Commit.
  • Drop non-existing handler parameters. Commit.
  • Primitives/Separator: import primitives. Commit.
  • Tests: various linting fixes for the manual tests. Commit.
  • SwipeListItem: Use implicitContentHeight/Width instead of contentItem.implicitHeight/Width. Commit.
  • Avoid custom-parsed PropertyChanges. Commit.
  • Remove unused imports. Commit.
  • Port to ComponentBehavior Bound and required properties. Commit.
  • Qualify access to parent properties. Commit.
  • Controls/NavigationTabButton: fix pointSize binding. Commit.
  • Templates/AbstractApplicationHeader: always set preferredHeight. Commit.
  • Controls/Action: fix alternate shortcut. Commit.
  • Port to Application.styleHints. Commit.
  • Controls/AboutItem: qualify Separator. Commit.
  • SwipeListItem: Add back checking for parent width and implicitWidth. Commit.
  • Add extra margin only for default title. Commit.
  • Documentation fixes. Commit.
  • Document requirements for new components. Commit.
  • Add TitleSubtitleWithActions. Commit.
KItemModels
  • KDescendantsProxyModel: fix invalid call to index(-1,-1). Commit.
KJobWidgets
  • Remove duplicate headers in same file. Commit.
KPackage
KService
KStatusNotifieritem
  • Tweak KStatusNotifierItem::setAssociatedWindow. Commit.
KSVG
  • Remove noisy debug on ImageSetPrivate::findInCache. Commit.
  • Remove duplicate headers in same file. Commit.
KTextEditor
  • Correction: fixes typo introduced in previous commit. Commit.
  • Fix various typos. Commit.
KUserFeedback
  • CI - Flatpak - Update Runtime to 6.10. Commit.
KWidgetsAddons
  • KPageView: Fix top aligned widget stretch. Commit.
  • Remove duplicate headers in same file. Commit.
  • KDateTable: Don't paint days in dark red if high-contrast is active. Commit.
  • KPageView: Use correct icon mode if high-contrast color scheme is in use. Commit.
  • Add helper for checking if high-contrast color scheme is in use. Commit.
KWindowSystem
  • Add KWaylandExtras::{setXdgToplevelTag,setXdgToplevelDescription}. Commit. See bug #512447
  • Use ECM_TEST_NAME_PREFIX. Commit.
KXMLGUI
Solid
  • /etc/mtab not exists on OpenBSD. Commit.
  • Fix some missing overrides in win backend. Commit.
Sonnet
Syntax Highlighting
  • Add support for Toit. Commit.
  • Systemd unit: update to systemd v259. Commit.
  • Add Mermaid syntax highlighting. Commit. Implements feature #494286
  • New feature: stacking several contexts at the same time. Commit.
  • Dot: add Graphviz as alternative name. Commit.
  • Add new QML keywords. Commit.

Installing binary packages

On Linux, using packages for your favorite distribution is the recommended way to get access to KDE Frameworks. Get KDE Software on Your Linux Distro wiki page

Compiling from sources

The complete source code for KDE Frameworks 6.22.0 may be freely downloaded. Instructions on compiling and installing are available from the KDE Frameworks 6.22.0 Info Page.

Building from source is possible using the basic cmake .; make; make install commands. For a single Tier 1 framework, this is often the easiest solution. People interested in contributing to frameworks or tracking progress in development of the entire set are encouraged to use kdesrc-build. Frameworks 6.22.0 requires Qt 6.8.0.

A detailed listing of all Frameworks with API documentation is on api.kde.org.

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