KDE Apps Initiative
summary
KDE currently hosts 200 first‑party apps and about 60 frameworks, with most projects migrated to KF6; goal is to grow app count and contributors to close feature gaps with proprietary ecosystems. CI/CD already builds AppImage, macOS, Windows and Flatpak and a release service automates releases, but a lot of Windows Store packages lag and distribution per‑platform is incomplete. Work includes Kigami Addons and CarbTemplate (mobile+desktop templates), prototypes for a Web front end to SVN and translation tooling, and proposals for a third‑party app program.
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chapters (25)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:08KDE app ecosystem explained
- 4:34Goals for KDE apps initiative
- 6:30Current state of KDE apps
- 7:42Third-party apps and contributors
- 9:20Contributor trends and stagnation
- 10:04Qt Widgets vs Qt Quick debate
- 11:35CI/CD and app deployment
- 13:10Release tooling improvements
- 13:54Translation and documentation challenges
- 15:46Developer tooling overview
- 17:44Templates and live coding inspiration
- 19:17Language bindings and outreach
- 21:59Promoting KDE frameworks
- 23:07Social media and app promotion
- 24:18Third-party app program idea
- 25:20User outreach and app news
- 27:16Flatpak quality program
- 28:31Audience app usage survey
- 29:16Dogfooding KDE apps
- 30:26Ecosystem goals and Wayland
- 31:35Q&A: Third-party vs KDE apps
- 33:53Q&A: Finishing applications
- 35:08Q&A: App duplication concerns
- 38:00Q&A: Attracting new contributors
