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The Sovereign Tech Fund investment funds KDE's work on strengthening its PIM infrastructure, including Akonadi, with improvements in quality, protocol support, and ease of use for enterprise adoption.

The article discusses the ongoing pain point of network shares in KDE on Linux in 2026, particularly for non-KDE applications that do not use KDE's open/save dialog, creating a fragmented user experience.

KDE Android applications have been updated with Qt 6.11, improved safe area handling, and notification enhancements, along with various fixes.

KDE Plasma 6.7 has been released, introducing per-screen virtual desktops, a microphone volume test, press-and-hold special characters, light/dark mode toggle, Vietnamese lunar calendar, background apps in system tray, printing improvements, and various usability enhancements.

Oxygen 6.7 brings significant fixes and icon updates to KDE's classic Oxygen theme, restoring it with community collaboration and the involvement of original designer Nuno Pinheiro.

This article, based on the Linus TechTips video, criticizes the user experience problems of the Linux desktop environment. Taking network drive mounting and the GNOME Disks tool as examples, it points out that they are 'technically correct' but difficult to use, and calls for the community to self-reflect and improve.

KDE is celebrating 30 years of community-driven free software development, inviting users to join events, donate, and participate in environmental initiatives.

Marknote 1.6.0, a KDE note-taking app, is released with new features including sub-folder support, cross-notebook search via the command bar, optional background blur effect, and emoji completions.

The Sovereign Tech Fund has invested over €1 million in KDE to support the development of its free and open-source software, aiming to strengthen digital sovereignty and security infrastructure.

This article explores the revival of the KDE Oxygen theme as part of a broader anti-minimalist backlash and nostalgia trend in software design, drawing parallels to architectural preferences.