KDE Frameworks

KDE Frameworks
Original author(s)KDE
Developer(s)KDE
Initial release1 July 2014 (2014-07-01)
Stable release
6.15.0  / 13 June 2025 (13 June 2025)
Repository
Written inC++ (Qt)
Operating systemCross-platform (including "partial" support for Android, Windows, macOS and Haiku)
Type
LicenseGNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
Websitedevelop.kde.org/products/frameworks/ 

KDE Frameworks is a collection of libraries and software frameworks readily available to any Qt-based software stacks or applications on multiple operating systems. Featuring frequently needed functionality solutions like hardware integration, file format support, additional graphical control elements, plotting functions, and spell checking, the collection serves as the technological foundation for KDE Plasma and KDE Gear. It is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).