KDE Plasma 5
| KDE Plasma 5 | |
|---|---|
The KDE Plasma 5 desktop, running on Arch Linux | |
| Developer | KDE |
| Initial release | 15 July 2014 |
| Stable release | 5.27.12
/ 6 January 2025 |
| Preview release | n/a
|
| Written in | C++, QML |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Platform | FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Linux |
| Predecessor | KDE Plasma 4 |
| Successor | KDE Plasma 6 |
| Type | Desktop environment |
| License | GPL 2.0 or later |
| Website | kde |
| Repository | |
KDE Plasma 5 is the fifth generation of the KDE Plasma graphical workspaces environment, created by KDE primarily for Linux systems. KDE Plasma 5 is the successor of KDE Plasma 4 and was first released on 15 July 2014. It was succeeded by KDE Plasma 6 on 28 February 2024.
Plasma 5 includes a new default theme, "Breeze", and increased convergence across different devices. The graphical interface was fully migrated to QML, which uses OpenGL for hardware acceleration, providing better performance and reduced power consumption.
Plasma Mobile is a Plasma 5 variant for Linux-based smartphones.