KDE Plasma 5

Developer(s)KDE
Initial release15 July 2014; 10 years ago (2014-07-15)[1]
Stable release
5.27.11[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 6 March 2024
Preview release
n/a
Repository
Written inC++, QML
Operating systemUnix-like
PlatformFreeBSD, OpenBSD[3] and Linux
PredecessorKDE Plasma 4
SuccessorKDE Plasma 6
TypeDesktop environment
LicenseGPL 2.0 or later[4]
Websitekde.org/plasma-desktop

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.[1][5][6] It was succeeded by KDE Plasma 6 on 28 February 2024.[7]

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.[1][5]

Plasma Mobile is a Plasma 5 variant for Linux-based smartphones.

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  7. ^ "KDE MegaRelease 6". KDE Community. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-02-28.