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KDE Product Lifecycle

Release dates, version history and end-of-support dates for 5 KDE products and 245 versions.

Releases and Lifecycle

Upcoming End of Support

Release dates, version history and support and end-of-life dates as published by KDE. Dates within the next 12 months are highlighted; past dates are dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.

  • Plasma Long Term Support (LTS) releases. KDE marks selected Plasma releases as Long Term Support with extended bugfix updates; the Plasma 5.24 announcement says it receives updates until the final Plasma 5 version, and no calendar end dates are published. [5]
KDE Frameworks 149 versions

The project publishes release dates only; no end-of-support dates are published. Dates are those of the x.y.0 release announcements; Frameworks are released monthly.

VersionReleasedSource
6.31[3]
6.30[3]
6.29[3]
6.28[3]
6.27[3]
6.26[3]
6.25[3]
6.24[3]
6.23[3]
6.22[3]
6.21[3]
6.20[3]
6.19[3]
6.18[3]
6.17[3]
6.16[3]
6.15[3]
6.14[3]
6.13[3]
6.12[3]
6.11[3]
6.10[3]
6.9[3]
6.8[3]
6.7[3]
6.6[3]
6.5[3]
6.4[3]
6.3[3]
5.116[3]
6.2[3]
6.1[3]
6.0[3][9]
5.115[3]
5.114[3]
5.113[3]
5.112[3]
5.111[3]
5.110[3]
5.109[3]
5.108[3]
5.107[3]
5.106[3]
5.105[3]
5.104[3]
5.103[3]
5.102[3]
5.101[3]
5.100[3]
5.99[3]
5.98[3]
5.97[3]
5.96[3]
5.95[3]
5.94[3]
5.93[3]
5.92[3]
5.91[3]
5.90[3]
5.89[3]
5.88[3]
5.87[3]
5.86[3]
5.85[3]
5.84[3]
5.83[3]
5.82[3]
5.81[3]
5.80[3]
5.79[3]
5.78[3]
5.77[3]
5.76[3]
5.75[3]
5.74[3]
5.73[3]
5.72[3]
5.71[3]
5.70[3]
5.69[3]
5.68[3]
5.67[3]
5.66[3]
5.65[3]
5.64[3]
5.63[3]
5.62[3]
5.61[3]
5.60[3]
5.59[3]
5.58[3]
5.57[3]
5.56[3]
5.55[3]
5.54[3]
5.53[3]
5.52[3]
5.51[3]
5.50[3]
5.49[3]
5.48[3]
5.47[3]
5.46[3]
5.45[3]
5.44[3]
5.43[3]
5.42[3]
5.41[3]
5.40[3]
5.39[3]
5.38[3]
5.37[3]
5.36[3]
5.35[3]
5.34[3]
5.33[3]
5.32[3]
5.31[3]
5.30[3]
5.29[3]
5.28[3]
5.27[3]
5.26[3]
5.25[3]
5.24[3]
5.23[3]
5.22[3]
5.21[3]
5.20[3]
5.19[3]
5.18[3]
5.17[3]
5.16[3]
5.15[3]
5.14[3]
5.13[3]
5.12[3]
5.11[3]
5.10[3]
5.9[3]
5.8[3]
5.7[3]
5.6[3]
5.5[3]
5.4[3]
5.3[3]
5.2[3]
5.1[3]
5.0[3]
KDE Plasma 37 versions

KDE designates some Plasma 5 releases as Long Term Support (LTS) without stating an end date. Dates are those of the x.y.0 release announcements.

VersionReleasedSource
6.8[1]
6.7[1]
6.6[1]
6.5[1]
6.4[1]
6.3[1]
6.2[1]
6.1[1]
6.0[1][9]
5.27Long Term Support[1][4]
5.26[1]
5.25[1]
5.24Long Term Support[1][5]
5.23[1]
5.22[1]
5.21[1]
5.20[1]
5.19[1]
5.18[1]
5.17[1]
5.16[1]
5.15[1]
5.14[1]
5.13[1]
5.12Long Term Support[1][6]
5.11[1]
5.10[1]
5.9[1]
5.8Long Term Support[1][7]
5.7[1]
5.6[1]
5.5[1]
5.4[1]
5.3[1]
5.2[1]
5.1[1]
5.0[1]
Kdenlive 17 versions

The project publishes release dates only; no end-of-support dates are published. Kdenlive is released as part of KDE Gear; versions follow the Gear numbering.

VersionReleasedSource
26.08[8]
26.04[8]
25.12[8]
25.08[8]
25.04[8]
24.12[8]
24.08[8]
24.05[8]
24.02[8][9]
23.08[8]
23.04[8]
22.12[8]
22.08[8]
22.04[8]
21.12[8]
21.08[8]
21.04[8]
Krita 25 versions

The project publishes release dates only; no end-of-support dates are published. Krita 5.3 and 6.0 were released on the same date. Dates are the first release of each minor series in the Krita release history.

VersionReleasedSource
6.0[10]
5.3[10]
5.2[10]
5.1[10]
5.0[10]
4.4[10]
4.3[10]
4.2[10]
4.1[10]
4.0[10]
3.3[10]
3.2[10]
3.0[10]
2.9[10]
2.8[10]
2.7[10]
2.6[10]
2.5[10]
2.3[10]
2.2[10]
2.1[10]
2.0[10]
1.6[10]
1.5[10]
1.4[10]
Okular 17 versions

The project publishes release dates only; no end-of-support dates are published. Okular is released as part of KDE Gear; versions follow the Gear numbering.

VersionReleasedSource
26.08[8]
26.04[8]
25.12[8]
25.08[8]
25.04[8]
24.12[8]
24.08[8]
24.05[8]
24.02[8][9]
23.08[8]
23.04[8]
22.12[8]
22.08[8]
22.04[8]
21.12[8]
21.08[8]
21.04[8]
Sources 10
  1. Plasma 6.8 - KDE Community retrieved 2026-10-14
  2. Plasma 5.27 - KDE Community retrieved 2026-10-14
  3. KDE Ships Frameworks 6.31.0 - KDE Community retrieved 2026-10-14
  4. Announcements - KDE Community retrieved 2026-10-14
  5. Plasma 5.24 - KDE Community retrieved 2026-10-14
  6. KDE Plasma 5.12.0 LTS, Speed. Stability. Simplicity. - KDE Community retrieved 2026-10-14
  7. KDE at 20: Plasma 5.8 LTS. Here for the Long Term. - KDE Community retrieved 2026-10-14
  8. KDE Gear 26.08 - KDE Community retrieved 2026-10-14
  9. KDE MegaRelease 6 - KDE Community retrieved 2026-10-14
  10. Release History | Krita retrieved 2026-10-14
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