KDE Gear is back with a cool wave of apps for your summertime desktop!
Whether you need to brush up on your languages to visit exotic lands, plan your trips, keep up to date while on the move, meet up with friends and colleagues, create content from your holiday clips, or just chill as your quaint steam engine trundles up a picturesque peak, KDE Gear 🌞 25.08 has got you covered.
The news comes on 14 august 2025 from the official website.
KDE Gear - originally known as the KDE Applications Bundle, was first released on December 17, 2014
KDE Gear version 25.08 release include and provides powerful, user-friendly apps for everyday tasks:
- Itinerary: Travel planner that helps with tickets, delays, maps, and even health certificates.
- Dolphin: File manager with improved search and integration with Filelight for disk usage visualization.
- KOrganizer: Calendar and task manager with better navigation and tooltips.
- Kleopatra: Encryption and certificate manager with multi-window support.
- Neochat: Matrix-based chat app with polls and thread controls.
- Artikulate: Language pronunciation trainer, now compatible with Plasma 6.
- Angelfish: Web browser with customizable shortcuts and adblock toggle.
I don't use KDE very often and haven't in the past either. I prefer simpler and faster desktop environment solutions for my older hardware.