KDE Ships Frameworks 6.24.0

Friday, 13 March 2026

KDE today announces the release of KDE Frameworks 6.24.0.

This release is part of a series of planned monthly releases making improvements available to developers in a quick and predictable manner.

New in this version

Attica

• QtPlatformDependent: hide static thread local var in accessor. Commit.
• Delete QtPlatformDependent if needed. Commit.
• QtPlatformDependent: Simplify NAM handling. Commit.

Baloo

• Extractor] Remove Document from FailedIdDb on success. [Commit.
• Extractor] Open the DB in ReadWrite mode from the beginning. Commit. Fixes bug [#515918
• Engine] Protect against opening a ReadOnly database in ReadWrite mode. [Commit.
• Add missing include for syscall(). Commit.

Breeze Icons

• Fix kleopatra-symbolic icon. Commit.
• Create symbolic version of krfb icon. Commit.

Extra CMake Modules

• With get_filename_component use DIRECTORY instead of legacy alias PATH. Commit.
• KDECompilerSettings: Add option to force asserts. Commit.

KArchive

• 7zip: insert al the values at once instead of one by one. Commit.
• KCompressionDevice: avoid asserting on using unbuffered open. Commit.

KAuth

• Fix memory leaks in BackendsManager. Commit.
• Enable LSAN in CI. Commit.

KCalendarCore

• With get_filename_component use DIRECTORY instead of legacy alias PATH. Commit.
• Fix wrong iCal component parenting when serializing timezone information. Commit.
• Fix memory leaks in unit tests. Commit.

KCMUtils

• Mark Kirigami QML module as dependency. Commit.

KCodecs

• KEncodingProber] Replace nsCharSetProber raw pointer with unique_ptr. [Commit.
• KEncodingProber] Replace SMModel external with internal linkage. [Commit.
• KEncodingProber] Replace nsCodingStateMachine raw pointer with unique_ptr. [Commit.
• KEncodingProber] Remove unused header files. [Commit.
• KCharsets] Remove no longer used include. [Commit.
• KCharsets] Verify entity table is sorted at build time. [Commit.
• KCharsets] Fix sort order in entity table. [Commit.
• KCharsets] Add benchmark for entity lookup. [Commit.
• KCharSets] Specify the fromEntity input format more explicitly. [Commit.
• KCharSets] Fix numeric encoding for toEntity(...). [Commit.
• KCharSetsTest] Move test class declaration to implementation file. [Commit.
• KEncodingProber] Switch state machine tables to plain uint8_t. [Commit.
• KEncodingProber] Remove runtime unpack state machine. [Commit.
• KEncodingProber] Use same class table for UTF16 BE and LE state models. [Commit.
• KEncodingProber] Fix reset() method. [Commit.
• KEncodingProber] Actually check if reset() works. [Commit.
• KEncodingProber] Reduce variable scope. [Commit.
• Remember where to re-try RFC 2047 word decoding. Commit.
• KEncodingProber] Default empty constructors/desctructors. [Commit.
• KEncodingProber] Remove unused unexported member functions. [Commit.
• KEncodingProber] Remove unused member variable. [Commit.
• KEncodingProber] Remove no longer used include. [Commit.
• KEncodingProber] Drop declaration of unused GetDistribution method. [Commit.

KConfig

• Fix bounds check in KConfigPrivate::expandString. Commit.
• Kdesktopfile: do not needlessly cascade desktop files. Commit.
• Add oss-fuzz integration. Commit.
• Remove old, commented out code. Commit.
• With get_filename_component use DIRECTORY instead of legacy alias PATH. Commit.
• KDesktopFileTest: Update testActionGroup. Commit.
• KDesktopFile: Check for Name since it is required field. Commit. Fixes bug #515694

KConfigWidgets

• ShortcutStyleDelegate: Init styleOption. Commit.
• KRecentFilesAction: Avoid temporary allocations. Commit.
• KRecentFilesAction: Avoid allocation when reading/writing config. Commit.

KCoreAddons

• Autotests: increased safety margins for unstable tests. Commit.

KCrash

• Metadata: make sure the KCrashComplete group has an entry. Commit. Fixes bug #516658
• Avoid using qEnvironmentVariableIntegerValue. Commit.

KDeclarative

• Ungrab the pointer when the widget goes disabled or invisible. Commit. See bug #509859. See bug #416909

KFileMetaData

• Ffmpegextractor: Extract Artist metadata. Commit.
• Fix finding of poppler-version.h (Bad include). Commit.

KGuiAddons

• Clipboard: Use buffered writes for data transfer. Commit.
• Add manual large clipboard tests. Commit.
• Ksysteminhibitor: Support Windows through PowerCreateRequest API. Commit.
• Remove unneeded Qt version check. Commit.
• Kiconutils: remove now unnecessary Qt version check. Commit.
• Clipboard: Hold mutex before dispatching any wayland events. Commit. Fixes bug #515465
• Mark WindowInsetsController as singleton in the documentation. Commit.
• CMake: Find Qt6::GuiPrivate when USE_DBUS is enabled. Commit.
• KKeySequenceRecorder: Accept some more keys that can be used with Shift. Commit.

KHolidays

• Add more holidays to Bulgaria. Commit.
• Quiet compiler warnings using inline pragmas. Commit.
• DE: From 1954 to 1990, there was a “Tag der deutschen Einheit” (note the lowercase “d” in “deutschen”) in West Germany. Commit.
• DE: Before 1990, there was no "Tag der Deutschen Einheit". Commit.
• DE: Before 1990, there was no "Tag der Deutschen Einheit". Commit.
• Generate the bison/flex code. Commit.

KI18n

• KI18N_WRAP_UI macro: drop now unneeded support for unique image data names. Commit.
• KI18N_WRAP_UI macro: inject klocalizedstring.h include by uic argument. Commit.

KIdletime

• Remove unneeded Qt version check. Commit.

KImageformats

• JP2: fix possible Undefined-shift. Commit.
• IFF: fix buffer read overflow. Commit.
• Fix Heap-buffer-overflow WRITE. Commit.
• Fixed excessively frequent warning messages. Commit.
• Ossfuzz: update aom, libavif, openjpeg. Commit.
• ANI: fix possible QByteArray allocation exception. Commit.
• Jxl: adjust metadata size limits. Commit.
• RGB: fix a possible exception on the new. Commit.
• TGA: fix Undefined-shift. Commit.
• PSD: improve conversion sanity checks. Commit.
• IFF: fix compilation warnings. Commit.
• ANI: check for array allocation size. Commit.

KIO

• Refactor and improve paste dialogs. Commit.
• Add title for dialogs opened when pasting content. Commit.
• KNewFileMenu: Strip proper ellipsis, too. Commit.
• KFileItemDelegate. Commit.
• Trash: fix typo and use correct device id for home dev. Commit.
• Visual changes to KFileWidgets to bring it closer to Dolphin. Commit. Fixes bug #516063
• Widgets: Make use of nanosecond timestamps when appropriate. Commit.
• Workers: Populate nanosecond timestamps in KIO workers. Commit.
• Core: Extend UDSEntry with nanosecond precision timestamps. Commit.
• FilePreviewJob: Stat MountId and use it to look up the mount. Commit.
• KMountPoint: Add findByMountId. Commit.
• Filewidgets/placesview: add mountpoint tooltips for network mounts. Commit.
• KFileItemActions: Use OpenUrlJob::isExecutableFile for "Run executable". Commit.
• Kfileitemactions: Add i18n context inmenu. Commit.
• Trashimpl: use mnt_id as trashId instead of dev_id. Commit. Fixes bug #513350. Fixes bug #386104. See bug #490247
• Kmountpoint: expose mnt_id_unique and isPseudoFs. Commit.
• KFileItemActions: Add API for service menu keyboard shorcut. Commit.
• Drop Worker::workerProtocol. Commit.
• Kpropertiesdialog: Use MIME type we already have for default icon. Commit.
• Core: Drop unused code. Commit.
• Filepreviewjob: Add timeout. Commit. Fixes bug #504067
• Deleteortrashjob: Remember whether AutoErrorHandling was enabled. Commit.
• Deleteortrashjob: Don't overwrite job delegate, if it exists. Commit.
• Gui/openurljob: Stops job on missing Type in desktop files. Commit.
• Core/mimetypefinderjob: Fix missing early return in KIO::MimeTypeFinderJobPrivate::scanFileWithGet. Commit.
• Trashsizecache: Fix look up of directory size cache. Commit. See bug #434175
• Drop WorkerConfig::setConfigData. Commit.
• Simplify SimpleJob::slotMetaData. Commit.
• Drop special handling for internal metadata. Commit.
• Storedtransferjob: Drop secret OverriddenPorts option. Commit.

Kirigami

• Workaround crash due to QTBUG-144544. Commit. Fixes bug #514098
• Platform: Deprecate PlatformTheme::useAlternateBackgroundColor. Commit.
• Platform: Move useAlternateBackgroundColor from Theme to StyleHints. Commit.
• Platform: Introduce StyleHints as common API for extra style behaviour. Commit.
• InlineViewHeader: Create a template and utilize it. Commit.
• NavigationTab Bar/Button: Create templates. Commit.
• Heading: Create a template, base control on top of it. Commit.
• Mark QML singletons in documentation. Commit.
• Remove duplicate since documentation. Commit.
• Add missing documentation module dependency. Commit.
• Autotests: Mark test_absolutepath_recoloring of tst_icon.qml as skipped. Commit.
• Controls: Port kirigamicontrolsplugin to use Qt::StringLiterals. Commit.
• Controls: Use componentUrlForModule for looking up controls files. Commit.
• Platform: Port BasicTheme to use StyleSelector::componentUrlForModule. Commit.
• Platform: Greatly simplify StyleSelector::styleChain. Commit.
• Platform: Deprecate componentUrl, rootPath and resolveFileUrl in StyleSelector. Commit.
• Platform: Simplify StyleSelector::resolveFilePath. Commit.
• Platform: Add StyleSelector::componentUrlForModule. Commit.
• Move all controls in own import. Commit.
• Fix Kirigami.InputMethod.willShowOnActive. Commit.
• Fix placeholder. Commit.
• Reduce text duplication for shortcut tooltips in action toolbar. Commit. Fixes bug #515958
• Show keyboard shortcut in action toolbar tooltips. Commit.
• Work around Qt bug causing kirigami components to not load when multiple qml engines are involved. Commit.

KJobWidgets

• Don't show empty error notifications in KNotificationJobUIDelegate. Commit.

KService

• Make updateHash slightly faster. Commit.
• Ksycoca: do not allow for recursive repairs. Commit. Fixes bug #516426
• Kservice: correctly type the unused legacy field as 8 bits. Commit.
• Ksycocafactory: do not crash when failing to find a factory stream. Commit.
• Ksycocafactory: guard against integer underflow. Commit.
• Enable LSAN in CI. Commit.
• Fix KServiceAction+KService memory leak. Commit.

KTextEditor

• Search: add a way to clear the history. Commit. Fixes bug #503327
• Enable Werror on CI. Commit.
• Reduce QLatin1Char noise. Commit.
• Fix clipboard warning, check if QClipboard::Selection is supported. Commit.
• Ensure we write a BOM if wanted for empty files, too. Commit.
• Avoid temporary allocations when saving the file. Commit.
• Properly pass parent pointer for document. Commit.

KTextTemplate

• With get_filename_component use DIRECTORY instead of legacy alias PATH. Commit.

KUserFeedback

• Don't report nonsensical screen information. Commit.

KWallet

• Fix TRANSLATION_DOMAIN. Commit.
• Fix Messages.sh to cover all of src/runtime. Commit.
• Added translation_domain. Commit.

KWidgetsAddons

• Kacceleratormanager: Avoid unnecessary allocations when searching for used shortcuts. Commit.
• Kactionmenu: Be more forgiving about menu ownership. Commit.
• Kactionmenu: Fix ownership of default menu. Commit.
• Enable LSAN in CI. Commit.
• Avoid mem-leak in KDateTimeEditTest::testDateMenu. Commit.
• KAcceleratorManager: Avoid unnecessary allocation. Commit.
• Kmimetypechooser.h: Remove default arguments from an overlapping constructor and mark it as deprecated for 6.24. Commit.

KWindowSystem

• Remove unused include. Commit.
• Port createRegion to QNativeInterface. Commit.
• Port surfaceForWindow to QNativeInterface. Commit.
• Wayland: Don't try to export window that isn't xdg_toplevel. Commit. Fixes bug #516994
• Port xdgToplevelForWindow to QNativeInterface. Commit.
• Wayland: Fix importing window that's not exposed but already has surface role. Commit.
• Remove unneeded Qt version check. Commit.
• Platforms/wayland: Manage blur, contrast, and slide globals with std::unique_ptr. Commit.
• Platforms/wayland: Add missing initialize(). Commit.
• Platforms/wayland: add missing blur capability with ext-background-effect. Commit.
• Wayland: implement background effect protocol. Commit.
• Platforms/wayland: ensure we always react to surface destruction. Commit.
• Run clang-format on all files. Commit.

Modem Manager Qt

• Add new cell broadcast interfaces from MM API. Commit.
• Update modem firmware interface to latest MM API. Commit.
• Update modem voice interface to latest MM API. Commit.
• Update call interface to latest MM API. Commit.
• Update modem interface to latest MM API. Commit.
• Update bearer interface to latest MM API. Commit.
• Update modem messaging interface to latest MM API. Commit.
• Update modem signal interface to latest MM API. Commit.
• Update modem location interface to latest MM API. Commit.

Prison

• Bump minimum ZXing version from 1.2.0 to 1.4.0. Commit.
• Make zxing and libdmtx required dependencies by default. Commit.

Purpose

• Add missing CI dependencies. Commit.
• Fix QML module dependencies. Commit.

QQC2 Desktop Style

• Use Kirigami.StyleHints for tick marks in Slider. Commit.
• Use Kirigami.StyleHints for useAlternateBackgroundColor in list item background. Commit.
• Use Kirigami.StyleHints for icons in ComboBox. Commit.
• Use Kirigami.StyleHints to determine ScrollView background visibility. Commit.
• Menu: make sure implicitWidth/height is never 0. Commit. Fixes bug #516151
• Make sure that the default behaviours of onPressed and onLongPressed are not trigger if the even is accepted. Commit.

Solid

• Devicemanager.cpp replace "Ok" with "OK". Commit.
• Mark network mounts as ignored if user is missing rights for it. Commit.
• Fstabhandling: add static wrapper method for '_k_isFstabNetworkFileSystem'. Commit.
• Use directory name as displayName for fstabdevices. Commit. Fixes bug #501658

Syntax Highlighting

• Move comment after white space for some shells and Perl. Commit. Fixes bug #510666