Windows

"KDE libraries and applications are available to you, no matter if you are a commercial developer, manager or free software hacker. You are invited to not only just use the toolkit - you can contribute your own solutions and improvements to the KDE community."

Konqi, the KDE mascot now also supporting MS Windows

The KDE on Windows Initiative is an ongoing project to port the KDE applications to MS Windows. Currently supported versions of Windows Vista, 7 and 8.

Overview

• Presentations
• How to Help / Join
• windows.kde.org
• Frequently answered questions

User Installation

• Install KDE 4 on Windows using the KDE Installer for Windows
• Additional Software that is needed for some programs to work properly
• Windows specific features: modifying the location of .kde and some more internal settings

Development

• Build KDE on Windows using emerge
• Debugging on MS Windows
• Development Workflow
• Tools (required or useful)
• Porting Guidelines
• Meetings
• Source code in the KDE git: emerge
• TODO lists
• Packaging / Distributing KDE apps on Windows

Further reading, and support ressources

• [email protected] mailing list: subscribe, archives
• #kde-windows channel on irc.freenode.net
• Related blogs: aheinecke, saroengels, Not active: chehrlic, jstaniek
• KDE on Windows in the press