Development/Architecture/KDE4/en

Development Framework

1. Desktop
   • Plasma - The desktop
   • Sonnet - Spell- and grammar-checking technology
   • KParts - KDE's component architecture
2. Hardware
   • Solid - Hardware and network awareness
   • Phonon - Multimedia framework
3. Communication
   • Telepathy - Real-Time Communication and Collaboration
   • Akonadi - Centralized PIM storage solution
4. User Interface
   • Providing Online Help
   • Defining menus and toolbars in XML
5. Services
   • Starting other programs
   • Strigi - Desktop search engine
   • KNewStuff2 - Collaborative data sharing (might move here from projects)

Frameworks in other KDE modules

KOffice 2.0