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"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.

The preferred method for installing most KDE applications under Windows is the KDE-Installer. However, the most recent version available from the installer is KDE 4.10.2. Many KDE applications have since been ported to the more modern "KDE Frameworks / KF5" libraries, and some have started providing Windows installers. Due to the more modular nature of KDE Frameworks, there is no single installer for these applications. Rather, please refer to the website of the application(s) you wish to install or check the instructions on building KDE on Windows from source.

Overview

Frequently answered questions

User Installation

Install KDE 4 on Windows using the KDE Installer for Windows
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
How to Help / Join

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 "''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.''"[[Image:Konqi-win.png|frame|right|Konqi, the KDE mascot now also supporting MS Windows]]
-The [http://windows.kde.org/ 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.
+The [http://windows.kde.org/ KDE on Windows Initiative] is an ongoing project to port the KDE applications to MS Windows.
+The preferred method for installing most KDE applications under Windows is the [[/Installation|KDE-Installer]]. However, the most recent version available from the installer is KDE 4.10.2. Many KDE applications have since been ported to the more modern "KDE Frameworks / KF5" libraries, and some have started providing Windows installers.
+Due to the more modular nature of KDE Frameworks, there is no single installer for these applications. Rather, please refer to the website of the application(s) you wish to install or check the instructions on [[Getting_Started/Build/Windows/emerge|building KDE on Windows from source]].
 __NOTOC__
 ==Overview==
-*[[/Presentations|Presentations]]
-*[[/How to Help|How to Help / Join]]
-*[http://windows.kde.org windows.kde.org]
 *[[/FAQ|Frequently answered questions]]
 ==User Installation==
 *[[/Installation|Install KDE 4 on Windows]] using the KDE Installer for Windows
-*[[/additional_software_needed|Additional Software]] that is needed for some programs to work properly
 *[[/windows_specific_features|Windows specific features]]: modifying the location of .kde and some more internal settings
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 *[[/TODOs|TODO lists]]
 *[[/Packaging|Packaging / Distributing KDE apps on Windows]]
+*[[/How to Help|How to Help / Join]]
 ==Further reading, and support ressources==
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 *[irc://irc.freenode.net/kde-windows #kde-windows] channel on irc.freenode.net
 *Related blogs: [http://aheinecke.blogspot.de/ aheinecke], [http://saroengels.blogspot.com/ saroengels], Not active: [http://chehrlic.blogspot.com chehrlic], [http://www.kdedevelopers.org/blog/104 jstaniek]
-*[[/In the Press|KDE on Windows in the press]]
+*[[/In the Press|KDE on Windows in the press and presentations]]
 [[Category:MS Windows]]