KDE

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Stars
70,897
across 1,225 public repos
Rank
#358
of 94,827 organizations, top 0.4%

Repositories with 50+ stars

KDE's repositories with their overall rank
RankRepositoryLanguageStars
5,306

Krita is a free and open source cross-platform application that offers an end-to-end solution for creating digital art files from scratch built on the KDE and Qt frameworks.

C++ 10,721
10,352

Free and open source video editor, based on MLT Framework and KDE Frameworks

C++ 6,083
12,808

Text editor for Markdown

C++ 5,040
15,698

A heap memory profiler for Linux

C++ 4,195
15,890

Multi-platform app that allows your devices to communicate

C++ 4,144
33,536

Replacement dock for Plasma desktops, providing an elegant and intuitive experience for your tasks and plasmoids

C++ 2,029
43,609

KDE document viewer

C++ 1,570
45,404

Native Android port of the KDE Connect Qt app

Kotlin 1,507
49,184

Plasma for the Desktop

QML 1,392
57,973

Advanced text editor

C++ 1,165
80,815

digiKam is an advanced open-source digital photo management application that runs on Linux, Windows, and MacOS. The application provides a comprehensive set of tools for importing, managing,...

C++ 808
81,100

Generate bindings to use Rust code in Qt and QML

Rust 805
83,125

File manager by KDE

C++ 784
86,994

Qt-oriented static code analyzer based on the Clang framework

C++ 747
89,642

Terminal emulator by KDE

C++ 723
90,550

Easy to use, but flexible, Wayland Compositor

C++ 715
101,786

Utility for comparing and merging files and directories

C++ 629
106,446

Cross-platform IDE for C, C++, Python, QML/JavaScript and PHP

C++ 599
119,681

GUI to profilers such as Valgrind

C++ 527
126,250

Cross-platform Qt-based web browser

C++ 496
127,586

LabPlot is a FREE, open source and cross-platform Data Visualization and Analysis software accessible to everyone.

C++ 490
128,290

Drop-down terminal emulator based on Konsole technologies

C++ 487
128,491

Plasma shell for TVs

QML 486
143,794

Native iOS port of KDE Connect

Swift 428
148,781

Screenshot capture utility

C++ 412
163,579

Simple music player aiming to provide a nice experience for its users

C++ 370
166,787

Visualizer for Valgrind Massif data files

C++ 362
167,179

Command-line application capable of creating Windows Toast notifications

C++ 361
175,759

Wallpapers for Plasma Workspaces

CMake 341
180,929

Artwork, styles and assets for the Breeze visual style for the Plasma Desktop

C++ 330
180,929

A QtQuick based components set

QML 330
180,929

Open source video player built with Qt/QML and libmpv.

C++ 330
195,378

Quickly visualize your disk space usage

C++ 302
201,010

Desktop Planetarium

C++ 292
201,588

Various components needed to run a Plasma-based environment

C++ 291
207,739

Breeze icon theme.

C++ 281
236,629

Full-featured CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning and ripping application

C++ 241
239,131

A client for matrix, the decentralized communication protocol

C++ 238
251,444

A Remote Desktop Protocol server for the KDE Plasma desktop.

C++ 224
259,979

Powerful music player that lets you rediscover your music

C++ 215
264,061

Personal finance manager

C++ 211
265,055

Office and graphic art suite by KDE

C++ 210
265,055

Efficient audio tagger that supports a large variety of file formats

C++ 210
271,442

Plasma shell for mobile devices

QML 204
284,304

Certificate manager and GUI for OpenPGP and CMS cryptography

C++ 193
295,733

Advanced twin panel (commander style) file manager

C++ 184
301,209

Image viewer by KDE

C++ 180
306,858

Syntax highlighting Engine for Structured Text and Code.

HTML 176
315,976

KHtml

170
317,555

Virtual Globe and World Atlas that you can use to learn more about the Earth

C++ 169
325,464

Plasma Login Manager

C++ 164
334,016

Utility to allow streaming Wayland windows to X applications

C++ 159
342,852

Extra modules and scripts for CMake.

CMake 154
346,524

Modern groupware client based on QtQuick and Sink

C++ 152
362,224

File archiver by KDE

C++ 144
362,224

Components necessary to integrate browsers into the Plasma Desktop

C++ 144
364,277

Hex editor for viewing and editing the raw data of files

C++ 143
366,306

GUI for diagramming Unified Modelling Language (UML)

C++ 142
366,306

Plasma library and runtime components

C++ 142
375,046

Helps you find and install applications, games, and tools

C++ 138
377,298

Multi-platform Qt notification framework

C++ 137
386,326

Easy-to-use paint program

C++ 133
391,044

All kind of add-ons to improve your Plasma experience

C++ 131
406,108

A calendar application using Akonadi to sync with external services (Nextcloud, GMail, ...)

C++ 125
416,688

Framework for providing different actions given a string query.

C++ 121
425,061

KIO Worker to access Google Drive

C++ 118
446,205

Web browser and Swiss Army knife for any kind of file management and previewing

C++ 111
452,649

Remote Desktop Client

C++ 109
452,649

Integrated LaTeX Editing Environment

C++ 109
455,857

Qt Cryptographic Architecture - straightforward cross-platform crypto API

C++ 108
469,574

Manage the disk devices, partitions and file systems on your computer

C++ 104
492,016

Powerful BitTorrent client

C++ 98
495,772

Client for YouTube Music

C++ 97
503,948

GUI for Wacom Linux drivers that supports different button/pen layout profiles

95
508,050

Touch Typing Tutor

C++ 94
516,703

State-of-the-art feature-rich email client that supports many protocols

C++ 92
525,770

Baloo is a framework for searching and managing metadata.

C++ 90
530,463

KTextEditor Framework

C++ 89
535,286

Breeze widget theme for GTK 2 and 3

SCSS 88
535,286

Merkuro is a application suite designed to make handling your emails, calendars, contacts, and tasks simple.

C++ 88
540,157

KIO

C++ 87
540,157

Qt Quick Controls 2: Desktop Style

QML 87
544,989

Desktop Sharing

C++ 86
544,989

Systemd managment utility

C++ 86
555,233

Oxygen icon theme

Shell 84
555,233

A backend implementation for xdg-desktop-portal that is using Qt/KDE

C++ 84
566,039

A simple markdown note management app

C 82
571,580

Open source meta build system and package manager

Python 81
577,175

An interface for monitoring system sensors, process information and other system resources

QML 80
583,124

Basic desktop shell using QtWidgets

C++ 79
626,802

Virtual Keyboard for Qt based desktops

QML 72
640,688

Your handy, infinite brainstorming tool!

C++ 70
648,236

Kirigami-based podcast player

C++ 69
648,236

Tokodon is a Mastodon client for Plasma and Plasma Mobile

C++ 69
655,623

Multi-platform media player

C++ 68
655,623

Itinerary and boarding pass management application

C++ 68
663,577

Qt-based Ring communication framework (www.ring.cx) client

QML 67
679,495

ssh-add helper that uses KWallet and KPasswordDialog

C++ 65
679,495

RSS Feed Reader

C++ 65
687,767

Collection management software, free and simple

C++ 64

Among 94,827 organizations

63k–100k stars: 206 organizations, including KDE

Stars along the bottom, and organizations in each band on a log scale

Where the stars are

Languages

  1. C++ 53.2k stars, 75% · 105 repos
  2. QML 2.8k stars, 4% · 9 repos
  3. Kotlin 1.5k stars, 2% · 1 repo
  4. Rust 805 stars, 1% · 1 repo
  5. CMake 495 stars, 1% · 2 repos
  6. Swift 428 stars, 1% · 1 repo
  7. HTML 176 stars, <1% · 1 repo
  8. C 133 stars, <1% · 2 repos

and 5 more languages

When they were made

100 repos with 50+ stars, made between 2013 and 2025

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Public repos
1,225, 129 with 50+ stars
Popular repos
10 over 1k stars, 1 over 10k stars
Top repo
krita, #5,306 of all repos, 15% of stars
Smaller repos
10,699 stars from repos under 50

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