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KDE Plasma 6.7 released
KDE Plasma 6.7 has been released, and it brings a feature many of its users have been requesting for decades: independent per-screen virtual desktops.
The latest stable update also sees a classic KDE theme revived, supports simultaneous HDR and ICC profiles and packs in an assortment of usability, UI and performance tweaks.
This release is dedicated to Eric Laffoon, a longtime KDE supporter who passed away in May 2026.
Users of the Ubuntu-based KDE Neon and rolling-release distributions like Arch will be able to install Plasma 6.7 in the coming days. Kubuntu 26.04 LTS users should check the Kubuntu Backports PPA in the coming weeks, as new release are often made available there.
One of KDE’s longest-standing feature requests – like, for decades – was implemented in Plasma 6.7.
Previously, changing your virtual desktop moved all connected monitors to the same workspace simultaneously. In Plasma 6.7, each connected monitor can show a separate virtual desktop. Switching workspaces on one monitor leaves the others untouched.
KWin, Plasma’s window compositor, enables hardware overlay planes by default for integrated Intel GPUs (using Intel i915 and Xe drivers). This will help compatible apps and games reduce their power consumption and improve their performance.
For full-screen windows, a direct scan-out is now only applied if it will actually save power, rather than being used regardless. Compositor CPU usage was slashed by up to 70 percent for CPU-rendered apps running on high-resolution displays too.
Plasma 6.7 adds a microphone volume test button to the audio controls in the system tray, letting you adjust sensitivity and record a snippet of audio to playback – handy for knowing you are audible before you join a call, rather than finding out mid-meeting that you’re not…
On GNOME, you’re able to tell if Flatpak apps are running in the background (with permission) by opening the Quick Settings menu. It hasn’t been as easy to tell on Plasma – until now.