KDE Plasma 6.4 has been officially released, offering a range of enhancements aimed at both new users and veterans of this open-source desktop environment. This marks the fourth major update in the Plasma 6 series, building upon the features introduced in the earlier 6.3 version, and it utilizes Qt 6.8 and KDE Frameworks 6.14.<\/p>\n
The developers of KDE Plasma 6.4 are promoting this update as \u201csmoother, friendlier and more helpful,\u201d focusing on improvements in areas such as colour management and accessibility. Notably, it finally addresses an 18-year-old feature request, among other enhancements.<\/p>\n
Colour Management<\/strong>A significant addition is the new HDR calibration wizard in the Display & Monitor<\/em> panel within System Settings<\/em>. This allows users to fine-tune colour and brightness settings for HDR content on supported displays. Additional features include enabling Extended Dynamic Range, limiting colour depth where possible, and supporting the P010 video colour format for better efficiency with HDR videos. This update is particularly beneficial for graphic designers, video editors, and gamers.<\/p>\n X11 Session Code Split<\/strong>In anticipation of future releases, KDE has begun moving away from X11 support by separating the X11 and Wayland codebases, which will enable more efficient development of the Wayland version, as a considerable majority of users currently utilize Wayland.<\/p>\n Per Virtual Desktop Custom Tiling<\/strong>The update introduces the ability to have unique tiling configurations for each virtual desktop, allowing users to create tailored layout combinations for their workspaces, enhancing flexibility in managing open windows.<\/p>\n Dynamic Wallpapers<\/strong>KDE Plasma 6.4 joins its peers by supporting dynamic wallpapers that change based on the time of day, featuring distinct light and dark versions.<\/p>\n Theme and Usability Enhancements<\/strong>The Dark Breeze<\/em> theme has been updated to feature increased contrast for better visibility, and a new setting allows users to hide system tray icons for applications that do not provide an option to do so.<\/p>\n