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The KDE ecosystem has existed for a long period of time and in that time many apps have been created that have either become unmaintained or have been superseded. | The KDE ecosystem has existed for a long period of time and in that time many apps have been created that have either become unmaintained or have been superseded. | ||
This sections documents some of the historical apps, preserving the information | This sections documents some of the historical apps, preserving the information for archival and educational purposes. | ||
None of the information in this section should be considered a tutorial. We recommend using the modern equivalent for superseded apps. | None of the information in this section should be considered a tutorial. We recommend using the modern equivalent for superseded apps. | ||
{| | {| style="border-collapse: collapse; margin: 1.5em 0;" | ||
| | | rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:Hi64-app-calligraauthor.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/Calligra_Author]] | ||
|- | | style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/Calligra_Author|Author]] | ||
|[[ | |- | ||
KChart was the charting tool from [[Special:myLanguage/KOffice|KOffice]] and is still the charting tool | | style="vertical-align: top;" | Calligra Author was a refined version of [[Special:myLanguage/Words|Words]], specifically for authors of novels and textbooks, with the additional tools required by them combined with distraction-free screen. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:Bilbo.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/Blogilo]] | ||
|- | | style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/Blogilo|Blogilo]] | ||
|[[ | |- | ||
KPlato is a historical application for creating Gantt charts, which has been replaced by Plan, part of the Calligra suite. | | style="vertical-align: top;" | Blogilo was a blogging client, focused on simplicity and usability. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:Braindumpinaction.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/Braindump]] | |||
| style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/Braindump|Braindump]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Braindump was an open source tool to dump and organize the content of your brain (ideas, drawings, images, texts…) to your computer. | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:Gluon.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/Gluon]] | |||
| style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/Gluon|Gluon]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Gluon was a game engine. | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:Homerun logo.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/Homerun]] | |||
| style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/Homerun|Homerun]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Homerun was a full screen app launcher for the KDE 4 series with content organized in tabs. | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:KTTS.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/Jovie]] | |||
| style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/Jovie|Jovie]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Jovie was a text-to-speech system. | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:Kchart.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/KChart]] | |||
| style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/KChart|KChart]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | KChart was the charting tool from [[Special:myLanguage/KOffice|KOffice]] and is still the charting tool for [[Special:myLanguage/Calligra|Calligra]]. In older versions, KChart was a standalone application, but now both it and KGantt are constituent parts of the KDiagram library also used by other KDE applications. | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:kcoloredit.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/KColorEdit]] | |||
| style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/KColorEdit|KColorEdit]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | KColorEdit was a tool for creating color pallets. | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:Kivio.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/Kivio]] | |||
| style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/Kivio|Kivio]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Kivio was an application for creating diagrams and flowcharts. | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:KopeteIcon.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/Kopete]] | |||
| style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/Kopete|Kopete]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Kopete was a flexible and extendable multi-protocol instant messaging system. | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:Kpdf-icon.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/KPDF]] | |||
| style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/KPDF|KPDF]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | KPDF was written for KDE 3 and was one of the earliest free, libre, open source applications to successfully view and print PDF files. | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:View-pim-calendar.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/KPlato]] | |||
| style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/KPlato|KPlato]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | KPlato is a historical application for creating Gantt charts, which has been replaced by [[Special:myLanguage/Plan|Plan]], part of the [[Special:myLanguage/Calligra|Calligra]] suite. | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:KmessIcon.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/KMess]] | |||
| style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/KMess|KMess]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | KMess was an alternative MSN/Windows Live Messenger client for Linux. | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:Kword.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/KWord]] | |||
| style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/KWord|KWord]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | KWord was the historical KDE word processor, which has been replaced by [[Special:myLanguage/Words|Words]], part of the [[Special:myLanguage/Calligra|Calligra]] suite. | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; padding: 0 1em 0 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:Nepomuk.png|72px|link=Special:myLanguage/Nepomuk]] | |||
| style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; height: 1.075em;" | [[Special:myLanguage/Nepomuk|Nepomuk]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Nepomuk was the predecessor to [[Special:myLanguage/Baloo|Baloo]]. | |||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category:Historic]] |
Latest revision as of 01:49, 16 November 2024
The KDE ecosystem has existed for a long period of time and in that time many apps have been created that have either become unmaintained or have been superseded.
This sections documents some of the historical apps, preserving the information for archival and educational purposes.
None of the information in this section should be considered a tutorial. We recommend using the modern equivalent for superseded apps.
Author | |
Calligra Author was a refined version of Words, specifically for authors of novels and textbooks, with the additional tools required by them combined with distraction-free screen. | |
Blogilo | |
Blogilo was a blogging client, focused on simplicity and usability. | |
Braindump | |
Braindump was an open source tool to dump and organize the content of your brain (ideas, drawings, images, texts…) to your computer. | |
Gluon | |
Gluon was a game engine. | |
Homerun | |
Homerun was a full screen app launcher for the KDE 4 series with content organized in tabs. | |
Jovie | |
Jovie was a text-to-speech system. | |
KChart | |
KChart was the charting tool from KOffice and is still the charting tool for Calligra. In older versions, KChart was a standalone application, but now both it and KGantt are constituent parts of the KDiagram library also used by other KDE applications. | |
KColorEdit | |
KColorEdit was a tool for creating color pallets. | |
Kivio | |
Kivio was an application for creating diagrams and flowcharts. | |
Kopete | |
Kopete was a flexible and extendable multi-protocol instant messaging system. | |
KPDF | |
KPDF was written for KDE 3 and was one of the earliest free, libre, open source applications to successfully view and print PDF files. | |
KPlato | |
KPlato is a historical application for creating Gantt charts, which has been replaced by Plan, part of the Calligra suite. | |
KMess | |
KMess was an alternative MSN/Windows Live Messenger client for Linux. | |
KWord | |
KWord was the historical KDE word processor, which has been replaced by Words, part of the Calligra suite. | |
Nepomuk | |
Nepomuk was the predecessor to Baloo. |