kdeconnect-kde

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KDE Connect is a free desktop app for Linux that links your phone and computer, syncing clipboard, notifications and files over an encrypted wireless connection.

ApplicationCategory: Desktop Apps · Internet & communication · UtilitiesPricing unknowndata checked Oct 15, 2026

Overview

Moving content between a phone and a computer usually means cables, cloud uploads or emailing files to yourself. KDE Connect removes that friction by letting your devices talk to each other directly over the local network, with TLS encryption and no cables required. The app covers a broad set of everyday tasks: a shared clipboard, notification sync so you can read and reply to Android notifications from the desktop, instant sharing of files and URLs, a virtual touchpad and keyboard, a presentation remote, and remote control of Linux media players. It can also run shell commands on the computer from a phone and read, send and reply to SMS and MMS messages. KDE Connect is aimed at Linux desktop users running Plasma, GNOME or other distributions with Qt 6 support, and pairs with the companion app on Android, iPhone and iPad. It is distributed under the GNU GPL v2 and v3 licenses and is installed from your distribution's package repository. On Windows, the app is available from the Microsoft Store, and the upstream KDE project maintains the source code. (Short version: an open-source tool for phone-to-computer integration.)
  • linux

Installation

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Compatibility

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PlatformStatusArchitectureEvidenceConfidence
WindowsUnknown———
macOSUnknown———
LinuxCompatible—Declared on the card—

Releases

checked Oct 29, 2026
No releases found on the source.

Quality profile

algorithm quality-v1.0 · assessed Oct 15, 2026
Quality Score64
Risk Score20
Confidence 1.00
Quality Score and Risk Score are different measures. A high score does not guarantee safety.

Score components

Maintenance · 2020
last activity 1 days ago
Documentation · 1515
README 5647 chars, description present
Ready to use · 150
install instructions: no; releases: no
Metadata · 105
2/4 of description, homepage, license, topics
Releases · 102
0 release(s)
Category confidence · 1010
classifier confidence 1
Adoption · 109
4059 stars (log-dampened, 10k = max)
License clarity · 50
no license detected
Community · 53
issues disabled/unknown, 295 forks

License

License unknown
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Sources

github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kdePrimary★ 4,059 starslast activity Oct 14, 2026Primary repository · Confidence 1.00

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