KDE Connect

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KDE Connect
KDE Connect Logo.png
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Developer(s)KDE
Initial release2013; 8 years ago (2013)
Stable release(s)
KDE21.08.3[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 4 November 2021
Android1.18.0[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 17 November 2021
iOS0.2.0[3] Edit this on Wikidata / 10 November 2021
Preview release(s)
KDE21.11.80[4] Edit this on Wikidata / 12 November 2021
Repositoryinvent.kde.org/network/kdeconnect-kde
Written inC++
Operating systemLinux, Android, Windows 10[5]
LicenseLGPL, GPL
Websitekdeconnect.kde.org

KDE Connect is a multi-platform application developed by KDE, which facilitates wireless communications and data transfer between devices over local networks.[6][7][8][9][10] KDE connect is available in the repositories of many Linux Distributions and F-droid,[11] Google Play Store[12] for Android. Often all distributions bundle KDE Connect in their KDE Plasma desktop variant. KDE Connect has been reimplemented in GNOME desktop environment as GSConnect which can be obtained from Gnome Extension Store[13]

Mechanism[]

KDE Connect utilizes various DBus interfaces from UI agnostic Libraries for a specific operating system for its functioning[14]

Features[]

  • Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your phone and your computer (or any other device)
  • Notification sync: Read and reply to your Android notifications from the desktop
  • Share files and URLs instantly from one device to another including some filesystem integration
  • Multimedia remote control: Use your phone as a remote for Linux media players
  • Virtual touchpad: Use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad and keyboard
  • Presentation remote: Advance your presentation slides straight from your phone[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Encryption[]

KDE Connect uses TLS (Transport Layer Security) encryption protocol for communication.

References[]

  1. ^ https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/releases/tag/v21.08.3.
  2. ^ https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-android/releases/tag/v1.18.0.
  3. ^ https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-ios/releases/tag/v0.2.0.
  4. ^ https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/releases/tag/v21.11.80.
  5. ^ "Get KDE Connect". Microsoft Store. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  6. ^ "Tipps & Tricks | Hotline". Heise Magazine (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  7. ^ C't-Redaktion (2019). C't Linux (2019) : Know-how & Tools für den Alltag. Hannover: Heise Media. ISBN 3-95788-241-9. OCLC 1107574832.
  8. ^ May 21, Jack Wallen in Mobility on; 2018; Pst, 7:37 Am. "How to connect your Android device to your Linux desktop". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2021-08-06.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "KDE Connect Kicked From Google Play, Returns Less the App It Was". BleepingComputer. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  10. ^ "KDE Connect links your Android phone with your Linux desktop". PCWorld. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  11. ^ "KDE Connect | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository". f-droid.org. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  12. ^ "KDE Connect - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  13. ^ "GSConnect - GNOME Shell Extensions". extensions.gnome.org. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  14. ^ "Working of KDE connect". invent.kde.org. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  15. ^ Evangelho, Jason. "Linux For Beginners: Understanding The Many Versions Of Ubuntu". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-04. KDE also gets an enthusiastic nod for the way it handles notifications of all kinds, as well as the built-in KDE Connect for managing your Android phone
  16. ^ McKay, Dave. "How to Wirelessly Transfer Android Files to a Linux Desktop". How-To Geek. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  17. ^ Memon, Zeeman. "What Is KDE Connect & How Do You Use It? – Linux Hint". Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  18. ^ "How to Sync Android With Linux Using KDE Connect". MUO. 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  19. ^ "KDE Connect review: Wireless file sharing and remote input app". Bestappsguru. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  20. ^ Cain, J. "5 Awesome Things You Can Do With KDE Connect And Probably Did Not Know About". Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  21. ^ "Some features of KDE connect". invent.kde.org. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
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