KDE Plasma 6.7 has way more useful features than I expected - and you'll likely get it soon

Tech Home Tech Services & Software Operating Systems Linux KDE Plasma 6.7 has way more useful features than I expected - and you'll likely get it soon The latest release of one of the finest desktop environments on the market is here, and there's plenty to be excited about. Written by Jack Wallen, Contributing Writer Contributing Writer June 16, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. PT Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET:  Add us as a preferred source  on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways KDE Plasma 6.7 has been released. There are big features, even though this is a point release. You can wait until it reaches your distro's repositories or try KDE Neon. KDE Plasma 6.7 has finally arrived, and the development team decided to add a few extra features and polish into the mix, some of which you might find rather interesting. The thing about KDE Plasma is that it's already one of the finest desktop environments on the market. It's gorgeous, stable, highly user-friendly, but also flexible, and it performs more like a lightweight desktop akin to Xfce. So, when the developers offer a release that's even better, you can be sure it's worth installing. Also:  10 things I always do immediately after installing Linux - and why But what features can you expect to find in KDE Plasma 6.7? Let's chat. The new features Given that this is a new point release (.7 as it were), you shouldn't expect earth-shattering-kaboom-like new features, as you might with a major release (such as 7.0). Even so, for a point release, there are some pretty cool new options. For instance, there's the new global mic mute hotkey. Think about it: You're using an app that shouldn't have access to your mic, but you find that it's being used anyway. Instead of having to go through the Settings app or the system tray to mute the mic, you can use the new global mic mute hotkey.  By clicking the preconfigured hotkey on your keyboard, the mic is auto