KDE Plasma 6.6 is set to release on February 17, 2026, bringing numerous new features such as a new login manager, enhanced security, improved Wayland support, and customization options, with beta versions available for testing in January.
KDE Plasma 6.6 introduces new features including the ability to save visual settings as a global theme, enhanced Bluetooth widget, system restart indicators, and support for the oo7 Secret Service provider, along with various bug fixes and widget improvements.
KDE Plasma 6.6 introduces support for ambient light sensors on modern laptops, fixes HDR issues with Windows games under Wine/Proton, and includes various other improvements like WiFi info display, window opacity rules, and reduced frame drops on high-refresh-rate monitors.