KDE Plasma 6.7.2 Released with KWin Fixes and Bigscreen Updates
The latest bugfix release lands today, addressing AMD hardware rotation, SDR color profiles, and a stack of keyboard overlay issues.
KDE Plasma 6.7.2 is now available. Released June 30, 2026, this bugfix update arrives just seven days after 6.7.1. That follows the main 6.7 feature drop on June 16, meaning KDE is moving fast to polish the current series. The release rounds out the month with KWin stability patches, color management fixes, and translations.
If you're running KDE Plasma, this is worth grabbing. The fixes are mostly under the hood, but they target pain points for Wayland users and AMD GPU owners.
KWin and hardware fixes
KWin gets the bulk of the attention here. KDE developers disabled hardware rotation on older AMD GPUs to prevent display issues. That addresses bug #521764. The team also fixed SDR MHC2 profiles that were failing when a calibration matrix was present.
Multi-GPU setups with AMD hardware receive a patch forcing linear target buffers during copies. Mouse focus and center shortcuts have been moved to the kwin core for better consistency. X window shape queries are now optimized, and direct scanout correctly respects forced software cursors.
There are other KWin tweaks, too. Output devices delay the done event until they have a UUID. Colorimetry switches back to native values. Unused objects are cleaned up even when the last output is removed. The EIS plugin no longer sends events from release warp to capture.
Beyond the compositor, there are scattered fixes across the shell. plasma-keyboard overlay issues are resolved, allowing clients to receive actual key events. NetworkManager gets an overflow fix. System monitor hides empty icons in tree mode. Bigscreen, the TV shell variant, adds a back handler and exposes CEC methods over D-Bus.
Head to the release announcement for more information. If you're tracking the bleeding edge, the source tarballs are ready.
What's next
Keep in mind that the pace isn't slowing down. Plasma 6.8 is scheduled for October 2026. The release notes for 6.8 indicate it plans to drop the X11 session entirely. KDE is leaning hard into Wayland, and 6.7.2 is just another step in that consolidation.
KDE says the 6.7 series brought feature refinements and new modules to complete the desktop experience. This week's update ensures those refinements stick. The Vietnamese Lunar Calendar applet gets a rounding fix. About dialog stops loading more than two devices on Nvidia hardware. FolderView generation is more robust.
It's a standard bugfix release, but the AMD and Wayland patches make it meaningful for a lot of users. You'll get smoother rotation behavior and better color handling. Not cheap on the maintenance front, but the fixes are there.
