KDE: Become a Member!


Your support is vital to the success of KDE. As an individual, you can contribute by writing software, promoting KDE's Plasma desktop and many applications, supporting the community--and by becoming a Supporting Member of KDE e.V. through regular financial contributions.

Why support KDE e.V. financially

The financial contributions of Supporting Members directly enhance the growth and sustainability of KDE among topics as diverse as:

* The development of KDE software
* Support for community initiatives
* Events such as the KDE developer sprints; Akademy, KDE's annual global meeting; QA meetings; scientific research; and KDE's participation in trade shows and events
* KDE's infrastructure, enabling collaboration and innovation within the community

Why becoming a Supporting Member of KDE e.V. is the best way to do it

As a Supporting Member of KDE e.V., you'll play a vital role in the success of the KDE project! Not only will your membership provide KDE e.V. with predictable financial support, but it will by publicly show your support for one of the oldest and most important free software communities.

And as a Supporting Member, you'll get exclusive access to exciting KDE news, updates, and announcements, and KDE e.V. general meetings, where you can keep up to date with the latest happenings within KDE e.V.

To become a Supporting Member, select the Supporting Membership option and set your recurring donation amount in the box on the right-hand side of this page. We accept various payment methods to make the process easy and convenient for you.


KDE e.V. is a non-profit registered under German law that supports the KDE Community in legal, financial and organisational matters. All donations are tax-deductible for donors from Germany (and potentially the European Union). KDE e.V.'s registration number at Amtsgericht Berlin (Charlottenburg) is VR 31685B. To learn more about KDE e.V. visit https://ev.kde.org. Our Privacy Policy can be found at https://kde.org/privacypolicy.