Global USE flags

Flag	Description	Packages
X	Enable ability to support native X11 applications via <pkg>x11-base/xwayland</pkg>	36
accessibility	Pull in <pkg>kde-apps/kdeaccessibility-meta</pkg> packages	4
activities	Enable support for KDE Activities	15
addressbook	Enable <pkg>kde-apps/akonadi</pkg> contact integration	2
bluetooth		3
calendar		2
color-management	Enable color management via <pkg>kde-misc/colord-kde</pkg>	2
crypt	Enable support for password-encrypted documents via <pkg>kde-frameworks/kwallet</pkg>	5
dbus		6
designer	Build plugins for <pkg>dev-qt/qttools</pkg>[designer]	19
doc		6
epub	Enable E-Book support via <pkg>app-text/ebook-tools</pkg>	2
exif		2
ffmpeg		3
flac		4
fontconfig		2
geolocation	Enable position information via <pkg>dev-qt/qtpositioning</pkg>	3
git	Enable support for Git VCS in <pkg>kde-apps/dolphin</pkg> via <pkg>kde-apps/dolphin-plugins-git</pkg>	2
gles2-only		5
gpg	Install <pkg>kde-apps/kgpg</pkg> which depends on <pkg>kde-apps/akonadi</pkg>	3
gsl		3
gstreamer		3
heif		3
ios	Enable AFC (Apple File Conduit) KIO worker for iOS devices support	2
jpeg2k		2
jpegxl		3
kde		4
kdesu	Run as root using kdesu from <pkg>kde-plasma/kde-cli-tools</pkg>	2
kwallet	Install <pkg>kde-apps/kwalletmanager</pkg> tool for <pkg>kde-frameworks/kwallet</pkg>	4
man	Enable manpages KIO worker	6
mobi	Enable mobipocket support via <pkg>kde-apps/kdegraphics-mobipocket</pkg>	3
mp3		2
mpris	Enable support for MPRIS2 interface, requiring <pkg>dev-qt/qtbase</pkg>[dbus] as dependency	3
mtp	Enable support for libMTP (Plays4Sure) devices access through libmtp	2
network	Build <pkg>dev-qt/qtbase</pkg> network support	2
networkmanager	Enable onboard status detection using <pkg>kde-frameworks/networkmanager-qt</pkg>	6
openexr		3
openmp		2
pdf		8
plasma		5
policykit	Enable locale generation and Users KCM using <pkg>sys-auth/polkit</pkg> and <pkg>sys-apps/accountsservice</pkg>	2
pulseaudio	Enable system volume control plugin using <pkg>media-libs/libpulse</pkg>	4
python		5
qml	Enable QML/QtQuick support via <pkg>dev-qt/qtdeclarative</pkg>	5
raw		6
rdp		2
scanner		4
sdk	Pull in developer-specific meta-packages	2
semantic-desktop	Enable <pkg>kde-frameworks/kfilemetadata</pkg> support	7
share	Enable support for a share menu using <pkg>kde-frameworks/purpose</pkg>	8
speech		12
sql	Enable storage of financial data in SQL Db via <pkg>dev-qt/qtbase</pkg>[sql]	2
subversion	Enable support for Apache Subversion VCS in <pkg>kde-apps/dolphin</pkg> via <pkg>kde-apps/dolphin-plugins-subversion</pkg>	2
systemd		8
taglib	Enable audio thumbnails via <pkg>media-libs/taglib</pkg>	6
teamd	Enable Teamd control support	2
telemetry	Enable User Feedback control module for <pkg>kde-plasma/systemsettings</pkg>	10
test		13
tools	Install tools for developers and testing	3
truetype		2
video	Enable video thumbnail generation using <pkg>kde-apps/ffmpegthumbs</pkg>	2
vorbis		4
wayland	Install Wayland session file for Display Managers	8
webengine	Use <pkg>kde-apps/khelpcenter</pkg> to access the locally installed KDE Help System Handbook	21
xmp		2
zeroconf	Discover peers on the local network using the Zeroconf protocol	3

Category USE flags

dev-libs

Flag	Description	Packages
examples		2

kde-apps

Flag	Description	Packages
alsa		2
bittorrent	Pull in <pkg>net-p2p/ktorrent</pkg> for BitTorrent protocol support	2
markdown	Enable Markdown support via <pkg>app-text/discount</pkg>	2
php		2
pim	Enable birthday import, email functions etc. using <pkg>kde-apps/akonadi</pkg>	3
postscript		2
qalculate	Enable <pkg>sci-libs/libqalculate</pkg> backend support	2
samba	Enable support for <pkg>net-fs/samba</pkg> file sharing plugin from within file properties	2

kde-frameworks

Flag	Description	Packages
minimal	Do not pull in <pkg>kde-frameworks/kwallet-runtime</pkg> runtime components	2

kde-plasma

Flag	Description	Packages
flatpak	Enable support for flatpaks notifications using <pkg>sys-apps/flatpak</pkg>	3
gtk	Enable Breeze widget style and system settings module for GTK+	2
ksysguard	Enable device notifier and system monitor applets as well as terminate applications runner	2
lock	Enable screen locking via <pkg>kde-plasma/kscreenlocker</pkg>	2
screencast	Enable screencast portal using <pkg>media-video/pipewire</pkg>	3
selinux		2
shortcuts	Enable global shortcuts support via <pkg>kde-plasma/kglobalacceld</pkg>	2

Local USE flags

app-editors

kile

Flag	Description
png

app-office

calligra

Flag	Description
$(printf
${CAL_FTS[@]})
'
'calligra_features_%s
charts	Build chartshape plugin for creating business charts with <pkg>dev-libs/kdiagram</pkg>
import-filter	Enable support for various import filter file formats like WordPerfect, Visio and Apple Keynote
lcms	Build colorengine plugins using <pkg>media-libs/lcms</pkg>
okular	Enable bindings for <pkg>kde-apps/okular</pkg>

kmymoney

Flag	Description
experimental	Build unfinished features. DANGEROUS to set - this *will* chew up data
hbci	Enable HBCI support using <pkg>net-libs/aqbanking</pkg>
holidays	Enable <pkg>kde-frameworks/kholidays</pkg> integration
sqlcipher	Enable SQLite3 database encryption support via <pkg>dev-db/sqlcipher</pkg>

skrooge

Flag	Description
ofx

dev-libs

appstream

Flag	Description
apt	Enables Debians APT support
introspection
qt6

kosmindoormap

Flag	Description
gui

qcoro

Flag	Description
websockets	Build <pkg>dev-qt/qtwebsockets</pkg> support

dev-util

kdevelop

Flag	Description
gdbui	Enable GUI for attaching GDB to a running process
qmake	Enable support for QMake build system

massif-visualizer

Flag	Description
callgraph	Enable detailed snapshot analysis using <pkg>media-gfx/kgraphviewer</pkg>

games-kids

gcompris

Flag	Description
kiosk	Enable kiosk mode by default (for use by small children or on a self-service host machine)

kde-apps

akonadi

Flag	Description
xml

analitza

Flag	Description
eigen	Enable <pkg>dev-cpp/eigen</pkg> mathematical templates support

ark

Flag	Description
zip	Enable ZIP archive support via <pkg>dev-libs/libzip</pkg>

cantor

Flag	Description
R	Enable <pkg>dev-lang/R</pkg> backend support
analitza	Enable <pkg>kde-apps/analitza</pkg> backend support
julia	Enable <pkg>dev-lang/julia-bin</pkg> backend support
lua

gwenview

Flag	Description
annotate	Enable support for image annotations using <pkg>media-libs/kimageannotator</pkg>
fits	Enable support for NASA's <pkg>sci-libs/cfitsio</pkg> library

k3b

Flag	Description
dvd
lame
mad
musepack
sndfile
sox
vcd

kalgebra

Flag	Description
readline

kalzium

Flag	Description
solver	Enable the equation solver

kate-addons

Flag	Description
filebrowser	Enable File System browser tool view
lspclient	Enable LSP (Language Server Protocol) client plugin
projects	Enable Project plugin for executing queries on SQL DBs
snippets	Enable Snippets Tool View plugin to manage or download code snippets

kde-apps-meta

Flag	Description
admin	Pull in <pkg>kde-apps/kdeadmin-meta</pkg> packages
education	Pull in <pkg>kde-apps/kdeedu-meta</pkg> packages
games	Pull in <pkg>kde-apps/kdegames-meta</pkg> packages
graphics	Pull in <pkg>kde-apps/kdegraphics-meta</pkg> packages
multimedia	Pull in <pkg>kde-apps/kdemultimedia-meta</pkg> packages
utils	Pull in <pkg>kde-apps/kdeutils-meta</pkg> packages

kdeadmin-meta

Flag	Description
cron	Installs KDE application for <pkg>virtual/cron</pkg> configuration

kdegames-meta

Flag	Description
opengl

kdemultimedia-meta

Flag	Description
cdrom	Include packages for optical discs

kdenetwork-meta

Flag	Description
dropbox	Enable support for Dropbox in <pkg>kde-apps/dolphin</pkg> via <pkg>kde-apps/dolphin-plugins-dropbox</pkg>

kdepim-addons

Flag	Description
importwizard	Enable additional import plugins for <pkg>kde-apps/akonadi-import-wizard</pkg>
itinerary	Enable plugins for <pkg>kde-apps/kitinerary</pkg>

kdepim-meta

Flag	Description
bogofilter	Install <pkg>mail-filter/bogofilter</pkg> for spam filter support in <pkg>kde-apps/kmail</pkg>
clamav	Install <pkg>app-antivirus/clamav</pkg> for virus detection support in <pkg>kde-apps/kmail</pkg>
spamassassin	Install <pkg>mail-filter/spamassassin</pkg> for spam filter support in <pkg>kde-apps/kmail</pkg>

kdepim-runtime

Flag	Description
ews	Enable support for Microsoft Exchange Web Services

kdesdk-meta

Flag	Description
mercurial	Enable support for Mercurial VCS in <pkg>kde-apps/dolphin</pkg> via <pkg>kde-apps/dolphin-plugins-mercurial</pkg>
perl

kdeutils-meta

Flag	Description
7zip	Install <pkg>app-arch/p7zip</pkg> or <pkg>app-arch/7zip</pkg>[symlink] for 7zip archive support in <pkg>kde-apps/ark</pkg>
lrz	Install <pkg>app-arch/lrzip</pkg> for LRZ archive support in <pkg>kde-apps/ark</pkg>
rar	Install one of <pkg>app-arch/rar</pkg>, <pkg>app-arch/unrar</pkg> or <pkg>app-arch/unar</pkg> for RAR archive support in <pkg>kde-apps/ark</pkg>

kget

Flag	Description
mms	Enable MMS (Microsoft Media Server) plugin through <pkg>media-libs/libmms</pkg>
sqlite

kig

Flag	Description
scripting	Support Python scripting

kio-extras

Flag	Description
libproxy	Enable support for WPAD problem detection via <pkg>net-libs/libproxy</pkg>
nfs	Enable NFS support using <pkg>net-libs/libtirpc</pkg>
sftp	Enable SFTP protocol support using <pkg>net-libs/libssh</pkg>

kmag

Flag	Description
keyboardfocus	Enable keyboard focus tracking

krdc

Flag	Description
ssh	Enable VNC/RDP SSH tunnel support via <pkg>net-libs/libssh</pkg>
vnc

ksystemlog

Flag	Description
audit

kwave

Flag	Description
opus
oss
qtmedia	Enable playback via <pkg>dev-qt/qtmultimedia</pkg>

libkcddb

Flag	Description
musicbrainz

marble

Flag	Description
aprs	Enable support for APRS data sources
gps
pbf	Enable OpenStreetMap PBF file support via <pkg>dev-libs/protobuf</pkg>
shapefile	Enable support for ESRI shapefiles

okular

Flag	Description
djvu
tiff

thumbnailers

Flag	Description
blender	Enable blender thumbnail generation using <pkg>kde-frameworks/karchive</pkg>
gettext	Enable PO file thumbnail generation using <pkg>kde-apps/kdesdk-thumbnailers</pkg>

kde-frameworks

karchive

Flag	Description
zstd

kdoctools

Flag	Description
nls

kidletime

Flag	Description
xscreensaver

kimageformats

Flag	Description
avif
eps	Support the EPS graphics file format

kio

Flag	Description
acl

knewstuff

Flag	Description
opds	Enable support for the Open Publication Distribution System via <pkg>kde-frameworks/syndication</pkg>

ktexteditor

Flag	Description
editorconfig	Enable support for EditorConfig configuration files

kwallet-runtime

Flag	Description
keyring
legacy-kwallet	Support KWallet D-Bus API for applications still using it

sonnet

Flag	Description
aspell	Enable the <pkg>app-text/aspell</pkg> spell-checking backend
hunspell	Enable the <pkg>app-text/hunspell</pkg> spell-checking backend

kde-misc

itinerary

Flag	Description
matrix	Enable Matrix decentraliced protocol support via <pkg>net-libs/libquotient</pkg>

kdeconnect

Flag	Description
telephony	Enable telephony plugin using <pkg>kde-frameworks/modemmanager-qt</pkg>

krename

Flag	Description
office	Enable support for file naming based on ODF metadata

tellico

Flag	Description
bibtex	Add support for bibtex importing using btparse from <pkg>dev-perl/Text-BibTeX</pkg>
cddb
discid	Add support for reading disc IDs from audio CDs
v4l
yaz	Add support for searching Z39.50 databases

kde-plasma

discover

Flag	Description
firmware	Enable support for firmware upgrades using <pkg>sys-apps/fwupd</pkg>
snap	Enable support for snap packages using <pkg>app-containers/snapd</pkg>

kdeplasma-addons

Flag	Description
alternate-calendar	Support alternate calendar systems (currently Chinese or Indian) via <pkg>dev-libs/icu</pkg>
led	Synchronizes device LEDs with the Plasma accent color (ultimately requires rust)

kinfocenter

Flag	Description
usb	Show USB device information

kwin

Flag	Description
gamepad	Support using game controllers as input devices

kwin-x11

Flag	Description
nightlight	Enable night light support via <pkg>kde-plasma/knighttime</pkg>

plasma-desktop

Flag	Description
ibus	Use ibus input method via <pkg>app-i18n/ibus</pkg>
input_devices_wacom
scim	Enable applets that use <pkg>app-i18n/scim</pkg>
sdl	Enable gamepad support using <pkg>media-libs/libsdl2</pkg>

plasma-firewall

Flag	Description
firewalld	Build <pkg>net-firewall/firewalld</pkg> backend
ufw	Build <pkg>net-firewall/ufw</pkg> backend

plasma-integration

Flag	Description
union	Enable <pkg>kde-plasma/union</pkg> by default. This is still experimental and many applications are not yet ready for it, so may either not use it at all at runtime if enabled, or may misbehave. The USE flag exists to facilitate testing for upstream bug reports.

plasma-meta

Flag	Description
browser-integration	Enable integration with Chrome/Firefox with browser extensions
crash-handler	Pull in <pkg>kde-plasma/drkonqi</pkg> for assisted upstream crash reports
cups
discover	Pull in resources management GUI; a centralised GHNS alternative and optional <pkg>sys-apps/fwupd</pkg> frontend
display-manager	Pull in a graphical display manager
elogind
firewall	Pull in <pkg>kde-plasma/plasma-firewall</pkg> for system firewall administration
grub	Pull in Breeze theme for <pkg>sys-boot/grub</pkg>
ocr	Enable Optical Character Recognition support via <pkg>app-text/tesseract</pkg>
oxygen-theme	Pull in Oxygen icons, sound theme and visual style for KDE Plasma
plymouth	Pull in Breeze theme for <pkg>sys-boot/plymouth</pkg>
sddm	Pull in the <pkg>x11-misc/sddm</pkg> display manager and system settings module
smart	Pull in <pkg>kde-plasma/plasma-disks</pkg> for disk health monitoring
thunderbolt	Pull in <pkg>kde-plasma/plasma-thunderbolt</pkg> control center module
unsupported	Allow packages that are known to ruin runtime experience ** DO NOT FILE BUGS WITH THIS ENABLED **
virtualkeyboard	Pull in <pkg>kde-plasma/plasma-keyboard</pkg>
wacom	Pull in <pkg>kde-plasma/wacomtablet</pkg> control center module
wallpapers	Install wallpapers for the Plasma Workspace
xwayland	Enable Wayland windows screensharing to XWayland applications via <pkg>gui-apps/xwaylandvideobridge</pkg>

plasma-nm

Flag	Description
openconnect	Build support for the OpenConnect VPN client

plasma-workspace

Flag	Description
appstream	Enable AppStream software metadata support
wallpaper-metadata	Show metadata for image wallpaper plugin using <pkg>kde-apps/libkexiv2</pkg>

powerdevil

Flag	Description
brightness-control	Enable screen brightness control using <pkg>app-misc/ddcutil</pkg>

union

Flag	Description
widgets	Build QtWidgets output that uses <pkg>kde-plasma/breeze</pkg> as the base by default

media-gfx

digikam

Flag	Description
gphoto2
imagemagick	Enable support for additional image formats such as XCF, FITS, HEIC etc.
lensfun	Enable support for <pkg>media-libs/lensfun</pkg>
mysql
panorama	Build the panorama plugin which requires <pkg>media-gfx/hugin</pkg>
spell

kphotoalbum

Flag	Description
map	Enable map display support using <pkg>kde-apps/marble</pkg>

krita

Flag	Description
fftw
gif
media	Enable sound support for animations via <pkg>media-libs/mlt</pkg>
mypaint-brush-engine	Enable MyPaint brush engine support <pkg>media-libs/libmypaint</pkg>
webp

media-libs

kquickimageeditor

Flag	Description
opencv	Enable better blur performance using <pkg>media-libs/opencv</pkg>

media-sound

amarok

Flag	Description
ipod
lastfm	Enable Last.fm streaming services support through <pkg>media-libs/liblastfm</pkg>
mariadb	Prefer <pkg>dev-db/mariadb-connector-c</pkg> over <pkg>dev-db/mysql-connector-c</pkg>
podcast	Enable gpodder.net podcast support via <pkg>media-libs/libmygpo-qt</pkg>

kid3

Flag	Description
acoustid	Build acoustic fingerprinting plugin using <pkg>media-libs/chromaprint</pkg>
mp4

media-video

kaffeine

Flag	Description
dvb

subtitlecomposer

Flag	Description
unicode

net-libs

libktorrent

Flag	Description
xfs	Enable XFS specific disk preallocation support via <pkg>sys-fs/xfsprogs</pkg>

qxmpp

Flag	Description
omemo	Enable OMEMO encryption

net-misc

smb4k

Flag	Description
discovery	Build with <pkg>net-libs/kdsoap-ws-discovery-client</pkg> support to discover domains and workgroups

net-p2p

ktorrent

Flag	Description
bwscheduler	Schedule upload and download limits over a period of a week
downloadorder	Specify the download order of a multi-file torrent
infowidget	Displays general information about a torrent in several tabs
ipfilter	Filter IP addresses through a blocklist
logviewer	Displays the logging output
magnetgenerator	Generates magnet URI's
mediaplayer	Enable <pkg>dev-qt/qtmultimedia</pkg> based media player
rss	Syndication plugin for KTorrent, supporting RSS and Atom feeds
scanfolder	Scan folders for torrent files and load them
shutdown	Shutdown when done
stats	Shows statistics about torrents in several graphs
upnp

sci-astronomy

kstars

Flag	Description
password	Store passwords securely via <pkg>dev-libs/qtkeychain</pkg>

sci-electronics

ktechlab

Flag	Description
gpsim	Enable support for Microchip PIC microcontrollers similation using <pkg>dev-embedded/gpsim</pkg>

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