KDE inharaunda yepasirese yemahara software inovandudza yemahara uye yakavhurika-sosi software. Senzvimbo yepakati yekusimudzira, inopa maturusi uye zviwanikwa zvinobvumira basa rekubatana parudzi urwu rwesoftware. Zvigadzirwa zvinonyatsozivikanwa zvinosanganisira iyo Plasma Desktop (iyo yakasarudzika desktop nharaunda pane akawanda Linux kugovera), Frameworks uye huwandu hwemharadzano-platform application seKrita kana digiKam yakagadzirirwa kumhanya paUnix uye Unix-senge desktops, Microsoft Windows uye Android.