 The KDE community is pleased to announce Plasma 5.12 LTS. In development for over a year, this long-term support release ships with many exciting new features. Plasma 5.12 introduces new customizations to the default kickoff menu. Users are now able to rearrange or remove sections from the menu. In this example, I can then sit down to applications, computer, and the leave options. If instead you like a simple applications menu, just remove all other sections. Building on the notifications history added in Plasma 5.11, 5.12 adds the ability to select and copy text to your clipboard. This new feature also supports copying links directly from notifications. The latest version of Discover sees much improvement in stability and in the user interface. The headers of various sections are much leaner and item listings are now more compact to provide a better user experience. The Configure Sources function has seen much improvement for a more complete UI. Discover now supports apt URLs to easily install applications from your web browser. This release also sees improvements to snaps and flat pack support as well as the ability to enable offline updates. FolderView is now the default desktop layout for KDE Plasma. This feature was added to ease the transition for users from other operating systems. Whether you want to place folders, files, or application icons on your desktop, you can with FolderView by default. We also improved the concept of desktop icons by introducing Spring Loading. Spring Loading allows you to drag and drop items through subfolders without the need of opening your file manager. System Settings has received a new responsive design making it easier to navigate. This new responsive layout makes it possible to adjust the content displayed based on the size of the window. Plasma 5.12 LTS was heavily focused on stability and performance improvements. A great example of that is the 30% speed boost for system boot up time in Plasma 5.12 when compared to Plasma 5.8 LTS. Dynamic Jump List makes it possible for applications to provide access to internal functions directly from the application entry on the panel. For example, in Dolphin, you can see the available jump list actions by right clicking the entry. If you were to add additional folders to the Dolphin bookmarks, you can quickly and easily add new actions to the jump list. Media controls have been added to the system's lock screen allowing you to control playback of music without being logged into your computer. You can navigate between songs and you can pause or play music. This feature also will automatically pause the playback when the system is suspended. Users of Ubuntu's Unity desktop environment may be familiar with the concept of global menus. KDE Plasma's global menu feature sees usability improvements in Plasma 5.12, including the automatic starting of the corresponding background service when the menu is enabled. The new Plasma Vault offers strong encryption features with a user-friendly presentation. Plasma Vault allows you to lock and encrypt sets of documents and hide them from prying eyes even when the user is logged in. You can also isolate vaults to specific activities for even more security. Thanks for watching and if you enjoy using Plasma, please consider donating to KDE. Let's work together to continue to make the best free software possible. Plasma 5.12 LTS. Simple by default. Powerful when needed.