# KDE Plasma 6.9 introduces new weather widget and re-engineered on-screen keyboard

> **Key takeaway:** KDE Plasma 6.9 will feature a redesigned weather widget using Open-Meteo and a more flexible on-screen keyboard system.

**Published:** 2026-10-17T10:01:15+00:00 
**Source:** Phoronix Linux Gaming & Graphics Drivers 
**Category:** open-gaming 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/kde-plasma-69-introduces-new-weather-widget-and-re-engineere.html 

## Summary
Following the release of Plasma 6.8, developers have started implementing new features for the upcoming Plasma 6.9 version. Key updates include an overhauled weather widget with improved layouts and a re-engineered on-screen keyboard offering various layout options. The development cycle also includes bug fixes for both the upcoming release and the current 6.8.1 point release.

## Planned features for Plasma 6.9
- The new weather widget utilizes **Open-Meteo** for weather forecast data.
- The re-engineered on-screen keyboard supports a **full-size keyboard** mode and a **Japanese flick keyboard**.
- New keyboard layouts will be available independently of **system locales**.