KDE Discover
Shares rank 13 of 14 app stores by recommenders
A software center for the KDE Linux desktop, recommended as the built-in way to find and install apps, and extensible to pull from different sources.
A software center for the KDE Linux desktop, recommended as the built-in way to find and install apps, and extensible to pull from different sources.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Built-in software center for KDE
“KDE has the "discover" app which does what it looks like you want”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “The Switch to Linux and the Beginning of My Self-Hosting Journey” “Just use GNOME Software or Discover (KDE).”
Comment from 4 Jan 2026 in “2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop” Supports extensions for different sources
“KDE already has a tool that might work here and which already supports pulling from different sources via extensions”
Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “Aurora: The Linux-based ultimate workstation”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Installs not logged in dnf history
“it doesn't get logged in dnf history so you can't use dnf rollback”
Comment from 24 Jan 2026 in “The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe”
Other app stores people recommend
The four most recommended other app stores, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-Droid | 230 | 91 | 72% | 12 | 10 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Apple App Store | 75 | 483 | 13% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | — |
| Google Play | 62 | 353 | 15% | 11 | 5 yrs5 owners | — |
| Aurora Store | 61 | 20 | 75% | 11 | 11 mo4 owners | Approved |
| KDE DiscoverThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“three-party networks like Amex or Discover”
“what you're describing sounds less like a migration hiccup and more like a phone number intelligence service”
“KDE has the "discover" app which does what it looks like you want”
“it doesn't get logged in dnf history so you can't use dnf rollback”
“Just use GNOME Software or Discover (KDE).”
“KDE already has a tool that might work here and which already supports pulling from different sources via extensions”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.