KEXI

KEXI-Project.org Has a New Website!

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

After months of work, KEXI has a new website! The old was very old both in terms of content and design, and not very active. Over years there were many bits of information in the Development wiki pages instead of the home website.

To address this, all existing content was carefully analyzed. Some of it was moved to the development wiki, some remained on the website, and some was removed altogether. This process ensured that the information reflected the project's current state, plans, and capabilities. The work began back in early 2023.

The new website's design is adapted from the Krita.org website, which was created using the Hugo static site generator—an excellent tool for building websites like this. Several adjustments were made to tailor the design to the specific needs of the KEXI project. The version used as the base for KEXI's site is from November 2024.

The design of the web site was adapted from the . It was built using the Hugo static site generator, very useful for building such websites. Several modifications have been made to meet the specific needs of the KEXI project. The latest version borrowed from Krita is from November 2024.

Rebuilding the site was a time-intensive effort, taking resources that could have otherwise gone into KEXI development. To support this important update, part of the funds donated by the Handshake Foundation were used. A great deal of effort went into making this new website a reality, with the work done by the KEXI maintainer, Jarosław Staniek.

What's next?

The new website is now capable of supporting translations into other languages, which may be introduced in the near future. Plans also include extending the website and improving integration with the extensive documentation required for a complex application like KEXI.

All the files for the website are open-source. Detailed information about the website's development process is available on the development GitLab instance.

Thanks!

Special thanks go to everyone involved in this transition, the Handshake Foundation, and the contributors to the original (Krita) website infrastructure: Scott Petrovic, Phu Nguyen, Wolthera van Hövell, Alvin Wong. Thanks also to Ben Cooksley, who managed the configuration that enabled the site’s CI/CD process, making changes seamless.

If you encounter any issues with the new website—whether technical or content-related—or have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to Contact the project.

KEXI 3.2.0 Released

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

KEXI 3.2.0 is here, improving stability in the app and frameworks. Since version 3.1.0, KEXI and the frameworks have received about 80 improvements and bug fixes.

Highlights

KEXI has greatly improved support for Date, Date/Time, and Time types. Startup improvements refine resource lookup and translations, while updates to the Welcome Page and Table/Form Views ensure proper year formats, integer value display, and robust input validation. Query and report functionalities have been stabilized with crash fixes, parameter support, and better error handling. Import/export processes have been enhanced with improved MS Access data handling, increased binary object size limits, and crash prevention during data transfers.

MS Windows

Improved MS Windows installer is part of this release.

Nightly builds

New: Fresh builds are generated every night for Linux/MS Windows.

Details & Download

For detailed list of changes, and downloads, visit the development page: https://community.kde.org/Kexi/Releases#3.2.

For general information about downloads, requirements, source code, signatures see Download.

KEXI 3.2.0 Beta 1 Released

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

KEXI 3.2.0 Beta 1 and KEXI Frameworks Released with Enhanced Stability. The latest release of KEXI 3.2.0 Beta 1 and its accompanying frameworks brings significant stability improvements to both the application and its core components. Since version 3.1.0, approximately 80 enhancements and bug fixes have been implemented, delivering a more refined and reliable user experience.

Highlights

Among other features, a new date/time notation is now fully supported in user SQL:

Another example is WHERE condition with date constants:

More about date-related development on the blog.

Details & Download

For detailed list of changes, and downloads, visit the development page: https://community.kde.org/Kexi/Releases#3.2.

This release offers source code downloads. For Linux binaries users should ask Linux distributors. The source code is known to build and run with Linux (gcc, clang) and MS Windows (msvc>=2013). Some binaries such as installers for Windows 64bit are planned for RC or stable versions.

For general information about downloads, requirements, source code, signatures see Download.

KEXI 3.1.0 Released

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

KEXI 3.1.0 Released with Improved Stability and Frameworks! KEXI 3.1.0 focuses on stability and readiness of frameworks—KDb, KProperty, and KReport—for use beyond KEXI. Since 3.0.2, over 220 improvements and fixes have been made.

Highlights

Integration of KEXI with 3rd-party (non-KDE Plasma) desktops has been further improved. On such desktops (e.g. XFCE, MS Windows) KEXI now displays simplified file requester. It is also possible to use this feature on Plasma desktops. Moreover, settings of a single-click mode are better detected on 3rd-party desktops.

KEXI 3.1 uses all the three KEXI frameworks and the version 3.1 is a minimal version required by to run the app.

API of the KEXI Frameworks is now guaranteed to be stable until the 4.0.0 release. Documentation of the Frameworks has also improved and is available at api.kde.org. Users of the Frameworks will also notice improved translations of messages.

Missing features

KEXI user's manual is outdated as it covers older versions 2.x. We're sorry for the inconvenience.

Also, tutorials and reference for KEXI Frameworks is expected in coming releases.

Details & Download

For detailed list of changes, and downloads, visit the development page: https://community.kde.org/Kexi/Releases#3.1.

This release offers source code downloads and installers for 64bit MS Windows. For versions for other systems ask your Linux distributor. The source code is known to build and run with Linux (gcc, clang) and MS Windows (msvc>=2013). Some binaries such as installers for MS Windows 64bit are planned for RC or stable versions.

For general information about downloads, requirements, source code, signatures see Download.

See also the Release History.

KEXI 3.1.0 RC 1 Released

Sun, 25 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

KEXI 3.1.0 RC 1 Released with Improved Stability and Frameworks! KEXI 3.1.0 focuses on stability and readiness of frameworks—KDb, KProperty, and KReport—for use beyond KEXI. Since 3.0.2, over 220 improvements and fixes have been made.

See the announcement of Beta 1 for highlights and details since 3.0.2.

Since 3.1.0 Beta 1, social buttons have been added to KEXI menu. KEXI examples are now built and installed by default as it's likely expected by users. There are also several bug fixes.

For detailed list of changes, and downloads, visit the development page: https://community.kde.org/Kexi/Releases#3.1.

For general information about downloads, requirements, source code, signatures see Download.

See also the Release History.

KEXI 3.1.0 Beta 1 Released

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

KEXI 3.1.0 Beta 1 Released with Improved Stability and Frameworks! KEXI 3.1.0 focuses on stability and readiness of frameworks—KDb, KProperty, and KReport—for use beyond KEXI. Since 3.0.2, over 220 improvements and fixes have been made.

Highlights

KEXI 3.1 uses all the three KEXI frameworks and the version 3.1 is a minimal version required by to run the app.

Missing features

KEXI user's manual is outdated as it covers older versions 2.x. We're sorry for the inconvenience.

Also, tutorials and reference for KEXI Frameworks is expected in coming releases.

Details & Download

Since 3.1.0 Beta 1, social buttons have been added to KEXI menu. KEXI examples are now built and installed by default as it's likely expected by users. There are also several bug fixes.

For detailed list of changes, and downloads, visit the development page: https://community.kde.org/Kexi/Releases#3.1.

For general information about downloads, requirements, source code, signatures see Download.

See also the Release History.

KEXI 3.0 Released

Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

KEXI 3.0, built on KF 5 and Qt 5, introduces database improvements and a refreshed look and feel.

Highlights

Built on top of KF 5 and Qt 5, KEXI 3.0.0 introduces a new PostgreSQL driver, significant improvements in database migration for MS Access, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. Most icons adopted the Breeze theme. Command-line options have been restored, issues for Date/Time values and masks fixed. The Welcome page's behavior has been refined for smoother startup. The reporting module has received numerous improvements.

KEXI 3.0 uses all the three KEXI frameworks and the version 3.0 is a minimal version required by to run the app.

Details & Download

For detailed list of changes, and downloads, visit the development page: https://community.kde.org/Kexi/Releases#3.0.

For general information about downloads, requirements, source code, signatures see Download.

See also the Release History.

KEXI 2.9 Released

Thu, 26 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000

KEXI 2.9 is focused on improving the quality of existing features. Thanks to close collaboration with users of KEXI, about 150 changes have been performed.

Highlights

KEXI 2.9.0 fixes editor sizes in Table Views, combo box popups, vertical header updates, insertion, and cursor movement. Usability improvements ensure smoother scrolling during edits. Row editing and the scrollbar behavior has been optimized. Column width management has been improved in queries, as well as support for the LIKE operators. Reports now support Longitude, Latitude, and Zoom properties for maps. Import/Export functionality is optimized, including fixes for OpenDocument Spreadsheet files import and export of parameterized queries to CSV.

Details & Download

For detailed list of changes, and downloads, visit the development page: https://community.kde.org/Kexi/Releases/Kexi_2.9.

For general information about downloads, requirements, source code, signatures see Download.

See also the Release History.