Framework Computer as the company behind the modular Framework laptops and incredible Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" Framework Desktop has stepped up their support for the KDE community.

KDE is now the latest open-source organization being sponsored by this computer manufacturer that has become quite popular with open-source and Linux enthusiasts for their upgrade-friendly hardware.

Becoming a KDE Patron requires companies with 50 employees or less to contribute at least 5,000 EUR per year or 10,000 EUR per year for organizations larger than 50 employees. Framework Computer joins other KDE Patron organizations like Blue Systems, Canonical, g10 Code, Google, Kubuntu Focus, Mbition, Rocky Linux, Slimbook, SUSE, Techpaladin, The Qt Company and TUXEDO Computers for supporting the development of this open-source desktop environment.

Today's announcement of Framework becoming a KDE Patron can be found via [1]KDE.org .

In addition to KDE, Framework Computer has also been sponsoring Xfce, NetBSD, FreeBSD, NixOS, Hyperland, LVFS, and many other open-source projects.



[1] https://ev.kde.org/2026/03/27/framework-becomes-kde-patron/