--- title: KDE Plasma 6.8 will finally fix the worst part of Spectacle description: KDE Plasma 6.8, expected in October, will add audio recording support to Spectacle — the built-in screenshot and screen recording tool. Users will be able to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-6-8-will-finally-fix-the-worst-part-of-spectacle-7alsxqum2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: KDE Plasma 6.8 will finally fix the worst part of Spectacle | daily.dev og:description: KDE Plasma 6.8, expected in October, will add audio recording support to Spectacle — the built-in screenshot and screen recording tool. Users will be able to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-6-8-will-finally-fix-the-worst-part-of-spectacle-7alsxqum2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/7ALSxQuM2.png og:image:alt: KDE Plasma 6.8 will finally fix the worst part of Spectacle og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # KDE Plasma 6.8 will finally fix the worst part of Spectacle **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary KDE Plasma 6.8, expected in October, will add audio recording support to Spectacle — the built-in screenshot and screen recording tool. Users will be able to capture microphone audio, system audio, or both during recordings. The update also removes a large software dependency to speed up Spectacle, and System Monitor will gain VRAM percentage display alongside existing RAM usage metrics. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Will KDE Spectacle be able to record audio with screen recordings? Yes, KDE Plasma 6.8 adds audio recording to Spectacle's screen recording feature, letting users capture from the microphone, system audio output, or both. Previously Spectacle could only record silent video. Plasma 6.8 is expected to release around October, alongside a speed improvement from removing a large software library. _Linux users tracking Plasma releases can follow screen-recording updates like this on daily.dev._ ### What other changes are coming in KDE Plasma 6.8 besides audio recording? KDE Plasma 6.8 will speed up Spectacle by removing a fairly chunky software library it depended on, and System Monitor will gain the ability to display VRAM percentage usage, similar to how it already shows regular RAM usage. These changes were previewed in a This Week in Plasma community update. _daily.dev helps Linux desktop users keep up with incremental Plasma improvements like these._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@baz14** · 1 upvotes > The KDE Plasma community is really working on usability. 6.7 introduced the long-awaited light/dark mode switch. I also can't imagine using without KDE Connect, KRunner, Activities, screen scaling below 100%, charge limit range, compact interface and so on. I'll be waiting for 6.8 🥰 > > KDE Plasma is currently the best default GUI without the need for customization or installing a bunch of plugins. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [KDE Developers Continue Landing More Features For Plasma 6.8](https://daily.dev/posts/kde-developers-continue-landing-more-features-for-plasma-6-8-z5bazfiov) · Phoronix · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [KDE Plasma 6.7 Addresses 5 Year Old Request For Easier Microphone Testing](https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-6-7-addresses-5-year-old-request-for-easier-microphone-testing-rqysk5ynz) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [After almost two years, KDE Plasma’s animations finally look good again on Nvidia cards](https://daily.dev/posts/after-almost-two-years-kde-plasma-s-animations-finally-look-good-again-on-nvidia-cards-cxc5qkloz) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-6-8-will-finally-fix-the-worst-part-of-spectacle-7alsxqum2) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"KDE Plasma 6.8 will finally fix the worst part of Spectacle","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-6-8-will-finally-fix-the-worst-part-of-spectacle-7alsxqum2","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-6-8-will-finally-fix-the-worst-part-of-spectacle-7alsxqum2"},"datePublished":"2026-07-12T04:27:26.991Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:25:26.559Z","description":"KDE Plasma 6.8, expected in October, will add audio recording support to Spectacle — the built-in screenshot and screen recording tool. 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