KNotifications

E773000

KDE Frameworks library software library

KNotifications is a KDE Frameworks library that provides a unified API for creating and managing desktop notifications across different platforms and environments.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
KNotification class	1
KNotificationPlugin	1
KNotifications canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9018139 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: KNotifications
Context triple: [KDE Frameworks, component, KNotifications]

A. UserNotifications framework
The UserNotifications framework is an Apple API that lets apps schedule, manage, and respond to local and push notifications on Apple platforms.
B. Notification Center
Notification Center is a macOS feature that consolidates and displays system and app alerts, banners, and widgets in a unified sidebar for quick access.
C. xfce4-notifyd
xfce4-notifyd is the notification daemon for the Xfce desktop environment, responsible for displaying desktop notifications in a lightweight and configurable manner.
D. NSNotificationCenter
NSNotificationCenter is a central dispatch mechanism in Objective-C/Cocoa frameworks that enables objects to broadcast and observe notifications for decoupled communication within an application.
E. Notifications API Standard
The Notifications API Standard is a web specification that defines how websites and web applications can display system-level notifications to users in a consistent, permission-based way across browsers.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: KNotifications
Target entity description: KNotifications is a KDE Frameworks library that provides a unified API for creating and managing desktop notifications across different platforms and environments.

A. UserNotifications framework
The UserNotifications framework is an Apple API that lets apps schedule, manage, and respond to local and push notifications on Apple platforms.
B. Notification Center
Notification Center is a macOS feature that consolidates and displays system and app alerts, banners, and widgets in a unified sidebar for quick access.
C. xfce4-notifyd
xfce4-notifyd is the notification daemon for the Xfce desktop environment, responsible for displaying desktop notifications in a lightweight and configurable manner.
D. NSNotificationCenter
NSNotificationCenter is a central dispatch mechanism in Objective-C/Cocoa frameworks that enables objects to broadcast and observe notifications for decoupled communication within an application.
E. Notifications API Standard
The Notifications API Standard is a web specification that defines how websites and web applications can display system-level notifications to users in a consistent, permission-based way across browsers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	KDE Frameworks library ⓘ software library ⓘ
belongsTo	Tier 3 KDE Frameworks (typical classification) ⓘ
category	GUI library ⓘ cross-platform library ⓘ
developer	KDE community ⓘ
documentation	KDE API documentation ⓘ
feature	application-wide notification configuration ⓘ configurable notification behavior ⓘ fallback notification mechanisms ⓘ integration with KDE configuration system ⓘ integration with Plasma notification center ⓘ logging notifications ⓘ notification actions ⓘ per-event notification configuration ⓘ plugin-based backend architecture ⓘ popup notifications ⓘ sound notifications ⓘ support for D-Bus based notifications ⓘ support for grouping notifications ⓘ support for icons in notifications ⓘ support for notification priorities ⓘ support for notification timeouts ⓘ support for persistent notifications ⓘ support for progress notifications ⓘ support for rich text in notifications ⓘ system tray notifications ⓘ
goal	abstract platform-specific notification details ⓘ provide consistent notification behavior across platforms ⓘ
hasComponent	KNotification class ⓘ linked to: KNotifications KNotificationPlugin ⓘ linked to: KNotifications notification backends ⓘ
implements	desktop notification API ⓘ
license	LGPL ⓘ linked to: GNU Lesser General Public License
partOf	KDE Frameworks ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C++ ⓘ
provides	unified API for notifications ⓘ
repository	KDE Git infrastructure ⓘ linked to: invent.kde.org (GitLab instance)
supportsEnvironment	KDE Plasma ⓘ linked to: KDE Plasma desktop environment headless or non-GUI backends (via plugins) ⓘ other desktop environments ⓘ
supportsPlatform	FreeBSD ⓘ Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ
usedBy	KDE applications ⓘ linked to: KDE Applications third-party Qt applications ⓘ
uses	Qt ⓘ Qt signals and slots ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

KDE Frameworks → component → KNotifications ⓘ

KNotifications → hasComponent → KNotification class ⓘ

linked to: KNotifications

KNotifications → hasComponent → KNotificationPlugin ⓘ