diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/ark/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/ark/recipe.toml
index e0d18d4b7..cc760b698 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/ark/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/ark/recipe.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
-#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+#TODO compile and test
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/utilities/ark"
-branch = "release/25.12"
+rev = "v26.04.3"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DBUILD_DOC=OFF"
+]
 dependencies = [
     "libarchive",
+    "qt6-base",
+    "kconfig6",
+    "kfilemetadata6",
+    "ki18n6",
+    "kio6",
+    "kservice6",
+    "kparts6",
+    "kwidgetsaddons6",
+    #"kwindowsystem6",
+    "kiconthemes6",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/gwenview/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/gwenview/recipe.toml
index d0a60e092..c8fe64c09 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/gwenview/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/gwenview/recipe.toml
@@ -1,15 +1,30 @@
-#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+#TODO compile and test
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/graphics/gwenview"
-branch = "release/26.04"
+rev = "v26.04.3"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
 cmakeflags = [
-    "-DGWENVIEW_NO_WAYLAND_GESTURES=ON"
+    "-DGWENVIEW_NO_WAYLAND_GESTURES=ON",
+    "-DWITHOUT_X11=ON",
+    "-DGWENVIEW_IMAGEANNOTATOR=OFF",
 ]
-#dependencies = [
-    #"libjpeg",
-    #"libpng",
-    #"exiv2",
+dependencies = [
+    "qt6-base",
+    "qt6-multimedia",
+    "qt6-svg",
+    "kio6",
+    "kitemmodels6",
+    "ki18n6",
+    "kparts6",
+    #"kwindowsystem6",
+    "kiconthemes6",
+    "knotifications6",
+    "kguiaddons6",
+    "kwidgetsaddons6",
+    #"kcrash6",
+    "libjpeg",
+    "libpng",
+    "exiv2",
 #]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/kdenlive/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/kdenlive/recipe.toml
index 55e20b908..a7961d1e9 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/kdenlive/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/kdenlive/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
-#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+#TODO compile and test
 # build instructions: https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/blob/master/dev-docs/build.md#build-and-install-the-projects
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive"
@@ -11,36 +10,34 @@ cmakeflags = [
     "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF",
     "-DUSE_DBUS=OFF",
 ]
-# dependencies = [
-#     "mlt",
-#     "ffmpeg6",
-#     "qt5-declarative",
-#     "qt5-tools",
-#     "qt5-multimedia",
-#     "qt5-svg",
-#     "qt5-quickcontrols",
-#     "qt5-quickcontrols2",
-#     "qt5-networkauth",
-#     "kf5-archive",
-#     "kf5-bookmarks",
-#     "kf5-codecs",
-#     "kf5-config",
-#     "kf5-configwidgets",
-#     "kf5-coreaddons",
-#     "kf5-crash",
-#     "kf5-dbusaddons",
-#     "kf5-declarative",
-#     "kf5-filemetadata",
-#     "kf5-guiaddons",
-#     "kf5-iconthemes",
-#     "kf5-init",
-#     "kf5-io",
-#     "kf5-newstuff",
-#     "kf5-notifications",
-#     "kf5-notifyconfig",
-#     "kf5-purpose",
-#     "kf5-textwidgets",
-#     "kf5-widgetaddons",
-#     "kf5-xmlgui",
+dependencies = [
+     "mlt",
+     "opentimelineio",
+     "libimath",
+     "qt6-base",
+     "ffmpeg6",
+     "qt6-declarative",
+     "qt6-multimedia",
+     "qt6-svg",
+     "qt6-networkauth",
+     "ki18n6",
+     "karchive6",
+     "kbookmarks6",
+     "kcodecs6",
+     "kcoreaddons6",
+     "kconfig6",
+     "kconfigwidgets6",
+     "kio6",
+     "kwidgetsaddons6",
+     "knotifyconfig6",
+     "knewstuff6",
+     "kxmlgui6",
+     "knotifications6",
+     "kguiaddons6",
+     "ktextwidgets6",
+     "kiconthemes6",
+     "solid6",
+     "kfilemetadata6",
+     "purpose6",
 #     "breeze-icons",
-# ]
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/krita/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/krita/recipe.toml
index 19b4c04c8..ce8ff16b5 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/krita/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/krita/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
-#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+#TODO compile and test
 # build instructions: https://docs.krita.org/en/untranslatable_pages/building_krita.html#building-on-linux
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/kde/kf6/kcrash6/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/kde/kf6/kcrash6/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95856e646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/kde/kf6/kcrash6/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://download.kde.org/stable/frameworks/6.27/kcrash-6.27.0.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DWITH_X11=OFF",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "qt6-base",
+    "kcoreaddons6",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/kde/kf6/kfilemetadata/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/kde/kf6/kfilemetadata6/recipe.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from recipes/wip/libs/kde/kf6/kfilemetadata/recipe.toml
rename to recipes/wip/libs/kde/kf6/kfilemetadata6/recipe.toml
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/kde/kf6/kwindowsystem6/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/kde/kf6/kwindowsystem6/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9fb2a3c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/kde/kf6/kwindowsystem6/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://download.kde.org/stable/frameworks/6.27/kwindowsystem-6.27.0.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DKWINDOWSYSTEM_QML=OFF",
+    "-DKWINDOWSYSTEM_X11=OFF",
+    "-DKWINDOWSYSTEM_WAYLAND=OFF",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "qt6-base"
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/media/opentimelineio/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/media/opentimelineio/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9405b20a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/media/opentimelineio/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenTimelineIO"
+rev = "v0.18.1"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DOTIO_INSTALL_PYTHON_MODULES=OFF",
+    "-DOTIO_INSTALL_COMMANDLINE_TOOLS=OFF",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libdmtx/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libdmtx/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..874f15ace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libdmtx/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/dmtx/libdmtx"
+rev = "v0.7.8"
+shallow_clone = true
+script = """
+autotools_recursive_regenerate
+"""
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libqrencode/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libqrencode/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a486035d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libqrencode/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/fukuchi/libqrencode"
+rev = "v4.1.1"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DWITH_TOOLS=NO",
+    "-DWITHOUT_PNG=YES",
+    "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=YES",
+]
+#dependencies = ["libpng"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/zxing-cpp/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/zxing-cpp/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38404fbbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/zxing-cpp/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp/releases/download/v3.1.0/zxing-cpp-3.1.0.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DZXING_EXAMPLES=OFF",
+    "-DZXING_DEPENDENCIES=LOCAL",
+]