diff --git a/recipes/wip/gnome/aisleriot/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/gnome/aisleriot/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59e8ce1af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/gnome/aisleriot/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/aisleriot/3.22/aisleriot-3.22.35.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Ddocs=false",
+    "-Dsound=false",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "glib",
+    "gtk3",
+    "cairo",
+    "libcanberra",
+    "qt5-svg",
+    "librsvg",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/gnome/brasero/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/gnome/brasero/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8854c5351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/gnome/brasero/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO missing dependencies: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/brasero/-/blob/master/README?ref_type=heads&plain=1#L64
+[source]
+tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/brasero/3.12/brasero-3.12.3.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+dependencies = [
+    "gtk3",
+    "gstreamer",
+    "libxml2",
+    "cairo",
+    "libcanberra",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/gnome/evince/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/gnome/evince/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e3f5d142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/gnome/evince/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/evince/48/evince-48.1.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dgtk_doc=false",
+    "-Duser_doc=false",
+    "-Dintrospection=false",
+    "-Ddbus=false",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "glib",
+    "gtk4",
+    "libadwaita",
+    "cairo",
+    "libxml2",
+    "cairo",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-2048/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-2048/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef81d2684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-2048/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-2048"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+dependencies = [
+    "glib",
+    "gtk4",
+    "libadwaita",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-chess/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-chess/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1659ac047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-chess/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO missing dependencies
+[source]
+tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-chess/49/gnome-chess-49.2.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+dependencies = [
+    "glib",
+    "gtk4",
+    "libadwaita",
+    "librsvg",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-image-viewer/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-image-viewer/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..923680ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-image-viewer/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/loupe"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+dependencies = [
+    "gtk4",
+    "libadwaita",
+    "liblcms",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-sudoku/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-sudoku/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39b610fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/gnome/gnome-sudoku/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO missing dependencies
+[source]
+tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-sudoku/49/gnome-sudoku-49.2.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+dependencies = [
+    "glib",
+    "gtk4",
+    "libadwaita",
+    "json-glib",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/ark/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/ark/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5078e8ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/ark/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+[source]
+git = "https://invent.kde.org/utilities/ark"
+branch = "release/25.08"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+dependencies = [
+    "libarchive",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/k3b/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/k3b/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9a01119c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/k3b/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+# build instructions: https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/k3b/-/blob/master/INSTALL.txt?ref_type=heads
+[source]
+git = "https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/k3b"
+branch = "release/25.08"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+dependencies = [
+    "libcdio-paranoia",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/kpatience/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/kpatience/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7702e707b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/kpatience/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+[source]
+git = "https://invent.kde.org/games/kpat"
+branch = "release/25.08"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"