ThreadWeaver is a system library initially developed for KDE Software Compilation 4[2] and later refactored for KDE Frameworks 5.[3]

ThreadWeaver
Original authorMirko Boehm
DeveloperMirko Boehm
Stable release
6.26.0[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 8 May 2026; 16 days ago (8 May 2026)
Operating systemLinux, other Unix and Unix-like systems, Windows
TypeSystem library multithreaded library
LicenseLGPL
Websiteapi.kde.org/frameworks-api/frameworks5-apidocs/threadweaver/html/index.html
Repository

ThreadWeaver allows developers to easily take advantage of multi-core processors and multithreading. In ThreadWeaver the workload is divided into individual jobs, then relationship between jobs (what order they should be completed or which has a higher priority); from that ThreadWeaver will work out the most efficient way to execute them. Krita has implemented visual filter previews using ThreadWeaver to prevent GUI lockups.

References

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  1. "KDE Frameworks 6.26.0".
  2. "kdelibs API Reference". Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  3. "ThreadWeaver in KDE Frameworks 5". 15 July 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-13.

Further reading

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  • Till Adam and Mirko Boehm (2009). "When the bazaar sets out to build cathedrals (§ ThreadWeaver)". In Diomidis Spinellis and Georgios Gousios (ed.). Beautiful Architecture: Leading Thinkers Reveal the Hidden Beauty in Software Design. O'Reilly Media, Inc. pp. 303–314. ISBN 9780596517984.