# D-Bus

- [What is D-Bus practically useful for?](/start/kde-developer-platform/readme/features/d-bus/_index.md): Inter-Process communication using D-Bus
- [Introduction to D-Bus](/start/kde-developer-platform/readme/features/d-bus/introduction_to_dbus.md): An introduction to the core concepts of D-Bus from an application developer's perspective.
- [Accessing D-Bus interfaces](/start/kde-developer-platform/readme/features/d-bus/accessing_dbus_interfaces.md): A step-by-step guide to calling D-Bus methods and connecting to D-Bus signals using QtDBus.
- [Intermediate D-Bus](/start/kde-developer-platform/readme/features/d-bus/intermediate_dbus.md): Tips to make use of QtDBus when faced with problematic real-world interfaces.
- [Creating D-Bus interfaces](/start/kde-developer-platform/readme/features/d-bus/creating_dbus_interfaces.md): Learn how to expose functionality in your application by creating and using custom D-Bus interfaces. Covers generating the XML descriptions, instantiating interfaces at run time and setting up the bui
- [Using custom types with D-Bus](/start/kde-developer-platform/readme/features/d-bus/using_custom_types_with_dbus.md): Using custom types as arguments of D-Bus method calls.
- [D-Bus autostart services](/start/kde-developer-platform/readme/features/d-bus/dbus_autostart_services.md): Turn your application into a D-Bus autostart service with this tutorial. This D-Bus feature, also known as "D-Bus service activation", will ensure that even when your application isn't running that D-