GNOME 49 Beta lands with new apps Papers and Showtime replacing old favorites
GNOME 49 Beta replaces Evince and Totem with Papers and Showtime, alongside updates to core apps, Wayland improvements, and UI refinements.
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LibreELEC 12.2 brings improved Intel and Raspberry Pi support but drops old Nvidia GPUs
LibreELEC 12.2 improves Intel and Raspberry Pi hardware support, removes aging Nvidia driver, and urges Tvheadend users to move to v4.3.
HandBrake 1.10 lands with AV1 hardware decoding and new social-friendly presets
HandBrake 1.10.0 delivers AV1 hardware decoding, new social presets, and key fixes for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Microsoft rolls out open source Wassette runtime to bring secure WebAssembly tools to AI agents
Wassette is Microsoft’s new open source runtime that lets AI agents safely run WebAssembly tools using tight sandboxing and user-controlled permissions.
Darktable 5.2.1 brings camera support upgrades and bug fixes to Linux, macOS, and Windows
Darktable 5.2.1 brings new camera support, bug fixes, and Lua improvements to the open-source raw photo editor, now available for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
Audacity 3.7.5 adds native Windows ARM64 support
Audacity 3.7.5 brings native Windows ARM64 support, 32-bit FLAC import, crash fixes, and updated libraries. Now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
OpenAI releases gpt-oss open source AI models as gift to humanity
OpenAI just released gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, two powerful open-weight AI models optimized for reasoning, tool use, and on-device deployment.
Mastodon wants your money but not your data
Mastodon is rolling out a new in-app donation banner for longtime users. I give $1 a month and think it’s worth supporting. Here’s why.
Proton Authenticator brings secure and private 2FA to Linux, Windows, Mac, and mobile for free
Proton Authenticator is a free, open-source 2FA app for desktop and mobile with encrypted sync, offline support, and full cross-platform flexibility.
Shotcut 25.07, the open-source video editor, lands on macOS, Linux, and Windows with new filters and audio tools
Shotcut 25.07 brings new video and audio editing features, better UI themes, and speech-to-text improvements to Linux, Windows, and macOS.
OPNsense 25.7 Visionary Viper is the open source firewall upgrade power users have been waiting for
The new OPNsense 25.7 Visionary Viper release brings serious upgrades for firewall users. Expect better onboarding, stronger backups, and modular security tools.
Thunderbird 141 adds archive shortcut to notifications and cleans up emoji mistake
Thunderbird 141 adds helpful features like archiving from notifications and warns of expiring OpenPGP keys. It also fixes emoji labeling and folder creation issues.