Linux App Release Roundup (August 2026)

13 hours ago
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Firefox 155 brings AI-powered Smart Window to more countries

Tuesday
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Ubuntu’s IRC support channels to be ‘sunset’, some aren’t happy

Monday
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Ubuntu 26.04 and 24.04 mascots.

Why Ubuntu 26.04 upgrades from 24.04 are delayed (until Sept)

Monday
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OpenShot 4.0 adds colour grading, recording dock and Qt 6 support

Sunday
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Calibre Ebook Manager logo on a cutout against a pile of books (image from Unsplash)

Calibre ebook manager lets you generate AI book covers

Friday
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Laptop running Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available to download

Friday
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Google, Chrome and Flatpak logos on a cardboard box

Chrome moves a step closer to an official Flatpak

Thursday
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First Look: Ubuntu’s new AI voice typing feature ‘Myna’

Thursday
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LibreOffice 26.8 brings paragraph layout changes, draft view + more

26 August 2026
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Desktop Icons NG text written around the outline of some icons.

A hidden Ubuntu feature that stacks desktop icons, macOS-style

26 August 2026
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Ubuntu logo behind stingray in the ocean.

Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’ hits feature freeze

25 August 2026
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Wordbook GNOME app shows definition for the word define

'Handy', defined
Wordbook is a modern dictionary app

Inspiration
GTK4 Rhythmbox clone 'Tributary' is in alpha

Gping terminal window graphing live ping response times for 3 domains in a terminal

CLI flash
A graphical way to use ping in your terminal

Cool tool
Mousam is the ultimate Linux weather app