Zen Browser is a Firefox fork that rethinks modern web browsing with vertical tabs, split views, and a clean way to open new tabs — all without AI gimmicks.
Firefox web app support is on the way, and a recent stable build gives users on Windows an early chance to test it out for running websites as windowed apps.
FFmpeg 8.0 introduces Vulkan compute-based codecs for pro-grade video formats, new decoders, Whisper AI transcription, and other assorted improvements.
Aviator is a user-friendly GTK4 AV1 encoder for Linux that makes it easy to convert convert videos to AV1. Smaller file sizes with minimal quality loss.
A more responsive Tidal experience with gapless playback is on offer in the latest update of High Tide, a GTK4/libadwaita Tidal client for Linux.
Kdenlive 25.08 brings improved audio mixing, enhanced Titler, 10-bit H.265 encoding for NVIDIA GPUs, and plenty of bug fixes to this FOSS video editor.
Thunderbird Pro will offer Thundermail email service, appointment scheduling, file sharing, and maybe even AI features. Email will be hosted on German servers.
Security researchers found that a free VPN extension for Chrome with over 100k is taking screen grabs of users' browsing and uploading them to a remote server.
LibreOffice 25.8 released with PDF 2.0 export, 30% faster file opening, new Calc functions, better performance, and various user-interface tweaks.
Monitor disk space in GNOME Shell with this extension. An alternative to the now-gone Other Locations panel in Nautilus, it gives glanceable filesystem usage checks.
Firefox 142 lets US users curate stores on the new tab stories by topic and lets web extensions use local AI models, among other changes. Highlights inside.
Raspberry Pi launch a 5-inch Touch Display 2, ideal for interactive projects. It features 720×1280 resolution and supports five-finger touch gestures.