Topic: LLM Assisted

Articles on Linux software, distros, themes or desktop features which use AI coding tools/agents in their directly development and disclose it.

Polo is a Wayland compositor for the MATE desktop

Polo is an unofficial Wayland compositor for MATE, inspired by Marco. It's early and needs testers, but the 3D cube and wobbly windows already work.

33 minutes ago
Linux mascot sat between a pair of CMF earbuds

Updated: This app lets you manage Nothing & CMF earbuds on Linux

Adjusting active noise cancellation (ANC) on Nothing or CMF earbuds means taking out your phone, opening the official mobile app and twiddling a setting there. EarA, a new open-source tool, aims to nix that palaver. […]

30 October 2026

Epic’s new vibe-coded games launcher is available on Ubuntu

Epic Games has confirmed that Fortnite is coming to Linux, and the launcher it will arrive through is available to try in preview on Ubuntu – a vibe-coded wonder that’s been royally roasted on the […]

22 October 2026

PhotoCraft is an open-source, AI-built clone of Photoshop

It was only a matter of time before someone would point AI coding tools Photoshop and get it to build a copy. PhotoCraft is that copy – an open-source, cross-platform image editor written in Rust. […]

8 October 2026

Hylki is a modern, Rust-based email client for GNOME

Hylki is a Rust-based email client designed for the GNOME desktop with an incredibly amount of customisation packed in. Like Postcard, Convey and Letters, Hylki is part of the new(ish) Linux mail clients aiming to […]

5 October 2026

New FOSS web browser Blanc opts for a different kind of UI

Blanc is a new open-source web browser that swaps a traditional, always-visible tab strip and address toolbar for a minimal floating ‘island’. A dynamic pill sits top the of the browser’s window (not over the […]

30 September 2026
Linux Mint desktop with arrow pointing to restyled Linux Mint desktop

Give Linux Mint a dramatic makeover with this theme pack

The refrain goes that ‘Linux Mint looks dated’, yet the Cinnamon desktop is highly customisable – something a new transformation pack shows to eye-catching effect. Silent Horizon is a Linux Mint makeover script that installs […]

27 September 2026
TMOG task manager running on Ubuntu

Ex-Microsoft dev builds a new task manager for Linux

TMOG is a cross-platform task manager for Windows, macOS and Linux created by ex-Microsoft developer Dave Plummer, who created Windows' first one.

23 September 2026
Convey email client UI and logo

Convey is a GTK4 fork of Linux email app Geary

Convey is a new Linux email client based on the code of Geary, remade with a GTK4/libadwaita UI and support for Microsoft 365 accounts.

20 September 2026

Postcard is a new email client for GNOME, built with AI

Postcard is a new email client for GNOME sporting a modern design reminiscent of Geary. The app is the work of a solo developer, gxanshu on GitHub, who is upfront about using AI coding tools […]

22 August 2026

Starling Linux desktop was built in six months by AI

Some Linux desktop environments were developed over decades, others in just a few years. Starling, which made the rounds online this week, claims to have been built by just one person in six months using […]

31 July 2026