Topic: App Updates

Reporting on the latest Linux software releases, app updates and command-line tooling – new features, performance improvements and critical bug fixes for scores of popular Linux applications you can run on Ubuntu.

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Firefox 144 Adds Google Lens Support, Profile Manager + More

Mozilla Firefox 144 released with Google Lens image search and Perplexity AI integration, tab group and translation improvements, and other new features.

14 October 2025
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Firefox 143 Released with Copilot Chatbot, Web App Creation + More

Mozilla Firefox 143 brings new features and improvements, including access to Microsoft's AI chatbot, date info in the address bar, and web app support.

16 September 2025
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Firefox 142 Adds New Tab Topics, Local AI in Extensions + More

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.

18 August 2025
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Firefox 141 Adds AI Tab Grouping, Reduces Memory Use on Linux

Firefox 141 is out, featuring AI-powered tab groups, lower memory usage on Linux, a new unit converter, and expanded PiP support. See what's new.

21 July 2025
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Firefox 140 Brings Tab Unload, Custom Search & New ESR

Firefox 140 released with tab unloading, custom search engines, and more. ESR users gain major new features like tab grouping and vertical tabs.

24 June 2025

Firefox 139 Brings Custom New Tab Wallpapers, Better Upload Speeds

Firefox 139 adds custom New Tab wallpapers, improved HTTP/3 performance, and AI-powered link previews, but nothing flashy - for the first time in a while.

27 May 2025

Firefox 138 Released with Long-Awaited Profile Manager

At long last, Mozilla Firefox has GUI profile management features – obvious, easy to use and don’t require poking around the browser’s backend and creating custom shortcuts. The feature, which begins rolling out in today’s […]

29 April 2025

Firefox 137 Released with Address Bar Revamp & Tab Groups

Tab grouping is the latest big-ticket feature addition to get added to Mozilla Firefox, which sees a new stable release roll out from today. Last month’s Firefox 136 update delivered long-requested support for vertical tabs, a redesigned […]

1 April 2025
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Firefox 136 Released with Vertical Tabs, New Sidebar + More

The new Mozilla Firefox 136 release delivers a number of notable new features—features Mozilla may be hoping help it re-earn some goodwill from users following last week’s privacy palaver. Last month’s Firefox 135 release rolled out […]

4 March 2025

Firefox 135 Brings New Tab Page Tweaks, AI Chatbot Access + More

Right on schedule, a new update to the Mozilla Firefox web browser is available for download. Last month’s Firefox 134 release saw the New Tab page layout refreshed for users in the United States, let […]

4 February 2025

Firefox 134 Brings Ecosia Search, Linux Touch Gestures + More

Mozilla Firefox 134 has landed, making the browser’s first release of the new year. It’s been a month since Firefox 133 delivered time-saving tab overview access, beefed up bounce tracking protection, finessed flaws with Flatpak file opening, […]

7 January 2025

Firefox 133 Released with Faster Access to Tabs on Other Devices

Mozilla Firefox 133 was released today, furnished with some new features and UI refinements long-time users are sure to appreciate. In the 4 weeks since Firefox 132 brought us certificate compression, tweaked the way the ‘copy […]

26 November 2024