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.

Mozilla Firefox logo with the version number 122 text behind

Firefox 122 released with official DEB for Ubuntu

Mozilla Firefox 122 has been officially released, with an official Deb package debuting alongside it. Yes: there’s now an official Firefox Deb package for Debian-based distros, including Ubuntu. This gives users a safe, reliable way […]

23 January 2024

Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Scribus Gets Huge Update

When it comes to free, open-source desktop publishing (DTP) there’s little as capable, as fully-featured, or as widely used in professional settings as Scribus. Now a brand new stable release of this powerful page-making tool […]

2 January 2024

Firefox 121 released, now defaults to Wayland on Linux

Mozilla Firefox 121 has been released, and it’s a notable one for Linux Wayland users. For the Ubuntu 23.10 release, the Firefox Snap runs in Wayland mode by default (and like many of you I’ve […]

19 December 2023

Mission Center Now Shows Intel GPU Usage, Available as AppImage

Intel GPU support has been added to the Linux system monitor app Mission Center. I’ve written about this GTK4/libadwaita app a few times in the past and, to plagiarise myself, the reaction to it has been […]

10 December 2023
Calibre Ebook Manager logo on a cutout against a pile of books (image from Unsplash)

Calibre eBook App Now Supports Audio ePubs & Custom Notes

If Calibre, the popular open-source ebook manager, was a book itself it’d surely be a perennial bestseller, thanks to an exhaustive, multi-faceted feature set. And in the latest Calibre 7 release, the feature set expands […]

7 December 2023
Notepad++ logo on light background

Notepad++ Marks 20th Anniversary with New Release

The open-source text editor Notepad++ is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new release filled with some neat new features. In Notepad++ 8.6 (the 238th release since 2003, for those keeping count) the Windows-based code […]

27 November 2023
Blue Recorder Linux screen recording app

Blue Recorder, Linux Screencast App, Ported to GTK4

GNOME Shell’s built-in screen recording feature is perfect at capturing short clips but when you need to record longer sessions you should use a dedicated screen recording app. Such tools give you greater control over […]

26 November 2023
Apple Music harry styles acidic

Musique Music Player Ported to Qt 6, Refreshes UI

It’s been a while since I last wrote about Musique, an open-source desktop music player for Windows, macOS, and Linux (I first featured it in 2010, back when it was called MiniTunes). Amazingly, the app […]

24 November 2023

Firefox 120 Adds New Privacy Options, PIP Snapping + More

Mozilla Firefox 120 has landed, bringing with it a flurry of new features and improvements. Firefox 120 now supports corner snapping for Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode on Windows and Linux. This puts a PIP window back […]

21 November 2023
Inkscape logo on green background

Inkscape 1.3.1 Released as ‘Biggest Bug Fix’ Update Ever

Inkscape, a free and open-source vector graphics editor, has released a new version which its developers say is the ‘biggest bug fix’ update they’ve ever shared! Alongside 40 bug fixes there are over 30 crash/freeze […]

19 November 2023
HandBrake app logo on a colourful background

HandBrake 1.7 Released with AMD & NVIDIA AV1 Encoders + More

A major update to HandBrake, the cross-platform and open-source video transcoder, is now available for download. HandBrake 1.7.0 brings several new features that will benefit users on Windows and macOS, as well as a host […]

16 November 2023

Foliate Linux eBook App Ported to GTK4, Adds New Features

Foliate is one of the best ebook readers for Linux and it’s just released a major update. The app has been “rewritten from scratch with the latest platform libraries, GTK4 and Adwaita, with refreshed interface and improved […]

14 November 2023