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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GIMP 3.1.4 Dev Release Adds Link Layers, Vector Support

GIMP 3.1.4 is out, a fresh development snapshot of what will become the next major stable release. It introduces two long-awaited new features.

2 September 2025

Linux App Release Roundup (August 2025)

This is a recap of Linux app releases in August 2025, taking in updates to Qemu, Constrict, Gradia, Zen Browser, PeaZip and more!

1 September 2025

LibreOffice 25.8.1 Update Delivers Almost 100 Bug Fixes

LibreOffice 25.8.1 brings almost 100 bug, crash and other regression fixes. This is the first of several planned point updates to the latest stable release series.

31 August 2025

Bitwig Studio 6 Beta Brings Major Workflow Improvements

Bitwig Studio 6 has hit beta with overhauled automation, new audition tool, project-wide key signatures, and other improvements to core DAW workflows.

30 August 2025
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Thunderbird 142 Lets You Add Signatures to PDFs In-App

Thunderbird 142 release is here with message linking, PDF signatures, Fastmail calendar fixes, and some new-found respect for system Do Not Disturb modes!

27 August 2025

High Tide (Linux Tidal Client) Adds Gapless Playback, Replay Gain

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.

22 August 2025

Kdenlive 25.08 Enhances Audio Mixer, Adds 10-bit H.265 Support

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.

21 August 2025

LibreOffice 25.8 Released with Faster File Loading Times + More

LibreOffice 25.8 released with 30% faster file opening, PDF 2.0 export, new Calc functions, and other performance, compatibility and UI tweaks.

20 August 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

VirtualBox 7.2 Release Brings Big UI Change, Better ARM Support

VirtualBox 7.2.0 brings hardware-accelerated video decoding for Linux hosts, a rejigged interface, and support for running Windows on ARM.

14 August 2025
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CrossOver 25.1.0 Released with Microsoft Office Fixes on Linux

CrossOver 25.1.0 brings Microsoft Office 2016 stability buffs, fixes for EA and Ubisoft launchers, better Xbox and 8BitDo controller support, and more.

12 August 2025
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HandBrake 1.10 Released with Discord-Friendly 10MB Presets

HandBrake 1.10 adds Discord-friendly 10MB presets, fixes metadata passthru issues, and misc encoder improvements for Linux, Windows & Mac.

9 August 2025