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.
A slew of security flaws in VMware Workstation Pro are fixed in the latest update, along with several other minor annoyances. Details and how to update inside.
A bug fix update that tackles a number of glaring issues and compatibility hiccups in the recent major ONLYOFFICE 9.0 release is available to download.
The new Blender 4.5 LTS release features major improvements, including full Vulkan support, faster startup, new Geometry Nodes, HDR and more.
A sizeable database performance boost is available in the latest release of open source ebook manager, view and converter Calibre, plus plenty of bug fixes.
A new version of free music player Amarok has been released, ported to Qt 6 and no longer using the Phonon audio backend. Details on what's new inside.
Multitrack video output, Stream Delay control and hardware-acceleration in the browser source are among the newest features in OBS Studio.
Thunderbird 140 'Eclipse' is the latest ESR release of this famed open source email client. See the new features, changes and how to upgrade to it in this post.
Gradia makes it easy to annotate add text to screenshots in Ubuntu, and now it lets you upload them directly to image hosting sites like Imgur.
GIMP 3.2 will include a new Overwrite painting mode, support for Photoshop pattern files, and expanded file format support.
Colourful tab stacks and concise tab context menu are the headline changes on offer the latest update to the Vivaldi web browser.
Check in for a recap of Linux app releases in June 2025, including updates to Qt Creator, Warp, Darktable, Plank Reloaded, VirtualBox, Audacity and more!
Faster AI-powered face recognition and an AI powered image rotation plugin are among new features in an update to open source photo manager digiKam.
Firefox 140 released with tab unloading, custom search engines, and more. ESR users gain major new features like tab grouping and vertical tabs.
Free office suite ONLYOFFICE 9.0 adds new modern themes, AI tools, a diagram viewer & expanded file format support. More details inside.
High Tide, an unofficial desktop TIDAL client for Linux, is now available on Flathub. It also adds Discord integration, animated covers, and more.
A new version of the Raspberry Pi Imager, an open source and cross-platform image writing tool, has been leased for macOS, Windows and Linux.
The first beta of Audacious 4.5 is available for testing. It brings improved PipeWire support, better Qt/GTK parity, and a number of new plugins and skins.
I run through a selection of smaller Linux app releases made in May 2025, from flashy MPD frontend to offline, AI-powered image enhancer.