Explore “App Updates”

Here are the latest posts about the latest software updates, app releases, and important changes to popular apps available on Ubuntu (and Linux in general). From new features, to performance buffs and bug fixes, this tag groups together the key developments in the Ubuntu app ecosystem.

GNOME logo on a laptop with a puzzle piece floating over it to denote extensions.

Extension Manager Update Brings UI Buffs, Support for GNOME 48

If you’re an avid user of GNOME Shell extensions then a) you’re in good company, and b) you’ll be familiar with Matt Jakeman’s terrific Extension Manager app since it makes finding, installing and managing GNOME […]

25 March 2025
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Calibre Ebook Manager Improves Support for Kobo E-Readers

A new version of Calibre, the Swiss-army knife for e-book management is out, and it brings some notable new features for e-bookworms to dig into. Calibre 8.0.1 boasts improved support for Kobo e-readers, with Calibre […]

21 March 2025

Vivaldi 7.2 Released with Speed Improvements + More

A big Vivaldi web browser update is rolling out with a set of appreciable improvements long-time users will like, and would-be users may be tempted to try. Vivaldi 7.2 amps up its address bar logic […]

18 March 2025
GIMP logo in front of the numbers 3.0

GIMP 3.0 Finally Released with a HUGE Set of Changes

GIMP 3.0 has finally arrived after 7 years of development. Discover the best new features including non-destructive editing, a GTK 3 UI, and more.

17 March 2025
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Audacity 3.7.2 Released with Ubuntu AppImage Fix + More

Open source audio editor Audacity has issue a new patch release with a sizeable set of bug fixes, including an appreciable one for Ubuntu users using the official Audacity AppImage. Audacity 3.7.2, the second point […]

10 March 2025

Thunderbird 136 Release Adds New Appearance Controls

Desktop email client Thunderbird announced a move to monthly releases by default earlier this year, allowing new users to benefit from new features, sooner – as the new Thunderbird 136.0 release makes evident! Thunderbird 136.0 sees […]

6 March 2025
Firefox logo and the number 136

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

Linux App Release Roundup (Feb 2025)

February proved a bumper month for Linux software updates, seeing big release of productivity suites LibreOffice and ONLYOFFICE and, plus a crop of smaller app updates which didn’t merit a full-length article on this blog. […]

28 February 2025

Plank Reloaded: Desktop Dock App for Cinnamon

Once upon a time, Linux dock apps were a rich, plentiful species, ranging from innovative ‘panel painters’ like GNOME Do/Docky to all-out bling-kings like AWN, DockBarX and Cairo Dock. Yet it was the rather more […]

25 February 2025

Clapper Media Player Adds New Features, Official Windows Build

A new version of the slick Clapper media player is out with several neat improvements Not newly new, I should say. I hadn’t run a flatpak update in Ubuntu I an age so I only […]

12 February 2025

ONLYOFFICE 8.3 Released, Now Supports Apple iWork Files

A new version of ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, a free, open-source office suite for Windows, macOS, and Linux, is now available to download. ONLYOFFICE 8.3 brings a bunch of new features and nimble enhancements spread throughout […]

9 February 2025

Ghostty Terminal Now Supports Server-Side Decorations on Linux

A new version of Ghostty emerged this week and in this post I run-through the key changes. For those unfamiliar with it, Ghostty is an open-source terminal emulator written in Zig. It offers a “fast, feature-rich, […]

7 February 2025