NVIDIA VA-API driver, the free open-source video acceleration API implementation using NVIDIA NVDEC, released new 0.0.18 version yesterday. The new version finally makes NVIDIA GPU accelerated video decoding usable in Linux with Chrome / Chromium web browser. Hardware video acceleration ...

This tutorial shows how to install the last version of Darktable (5.6.1 so far) via native DEB package in Ubuntu 26.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and their based distributions such as Linux Mint 22.x. Darktable is a popular free open-source ...

OpenShot, the free open-source Qt video editor, released new major 4.0 version on Sunday. The new version introduced new Color View, Audio and Video recording, new AI based masks, and many other features. First, the released added ability to record ...

gThumb, the GNOME image viewer and organizer, released the Released Candidate for the next 4.0 major version. As you might know, gThumb 4.0 is the next major release that features GTK4 plus LibAdwaita port for a modern user interface looks ...

Sushi, the file previewer application for GNOME Desktop, released the 51 RC version today. The last 51 alpha & beta releases of this macOS Finder’s Quick Look style application ported the app to GTK4 plus LibAdwaita, so when you pressing ...

DXVK, the open-source translation layer that converts Windows Direct3D calls into Vulkan calls on Linux, released new 3.1 version a day ago. The new library version introduced some new features and fixes for running Windows apps/games on Linux through Wine, ...

Audacity, the free open-source audio editor and recorder application, released the Beta 4 for next major 4.0 version yesterday. Audacity 4.0 is the next major release that features Qt6 based UI, while current 3.x uses wxWidget for native look and ...

Ubuntu 26.04.1, the first point release for the latest LTS, was released last night! The new version of this long term support Ubuntu edition fixed a large amount of issues, and added some new touchpad, fingerprint reader, and sound devices ...

LibreOffice, the popular office suite that’s default in many Linux Distributions, released new major 26.8 version on Wednesday. The new version of this free open-source software features RTL (right-to-left) and bidirectional text support, improved Microsoft Office compatibility, stronger scripting, and ...

GNU Emacs, the powerful text editor, released new 31.1 version a few days ago. The new version was launched nearly a year after the previous release. It features much better completion, more powerful window/frame management, unicode 17, and many other ...

Darktable, the open-source photography and raw developer application, tagged 5.6.1 version today. The new version is a maintenance release that improved the AI support, fixed numerous issues, and updated translations. The last Darktable 5.6.0 introduced AI sub-system and a preference ...

Go language (aka Golang) released new major 1.27 version in last week, six months after the last 1.26. The new version of this popular programming language added support generic methods, which can now declare their own type parameters, making generics ...

Looking a tool to manage your iPhone or iPad in PC or laptop? Try the free open-source iDescriptor app that works in Linux, Windows, and macOS. It’s a Rust written and Qt-based application that allows to manage and interact with ...

KDE Rounded Colors, the kwin effect for KDE Plasma Desktop 5 and 6, released new 0.10.0 version today! The new version of this open-source project introduced gradient outlines support, which draws window borders with color gradually changes from one color ...

KDE Gear 26.08, the new release of KDE’s official collection of applications, is available after four months of development. The new version of this KDE app collections includes many new features and improvements to the Dolphin file explorer, KDE connect, ...