Category: App
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Introducing KDE Frameworks 5.114: Enhanced Quality Settings for AVIF Images and Additional Bug Fixes
KDE Project has released KDE Frameworks 5.114, which is the latest edition of their collection comprising of over 80 add-on libraries for Qt. These libraries offer functionality needed for the KDE Plasma 5 desktop environment and various KDE apps. Some noteworthy features of KDE Frameworks 5.114 include enhanced quality settings for the AVIF image format,…
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New Features in Vim 9.1 Text Editor: Smooth Scroll Support, :defer Command and More
Vim, the open-source and highly configurable text editor, has been updated to version 9.1, a release that mainly fixes numerous bugs but also introduces a few new features and improvements. Vim 9.1 comes one and a half years after the major Vim 9.0 release and implements a handful of new features like smooth scroll support,…
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Firefox 122 Launches Public Beta Test: Exploring Its Enhanced Translation Feature
Now that Firefox 121 has made its arrival in the stable software repositories of various GNU/Linux distributions, those curious to try the upcoming major release, Firefox 122, have the ability to download the most recent beta version. At first glance, Firefox 122 appears to be a minor update to the well-known open-source web browser, which…
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HandBrake 1.7.2 Update: Enhanced Automatic Selection of Dolby Vision Level
HandBrake 1.7.2 has been released today for this open-source, free, and cross-platform video transcoder app that you can use to convert and encode between numerous digital video files. HandBrake 1.7.2 is here about five weeks after HandBrake 1.7 as a modest update that improves the automatic selection of Dolby Vision Level and the performance of…
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Improved Display Rendering: An Update on Plymouth Linux Graphical Boot Manager
Plymouth, the open-source graphical boot animation and logger application, has been updated to version 23.51.283, a release that brings various new features and improvements. It’s been more than a year since the last Plymouth release. During this time, the developers worked hard to introduce new features. These include a new plugin named “label-freetype” designed for…
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Unveiling Darktable 4.6: What’s New in the Latest Open-Source RAW Image Editor Release
Today marks the launch of Darktable 4.6, an updated version of the cross-platform, open-source, and cost-free RAW image editor compatible with GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows environments. In Darktable 4.6, there’s a brand-new feature that automatically saves your editing progress every 10 seconds when using the darkroom view. There’s also an additional “rgb primaries” processing module,…
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The New Ardour 8.2 Open-Source DAW: Featuring Note Tupling and Support for Solid State Logic UF8
Ardour 8.2 open-source, free, and cross-platform DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software is now available for download as a feature and bugfix release introducing support for new devices and other improvements. Ardour 8.2 is here two months after Ardour 8.1 to add support for new devices, including the Novation LaunchPad X and LaunchPad Mini controllers, as…
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Introducing Calamares 3.3: The Next Generation Graphical Installer for Linux
Available for all GNU/Linux distributions desiring a universal, independent, and fully customizable graphical installer, the Calamares 3.3 installer is finally here. With over a year and a half in development and launching over five years after version 3.2, this installment boasts of countless changes. The changes brought about by Calamares 3.3 include additional support for…
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KDE Gear 23.08.4: The Final Update of the Series Unveiled
KDE Gear, previously recognized as KDE Applications, is a full suite of over 120 applications, libraries, and features. The team from KDE Project launched an updated version 23.08.4, which is the final update to the KDE Gear 23.08 series. The new iteration, KDE Gear 23.08.4, arrived around a month following the release of KDE Gear…
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Introducing NVIDIA AV1 Hardware Encoding in Shotcut 23.11 Open-Source Video Editor
Shotcut 23.11, a free, open-source, and cross-platform video editing software developed in Qt, has been released today. This major update introduces several new features and extensive improvements. Some of the main features provided by Shotcut 23.11 include compatibility with the NVIDIA AV1 (av1_nvenc) hardware encoder for Linux and Windows systems, and the introduction of easing…