Category: News
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Shotcut 24.06 Update: Exciting New Features with AVIF Image Support and SVT-AV1 Encoder Integration
Two months after the release of Shotcut 24.04, the open-source, cross-platform, and free video editor written in Qt has been updated today to version 24.06, a release that introduces new features, new filters, and other changes. Highlights of Shotcut 24.06 include support for AVIF (AV1) images, support for the SVT-AV1 encoder as a faster non-hardware…
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SoftMaker FreeOffice 2024 Released: Discover the New Features and Enhancements
A new version of FreeOffice has been released. FreeOffice 2024 is a free (as in beer) version based on SoftMaker Office 2024, a commercial, cross-platform office suite. Any users of SoftMaker Office reading this needn’t feel short-changed: the free version comes with fewer features. The 3 core components in FreeOffice (TextMaker, PlanMaker, and Presentations) are…
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Arch Linux Text-Mode Installer Introduces Experimental LVM Support
The Archinstall 2.8.1 text-mode installer for the popular Arch Linux distribution was released today as a significant update introducing initial LVM support and many other improvements. Archinstall 2.8.1 is the first release of Arch Linux’s installer to offer LVM support, which will be available when choosing a default partitioning layout. While you can now install…
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Open-Source Video Editor Launches Revolutionary New Update
A new version of open-source video editor OpenShot is available to download. OpenShot 3.2 is the first update to the app since early last year, and the editor’s chief developer, Jonathan Thomas, describes this release as a “game-changer with new themes, improved features, and enhanced performance.” Among the change and new features in OpenShot 3.2:…
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KDE Plasma 6.1.1: New Release Brings Crucial Bug Fixes and Enhancements
The KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 6.1.1 as the first of five point releases to the latest KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment series to fix some of the issues reported by users. KDE Plasma 6.1.1 is here only a week after KDE Plasma 6.1 to fix several bugs, including the bug where desktop files…
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OpenShot 3.2 Video Editor Introduces Remove Gap Feature, Fresh Themes, and Exciting Enhancements
OpenShot 3.2 open-source video editor was released over the weekend as a major update that introduces a better video editing experience through powerful new features, new themes, and performance enhancements. Highlights of OpenShot 3.2 include support for Blender 4.1 and improved Blender animations, support for the latest FFmpeg 7.0 multimedia framework, experimental support for Java…
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Linux Mint 22 Beta on the Horizon: ISO Enters Testing Phase
As the Cinnamon 6.2 release indicated, the upcoming Linux Mint 22 release is getting mighty close. But before a stable release can be made, there has to be a beta. Don’t get excited — a Linux Mint 22 Beta isn’t available to download, not yet! But it seems a public beta isn’t too far away.…
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Latest Tiling Shell Update Introduces New Keyboard Shortcuts and Exciting Features
Tiling Shell, the Windows 11-esque window snapping extension I spotlighted last week received an update at the weekend, adding enhancements I feel are worthy of mention. This includes a request to support snapping windows in the active tiling layout using the keyboard only. Because although that slide-in drop-over Snap Assistant widget makes using Tiling Shell…
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How to Get Early Access to Firefox’s New Tab Page Weather Widget
As you may know, Mozilla has big plans for its browser and, among the many new features set to rain down on us this year is greater personalisation of the new tab page. While the ability to set a new tab background image is the most eye-catching (literally) customisation change in the immediate offing, a…
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Budgie 10.9.2 Desktop Released: New Bug Fixes and Ongoing Wayland Porting Efforts
Budgie developer Joshua Strobl announced the release of Budgie 10.9.2 as a minor maintenance update in the Budgie 10.9 series of this modern desktop environment for GNU/Linux distributions. While the Budgie devs are hard at work porting the desktop environment to the modern Wayland display protocol, slated for the Budgie 10.10 release, they pushed a…
