A new version of the GNOME desktop environment, GNOME 48, has been released, bringing a variety of features, UI enhancements, and technical integrations designed to improve users’ experiences without unnecessary gimmicks. This version will be included in upcoming Linux distribution releases, including Fedora 42 and Ubuntu 25.04, with rolling-release users potentially getting it sooner.<\/p>\n
GNOME 48 introduces a Digital Wellbeing<\/em> panel within the Settings app, helping users track and manage their screen time. Key features include:<\/p>\n Notifications from the same application are now grouped together, simplifying navigation through alerts. Users can expand these notification stacks to view and manage individual alerts without cluttering the message tray.<\/p>\n GNOME 48 allows support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) on compatible displays. Users can enable HDR in the Settings, allowing apps to utilize the full potential of HDR-capable monitors.<\/p>\n This feature has been integrated into Mutter, GNOME’s compositor, after years of development. It aims to provide smoother animations and a more fluid user experience by adding an extra render buffer.<\/p>\n The Power<\/em> section in Settings has been reorganized with new power-saving options. A notable addition allows laptops to limit battery charging to 80%, potentially extending the battery life. This change is supported on hardware optimized for such settings.<\/p>\n Newly launched windows will now open at the center of the screen by default, improving user experience and predictability.<\/p>\n GNOME 48 has shifted its default interface font from Cantarell<\/em> to Adwaita Sans<\/em>, a fork of Inter<\/em>, and also introduces Adwaita Mono<\/em> for terminal use. These fonts are expected to offer better rendering and support for a wider range of characters.<\/p>\n Applications can now register system-wide shortcuts, improving efficiency for tasks that might need control without the app being in focus.<\/p>\n Nautilus has been optimized for performance with faster directory loading and thumbnail generation. Also, it introduces a feature to remove bookmarks directly from the path bar.<\/p>\n New additions include:<\/p>\n Several core apps have received various enhancements and refinements, including improvements to Maps<\/em>, Calendar<\/em>, and Web<\/em>.<\/p>\n GNOME 48 includes hundreds of smaller tweaks, bug fixes, and improvements across the GNOME stack, enhancing the overall experience.<\/p>\n Users eager to explore these new features can download an Ubuntu 25.04 daily build<\/a> or wait for the beta version due soon. For a more vanilla experience, a GNOME OS image<\/a> is available, though it is primarily intended for demonstration purposes.<\/p>\n As GNOME 48 becomes available, it is poised to provide a compelling reason for many users to upgrade their systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new version of the GNOME desktop environment, GNOME 48, has been released, bringing a variety of features, UI enhancements, and technical integrations designed to improve users’ experiences without unnecessary gimmicks. This version will be included in upcoming Linux distribution releases, including Fedora 42 and Ubuntu 25.04, with rolling-release users potentially getting it sooner. Key […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[139,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gnome","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Notification Grouping<\/h4>\n
HDR Support<\/h4>\n
Dynamic Triple Buffering<\/h4>\n
Power Management Enhancements<\/h4>\n
Centered Windows by Default<\/h4>\n
New Font Selection<\/h4>\n
Global Shortcuts<\/h4>\n
Nautilus File Manager Improvements<\/h4>\n
Other Application Updates<\/h4>\n
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Additional Changes<\/h3>\n
Getting GNOME 48<\/h3>\n