Speech Note Transcribes Voice to Text on Linux
Speech Note is an offline, AI-powered app able to transcribe your speech into text in a variety of different languages. A reader got in touch to point me towards the app — thanks, David! — and given...
View ArticleThunderbird 115.2 Released with a Flurry of Fixes
The latest point release of Thunderbird 115 – aka the new version you’ve no-doubt heard people raving about — features a flurry of fixes. For one, Thunderbird 115.2 makes the size, unread, and total...
View ArticleDevs Announce KDE Plasma 6 Release Date
KDE Plasma 6.0 will be released in February 2024. KDE developer Nate Graham revealed the release date in a blog post giving a top-level overview of Plasma 6 development to date, writing: “We’ve...
View ArticlePurism Announce New 11-Inch Linux Tablet
Purism has announced its first foray into tablet computing with the Librem 11 tablet. The 11-inch slate uses the company’s secure, privacy-focused PureBoot technology as standard, and ships with the...
View ArticleLinux IRC Client Polari Gets Fresh New Look
A new version of Polari, a terrific looking IRC client for Linux desktops, is out. Much of the improvement comes by way of the latest libadwaita, with Polari v45 adding support for (among other...
View ArticleLinux Mastodon App Tuba Gets New Features, Updates UI
A new version of the Tuba Mastodon app for Linux is rolling out on Flathub. Tuba 0.5 features an array of UI changes, many the result of the new widgets and adaptive capabilities provided by...
View ArticleA Linux App to Track Movies & TV Shows You Want to Watch
Ticketbooth is a neat Linux app with one purpose: to help you keep track of the Movies and TV shows you want to watch. The few streaming services I use offer a “watchlist” feature. This lets me...
View ArticleDim Inactive Windows to Help Focus Using a GNOME Extension
Struggle staying on task when with multiple app windows open and in view? I came across a GNOME extension today that could help you keep focus on the app you’re working in – even when a smorgasbord of...
View ArticleFlatseal 2.1.0 Released with Refined Visuals + More
Managing app permissions isn’t a sexy task (if such things exist) but it’s a task we sometimes have to do – and for Flatpak app there’s no better tool than Flatseal. Today a new version of Flatseal...
View ArticleGNOME 46 Release Schedule is Now Online
With GNOME 45 released (though point releases will continue) development attention now turns to its follow-up, namely GNOME 46. And the GNOME 46 release schedule is out, giving us a good idea (dates...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS Now Uses Wayland & PipeWire
A new version of Raspberry Pi OS is available to download — and it boasts big changes. Raspberry Pi OS “Bookworm” is based on the recent Debian 12 “Bookworm” release. This brings an updated set of...
View ArticleEndeavourOS ‘Galileo’ is Available to Download
Thinking about venturing into the world of Arch-based Linux distributions? Be sure to check out EndeavourOS’s latest release, ‘Galileo’. Like Arch Linux, EndeavourOS uses a rolling release model,...
View ArticleYou Can Vote for openSUSE’s New Logo – But Not For Long!
The openSUSE project is currently undertaking a brand refresh aimed at establishing a distinct identity from its parent company, SUSE. Community designers were invited to submit designs for an updated...
View ArticleFragments Torrent App Update Adds Much-Requested Feature
A new version of the open-source BitTorrent client Fragments is available to download. Fragments 3.0 sees the file-sharing fulfil a long-standing feature request from users, namely the ability to...
View ArticleGNOME Podcasts 7.0 Released with iTunes & fyyd Search
If you love podcasts and you love the look of GTK4/libadwaita apps then you’ll be pleased to hear a new version of the GNOME Podcasts app has been released. If you’ve never heard of it, Podcasts is a...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi Connect: Remote Access to your Pi from any Web Browser
Want to be able to access your Raspberry Pi from a different computer via a web browser, potentially from anywhere in the world? Using the new Raspberry Pi Connect tool you can. Announced by the...
View ArticleAfter 14 Years of Cantarell, GNOME is Testing a New Default Font
When GNOME 47 is released later this year it may come with a new desktop font. Well, not new new, so don’t get too excited. We’re talking new to GNOME, not new to the world. GNOME’s design team is...
View ArticleVanilla OS 2 Released, This is What’s New
Looking for a sweet new Linux distro to try? Vanilla OS 2 ‘Orchid’ has been released. Compared to the first first release of Vanilla OS in 2023 a lot has changed. Vanilla OS 2 is now built atop Debian...
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