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๐Ÿ“… Upcoming Events
โ€ข 2026-03-24 Paint the town red now that "Krita 6.0.0" is Released
๐Ÿ–Œ Krita 5.3/6.0 is the result of many years of work by the Krita developers...
 
โ€ข 2026-03-20 It's GAME time with "SteamOS 3.8" now out
๐Ÿš‚ This is the first release of SteamOS 3.8 to the Stable channel...
 
โ€ข 2026-03-20 "KiCad 10.0.0" Electronics Design Automation Suite now available for download
๐Ÿ…บ It's the turning of the seasons today, and to celebrate, the KiCad project is proud to announce the release of Version 10! This release is packed with new features...
 
โ€ข 2026-03-18 Following in the footprints of versions prior "GNOME 50" aims to be THE Desktop Environment for everyone
๐Ÿ‘ฃ The GNOME project is delighted to unveil GNOME 50, a milestone that reflects six months of collective effort from our vibrant community...
 
โ€ข 2026-03-16 "OpenShot 3.5" is an award-winning open-source Video Editor at your fingertips
โ“ˆ Buckle up, everyone. OpenShot 3.5 has arrived, and it is one of the biggest releases in our 18-year history...
 
โ€ข 2026-03-12 "Qt Creator 19" released with many enhancements for this Cross-Platform IDE
๐Ÿ†€ Release 19 for the Qt Creator IDE adds a minimap for text editors, easier configuration of remote devices, a basic MCP server, lightweight support for various project types for various languages, and many more improvements...
 
โ€ข 2026-03-09 Newly minted "Claws Mail 4.4.0" contains many updates for this fast lightweight Email Client
๐Ÿ“จ This release marks 25 years of Claws Mail.

New in this release...
 
โ€ข 2026-03-08 Take "HandBrake 1.11.0" for a drive the ultimate Video transcoder tool able to convert nearly any format
๐Ÿน The HandBrake Team is pleased to announce the release of HandBrake 1.11.0...
 
โ€ข 2026-03-08 "digiKam 9.0.0" has arrived on the scene to help organize all those Camera Photos
๐Ÿ“ธ After months of intensive development, bug triage, and feature integration, the digiKam team is thrilled to announce the stable release of digiKam 9.0.0...
 
โ€ข 2026-02-18 Finally out of beta, RTS game "0 A.D. Release 28" has been annoited stable
โจ Wildfire Games, an international group of volunteer game developers, proudly announces the release of 0 A.D. Release 28: "Boiorix", the twenty-eighth version of 0 A.D., a free, open-source real-time strategy game of ancient warfare. The release is named after the king of the Cimbri Germanic tribe...
 
โ€ข 2026-02-05 "Ardour 9.0" being released is music to the ears of Digital Audio artists
โฎ Ardour 9.0 is now available for Linux, macOS and Window systems. This is a major release for us, seeing several substantive new features that users have asked for over a long period of time...
 
โ€ข 2026-01-30 Book lovers rejoice with "Calibre 9.0" eBook Manager and Reader hitting the shelves
๐Ÿ“š Welcome back, calibre users. It has been almost a year since calibre 8.0 was released. As usual, there has been a lot of work on calibre over the past year...
 
โ€ข 2026-01-30 "Shotcut 26.1" wants a shot at being your primary Video Editor
๐ŸŽฅ New Version 26.1: Go Speed Racer Go...
 
โ€ข 2026-01-26 "GParted 1.8.0" Utility makes managing hard disk partitions a breeze
๐Ÿ–ด This release of GParted includes enhancements, bug fixes and language translation updates...
 
โ€ข 2026-01-25 "DietPi v10.0" is the latest OS for all those Pi-like boards out there
๐Ÿ“ The January 25th, 2026 release of DietPi v10.0 comes with new software packages Uptime-Kuma and ownCloud Infinite Scale, it contains further enhancements and fixes...
 
โ€ข 2026-01-06 Run your SMB on "Kraft 2.0" Business Document Manager to generate quotes, invoices and similar documents
๐Ÿฆพ After nearly two years of development, Kraft 2.0 introduces a modernized core, updated foundations like Qt6 and KDE Frameworks, and a seamless migration path...
 
โ€ข 2026-01-01 Start out a new year with a blast to the past now that "OpenTTD v15.0" Transportation Sim Game has been released
๐Ÿ’ฐ New Year, New You, New OpenTTD!
OpenTTD 15 is now out and ready for you to play...
 
โ€ข 2025-12-26 Draw freely with the new "Inkscape 1.4.3"
๐Ÿ–‹ Bugs banished - Inkscape 1.4.3 is out...
 
โ€ข 2025-12-21 Make that hard earned cash work for you with "GnuCash 5.14" Finance-Accounting software
๐Ÿ’ต The GnuCash development team announces GnuCash 5.14, the fifteenth release in the stable 5.x series...
 
โ€ข 2025-12-21 Set your tribe's destiny with "Widelands 1.3" RTS World Builder game
๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ—บ๐Ÿž The Widelands Development Team is proud to announce the immediate availability of the stable release Widelands 1.3...
 
โ€ข 2025-12-18 "Kdenlive 25.12" Video Editor can help liven up your personal videos
๐ŸŽฆ The Kdenlive team is happy to announce the release of version 25.12.0, just in time for the holiday season...
 
โ€ข 2025-12-17 Try "Thrive" -an interesting Biological Sim- as it hits ver 1.0
โ˜พ Welcome all to this very special devblog celebrating the release of Thrive version 1.0...
 
โ€ข 2025-12-15 "OpenShot 3.4" is an award-winning open-source Video Editor at your fingertips
โ“ˆ Let's go! OpenShot 3.4 is here, and it's one of our largest updates we've ever done...
 
โ€ข 2025-12-11 "KDE Gear 25.12" Applications Suite rolls out to the public
โš™๏ธ 'Tis the season of giving, and we're here to give you a taste of the new software KDE is releasing for you today...
 
โ€ข 2025-12-03 For the budding astronomer "KStars v3.8.0" is released
๐Ÿ”ญ KStars v3.8.0 is released on 2025.12.03 for Windows & Linux. MacOS release is expected in one week due to build issue on KDE CI infrastructure...
 
โ€ข 2025-12-03 Manage household devices without the corporate spying via "Home Assistant 2025.12"
๐Ÿ  As the year winds down and the holidays approach, we're closing out 2025 with a release that's all about giving you more control and a little bit of magic...
 
โ€ข 2025-12-01 Get your eBook completed for publishing with help from the new "Sigil 2.7.0" EPUB Editor
๐“ข Sigil 2.7.0 is a mixture of bugfixes and new features...
 
โ€ข 2025-11-30 "Armbian v25.11" has your back as the OS for your ARM single board computer
โ“ Thanks to our amazing community and partners, this release brings mainline U-Boot support to more boards, adds dozens of new devices...
 
โ€ข 2025-11-23 Keep your credentials safe with "KeePassXC 2.7.11" Password Manager
๐Ÿ— Today, we are releasing KeePassXC 2.7.11 with many bug fixes and enhancements...
 
โ€ข 2025-11-18 "Blender 5.0" is the ultimate 3D Creation Tool for media mavens everywhere
๐ŸŽฌ Hi Five!
Blender Foundation and the online developer community proudly present Blender 5.0...
 
โ€ข 2025-11-08 Manage movies with "MKVToolNix v96" Matroska Video tools
๐ŸŽž Heyooo.
Here's the latest, the greatest (maybe?) release of MKVtoolNix, v96.0. Business as usual...
 
โ€ข 2025-10-29 Hats off on the release of "Fedora 43", a completely freed Linux OS distribution
๐Ÿค  I'm excited to announce my very first Fedora Linux release as the new Fedora Project Leader. Fedora Linux 43 is here...
 
โ€ข 2025-10-21 The brand new "KDE Plasma 6.5" delivers an unmatchable Desktop Experience
โš™ Reaching the Inflection Point

KDE is on the verge of making it big for the general public...
 
โ€ข 2025-10-21 "Clonezilla 3.3.0-33" is the new stable release for this Disk Imaging/Cloning utility
โ—Œอขโ—Œ This release of Clonezilla live (3.3.0-33) includes major enhancements and bug fixes...
 
โ€ข 2025-10-20 Just released into the wild, "Wireshark 4.6" Network Protocol Analyzer lets you dive deep into your network traffic - free
๐Ÿฆˆ Wireshark 4.6.0 has been released! I'll cover a few of the improvements and updates that have been added...
 
โ€ข 2025-10-12 "Tenacity 1.4 alpha 1" audio editing and recording app
โš™ Several months in the making, Tenacity 1.4 alpha 1 has finally been released...
 
โ€ข 2025-10-08 "SuperTuxKart 1.5" 3D racing game
๐ŸŽ STK 1.5 is finally here!

It brings a wide array of changes, including graphical improvements, new soccer fields and egg hunts, six new themes, a new benchmark mode, UI enhancements, and more...
 
โ€ข 2025-09-22 Screen recording/streaming software "OBS Studio 32" is here to capture the minds of all content creators
๐ŸŽฌ OBS Studio 32.0 is out!
This release comes with our initial version of the Plugin Manager...
 
โ€ข 2025-09-15 A ton of new features are in the latest "Godot 4.5" to create the next GREAT GAME
๐ŸŽฎ From mind-blowing effects now made possible by the stencil buffer to accessible descriptions of your GUI elements that opens up the possibility for people with disabilities to play your game - we are proud to present to you Godot 4.5...
 
โ€ข 2025-08-20 New version "LibreOffice 25.8" business suite released
๐Ÿ–บ The Document Foundation announces the release of LibreOffice 25.8. This latest version of the market-leading free open source office suite maintains its focus on digital sovereignty and privacy protection...
 
โ€ข 2025-08-09 No tricks, but what a treat with the release of "Debian 13 -Trixie", THE free Linux OS distribution
๐Ÿฅ After 2 years, 1 month, and 30 days of development, the Debian project is proud to present its new stable version 13 (code name "trixie")...
 
โ€ข 2025-07-06 For programmers who prefers a lightweight text editor/IDE, "Geany 2.1" is out
โ’ผ We are happy to announce a new release of Geany...
 
โ€ข 2025-07-02 "Thunderbird 140.0 ESR" takes flight as the offline Email Reader to FREE your inbox
๐Ÿฆ Check out the notes below for this version of Thunderbird. As always, you're encouraged to tell us what you think, ask for help, or file a bug in Bugzilla...
 
โ€ข 2025-06-24 Take back the Internet with the latest "Mozilla Firefox 140.0 ESR" browser
๐ŸฆŠ NEW     Vertical Tabs: You can now keep more -or fewer- pinned tabs in view for quicker access to important windows...
 
โ€ข 2025-06-15 File Compression Utility "PeaZip 10.5.0" has been greenlit for release to the general public
๐Ÿซ› PeaZip 10.5.0 brings a major update in the file manager, boosting archive browsing performances, improving archive editing, adding new functions...
 
โ€ข 2025-06-13 DJ Your Way with "Mixxx 2.5.2"
๐Ÿ† We're proud to announce a new stable release of Mixxx: version 2.5.2...
 
โ€ข 2025-05-22 It's official, Linux Gamers - "SteamOS 3.7.8" can now be tested on hardware other than Steam Deck handhelds
๐Ÿš‚ This is the first release of SteamOS 3.7 to the Stable channel...
 
โ€ข 2025-05-21 Kids having fun while learning with the "GCompris 25.1" Educational Software suite is an irresistable combo children aged 2 to 10
๐Ÿ– Today we are releasing GCompris version 25.1.

It contains bug fixes and graphics improvements on many activities...
 
โ€ข 2025-04-30 "DragonFlyBSD 6.4.1" Unix OS flies out of the gate after several years in gestation
โ…… DragonFly version 6.4.1 is released. 6.41 brings a number of bug fixes and driver additions...
 
โ€ข 2025-04-28 Following a year-long global community effort "OpenBSD 7.7" makes waves upon release as a fully freed Unix-like OS distribution
๐Ÿก This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 7.7. For a comprehensive list, see the changelog leading to 7.7...
 
โ€ข 2025-04-27 "qBittorrent 5.1" emerges with a big splash for easy P2P file sharing
๐Ÿ–ง v5.1.0 changelog:

โ€ข FEATURE: Enable customizing the save statistics time interval (Burnerelu)
โ€ข FEATURE: Add drag support to torrent content widget (Chocobo1)...
 
โ€ข 2025-04-16 Turn your imagination into reality with "FreeCAD 1.0.1" 3D Modeler/CAD program
๐Ÿ„ต We've just released FreeCAD 1.0.1...
 
โ€ข 2025-03-16 "GIMP 3.0" has been carefully crafted by the community to take on advanced Photo Editing duties
๐Ÿ–Œ At long last, the first release of GIMP 3.0 is here! This is the end result of seven years of hard work by volunteer developers, designers, artists, and community members...
 
โ€ข 2025-03-14 Music composers sing high praise following news that "MuseScore Studio 4.5" is now available
๐ŸŽผ๏ธŽ We are delighted to announce the release of MuseScore Studio 4.5!

This version is packed with new features, including...
 
โ€ข 2025-02-20 Anyone needing to program in Java (or other languages too) the "Apache NetBeans 25" IDE is now here
โฌข The Apache NetBeans team is pleased to announce that Apache NetBeans 25 was released on February 20, 2025. Whatโ€™s in the Apache NetBeans 25 release...
 
โ€ข 2025-02-06 "OpenWrt 24.10.0" - First stable release
๐Ÿ›œ The OpenWrt Community is proud to present the OpenWrt 24.10 stable version series. It is the successor of the previous 23.05 stable major release. OpenWrt 24.10.0 incorporates over 5400 commits since branching the previous OpenWrt 23.05 release and has been under development for over one year...
 
โ€ข 2025-01-25 To handle Desktop Publishing tasks "Scribus 1.7.0" has been released
๐Ÿ–‹ The Scribus Team is pleased to announce the release of version 1.7.0. This is the first release in the next development series of Scribus and brings these major changes and bugfixes...