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Linux App Release Roundup (August 2025)

2 September 2025 at 06:59

This is a recap of Linux app releases in August 2025, taking in updates to Qemu, Constrict, Gradia, Zen Browser, PeaZip and more!

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SuperFile is a Terminal File Manager You’ll Actually Enjoy Using

1 September 2025 at 06:49

SuperFile adds colour and clarity to terminal file management. If you're looking for a modern alternative to Midnight Commander on Ubuntu, it's worth trying.

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LibreOffice 25.8.1 Update Delivers Almost 100 Bug Fixes

1 September 2025 at 00:46

LibreOffice 25.8.1 brings almost 100 bug, crash and other regression fixes. This is the first of several planned point updates to the latest stable release series.

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Bitwig Studio 6 Beta Brings Major Workflow Improvements

30 August 2025 at 10:06

Bitwig Studio 6 has hit beta with overhauled automation, new audition tool, project-wide key signatures, and other improvements to core DAW workflows.

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NetPeek is a New, User-Friendly Network Scanner for Linux

30 August 2025 at 00:14

NetPeek is GTK4/libadwaita app for fuss-free network scanning on Linux desktops. A user-friendly alternative to nmap for finding devices and open ports.

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Firefox’s On-Device AI Features Now Up to 10x Faster

29 August 2025 at 09:06

Mozilla replaces slow WebAssembly with native C++ for Firefox AI features, netting faster performance for features like Smart Tab Groups and alt-text generation.

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Ubuntu 25.10 Snapshot 4 is Available to Download

29 August 2025 at 02:44

The fourth monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) is out, the final before the Ubuntu 25.10 beta release in September. Fancy testing it?

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SuperTuxKart Evolution Promises β€˜Fresh Experience’

29 August 2025 at 01:40

Team disagreements saw progress on SuperTuxKart hit the buffers, but with new leadership and a revived vision, the iconic FOSS racer is getting back on track.

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New Apps Arrive in Ubuntu 25.10 Dev Builds

28 August 2025 at 04:02

Ubuntu 25.10 daily builds now include the Ptyxis terminal and Loupe image viewer apps out-of-the-box, along with new sudo-rs, hwcrtl, and Ubuntu Insights tools.

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Thunderbird 142 Lets You Add Signatures to PDFs In-App

27 August 2025 at 10:50

The number "142" in white; Thunderbird email client logo in foreground; yellow background with faint row of envelopes at an angle.Thunderbird 142 release is here with message linking, PDF signatures, Fastmail calendar fixes, and some new-found respect for system Do Not Disturb modes!

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Bazaar is a Slick New Desktop Flathub Frontend

27 August 2025 at 06:30

Bazaar is a new multi-threaded Flatpak app for installing other Flatpak apps. It can handle multiple operations, curated apps, and integrated desktop search.

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Parallels Desktop 26 Update Improves Ubuntu VMs on macOS

27 August 2025 at 02:24

Parallels Desktop 26 adds macOS Tahoe support, Windows 11 25H2 compatibility, and expanded Linux VM options for both Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

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Zen Browser β€” What Mozilla Firefox Should Be?

26 August 2025 at 06:49

Abstract graphic with the Zen browser logo (dark square with concentric circles), against a collage of images and text.Zen Browser is a Firefox fork that rethinks modern web browsing with vertical tabs, split views, and a clean way to open new tabs β€” all without AI gimmicks.

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Firefox Web App Support Available to Test (on Windows, At Least)

25 August 2025 at 06:39

Firefox logo with a white outline centred on a colourful gradient background.Firefox web app support is on the way, and a recent stable build gives users on Windows an early chance to test it out for running websites as windowed apps.

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FFmpeg’s β€˜Largest Release’ Yet Brings Vulkan Video Processing

24 August 2025 at 23:22

FFmpeg logo on a purple background; text from ffpmeg command visible.FFmpeg 8.0 introduces Vulkan compute-based codecs for pro-grade video formats, new decoders, Whisper AI transcription, and other assorted improvements.

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Aviator is a Fast, User-Friendly App for AV1 Video Encoding on Linux

23 August 2025 at 11:20

Av1 logo overlaid on chest of the penguin Linux mascot; colourful gradient background with AV1 logos.Aviator is a user-friendly GTK4 AV1 encoder for Linux that makes it easy to convert convert videos to AV1. Smaller file sizes with minimal quality loss.

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High Tide (Linux Tidal Client) Adds Gapless Playback, Replay Gain

23 August 2025 at 00:20

A more responsive Tidal experience with gapless playback is on offer in the latest update of High Tide, a GTK4/libadwaita Tidal client for Linux.

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Kdenlive 25.08 Enhances Audio Mixer, Adds 10-bit H.265 Support

22 August 2025 at 03:26

Kdenlive 25.08 brings improved audio mixing, enhanced Titler, 10-bit H.265 encoding for NVIDIA GPUs, and plenty of bug fixes to this FOSS video editor.

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Thunderbird Pro Features Detailed in New Update

21 August 2025 at 23:50

Thunderbird Pro will offer Thundermail email service, appointment scheduling, file sharing, and maybe even AI features. Email will be hosted on German servers.

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Free VPN Extension Found Taking Screenshots, Uploading Them

21 August 2025 at 03:26

Security researchers found that a free VPN extension for Chrome with over 100k is taking screen grabs of users' browsing and uploading them to a remote server.

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