April marked a productive month for Linux applications, with several notable updates enhancing functionality and performance across various tools. Here’s a summary of the key releases worth noting:
The widely-utilized torrent client, qBittorrent, released version 5.1 after months of beta testing. The release fulfills a user request dating back nine years: the ability to drag and drop items from the torrent content panel to another application. Additionally, this update includes:
For detailed information, you can refer to the full changelog.
Boatswain, an application for managing Elgato’s Stream Deck devices, introduced support for new models including the Stream Deck Plus and Stream Deck Neo. The update also features a new action allowing users to assign keyboard shortcuts to buttons, enhancing functionality for complex software.
The latest version can be downloaded from Flathub.
QEMU released version 10.0, bringing extensive enhancements including:
virtio-scsi multiqueue supportFind more on the QEMU website.
The popular video editor Kdenlive introduced new machine-learning features for object masking, significantly simplifying background removal tasks. The update also enhances audio efficiency, project file compatibility, and visual refinements, making it an attractive option for video editors.
You can download it from the Kdenlive website.
Calibre, a robust ebook management tool, received updates improving EPUB handling, optimizing performance, and enhancing the user experience with bug fixes.
For the latest download, visit the Calibre page.
The email client Thunderbird has added new features for mail alerts and refined its interface to enhance usability. It also includes various bug fixes and visual improvements.
Get the new version from the Thunderbird website.
This weather application for Linux has added new functionalities including displaying the current temperature as a badge on the Dock icon and numerous quality-of-life improvements.
Further details can be accessed via the Typhoon PPA.
A new version of Resources, a modern system monitor, now supports monitoring Raspberry Pi GPU health along with various UI enhancements, user-requested features, and performance improvements.
This tool is available for installation via Flathub.
April has proven to be a fruitful month for Linux software, with numerous applications receiving essential updates that enhance their capabilities and performance, which should benefit users across various sectors.
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