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Weekly recap: new major releases of PixiEditor and Flameshot, new features coming to @gimpofficial.bsky.social, @freecad.org, @openscad.bsky.social, and Ardour
librearts.org/2025/08/week...
Belated weekly update: new releases of Shotcut and Qtractor, the Blender team starts working on an iPad port
librearts.org/2025/07/week...
Week highlights: new Blender, RapidRAW, Gradia, Sigil, and Hydrogen releases; new darktable UI prototypes. There were, in fact, four releases of RapidRAW, all with new features, this past week
See here for the full post: librearts.org/2025/07/week...
Week highlights: new releases of @krita.org, Bonsai, OBS Studio, and @kdenlive.bsky.social; @gimpofficial.bsky.social is getting support for Sketchbook's TIFF extensions, FontForge is being ported to HarfBuzz, and Ardour is getting further automation improvements
librearts.org/2025/07/week...
I don't have the icon for it :)
09.07.2025 18:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Week highlights: new digiKam release, new features coming to GIMP, Inkscape, and Ardour
librearts.org/2025/07/week...
(Double-) week highlights: new releases of @gimpofficial.bsky.social, darktable, Cardinal; new features in @freecad.org and Ardour
librearts.org/2025/06/week...
Week highlights: new releases of Audacity and Kdenlive, new features in @gimpofficial.bsky.social, Inkscape, and Ardour
librearts.org/2025/06/week...
Somewhat belatedly, week highlights: new release of RawTherapee, new features in @gimpofficial.bsky.social, new apps for screenshot annotation (Gradia) and film photography (Filmbook)
librearts.org/2025/06/week...
Week highlights: new features in @gimpofficial.bsky.social, new versions of PDF Arranger, Odin 2, and Tumult; new VAMP plugins by @chriscannam.bsky.social
Read here for more information: librearts.org/2025/06/week...
TheWaveWarden released a long-time-coming update of Odin 2, a free/libre virtual synth
librearts.org/2025/05/odin...
Yay, that's great to know!
27.05.2025 23:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Week highlights: new releases of Sigil (EPUB editor), @pipewire.org, Qtractor, and Millisecond; new features in @gimpofficial.bsky.social (text outline direction choice, options for theme-dependent brush previews)
See here for details: librearts.org/2025/05/week...
It's unfortunate that there are .deb packages available only for now
21.05.2025 22:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Week highlights: new releases of @gimpofficial.bsky.social, @inkscape, and @freecad.bsky.social; 3rd-party GIMP2 plugins are getting ported to GIMP3; @kde.org Plasma is getting an HDR calibration wizard
See here for details: librearts.org/2025/05/week...
Let's call it... the Quit Sibelius option
19.05.2025 10:21 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Week highlights: new version of Shotcut, CMYK PDF exporting has landed in Inkscape, Google Summer of Code 2025 has announced students/projects
librearts.org/2025/05/week...
Wondering what interesting projects @gimpofficial.bsky.social, Inkscape, @blender3d.bsky.social, @freecad.bsky.social, and others got this year for Google Summer of Code? I went ahead and made a complete list so you don't have to :)
librearts.org/2025/05/gsoc...
Week recap: new releases of Kdenlive, Mixxx, and Giada; new features in @gimpofficial.bsky.social and @freecad.bsky.social
See here for more: librearts.org/2025/05/week...
Week highlights: new releases of Helio sequencer and ZLEqualizer, new features coming to @gimpofficial.bsky.social and @freecad.bsky.social, Darkglass Electronics releases a Linux-powered multi-effects processor for the bass
See here for details: librearts.org/2025/04/week...
Darkglass Electronics announced Anagram, a multi-FX processor for the bass. It runs embedded Linux, uses open-source neural modeling tech, and relies on an LV2 plugins host and some FOSS plugins
librearts.org/2025/04/meet...
Week highlights: great new features coming to @gimpofficial.bsky.social, Inkscape, and Ardour in the works; new releases of @scribus.bsky.social and Bonsai BIM
Check out the full post: librearts.org/2025/04/week...
Featured #b3d artwork by Rene Gorecki
Inkscape is getting on-canvas controls for the text-on-path offset. Not even in a development branch yet, coming likely in v1.5/1.6
21.04.2025 13:29 — 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
This artwork by Yota Tasaki depicts a lush, futuristic utopia where towering trees and floating islands intertwine with sleek, advanced architecture. Waterfalls cascade into misty valleys, and a radiant city rises at the center, blending technology and nature in perfect harmony. The scene feels dreamy and otherworldly, like a vision of a sustainable, high-tech paradise.
Week highlights: new releases of Pinta and Elektroid, @freecad.bsky.social Project Association announces new grants
See here for details: librearts.org/2025/04/week...
Featured #b3d art by Yota Tasaki
The Pinta team announced the v3.0 release yesterday. Here's a quick look at what’s changed and what still needs to change
librearts.org/2025/04/pint...
FYI, the Inkscape release did not actually happen, adding it to the recap was entirely my fault
08.04.2025 17:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This atmospheric artwork depicts a mysterious, abandoned city reclaimed by nature. A solitary figure stands in a small boat on an emerald-green pool of water, surrounded by moss-covered ruins and lush vegetation. Dominating the scene is a colossal stone statue or sculpture partially covered in vegetation, its humanoid form with a distinctive round head rising eerily from the overgrowth. The composition is shrouded in misty light that filters through the scene, creating a moody, dreamlike quality with dramatic contrast between shadows and illuminated areas. The image evokes themes of lost civilization, the inevitable reclamation of human structures by nature, and the smallness of humanity against monumental remains of the past. The aesthetic combines elements of fantasy art with post-apocalyptic imagery, suggesting an ancient or forgotten world where nature and massive architectural remnants create a hauntingly beautiful landscape.
Week highlights: @gimpofficial.bsky.social team started planning v3.2 development, new releases of Inkscape, jc303, Qtractor, and KnobKraft-orm
See here for details: librearts.org/2025/04/week...
Featured #b3d artwork by Shiro 2049
Multibody dynamics + FEM, former Ondsel project, lives on
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This artwork depicts a majestic, towering mountain with sharp peaks, surrounded by mist and dramatic cloud formations. At the mountain's base, a castle or fortress is nestled within the landscape, illuminated by warm sunlight. A river flows through the foreground, winding through lush greenery and rocky outcrops. The painting has a fantasy or dreamlike quality, reminiscent of classic fantasy landscapes. The lighting and atmosphere suggest a dramatic, almost mystical setting, with a strong contrast between the bright, sunlit areas and the darker, shadowed regions. The brushstrokes and soft textures give the piece a painterly, semi-realistic style with an emphasis on mood and grandeur.
Week highlights: new releases of @gimpofficial.bsky.social, PhotoGIMP, Shotcut, Flowblade, and Calf LV2 plugins
See here for more: librearts.org/2025/03/week...
Featured #krita artwork by Philipp Urlich
This digital painting presents a mystical forest scene with a glowing golden light piercing through the dense canopy. The artwork contrasts dark, shadowy trees in the foreground with a warm, ethereal radiance in the background. A majestic stag, standing atop a fallen log, is bathed in the light, giving it a divine or mythical presence. The composition draws the viewer’s eye toward the stag, which serves as the focal point, surrounded by lush vegetation and a gently flowing stream. The interplay of darkness and light enhances the sense of mystery and depth. The color palette primarily consists of deep greens, blacks, and warm golden hues, creating an enchanting and almost dreamlike atmosphere.
Week highlights: new releases of @gimpofficial.bsky.social, @blender3d.bsky.social, PDF4QT, libwacom, and LosslessCut
See here for details: librearts.org/2025/03/week...
Featured #krita artwork by Sachin Chauhan
