Linux applications receive major updates including Audacity and gThumb redesigns

September saw a significant wave of updates for various Linux applications, focusing on redesigns and new feature integrations. Notable releases include Audacity 4.0 and gThumb 4.0, both of which received substantial redesigns to improve user experience and interface modernity.

Calibre introduced new AI-driven features for managing e-book collections, while Firefox released two updates, highlighted by the rollout of the Nova theme. Other software developments included Vivaldi 8.2 adding an address bar calculator and Orion for Linux introducing a toolbar editor in its beta version.

Video editor Shotcut released version 26.9.27, which features a new logo, rounded interface corners, and the addition of adjustment clips. Shotcut also implemented automatic audio ducking and updated to FFmpeg v9.0, alongside various performance and bug fixes.