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#AconDigital #AudioEditor #Filter #PluginBoutique #restoration #Reverb #Sale

(Linux news in previous posts of thread)

FOSS NEWS

Introducing Proton Sheets: Protect the data that drives your business:
https://proton.me/blog/sheets-proton-drive

Proton Pass 1.33 introduces clipboard clearing and improved offline mode:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/proton-pass-1-33-introduces-clipboard-clearing-and-improved-offline-mode/

VLC 3.0.22 adds Dark Qt Mode, AMD Frame Rate Doubler, and Codec improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/vlc-3-0-22-adds-dark-qt-mode-amd-frame-rate-doubler-and-codec-improvements/

LibreOffice 26.2 Alpha 1 Released For Testing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-26.2-Alpha-1

ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.2 introduces AI grammar checks, shortcut customization, macros and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/onlyoffice-docs-9-2-introduces-ai-grammar-checks-shortcut-customization-macros-and-more/

PeaZip 10.8 Open-Source Archive Manager Overhauls Previewing Inside Archives:
https://9to5linux.com/peazip-10-8-open-source-archive-manager-overhauls-previewing-inside-archives

Audacity 3.7.6 Audio Editor Adds FFmpeg 8 Support, Spectrogram Wavelet Analysis:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-6-audio-editor-adds-ffmpeg-8-support-spectrogram-wavelet-analysis

Organic Maps adds Wikipedia in new languages and region highlighting:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/organic-maps-adds-wikipedia-in-new-languages-and-region-highlighting/

Calibre 8.16 Open-Source E-Book Manager Adds More AI Features, Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-16-open-source-e-book-manager-adds-more-ai-features-bug-fixes

Sigil & PageEdit 2.7.0 released with Qt 6.9.3, dynamic automation menu, UI tweaks and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/sigil-and-pageedit-2-7-0-released-with-qt-6-9-3-dynamic-automation-menu-ui-tweaks-and-more/

UZDoom the successor to GZDoom has a first proper release out now:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/uzdoom-the-successor-to-gzdoom-has-a-first-proper-release-out-now/

The response to s&box from Facepunch going open source has been "overwhelmingly positive":
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/the-response-to-sandbox-from-facepunch-going-open-source-has-been-overwhelmingly-positive/

(more FOSS news in comment)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #Proton #ProtonSheets #ProtonPasss #VLC #LibreOffice #ONLYOFFICE #PeaZip #Audacity #OrganicMaps #Calibre #Sigil #UZDoom #GZDoom #sbox #FOSSGame #FOSSGaming #OpenSourceGame #OfficeSuite #PasswordManager #Maps #Ebook #AudioEditor #VideoPlayer #FosseryTech

Introducing Proton Sheets: Secure spreadsheets for business | Proton

Proton Drive now includes Proton Sheets, giving you secure, encrypted spreadsheets for safer collaboration, organized data, and aligned teams.

Proton

I just received another positive feedback from a #developer I have been bugging for years and who has now started implementing #linuxsupport (no ETA as of now). 🙂

I'm talking about Acon Digital, creators of the Acoustica #audioeditor and the Restoration Suite #plugin (s), among others.

To share my excitement, you can take a look at their lineup here:
https://acondigital.com/products

And have a look at the up-to-date support request tracking list here:
https://linuxaudio.dev/linux-support-request-tracking

Giada

Giada

INSTALL

DESCRIPTION:

Giada is an open source, minimalistic and hardcore music production tool. Designed for DJs, live performers and electronic musicians.   Features:  
  • Your sample player! Load samples from your crates and play them with a computer keyboard or a MIDI controller;
  • Your loop machine! Build your performance in real time by layering audio tracks or MIDI events, driven by the main sequencer;
  • Your song editor! Write songs from scratch or edit existing live recordings with the powerful Action Editor, for a fine-tuned control;
  • Your live recorder! Record sounds from the real world and MIDI events coming from external devices or other apps;
  • Your FX processor! Process samples or audio/MIDI input signals with VST instruments from your plug-ins collection;
  • Your MIDI controller! Control other software or synchronize physical MIDI devices by using Giada as a MIDI master sequencer.
  • Ultra-lightweight internal design;
  • multi-thread/multi-core support;
  • 32-bit floating point audio engine;
  • ALSA, JACK + Transport, CoreAudio, ASIO and DirectSound full support;
  • unlimited number of channels (optionally controllable via computer keyboard);
  • BPM and beat sync with sample-accurate loop engine;
  • MIDI output support, featuring custom MIDI lightning messages;
  • super-sleek, built-in Wave Editor for audio samples and Piano Roll editor for MIDI messages;
  • automatic quantizer;
  • portable project storage system, based on super-hackable JSON files;
  • support for all major uncompressed file formats;
  • test-driven development style supported by Travis CI and Catch
  • under a constant stage of development;

#audioEditor #dj #musicProduction

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AmigaOS 4: Audio editor Rave 1.8

Daniel "trixie" Jedlicka has released version 1.8 of his audio editor "Rave". To load and save audio files, the programme now uses the Linux library libsndfile, which was recently ported to an AmigaOS shared library by Jedlicka himself and was also released today.

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-08-00123-EN.html

#amigaos4 #audioeditor

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