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Mastodon 4.5 RC1 adds quote post authoring, async reply fetching & HTTP message signatures:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/mastodon-4-5-rc1-adds-quote-post-authoring-async-reply-fetching-and-http-message-signatures/

Mozilla will soon require all Firefox extensions to disclose data collection practices:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/mozilla-will-soon-require-all-firefox-extensions-to-disclose-data-collection-practices/
(Oh Mozilla doing the right thing, pretty rare to see.)

Firefox Introduces new recommended extensions after six-month community review:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/firefox-introduces-new-recommended-extensions-after-six-month-community-review/

Firefox tests privacy-focused direct results in the address bar with possible sponsorships:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/firefox-tests-privacy-focused-direct-answers-in-the-address-bar/

Terminal Geeks Rejoice! Proton VPN's Long-Awaited Linux CLI is Finally Here:
https://news.itsfoss.com/proton-vpn-linux-cli/

Introducing Lumo for Business, confidential AI for your team:
https://proton.me/blog/lumo-business

See the business data leaking onto the dark web with Proton's Data Breach Observatory:
https://proton.me/blog/introducing-breach-observatory

Proton 2025 autumn/winter roadmaps:
https://proton.me/blog/proton-2025-autumn-roadmaps

Ultra Private Tor Browser's Last 32-bit Release:
https://news.itsfoss.com/tor-browser-15-0-release/

Signal Desktop adds customizable chat folders for better organization:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/signal-desktop-adds-customizable-chat-folders-for-better-organization/

Organic Maps adds EU iOS default app option, updated OSM data, new POIs:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/organic-maps-adds-eu-ios-default-app-option-updated-osm-data-new-pois/

Krita Lands Basic HDR Support On Wayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Krita-HDR-Wayland-Support

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Odysee presents new AR-based payment system, discontinues Stripe payment and LBC content boosting:
https://odysee.com/@Odysee:8/introducingdecentralizedpaymentsonodyseeforeveryoneeverywhere:7
(Discontinuing LBC support probably means the platform won't be connected to the LBRY blockchain anymore. Also, content discoverability will be hurt pretty much, even if creators can get monetized, smaller creators will have a much harder time being discovered. I get that their new parent company Arweave is probably forcing them to switch to their crypto stuff and ditch LBRY, but it will probably just hurt the platform in the long run, especially because the new payment system requires signing up to an additional service, which many people are not a big fan of.)

Thunderbird 140 released with "Mark as Spam" and "Mark as Starred" actions for notifications, reorganized settings, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-140-adds-mark-as-spam-and-mark-as-starred-actions-to-notifications

ONLYOFFICE Documents 9.0 for Android released with OCR support, DocSpace version history, Markdown and OpenDocument Graphics support, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/onlyoffice-documents-9-0-for-android-adds-ocr-docspace-version-history-and-markdown-viewing/

Matrix 1.15 released with OpenID Connect support, richer information about rooms before joining, better room discovery, additional text formatting options for messages, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/matrix-1-15-adds-improved-oidc-authentication-room-summaries-and-rich-topic/

7-Zip v25 released with faster compression, enhanced CPU support, improved legacy format handling:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/7-zip-v25-adds-faster-compression-enhanced-cpu-support-and-improved-legacy-format-handling/

HuggingChat is shutting down, will be replaced by another service better integrated into the Hugging Face ecosystem:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/hugging-face-shuts-down-its-ai-chatbot-huggingchat-to-make-way-for-new-ai-service/

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PeerTube asks for donations to improve their new mobile app:
https://news.itsfoss.com/peertube-mobile-app-crowdfunding/

Organic Maps got forked due to transparency concerns, inclusion of proprietary components, CoMaps is born as a fully community-driven project:
https://news.itsfoss.com/organic-maps-fork-comaps/

Delta Chat now works in Firefox, no longer depends on Electron/Chromium:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/delta-chat-desktop-now-runs-in-firefox-and-no-longer-depends-on-electron-or-chromium/

Firefox 139 released with custom new tab wallpapers and background colors, improved upload speed, full-page translations on extension pages (for moz-extension:// URL scheme only), transparent PNG images stay transparent when pasted into Firefox:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/mozilla-firefox-139-released-new-featuress

Firefox 140 beta available with Unload Tab feature to reduce memory and CPU usage, support for keeping more or fewer pinned vertical tabs in view, “Select All” option for bookmarks on Android:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-140-enters-beta-testing-as-the-next-esr-extended-support-release-series

Thunderbird 139 released with "Mark as Read" and "Delete" actions for email notifications, enterprise policy implementation to allow granular in-app notification control, support for manually sorting folders in the folder pane, customizable row count for Cards View in the Appearance settings, various bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-139-adds-mark-as-read-and-delete-actions-to-email-notifications

OBS Studio 31.1 beta available with Multitrack Video support on Linux and macOS, preview zoom controls, support for additional canvases for Multitrack Video output, AV1 B-frame support for AMF, support for color format/space/range GPU conversion, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-31-1-promises-multitrack-video-support-on-linux-beta-out-now

VirtualBox 7.2 beta is available with Windows 11 Arm support, GUI improvements, source code available on GitHub:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Oracle-VirtualBox-7.2-Beta

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Mozilla discontinues Pocket and Fakespot to focus on Firefox development:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/mozilla-kills-pocket-so-it-can-focus-on-firefox
(Or rather to focus on ToS development lol)

Signal introduces new "Screen security" feature in Windows to prevent Recall from monitoring conversations:
https://signal.org/blog/signal-doesnt-recall/

Digital payment system GNU Taler gets accepted in Switzerland:
https://news.itsfoss.com/gnu-taler-swiss-operations/

New Mullvad VPN loader available for Windows and MacOS to simplify installation:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/mullvad-vpn-loader-streamlined-secure-app-installation-for-windows-and-macos/

GIMP 3.0.4 released with various bug fixes, improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-0-4-open-source-image-editor-is-now-available-for-download-with-bug-fixes

FFmpeg FFV1 Vulkan encoder provides +35% improvement for AMD, +50% for NVIDIA:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FFmpeg-Faster-FFV1-Vulkan-Enc

Luanti 5.12.0 released with SDL2 for window and input handling (enabling touch screen controls on all devices, support for non-QWERTY keyboards, high-DPI screens, IME support for text input, F11 to toggle fullscreen), keybindings can be set in Settings and can be toggled, option to enable dig and place buttons on touchscreens, node textures displayed in inventory, hotbar and hand, Reviews tab for package pages, etc.:
https://blog.luanti.org/2025/05/24/5.12.0-released/

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VLC teases offline, real-time AI powered subtitles and translation at CES 2025:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/vlc-teases-offline-and-real-time-ai-powered-subtitles-and-translation-at-ces-2025/
(It can be a pretty useful feature, but at the same time it will probably make the program much more bloated, so not everyone will be happy about it)

Firefox 134 released with support for touchpad hold gestures on Linux, improved popup blocking, refreshed New Tab layout for users in US and Canada (why not for everyone? 🤔️) etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-134-is-out-with-support-for-touchpad-hold-gestures-on-linux

Firefox 135 is available for beta testing with support for XZ packaging, support for closing only the current tab if the Quit keyboard shortcut is used (on Linux and macOS), “Copy Without Site Tracking” option renamed to “Copy Clean Link” etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-135-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-with-xz-packaging-on-linux

Matrix.org to retire guest accounts, introduce MAS authentication:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/matrix-org-to-retire-guest-accounts-and-introduce-mas-authentication/

Automattic to reduce contributions WordPress amid legal dispute with WP Engine:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/automattic-will-reduce-contributions-to-wordpress-core-amid-legal-dispute-with-wp-engine/

/e/OS adds AOSP 14 support for 100 community devices:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/-e-os-adds-aosp-14-support-for-100-community-devices/

Proton held their annual fundraiser, which brought $927,470, of which they donated $150 to various FOSS projects and digital rights organizations like Open Street Maps, Free Software Foundation Europe, Ladybird Browser Initiative and more:
https://proton.me/blog/2024-lifetime-fundraiser-results

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Tusky 27 released with Material 3 design, distinct bar for hashtags, improved notifications, option to add description to audio attachments, optimizations for folding devices etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/12/tusky-27-released-with-material-3-design-improved-notifications-hashtag-bar-and-more/

Matrix v1.13 released with account suspension option for admins, option to report rooms:
https://matrix.org/blog/2024/12/19/matrix-v1.13-release/

DivestOS and its associated mobile apps like Mull get discontinued due to lack of funding and being a one-person project:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/12/secure-mobile-operating-system-divestos-ends-after-a-decade-of-development/

Darktable 5.0 released with additional camera-specific styles, optional splash screen to show startup progress, new high-contrast theme, performance boosts:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/12/darktable-5-0-enhances-photo-editing-with-improved-ui-ux-and-performance-boosts/

OpenShot 3.3 released with new default theme, Wayland-compatible color picker, customizable audio buffer size, Recovery menu, Ripple editing improvements etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/openshot-3-3-open-source-video-editor-is-now-available-heres-whats-new

Mixxx 2.5 released with Qt 6 port, beatloop anchor to set and adjust loop from either start or end, Rate Tap button, support for storing and restoring regular loops when toggling rolling loops, ability to undo the last BPM/beats change, type toggle to the cue pop-up etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/mixxx-2-5-open-source-dj-app-released-with-qt-6-port-improved-controller-support
(At the turntable: deeeeeeeeeeejaaaaaaaaaaay... ASAHI!)
(Now playing: IBM ft. Red Hat - Fedora (Asahi Remix))
(Sry I couldn't resist lol)

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Matrix 2.0 released with Simplified Sliding Sync offering speed improvements, Next Generation Auth allowing users to scan QR code to log in, MatrixRTC which enables end-to-end encrypted group voice and video conferencing, Invisible Encryption:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/10/version-2-0-of-the-decentralized-matrix-protocol-has-been-released-with-major-enhancements/

First stable version of Thunderbird for Android released with Material 3 folder drawer, updated OAuth support for Fastmail and other providers etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/10/thunderbird-has-just-released-the-first-stable-version-for-android-after-two-years-of-work/

Firefox 132 released with support for blocking third-party cookie access with Enhanced Tracking Protection’s Strict mode, support for blocking HTTP-favicons if they aren’t served over HTTPS, “Copy Without Site Tracking” right-click context menu option greyed out when no tracking parameters were found etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-132-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

Firefox 133 enters beta testing with support for touchpad hold gestures on Linux, new “Show search terms in the address bar on results pages” option, Cookie Banner Blocker etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-133-enters-beta-testing-with-support-for-touchpad-hold-gestures-on-linux

ONLYOFFICE 8.2 released with new grey theme, improved startup times, signatures for PDF forms, enhanced version history, random transitions in presentations, support for Histogram, Waterfall, and Funnel charts, various updates to Document Editor, Presentation Editor, Spreadsheet Editor and PDF Editor:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/10/onlyoffice-8-2-brings-faster-file-opening-new-grey-theme

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