(Linux news in previous posts)

FOSS NEWS

Organic Maps brings transit line highlights, cleaner bookmark labels, and more legible map:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/organic-maps-brings-transit-line-highlights-cleaner-bookmark-labels-and-more-legible-map/

Joplin 3.6 adds polished editing experience, improved OneNote importer, and embedded media:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/joplin-3-6-adds-polished-editing-experience-improved-onenote-importer-and-embedded-media/

PeaZip 11.1.0 Finally Fixes the Extract to Context Menu Without Turning It Into a Bloatware Nightmare:
https://www.ntcompatible.com/story/peazip-1110-released/

scrcpy 4.0 brings SDL3 support, dynamic aspect ratio, enhanced camera controls, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/scrcpy-4-0-brings-sdl3-support-dynamic-aspect-ratio-enhanced-camera-controls-and-more/

Syncthing 2.1 adds group organization and proxy support options:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/syncthing-2-1-adds-group-organization-and-proxy-support-options/

Roundcube Webmail 1.7.0 Brings Faster Performance and Stricter Security to Self-Hosted Email:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/roundcube-webmail-170-released/

FosseryWeb progress report:
I announced that I won't release big updates in the future, only one last update I'm working on right now, then only the Articles section will be updated:
https://social.linux.pizza/@fosserytech/116562970499062624
https://odysee.com/@fossery-tech:4/fosseryweb-discontinued-(kinda):2
"Future plans" section got removed from Timeline page.
I started to write the announcement for the last update, and wrote some instructions to run the site offline.
https://codeberg.org/fosseryweb/pages/src/branch/beta
Also added DM information to the About page:
https://fosseryweb.codeberg.page/@beta/about.html#dm
https://fosseryweb-min.codeberg.page/@beta/about.html#dm
The RSS feed for articles is now also available for beta testing, see Articles page of beta sites:
https://fosseryweb.codeberg.page/@beta/articles/
https://fosseryweb-min.codeberg.page/@beta/articles/
Both sites have the same RSS feed linked, which is available here:
https://codeberg.org/fosseryweb/rss-feed
If you notice any issues, feel free to drop a comment.

Malware found in Linux builds of Cemu (Wii U emulator):
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/cemu-linux-malware

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 devs battling "AI slop code pull requests":
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-devs-battling-ai-slop-code-pull-requests/

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Organic Maps brings transit line highlights, cleaner bookmark labels, and more legible map

Organic Maps has updated its open source navigation app with features like transit line highlights, improved map clarity, cleaner bookmark labels, and regional options in Asia. iOS and Android users get new navigation and altitude tools.

AlternativeTo
Beautiful routing alternative: #Organicmaps on #grapheneos. I had to look up on how to add intermediate stops. Everything else is very intuitive. Refreshing to see a viable alternative to gmaps!

أطلق تطبيق Organic Maps تحديثاً جديداً يتضمن ميزات بصرية وتقنية متقدمة لتحسين تجربة الملاحة الرقمية. أصبح بإمكان المستخدمين الآن تتبع خطوط النقل العام بسهولة، مع تحسين وضوح الخرائط وتعديل تباين الألوان. كما شمل التحديث تقسيم مناطق الخرائط في آسيا لتسهيل التحميل، وإضافة أدوات لتسجيل المسارات وقياس الارتفاعات على نظامي iOS وأندرويد، مع دعم كامل للغات التي تكتب من اليمين إلى اليسار، مما يعزز دقة التخطيط للرحلات والملاحة دون اتصال بالإنترنت.

#OrganicMaps #iOS #Android

If you want to help with the Open Source community, one of the best ways to do that is to volunteer with Open Street Map.

All you have to do is make an account + install the Organic Maps app. Any time you're out and notice a business missing (or details like hours), just add it! It's really easy.

That way, when people use open source maps apps their results are more accurate!

#OSM #OpenStreetMap #OrganicMaps #OpenSource

@Vorinstanz Das sieht 1:1 aus wie OrganicMaps. Selbst die Icons und deren Anordnung sind gleich. Da bleib ich lieber beim Original, oder gibt es Vorteile?

@organicmaps #osm @CoMaps #organicMaps #CoMaps

I just now replaced #OrganicMaps with #CoMaps

I exported all the bookmark-lists as .kmz files and opened each one of them with CoMaps. No issues, all the bookmarks are there. Then I enabled automatic backups, weekly, keeping 3 versions 👌🏽

This was very smooth 😄

#Android #FOSS

Klar, minimale Medienkompetenz vorausgesetzt: #GoogleMaps ist ein Hauptrisikofaktor #Privatheit Alternative:

#OrganicMaps, #OpenSource, werbefrei, Nutzung offline möglich, Basis #OpenStreetMap verbraucht weniger Akku als Google Maps. Orte mit #Wikipedia verknüpft:

https://retoeugster.ch/blog/organic-maps/

UPDATE: Weiterentwicklung (Fork) CoMaps beachten (Diskussion hier)

https://www.comaps.app/de/

Maps, die Alternativen – vorinstanz

@The_Roman

Vielleicht enfach Start (Von), Ziel (Nach), und Zwischenziele (Stopp) auf den angezeigten Track legen/setzen.

So würde ich's machen.

#organicMaps

#UnplugBigTech Tipp 9: Routing/Maps ohne Big Brother

Statt Google Maps/Apple Maps nutze OpenStreetMap. Es gibt zahlreiche Websites und Apps, die auf den Daten dieses Communityprojekts basieren: Einfache, trackingfreie Apps sind MagicEarth und Organic Maps. Anspruchsvolle nehmen gerne OsmAnd. GraphHopper bietet schnelle Routenberechnung. BRouter-Web ist ideal zum Planen von Freizeitaktivitäten mit vielen Einstellungsmöglichkeiten.

#OpenStreetMap #MagicEarth #OrganicMaps #OsmAnd #BRouter #MapsAlternative #datenschutz #privacy

Idea for #comaps #organicmaps #osm #openstreetmap :

Make a new tag that people can add to bus stops for faster / shorter route change, seeing such tags navigation in software can give'em bigger priority than inner build-in one

Why? Because today I build my way from one city to another on 2 buses (numb. 321 & 654), spend no needed 5-6 bus stops, cross walk side and realized I could change bus way long before that place (4-5 bus stops before)

Hope my though is clear 

#opensource