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Odysee plans feature to play any YouTube video directly inside its app soon without ads:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/odysee-plans-feature-to-play-any-youtube-video-directly-inside-its-app-soon-without-ads/
(Oh no, why the heck they want another legal trouble? I mean, it sounds good for the users, but it gives a reason to authorities to mess with them, and potentially sue them into bankruptcy, like they already did with their parent company, LBRY. Of course, NewPipe, Invidious, FreeTube, etc. do the same, but those are community projects, can't be attacked that easily, and even if they can be, they don't have that much to lose. In contrast, Odysee is a company, which employs people, who have to make a living. Also, it's a separate platform, which will be lost, if they lose the lawsuit (which is pretty likely, because authorities don't give a crap about digital freedom, only about the big corps' business, they don't consider YouTube datamining people a crime, but they do consider companies "hurting" big tech, see the YouTube Vanced case))
(And tbh, I personally prefer to watch YouTube videos without tying my watch history into an online account, FreeTube already offers a really solid experience)

Firefox 148 Is Now Available for Download with AI Kill Switch and Other Changes:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-148-is-now-available-for-download-with-ai-kill-switch-and-other-changes

Firefox 149 Enters Beta with Split View, More Robust HTTP/3 Upload Performance:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-149-enters-beta-with-split-view-more-robust-http-3-upload-performance

Ladybird web browser begins Rust adoption, starting with JavaScript engine, with AI help:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/ladybird-web-browser-begins-rust-adoption-starting-with-javascript-engine-with-ai-help/

Servo Browser Engine Starts 2026 With Many Notable Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-January-2026

Thunderbird 148 Email Client Improves Accessibility in Various Tree Views:
https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-148-email-client-improves-accessibility-in-various-tree-views

Ente launches Locker, a new open-source secure vault with end-to-end encryption:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/ente-launches-locker-a-new-open-source-secure-vault-with-end-to-end-encryption/

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Firefox 141 released with reduced memory usage on Linux, forced restart no longer required to apply updates, AI feature to suggest tabs and name for tab groups, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-141-web-browser-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

Firefox 142 available for beta testing, with a flexible exception list for the Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) Strict mode, improved drag-and-drop feature for blob images, and more:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-142-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect

Thunderbird 141 released with "Archive" action for notifications, warnings for OpenPGP key expiration, various bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-141-open-source-email-client-adds-archive-action-to-notifications

FreeBSD 15 installer will include option to install a minimal KDE desktop:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15-KDE-Install-Plan

Blender will receive Android tablet and iPad support:
https://ostechnix.com/blender-ipad-android-tablet-support/

Blender gets support for importing and exporting HDR videos:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Blender-HDR-Video-Import-Export

CoMaps latest release available with Panoramax photos, better altitude contour lines, more information about wetland areas ,etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/comaps-latest-update-adds-panoramax-photos-better-altitude-contour-lines-and-more/

Itch.io removes adult content from search results, browse features:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/itch-io-removes-adult-nsfw-content-from-search-and-browse-features/

Zed gets option to disable all AI features:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Zed-Option-Disable-AI-Features
(Wow, I haven't seen anyone allow that before, it's cool to have that. I avoided Zed because of the AI crap built in, but I might give it a shot then.)

Immich 1.136 released with beta timeline, improved sync, UI improvements, streamlined bulk photo and video handling, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/immich-1-136-adds-new-timeline-sync-and-upload-mechanism-and-brings-widgets-to-android/

Intel's PlaidML FOSS deep learning software gets discontinued:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-PlaidML-Archived

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Proton Mail gets Newsletter view to manage all email subscriptions in one place:
https://proton.me/blog/proton-mail-newsletters
(That's really cool. Now we can tell normies that Proton Mail has this feature and Gmail doesn't lol)

Proton Pass adds 14 new entry types, option to create custom types:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/proton-pass-goes-beyond-passwords-and-credit-cards-with-customizable-item-storage/
(Really tempting feature, but personally I would advise against storing every piece of sensitive data in one central database in the cloud. Proton can get hacked any time, like any other company, and also the new Swiss law can force them to hand over all that personal data in plain text, so you can mess up your privacy really badly. I'm not pointing fingers at Proton, but I think this update wasn't quite a good idea, it puts too much responsibility on them.)

Firefox 140 ESR released with unload tab feature, support for adding custom search engines in Search settings, support for keeping more or fewer pinned vertical tabs in view, "Select All" option for bookmarks on Android:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-140-esr-web-browser-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new

Firefox 141 beta is available with less memory usage on Linux, ability to drag a tab to the pinned tabs tray and drag it out to unpin it, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-141-promises-to-use-less-memory-on-linux-systems-beta-out-now

Mozilla discontinues DeepSpeech, an embedded/offline speech-to-text engine:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-DeepSpeech-Discontinued
(GNOME: *drops a feature every few releases*
Mozilla: Hold my beer. *drops a service each week*)

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FOSS NEWS

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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FOSS NEWS

Firefox 136 released with vertical tabs, official ARM64 Linux binaries, hardware video decoding for AMD GPUs on Linux, new HTTPS-First behavior for upgrading page loads to HTTPS, support for copying PNG images out of the browser etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-136-is-out-with-vertical-tabs-and-official-arm64-linux-binaries

Firefox 137 beta available with HEVC playback support on Linux, ability to identify all links in PDF documents and turn them into hyperlinks etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-137-enters-public-beta-testing-with-hevc-playback-support-on-linux

Thunderbird 136 released with dark mode toggle for messages, new Appearance setting to control message threading and sorting order globally, bug fixes and security patches:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/thunderbird-136-release-adds-new-appearance-controls

KeePassXC 2.7.10 released with support for importing passwords from Proton Pass (only unencrypted JSON files, no Passkeys currently), support for KeePass2 TOTP config settings, support for generating passphrases using a mix of uppercase and lowercase words ("MIXED case"), UI improvements etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/keepassxc-2-7-10-open-source-password-manager-brings-proton-pass-support

/e/OS 2.8 released with LineageOS 21 base, privacy policy linked in account manager, App Lounge gets a refined warning message for manual updates and a more readable format for F-Droid app descriptions, software updates, bug fixes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/-e-os-2-8-released-with-improved-account-manager-smoother-app-lounge-and-bug-fixes/

Internxt Drive becomes the first cloud storage with post-quantum encryption:
https://news.itsfoss.com/internxt-drive-post-quantum-encryption/

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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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