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| Website | https://flathub.org |
| Infrastructure | https://github.com/flathub-infra |
| Documentation | https://docs.flathub.org |
| Blog | https://docs.flathub.org/blog |
drew the icon and mockup less than a month ago. Flathub approved it overnight which is amazing.
I remember working on Linux app stuff in the 00s where getting your stuff shipped to users in 6 months was considered fast.
things have improved so much.
438 million downloads, over 446 new apps, and 21% year-over-year growth. See what else 2025 brought including top apps and categories, hidden gems, and more in the 2025 Flathub Year in Review: https://flathub.org/year-in-review/2025
What is the most surprising to you? 👀
We’re launching an end-of-year fundraising campaign with a simple goal: to reach 1,500 Friends of GNOME. And we need your help!
https://blogs.gnome.org/foundation/2025/12/01/join-friends-of-gnome/
This week we’ll also be sharing and celebrating accomplishments of GNOME over the past year here on the fediverse; be sure to follow #FriendsOfGNOME!
Finally, if you’re already a Friend of GNOME or join this month, please join us in posting with #FriendsOfGNOME as well so that we can thank you. 😊
This post was contributed by the Fundraising Committee from the GNOME Foundation. This week we are launching an end-of-year fundraising campaign with a simple goal: to reach 1,500 Friends of GNOME by the end of the year. We need your help: become a Friend of GNOME today at donate.gnome.org! Why give? We are a nearly...
News for developers! As a result of some awesome cross-project collaboration, Flathub now has improved tooling to make license compliance easier for you.
tl;dr app developers, ensure you’re using up-to-date runtimes and verify that licenses and copyright notices are properly included; distros, ensure your OS images have been built with updated runtimes from Flathub.
https://docs.flathub.org/blog/enhanced-license-compliance-tools
tl;dr: Flathub has improved tooling to make license compliance easier for developers. Distros should rebuild OS images with updated runtimes from Flathub; app developers should ensure they're using up-to-date runtimes and verify that licenses and copyright notices are properly included.
Fastmail users can now download an official desktop app, available for Linux via Flathub. Spoiler: it is Electron.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/fastmail-desktop-app-for-linux?v1
🛡️ "State of Portals"
with Georges Stavracas at #GUADEC2025
📅 25 July 🕒 11:40 CEST 📍 Brescia
🚪 Georges covers the current state and future of XDG Desktop Portals—essential for modern app developers.
🛡️ "Stop Subverting Sandboxes"
with Michael Catanzaro at #GUADEC2025
📅 25 July 🕒 13:40 CEST 📍 Brescia
🔒 Flatpak can protect users—but not if we keep bypassing it. Michael calls for stronger sandboxing, better portals, and shares GNOME’s new security bounty program.
It has indeed been a difficult year for GNOME, financially. If you benefit from GNOME as a user, we really need your donation:
Bart Piotrowski
Hylke Bons 🥜
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