PixiEditor 2.0.1.11 has been released with several improvements and bug fixes, offering a more refined user experience. The editor now comes with three toolsets: Pixel Art, Painting, and Vector, allowing for seamless creation of sprites, animations, images, and logos in an intuitive interface. Key changes include improved rendering resampling, fixed non-updating nodes, and enhanced node picker functionality with keyboard navigation.
Zen Browser 1.15.5b has been released with several key updates to enhance stability and performance. The latest version addresses potential crashes on the Flatpak version of Zen Browser and updates its dependencies for seamless operation. Additionally, a long-standing issue where double-clicking on empty space in the sidebar wouldn't open a new tab has been resolved.
The latest beta release of OBS Studio 32.0.0 introduces significant enhancements, bug fixes, and new features that build upon the initial beta release. The update addresses critical crashes, improves stability on Linux, and resolves various issues with Scene and Group sources, SRT-related problems, and rendering issues. Key new developments include the experimental addition of a Metal renderer for Apple Silicon Macs and improvements to NVIDIA RTX Audio Effects, including Voice Activity Detection (VAD) for speech noise suppression. Additionally, several bug fixes have been implemented, including potential crashes on macOS, blank multiview issues, and SRT reconnection failures, to ensure a more stable and efficient user experience.
Zen Browser 1.15.4b has been released. The release includes new features such as a distinctive "tada" folder icon and improved tab opening and closing animations for a seamless user experience. Critical bugs have been fixed, including an issue with the sidebar scrollbar and potential crashes on Flatpak, ensuring a more stable experience. The Windows build has been signed with a new certificate to maintain uninterrupted access to Zen's features and functionality.
Godot 4.5 Release Candidate 1 (RC 1) is now available, marking a major milestone in the development process. This release candidate has been thoroughly tested and is suitable for production use, but community feedback on existing projects is still critical for guaranteeing its stability. A further RC 2 release is planned early next week to address critical bug fixes related to C# project exports and shipping baked shaders on iOS.
Samba 4.23.0rc4 is now available for testing, featuring several new enhancements and improvements, including enabled SMB3 Unix Extensions by default and support for SMB3 over QUIC. The release also includes modern write-time update logic, an initial version of the smb_prometheus_endpoint utility, and updated CTDB features. Additionally, per-share profiling stats have been added, allowing users to collect profile counters at a per-share level.
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has announced the availability of the first release candidate (RC) for PostgreSQL 18, with a planned general availability date of September 25, 2025. To upgrade from earlier versions, users will need to employ a major version upgrade strategy such as pg_upgrade or pg_dump/pg_restore. Several bug fixes were applied since Beta 3, including improvements to vacuumdb and guidance on reindexing full-text search indexes after upgrading. The RC is expected to be nearly identical to the final release, with minor fixes made before its general availability.
Ruby on Rails 8.1.0 Beta 1 has been released and introduces significant updates across its core components, including Active Support, Active Record, Action View, Action Pack, and Active Job. The release brings improvements to performance, security, and developer experience, with features such as better cache management, enhanced validation and attribute handling, and improved support for parallel testing and database configuration. Additionally, the release includes updates to Action View and Action Pack, enhancing the development experience and performance of web applications built with Ruby on Rails.
The pgAdmin Development Team announces the release of pgAdmin 4 version 9.8, featuring numerous bug fixes and exciting new enhancements. Notable additions include menu items for truncating foreign tables, support for Debian Trixie as a platform, and the ability to configure security-related parameters for Gunicorn.
Node.js 20.19.5 (LTS) has been released with a wide range of updates and fixes. The release includes contributions from numerous collaborators and addresses various issues across different components, such as build, crypto, debugger, dependencies, documentation, HTTP, HTTP2, lib, module, DNS, OS, permission, readline, REPL, source, test, tools, util, V8, VM, Windows, and zlib. Notable changes include the addition of new team members, updates to several dependencies, and fixes for issues such as memory leaks, incorrect argument orders, and FIPS init error handling.
Mesa 25.2.2, a bugfix release, has been made available with various fixes and improvements across multiple components and drivers. The release addresses issues such as support for GL_EXT_shader_clock, level check for texture page commitment, and pipeline barriers with pre-rasterization stages in Intel graphics. Additionally, driver-specific fixes have been applied to AMD, Nouveau, Freedreno/Qualcomm, Panfrost/Vulkan, Intel GFXStream, and Turnip drivers.
GIMP 3.1.4 has been released, marking the second development release for GIMP 3.2, with initial implementations of link layers and vector layers. The new features include non-destructive layers, which allow users to edit layers without modifying the original image, as well as vector layers for creating shapes with fill and stroke properties. Other notable updates include support for MyPaint version 2 brushes, improved text tool functionality, and updated plugin support for various formats such as HRZ, JPEG 2000, and PAA Textures. Additionally, the release includes UX/UI enhancements, bug fixes, and internal changes to prepare GIMP for future development, including a potential port to GTK4.
The first release candidate for the Exim 4.99 Mail Transport Agent has been released for testing, marking a new milestone towards a major update with numerous improvements and fixes since Exim 4.98. The release candidate is available for testing as a tarball or directly from Git. Notable features and enhancements include support for JSON, LDAP lookup, loadable modules, and improved security fixes for CVE-2025-26794 and CVE-2025-30232.
Zen Browser 1.15.3b has been released, offering several new features and enhancements aimed at boosting productivity. The update includes improved functionality for closing pending pinned tabs with wheel clicking, integration of system accent colors, and fixes to resolve issues like memory management problems and startup freezes. Additionally, the browser's compact mode stability has been improved, and the URL bar hover bug has been addressed.
ML4W Dotfiles for Hyprland 2.9.9.1 is now available, offering an advanced configuration of the dynamic tiling window manager with adaptive material color themes based on your wallpaper. This release includes several enhancements and improvements, such as full dark and light theme support, a unified waybar theme, and a new sidepad feature to move windows to the right side of the screen. Additional updates include a fish configuration added, an extended shell selection script, and a revamped sidebar app layout with a light/dark theme toggle button.
IceWM version 3.9.0 has been released, offering a fast and customizable window management solution for the X Window System. This release features improvements to localization with updated translations for Spanish, Hungarian, and Portuguese (Brazil), as well as a new feature that allows IceWM to smartly guess cursor hotspots when they are absent in images. With its simple and non-intrusive design, IceWM provides users with efficient resource usage and support for multiple monitors via RandR and Xinerama. The window manager is highly configurable, featuring customizable themes, keybindings, focus models, and more, making it a popular choice among Linux users.
The development team of Darktable has announced the release of a new nightly build, version 5.3, for testing purposes, providing users with the opportunity to explore new features prior to their inclusion in an official release. It is crucial to approach these builds with caution, as the introduction of complex code may result in stability issues when compared to official releases.
Way to the Web Limited is ceasing operations, but as a final act of generosity, they have released their popular freeware scripts into the open-source community under the GPLv3 license. The re-released tools include ConfigServer Security and Firewall, ConfigServer ModSecurity Control, ConfigServer Mail Manage, ConfigServer Mail Queues (cmq), and ConfigServer Explorer (cse). These influential security solutions have long been instrumental in safeguarding web servers against potential threats and will now benefit from the collaborative efforts of developers worldwide.
Philip Rebohle has announced the release of DXVK version 2.7.1. This latest iteration introduces several bug fixes and enhancements in performance across a range of games, including resolutions for MSAA and adjustments to tessellation factors. A total of 12 game-specific solutions have been implemented to address issues including crashes, rendering problems, and suboptimal performance in titles such as Crysis 3, The Witcher 1, and Top Spin 2004.
Wine Staging 10.14 has been released, offering an experimental platform for testing new features and bug fixes before they are integrated into the main development branch. This version is based on Wine 10.14 and includes updates to the vkd3d-latest patchset.
