{"id":260615,"date":"2026-05-31T20:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/linux-app-release-roundup-may-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T00:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T04:05:21","slug":"linux-app-release-roundup-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/linux-app-release-roundup-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux App Release Roundup (May 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Linux App Release Roundup (May 2026)<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.omgubuntu.co.uk\/2026\/05\/linux-app-release-roundup-may-2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-31 20:20:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.omgubuntu.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

May 2026 delivered a sizeable set of Linux software updates, including the set I\u2019ve rounded up for your reading pleasure in this post.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The month also saw a buffet of big browser updates, including\u00a0Firefox 151\u00a0with new-look new tab page, Vivaldi 8.0 with a new-look generally and a new public beta of Kagi\u2019s Orion. <\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS support was added to VMware Workstation (and Fusion for macOS), while open-source system cleaner BleachBit debuted a TUI for interactive command-line based spring cleaning.<\/p>\n

Below, I run through a crop of other Linux app releases that landed in May and caught my eye. <\/p>\n

Drawy dotted its v1.0 release<\/h3>\n

Drawy UI<\/p>\n

Drawy, a \u201chandy, infinite brainstorming tool\u201d built in Qt, put out its version 1.0 release at the start of May. The app is a lightweight whiteboard tool providing a focused set of tools for doodling down diagrams and jotting down notes using (primarily) a stylus input. <\/p>\n

It provides an infinite canvas, work with pressure-sensitive graphics tablets and allow you to import mages, add regular text and use basic shapes (ovals, arrows, etc) to your session. Whiteboards can be saved as an image to add, use or share elsewhere.<\/p>\n

A deft little tool \u2013 if you want to try this whiteboard out, go grab Drawy on Flathub.<\/p>\n

Haruna cast new features<\/h3>\n

\"\"Image: Haruna<\/p>\n

Haruna, the Qt-based media player for KDE, picked up new features in its v1.8.1 update, including support for opening multiple files from the command-line, or only selected files via the file manager. It also shows filename\/title in the OSD when a file is opened.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, there\u2019s a new setting to enable taskbar progress, you\u2019ll find a \u2018stop\u2019 action in toolbar to end media playback without quitting the app and you might spot a new custom loading animation (or not, depending on what you\u2019re doing in the player). <\/p>\n

Bug fixes, compatibility and minor UI tweaks aplenty, including a setting for mpv\u2019s…<\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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