Odin 2 is a free (GPLv3+) 24-voice polyphonic semi-modular synth with a modulation matrix and microtuning support (imports Scala files). The initial release happened almost 5 years ago. Everyone got pretty excited, and for a good reason: it was a good …

Week highlights: new releases of Sigil, PipeWire, Qtractor, and Millisecond; new features in GIMP.

GIMP

Three notable patches landed in GIMP recently:

CmykStudent added a new option for the Text tool that I wish was there in Inkscape: out…

Does it take a Millisecond to set up your Linux for real-time audio now? Not really, no. You still need to fiddle with system-level configuration. But this little program by Gahel shows you exactly where your system settings could be improved, gives ac…

Week highlights: new releases of GIMP, Inkscape and FreeCAD; KDE Plasma is getting an HDR calibration wizard.

HDR calibration in Plasma

KDE’s Plasma 6.4.0 is getting a simple HDR calibration wizard:

Some more information is available in …

Week highlights: new version of Shotcut, CMYK PDF exporting has landed in Inkscape, GSoC2025 has announced students/projects, LGM2025 program is up.

GIMP

Ondřej Míchal started submitting his first patches that introduce a GEGL filter brows…

Google Summer of Code 2025 projects have just been announced. As is usual in the last 20 years or so, Google is paying a reward to students for improving free and open-source software.
I went ahead and harvested the list of all the relevant projects so…

Week highlights: new releases of Kdenlive, Mixxx, and Giada; new features in GIMP and FreeCAD.

GIMP

CmykStudent implemented a simple palette exporter to KPL, Krita’s palette file format.

The other file format support they added is Over t…

Week highlights: new releases of Helio sequencer and ZLEqualizer, new features in GIMP and FreeCAD.

GIMP

CmykStudent started working on a total ink coverage display filter. For now, you can set a threshold and choose a color to visualize a…

Darkglass Electronics, a popular maker of bass-centric equipment (pedals, amps, cabinets), announced their first multi-effects box earlier this week. Anagram is a relatively compact pedal with a touch screen for setting up the signal chain, six endless…