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Congrats to the pretty slick video player #Clapper with its first release with support for Windows!
https://github.com/Rafostar/clapper/releases/tag/0.8.0
And I love the new feature that let's you auto-set the aspect ratio of the window to the aspect ratio of the video by middle clicking it! Reminds me of my idea for #Gnome to have a way to lock aspect ratios when resizing windows, for these kinds of use cases! https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Design/whiteboards/-/issues/283
GitHubRelease 0.8.0 · Rafostar/clapperNotice
This is the very first release of Clapper to support Windows OS. To make usage there easier, Clapper repo provides a Windows installer executable built with GitHub actions (also attached in ...
Another nice new feature in Graphs, that had been merged months ago but hasn't hit the stable release yet is the ability to import using drag and drop. #GNOME #GNOMECircle #libadwaita #linuxapps
What is the future of desktop Linux?
This #LAS2025 panel explores where app ecosystems and distros are headed—and what that means for devs and users alike.
You don't want to miss this one!
As a KDE Plasma user, I was always jealous of some of the nicer GNOME apps.
Recently I realised that I don't need to be. I can run GNOME apps on KDE Plasma just fine! Sure, they look a little different, but they work just as they would on GNOME.
Do you mix apps from different desktops?
(If no option applies to you, please comment instead)
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Pinta 3.0 is about to arrive, bringing a modern UI and significant performance improvements to open-source image editing. Explore the new features and dive into the details in our blog post.
https://rolandixor.pro/services/updates/post/pinta-3
Updates & Insights // RolandiXor Media Inc. · Pinta 3.0: Redefining the Open-Source Image Editing ExperiencePinta 3.0 is coming—find out what’s new! With a modernized interface, improved performance, and restored add-ins, this open-source image editor is evolving while staying true to its lightweight, user-friendly design. See how it can enhance your creative projects!
Edit: Added 2 example pics
Is there any tool – maybe in Inkscape or Gimp, but a standalone tool is fine too – for aligning several layers which mostly have the same lines on them?
I've taken several screenshots of maps of the same area, but on different websites, so they are not perfectly aligned. I would like them to be. Bu I'm not able to do that manually, since the zoom level is not perfectly the same across the different maps.
Thanks!
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Big thank you to @craftyguy of @postmarketOS - had a nice time talking about all things about app ecosystem, postmarketos, and building community. Grateful that he installed a new version of postmarketos and the camera works!!! (OnePlus 6t) that was exciting. Still trying to figure out why the sim card doesn't work, but it is because there is some kind of lock.
One of the nice benefits of living in #portland. :)
#postmarketos #opensource #gnome #linuxapps #linux #mobile
Museum of All Things is now available for Linux via Flathub! This unique open source game was recently featured on @godotengine blog, and I just couldn’t resist helping make it available to more folks via the best Linux app store. :)
Flathub - Apps for LinuxInstall Museum of All Things on Linux | FlathubExplore an infinite 3D museum
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Tiny Crate, a third open source Godot Engine game from the same developer, is all the way down at 224. Not terrible among thousands of apps… but we can get it trending higher. :D
https://flathub.org/apps/net.hhoney.tinycrate
You can check out its nice new icon from @micahilbery by clicking through, too. Plus I hear there’s a new update coming out soon that will add more save slots plus local high scores…
Flathub - Apps for LinuxInstall Tiny Crate on Linux | FlathubCrate-chucking action puzzler
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Candy Wrapper, another open source Godot Engine game from the same developer, is also trending! This one’s at #15; can we get it higher?
https://flathub.org/apps/net.hhoney.candy
It also recently passed the guidelines with a shiny new @micahilbery icon (again, might be cached: click through to see the new one).
Flathub - Apps for LinuxInstall Candy Wrapper on Linux | FlathubScreen-wrapping arcade action
A nice surprise: ROTA—the open source Godot Engine game I’ve previously gushed about—is currently trending in the #4 spot on Flathub!
https://flathub.org/apps/net.hhoney.rota
This is likely thanks to recently passing all the quality guidelines, including the delicious new app icon from @micahilbery. 
(You might see the old one cached on the link preview; click through to see the new one!)
Flathub - Apps for LinuxInstall ROTA on Linux | FlathubGravity bends beneath your feet
I really think it's getting more and more important to have a way to tag Linux applications which uses "AI"/LLMs! I asked about this ten months ago, but other than the issue being moved to the correct place, nothing else has happened.
I hope someone who works with #AppStream will look at this soon!
https://github.com/ximion/appstream/issues/652#issue-2471052438
Ever wonder how we help keep millions of users safe while delivering thousands of apps and their updates?
We’ve written up a bit about the journey an app takes behind the scenes from its source code all the way to running on your device—with all of the safety nets along the way. 
https://docs.flathub.org/blog/app-safety-layered-approach-source-to-user
docs.flathub.org · Flathub Safety: A Layered Approach from Source to User | Flathub DocumentationWith thousands of apps and billions of downloads, Flathub has a responsibility to help ensure the safety of our millions of active users. We take this responsibility very seriously with a layered, in-depth approach including sandboxing, permissions, transparency, policy, human review, automation, reproducibility, auditability, verification, and user interface.
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It's live! Feedback still welcome, of course. :)
https://docs.flathub.org/blog/app-safety-layered-approach-source-to-user
docs.flathub.org · Flathub Safety: A Layered Approach from Source to User | Flathub DocumentationWith thousands of apps and billions of downloads, Flathub has a responsibility to help ensure the safety of our millions of active users. We take this responsibility very seriously with a layered, in-depth approach including sandboxing, permissions, transparency, policy, human review, automation, reproducibility, auditability, verification, and user interface.
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if anyone’s super into this Flatpak and Flathub stuff—especially if you’re knowledgeable about safety protections built into the ecosystem—I could use your review of a decently-long blog post. Let me know and I’ll DM you a link. 
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Fun fact: if my process and math is correct, Flathub is down to <5% of apps being built from other packaging formats as extra-data sources.
205/4101
Thanks to @wjt's blog post¹ for pointing me in the right direction and gasinvein’s Flatpak Remote Metadata Fetcher² for the handy tool.
¹https://blogs.gnome.org/wjjt/2022/06/14/how-many-flathub-apps-reuse-other-package-formats/
blogs.gnome.orgHow many Flathub apps reuse other package formats? – Will Thompson