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The latest in free software for creative professionals and engineers

Meet Open Apollo, UAD Apollo drivers for Linux
Meet Open Apollo, UAD Apollo drivers for Linux

This project brings Linux drivers to Thunderbolt and USB audio interfaces by Universal Audio

Meet oscmix, RME Fireface control app
Meet oscmix, RME Fireface control app

This free/libre application replaces RME TotalMix FX on Linux

Elektroid 3.3 released
Elektroid 3.3 released

New version comes with KORG Volca Sample and KORG padKONTROL support

Editorials

Personal takes on recent events in the FOSS ecosystem

GIMP at LGM2026
GIMP at LGM2026

GIMP committee, grants, no-AI policy, and that GSoC thing

CLever Audio Plugin API two years later
CLever Audio Plugin API two years later

Let’s take a look at the evolution of the project and its adoption by developers of DAWs and plugins alike.

Is this radical redesign of GIMP possible now?
Is this radical redesign of GIMP possible now?

Glimpse NX didn't have a great solution for missing menu, but this new 3D CAD application has

Tutorials

How to use free/libre software for good honest work

How to make FreeCAD look and work like Ondsel ES
How to make FreeCAD look and work like Ondsel ES

Missing Ondsel ES already? Here is how you can customize FreeCAD to be more like it

How to record browser audio on Linux
How to record browser audio on Linux

Let's learn how to use Sound Recorder and Helvum to record audio from a web browser

Get started with Mayo
Get started with Mayo

Meet the open-source 3D CAD files viewer

Showcases

Great works of art made with free/libre software

Halloween art 2021
Halloween art 2021

Spooky and fun! Here are the best artworks made with Krita and Blender

Revolutionizing garment-making with Valentina
Revolutionizing garment-making with Valentina

Here is a tailor shop in Sicily actively using Valentina for pattern design

The art of Evelyne Schulz
The art of Evelyne Schulz

Growing with Linux and GIMP to become a pro