FreeCAD 1.0: new features and the larger picture
by Aleksandr ProkudinIt's a major milestone, with a lot more coming next
Weekly Recaps
A mostly weekly look at what's new in the world of Libre Arts.
Weekly recap — 8 December 2024
New major releases of Hugin and OBS Studio, and a new beta of Friction 1.0
Weekly recap — 1 December 2024
New LibrePCB release, GIMP 3.0rc2 is being delayed, new great features are coming to FreeCAD
Weekly recap — 24 November 2024
Major new releases of Blender, FreeCAD, and Zrythm; PrusaSlicer switches to flatpak
Podcast
Conversations with developers and users of free software for creative professionals.
Podcast ep. 003 - Paul Davis on fixing big Linux audio issues
This is a the second part of the interview with Paul Davis. It's time to talk about some big stuff that is relevant to virtually every user of Linux audio applications for music-making.
Previously...
Podcast ep. 002 - Paul Davis on the deep rewrite of Ardour
This is the first part of a long interview with Paul Davis, founder and lead developer of Ardour, free/libre digital audio workstation.
Podcast ep. 001 - Interview with Krita developers
Krita team on funding the development and bringing in new contributors
Tutorials
How to use free/libre software for good honest work
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 use math input in GIMP
How to do simple calculations in the spinbox widgets where you input numeric values
Mastering Inkscape in 2018
What’s best among books, courses, and tutorials on the free/libre vector graphics editor
Showcases
Great works of art made with free/libre software
Halloween art 2021
Spooky and fun!
Revolutionizing garment-making in Italy with Valentina
Here is a tailor shop in Sicily actively using Valentina for pattern design
The art of Evelyne Schulz
Growing with Linux and GIMP to become a pro
Reviews
Hands-on reviews of free/libre software
Elektroid 3.1 welcomes Arturia MicroFreak
Libre replacement for Elektron Transfer advances further into Arturia territory
Elektroid 3.0 and Overwitch 1.1 released
FOSS replacement for Elektron Transfer that also handles some Arturia, Moog, and Novation devices
New in GIMP: paint tools can autoexpand layers now
It's one more step to an infinite canvas in GIMP
Posts
Other posts about the Libre Arts community.
CLever Audio Plugin API two years later
by Alexandre ProkoudineLet’s take a look at the evolution of the project and its adoption by developers of DAWs and plugins alike.
How to record browser audio on Linux
by Alexandre ProkoudineLet's learn how to use Sound Recorder and Helvum to record audio from a web browser
GIMP 3.0 finally has a release schedule
by Alexandre ProkoudineThe team is targeting May 2024, but it's going to be tough, and here is why
Streamlining Inkscape for the masses
by Alexandre ProkoudineAn interview with the Inkscape team on better development process and UX improvements