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GNOME 51 released! Look forward to faster screen recordings, an Auto Rotate option for screens with accelerometers, offline maps, and much more. Check out our release video! 👉️ LINK-TO-RELEASE-VIDEO Full release notes 👉️ release.gnome.org/51/ #linux #opensource #freesoftware #foss

A new issue of This Week In GNOME is now online! #271 Good News thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/1... #ThisWeekInGNOME #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource

A new issue of This Week In GNOME is now online! #270 Visualized Community thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/1... #ThisWeekInGNOME #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource

Come find us today in Open Source Conference in Tokyo!! Thank you to our community who have organised a booth for our first time in the conference!! event.ospn.jp/osc2026-fall/ #tokyo #conference #opensource

Calling for volunteers to help the GNOME Extensions team with code reviews and Shexli linter improvements. If you are interested in joining the review team or helping with Shexli, please reach out to us in the matrix.to/#/#extension... blogs.gnome.org/jrahmatzadeh... #extensions #gnome

Do you have a fingerprint reader? In GNOME 51 we improved the user interface for managing fingerprints, and now adding, removing or even storing multiple different fingerprints is easier than ever. Note: this feature isn't limited to smartphones! #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FLOSS

Welcome to the GNOME Circle to Concessio!! Concessio helps you understand and convert between UNIX permissions representations. apps.gnome.org/es/Concessio/ #unix #sysadmin #freesoftware #apps

A new issue of This Week In GNOME is now online! #269 Permission Admission thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/1... #ThisWeekInGNOME #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource

Want to train on your typing speed? Check out Keypunch — beautiful app built solely for this purpose. No ads, no tracking and built with love. Get it now! 👉 apps.gnome.org/Keypunch/ #FOSS #OpenSource #Apps #Application

A new issue of This Week In GNOME is now online! #268 Improved Agenda thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/1... #ThisWeekInGNOME #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource

One of many changes in GNOME 51 also includes changes to Loupe, our Image Viewer. It now shows more image information such as: ・Creator ・Copyright ・Equipment used (e.g. camera lens) ・Color profile #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FLOSS

Check out this blog from Czech language team coordinator 👉️ blogs.gnome.org/patriksivek/... #OpenSource #FOSS #Translation #Languages

Era, new fabulous calendar is now available on Flathub, Solitaire, classic game made with GTK, has a new release and much more in This Week in GNOME! #267 A New Era thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/0... #ThisWeekInGNOME #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource

Do you need to have a map available on hand, but you won't have network available? Since GNOME 51 Maps app have you covered! Download any area and have it ready to for your hiking and exploring adventures! #FOSS #OSM #OpenStreetMap #OpenSource

Are you great communicator? We have an opening for a writer for our websites and social media. The deadline is in 2 days! discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-foun... #SocialMedia #Socials

GNOME 51 offers support for 37 languages with at least 90% translated strings, making our desktop accessible to everyone, not just English speakers. Thanks to our translators, who made this happen! #OpenSource #FOSS #Translation #Languages

During GNOME 51 cycle we welcomed 3 new apps in Circle✨️ 🔹Bobby, handy app for inspecting SQLite databases apps.gnome.org/Bobby/ 🔹Tally, simple tool for counting anything apps.gnome.org/Tally/ 🔹Bazaar, fantastic Flatpak-first app store apps.gnome.org/Bazaar/ #Apps #FOSS #OpenSource #FLOSS

GNOME 51 "Coruña" fixed an 8 year old bug that was a pet peeve of mine gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-... now Calendar emits reminders / notifications _without_ Evolution installed 🥰 Congrats on the release @gnome.org 👏🐧

GNOME 51 was released! 🥳️ GNOME OS now has a dedicated website with documentation, is now smarter on systems with little RAM and much more in This Week in GNOME! thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/0... #266 Fifty One! #ThisWeekInGNOME #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource

In GNOME 51 we introduced 3 new default wallpapers, and as always they also have a dark variant. Check them out once you get GNOME 51 on your distro😄️ #Art #Wallpaper #Artwork #OpenSource

Do you like sharp and crispy cursors? What a coincidence, so do we! Starting from GNOME 51 all our cursors are now rendered using SVG format, meaning no matter the resolution, the cursor will be crispy🤩️ #OpenSource #FOSS #SVG #FreeSoftware

In our latest GNOME 51, dragging multiple files in our Files app will now show nice counter badge. And our Files companion app — Sushi, our file previewer, received a proper glow-up, and has been ported to GTK 4 + Libadwaita. Enjoy! #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS

The Linux desktop Gnome 51 visibly improves many standard apps and provides more convenience in everyday life.

#GNOME 51 “A Coruña” Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New 9to5linux.com/gnome-51-a-c... @gnome.org #Linux #OpenSource

GNOME 51 is now available with smoother frame scheduling, offline maps, improved Settings, a revamped file previewer, and many desktop refinements. linuxiac.com/gnome-51-rel... #GNOME #OpenSource

GNOME 51 is out with smoother animations, new settings added and improvements across core apps, including the ability to add handwritten signatures in the document viewer. Highlights in the link. GNOME 51 will be included in Ubuntu 26.10, which is out on 15 October. #linux

GNOME 51 Released With Improved Frame Scheduling, Many App Improvements - https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-51-Released

Call for papers for GNOME.Asia was extended to 15th September! The event will take place from 31st October to 2nd November. More info here 👉 discourse.gnome.org/t/call-for-p... #events #asia #floss

If you REALLY want to stick it to companies knowingly funding fashtech, consider becoming a Friend of @gnome.org! There’s a convenient $50/month option in case you’re not planning to drop $3 million on something else. Or, you know, any amount helps. 😉

Congrats to Brage, new TWIG editor! Big Gitte update, lots of improvements in Calendar this cycle and much more in This Week in GNOME! #ThisWeekInGNOME #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource

Corporations aren’t lining up to throw millions at GNOME (there are a few more modest tiers if your company is interested!). Most of the support comes from individuals like you. If a few thousand folks became Friends of GNOME today, that would be huge for the sustainability of the Linux ecosystem!

The extension port guide for GNOME Shell 51 gjs.guide/extensions/u... is ready, and we are now accepting 51 packages on extensions.gnome.org/! If you need any help with your extension you can ask us on matrix.to/#/#extension....

Know a second language? You can make GNOME speak your language! Check out Damned Lies, our translation platform for our desktop and various GNOME apps, at l10n.gnome.org/, and help make GNOME accessible to everyone in the world, not just English speakers. #i18n #l10n #opensource #foss #floss

Call for Proposals for GNOME Asia 2026 is open until September 10th. We would love to see your talk or workshop proposal and hopefully see you presenting at GNOME Asia! 😃 More details and submission info 👉 discourse.gnome.org/t/call-for-t...

Our AUA is now closed! Thank you everyone for participating and giving our new board members a lot of food for thought! #AUA