#calibre — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #calibre, aggregated by home.social.
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#Linux Weekly Roundup for August 30th, 2026: Linux’s 35th birthday, #LibreOffice 26.8, #Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS, #COSMIC 1.7, #OpenShot 4.0, #DXVK 3.1, #Shelly 3.1, Vanilla OS 3, #Ardour 9.8, #Darktable 5.6.1, #Armbian 26.8, #Calibre 9.14, #OpenSSL 4.0.2, #EndeavourOS Titan Nova, Linux 7.3 Release Candidate, #Debian’s use of LLM, California exempts Linux and Open Souce, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-august-30th-2026
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FOSS NEWS
Illinois Just Told Every Operating System to Start Reporting Your Kid's Age:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17404986/illinois-age-verification-bill
(Seems like those morons never give up. They don't seem to get why others fail to enforce this crap, especially on FOSS systems)Signal now lets users link multiple phones and tablets to one account:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/signal-now-lets-users-link-multiple-phones-and-tablets-to-one-account/Lumo can now turn your data into visuals:
https://proton.me/business/blog/lumo-data-visualizationsMozilla Firefox 153.0.3 Improves the Smart Window and Fixes More Bugs:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-153-0-3-improves-the-smart-window-and-fixes-more-bugsCalibre 9.13 fixes broken ebook search in the content server:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/calibre-9-13-bug-fix-updateLinux's Favorite Music Player Rhythmbox 3.5 Lands After Nearly a Decade in the 3.4 Series:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17403257/rhythmbox-3-5-releaseBitwarden improves security with direct Keeper import & KeePass KDBX support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/bitwarden-enhances-security-with-direct-keeper-import-and-keepass-kdbx-support/This New Open Source Project Wants to Be the AI-First Alternative to Microsoft Office:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17403855/genoffice-overviewShotcut 26.8 adds elements panel and new stock asset library:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/shotcut-26-8-adds-elements-panel-and-new-stock-asset-library/bitchat adds offline Android app sharing with direct device transfer:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/bitchat-adds-offline-android-app-sharing-with-direct-device-transfer/Kumo 1.9.0 released with a color indicator for ephemeral mode and preloading tabs opened in the background:
https://fosstodon.org/@UndeadLeech/117022350358163858Addy.io (email alias service) introduces alias labels and filter feature for easier organization:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/addy-io-introduces-alias-labels-and-filter-feature-for-easier-organization/Addy.io update: bulk delete failed deliveries & new subscription features:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/addy-io-update-bulk-delete-failed-deliveries-and-new-subscription-features/
(Haven't heard of this service before. Looks like a pretty decent SimpleLogin alternative, will probably give it a shot, maybe I can stick with it, to use one less Proton service. I don't like to put all eggs in one basket.)Legendary 0.21.0 “Lowlife” Revives the Open-Source Epic Games Launcher After Years of Silence:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/legendary-v0210-revives-the-opensource-epic-games-launcher-replacement/AI Helped Create A DirectX 11 Driver For QEMU VMs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Triton-DirectX-11-QEMU-Driver(more FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #AgeVerification #Signal #Lumo #Bitwarden #Rhythmbox #Calibre #FosseryTech
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Status update:
Pdf reader with touchscreen control, alongside some pdfs from #HumbleBooksBundle also converted an epub copy of a Agatha Christie novel from #ProjectGutenberg using #calibre to pdf.
Currently no nice way of selecting the pdfs.
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(Linux news in previous posts)
FOSS NEWS
A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17390033/grapheneos-duress-password-indictment
(Funny how they consider him a criminal for pedophilia they can't even prove, and ignore the Epstein case with actual proofs. The elites can do anything they want, average people are always the ones being targeted...)Mozilla Firefox 153.0.1 Web Browser Brings Fixes for Multiple Issues and Crashes:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-153-0-1-web-browser-brings-fixes-for-multiple-issues-and-crashesImproved autofill for Proton Pass:
https://proton.me/blog/pass-improved-autofillFireDragon Browser Swoops in With New Wings:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17388206/firedragon-v13-releaseKrita 5.3.3 Drops Today, Alongside the First Stable Qt 6 Port:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/krita-533-releases-today-alongside-the-first-stable-qt-6-build/Shotcut 26.7 Video Editor Adds Graphics Adapter for Linux, Shake Video Filter:
https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-26-7-video-editor-adds-graphics-adapter-for-linux-shake-video-filterCalibre 9.12 E-Book Manager Adds Option to Convert GIF Images to JPEG/WebP:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-12-e-book-manager-adds-option-to-convert-gif-images-to-jpeg-webpownCloud Web 12.5.0 adds Collabora Save-As and new HTML editor:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/owncloud-web-12-5-0-adds-collabora-save-as-and-new-html-editor/Linkwarden 2.16 brings modernized design, link format re-preservation and new search modal:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/linkwarden-2-16-brings-modernized-design-link-format-re-preservation-and-new-search-modal/Ente Photos adds memory reactions, desktop upgrades, and curated sharing controls:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/ente-photos-adds-memory-reactions-desktop-upgrades-and-curated-sharing-controls/Fooyin 0.12 adds audio conversion, 3 visualization plugins, and native PulseAudio support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/fooyin-0-12-adds-audio-conversion-3-visualization-plugins-and-native-pulseaudio-support/
(PulseAudio support? Isn't that a bit late? I saw basically all major distros migrating to PipeWire, not sure if there are still some widely used distros using PulseAudio)(more FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Firefox #GrapheneOS #ProtonPass #FireDragon #Krita #Shotcut #Calibre #ownCloudWeb #ownCloud #Linkwarden #EntePhotos #Ente #Fooyin #CloudStorage #ContentCreation #Ebook #FosseryTech
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Calibre is the poster child (in application space at least) of everything that went wrong with free software. It desperately needs refactoring. Maybe even splitting into a dozen little tools.
We're not ready to have this conversation about Web browsers, of course. Remind me before 2038.
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Day 10 - #DecRecs
Today I'm reccing FanFicFare, a Calibre plugin to download fanfiction! It can download fics from over 100 sites and update them as new chapters release, make covers, and includes all the metadata and tags in the file so it can all be neatly organized.
I love this plugin so much and it makes keeping track of downloaded fics so easy 🥹