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Proton Mail gets Newsletter view to manage all email subscriptions in one place:
https://proton.me/blog/proton-mail-newsletters
(That's really cool. Now we can tell normies that Proton Mail has this feature and Gmail doesn't lol)

Proton Pass adds 14 new entry types, option to create custom types:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/proton-pass-goes-beyond-passwords-and-credit-cards-with-customizable-item-storage/
(Really tempting feature, but personally I would advise against storing every piece of sensitive data in one central database in the cloud. Proton can get hacked any time, like any other company, and also the new Swiss law can force them to hand over all that personal data in plain text, so you can mess up your privacy really badly. I'm not pointing fingers at Proton, but I think this update wasn't quite a good idea, it puts too much responsibility on them.)

Firefox 140 ESR released with unload tab feature, support for adding custom search engines in Search settings, support for keeping more or fewer pinned vertical tabs in view, "Select All" option for bookmarks on Android:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-140-esr-web-browser-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new

Firefox 141 beta is available with less memory usage on Linux, ability to drag a tab to the pinned tabs tray and drag it out to unpin it, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-141-promises-to-use-less-memory-on-linux-systems-beta-out-now

Mozilla discontinues DeepSpeech, an embedded/offline speech-to-text engine:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-DeepSpeech-Discontinued
(GNOME: *drops a feature every few releases*
Mozilla: Hold my beer. *drops a service each week*)

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PeerTube asks for donations to improve their new mobile app:
https://news.itsfoss.com/peertube-mobile-app-crowdfunding/

Organic Maps got forked due to transparency concerns, inclusion of proprietary components, CoMaps is born as a fully community-driven project:
https://news.itsfoss.com/organic-maps-fork-comaps/

Delta Chat now works in Firefox, no longer depends on Electron/Chromium:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/delta-chat-desktop-now-runs-in-firefox-and-no-longer-depends-on-electron-or-chromium/

Firefox 139 released with custom new tab wallpapers and background colors, improved upload speed, full-page translations on extension pages (for moz-extension:// URL scheme only), transparent PNG images stay transparent when pasted into Firefox:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/mozilla-firefox-139-released-new-featuress

Firefox 140 beta available with Unload Tab feature to reduce memory and CPU usage, support for keeping more or fewer pinned vertical tabs in view, “Select All” option for bookmarks on Android:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-140-enters-beta-testing-as-the-next-esr-extended-support-release-series

Thunderbird 139 released with "Mark as Read" and "Delete" actions for email notifications, enterprise policy implementation to allow granular in-app notification control, support for manually sorting folders in the folder pane, customizable row count for Cards View in the Appearance settings, various bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-139-adds-mark-as-read-and-delete-actions-to-email-notifications

OBS Studio 31.1 beta available with Multitrack Video support on Linux and macOS, preview zoom controls, support for additional canvases for Multitrack Video output, AV1 B-frame support for AMF, support for color format/space/range GPU conversion, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-31-1-promises-multitrack-video-support-on-linux-beta-out-now

VirtualBox 7.2 beta is available with Windows 11 Arm support, GUI improvements, source code available on GitHub:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Oracle-VirtualBox-7.2-Beta

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Firefox 136 released with vertical tabs, official ARM64 Linux binaries, hardware video decoding for AMD GPUs on Linux, new HTTPS-First behavior for upgrading page loads to HTTPS, support for copying PNG images out of the browser etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-136-is-out-with-vertical-tabs-and-official-arm64-linux-binaries

Firefox 137 beta available with HEVC playback support on Linux, ability to identify all links in PDF documents and turn them into hyperlinks etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-137-enters-public-beta-testing-with-hevc-playback-support-on-linux

Thunderbird 136 released with dark mode toggle for messages, new Appearance setting to control message threading and sorting order globally, bug fixes and security patches:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/thunderbird-136-release-adds-new-appearance-controls

KeePassXC 2.7.10 released with support for importing passwords from Proton Pass (only unencrypted JSON files, no Passkeys currently), support for KeePass2 TOTP config settings, support for generating passphrases using a mix of uppercase and lowercase words ("MIXED case"), UI improvements etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/keepassxc-2-7-10-open-source-password-manager-brings-proton-pass-support

/e/OS 2.8 released with LineageOS 21 base, privacy policy linked in account manager, App Lounge gets a refined warning message for manual updates and a more readable format for F-Droid app descriptions, software updates, bug fixes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/-e-os-2-8-released-with-improved-account-manager-smoother-app-lounge-and-bug-fixes/

Internxt Drive becomes the first cloud storage with post-quantum encryption:
https://news.itsfoss.com/internxt-drive-post-quantum-encryption/

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VLC teases offline, real-time AI powered subtitles and translation at CES 2025:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/vlc-teases-offline-and-real-time-ai-powered-subtitles-and-translation-at-ces-2025/
(It can be a pretty useful feature, but at the same time it will probably make the program much more bloated, so not everyone will be happy about it)

Firefox 134 released with support for touchpad hold gestures on Linux, improved popup blocking, refreshed New Tab layout for users in US and Canada (why not for everyone? ️) etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-134-is-out-with-support-for-touchpad-hold-gestures-on-linux

Firefox 135 is available for beta testing with support for XZ packaging, support for closing only the current tab if the Quit keyboard shortcut is used (on Linux and macOS), “Copy Without Site Tracking” option renamed to “Copy Clean Link” etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-135-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-with-xz-packaging-on-linux

Matrix.org to retire guest accounts, introduce MAS authentication:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/matrix-org-to-retire-guest-accounts-and-introduce-mas-authentication/

Automattic to reduce contributions WordPress amid legal dispute with WP Engine:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/automattic-will-reduce-contributions-to-wordpress-core-amid-legal-dispute-with-wp-engine/

/e/OS adds AOSP 14 support for 100 community devices:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/-e-os-adds-aosp-14-support-for-100-community-devices/

Proton held their annual fundraiser, which brought $927,470, of which they donated $150 to various FOSS projects and digital rights organizations like Open Street Maps, Free Software Foundation Europe, Ladybird Browser Initiative and more:
https://proton.me/blog/2024-lifetime-fundraiser-results

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Firefox 133 released with option to show tabs from other devices in the Tab overview menu (if Firefox Sync is enabled I guess), Bounce Tracking Protection, new anti-tracking feature enabled in Enhanced Tracking Protection’s Strict mode etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-133-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

Firefox 134 enters beta, includes support touchpad hold gestures on Linux, Cookie Banner Blocker:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-134-enters-beta-promises-support-for-touchpad-hold-gestures-on-linux

Firefox switches from tar.bz2 to tar.xz for faster downloads and extraction times:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/11/firefox-linux-tar-xz-switch

Proton reveals roadmaps for Mail, Calendar and Drive, promising support for Finnish and Hindi languages, option to set Mail desktop app as the default for emails, integrate video conferencing services with Calendar, custom responses for event invites, public documents and folders on Drive, option to organize photos to albums, improved collaboration in Docs and many more:
https://proton.me/blog/mail-calendar-product-roadmap-winter
https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-product-roadmap

NewPipe 0.27.3 released with NewPlayer (a new media player framework), support for secondary audio track types, option to expand/collapse playlist descriptions, automatic handling for subscribeto.me PeerTube instance links etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/11/newpipe-0-27-3-introduces-newplayer-an-independent-media-framework-and-other-enhancements/

ONLYOFFICE DocSpace 3.0 released with Virtual Data Rooms for storing and sharing confidential information, custom logo for rooms, revamped user types and roles, non-member users can be granted edit, review and comment permissions etc.:
https://news.itsfoss.com/onlyoffice-docspace-3-0/

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Matrix 2.0 released with Simplified Sliding Sync offering speed improvements, Next Generation Auth allowing users to scan QR code to log in, MatrixRTC which enables end-to-end encrypted group voice and video conferencing, Invisible Encryption:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/10/version-2-0-of-the-decentralized-matrix-protocol-has-been-released-with-major-enhancements/

First stable version of Thunderbird for Android released with Material 3 folder drawer, updated OAuth support for Fastmail and other providers etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/10/thunderbird-has-just-released-the-first-stable-version-for-android-after-two-years-of-work/

Firefox 132 released with support for blocking third-party cookie access with Enhanced Tracking Protection’s Strict mode, support for blocking HTTP-favicons if they aren’t served over HTTPS, “Copy Without Site Tracking” right-click context menu option greyed out when no tracking parameters were found etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-132-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

Firefox 133 enters beta testing with support for touchpad hold gestures on Linux, new “Show search terms in the address bar on results pages” option, Cookie Banner Blocker etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-133-enters-beta-testing-with-support-for-touchpad-hold-gestures-on-linux

ONLYOFFICE 8.2 released with new grey theme, improved startup times, signatures for PDF forms, enhanced version history, random transitions in presentations, support for Histogram, Waterfall, and Funnel charts, various updates to Document Editor, Presentation Editor, Spreadsheet Editor and PDF Editor:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/10/onlyoffice-8-2-brings-faster-file-opening-new-grey-theme

2/3

I was hoping a new year would mean that Mozilla would finally start writing something a bit more useful..