Linux App Release Roundup (August 2026)

OMG! Ubuntu's August 2026 Linux app roundup highlights Firefox 153, OpenShot 4.0 with colour grading, Calibre's new generative AI cover generation, Tuba's feature updates, LibreOffice 26.8's new paragraph engine, the NVIDIA GeForce NOW app leaving beta, and the beta launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT Linux app.

August saw a number of slew of notable Linux app updates, and in this post I roundup a few that might have passed you by. Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock you’ll have heard about Firefox 153 and the big OpenShot 4.0 release with colour grading August also an ebook manager Calibre updated that lets you generate new book covers using online generative AI. Open-source Mastodon client Tuba got a stack of new features, while LibreOffice 26.8 debuted a new paragraph engine. We saw the NVIDIA GeForce NOW app leave beta and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Linux beta launch in beta. … You're reading Linux App Release Roundup August 2026 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/linux-app-release-roundup-august-2026 , a blog post from OMG Ubuntu https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk . Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.