omg! ubuntu

Orion is a GTK4/libadwaita WebKit browser that isn't GNOME Web, made by Kagi (of paid search engine fame).

An 'early beta' is now available for testing. While it's early days - missing features ahoy – the bones are solid.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/orion-for-linux-beta-release?v

#Linux #Kagi #Flatpak

Firefox's new 'Smart Window' mode is taking shape in development builds, so I had a play around in a beta build.

It revamped the browser UI to a prompt-based browsing experience, powered by your choice of LLM – OpenAI, Alibaba or Google – with your tabs, searches, questions and entire browsing history all handled on each company's servers...

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-smart-window-hands-on?v1

#firefox #opensource

I do like a bit of bling 👀.

Dynamic Music Pill GNOME extension embeds a visually slick media controller in your desktop panel (or dock), with album art, waveforms and track info.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/dynamic-music-pill-gnome-panel-media-controller?v

#gnome #Linux #Ubuntu

Fastmail users can now download an official desktop app, available for Linux via Flathub. Spoiler: it is Electron.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/fastmail-desktop-app-for-linux?v1

#Linux #Fastmail #Flathub