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#ARM
elementary OS on Raspberry Pi
Continuing our experimental Early Access builds
elementary OS on Pinebook Pro
An experimental case of hardware enablement
#accessibility
Introducing elementary OS 5.1 Hera
A major update on a solid foundation
Accessibility Features Are Just Features
An OS-wide curb-cutting effort
#appcenter
AppCenter Dashboard Sprint Spring 2021
Big steps for the Flatpak-based AppCenter
AppCenter for Everyone Remote Sprint
What we accomplished despite postponing the in-person sprint
AppCenter for Everyone Campaign Results
Stats, sprint plans, and more
Updates for October, 2019
The Flatpak Update. Plus: prepping for LAS and wrapping up Hacktoberfest.
elementary AppCenter + Flatpak
Preparing for the future
AppCenter Website Updates
Release notes, prices, and more
Privacy and elementary OS
How we protect your data from ourselves and others
AppCenter and Content Ratings
Using open standards to empower users and parents
Introducing New AppCenter Sharing URLs
Easily share apps to users whether or not they’re on elementary OS
About AppCenter Payments
Building a sustainable app ecosystem
Introducing New AppCenter Categories
Better for both users and developers
AppCenter & the Future of the Universe
How elementary OS can “cross the chasm”
So You Wanna Publish on AppCenter
Helpful tips, common pitfalls, and frequently asked questions
Building the Future of elementary OS
Why AppCenter is the center of our platform
#appcenter-spotlight
AppCenter Spotlight: Planner
Never worry about forgetting things again
AppCenter Spotlight: Fondo
Find the most beautiful wallpapers
AppCenter Spotlight: Write.as
Publish a thought in seconds
AppCenter Spotlight: Minder
Create, develop, and visualize your ideas
AppCenter Spotlight: Tootle
Lightning fast client for Mastodon
AppCenter Spotlight: Transporter
Hassle-free file sharing
#dark-style
Dark Style Progress for elementary OS 6
The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be… unnatural
The Need for a FreeDesktop Dark Style Preference
It’s time for the FreeDesktop to catch up
User Interface Study Findings
Regarding Custom Styles, Dark Modes, and Night Light
In my time contributing to elementary and GNOME, I’ve become familiar with pleas from users to implement official support for arbitrary themes — while that itself is a large and controversial topic, I have been working over the past few years to...
Read more…#design
Look & Feel Changes Coming to elementary OS 6
Visual design updates that are more than skin deep
Say Hello to the New Greeter
Our redesigned login and lock screen
Welcome to the New Blog
Why we left Medium, and how!
Get Settled into elementary OS with Onboarding
Designed to improve the first-run experience
GNOME’s New App Icons Drop Pixel-Precision and Hinting
What it means for elementary OS
Why We Use “Checks” in Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
Checkboxes and radio buttons are honestly used pretty sparingly in elementary OS, and even more sparingly together. When they are used, it’s fairly obvious from context whether it’s a multi-select or exclusive-select situation. Further, with radio buttons it can be...
Read more…Why the Looped Square (⌘) Symbol?
Meet the Upcoming Installer
Making elementary OS more “gettable”
Peace Out, About Dialogs
and hello metadata standards
Busting Major Myths Around elementary OS
A look at the facts
The open source desktop landscape is complicated. There are many distros, many desktop environments, and so many things to know about each of them. We often see folks fall into some of the same pieces of misinformation when reporting on...
Read more…Switching from macOS: Creative Work
What it’s like to do creative work or work alongside a designer on elementary OS
A Music App Shouldn't Be a Podcast App
The Heuristics of Headerbars
10×10 Design Process
The problem and a possible solution
What's (Still) Up With Window Controls?
In my original post, “What’s Up With Window Controls?”, I outlined some of the things we were thinking about window controls in elementary and the beginning of an experiment. As of now, we’ve been running that experiment for about a...
Read more…What's Up With Window Controls?
It’s the stuff of epic flame wars. “My button position is better than yours” surely gets the blood boiling. So let’s take a second and talk window controls. What do they do, why do we have them, what order should...
Read more…#developer-tips
Developer Tips: GitHub Workflow
Best practices to make development faster and easier
Developer Tips: Backgrounding & System Integration
Best practices for making your app a first-class citizen
#devices
Hardware Improvements Coming to elementary OS
Working with device makers shows how a rising tide lifts all boats
elementary OS on Raspberry Pi
Continuing our experimental Early Access builds
Slimbook Joins the elementary OS Retailer Program
Plus, additional models from existing retailers
elementary OS on Pinebook Pro
An experimental case of hardware enablement
Now Shipping elementary OS
Over a dozen models from two retailers, and counting
#devs
elementary Developer Week 2021
Online · June 26–27, 2021 →
elementary OS 6 Beta 2 Now Available
Installer, Flatpak, Online Accounts, Notifications, and more since Beta 1
AppCenter Dashboard Sprint Spring 2021
Big steps for the Flatpak-based AppCenter
elementary OS 6 Beta Available Today
What’s a beta, and what’s new for developers?
Hera Updates for June, 2020
Fixes and improvements with OS 5.1.6, plus a note about the future
Developer Tips: GitHub Workflow
Best practices to make development faster and easier
A New Native File Chooser
And how you can get your apps ready for it
AppCenter Website Updates
Release notes, prices, and more
Developer Tips: Backgrounding & System Integration
Best practices for making your app a first-class citizen
Building the Next Generation of Apps
Platform improvements and goals for Juno
Introducing New AppCenter Categories
Better for both users and developers
Scratch is now elementary Code
More than a name change
Peace Out, About Dialogs
and hello metadata standards
So You Wanna Publish on AppCenter
Helpful tips, common pitfalls, and frequently asked questions
We’re Now Hosting Valadoc.org
Switching from macOS: Developer Environment
Part 2 of a 5-part series
What’s Up With HiDPI Icons?
Thoughts from the GNOME WestCoast Summit
Why we write elementary apps in Vala
A tremendously effective tool for our needs
The Heuristics of Headerbars
#early-access
elementary OS 6 Beta 2 Now Available
Installer, Flatpak, Online Accounts, Notifications, and more since Beta 1
elementary OS 6 Beta Available Today
What’s a beta, and what’s new for developers?
Look & Feel Changes Coming to elementary OS 6
Visual design updates that are more than skin deep
Hardware Improvements Coming to elementary OS
Working with device makers shows how a rising tide lifts all boats
Our 2020 in Review
…what a year.
elementary OS on Raspberry Pi
Continuing our experimental Early Access builds
Multi-touch Gestures in elementary OS 6
Our swipiest operating system ever
Dark Style Progress for elementary OS 6
The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be… unnatural
Platform Changes in elementary OS 6
New technology that improves your experience
elementary OS on Pinebook Pro
An experimental case of hardware enablement
Let’s Talk elementary OS 6
Updates for July, plus early access to the next major version
#event
AppCenter for Everyone Remote Sprint
What we accomplished despite postponing the in-person sprint
AppCenter for Everyone Campaign Results
Stats, sprint plans, and more
elementary at GUADEC 2019
Hanging out with GNOME in Thessaloniki, Greece
Parental Controls & Metered Data Hackfest
Working with GNOME on shared features
We’re Back from LAS 2018
Sharing knowledge and wisdom in Denver, Colorado
Things We Learned at GUADEC 2018
You can drink on the beach in Almería
GNOME West Coast Summit
We’re Going to WestCoast Summit!
At the end of June, we’ll be meeting up with GNOME developers from the United States to discuss our future plans and how we can collaborate. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet other players from the open source world in...
Read more…#evergreen
How to Revitalize Your Mac or Windows PC
Bring back a struggling computer with elementary OS
Welcome to the New Blog
Why we left Medium, and how!
Licensing for our Written Content
Using Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike
User Interface Study Findings
Regarding Custom Styles, Dark Modes, and Night Light
In my time contributing to elementary and GNOME, I’ve become familiar with pleas from users to implement official support for arbitrary themes — while that itself is a large and controversial topic, I have been working over the past few years to...
Read more…Developer Tips: GitHub Workflow
Best practices to make development faster and easier
Privacy and elementary OS
How we protect your data from ourselves and others
AppCenter & the Future of the Universe
How elementary OS can “cross the chasm”
So You Wanna Publish on AppCenter
Helpful tips, common pitfalls, and frequently asked questions
You Are Not the Product
A reminder about our stance on advertising and tracking
What is HiDPI
and Why Does it Matter?
Busting Major Myths Around elementary OS
A look at the facts
The open source desktop landscape is complicated. There are many distros, many desktop environments, and so many things to know about each of them. We often see folks fall into some of the same pieces of misinformation when reporting on...
Read more…Switching from macOS: Hardware
In the Apple world, you have one choice for hardware: whatever Apple makes. With elementary OS, your options are far more vast.
Switching from macOS: Creative Work
What it’s like to do creative work or work alongside a designer on elementary OS
Switching from macOS: Developer Environment
Part 2 of a 5-part series
Switching from macOS: The Basics
Part 1 of a 5-part series
Why we write elementary apps in Vala
A tremendously effective tool for our needs
A Music App Shouldn't Be a Podcast App
10×10 Design Process
The problem and a possible solution
Managing Criticism on Both Ends
I’ve been working with elementary and the community for quite some time now, and I’ve gotten a pretty good feel for the individuals that make up the awesome team. Not only that, but I know the direction of the project...
Read more…Distros, Platforms, and Where We Fit In
We often get asked to distribute software like LibreOffice, Firefox, Google Chrome, WINE, applications that use Qt, etc. And for the traditional Linux distribution this is a perfectly reasonable request. The typical distro make up for home users consists of...
Read more…#fdo
The Need for a FreeDesktop Dark Style Preference
It’s time for the FreeDesktop to catch up
Making System Settings Access a Cross-Desktop Feature
A new cross-desktop URL scheme specification
#flatpak
Introducing elementary OS 5.1 Hera
A major update on a solid foundation
Updates for October, 2019
The Flatpak Update. Plus: prepping for LAS and wrapping up Hacktoberfest.
elementary at GUADEC 2019
Hanging out with GNOME in Thessaloniki, Greece
elementary AppCenter + Flatpak
Preparing for the future
A New Native File Chooser
And how you can get your apps ready for it
We’re Back from LAS 2018
Sharing knowledge and wisdom in Denver, Colorado
#funding
Goodbye, Bountysource
We’re leaving Bountysource. Here’s why.
Today Is My 30th Birthday
And I have a small request
A Wild Karen Sophia Has Appeared!
And she’s bringing stickers back
Privacy and elementary OS
How we protect your data from ourselves and others
About AppCenter Payments
Building a sustainable app ecosystem
You Are Not the Product
A reminder about our stance on advertising and tracking
Payments
Or, “Why we make you type $0”
While our desktop developers are hard at work making Freya happen (we just released beta 2!), our web developers and many new contributors are collaborating over at GitHub to bring our new website to life.
Read more…#github
Rebuilding elementary OS
Our road to a better release process, automated builds, and more
Developer Tips: GitHub Workflow
Best practices to make development faster and easier
elementary + GitHub
We’ve completed our move
#gnome
elementary at GUADEC 2019
Hanging out with GNOME in Thessaloniki, Greece
Today Is My 30th Birthday
And I have a small request
The Need for a FreeDesktop Dark Style Preference
It’s time for the FreeDesktop to catch up
Parental Controls & Metered Data Hackfest
Working with GNOME on shared features
GNOME’s New App Icons Drop Pixel-Precision and Hinting
What it means for elementary OS
We’re Back from LAS 2018
Sharing knowledge and wisdom in Denver, Colorado
Things We Learned at GUADEC 2018
You can drink on the beach in Almería
Busting Major Myths Around elementary OS
A look at the facts
The open source desktop landscape is complicated. There are many distros, many desktop environments, and so many things to know about each of them. We often see folks fall into some of the same pieces of misinformation when reporting on...
Read more…GNOME West Coast Summit
We’re Going to WestCoast Summit!
At the end of June, we’ll be meeting up with GNOME developers from the United States to discuss our future plans and how we can collaborate. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet other players from the open source world in...
Read more…#gtk
elementary at GUADEC 2019
Hanging out with GNOME in Thessaloniki, Greece
Building the Next Generation of Apps
Platform improvements and goals for Juno
The Heuristics of Headerbars
#guadec
elementary at GUADEC 2019
Hanging out with GNOME in Thessaloniki, Greece
The Need for a FreeDesktop Dark Style Preference
It’s time for the FreeDesktop to catch up
Things We Learned at GUADEC 2018
You can drink on the beach in Almería
#hera
Our 2020 in Review
…what a year.
Let’s Talk elementary OS 6
Updates for July, plus early access to the next major version
Hera Updates for June, 2020
Fixes and improvements with OS 5.1.6, plus a note about the future
Hera Updates for May, 2020
Improvements across AppCenter, Files, and more for OS 5.1.5
Hera Updates for April, 2020
Screen Time & Limits, a revamped Applications Menu, deep System Settings search, and more for OS 5.1.4
Hera Updates for March, 2020
OS 5.1.3 brings improvements and fixes across the board
Hera Updates for February, 2020
Improvements to AppCenter, Files, Code, and more
New Hera ISO Available for Download
Our new release process brings us elementary OS 5.1.2
Hera Updates for January, 2020
Focusing on developers, privacy, and fine tuning
Our 2019 in Review
And looking forward in 2020
Introducing elementary OS 5.1 Hera
A major update on a solid foundation
#hidpi
What is HiDPI
and Why Does it Matter?
What’s Up With HiDPI Icons?
Thoughts from the GNOME WestCoast Summit
GNOME West Coast Summit
#icons
GNOME’s New App Icons Drop Pixel-Precision and Hinting
What it means for elementary OS
What’s Up With HiDPI Icons?
Thoughts from the GNOME WestCoast Summit
#interview
Linux++ Interviews Cassidy
An excerpt from Linux++ issue 20
AppCenter Spotlight: Planner
Never worry about forgetting things again
AppCenter Spotlight: Fondo
Find the most beautiful wallpapers
AppCenter Spotlight: Write.as
Publish a thought in seconds
AppCenter Spotlight: Minder
Create, develop, and visualize your ideas
AppCenter Spotlight: Transporter
Hassle-free file sharing
#juno
Introducing elementary OS 5.1 Hera
A major update on a solid foundation
Rebuilding elementary OS
Our road to a better release process, automated builds, and more
Updates for October, 2019
The Flatpak Update. Plus: prepping for LAS and wrapping up Hacktoberfest.
Updates for September, 2019
Updates to apps, settings, and more—plus kicking off Hacktoberfest
Updates for August, 2019
Plus some info about the 5.1 release
Say Hello to the New Greeter
Our redesigned login and lock screen
Updates for July, 2019
Lots of small updates, and a new blog!
Juno Updates for May, 2019
New features and fixes
Juno Updates for April, 2019
New settings, redesigned dialogs, smashed bugs, and more
Juno Updates for March, 2019
While we made a pretty big announcement on April 1, March wasn’t without its own hard work
Juno Updates for February, 2019
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Juno Updates for January, 2019
We’re back from the holidays with plenty of updates
Juno Updates for December, 2018
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Juno Updates for November, 2018
It’s not the end of the cycle, it’s just the beginning
elementary OS 5 Juno is Here
Refinement, Productivity, & an Improved Developer Platform
Building the Next Generation of Apps
Platform improvements and goals for Juno
Let’s talk about elementary OS 5 Juno
Scratch is now elementary Code
More than a name change
#meta
The New elementary Store is Here
Stand-alone, open source, and much more flexible
Cheers to 10 Years
elementary OS rounds out its first decade
Our 2020 in Review
…what a year.
How to Revitalize Your Mac or Windows PC
Bring back a struggling computer with elementary OS
Our 2019 in Review
And looking forward in 2020
Welcome to the New Blog
Why we left Medium, and how!
Licensing for our Written Content
Using Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike
Our 2018 in Review
A look back at the past year of elementary
Our 2017 in Review
Looking back on a year of active development
Every month this year, we’ve published a blog post outlining all of the updates that we’ve released during that month. We’ve made a strong effort to support Loki with regular bug fixes, new features, and other improvements. We’ve also made...
Read more…You Are Not the Product
A reminder about our stance on advertising and tracking
Our 2015 in Review
To get into the New Year’s Eve spirit, here’s our year in review!
We can’t believe that 2015 is almost over! It’s been a great year for elementary. So much has happened and we’re super excited to see what 2016 has in store. To get into the New Year’s Eve spirit, here’s our...
Read more…Payments
Or, “Why we make you type $0”
While our desktop developers are hard at work making Freya happen (we just released beta 2!), our web developers and many new contributors are collaborating over at GitHub to bring our new website to life.
Read more…Why we write elementary apps in Vala
A tremendously effective tool for our needs
Managing Criticism on Both Ends
I’ve been working with elementary and the community for quite some time now, and I’ve gotten a pretty good feel for the individuals that make up the awesome team. Not only that, but I know the direction of the project...
Read more…Distros, Platforms, and Where We Fit In
We often get asked to distribute software like LibreOffice, Firefox, Google Chrome, WINE, applications that use Qt, etc. And for the traditional Linux distribution this is a perfectly reasonable request. The typical distro make up for home users consists of...
Read more…Eating Our Own Dogfood
Woof!
Eating your own dog food. Taking what you dish out. Talking the talk and walking the walk. It’s a seemingly simple concept that has very important ramifications for the entire development process. If you’re an elementary contributor, developer, or someone...
Read more…#oars
AppCenter and Content Ratings
Using open standards to empower users and parents
Building the Next Generation of Apps
Platform improvements and goals for Juno
#odin
elementary Developer Week 2021
Online · June 26–27, 2021 →
elementary OS 6 Beta 2 Now Available
Installer, Flatpak, Online Accounts, Notifications, and more since Beta 1
AppCenter Dashboard Sprint Spring 2021
Big steps for the Flatpak-based AppCenter
elementary OS 6 Beta Available Today
What’s a beta, and what’s new for developers?
Look & Feel Changes Coming to elementary OS 6
Visual design updates that are more than skin deep
Hardware Improvements Coming to elementary OS
Working with device makers shows how a rising tide lifts all boats
Our 2020 in Review
…what a year.
elementary OS on Raspberry Pi
Continuing our experimental Early Access builds
Multi-touch Gestures in elementary OS 6
Our swipiest operating system ever
Dark Style Progress for elementary OS 6
The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be… unnatural
Platform Changes in elementary OS 6
New technology that improves your experience
elementary OS on Pinebook Pro
An experimental case of hardware enablement
Let’s Talk elementary OS 6
Updates for July, plus early access to the next major version
#open-source
Licensing for our Written Content
Using Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike
Today Is My 30th Birthday
And I have a small request
#privacy
Leaving Google Analytics is Finally Plausible
Reviewing another big step towards privacy and transparency
Privacy and elementary OS
How we protect your data from ourselves and others
You Are Not the Product
A reminder about our stance on advertising and tracking
#switching-from-macos
Switching from macOS: Open Source
What exactly is Open Source about and why does it make elementary OS better?
Switching from macOS: Hardware
In the Apple world, you have one choice for hardware: whatever Apple makes. With elementary OS, your options are far more vast.
Switching from macOS: Creative Work
What it’s like to do creative work or work alongside a designer on elementary OS
Switching from macOS: Developer Environment
Part 2 of a 5-part series
Switching from macOS: The Basics
Part 1 of a 5-part series
#updates
Our 2020 in Review
…what a year.
Let’s Talk elementary OS 6
Updates for July, plus early access to the next major version
Hera Updates for June, 2020
Fixes and improvements with OS 5.1.6, plus a note about the future
Hera Updates for May, 2020
Improvements across AppCenter, Files, and more for OS 5.1.5
Hera Updates for April, 2020
Screen Time & Limits, a revamped Applications Menu, deep System Settings search, and more for OS 5.1.4
Hera Updates for March, 2020
OS 5.1.3 brings improvements and fixes across the board
Hera Updates for February, 2020
Improvements to AppCenter, Files, Code, and more
New Hera ISO Available for Download
Our new release process brings us elementary OS 5.1.2
Hera Updates for January, 2020
Focusing on developers, privacy, and fine tuning
Our 2019 in Review
And looking forward in 2020
Introducing elementary OS 5.1 Hera
A major update on a solid foundation
Updates for October, 2019
The Flatpak Update. Plus: prepping for LAS and wrapping up Hacktoberfest.
Updates for September, 2019
Updates to apps, settings, and more—plus kicking off Hacktoberfest
Updates for August, 2019
Plus some info about the 5.1 release
Updates for July, 2019
Lots of small updates, and a new blog!
Juno Updates for June, 2019
A Few Little Big Fixes
Juno Updates for May, 2019
New features and fixes
Juno Updates for April, 2019
New settings, redesigned dialogs, smashed bugs, and more
Juno Updates for March, 2019
While we made a pretty big announcement on April 1, March wasn’t without its own hard work
Juno Updates for February, 2019
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Juno Updates for January, 2019
We’re back from the holidays with plenty of updates
Juno Updates for December, 2018
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Juno Updates for November, 2018
It’s not the end of the cycle, it’s just the beginning
elementary OS 5 Juno is Here
Refinement, Productivity, & an Improved Developer Platform
Our 2017 in Review
Looking back on a year of active development
Every month this year, we’ve published a blog post outlining all of the updates that we’ve released during that month. We’ve made a strong effort to support Loki with regular bug fixes, new features, and other improvements. We’ve also made...
Read more…#ux
Look & Feel Changes Coming to elementary OS 6
Visual design updates that are more than skin deep
Multi-touch Gestures in elementary OS 6
Our swipiest operating system ever
Dark Style Progress for elementary OS 6
The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be… unnatural
The Need for a FreeDesktop Dark Style Preference
It’s time for the FreeDesktop to catch up
User Interface Study Findings
Regarding Custom Styles, Dark Modes, and Night Light
In my time contributing to elementary and GNOME, I’ve become familiar with pleas from users to implement official support for arbitrary themes — while that itself is a large and controversial topic, I have been working over the past few years to...
Read more…Accessibility Features Are Just Features
An OS-wide curb-cutting effort
#vala
We’re Now Hosting Valadoc.org
Why we write elementary apps in Vala
A tremendously effective tool for our needs
#web
Leaving Google Analytics is Finally Plausible
Reviewing another big step towards privacy and transparency
AppCenter Website Updates
Release notes, prices, and more
Introducing New AppCenter Sharing URLs
Easily share apps to users whether or not they’re on elementary OS
Payments
Or, “Why we make you type $0”
While our desktop developers are hard at work making Freya happen (we just released beta 2!), our web developers and many new contributors are collaborating over at GitHub to bring our new website to life.
Read more…#year-in-review
Our 2020 in Review
…what a year.
Our 2019 in Review
And looking forward in 2020
Our 2018 in Review
A look back at the past year of elementary
Our 2017 in Review
Looking back on a year of active development
Every month this year, we’ve published a blog post outlining all of the updates that we’ve released during that month. We’ve made a strong effort to support Loki with regular bug fixes, new features, and other improvements. We’ve also made...
Read more…Our 2015 in Review
To get into the New Year’s Eve spirit, here’s our year in review!
We can’t believe that 2015 is almost over! It’s been a great year for elementary. So much has happened and we’re super excited to see what 2016 has in store. To get into the New Year’s Eve spirit, here’s our...
Read more…