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Convey, a GTK4/libadwaita Hard Fork of Geary Email Client, Released

Convey, a new Linux email client, recently emerged as a hard fork of the Geary project. It features a user interface rewritten with GTK4 and libadwaita, and includes integrated support for Microsoft 3...

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Shotwell 33 Released With GTK4 Port, Awaiting UI Revamp

Shotwell 33 has been released, marking the first stable version of the photo manager to utilize GTK4. This significant underlying toolkit port has been in development since 2025, following its migrati...

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Desktop Icons NG Extension Completes GTK4 Port for GNOME 51 Support

The Desktop Icons NG (DING) GNOME Shell extension, which Ubuntu utilizes for desktop icon management, has completed its port to GTK4. Version 51.0.0 of the extension, released in July 2026, includes t...

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GNOME Sushi File Previewer Migrates to GTK4, Adds Dark Mode

The GNOME Sushi file previewer, a component of the GNOME Files (Nautilus) file manager, has recently been updated to utilize GTK4. This adaptation introduces a series of enhancements aimed at improvin...

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Vim's gVim GUI Merges GTK4 Toolkit Support

The graphical user interface version of the Vim text editor, gVim, has merged support for the GTK4 toolkit. This update, integrated today, provides an alternative to the existing GTK2 and GTK3 backend...

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Community Member Recreates Unity Desktop with Wayfire and Libadwaita

Ubuntu community member Muqtxdir recently recreated the Unity desktop shell, leveraging the Wayfire compositor, gtk4-layer-shell, and Libadwaita. This experimental project visualizes a modern evolutio...

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