Release Highlights: Although GeForce Game Ready Drivers and NVIDIA Studio Drivers can be installed on supported notebook GPUs, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website. NVIDIA recommends that you check with your notebook OEM for recommended software updates for your notebook.
Game Ready for Half-Life 2 RTX Demo and inZOI
This new Game Ready Driver supports the new GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU and provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 4 technology including the Half-Life 2 RTX Demo and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. Further support for titles leveraging DLSS technology includes Assassin's Creed Shadows, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, and the enhanced update for Control. In addition, this driver supports inZOI which features the first integration of NVIDIA ACE technology.
Gaming Technology
Adds support for GeForce RTX 5090, 5080, and 5070 Ti notebooks
Fixed Gaming Bugs
N/A
Fixed General Bugs
[GeForce RTX 5080/5090] Graphics cards may not run at full speeds on system reboot when overclocked [5088034]
[GeForce RTX 50 series] GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs crashes with black screen [5120886]
Some NVIDIA Control Panel / NVIDIA App settings changes immediately get reset or give error [5160516]
PC may bugcheck IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL 0xa during gameplay with HDR enabled [5091576]
[VRED 2026] Optix compile error with R570 branch drivers [5122360]
Itβs been a little over 100 days since elementary OS 8 was released, and weβre proud to announce another round of updates, including a fresh new download. Weβve been hard at work this winter addressing issues that you reported and weβve added a couple new creature comforts along the way. This bug fix release also includes the latest Ubuntu LTS Hardware Enablement Kernel, so itβs worth checking out if you downloaded OS 8.0 and it disagreed with your hardware.
AppCenter
We now properly use dark mode brand colors and dark mode screenshots thanks to Italo. Plus, when developers provide screenshots for multiple desktop environments, we now prefer the ones intended for our desktop environment, Pantheon. We support the new <Developer> Appstream tag, thanks to Juan. And we now support the contribute URL type.
AppCenter now shows dark mode screenshots when available
Italo also fixed some issues with release notes overflowing out of their container, and we slightly redesigned the release notes window in the Updates page. He also addressed a few other issues in the Updates page that could occur while things were being updated or refreshed and made sure AppCenter recovers gracefully when its cache is emptied.
Release notes dialogs have been slightly redesigned
Search is also much faster thanks to Leonhard. And for developers, Ryo fixed loading your local metadata for testing with the --load-local terminal option.
Files & Terminal
Jeremy fixed another half-dozen reported issues in Files, including an issue that prevented entering file paths in search mode, an issue that prevented scrolling after deleting files, and an issue where files would disappear when dropped on an unmounted drive. The New file submenu now respects the hierarchy of folders in Templates. We now also respect the admin:// uri protocol for opening a path as an administrator, and Files is now styled correctly when run as administrator.
He also fixed an issue where Terminal tabs took multiple clicks to focus, and an issue where keyboard shortcuts stopped working for tabs that had been dragged into their own new window. Plus, file paths and names are also now properly quoted when drag-and-dropped from Files into Terminal.
System Settings
System Settings now allows configuring its notifications in System Settings β Notications. So you can turn off bubbles if you donβt want to receive notifications about updates, for example. Weβll also no longer automatically download updates when on metered connections and send a notification instead, thanks to Leonhard. Plus we no longer check for updates in Demo Mode.
Updates now show their download size and you can see progress towards our monthly sponsorship goal
In System, Vishal made sure we show how large an update will be before downloading it and that we skip held-back packagesβsuch as phased or staged updatesβwhen preparing the updates bundle so that it will more reliably succeed. Alain added a progress bar while downloading. And Ryo made sure the last refresh time is more accurate when no updates are available. Alain also added a new progress bar that represents how close we are to meeting our monthly sponsorship goal.
In Applications, you can now disallow notifications access. This is especially useful for apps which use the notifications portal, but donβt properly report their notification usage and canβt be controlled in the Notifications settings page.
Reign in apps that donβt appear in Notifications settings
In Network there are two new settings: whether a network should be automatically connected to when available and whether to reduce background data usage when connected to that network.
Disable autoconnect or mark a network as metered
We also updated the pointer icons in Mouse & Touchpad settings and the checkmarks in Locale settings will now respect your chosen accent color. Plus settings pages with sidebars now remember the width you adjusted them to, thanks to Alain.
Installation & Onboarding
David fixed a crash with certain partitioning schemes in the Installerβs custom install view. And the Encryption step was redesigned to fit on a single page, solving an issue with confusing navigation. Plus, onboarding will now always stay centered on the screen, even when resized.
Panel & Quick Settings
Ilya fixed an issue with the panel height when using the Classic session and HiDPI displays. The app context menu in the Applications menu now shows a βKeep in Dockβ checkbox, just like in the Dock thanks to Stella. In the Power menu, we now show the device model if available, and avoid erroneously showing an empty battery icon thanks to Alain. In the Sound menu, Dmitry fixed loading album art from certain apps like Google Chrome, and we fixed an issue where player icons could become too large.
See who else is logged in and quickly switch accounts from Quick Settings
In Quick settings, Leonhard fixed an issue with performing updates while shutting down. And Alain added a new page where you can see which other people are logged in and quickly switch between accounts.
Dock
Leo added a bit more spacing between launchers and their running indicators, and fixed an issue where larger icons could be clipped at the peak of their bounce animation. Apps who donβt notify on startup will no longer bounce in the dock indefinitely, thanks to Leonhard. We fixed an issue where the dock would still receive click events while hidden in the Classic session. Plus the dock now has an opaque style when βPanel Translucencyβ is turned off in System Settings β Desktop β Dock & Panel.
Window Manager
We have another huge release of our window manager thanks to Leonhard and Leo. This release fixes five potential crashes, over a dozen reported issues, fixes related to both the Classic and Secure sessions, issues related to HiDPI, and more, plus performance improvements. Itβs worth reading the full release notes on GitHub if you have been waiting for the fix for a specific issue.
And More
OS 8.0.1 includes the latest long-term support Hardware Enablement stack from Ubuntu, including Linux 6.11. This brings improved performance for AMD processors, support for Intel βLunar Lakeβ processors, and filesystem performance improvements in some cases. Plus support for certain webcams, USB network devices, joysticks, and more.
Leo fixed an issue where connecting Bluetooth devices could cause the Lock Screen to freeze. You can now close the captive network assistant with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Q, thanks to StanisΕaw. And Alain fixed copying screenshots to the clipboard.
We fixed an issue where wired network connections could fail to connect due to a change in Ubuntu. Weβre pursuing this issue upstream and working on a way to ship the fix as an update, but for now fixing this issue requires either manual intervention through Terminal or a reinstall.
We also now pre-install an AppArmor profile that fixes a number of Flatpak-related issues like not being to install certain runtime updates or apps not launching in the guest session or Demo mode. Special thanks to Uncle Tallest for investigating this issue and helping folks in our Discord who ran into it.
And of course this release comes with a ton of translation updates! Special thanks to our hard-working internationalization community and especially Ryo who fixed a number of issues with things that couldnβt be localized properly in the previous release.
Get elementary OS 8.0.1
elementary OS 8.0.1 is available as a pay-what-you-can purchase at elementary.io today. Localized direct downloads and a torrent magnet link are provided.
Sponsors have been able to download OS 8.0.1 release candidates since last week, so if getting things before anyone else is important to you, consider sponsoring us on GitHub
Fixed a bug where "Cookies and site data" and "Temporary cached files and pages" were unexpectedly enabled after updating to Firefox 136 for users with "History" and/or "Site settings" set to clear on shutdown in previous versions. (Bug 1952564)
Affected users already on Firefox 136 can disable these settings in "Privacy & Security".
Fixed an issue where the Primary Password prompt appeared in unexpected situations. (Bug 1946121)
Fixed visibility issues with radio buttons on dark backgrounds. (Bug 1951930)
Fixed high CPU usage on Windows when the screen was locked or the laptop lid was closed. (Bug 1924932)
Web Platform
Disabled support for the CookieStore API due to compatibility concerns. The API will be enabled later once the compatibility issues have been addressed.
This is a hotfix to solve the image loading problems that started in the 0.18.z releases. If you appreciate my work, you can show your support with a donation through GitHub sponsors. Your support helps me continue improving and growing the app. Thank you!
This is a hotfix for 5.1.5 that fixes a memory leak, and also updates the bundled JPEG XL plugin to fix a crash on ARM64.
The 5.1.5 update added JPEG XL (*.jxl) support, improved quantization color quality, updatesdAVIF loading to better handle mapping HDR images to SDR, and fixed some bugs.
Get the Update
There are two releases of Paint.NET:
Microsoft Store release (recommended)
You can purchase it here. This helps fund development and is an alternative or supplement to sending in a donation. In addition, updates happen automatically in the background when youβre not using the app.
If you already have it installed, the update should happen automatically once Microsoft certifies the update, usually within the next day or so. To get the update immediately (once itβs certified), you can follow the instructions listed here.
If you already have it installed, you should be offered the update automatically within the next few days, but you can also get it immediately by going to Settings -> Updates -> Check Now.
New: JPEG XL (*.jxl) images are now supported by way of bundling @null54βs JpegXLFileType plugin
Fixed the Levels adjustment not honoring the active selection.
Fixed some more mouse cursor issues when completing certain actions with certain tools.
Fixed some keyboard shortcuts in the Adjustments menu not working reliably.
Fixed most cases of tooltips blinking on/off when drawn near the bottom of the screen (thanks @toe_head2001!).
Fixed some new high-DPI scaling issues in toolbar dropdowns.
Improved quantization quality for Effects->Color-Quantize and when saving an image at 8-bit depth and below. This was done by merging octree node colors in linear gamma space.
Fixed some incorrect background text color rendering in the status bar.
Updated the bundled AvifFileType plugin to v3.12.1, which improves conversion from HDR images utilizing the Rec. 2020 PQ color space (thanks @null54).
Updated the bundled WebpFileType plugin to v1.5.0 (thanks @null54!).
Fixed an issue where a cookie size limit caused problems with website cookie management when using the CookieStore API. This could cause login and other state-related issues. (Bug 1950565)
Fixed an issue where Control/Command+L did not focus the address bar in new windows. (Bug 1947723)
Users clearing "History" and/or "Site settings" on shutdown on previous versions will also have clearing "Cookies and site data" and "Temporary cached files and pages" enabled after updating to Fx136 even if they previously haven't checked these settings. Affected users can go to "Privacy & Security" settings directly after the upgrade and uncheck both boxes to avoid getting logged out. (Bug 1952564)
This update adds JPEG XL (*.jxl) support, improves quantization color quality, updates AVIF loading to better handle mapping HDR images to SDR, and fixes some bugs.
Get the Update
There are two releases of Paint.NET:
Microsoft Store release (recommended)
You can purchase it here. This helps fund development and is an alternative or supplement to sending in a donation. In addition, updates happen automatically in the background when youβre not using the app.
If you already have it installed, the update should happen automatically once Microsoft certifies the update, usually within the next day or so. To get the update immediately (once itβs certified), you can follow the instructions listed here.
If you already have it installed, you should be offered the update automatically within the next few days, but you can also get it immediately by going to Settings -> Updates -> Check Now.
New: JPEG XL (*.jxl) images are now supported by way of bundling @null54βs JpegXLFileType plugin
Fixed the Levels adjustment not honoring the active selection.
Fixed some more mouse cursor issues when completing certain actions with certain tools.
Fixed some keyboard shortcuts in the Adjustments menu not working reliably.
Fixed most cases of tooltips blinking on/off when drawn near the bottom of the screen (thanks @toe_head2001!).
Fixed some new high-DPI scaling issues in toolbar dropdowns.
Improved quantization quality for Effects->Color-Quantize and when saving an image at 8-bit depth and below. This was done by merging octree node colors in linear gamma space.
Fixed some incorrect background text color rendering in the status bar.
Updated the bundled AvifFileType plugin to v3.12.1, which improves conversion from HDR images utilizing the Rec. 2020 PQ color space (thanks @null54).
Updated the bundled WebpFileType plugin to v1.5.0 (thanks @null54!).
macOS must be at least 11 to run Companion. This is due to nodejs dropping support for older versions.
π£ CORE FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS
Support more than 99 pages.
New configs will default to a single page.
Pages can be reordered
Modernise action advancement
Per delay action has been removed and replaced with a new 'Wait' action.
A new 'action group' action exists, which can contain other actions. This allows finer control over action execution and order
DB file is now written with SQLite. This will make it more resilient to crashes, improves performance when saving and avoids issues with the db being too big
Custom variables are renamed from $(internal:custom_test) to $(custom:test). The old names still work, but will be removed in a future version
Support VEC footpedal as a surface
Check connection Stream Deck Studio devices for available firmware updates
Expanded keymap for emulators
Connection labels can be edited while connections are disabled
Add $(internal:uptime) variable
Performance improvements for variables
Performance improvements for button drawing
Option to dismiss 'resize grid to surfaces' prompt
Allow import and export to be done in YAML
Filename of exports can be customised
Command line option to disable admin ui password
Add one time event trigger
Support satellite over websockets
Connection of actions and feedbacks can be changed
Improve module status clarity
Improve custom variables collapsed view
Support HTTP GET for module variables
Backend code refactoring to make Companion more robust
Modules can now be built with node22
Polish getting started docs
Add Whats new modal and sidebar link
π BUG FIXES
TCP protocols not disconnecting clients when disabling server
Allow some missing expression operators
TCP/UDP api not accepting button text or custom variables containing slashes
Surface rotation not being considered when checking if a surface overflows the grid bounds
Indicate when internal variable input fields have an invalid value
We are excited to announce a hackathon with MariaDB Vector and Python. Since we are reaching outside our bubble, letβs start from the beginning:Β
MariaDB, the open-source database powers the worldβs most demanding applications, from Wikipedia to global financial institutions. β¦
NVIDIA Kepler (600 and 700 series) GPUs are no longer supported for NVENC.
Note
NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 551.76 (Windows) / 550.54.14 (Linux) or newer.
Important
The code signing certificate for OBS has been updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions with this OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.
31.0.2 Hotfix Changes
Fixed a crash on Windows when initializing a Video Capture Device source that does not provide a valid frame size [RytoEX]
Fixed a crash on Windows when using NVIDIA Audio Effects filters with certain SDK versions [pkviet]
Fixed a crash on Windows when using obs-websocket with a config path that contained Unicode characters [PatTheMav/tt2468]
Fixed a crash on macOS when initializing a Video Capture Device source in a corrupt state [jcm93]
Fixed an issue on macOS where Python scripting would not work if Python was installed via Homebrew [jcm93]
Fixed an issue on Windows where browser sources would not recognize gamepad input if OBS Studio was not in focus [WizardCM]
Fixed an issue with browser sources where they would occasionally stutter for 250ms [reitowo/WizardCM/PatTheMav/tytan652/pkviet]
Fixed an issue on Linux where browser sources used more CPU than previous versions [tytan652]
Fixed the setting value range for NVENC target quality for AV1 [Bleuzen]
Fixed logging for NVENC lookahead values [DeeDeeG]
Added additional logging for browser sources [WizardCM/tt2468]
31.0.1 Hotfix Changes
Fixed a crash on macOS caused by hand gesture reactions [gxalpha]
Fixed a crash caused by malformed scene collection files [PatTheMav]
Fixed a possible crash on Linux when initializing PipeWire screen sharing [tytan652]
Fixed a possible deadlock and freeze on macOS while exiting OBS [izwb003]
Fixed an issue with inhibiting screensaver on Linux [tytan652]
Fixed an issue where migrated NVIDIA Audio Effects filters would not retain their position in the filter order [pkviet]
Fixed an issue where Scene Collections could have an incorrect base resolution [derrod]
Fixed an issue on Linux with Portable Mode causing the config directory to be in the wrong location [Penwy]
Fixed an issue where an Image Slideshow Source set to Random Playback Mode would stop on the last image [derrod]
Fixed a missing string for an NVENC error message [derrod]
Changed NVENC to not permit invalid custom options [derrod]
31.0 New Features
Added NVIDIA Blur Filter and Background Blur [pkviet]
Added preview scrollbars and zoom/scale indicator [cg2121/Warchamp7]
Added v210 format support for AJA device capture [paulh-aja]
Added Amazon IVS service integration [palana]
Added QSV AV1 Screen Content Coding [thyintel]
Enabled first-party YouTube Chat features [msuman-google]
31.0 Changes
Updated the browser source/docks CEF (Chromium) to version 127 (6533) on all platforms [reitowo/WizardCM/PatTheMav/tytan652/pkviet/kkartaltepe/Lain-B]
Changed scene items to use relative coordinates [derrod]
Existing scene collections will be automatically converted to use relative coordinates if the scene collection has a known output resolution set.
Split NVIDIA Audio Effects from Noise Suppression [pkviet]
Existing filters will be automatically migrated.
Changed the Image Slideshow's Playback Mode property from radio buttons to a dropdown [derrod]
Disabled the (currently unsupported) built-in Automatic Scene Switcher when using Wayland on Linux [tytan652]
Improved error messages for macOS Virtual Camera [jcm93]
Changed Display and Window capture on Windows to not capture the first found display or window [Lain-B]
Changed display and window capture on Linux to not capture implicitly [Lain-B]
Added a warning to Window Capture when trying to capture WinUI 3 applications with BitBlt [qhy040404]
Refactored the NVENC implementation with various improvements [derrod]
SDK 12.2 features, such as split encoding, are now supported.
Additional features from old SDKs are supported:
B-Frames as reference
Target Quality VBR mode (CQVBR)
A custom options field has been added to allow setting more options that don't warrant their own UI elements.
Improved screensaver inhibit functions on Linux in Flatpak [tytan652]
Changed scripts to correctly pass settings to modified callbacks on reload [Penwy]
Removed legacy QSV code for old devices (Haswell or older) [RytoEX]
Removed legacy QSV code for Windows 7 [RytoEX]
Removed default desktop audio device on macOS 13+ [jcm93]
Removed NVIDIA Kepler GPU support for NVENC [derrod]
Removed FTL support [derrod]
Removed legacy migrations from OBS Studio 28.1 and earlier [derrod]
If updating from these older versions, you may wish to update to OBS Studio 30.2 first, and then update to OBS Studio 31.
Removed support for Ubuntu 22.04 [derrod]
Removed legacy YouTube chat [gxalpha]
Blocked TikTok Virtual Camera from loading in OBS due to known issues [notr1ch]
Application settings have been split into "app" configuration and "user" configuration, rather than storing everything in global.ini [PatTheMav]
31.0 Bug Fixes
Fixed two crashes with the QSV encoder on Linux [kkartaltepe]
Fixed a crash with a race condition involving multitrack video output reconnect [dsaedtler]
Fixed two potential crashes in Linux Window Capture [Lain-B]
Fixed a crash on macOS that could occur if an audio device was disconnected [jcm93]
Fixed a crash on Windows when capturing D3D12 games [confusionattack/Lain-B]
Fixed a crash on Linux when importing a scene collection created on Windows [SarenDev]
Fixed a crash on Windows when capturing a Vulkan application [Charlese2]
Fixed a deadlock in MP4 muxer [derrod/notr1ch]
Fixed a deadlock when shutting down muxer [exeldro]
Fixed a potential deadlock when stopping an encoder [derrod]
Fixed a potential memory error and crash in text parser [fzwoch]
Fixed a couple minor memory leaks [pkviet]
Fixed a memory leak in PipeWire plugin [dimtpap]
Fixed a memory leak when playing an HDR media file [tt2468]
Fixed an issue on FreeBSD with handling SSL certificates [emaste]
Fixed an issue with pressed button color in the Rachni theme [shiina424]
Fixed an issue with some missing icons in the System theme [shiina424]
Fixed an SRT listener bug where the socket was not closed properly [pkviet]
Fixed an issue where the current scene collection could be erased to default when trying to switch to a different scene collection that's corrupted or invalid [derrod]
Fixed a buffer overrun in UTF-8 text conversion [derrod]
Fixed an issue that could cause bitrate spikes in QSV CBR [thyintel]
Note: This fix only applies to Lunar Lake or newer except Alder Lake N.
Fixed an issue where the Auto Configuration Wizard could unintentionally enable Enhanced Broadcasting [lexano-ivs]
Fixed issues with the audio clipping indicators displaying incorrectly on volume meters [norihiro]
Fixed an issue causing hotkeys to register inconsistently on macOS [jcm93]
Fixed an issue causing multitrack video output to fail if color format was set to I444 [dsaedtler]
Fixed an issue where Custom CSS in browser sources no longer worked with certain websites (namely YouTube chat) [vvto33]