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Posts about the pay-what-you-can app store from elementary
elementary OS 6 Updates for September, 2021 Mon, Oct 4, 2021
Big updates to AppCenter
We’re back with your monthly report on updates to elementary OS 6! It was another incredibly eventful month as we continued fixing reported issues…
Ephemeral 7.1 is Out Now Thu, Mar 25, 2021
Introducing “Automatically Open Site Externally”
There’s a new update for the always-incognito web browser for elementary OS! Ephemeral 7.1 integrates even better into your workflow by introducing a new…
Ephemeral 7 is Here Mon, Oct 5, 2020
Developer tools, hard refresh, latest WebKit updates, support for elementary OS 6, and new site suggestions
It’s been nearly two years since I first released Ephemeral—the always-incognito web browser for elementary OS—on AppCenter. In that time, I’ve added zoom, a…
AppCenter for Everyone Remote Sprint Sat, Mar 28, 2020
What we accomplished despite postponing the in-person sprint
While we ended up postponing the in-person AppCenter for Everyone sprint due to concerns around COVID-19, we did still get together remotely to get…
AppCenter for Everyone Campaign Results Mon, Mar 9, 2020
Stats, sprint plans, and more
Today marks the end of the AppCenter for Everyone crowdfunding campaign. We’re happy to report that we hit over 190% of our original goal,…
AppCenter Spotlight: Planner Tue, Feb 18, 2020
Never worry about forgetting things again
If you’ve been looking for a great task management app, look no further: Planner by Alain is the one. It’s also by far one…
What’s New in Ephemeral 5 Wed, May 15, 2019
New features and snazzy UI refinements
Today I’m happy to announce the latest release of the private-by-default browser for elementary OS. Ephemeral 5 brought some useful new features, and 5.1…
elementary AppCenter + Flatpak Mon, Apr 1, 2019
Preparing for the future
Image from Flatpak.org After several years(!) of observing, exploring, and engaging with various newer packaging formats, we’re excited to announce that elementary will be…
Major Updates to Ephemeral Sat, Feb 23, 2019
What’s new with the always-incognito web browser
In case you’ve missed it, I’ve been actively developing Ephemeral, the always-incognito web browser, for elementary OS. My vision for version 1.0 was simple:…
AppCenter Website Updates Mon, Jan 28, 2019
Release notes, prices, and more
In July, we revealed a brand new experience for sharing AppCenter URLs, powered by a new AppCenter website. It’s now been running smoothly for…
Introducing Ephemeral Wed, Jan 9, 2019
The always-incognito web browser
Ever since Firefox Focus landed on Android, I’ve been a fan. It’s an interesting idea of making privacy a habit by default instead of…
AppCenter Spotlight: Fondo Mon, Jan 7, 2019
Find the most beautiful wallpapers
elementary uses Unsplash as a source for many of our wallpapers, and now there’s a native app here to let you easily browse and…
AppCenter Spotlight: Write.as Thu, Dec 20, 2018
Publish a thought in seconds
It’s been a while since we did an AppCenter Spotlight due to the massive Juno release and subsequent updates, but today we’re back with…
AppCenter and Content Ratings Mon, Sep 24, 2018
Using open standards to empower users and parents
Today, apps submitted to AppCenter are required to provide Open Age Ratings Service (OARS) data along with their code and other metadata. While app…
AppCenter Spotlight: Minder Mon, Sep 3, 2018
Create, develop, and visualize your ideas
Minder with map properties, including layouts and themes Sometimes an app comes out of seemingly nowhere to fill a need and impress, and that’s…
Introducing New AppCenter Sharing URLs Fri, Jul 20, 2018
Easily share apps to users whether or not they’re on elementary OS
Over the past several weeks I’ve been working on a revamped appcenter.elementary.io. Today I’m happy to announce its official debut! In the past, this…
AppCenter Spotlight: Tootle Fri, Jun 15, 2018
Lightning fast client for Mastodon
It hasn’t been long since we featured an app by Bleak Grey, but he’s back at it. This month we’re taking a look at…
AppCenter Spotlight: Transporter Tue, May 15, 2018
Hassle-free file sharing
Transporter by Bleak Grey is pure magic. Based on a technology called Magic Wormhole (yes, really), it makes sharing a file across the room…
AppCenter Spotlight: Web Watcher Mon, May 14, 2018
Know when your websites are misbehaving!
On elementary OS? Hit the button to get Web Watcher. Web Watcher by KJ Lawrence is a native app that aims to replace third-party…
AppCenter Spotlight: quickDocs Fri, Apr 13, 2018
Quickly Read Developer Docs
On elementary OS? Hit the button to get quickDocs. quickDocs is a lightweight reader for developer documentation, made by Matt Harris. I chatted with…
Introducing Palette Tue, Apr 10, 2018
A new app for elementary colors
This past weekend, I realized I was opening a web browser to do something a native app could do better: referencing and copy-pasting colors….
AppCenter Spotlight: Color Picker Fri, Mar 2, 2018
Speed up your workflow
On elementary OS? Hit the button to get Color Picker. It might look simple, but Color Picker by Ronny Dobra is a well-designed utility…
AppCenter Spotlight: Artem Anufrij Thu, Feb 15, 2018
Meet the one developer behind ten AppCenter apps
Artem Anufrij has become a sort of legend of AppCenter: he’s published ten apps (more than any other single developer so far), written a…
AppCenter Spotlight: Image Optimizer Sun, Jan 28, 2018
Lossless compression couldn’t be simpler.
Sometimes you want a simple utility that just does one thing really well. For lossless image compression, Image Optimizer by Gijs Goudzwaard delivers in…
Introducing New AppCenter Categories Wed, Jan 17, 2018
Better for both users and developers
We’ve been hard at work to refresh the categories on the AppCenter home page. This refresh includes some new categories plus some changes to…