Download of the Week

PDFsam Basic is a free, cross-platform tool that allows you to perform a wide range of PDF tasks, including merging, splitting, rotating, and converting files. You can split PDFs by page number, file size, or bookmark levels, mix multiple PDFs, and more.

You can download and push your own hardware to the limits to run Nvidia's Zorah tech demo. The hefty 108 GB download is an Unreal Engine 5 project showcasing real-time neural rendering, path tracing, and advanced geometry on RTX 50-class hardware.

Fedora 42 introduces a streamlined WebUI installer, GNOME 48 enhancements, and official WSL support. Key features include improved accessibility, offline speech-to-text, and better performance through triple buffering and DNF5 upgrades.

DaVinci Resolve 19 offers advanced 8K video editing, color correction, VFX, and audio production tools in a free, industry-standard platform. The latest version introduces AI capabilities such as text-based editing, music remixing, dialogue separation, and IntelliTrack for seamless audio-video syncing.

OBS Studio lets you broadcast to YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, and other platforms, as well as record videos from multiple sources including browser windows, webcams, and more. It's free and runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

FreeDOS is a free, open-source operating system compatible with MS-DOS. It's designed to run legacy DOS programs, including classic games and business software. This latest release features an updated FreeCOM, enhanced help, and improvements to utilities such as FDISK, 7-Zip, and FASM.

Proton VPN offers a free tier with unlimited data and access to one of three server locations with no time limits. The latest update introduces redesigned apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iPhone.

The Spring to Life update is now playable in Minecraft, featuring new ambient effects, mob variants, updated wolf sounds, improved sheep spawning, new spawn egg textures, and a long list of bug fixes.

Samsung's SSD Magician software keeps SSDs, memory cards, and USB drives performing at their best, while offering features for data migration, security, compatibility, and optimization. Get firmware updates and then some.

The Nvidia App has been updated to include Project G-Assist, an AI assistant that runs locally on RTX GPUs. The tool aims to helps users manage PC and gaming settings, monitor performance stats, and even control peripheral lighting. The update also adds customizable DLSS Super Resolution scaling (33% to 100%) and integrates more legacy CP features.

Calibre 8.0 improves Kobo support, adds the ability to connect folders and treat it as a device, which is particularly useful for Chromebook users, enhances the ToC editor, and updates book details. It also includes macOS icon updates, Tolino firmware support, and various bug fixes.

Oracle's Java 24 introduces more than 20 new features including language improvements, performance advancements, and bug fixes. Complete release notes can be found here.

The Kali Linux 2025.1a update introduces a refreshed theme, upgraded desktop environments (KDE Plasma and Xfce), and a significant kernel update for Raspberry Pi. Additionally, Kali NetHunter CAN brings portable car hacking capabilities and more.

Gimp, one of the best free alternatives to Photoshop, has officially reached version 3.0. This long-awaited update features an upgraded GTK3 user interface, improved PSD file export, support for BC7 DDS files, and various usability enhancements. Additionally, it offers significantly better tablet input support.

CPU-Z version 2.15 adds support for Ryzen AI Max, Ryzen AI series and Radeon RX 9070 GPUs. It also includes support for Nvidia's RTX 5070 Ti and 5070, new GPU compute unit details in the Graphics tab and a new Validation Statistics page.

Open-source audio editing software Audacity has released version 3.7.3 addressing two key bugs: incorrect results when applying effects to multiple clips and a malfunction in the Truncate Silence feature.

A Mozilla root certificate will expire on March 14, 2025, potentially breaking add-ons, DRM-protected content like streaming services and other Firefox features. To avoid issues, users must update to the latest version of Firefox, including those opting for the ESR version.

PlayStation 3 system software update 4.92 improves overall performance and updates the Blu-ray player encryption key, making it essential for users who rely on the console as a Blu-ray player.

DLSS Swapper lets you download, manage, and swap DLL files to upgrade or downgrade DLSS versions without requiring a game update. The tool also supports AMD FSR and Intel XeSS.

Visual Studio Code includes a free tier of GitHub Copilot for individual users (up to 2000 code completions/month), offering limited access to AI coding assistance. Users can ask coding questions, find bugs, edit multiple files, and more.

Microsoft Edge's latest update introduces a slider to limit RAM usage, allowing better resource control, especially for gaming sessions. It also adds a Live Capture feature that improves Picture-in-Picture (PiP) functionality.

WinRAR 7.10 adds support for Windows Mark-of-the-Web (MoTW), giving users the option to apply or omit security flags on extracted files. The update also improves performance, enhances dark mode, and must be downloaded manually as WinRAR lacks an automatic update system.

Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.21.60 introduces Warm Pig and Cold Pig! This new version also introduces new leaf particles and long list of features and bug fixes.

Darktable 5.0.1 adds support for new cameras, including Leica SL3-S, Minolta DiMAGE 5, and Panasonic S5D. It also introduces new noise profiles for Fujifilm GFX100 II, X-S20, and X100VI, along with various bug fixes.

With Ventoy, you don't need to format your USB drive – simply copy the image files and boot directly. You can add multiple ISOs at once, and Ventoy provides a boot menu for easy selection. The latest update enhances support for all Linux distributions as well.