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A pretty convenient and completely free visual timezone converter right from your menu bar, perfect for finding the best time for meetings, calls, and trips across time zones

qBittorrent 5.2 introduces UI updates, new features like system reboot post-download, tracker status filter, torrent creator button, and expanded language support. It also improves performance, web API, and RSS, and fixes bugs for better stability. alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/qb…

🏰 NetHack 5.0 introduces significant updates with new themed rooms, varied levels, new monsters, and gameplay changes. It includes 3100+ changes and improved accessibility, but requires a fresh start for saved games and bones. alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/ne…

Ask.com, originally launched as Ask Jeeves in 1996, has been permanently closed by IAC as of May 1, 2026, to refocus business priorities. The site, which transitioned from a search engine to a Q&A platform, was online for nearly 30 years. alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/as…

KDE Plasma 6.7 is in soft feature freeze, focusing on stability and finalizing features. It will introduce background apps portal support, KWin's Zoom effect enhancement, a printers' widget update, and more for this popular desktop environment. alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/kd…

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🎶 Spotify has introduced the “Verified by Spotify” badge to enhance artist profile transparency, signaling real authenticity. It requires consistent listener engagement and policy compliance, clearly distinguishing them from AI-generated profiles. alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/sp…

🍷 Wine 11.8 enhances compatibility for Windows apps on Linux, macOS, and BSD with updated Mono engine, better MSXML reimplementation, improved keyboard handling, enhanced VBScript compatibility, and 22 bug fixes, including one for Microsoft Golf 99. alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/wi…

Anthropic opens Claude Security to public beta for enterprise customers, enabling AI-driven vulnerability detection, scan scheduling, exports, and low-friction deployment alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/an…

AerynOS 2026.05 debuts Linux 7.0 kernel, GNOME 50.1, KDE Plasma 6.6.4, improved moss search, new logo, and updated apps alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/ae…

Google's Gemini app now generates downloadable files including PDF, Word, Excel, Google Docs, CSV, LaTeX, and Markdown alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/ge…

ElevenLabs introduces ElevenMusic, an AI-driven platform for streaming, remixing, and creating music with emerging artists alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/el…

Mistral's new Medium 3.5 AI model unifies chat, reasoning, coding, and agentic functions in one dense system with 128 billion parameters. It supports extended tasks, offers flexible reasoning, and is available via API alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/mi…

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Did you know @brave recently launched Origin, a new privacy-focused minimalist browser built around a one-time purchase for users who would rather pay once for a cleaner experience without ads, AI bloat, crypto tools, or other built-in distractions? Check it out 🦁 alternativeto.net/software/brave…

Combines feeds from decentralized networks like Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr, Threads, Tumblr, and more into a single timeline with crossposting and no ads 🦑 alternativeto.net/software/plebs… @openvibe_social

@magesh Sounds nice. You might want to add it to our site, it sounds like a good alternative to a lot of apps 😉

@AlternativeTo Looks solid. For clipboard management on Mac, I built Klippy to handle multiple copied items, snippets, and quick paste templates. Different angle but same spirit of customizing your workflow.

A powerful open-source automation app for customizing input devices on your Mac with mouse gestures, button mapping, keyboard shortcuts, window snapping, clipboard actions, and much more 👉 alternativeto.net/software/bette…

YouTube is expanding picture-in-picture (PiP) playback globally for non-premium users on Android and iOS, limited to longform, non-music content. Premium and Premium Lite users retain PiP access for all content types. alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/yo…

🐻‍❄️ Bear 2.8 enhances its Markdown note-taking capabilities with Bear CLI for terminal use, Claude Connector for natural language interaction, and MCP server for third-party tool integration, all while ensuring user control and data privacy. alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/be…