COSMIC Desktop

Earlier today, COSMIC Epoch 1 was officially released! Thank you for your support throughout the alpha and beta as we built our new desktop environment and platform with which to create new experiences.

Calling open-source champions in Europe! Join fans of Linux and System76’s Pop!_OS and COSMIC DE on the evening of Aug. 1 in Warsaw for a COSMIC Convergence 2026 meetup with System76 founder @carlrichell and his dev team. Check out the meetup details: na2.hubs.ly/H06rJjh0

Check out the blog here: s76.co/x-cosmic-new-s…

System Monitors are usually an afterthought. Not this one. COSMIC System Monitor was built with the same attention to design as the rest of the DE. Dashboard view, per-resource charts, top processes at a glance. Read the full story on our blog! Link in the replies below.

@Mickey_White205 Yes, this release is available on Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS

@COSMIC_desktop Is PopOs24 in this release?

COSMIC 1.0.8 has been released, including a fix for VLC freezes, and preserving window states for maximized or snapped windows.

Catch up on the latest COSMIC updates: s76.co/1.0.8

@SgtApple444 @system76 Ooo!

Here is Doh! a social posting applet for @COSMIC_desktop by @system76 .. github.com/SgtApple/doh

@whoami_parrot Yep! Coming in Epoch 3 :)

@COSMIC_desktop Are we getting smooth animations like gnome desktop too? (Just asking….)

The next months of COSMIC development is dedicated to polishing up the experience. Frosted glass, gaming improvements, printer settings, and Wacom tablet support are on the horizon with more to come.

@COSMIC_desktop You guys are awesome.....😎😎😎

New @COSMIC_desktop 1.0.5 release is now available in our repository! Check it out ❤️ `sudo pacman -S cosmic` after that reboot and select cosmic as session! :)

See what’s planned for upcoming COSMIC Epoch 2 and Epoch 3 releases on our blog: s76.co/ce23rmt

@bgub_ Thank you for your service!🫡

My PR was just released in @COSMIC_desktop Epoch 1.0.5!

System76's COSMIC Desktop 1.0.5 release adds an option for battery percentage and tab drag-and-drop support in the Files app, alongside bug fixes and dependency updates. linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop… @system76 #COSMICDesktop #OpenSource

COSMIC community Frosted Glass experiments with WIP code. Still a long way to go but you can get an idea of where we're headed.

@aDrowsyPoet Is that this issue here? github.com/pop-os/xdg-des… This was prioritized today and merged to master ~30 minutes ago :) As for the blog site, this will become visible on the main blog page as soon as the designated web wizard is cured of plague.

Thanks for posting this. Question though, why's it so hard to find updates without a direct link like this? When I click blog on the website, it brings me to blog.system76.com which doesn't even list this article/changelog. Also, were these updates supposed to fix the laggy drag-screen-capture, as it's still doing it for me despite today's updates. (just wondering) That said, I really love the heart in this project, thanks for your hard work.

The new COSMIC desktop environment has received some post-release updates on Pop!_OS, including window shadows and accessibility shortcuts. Link to full updates 👇

@IndianaTroy Thanks!!

Pues me gustó bastante @COSMIC_desktop, muchas felicidades por el lanzamiento

@beemdvp Thanks beem!!

Earlier today, COSMIC Epoch 1 was officially released! Thank you for your support throughout the alpha and beta as we built our new desktop environment and platform with which to create new experiences.