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FOSS Graphics News on Windows Pc

Developed By: Chaitanyak

License: Free

Rating: 3,7/5 - 3 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0
Size 10.2 MB
Release Date October 27, 15
Category News & Magazines Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (8)]

What's New:
v3.1.21- Android: Fixed Crash error on some devicesv3.1.19- Android: Upgraded third party libraries- Android: Fixed Article View scroll issue on some devices (... [see more]

Description from Developer:
A shortlist of the best and upcoming Free & Open Source Software for creating graphics.. be it Blender, Gravit, Inkscape, Gimp.. and more to be added based on reader's dem... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download FOSS Graphics News and install on Windows PC. FOSS Graphics News is free News & Magazines app, developed by Chaitanyak. Latest version of FOSS Graphics News is 1.0, was released on 2015-10-27 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of FOSS Graphics News is 3,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 3 users, 2 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install FOSS Graphics News on Windows?

Instruction on how to install FOSS Graphics News on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install FOSS Graphics News on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install FOSS Graphics News using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "FOSS Graphics News" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install FOSS Graphics News on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "FOSS Graphics News" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 1.0.

Download FOSS Graphics News 1.0 on Windows PC – 10.2 MB

A shortlist of the best and upcoming Free & Open Source Software for creating graphics.. be it Blender, Gravit, Inkscape, Gimp.. and more to be added based on reader's demand.

THIS IS A NEWS APP WITH A Scrollable WIDGET.

You may be familliar with its predecessor Blender Stuff .. After google suspended that app(due to a misunderstanding over copyright issues).. I decided to do a new one featuring various graphics tools and not just Blender.

All sources will be acknowledged and mentioned below.
In most cases the app only shows a summary and then points one to the article.. so the author still gets website visitors and ad resulting revenue.

The Gravit feed is to their official Blog on Medium. Each article will link back to the website.
The Inkscape feed is to their official Blog, you can read entire articles in the app.. and click through to the source.
The Gimp feed is to their official news feed..
The Blender News feed is from the official Blender site's news feed.
The Blender Nation feed is from the official site/blog.
The Blender Guru tutorial feed is from Andrew Price's website..and will link to all the original article sources.
The Blender Cookie feed leads to all the Blender articles at CG Cookie.
v3.1.21
- Android: Fixed Crash error on some devices
v3.1.19
- Android: Upgraded third party libraries
- Android: Fixed Article View scroll issue on some devices (caused by "Android System WebView" version 45.0.2454.95)
- Android: Hide Refresh Menu Item when Web Module with Web Content type
- Android: Remove Left Menu Drawer when there are only one enabled module
v3.1.21
- Android: Fixed Crash error on some devices
more here - http://forum.appyet.com/index.php?threads/latest-changelog.54/
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to read from external storage.