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Budgie 11

Chirp #4: Panels, Policies, and Progress

Theme configuration improvements land in Budgie 10, the Budgie 11 panel gains a QML loader, and Magpie picks up focus method support.
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Joshua Strobl

February 8, 2026

Chirp #3: A New Release, Magpie Configuration Strikes Back
This week we released Budgie 10.10.1 and implemented keybinds into our Magpie compositor.
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Joshua Strobl

February 1, 2026

Chirp #2: Getting "Sloppy" with Window Focus and Experimental with Mir
This week we released Budgie Control Center 2.1.0, added sloppy focus support for the upcoming Budgie 10.10.1, and refreshed our website. Meanwhile, we've begun early exploration with Mir for Budgie 11 and started refinements to the shell's panel logic.
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Joshua Strobl

January 25, 2026

Chirp #1: Bootstrapping Budgie 11
This Chirp details new Budgie Control Center settings and 10-series maintenance, alongside Budgie 11 progress regarding our approach to configuration, architectural foundations, and early bootstrapping.
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Joshua Strobl

January 18, 2026

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State of the Budgie: 2025 In Review and Cranking Budgie Up To 11
2025 was a year of significant progress for Budgie Desktop, as we finalized much of our efforts in our Wayland migration, to bring Budgie 10 to a close and enable us to focus our efforts on Budgie 11. Time to dive into our State of the Budgie to recap our efforts in 2025 and the goals for 2026.
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Joshua Strobl

January 11, 2026