jSH is a script interpreter for DOS based operating systems like MS-DOS, FreeDOS or any DOS based Windows (like 95, 98, ME). The focus is on file io and text mode user interfaces. jSH is a side project to DOjS, a Javascript canvas for creative coding. SuperIlu recently released jSH version 0.92. Changes include: updated zlib to 1.2.12, source code cleanup, Sleep() now uses milliseconds and not seconds, added simple text mode port of p5js for fun, and added IntenseVideo() and BlinkVideo(). You can find the new release at jSH on GitHub and more directly at jSH v0.92.

To support JH's new FAT32 ramdisk rdrvsx32, both JemmEx and HimemSX were adjusted and got a new version number. Thanks Japheth! You can find them at Jemm GitHub and HimemSX GitHub. We've also mirrored these at the FreeDOS Files Archive at Ibiblio, under /dos/himem/jemm and /dos/himem/himemsx

Links is a simple web browser for DOS and other systems. Links 2.26 was recently released, with a bunch of new features, including: + Add a possibility to pass gopher:// URLs to an external program + Updated the German translation + Support WEBP images + Support DNS-over-HTTPS + other changes. Read the full Changelog for details. Download the new release at Links at Twibright. We've also mirrored this version at the FreeDOS Files Archive at Ibiblio, under /files/net/links

Mateusz Viste published a new version of the minimal DOS command shell interpreter, SvarCOM version 2022.4. Changes include - SET command: fixed upcasing of var names with high-ASCII chars - PATH command: path is always upcased - DIR command: output adapted to 40-columns screen modes - DIR command: make use of thousands separator for file sizes - tabs are accepted as command-line separators - PSP FCB fields of launched apps are filled with cmdline arguments. You can find it at SvarDOS Files.

MKEYB by Tom Ehlert is a very small keyboard driver. However, MKEYB used to require an 80286 or better machine. Davide Bresolin has updated MKEYB to run on PC's and XT's. The updated MKEYB is now a 700 byte keyboard driver, saving 2.3 KB compared to XKEYB and 5 KB compared to MS-DOS KEYB. Read Davide's announcement for details, or download the new version from MKEYB's GitHub. We've also mirred this new version at the FreeDOS Files Archive at Ibiblio, under /files/dos/keyb/mkeyb

Devin Racher shared this update on a new project to : "I have been working on a FreeDOS port of Grafx2. This is an alpha-release. Grafx2 has a lot of features. I have not tested them all. There are bound to be bugs." Features include: * Image editing in indexed colors (with palette), up to 256 colors * Classical tools: lines, circles, text, multiple undo/redo, built-in brushes * Less classical tools: airbrush, splines, gradient-filled shapes, custom brushes * Layers, for easier changes of the composition as you work * Dual-view mode, you can see and draw both zoomed and actual size views at the same time * Grid mode: draw tile and easily assemble and copy them to create a screen mockup. Grafx2 has internal support for GIF, PNG, BMP, PCX, and other image formats. Visit the Grafx2 website or check out the Grafx2 GitHub for source code.