# Linux Mint previews XApp updates, Xepub reader, and Clockenstein calendar

> **Key takeaway:** Linux Mint is developing several new XApp components, including a dedicated EPUB reader and a multi-service calendar application.

**Published:** 2026-09-11T10:40:11+00:00 
**Source:** Linux Mint Blog 
**Category:** distro-planet 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/monthly-news-august-2026.html 

## Summary
Linux Mint has announced a preview of upcoming features planned for its next version. Key developments include the redesign of the Library component, the introduction of Xepub for EPUB reading, and Clockenstein, a new calendar application that supports Google Calendar and CalDAV services.

## New XApp developments
- **Xepub**: A new EPUB reader featuring chapter navigation, bookmarks, configurable search engine integration, and text annotations.
- **Clockenstein**: A calendar application featuring a background daemon for synchronization and a notification agent; supports local, Google Calendar, and CalDAV (e.g., Nextcloud) accounts.
- **Library**: Redesigned to organize documents by file type rather than by the application used to open them.
- **XApp Project**: Now features a dedicated website at xapp-project.org to improve component discoverability.

## Why it matters
The expansion of the XApp project provides reusable libraries and tools that can be utilized by other desktop environments and distributions beyond Linux Mint.