--- title: Zorin OS 18.1 released, new Lite edition available description: Zorin OS 18.1 has been released, arriving six months after the original launch with 3.3 million downloads. Built on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, it brings improvements to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/zorin-os-18-1-released-new-lite-edition-available-nolqx5zw8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Zorin OS 18.1 released, new Lite edition available | daily.dev og:description: Zorin OS 18.1 has been released, arriving six months after the original launch with 3.3 million downloads. Built on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, it brings improvements to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/zorin-os-18-1-released-new-lite-edition-available-nolqx5zw8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/nolqX5ZW8.png og:image:alt: Zorin OS 18.1 released, new Lite edition available og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Zorin OS 18.1 released, new Lite edition available **[omg\! ubuntu\!](https://daily.dev/sources/omgub)** · 4 min read · 97 upvotes · 5 comments ## Summary Zorin OS 18.1 has been released, arriving six months after the original launch with 3.3 million downloads. Built on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, it brings improvements to Advanced Window Tiling (reordering layouts, edge snapping, foreground grouping), a tray icon toggle, and right-to-left script support for Arabic, Hebrew, and Urdu users. LibreOffice 26.2 is preinstalled, and the Windows-to-Linux app suggestion database has grown by over 40% to cover 240+ apps. A new Lite edition based on Xfce 4.20 is also available, targeting older and lower-spec hardware, with a restyled file manager, fingerprint reader support, and a refreshed theme. Both editions are supported until at least April 2029. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@hdnelson2024** · 2 upvotes > Excelente esta nueva versión **@danjuniormarinho** · 1 upvotes > I need to try this on my 2013 MacBook air, running ubuntu on it as I writte this message. **@cooldevcoding** · 0 upvotes > May try it out on my Thinkpad from 2015 ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Zorin OS 18 Released with New Look, New Apps \+ More](https://daily.dev/posts/zorin-os-18-released-with-new-look-new-apps-more-koahahwh1) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 55 upvotes · 4 comments - [Zorin OS 18 Beta Brings a ‘Redesigned’ Desktop](https://daily.dev/posts/zorin-os-18-beta-brings-a-redesigned-desktop-jrfrc7hnp) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 15 upvotes · 0 comments - [Zorin OS 18 beta makes Linux look like anything but Linux](https://daily.dev/posts/zorin-os-18-beta-makes-linux-look-like-anything-but-linux-8gvdylzrt) · The Register · 75 upvotes · 20 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#ubuntu](https://daily.dev/tags/ubuntu) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/zorin-os-18-1-released-new-lite-edition-available-nolqx5zw8) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Zorin OS 18.1 released, new Lite edition available","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/zorin-os-18-1-released-new-lite-edition-available-nolqx5zw8","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/zorin-os-18-1-released-new-lite-edition-available-nolqx5zw8"},"datePublished":"2026-04-15T17:41:18.554Z","dateModified":"2026-04-15T17:41:43.372Z","description":"Zorin OS 18.1 has been released, arriving six months after the original launch with 3.3 million downloads. 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