Kosmos 100

Kosmos Episode 99

Hello and welcome to our first Kosmos edition of 2026. After a refreshing holiday break (already weeks ago), we’re back with renewed energy …

Kosmos Episode 98

Somehow, here we are again — another year almost over. This time of the year always feels like an in-between state to me: the old hasn’t …

Kosmos Episode 97

The sun’s setting on the slow summer days, and we’re back with charged batteries, ready to dive into a new season of shiny Kirby features, …

Kosmos Episode 96

Summer is here, not just in the calendars of the Northern Hemisphere, but also in very real terms. But while that means it's hot outside …

Kosmos Episode 95

Here’s the content from that newsletter converted to Markdown — footer, legal disclaimers and subscription-details removed, leaving just …

Kosmos Episode 94

Hello again in 2025. While it feels as if the year has only just started, the first month is already almost over 🤯. We already had 3 Kirby …

Kosmos Episode 93

Here we are with the last issue of our newsletter in 2024. But before the year comes to an end, we want to update you with the latest news …

Kosmos Episode 92

And welcome to our totally unspooky Halloween edition 🎃. We were joking about filling this issue with the creepiest websites, spookiest …

Kosmos Episode 91

Sonja is currently on vacation and we are filling in for her, so please bear with us if the tone of this Kosmos issue sounds a bit …

Kosmos Episode 90

In our part of the world, summer hasn't really started yet, at least the temperatures haven't risen above 30 degrees Celsius yet. Good for …

Kosmos Episode 89

In the Kirbyverse, the last few weeks have been dominated by work on the new plugin directory and the community map, and there are also new …

Kosmos Episode 88

In Germany, the Easter holidays are over, so here we are again with a new Kosmos issue. Apart from a new Kirby version (Kirby 4.2.0, see …

Kosmos Episode 87

Only two weeks after the last Kosmos episode, here we are again. But there's are good reasons for this, and that's not only our sale… but …

Kosmos Episode 86

At times, when anti-democratic and anti-human sentiments are reaching a new high around the world, it is more important than ever to …

Kosmos Episode 85

This is our first Kosmos edition in 2024, and the first month of this new year is already almost over 😱. I hope it will be a good one for …

Kosmos Episode 84

Almost another year gone by. Looking back, it has been an exciting year full of Kirby 3 releases, followed by our journey towards Kirby 4. …

Kosmos Episode 83

With the start of the Kirby 4 beta phase, we are more and more approaching the final release of Kirby 4, so it's time for an update. New …

Kosmos Episode 82

While the summer slump usually means that almost all publications are full of nonsensical articles to fill the virtual void, we have some …

Kosmos Episode 81

In our part of the world, summer has already started and everyone is preparing for their summer vacations. But we are still busy… While we …

Kosmos Episode 80

With a handful of early adopters, we've been working behind the scenes to finally make something come true that had been planned for a long …

Kosmos Episode 79

Last Friday, we released Kirby 3.9.4. As the most important change, we added the Symfony YAML parser. It will eventually replace the …

Kosmos Episode 78

A new Kosmos issue just one week after the last? Well, this one is very special, as we have some important stuff to share with you: Don't …

Kosmos Episode 77

Almost three years ago, on March 21, 2020, our first ever Kirby Konf would have taken place, when the pandemic hit and not only turned all …

Kosmos Episode 76

The past week has been overshadowed by the tragic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, which have so far killed well over 30,000 people and …

Kosmos Episode 75

I hope you had a good start into the new year! For the podcast lovers among you, we have a treat right at the beginning: Basti chats with …

Kosmos Episode 74

Let's celebrate the end of the year with a firework of good news around Kirby and our industry: Sale, new release, new plugins and lots of …

Kosmos Episode 73

The year is slowly coming to an end, less than 6 weeks until Christmas or the winter holidays. I'm really looking forward to this time of …

Kosmos Episode 72

We have exciting news today: Kirby 3.8.0 is here and it comes with the most voted feature by our community finally implemented: Unique IDs. …

Kosmos Episode 71

Here we are again with Kosmos issue 71. We are now already into our 7th year with this newsletter (yes, the first version was published on …

Kosmos Episode 70

This is our last newsletter before the summer holidays here in Europe slow everything down. But while we will all take a well deserved …

Kosmos Episode 69

Wait, another Kosmos edition after only two weeks? What's happening? Well, we have a great new major Kirby version to celebrate, so say …

Kosmos Episode 68

Kirby 3.7-Rc.1 is here! Our next major version, Kirby 3.7, is well under way and here comes the first release candidate with a looooot of …

Kosmos Episode 67

The Corona crisis and now the terrible war in Ukraine have taken the focus off the climate crisis, which is already threatening the lives …

Kosmos Episode 66

It is tremendously motivating that so many of you have chosen to renew your Kosmos subscription when we had to start over with a fresh list …

Kosmos Episode 65

Here we are again after a little break caused by the transfer to our new team company: The Content Folder GmbH & Co. KG. 100% …

Kosmos Episode 64

Kirby's 10th anniversary Kirby is 10! 🎉 The very first version of Kirby was released on January 09, 2012. See what has happened since then …

Kosmos Episode 63

Here we are again with the last Kosmos issue for this year. I hope you are all doing fine and looking forward to the new year. Winter sale …

Kosmos Episode 62

Kirby 3.6 launch event Meet the team and get a live introduction into Kirby 3.6 at our launch event on Tuesday, November 23rd, 08:00 pm CET …

Kosmos Episode 61

With Kirby 3.6-RC1, which we are releasing today, we are finally approaching the final release of Kirby 3.6. If you have followed along …

Kosmos Episode 60

I hope this 60th issue of Kosmos finds you well. I can't believe we are already into our 6th year with this newsletter. I am absolutely …

Kosmos Episode 59

Here we are again with our Kosmos summer edition and Kirby 3.6 Alpha 4 with some cool additional features: Instant field and info section …

Kosmos Episode 58

In this issue, our main focus will be on Kirby, and we want to take you with us on our journey towards Kirby 3.6 right from the very …

Kosmos Episode 57

Summer is approaching fast, more and more people are getting their vaccination and the infection rates are finally dropping. If we are …

Kosmos Episode 56

Welcome to issue 56 of our Kosmos newsletter. In case you missed it: we released Kirby 3.5.4 last week with an important security update …

Kosmos Episode 55

Welcome to issue 55 of our Kosmos newsletter. We are a bit late this month, but we have sort of an excuse ;) Because last night was "big …

Kosmos Episode 54

I have to say that Kirby, its staff & the surrounding community have played no small role in enriching my abilities as a developer, and …

Kosmos Episode 53

On Wednesday, we released Kirby 3.5.3, which is all about fixing those little issues that keep magically popping up no matter how good your …

Kosmos Episode 52

Happy New Year! Hope you had a relaxing break over the holidays and feel recharged to cope with whatever 2021 has in store for us. Kirby in …

Kosmos Episode 51

Welcome to episode 51 of our Kosmos newsletter. Kirby 3.5 is here Today, almost two years after the initial release of Kirby 3, we are …

Kosmos Episode 50

What a milestone: issue 50 of our Kosmos newsletter! This episode is pretty long, so get your preferred developer drink, sit back, enjoy …

Kosmos Episode 49

A lot of new and exciting stuff is happening in the Kirbyverse… Kirby 3.4.4 is (almost) here Kirby 3.4.4 was published on October 6, 2020. …

Kosmos Episode 48

We are finally back again after a longish summer break with episode 48 full of plugins, articles, tools, and other links. Kirby in the wild …

Kosmos Episode 47

Kirby 3.4 has probably the longest changelog since the release of Kirby 3. It's literally packed with new features and improvements. So get …

Kosmos Episode 46

Behind the scenes of the Kirbyverse, a lot of interesting stuff is happening. Not only is the development of Kirby 3.4 taking shape, …

Kosmos Episode 45

Some of you probably missed our April issue, which I unfortunately had to skip for several reasons. But here we finally are with issue 45 …

Kosmos Episode 44

Take part in our first ever Kirby survey We just created our first ever Kirby survey. It will (hopefully) give us some great insights into …

Kosmos Episode 43

As we promised in our last issue, one of our goals for 2020 is to put a stronger focus on marketing Kirby–not only to strengthen our Kirby …

Kosmos Episode 42

Hope you all had a great start into 2020. We finished the last year with the release of Kirby 3.3.2 before the winter break, and are now …

Kosmos Episode 41

Another year is coming to a close, and it has been a really exciting one for Kirby. It started with the release of Kirby 3 in January, and …

Kosmos Episode 40

It is decided! Meet other Kirby users, developers and the team on March 21, 2020, in Mainz, Germany, for our very first Kirby Konf ever. …

Kosmos Episode 39

Studio Chevalvert Here we are again with episode 39. With summer gone on our side of the globe, the team is working with energy on the next …

Kosmos Episode 38

On Tuesday we released Kirby 3.2.4 with a pretty impressive list of fixes and improvements. We will have another minor release before the …

Kosmos Episode 37

Although life usually slows down a bit during the summer months and Bastian was away on a highly deserved vacation with his family, Kirby …

Kosmos Episode 36

Are you in a learning mood? During the last couple of weeks, Bastian has recorded several live streams for beginners and advanced users. …

Kosmos Episode 35

Kirby 3.2.0––our second feature branch since the launch––is on the horizon and will launch on June 18th 25th. It’s a massive new release …

Kosmos Episode 34

One week later than usual after the Easter break, but here we are again. The dev team is currently working hard preparing the new features …

Kosmos Episode 33

The last few weeks have been filled with updates to Kirby 3: the first feature release, version 3.1 Chamaeleo, followed by patch releases …

Kosmos Episode 32

Originally published via email on March 1, 2019. How time flies. Four years ago to the day–on March 1, 2015–we started our Discourse-based …

Kosmos Episode 31

Originally published via email on February 1, 2019. After our successful release of Kirby 3 on January 15, we are now happily back on track …

Kosmos Episode 30

Originally published via email on December 7, 2018. How fast this year has gone by. And this is already our 30th episode of Kirby Kosmos 🎉. …

Kosmos Episode 29

Originally published via email on November 2, 2018. The previews for the new Kirby website look really promising and a large part of the …

Kosmos Episode 28

Originally published via email on October 5, 2018. This episode starts with a big Thank You. Thank you, Jens Törnell, for your work in the …

Kosmos Episode 27

Originally published via email on September 7, 2018. If my link list gets longer and longer and the decisions what to put into a Kosmos …

Kosmos Episode 26

Originally published via email on August 3, 2018. I was away on vacation in Italy for 10 days and tried to get away from MacBook & Co. …

Originally published via email on July 6, 2018. We are hitting a big Kirby 3 milestone today with the first private single-language beta …

Kosmos Episode 24

Originally published via email on June 8, 2018. Have you also been stressed during the last few weeks with getting GDPR compliant at the …

Kosmos Episode 23

Originally published via email on Mai 4, 2018. There is so much interesting stuff going on in our industry: with browsers supporting more …

Kosmos Episode 22

Originally published via email on April 6th, 2018. Kirby 3 is progressing fast. Last week, we saw the release of Alpha 7 "DragonDrop" and …

Kosmos Episode 21

Originally published via email on March 2nd, 2018. This is already the third Kosmos edition for this year, and a lot has happened during …

Kosmos Episode 20

Originally published via email on February 2nd, 2018. Since "life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans", our …

Kosmos Episode 19

Originally published via email on January 5th, 2018. So, this is 2018. I hope you are going to have a great and successful year and am …

Kosmos Episode 18

Originally published via email on December 1st, 2017. This is our last Kirby Kosmos edition in 2017. About 2 weeks ago, we published Kirby …

Kosmos Episode 17

Save the date! For all of you who couldn't get a place on the first Kirby Workshop in Berlin: The next one is scheduled for January 15, …

Kosmos Episode 16

Bastian's Kirby Workshop on November 6, 2017 in Berlin is already sold out. If you missed your chance to get a ticket, you can put yourself …

Kosmos Episode 15

We got a lot of new stuff for you in this 15th episode of Kirby Kosmos. Kirby developers have been busy creating new plugins for you, and …

Kosmos Episode 14

Kirby Next now has over 120 supporters. During the first 4 weeks of our experiment, we had 5 live sessions with Bastian, interesting …

Kosmos Episode 13

Two weeks ago we finally released Kirby 2.5. with a lot of bug fixes and some useful new little features. The changelog has all the details …

Kosmos Episode 12

With this 12th episode, Kirby Kosmos celebrates its first birthday! Powered by Kirby It's always inspiring to see what others are creating …

Kosmos Episode 11

I'm back again from a short but sunny and active vacation on the beautiful island of Elba with the 11th episode of Kirby Kosmos. Today, we …

Kosmos Episode 10

Before Sonja left for her well-deserved holidays, she prepared a new set of super interesting and helpful links for our 10th Kosmos issue. …

Kosmos Episode 9

I just counted 28 new plugins and extensions since our last Kosmos episode. Unbelievable! I can't possibly list them all here, but if you …

Kosmos Episode 8

Looks like you all made a joint effort to turn your New Year resolutions right into action with lots of new websites, plugins and other …

Kosmos Episode 7

We hope you had a brilliant start into 2017! After a short holiday break, we are back with this new episode of Kirby Kosmos, and lots of …

Kosmos Episode 6

This episode marks the 6-month anniversary of Kirby Kosmos and the last one for this year. A lot has happened around Kirby and its vibrant …

Kosmos Episode 5

Here we are back again with the 5th episode of Kirby Kosmos. Let's start with a little recap. We just released the final version of Kirby …

Another month has passed since our last Kosmos episode and we are super excited to share a ton of hot news, interesting resources and …

Even hot summer days (at least in our part of the world) could not stop the Kirby community from creating great Kirby extensions, and so we …

Over the last month since our first Kirby Kosmos episode the community has been really busy creating lots of extensions for Kirby. In this …

In our last newsletter we introduced you to some pretty amazing Kirby community projects. We have decided that we are going to start a …