This week's release includes an optional cursor movement animation, a setting to open Markdown files directly in the rendered preview, Emmet wrap with abbreviation support, and configurable window title formatting.

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• Added the on_new_window setting to choose whether new windows show the Launchpad (launchpad, the default) or an empty untitled buffer (empty_tab). (#63522; thanks albertbogusz)
• Fixed ctrl-tab jumping to random documents when the mouse moved during a quick tab switch. (#52671; thanks OmChillure)
• Fixed a crash in editor: rotate selections forward and editor: rotate selections backward when using cursors on nonconsecutive lines. (#63937; thanks timvermeulen)
• Fixed language servers from other projects appearing in the LSP Logs view and their statuses showing in unrelated windows' status bars. (#61221; thanks aviatesk)
• Fixed layout issues in the Settings UI for recently created GitHub accounts. (#63630; thanks tidely)
• Fixed "View File History" when run from a diff view. (#63539; thanks albertbogusz)

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Features

AI

• Added Gemini 3.8 Flash to the Google AI models. (#63643; thanks macayu17)
• Improved recovery when OpenAI temporarily returns HTTP 404 errors. (#63705)

Git

• Improved repository cloning by showing live progress in the activity indicator. (#63239; thanks itsfuad)
• Improved Git Graph commit details to show the same full commit timestamp as the Date column. (#62679; thanks dem1tris)

Languages

• Added Emmet's wrap with abbreviation support (editor: wrap with abbreviation). (#63383)
• Added syntax highlighting for the C23 constexpr keyword. (#63833; thanks Jesse-Cooper)
• Improved language server request routing to respect dynamically registered document selectors. (#59243; thanks aviatesk)
• Improved Go syntax highlighting by distinguishing control-flow keywords from other keywords. (#63769; thanks Gami13)

macOS

• Improved detection of worktree root path changes to use fewer file descriptors. (#63863)

Other

• Added configurable window title formatting with the window_title_format and window_title_separator settings. (#54379; thanks jknlsn)
  • Currently supported variables are ${projectName}, ${fileName}, ${filePath}, ${relativePath}, ${branch}, ${remoteName}, ${remoteHost}, ${appName}, and ${separator}.
  • These settings will be populated when importing from VS Code's settings, if window.title and window.titleSeparator are set.
• Added the markdown_preview.open_markdown_files_in_preview setting to open Markdown files directly in the rendered preview. (#63462; thanks joshkent94)
• Added an optional cursor movement animation, enabled by setting cursor_animation.enabled to true. (#63195; thanks tiny-paris)
• Added a status bar countdown for pending multi-stroke key bindings. (#63343)
• Added a tooltip showing the file path when hovering over files and folders in the Project Panel. (#63299; thanks skmanoj322)
  • The tooltip can be disabled, or its delay configured, by changing the project_panel.title_tooltip_delay setting.
• Added dev: Debug Filesystem Watching to inspect local watcher events, watch roots, and scan exclusions, and export diagnostic captures as JSON. (#64186)
• Added the command_palette.use_command_history setting to disable history-based command palette ranking without erasing history. (#64181)
• Improved multi-cursor editing performance. (#60605; thanks Rani367)
• Improved installed size on macOS and Linux by stripping debug symbols from release binaries, making them roughly 25% smaller. (#63429)
• Improved recent commands in the command palette with history indicators, a wider layout, and controls to remove individual commands from history using shift-backspace or the remove button. (#64181)
• Improved worktree scan performance by removing redundant executable checks. (#63190; thanks hamishc)
• Raised the default open file descriptor soft limit at startup on Unix/macOS to prevent EMFILE (Too many open files) errors in large workspaces. (#64188)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed private files being shared with collaborators through project search. (#63860; thanks 39ali)
• Fixed a settings key containing a quote or a backslash corrupting settings.json. (#62949; thanks interkelstar)
• Fixed the Git Panel's History tab, commit search, branch diff, and opening a commit by ref failing when a branch name matched a path in the working tree. (#63666; thanks itsfuad)
• Fixed Git Panel keybindings matching the Changes tab while the History tab was active. (#63689; thanks shindgew)
• Fixed diagnostics from the previous language server staying on a file after changing its language. (#63460; thanks kjanat)
• Fixed syntax highlighting for injected languages in strings containing interpolations. (#49265; thanks jeffbrennan)
• Fixed a BasedPyright memory leak caused by incorrect workspace diagnostics polling. (#63336)
• Fixed projects leaking via the Agent Panel. (#63765)
• Fixed IME staying enabled in the Project Panel on Wayland when no text input was focused. (#63776; thanks Sha1rholder)
• Fixed the debugger's "Copy Value" copying the truncated preview instead of the full value. (#63902; thanks 39ali)
• Fixed the Keymap Editor's "Search by Keystrokes" shortcut, cmd-alt-f (macOS) and ctrl-alt-f (Linux/Windows), being shadowed by the file finder. (#63376; thanks dcdeniz)
• Fixed valid multibyte Agent Skill descriptions being rejected for exceeding a byte-based length limit. (#63766; thanks cmdr-chara)
• Fixed the Agent Panel appearing in the "View" menu when AI was disabled. (#63580; thanks shxmbles)
• Fixed agent: manage skills appearing in the command palette when AI was disabled. (#63598; thanks kai-xlr)
• Fixed case conversion commands deleting the line break when the selection ended at the start of the next line. (#63463; thanks 39ali)
• Fixed ChatGPT subscription usage limits being reported as temporary OpenAI request throttling. (#63738)
• Fixed collab language server requests cancelling each other. (#63736)
• Fixed the deleted git-gutter marker becoming nearly invisible when git_gutter_width was set to a small custom pixel value. (#63434; thanks somtri)
• Fixed double-clicking the title bar ignoring the macOS "Tiled windows have margins" setting when "Double-click a window's title bar" was set to "Fill". (#63759; thanks RomainDW)
• Fixed hints for branch and worktree deletion, keybinding conflicts, and edit predictions referring to Alt instead of Option on macOS. (#63807; thanks humdrum00001010)
• Fixed long ask_user options being truncated instead of wrapping in the Agent Panel. (#63656; thanks cmdr-chara)
• Fixed Markdown preview headings not rendering at their configured weight. (#63465; thanks archcorsair)
• Fixed Node tool installations failing or completing partially when packages listed native bindings as optional dependencies. (#52451; thanks KuSh)
• Fixed the "Organization" section rendering empty in the title bar menu when signed out. (#63728; thanks RadhiRasho)
• Fixed the preview_tabs.enable_preview_from_project_panel setting being ignored when opening files from the Project Panel with the keyboard. (#63758; thanks cmdr-chara)
• Fixed the remote projects picker not closing when opening a folder on a remote server. (#63628; thanks mateioprea)
• Fixed unintended whole-canvas selection when long-pressing in GPUI web applications on iOS. (#63877)
• Fixed Vim's o not continuing the comment prefix inside C-style multiline comments. (#63751; thanks IbrahimKhan12)
• Fixed an issue in SSH remote mode where reopening a newly created file at a path that was previously renamed could incorrectly reuse the buffer for the renamed file. (#64028)
• Fixed CRLF line breaks not normalized in completion labels. (#63984)
• Fixed diagnostics batches stopping at paths without a worktree. (#64073)
• Fixed Linux mailto: URI handling when using Help → Email Us.... (#64090)
• Fixed Project Panel reveal in Git diff multi-buffers. (#64154)

Breaking Changes and Notices

• Changed the Agent Panel to copy plain text with cmd-c (macOS) and ctrl-c (Linux/Windows) instead of Markdown. Copying as Markdown moved to the context menu, and the markdown::CopyAsMarkdown action can still be bound. (#63884)
• Moved the Markdown Preview font settings under the markdown_preview key as font_size, font_family and code_font_family. Existing settings are migrated automatically. (#63462; thanks joshkent94)

This week's release includes faster rendering in syntax-highlighted files and Markdown code blocks, a language server command picker, and a setting that keeps your system awake during long-running agent turns.

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• Fixed a bug where folders remained highlighted after they stopped being dragged. (#64038; thanks tidely)

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Features

AI

• Added SuperGrok sign-in so SuperGrok subscribers can use Grok models in the Agent Panel. (#63248; thanks thibaudgg)
• Added the agent.prevent_idle_sleep setting, enabled by default, to prevent idle system sleep while agent threads are running. (#53130; thanks cppcoffee)
• Added support for DeepSeek Flash 4.1. (#64014; thanks cppcoffee)
• Added the agent.threads_sidebar_default_width setting to configure the width of the Threads Sidebar. (#62883; thanks porada)
• Added the agent: rename selected thread action for renaming the active Terminal Thread from the Agent Panel. (#63660; thanks mauriciord)
• Improved ACP compatibility and async task wakeup handling. (#64077)

Git

• Added Cut, Copy, and Paste context menu actions to the commit message editor. (#64142; thanks hooch)

Languages

• Added a language server command picker and support for language servers to open files and URLs with showDocument requests. (#63607)
• Added a prompt to install the Emmet extension when opening files in Emmet-supported languages. (#63750)
• Added support for running language-server actions directly from actionable inlay hints. (#63605)
• Improved rendering performance for Markdown code blocks in the Agent Panel, hover popovers, and Markdown preview. (#63138)
• Improved development extension compilation by automatically replacing outdated WASI SDK installations. (#63816; thanks jkbz64)

Other

• Added a comment_empty_lines parameter to the editor::ToggleComments keybinding action for multiline selections. Set it to true to comment blank lines or false to skip them; Zed's default keymap now uses true, while the VS Code keymap uses false. (#63961; thanks UdeshyaDhungana)
• Added editor.code_lens.foreground for customizing CodeLens text independently. (#64084; thanks giorgiopogliani)
• Added support for "..." in read_only_files so project settings can extend inherited read-only patterns. (#64222; thanks porada)
• Added menu (Linux and Windows) and shift-f10 (all platforms) shortcuts to open the context menu for the selected Project Panel entry. (#46744; thanks CCXLV)
• Improved the command palette with controls to remove recent commands, including shift-backspace, and added the command_palette.use_command_history setting to disable history-based ranking. (#64181)
• Improved editor rendering performance in syntax-highlighted files, especially with the minimap enabled. (#63145)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where restored macOS windows reopened on the currently active Space instead of their original Space. (#58886; thanks tnayuki)
• Fixed auto-compaction thresholds for GitHub Copilot models with a prompt limit below their context window. (#64195)
• Fixed the Inline Assistant failing to select an available fallback model when no default model was configured. (#63963; thanks hferreiro)
• Fixed a bug on macOS where moving the pointer over another app could trigger hover effects in a Zed window underneath it. (#64234)
• Fixed a bug where deleted files appeared outside the file tree in the Outline Panel when viewing a diff. (#63570; thanks FrantisekGazo)
• Fixed a crash during Python interpreter discovery when an executable emitted non-UTF-8 output. (#64040)
• Fixed a crash when pasting in an expanded deleted diff hunk in Helix mode. (#64245)
• Fixed a Linux startup crash when local XKB keyboard-definition files were unavailable. (#64113)
• Fixed Anthropic credit exhaustion being classified as a malformed request instead of a payment issue. (#63988)
• Fixed canceled external file drags on Linux Wayland sometimes remaining active and causing later clicks to copy the dragged file. (#64122; thanks itsfuad)
• Fixed compilation of development extensions on Windows ARM64. (#63816; thanks jkbz64)
• Fixed compilation of development extensions with large Tree-sitter grammars. (#63816; thanks jkbz64)
• Fixed data-retention consent checks for hosted counting and compaction requests. (#64194)
• Fixed diff statistics to use the theme's version-control colors for added and deleted line counts. (#64083; thanks kvechkanov)
• Fixed font suggestions listing unavailable fallback fonts and internal font aliases. (#64095)
• Fixed intermittent "database is locked" errors when sharing a database across Zed instances. (#63923; thanks whitecat1331)
• Fixed Ollama being unable to access images returned by tool calls. (#64121; thanks marius851000)
• Fixed payment errors from non-Zed model providers incorrectly prompting users to upgrade to Zed Pro instead of displaying the original provider error message. (#64094)
• Fixed Project Panel reveal not working in Git diff-related multibuffers. (#64154)
• Fixed Python decorator syntax highlighting conflicting with the matrix multiplication operator. (#58077; thanks allachance)
• Fixed remote server removal prompts not capturing keyboard focus. (#60965; thanks cfiq)
• Fixed terminal tool output in the Agent Panel to consistently use the theme's terminal.background color. (#64163; thanks chrisdrackett)
• Fixed the gutter tooltip's modifier-click hint after holding Command. (#64124; thanks GautamBytes)
• Fixed the Project Panel failing to scroll to collapsed parent folders. (#64207)