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Release notes

May 4, 2026

Version 2026.1.8

This release introduces major improvements and new features, as well as key bug fixes and enhancements

Neue Funktionen  (3)

  • Remove bundled WinGet CLI.

  • Integrate Pinget (portable WinGet) as fallback: Automatic fallback to Pinget—our portable WinGet alternative—when the official WinGet is missing or unavailable.

  • Modern Avalonia UI for Windows: A fully featured modern Avalonia-based UI for Windows is now available! Users can toggle between classic and modern UIs.

Verbesserungen  (5)

  • Flatpak integration: Added Flatpak as a supported package manager.

  • UI/UX Improvements and Parity: Avalonia/WinUI feature parity, maximization, and navigation improvements; Classic mode launcher added; Main window resizable on Linux.

  • Accessibility: Many accessibility fixes for screen reader users and improved focus management.

  • Translations: Synchronized and fixed various translation errors.

  • Branding and Documentation: Updated Devolutions branding.

Fehlerbehebungen  (3)

  • Fix RPM install failure on Fedora 38+: Solved dependency problems with liblttng-ust.so.0.

  • Fix Chocolatey installer validation.

  • Fix navigation bar accessibility for screen readers.

April 27, 2026

Version 2026.1.7

This release delivers new features, enhancements, and important bug fixes.

Verbesserungen  (8)

  • Added APT, DNF, and Pacman package managers for compatible Linux.

  • Support snap as a package manager.

  • Add macOS .app bundle packaging with styled DMG.

  • Move language files, prune legacy strings, and translate all languages to 100%.

  • Remove bundled Chocolatey CLI.

  • Handle WinGet COM exceptions in FindPackages and fallback to CLI.

  • Updated and revised translations: Ukrainian and Russian updated; Serbian revised; Translation doc refreshed.

  • Display last update check time on reload button (Avalonia & classic UI.

Fehlerbehebungen  (2)

  • Fix Homebrew installation error on Apple Silicon.

  • Implement fix for application crash.

April 16, 2026

Version 2026.1.6

This is a minor release with key bugfixes and small improvements.

Verbesserungen  (2)

  • Replace test image links with GitHub raw URLs.

  • Refined translations.

Fehlerbehebungen  (2)

  • Fixed --daemon parameter not working.

  • Fix update of Scoop packages installed using a manifest URL.

April 15, 2026

Version 2026.1.5

This release delivers new features, requested enhancements, and important bug fixes. All contributions since v2026.1.4 are included.

Verbesserungen  (11)

  • New Minimum Age Setting: Added a settings option to configure the minimum installation age for packages. This helps administrators enforce policies on package update timelines and block immediate upgrades when needed.

  • Improved localization processes, ensuring new and updated UI strings are consistently translated.

  • Enhanced Avalonia (cross-platform) port with improved rendering on Linux, and added macOS-specific UI tweaks.

  • Updated in-app help links and documentation to reference the latest community forums and support resources.

  • Various UI/UX refinements for smoother navigation in Settings and Package Manager pages.

  • Improved OAuth authentication error handling, including better error messages.

  • Hardened artifact download validation with stricter checksum enforcement.

  • Updated dependencies and audit scripts for ongoing platform security compliance.

  • Unified build pipelines for Windows, Linux, and macOS with simplified branching and artifact publishing.

  • Improved test suite execution speed and resilience against CI network outages.

  • Refined translation export/output scripts for easier contributor onboarding.

Fehlerbehebungen  (6)

  • Fixed a crash when toggling experimental cross-platform features on certain Linux environments.

  • Resolved inconsistent results in the package update check dialog.

  • Fixed rare issues causing the settings window to close unexpectedly after saving options.

  • Addressed bugs where backup/restore operations would hang if authentication was incomplete.

  • Fixed a regression where the file picker dialog could fail due to missing Windows SDK components.

  • Minor visual and accessibility bug fixes across the Preferences and About dialogs.

April 7, 2026

Version 2026.1.4

This release is the culmination of the full migration to the Devolutions organization and adds foundational improvements for long-term governance and cross-platform support.

Verbesserungen  (14)

  • The project is now officially maintained under the Devolutions organization. All URLs, publisher fields, badges, and links are updated.

  • New build pipelines unify Windows and cross-platform .NET 10/Avalonia builds, with improved signing and release artifact automation.

  • CONTRIBUTING, SECURITY, and documentation have been extensively revised for Devolutions practices.

  • Translation system overhauled from Tolgee to a PowerShell-based export/import workflow, ensuring all languages are always 100% complete.

  • A cross-platform Avalonia port is now present, laying groundwork for macOS/Linux support.

  • All update, release, and artifact download links now use devolutions.net domains.

  • Security contacts and vulnerability reporting updated for Devolutions process.

  • Legacy automations, GitHub Actions, and icon workflows either modernized or removed.

  • Updated installer assets, metadata, and product feed endpoint for Devolutions.

  • Reworked build and release flow to consolidate and streamline maintenance.

  • Major translation export/import rework and PowerShell script improvements under .agents/skills.

  • Documentation refresh reflecting Devolutions migration and new policies.

  • Expanded test workflow with multi-platform and CI robustness.

  • Removal of non-Devolutions support references (Patreon, Ko-fi, old feedback links).

March 18, 2026

Version 2026.1.3

This is a minor release that fixes a regression in the file picker, but also hardens the update mechanism to only use Devolutions with no fallback to the previous mechanism.

Verbesserungen  (1)

  • Hardened update checks to rely on the Devolutions ProductInfo feed, with stricter production override handling.

Fehlerbehebungen  (2)

  • Fixed the Release notes action so Devolutions release tags open the correct GitHub release page.

  • Fixed the Windows file-save dialog COM interop definition to improve picker reliability.

March 17, 2026

Version 2026.1.2

This is a minor release to address a regression with missing bundled DLLs from the Windows App SDK

Fehlerbehebungen  (1)

  • Fix self-contained Windows App SDK packaging.

March 16, 2026

Version 2026.1.1

This release includes further work into the Devolutions transition, and lays the foundations required for a full cross-platform Avalonia port.

Verbesserungen  (5)

  • Added an experimental Avalonia-based cross-platform UniGetUI preview port.

  • Improved WinGet reliability by preferring the bundled COM activation path.

  • Reapplied DPI sizing fixes to improve scaling behavior on high-DPI displays.

  • Brought all translations up to 100% completion state.

  • Migrated the build and release flow to .NET 10.

Fehlerbehebungen  (2)

  • Fixed GitHub cloud backup sign-in issues caused by OAuth configuration problems.

  • Fixed update detection to handle four-part version numbers correctly.

March 10, 2026

Version 2026.1.0

This is the first Devolutions-branded UniGetUI release. It focuses on the transition to Devolutions distribution and update infrastructure, while improving updater reliability, package-manager bundling, and release integrity.

Verbesserungen  (11)

  • UniGetUI now checks for updates through the Devolutions product info feed, with a fallback to the legacy GitHub updater source if needed.

  • Update validation has been hardened with SHA256 integrity checks and installer signer validation.

  • WinGet bundling has been reworked with architecture-aware bundled CLI selection and better fallback handling.

  • Legacy packaged binaries have been cleaned up as part of the new packaging flow.

  • The in-app announcements panel has been removed from Settings.

  • Project links, publisher metadata, and update endpoints have been updated for the Devolutions transition.

  • Translations and screenshots/icons have been refreshed across this release cycle.

  • Added a new PowerShell-based build, signing, and release pipeline.

  • Added release draft support and dry-run signing improvements in the release workflow.

  • Added caching for WinGet CLI payloads in release automation.

  • Improved release workflow compatibility for repositories using either main or master.