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Alder v0.4.0
A local-first Git desktop client built with Tauri, Rust and React.
Downloads
| Platform | File |
|---|---|
| Windows (x64) | Alder_*_x64-setup.exe (NSIS installer) |
| Linux (x64) | alder_*.AppImage (portable app bundle) or alder_*.deb (Debian/Ubuntu package) |
Changes
New features
- expand worktree LFS and submodule management (git)
- improve LFS submodule and worktree management (git)
- improve LFS submodule and worktree maintenance (git)
- add repository tools and diagnostics interface (repositories)
- improve CLI detection and authentication guidance (github)
- add global Git search to command palette (search)
- integrate repository tools into application navigation (ui)
- add repository diagnostics and maintenance commands (git)
- add deletion confirmation and improve in-app updates (app)
Bug fixes
- correct Tauri config encoding (build)
- suppress browser controls in production (desktop)
- isolate selection state and parallelize data loading (repositories)
- enforce dark text on dark-mode accent buttons (theme)
- preserve contrast for disabled buttons and repository indicators (ui)
- enforce WCAG AA contrast across all presets (theme)
- improve accessibility contrast and default dark palette (theme)
- improve dropdown interaction and repository tools layout (ui)
- repair settings dropdowns and expand repository inspector (ui)
- correct submodule rendering and LFS accessibility (ui)
- resolve Clippy let-and-return warning (git)
Performance
- move repository inspection and metadata loading off command threads (git)
- improve repository switching and offload metadata loading (git)
- offload CLI requests from the UI thread (github)
Improvements
- redesign repository inspector dashboard (ui)
- share platform-aware editor detection (git)
Testing
- make async loading assertions formatting-safe (git)
- cover asynchronous repository loading (git)
- cover rapid switching and production webview behavior (repositories)
- use native Node TypeScript stripping for contrast audit (theme)
- cover worktree lifecycle and repository action safety (git)
- expand repository operations and worktree integration coverage (git)
- make maintenance confirmation assertions formatting-safe (git)
- add disposable repository integration coverage (git)
- add repository tooling and search regression coverage (git)
Maintenance
- fix format (footer)
- bump version (footer)
- Disable useSementicElements (formatter)
Updating
Install the new package from this release to update Alder. Signed updater artifacts are provided for Windows NSIS and Linux AppImage; automatic in-app updating is not implemented yet. Linux .deb installations require a new package.