Theia IDE 1.72.x Preview Testing

[jfaltermeier]

The new version 1.72.100 of the Theia IDE is available on the preview channel now. Please join the preview testing!

You can download it here:

• Linux
• Mac x86
• Mac ARM
• Windows

Update your existing installation by setting the preference updates.channel to preview.

Please respond here when you can test the preview without finding blockers, by commenting with a ✔️.
If you find any issues, please mention them in this thread and report them as an issue once confirmed by other testers.

Phase	Target	Status
1.72.100 preview available	2026-05-29	✅
1.72.100 community preview window	2026-05-29 → 2026-06-05	⛔ blockers found
1.72.200 preview available	2026-06-05	✅
1.72.200 community preview window	2026-06-05 → 2026-06-11	⏳
Theia IDE 1.72.x Promoted to Stable	2026-06-12
Docker image Publish	2026-06-12
Snap updated	2026-06-12

[ndoschek]

Two things were reported during preview testing: an AI Chat crash and file watcher problems across different OS.
We already opened an endgame issue #17600 to track them.

[ndoschek]

The new version 1.72.200 of the Theia IDE is available on the preview channel now. Please join the preview testing!

You can download it here:

• Linux
• Mac x86
• Mac ARM
• Windows

Update your existing installation by setting the preference updates.channel to preview.

Please respond here when you can test the preview without finding blockers, by commenting with a ✔️.
If you find any issues, please mention them in this thread and report them as an issue once confirmed by other testers.