Release Neon Vision Editor v0.8.9 · h3pdesign/Neon-Vision-Editor

[v0.8.9] - 2026-07-18

Delivers a major Project Sidebar redesign with a clearer Files/Search/Git/Terminal rail, a visible Git change count, and compact, scannable change rows.
Reworks Markdown presentation across macOS, iPhone, iPad, and visionOS with a contextual formatting toolbar, compact phone control, improved preview controls, and more reliable rendered content.
Makes unusually large documents predictable: responsive loading begins early, while files at or above 100 MB open as a safe, read-only partial preview instead of exhausting editor memory.

Redesigned the Project Sidebar navigation as a single glass rail and upgraded Git changes with status icons, state chips, path context, and focused per-file actions.
Added a Markdown formatting surface with direct inline controls, heading selection, lists, quote/code tools, structural actions, and platform-appropriate compact presentation.
Improved Markdown, HTML, and SVG preview workflows, including explicit preview visibility controls, more resilient local image handling, richer Markdown styling, and compact iPhone preview settings.
Added pinch-to-zoom font sizing for touch devices and the macOS trackpad, while retaining the existing editor font-size controls.

Keeps the Markdown formatting control below tabs while overlaying the actual editor surface rather than creating a separate opaque host row.
Improves minimap activation, viewport synchronization, and draggable marker behavior after tab switches and on large documents.
Avoids full-file allocation for 100 MB or larger documents; partial previews are clearly labeled and cannot overwrite their original source.
Reduces preview refresh churn and hardens intermediate Markdown formatting changes so toolbar actions do not destabilize syntax presentation or preview state.
Makes updater staging retries use a fresh temporary directory after a partial copy, avoiding duplicate-app failures during an update.
Fixes a macOS AppKit layout crash while typing in a new document and prevents identical unsaved drafts from being restored as duplicate tabs after a crash.

Files at or above 100 MB now open as a read-only partial preview containing the first 4 MB. Split or reduce the source file before editing it in Neon Vision Editor.