v1.6.0

🚀 New Release: Local AI Power, Accessibility Boost & Smoother Workflows!

We’re excited to launch v1.6.0 with game-changing privacy-focused AI, accessibility upgrades, and slick UI refinements. 🎉

✨ Headline Feature: Local & Offline AI!

• 🚀 Integrated llama.cpp for local, offline AI support. Your data stays on your machine!
• 🧠 Added free-prompt flexibility for custom LLM interactions.
• 🗑️ Deprecated ChatGPT to prioritize user privacy and offline functionality.

🔑 Accessibility & Keyboard Love

• 🎯 Revamped focus indicators and navigation (PRs #939, #949).
• ⚡ Shortcuts galore! Speed up saves and common actions (PR #964).
• ♿ Double-click/Enter to open dialogs + smoother row interactions (PRs #956, #986).

🎨 UI/UX Polish

• 🖥️ Layout splitter for flexible workspace resizing (PR #985).
• 💾 Save button now disables when no changes exist (PR #981).
• 📥 Replaced "Publish" with "Download" for clearer data export (PR #973).
• 🧹 Consistent dialog styles (AI + metadata) and text/translation tweaks (PRs #993, #992).

🛠️ Fixes & Enhancements

• 🐞 Saving via shortcuts fixed (PR #996).
• 📚 Docs migrated to Sphinx for cleaner knowledge sharing (PR #950).
• 🔍 Column metadata now shows real column names (PR #963).

🙌 Shoutouts

• Welcome our first-time contributor @priyankc! 👋 Thanks for all your contributions on the accessibility front (PR #939)
• Huge thanks to @pdelboca, @rustico, and all contributors! 💙

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🔗 Full Changelog: v1.5.1 → v1.6.0

Let’s edit data smarter, faster, and offline-first! 🌐✨
The Open Data Editor Team