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@gajendraxdev gajendraxdev released this 12 Sep 02:42
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Release Notes - Zync v2.31.0

Release date: 2026-09-12

What's New

Zync v2.31.0 is a Files release with inline images in the shell. File Manager now feels closer to Explorer / Nautilus: Places lists other disks, list view has real columns, you can rubber-band select, pin folders, and drop a path onto a terminal. In the shell, Sixel and iTerm inline images render (fastfetch logos, chafa, imgcat).

Highlights:

  • This PC / Volumes - Local Places lists C: / D: / USB, macOS /Volumes, Linux mounts, and WSL distros
  • Explorer-style list - Name, Date modified, Type, Size, Owner:Group
  • Drag-select - Rubber-band, Shift+click range, Ctrl/Cmd+click toggle
  • Drop a file onto a shell - Quoted path at the cursor (no Enter)
  • Pins - Bookmarks in Places are now Pins
  • Inline images in the terminal - Sixel and iTerm bitmaps, including on Windows local shells

Compare: v2.30.0...v2.31.0

Added

  • Drag-select in Files - Click empty space and drag to rubber-band select. Shift+click selects a range; Ctrl/Cmd+click toggles; Ctrl/Cmd+drag adds to the current selection. (ab9707d)
  • This PC / Volumes - Local Places lists other disks (Windows drive letters, macOS /Volumes, Linux mounts). Home stays Home. On Windows, WSL distros appear under Linux. Remote SSH hosts do not show this section. (fb3861f)
  • Drag Files into a shell - Drop a Files item onto any visible terminal, or onto a Shell tab, to paste quoted path(s) at the cursor. Quoting matches POSIX, PowerShell, or cmd. (df0cc65, 9dfba1b)
  • Terminal inline images - Sixel and iTerm inline images render in the shell. On Windows, local shells sideload Windows Terminal’s ConPTY pair so Sixel is not stripped by in-box conhost. Kitty graphics are not supported yet. (0a2a077, #111)
  • Files owner/group - List view has one Owner:Group column as user:group. Icon grid keeps size, owner, and date in the tooltip. (#105, a677afe, b205754)

Changed

  • Files list view - Columns are Name, Date modified, Type, Size, and Owner:Group. Name stays compact so metadata sits next to the names. Folders show as File folder; size is blank for folders. Places Bookmarks are labeled Pins. (65e654e)
  • Files listing scroll - Icon view virtualizes after 96 items, skips painting off-screen tiles, and does not re-render on idle scroll just to hide a hover tip. File icons decode lazily; Places volume lists are cached for 30s. (bbcced4)
  • File icons - Themed icons resolve once per type (all .ts files share one URL) instead of running the theme loader on every tile. (b820ecd, ea123c2)
  • Files chrome - Compact toolbar, crumb path, search, grid/list, New menu. Places docks on a wide pane and overlays when narrow. List vs grid and Places open/closed are remembered. (61e0bcf, 5a0bed1, 76d8dc1, acdfc3d)
  • Remote listings - /etc/passwd and /etc/group are read once per SSH connection. (5670eb0)
  • Files search - Still filters the current folder only. The unimplemented Search Everywhere shortcut is removed so it no longer collides with Files. (2d9b98b)

Fixed

  • Files Home from C: Opening Local Disk (C:) no longer replaces Home with C:\. Home stays the user folder and remains clickable from the drive root. (fb3861f)
  • Files list/grid shortcuts - Ctrl+Shift+1 / Ctrl+Shift+2 (Cmd+Shift on macOS) switch list and grid again. (65c8f28)
  • Shell-tab file drops - Only an in-app Files drag can drop a path onto a Shell tab. (65c8f28)
  • Drag a shell onto Files - Dropping a Shell tab onto the full Files view splits that shell beside Files. (c4f2f4c)
  • Exit in a Files split - exit in a shell split with Files no longer closes the whole tab. (9dfba1b)
  • Sixel in a split - Inline images no longer cover the rest of the pane with a black rectangle. (fb671e7)
  • Files grid crash on resize - scrollToCell with a stale column index no longer takes down the window. (2fb21e6, 76d8dc1)
  • UNC/WSL volume roots - \\server\share\ and \\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\ count as disk roots, not Home. (80484b9)

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who reported issues and helped improve Zync v2.31.0.

Issue tracking

Feedback

Something broken, confusing, or missing after this update? We read every report.

Include your OS, Zync version (v2.31.0), and steps to reproduce when you can.

Quick Check After Upgrade

  1. Volumes - Local Files → Places: This PC / Volumes / Other Locations. Click C: or a USB and land on that root. Home still goes to your user folder.
  2. List view - Switch to list: Name, Date modified, Type, Size, Owner:Group. Pins instead of Bookmarks.
  3. Drag-select - Click empty space in Files and drag a rectangle over several items.
  4. Drop onto a shell - Split Files beside a terminal (or drop onto a Shell tab) and drop a file; a quoted path should appear at the prompt.
  5. Inline images - In a local or SSH shell: fastfetch or chafa with Sixel. The logo should be a bitmap, not mosaic ASCII. Split the pane and confirm no black overlay.
  6. Exit in a Files split - Files beside a shell, type exit in that shell. Files should stay; the whole tab should not close.
  7. Version - Settings → About shows v2.31.0.

Upgrade

Zync will update automatically on next launch (AppImage).

Manual install: Releases - v2.31.0

# Debian / Ubuntu (APT repository)
sudo apt update && sudo apt install zync

# Arch (pacman repository)
sudo pacman -Syu zync

Full Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for complete technical details.

References

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