# EmEditor v26.2 — EmEditor v26.2 preview released

- Product: EmEditor (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/emeditor)
- Vendor: Emurasoft
- Date: 2026-06-25
- Version: v26.2
- Original notes: https://www.emeditor.com/emeditor-preview/emeditor-v26-2-preview-released/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/emeditor/releases/v26.2
- Labels: Platforms: Windows

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This message contains changelog regarding v26.2 preview. The information is being updated as more preview versions are released. To update If you use the installer version, please select Customize Upd…

- **added** — AI-Assisted Writing feature now supports additional AI providers including Anthropic, DeepSeek, Google, and LM Studio/OpenAI-compatible providers
- **added** — AI Prompts now allow selecting a second provider/model to send the same prompt to two AIs simultaneously and compare responses in a split view
- **added** — Provider drop-down list box on the AI Options page of the Customize dialog box
- **added** — Set Second Provider/Model checkbox, Provider 2 checkbox and drop-down list box, and Model 2 checkbox and drop-down list box on the AI Prompts page of the Customize dialog box
- **added** — AI-Assisted Writing command and button on the AI toolbar to enable or disable AI-assisted writing
- **added** — Language/Icon options to the Start dialog
- **added** — Show language/icon options check box to the Customize Start Window dialog box
- **added** — Show suggestions only with Ctrl+Space, Show suggestions only when confident, and Set the temperature checkboxes to the AI Assist page of configuration properties
- **added** — Don't show suggestions after any of the following checkbox and text box, Delay time slider, and Additional instructions text box to the AI Assist page of configuration properties
- **added** — Show additional information on status bar check box on the AI Options page of the Customize dialog box
- **changed** — Run macros asynchronously by default option is now turned off by default
- **changed** — Syntax checker is now disabled while a macro is running
- **changed** — Default File Access Timeout value changed to 5 seconds
- **changed** — Documents now print in light color even when Dark Mode is turned on
- **removed** — HD and Vivid checkboxes from the AI Prompts page of the Customize dialog box
- **fixed** — Regular expressions containing backslashes might not work correctly in case-insensitive searches
- **fixed** — Extract command in the Find dialog box could output text always in lowercase under certain conditions
- **fixed** — Crash that could occur in Dark Mode
- **fixed** — Regular expression search issue involving a backslash under certain conditions
- **fixed** — Issues with AI-assisted writing for specific AI models
- **security** — EmEditor now displays a notification message at startup if it detects a different version of EmEditor

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###### preview 1 (26.1.901) – June 3, 2026
###### General New Features
- The AI-Assisted Writing feature now supports additional AI providers, including Anthropic, DeepSeek, Google, and LM Studio/OpenAI-compatible providers, in addition to the existing OpenAI support. This feature requires the Chat with AI plug-in. [P]
- AI Prompts now allow you to select a second provider/model, so you can send the same prompt to two AIs at the same time. You can also compare the responses from the two AIs side by side in a split view. This feature requires the Chat with AI plug-in. [P]
###### New Options
- Added a Provider drop-down list box to the AI Options page of the Customize dialog box. [P]
- Added the Set Second Provider/Model checkbox, the Provider 2 checkbox and drop-down list box, and the Model 2 checkbox and drop-down list box to the AI Prompts page of the Customize dialog box. [P]
###### New Macro Features [P]
- The Run macros asynchronously by default option on the Options page of the Customize Macros dialog box is now turned off by default.
- The syntax checker is now disabled while a macro is running.
###### Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where certain regular expressions containing backslashes might not work correctly in case-insensitive searches.
- Fixed an issue where the Extract command in the Find dialog box could output text always in lowercase under certain conditions.
###### preview 2 (26.1.902) – June 9, 2026
- Added the AI-Assisted Writing command. Added the AI-Assisted Writing command button to the AI toolbar to enable or disable the AI-assisted writing. [P]
- Removed the HD and Vivid checkboxes from the AI Prompts page of the Customize dialog box. [P]
- Added the Show suggestions only with Ctrl+Space, Show suggestions only when confident, and Set the temperature checkboxes, Don’t show suggestions after any of the following checkbox and text box, the Delay time slider, and Additional instructions text box to the AI Assist page of configuration properties. [P]
###### preview 3 (26.1.903) – June 11, 2026
- Fixed a crash that could occur in Dark Mode in Preview 2. [P]
###### preview 4 (26.1.904) – June 18, 2026
- Added Language/Icon options to the Start dialog. [PF]
- Added a Show language/icon options check box to the Customize Start Window dialog box. [PF]
- Changed the default File Access Timeout value to 5 seconds. [P]
- EmEditor now displays a notification message at startup if it detects a different version of EmEditor. [PF]
- Fixed a Preview 3 issue related to AI prompts. [P]
###### preview 5 (26.1.905) – June 22, 2026
- The new version prints documents in light color even when Dark Mode is turned on. [PF]
- Fixed a regular expression search issue involving a backslash under certain conditions. [PF]
- Fixed issues with AI-assisted writing for specific AI models. [P]
###### preview 6 (26.1.906) – June 25, 2026
- Disabled AI model reasoning for AI-assisted writing. [P]
- Added the Show additional information on status bar check box to the AI Options page of the Customize dialog box. [P]
Notes
- [P] EmEditor Professional only
- [PF] EmEditor Professional and EmEditor Free