# QOwnNotes changelog
> Plain-text note taking with Nextcloud integration.
- Vendor: Patrizio Bekerle
- Category: Productivity
- Platforms: Desktop
- Official site: https://www.qownnotes.org
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qownnotes)
- Harvested from: GitHub (pbek/QOwnNotes)
- Entries below: 9 (newest first)
What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog.
## Releases
### v26.8.2 — Release v26.8.2
- Date: 2026-08-06
- Version: v26.8.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases/tag/v26.8.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qownnotes/releases/v26.8.2
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop
- **fixed** — Fixed Ctrl + Space no longer auto-formatting Markdown tables when Markdown LSP support was enabled
- **added** — Added OpenSSL 3 to the universal macOS Qt 6 package, enabling connections to TLS 1.3-only servers while retaining TLS 1.2 and certificate verification support
##### 26.8.2
- Fixed Ctrl + Space no longer auto-formatting Markdown
tables when Markdown LSP support was enabled (for [#3685](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3685))
- Added OpenSSL 3 to the universal macOS Qt 6 package, enabling connections to
TLS 1.3-only servers while retaining TLS 1.2 and certificate verification
support (for [#3681](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3681))
##### Released files
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage: Portable Linux AppImage build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the AppImage
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Snap package
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 5 for older environments
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 5 Snap package
- QOwnNotes.zip: Windows ZIP package built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256sum: Alternative SHA-256 checksum file for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotesQt5.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 5 for older systems
### v26.8.1 — Release v26.8.1
- Date: 2026-08-04
- Version: v26.8.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases/tag/v26.8.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qownnotes/releases/v26.8.1
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop
- **changed** — In read-only mode, pressing Ctrl + Space on a linked Markdown checkbox now asks to enable editing and toggles the checkbox instead of opening the link
- **fixed** — Fixed an empty color mode ID warning when opening the Color modes settings
- **changed** — Improved the heading folding gutter by reducing the space between folding symbols and line numbers and ensuring the symbols remain visible with mixed dark application and light editor themes on Windows
##### 26.8.1
- In read-only mode, pressing Ctrl + Space on a linked
Markdown checkbox now asks to enable editing and toggles the checkbox instead
of opening the link (for [#3682](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3682))
- Fixed an empty color mode ID warning when opening the **Color modes** settings
(for [#3526](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3526))
- Improved the **heading folding gutter** by reducing the space between folding
symbols and line numbers and ensuring the symbols remain visible with mixed
dark application and light editor themes on Windows
(for [#3680](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3680))
##### Released files
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage: Portable Linux AppImage build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the AppImage
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Snap package
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 5 for older environments
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 5 Snap package
- QOwnNotes.zip: Windows ZIP package built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256sum: Alternative SHA-256 checksum file for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotesQt5.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 5 for older systems
### v26.8.0 — Release v26.8.0
- Date: 2026-08-03
- Version: v26.8.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases/tag/v26.8.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qownnotes/releases/v26.8.0
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop
- **fixed** — Fixed Joplin RAW import silently skipping some attachments
- **changed** — The Nextcloud Deck dialog now preserves an already entered description and due date when pressing Enter on an unmatched search to create a new card
- **fixed** — qc configure no longer fails with command not found when the configured editor is not installed on the system
- **changed** — The editor is now resolved every time the config file is edited, falling back to the VISUAL and EDITOR environment variables and then to a list of common editors
- **added** — A clear error message is shown when no editor could be found at all
- **fixed** — The config file path is now quoted when it is passed to the editor, so paths containing spaces work as expected
- **changed** — Go 1.25 is now required to build the qc project
##### 26.8.0
- Fixed Joplin RAW import silently skipping some attachments
(for [#3672](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/pull/3672), thank you, @MySkeletonHurts)
- The **Nextcloud Deck dialog** now preserves an already entered description and
due date when pressing Enter on an unmatched search to create a new card
(for [#3673](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3673))
- [qc](https://github.com/qownnotes/qc) v0.6.3 was released
- `qc configure` no longer fails with `command not found` when the configured editor is not
installed on the system (for [#24](https://github.com/qownnotes/qc/issues/24))
- The editor is now resolved every time the config file is edited, falling back to the `VISUAL`
and `EDITOR` environment variables and then to a list of common editors
- A clear error message is shown when no editor could be found at all
- The config file path is now quoted when it is passed to the editor, so paths containing spaces
work as expected
- Update dependencies
- Go 1.25 is now required to build the project
##### Released files
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage: Portable Linux AppImage build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the AppImage
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Snap package
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 5 for older environments
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 5 Snap package
- QOwnNotes.zip: Windows ZIP package built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256sum: Alternative SHA-256 checksum file for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotesQt5.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 5 for older systems
### v26.7.10 — Release v26.7.10
- Date: 2026-07-26
- Version: v26.7.10
- Original notes: https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases/tag/v26.7.10
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qownnotes/releases/v26.7.10
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop
- **changed** — Improved text selection in the QLiteHtml preview by avoiding redundant selection processing and full preview repaints, preserving selections while dragging across whitespace, and automatically scrolling beyond the viewport
##### 26.7.10
- Improved text selection in the QLiteHtml preview by avoiding redundant
selection processing and full preview repaints, preserving selections while
dragging across whitespace, and automatically scrolling beyond the viewport
(for [#3668](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3668))
##### Released files
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage: Portable Linux AppImage build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the AppImage
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Snap package
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 5 for older environments
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 5 Snap package
- QOwnNotes.zip: Windows ZIP package built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256sum: Alternative SHA-256 checksum file for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotesQt5.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 5 for older systems
### v26.7.9 — Release v26.7.9
- Date: 2026-07-23
- Version: v26.7.9
- Original notes: https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases/tag/v26.7.9
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qownnotes/releases/v26.7.9
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop
- **added** — Add syntax highlighting for GNU R fenced code blocks in the note editor and preview
- **added** — Add the `word:` and `w:` note search operators for matching whole words without changing the existing substring and quoted-phrase search behavior
##### 26.7.9
- Added syntax highlighting for **GNU R** fenced code blocks in the note editor
and preview (for [#2845](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/2845))
- Added the `word:` and `w:` note search operators for matching whole words
without changing the existing substring and quoted-phrase search behavior
(for [#1756](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/1756))
- See the [searching documentation](https://www.qownnotes.org/getting-started/searching.html)
for more information about the new operators and how they interact with
existing search syntax
##### Released files
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage: Portable Linux AppImage build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the AppImage
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Snap package
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 5 for older environments
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 5 Snap package
- QOwnNotes.zip: Windows ZIP package built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256sum: Alternative SHA-256 checksum file for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotesQt5.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 5 for older systems
### v26.7.8 — Release v26.7.8
- Date: 2026-07-18
- Version: v26.7.8
- Original notes: https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases/tag/v26.7.8
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qownnotes/releases/v26.7.8
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop
- **fixed** — LanguageTool checker no longer re-reads and decrypts its API key on every keystroke and scroll event, only when its settings actually change
- **fixed** — Markdown note preview no longer re-decrypts the Nextcloud/ownCloud password on every debounced preview refresh unless the note actually contains an unresolved Nextcloud preview image
- **added** — Add a Search in the selection only toggle to the note text search next to Match case sensitive, allowing search and search & replace to be limited to the selected text range
##### 26.7.8
- Fixed excessive system keychain (libsecret on Linux) access while typing:
the **LanguageTool** checker no longer re-reads and decrypts its API key on
every keystroke and scroll event (only when its settings actually change),
and the Markdown note preview no longer re-decrypts the Nextcloud/ownCloud
password on every debounced preview refresh unless the note actually
contains an unresolved Nextcloud preview image
(for [#3665](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3665))
- Added a **Search in the selection only** toggle to the note text search, next
to **Match case sensitive**, so search and search & replace can be limited to
the selected text range (for [#3664](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3664))
##### Released files
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage: Portable Linux AppImage build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the AppImage
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Snap package
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 5 for older environments
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 5 Snap package
- QOwnNotes.zip: Windows ZIP package built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256sum: Alternative SHA-256 checksum file for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotesQt5.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 5 for older systems
### v26.7.7 — Release v26.7.7
- Date: 2026-07-14
- Version: v26.7.7
- Original notes: https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases/tag/v26.7.7
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qownnotes/releases/v26.7.7
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop
- **changed** — The active entry is now marked with a checkbox in the Note folder and Color modes settings lists, which can also be used to set the active item
- **added** — Added more Spanish, French, Korean translation
##### 26.7.7
- The active entry is now marked with a checkbox in the **Note folder** and
**Color modes** settings lists, which can also be used to set the active item
(for [#3663](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3663))
- Added more Spanish, French, Korean translation (thank you, AlejandroMoc, jd-develop, VenusGirl)
##### Released files
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage: Portable Linux AppImage build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the AppImage
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Snap package
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 5 for older environments
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 5 Snap package
- QOwnNotes.zip: Windows ZIP package built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256sum: Alternative SHA-256 checksum file for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotesQt5.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 5 for older systems
### v26.7.6 — Release v26.7.6
- Date: 2026-07-13
- Version: v26.7.6
- Original notes: https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases/tag/v26.7.6
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qownnotes/releases/v26.7.6
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop
- **changed** — Nextcloud sync conflicted-copy notes are now marked with a warning emoji in the note list
- **added** — Add a General settings option for the keychain access timeout, defaulting to 2 seconds, so QOwnNotes falls back to SimpleCrypt legacy encryption faster if the system keychain service is unavailable
##### 26.7.6
- Nextcloud **sync conflicted-copy notes** like `TODO (conflicted copy 2026-07-10 070952).md`
are now marked with a warning emoji in the note list so they are easier to spot
(for [#3662](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3662))
- Added a **General settings** option for the keychain access timeout, defaulting
to 2 seconds, so QOwnNotes falls back to SimpleCrypt legacy encryption faster
if the system keychain service is unavailable (for [#3661](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3661))
##### Released files
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage: Portable Linux AppImage build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the AppImage
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Snap package
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 5 for older environments
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 5 Snap package
- QOwnNotes.zip: Windows ZIP package built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256sum: Alternative SHA-256 checksum file for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotesQt5.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 5 for older systems
### v26.7.5 — Release v26.7.5
- Date: 2026-07-09
- Version: v26.7.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases/tag/v26.7.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qownnotes/releases/v26.7.5
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop
- **fixed** — QOwnNotes now asks to allow note editing before adding links, attachments, media, HTML as Markdown, data-url images, or autocomplete text when read-only mode is active
- **added** — More French and Korean translations
##### 26.7.5
- Fixed generated note insertions while **read-only mode** is active, so QOwnNotes
now asks to allow note editing before adding links, attachments, media, HTML as
Markdown, data-url images, or autocomplete text (for [#3659](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3659))
- Added more French, Korean translation (thank you, jd-develop, VenusGirl)
##### Released files
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage: Portable Linux AppImage build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-x86_64.AppImage.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the AppImage
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Snap package
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap: Linux Snap build with Qt 5 for older environments
- QOwnNotes-Qt5-amd64.snap.sha256sum: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 5 Snap package
- QOwnNotes.zip: Windows ZIP package built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256: SHA-256 checksum for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.zip.sha256sum: Alternative SHA-256 checksum file for the Qt 6 Windows ZIP package
- QOwnNotes.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 6
- QOwnNotesQt5.dmg: macOS disk image built with Qt 5 for older systems