# QOwnNotes v26.8.4 — Release v26.8.4

- Product: QOwnNotes (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qownnotes)
- Vendor: Patrizio Bekerle
- Date: 2026-08-15
- Version: v26.8.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases/tag/v26.8.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qownnotes/releases/v26.8.4
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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- **fixed** — Fixed boundary arrow navigation in the note editor on macOS by masking off Qt::KeypadModifier when comparing arrow keys
- **changed** — AppImage no longer requires libfuse2 to be installed separately as its FUSE userspace library is now included in the runtime
- **added** — Added configurable link hover highlighting to the note editor and preview with dedicated Link hover colors for Light and Dark editor schemas

##### 26.8.4

- Fixed the **boundary arrow navigation** in the note editor being dead on macOS,
  where pressing the `Up` arrow on the first line should move the cursor to the
  start of the line and `Down` on the last line to the end of it, because Qt
  delivers arrow keys with `Qt::KeypadModifier` set on macOS and the modifier
  is now masked off before comparing
  (for [#3572](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3572), thank you, @VXNCXNX)
- The **AppImage** no longer requires `libfuse2` to be installed separately because
  its FUSE userspace library is now included in the runtime
  (for [#3694](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3694))
- Added configurable link hover highlighting to the note editor and preview, including
  dedicated **Link hover** colors for the Light and Dark editor schemas
  (for [#3695](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3695))
- There was a new release of the **QOwnNotes Web Companion browser extension**
  [2026.8.1](https://github.com/qownnotes/web-companion/releases/tag/v2026.8.1)
  - Bookmark links can now be copied from the bookmark list
    (for [#121](https://github.com/qownnotes/web-companion/issues/121))
- There was a new release of [QOwnNotes TUI](https://github.com/qownnotes/qownnotes-tui),
  [v0.5.0](https://github.com/qownnotes/qownnotes-tui/releases/tag/v0.5.0)
  - Added Markdown highlighting for angle-bracketed URI autolinks
  - Added clickable HTTP and HTTPS links in the viewer, including links that wrap
    across lines
  - Added restoration of the last opened note when the application starts
- There was a new release of [QOwnNotes TUI](https://github.com/qownnotes/qownnotes-tui),
  [v0.4.0](https://github.com/qownnotes/qownnotes-tui/releases/tag/v0.4.0)
  - Added shell completion generation for Bash, Fish, and Zsh
  - Added clickable relative, legacy `note://`, and wiki-style note links in the viewer
  - Added back and forward note navigation with preserved viewer and editor positions
  - Added keyboard and mouse text selection, clipboard actions, and a visible viewer cursor
  - Added reverse pane focus cycling and navigation from the viewer back to the note list
  - Added checkbox-list and Setext-style heading highlighting in the viewer and editor

##### 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