# QOwnNotes v26.8.9 — Release v26.8.9

- Product: QOwnNotes (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qownnotes)
- Vendor: Patrizio Bekerle
- Date: 2026-08-25
- Version: v26.8.9
- Original notes: https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases/tag/v26.8.9
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qownnotes/releases/v26.8.9
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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- **added** — The Script repository dialog now links to available script changelogs and shows the relevant changelog entries between the installed and target versions when updating a script
- **changed** — Updated script repository links and downloads to use the repository's main branch instead of the obsolete master branch

##### 26.8.9

- The **Script repository** dialog now links to available script changelogs and shows
  the relevant changelog entries between the installed and target versions when updating
  a script
  (for [#3709](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/3709))
- Updated script repository links and downloads to use the repository's `main` branch
  instead of the obsolete `master` branch

##### 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