All notable, user-facing changes to Vector. This file is the source of the release notes — on each release, the workflow publishes the section whose heading matches the version being released (the in-app updater shows it as "What's new").
How to use: while working, add bullets under ## [Unreleased]. When you cut a
release, rename that heading to the version you're releasing (e.g.
## [0.4.3] - 2026-07-22) and start a fresh ## [Unreleased]. Keep bullets
short and user-facing: - **Thing** — what the user gets.
- Windows support (x64) — Vector now builds, runs, and self-updates on Windows 10/11 via an NSIS installer. Agent directory tracking, reveal-in-Explorer, open-in-default-app, clipboard file paste, editor discovery, and PowerShell/pwsh shells are all wired up.
- Known limitation — on Windows, a shell pane's directory doesn't update live as you
cd(it refreshes when you open the shell panel); agent panes are unaffected. Live shell tracking is a planned follow-up. - Note — Windows builds are unsigned; SmartScreen shows a "Windows protected your PC" prompt on first launch (click More info → Run anyway).
- Security fixes — updated dependencies to close all known advisories (markdown/diff preview XSS via DOMPurify/Mermaid, a Tauri IPC issue, and a TLS certificate-parsing bug).
- Linux support 🐧 — Vector now runs on Linux (x86_64 and aarch64) via AppImage or
.deb, with full feature parity to macOS: PTY streaming, live cwd tracking, clipboard file-paste, file/diff previews, the GitHub sidebar, and the Claude usage meter. - Platform-aware shortcuts — app actions use Ctrl+Shift on Linux (⌘ on macOS); settings is
Ctrl+,, terminal copy/paste isCtrl+Shift+C/Ctrl+Shift+V. The Settings → Keyboard shortcuts panel shows the right keys per platform. - Native chrome follows your theme on Linux (menu bar + titlebar), with themed controls and a "Show in Files" action.