# SmartGit 26.1.038 (2026-05-25)

## Fixed Bugs
- Azure DevOps: authentication could fail again with "client secret is expired"
- GUI, tab controls: focus rectangle could be shown outside the tab
- Preferences, Authentication: Show Password could cause an internal error for credentials removed in the background
- Syntax:
  - Basic: Unicode input could cause an internal error
  - Markdown: line `# a #` could cause an internal error


# SmartGit 26.1.036 GA (2026-05-18)

## Improvements
- AI, models: updated default models to newer recommendations
- Graph, Overlap: uses less intrusive error reporting when the Git executable configuration is invalid
- Hosting Providers:
  - improved provider selection and behavior for configurations involving multiple remotes and providers
  - Standard window: limits the number of queried and fetched pull requests
- Text components: use a different fixed-width font able to show Japanese characters
- Worktrees: Add Worktree uses a better repository name inside SmartGit

## Fixed Bugs
- AI, commit message:
  - problems with the Git executable configuration showed an unclear error dialog
  - diffs exceeding the size limit showed an unclear error dialog
- Compare, MacOS: Japanese IME input could insert unwanted line breaks
- Graph, Overlap: filenames with unusual characters could be classified incorrectly
- GUI:
  - toolbar hover handling could cause an internal error
  - MacOS, dark system theme: selection-colored lines could be hard to notice
  - forced dark theme: status line separators could be too bright
- Hosting Providers:
  - GitLab pipeline states `canceling` and `waiting_for_callback` could cause refresh problems
  - Working Tree window could select the wrong provider configuration
  - provider selectors could contain duplicate entries for bugtraq configurations
- Licensing: custom license server URLs could cause activation and evaluation requests to fail
- Log:
  - checking out a remote branch could incorrectly offer switching to the corresponding local branch
  - Graph: dragging refs could incorrectly offer commit-related actions
  - Files: Copy actions were incorrectly available for directories
- Repository conversion: `--convert-repository-to-single-user` could show an exception if the target already existed
- Upgrade, Windows: launching the updater could fail with error 740


# SmartGit 26.1.029 RC (2026-05-01)

## Improvements
- Graph, Overlap: also shows base commits for tracked branches
- Notifications: uses a larger but less prominent close button

## Fixed Bugs
- Graph, Overlap:
  - more local/remote branch tracking scenarios could cause an internal error
  - an advancing checked-out branch could cause an internal error during refresh
  - overlap information was shown during rebases
- GUI, Linux/WSL: tooltip background could be incorrect
- Log, SHA-256 commits:
  - signed commits were not indicated as such
  - Copy Full ID did not work
  - clicking parent commits could fail with "... is no valid SHA"
- Refresh (core), reftable repositories: cherry-pick and revert states were not detected correctly
- Syntax:
  - Markdown: certain input could cause a stack overflow
  - PowerShell: unterminated single-quoted strings could cause an internal error
- Compare, Conflict Solver, Index Editor: line numbers could show doubled block borders on Windows
- MacOS: tree items could be truncated on the right


# SmartGit 26.1.024 RC (2026-04-20)

## Improvements
- Squash dialog: pre-selects all text except the last commit message

## Fixed Bugs
- Graph, Overlap: disabling and re-enabling the overlap column could cause an internal error
- GUI, forced light/dark themes: button and slider colors could be incorrect on Linux and Windows


# SmartGit 26.1.022 RC (2026-04-16)

## Improvements
- AI, models: updated default models to newer recommendations
- Graph, drag-and-drop: dragging onto a differently named commit also offers Squash

## Fixed Bugs
- AI:
  - Explain Commit could fail with "missing diff" when `.smartgit-ai-explain-commits` used `{{ ... }}` placeholders
  - Mistral magistral could fail with an unexpected type error
- Graph, Overlap:
  - duplicate file entries could appear in overlap tooltips after adding commits
  - deleted hunks could be reported as conflicting although they were equivalent
  - switching repositories could cause an exception
- Log window, Worktree window, Configure Toolbar: allowed the Discover button to be configured
- Log window, Worktree window, Delete Branch: confirming removal of the corresponding worktree could cause an internal error

## Other Noteworthy Changes
- GUI, forced light theme: corrected wrong icon background for some commands
- Notifications: text can be copied
- Windows: notification explains how to use large icons at 150% zoom level


# SmartGit 26.1.020 RC (2026-04-10)

## Fixed Bugs
- Graph, Overlap:
  - specific diffs could cause an internal error and abort the calculation
  - very large commits could cause an out-of-memory error
- Syntax, C: `#XXX` lines were parsed incorrectly
- Standard window, Index Editor: possible internal error when saving after the repository tab has already been closed
- Log, Graph: custom local branch theme colors were not honored anymore


# SmartGit 26.1.017 RC (2026-04-04)

## Improvements
- Standard window:
  - GitLab: merge requests and CI/CD support
  - Push: honors the "Push all tags" Preferences option

## Fixed Bugs
- Log window: possible internal error related to repository change notifications
- Preferences, Authentication: possible internal error related to Show Password
- Refresh (core): possible internal error for reftable-enabled repositories
- Standard window, GitHub: conflicting pull requests were refetched on every refresh


# SmartGit 26.1.016 (2026-04-01)

## Improvements
- AI:
  - Ask AI: improved dialog layout and usability
  - Ask AI, commit message generation and rewording: support `{{ branch }}` prompt parameter
  - commit message generation and rewording: by default, only the `@ai` marker is replaced by the LLM response
- Clone: simplify selection of last used provider/URL
- Graph:
  - Overlap: new optional column to compare selected commit(s) with other commits in the graph; indicates no/slight/heavy overlap, shows common files and potential conflicts in tooltips, and is available for feature branches and more branch constellations
  - improved pull request and HEAD icons
- GUI:
  - Branches view: improved checkbox rendering
  - Commit dialog, tab controls and Changes view: several visual refinements
- Log:
  - filter options use toolbar buttons making the selected state better readable, especially on Linux
- Discover other SmartGit main windows
- Push: improved wording of the forced-push confirmation dialog
- Repository, Add: entering the exact path of a nested repository adds it directly
- Standard window:
  - All Branches + Tags: show messages of annotated tags
  - Graph context menu: AI entries are grouped more compactly
  - Push: use refs instead of commits when invoking `git push`
  - Feature Flow: renamed "main branches" to "trunk branches"
  - Pull: optionally keep merged branches
- Worktrees:
  - background fetch skips worktrees
  - Remove Branch: optionally open or remove the corresponding worktree
- GitLab: updated the "GitLab account settings" link for newer GitLab versions
- Updates:
  - Check for Latest Build: if none available, show notification instead of dialog

## Fixed Bugs
- AI:
  - Ask AI: merge commits no longer produce an empty diff
  - commit message generation and rewording: fixed edge cases around `@ai` marker replacement
- Changes view:
  - stage/unstage now honors `.gitattributes` `working-tree-encoding`
  - forced dark theme: image compare uses the correct dark background color
- Git: stricter validation for suspicious refs containing `.lock` in non-final path segments
- GUI:
  - fixed several dark theme and MacOS-specific color regressions in notifications, message dialogs, tooltips, tab panes and stash input field
  - fixed category toolbar button movement glitches
- Log: opening Log no longer stores or resets roots unexpectedly
- Pull:
  - fixed misleading "Reading submodules information" progress text while querying LFS locks
- Syntax:
  - ShellScript: word-wise navigation now treats variables with underscores as one word
  - Syntax, Markdown: HtmlBlock not detected
- Refresh: reduced redundant refreshes triggered by SmartGit's own external refreshes
- Worktrees: deleting a local branch with an assigned worktree no longer fails silently

## Other Noteworthy Changes
- updated bundled Git to version 2.53.0
- updated bundled SSHJ
- updated Pebble to version 4.1.1
- rebuilt bundled Git-LFS 3.7.1 with a newer Go toolchain
- removed the JGit runtime dependency


# SmartGit 26.1.011 (2026-03-02)

## Improvements
- AI:
  - commit message generation: in marker mode (`@ai`) leading special characters are preserved
  - rewording: re-sign commits which are originally signed
- Git:
  - Git 3.0 compatibility: SHA-256 support
  - Git 3.0 compatibility: reftable support
  - Repository validation: optimized internal checks
- Refresh:
  - status: performance improvements related to packed-refs
  - commits: improved performance for repositories with many notes (100K+)
- GUI:
  - Graph, drop-indicator: scale triangles with DPI
  - QTabbedBar: improved drag indicator rendering
- Standard window:
  - Pull: repository option to "fetch current" vs. "fetch all"
  - Feature: improve main branch detection
  - remember open repositories even if Log or Working Tree Window are opened
  - Toolbar: unify position of Add Branch/Tag for "My History" and "All Branches + Tags"
  - Toolbar, All Branches + Tags: make Add Tag optional
- Worktrees:
  - Remove and Prune: refresh the main repository (and existing worktrees) immediately
- Upgrade dialog on startup: show also current version/build

## Fixed Bugs
- Changes view:
  - background could be drawn over text
  - change-stripe with asymmetric areas: drawing issues
  - drag-and-drop insert-between indicator might not have been visible before the first row
- Commit dialog: Select button was missing Log option (Working Tree/Log)
- Discard (to Stash): warn for combinations which won't work correctly due to "git stash" limitations
- Git:
  - output: empty lines might have been ignored
- GUI:
  - Tab bars: changing shortcuts of the Changes view (e.g. Apply Left) required restart
  - Repositories tree: dropping a directory onto the empty area below the last node did not work
- Refresh:
  - status: possible "Trailing checksum too short" failure for slightly invalid .git/index files which Git can still process
- Split Off Files: did not always select the split-off commit
- Worktrees:
  - Remove did not work if there was no existing repository entry for the worktree
  - Worktree window: UI might not be updated properly after Refresh


# SmartGit 26.1.003 (2026-01-22)

## Improvements
- AI:
  - Edit Message: added AI button to suggest a message
  - "Ask AI" dialog for custom prompts for one or more commits
  - commit message generation: support for templates with `@ai` marker
  - commit annotation:
    - improved background confirmation dialog
    - Copy to Clipboard link
  - Edit Config File (similar to `.gitconfig`)
- Graph:
  - Move & Squash: support common Git commit message prefixes "fixup!" and "squash!"
- LFS, Lock: allow to perform on multiple files at once
- Worktrees:
  - Branches view, Graph: indicate "clean" and "modified" state of worktrees; autorefresh
  - Graph: allow dragging worktree refs, if the worktrees are clean
  - optionally skip "Do you want to switch to worktree" confirmation dialog
- GUI:
  - reworked toolbar icons (different ones for dark theme)
  - Compare: use more intuitive and attractive background colors
  - count a renamed "file" as a single entry as "git status" does
  - dark theme: several improvements (e.g. darker)
  - avatar images: resize if they are sized incorrectly
  - Tab bars: use thicker colored line to indicate selected tab instead of just background color
  - Toolbar: toggle buttons with underline (not just different background color)
  - Graph:
    - improved ref display
    - Filter: use toolbar toggle buttons to better see which one is selected
- Standard window:
  - AI, commit annotation: show success popup after background notification had finished creating notes
  - added Submodule commands: Add, Initialize, Synchronize, Reset, Deactivate, Deinit, Unregister
  - toolbar configurations:
    - allow to hide default toolbar buttons; and add "Reset to Default"
    - optional buttons for Stashes and Reflog
- Worktree window:
  - Journal: allow rearranging commits of a detached HEAD (as Log does, too)

## Fixed Bugs
- Graph/Branches: possible outdated pull request state until re-opening the repository
- GUI:
  - forced dark theme: the could be incorrect background colors for stacked views
  - File compare, Changes view: focusing might change background color
  - toolbars showed tooltip only after a second mouse move
  - Changes view (dark theme): the first expand-equal-lines-arrows used a different outline color
- Find Object: opening repository did not select it reliably
- Refresh: events from file monitor may not trigger refresh for repositories in symlinked directories
- Worktrees: submodule worktrees might not have been recognized properly
- MacOS:
  - Dialogs: pressing Cmd+Enter quickly on two nested dialogs could cause internal error because top-most dialog's close handler was executed after the parent dialog was already closed
- Standard window:
  - Directories: using the keyboard to change selection focused other control
  - GitHub:
    - potentially excessive refreshing when multiple pull requests were fetched
    - unnecessary pull request updates during local refresh
  - GitLab: account settings link does not allow to right-click
  - might not show toolbar buttons when right-clicking toolbar before the repository loading finished
  - switching repositories could lose Graph focus

## Other Noteworthy Changes
- Changes view, Ignore Whitespace: remember previous state by default, even for local files (changed default for low-level property `changes.autoResetIgnoreWhitespace`)
- Checkout: added low-level property `checkout.defaultBranch` to configure default branch name
- Index Editor: was enabled for unchanged files, but not for assume-unchanged/skipped-worktree files
- Graph: unified context menu for Standard and Log window
- Standard window:
  - Ignore: should work on nested roots, too
  - Toolbar configuration: don't use images in context menu (they look bad on some platforms)
- Linux: cursor left should select parent node