---
name: cosmic-epoch
slug: cosmic-epoch
type: github
source_url: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch
organization: System76
organization_slug: system76
total_releases: 23
latest_version: epoch-1.9.0
latest_date: 2026-09-23
last_updated: 2026-10-07
tracking_since: 2026-01-20
canonical: https://releases.sh/system76/cosmic-epoch
organization_url: https://releases.sh/system76
---

<Release version="epoch-1.9.0" date="September 23, 2026" published="2026-09-23T20:10:30.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.9.0">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.9.0

COSMIC Viewer has been released. It is an image viewer that supports a wide range of formats and has a number of built-in editing features: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-viewer

<img width="1706" height="938" alt="image(5)" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4cdaf884-3742-42a3-8973-b1fc1112d17f" />

COSMIC OSK has also been released. It is an on-screen keyboard that supports both touch and gamepad input: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-osk

<img width="1092" height="380" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/18c833e4-6f1a-4079-b2c6-fdc5c1283c32" />

COSMIC Store has received a design overhaul, mostly so we can highlight the developer of each app/applet.

<img width="1299" height="818" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e17fb20e-9927-4df2-ad48-d9736a5d0ce2" />

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.8.0...epoch-1.9.0

- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-applets
  - Add on-screen keyboard applet, which allows for toggling the OSK on demand: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1564
  - Fix panic on an audio sink or source being removed: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1567
- cosmic-app-library
  - Fix pixelated icons: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/406
  - Fix context menu in search box not working: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/408
- cosmic-bg
  - Use cosmic-bg to show the background on the lock screen, with a new wayland protocol: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-bg/pull/144
- cosmic-comp
  - Allow layer shell programs like the background and on-screen keyboard to be shown on the lock screen: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2792
  - Fix context menus in the app library and launcher: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2845
  - Fix super key being stuck in some applications when launcher is opened: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2846
  - Fix escape key not closing menus: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2859
  - Fix maximized windows going back to original size when they gain focus: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2868
  - Do not load shortcuts when running the login screen: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2879
- cosmic-edit
  - Fix escape key not closing menus: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit/pull/632
- cosmic-files
  - Replace custom context menu code with libcosmic context menu: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/2052
  - Fix the drag selection box not updating: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/2064
  - Show icons for .exe files: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/2070
  - Save the file dialog's sort setting: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/2039
  - Fix context menu issues when shift is held: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/2071
  - Fix escape key not closing menus: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/2078
- cosmic-greeter
  - Use cosmic-bg to show background on lock screen: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/528
  - Optional support for systemd-homed: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/456
  - Button to toggle on-screen keyboard: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/545
- cosmic-launcher
  - Fix pixelated icons: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher/pull/464
  - Fix text input context menu not working: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher/pull/467
- cosmic-monitor
  - Put dashboard graphs above top apps and processes in the small dashboard layout, and other maintenance: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-monitor/pull/114
- cosmic-notifications
  - Hide any currently visible notifications when do not disturb is enabled: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-notifications/pull/177
- cosmic-panel
  - Configurable border thickness: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/679
  - Fix wayland protocol error when applets create layer shell surfaces: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/687
- cosmic-session
  - Set COSMIC_VERSION variable: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-session/pull/218
  - Fix start-cosmic script when using nushell: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-session/pull/226
  - Depend on and auto-start cosmic-osk: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-session/pull/227
  - Fix compilation when autologin feature is used without systemd: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-session/pull/223
  - Recommend cosmic-viewer and set it as the default image viewer: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-session/pull/230
- cosmic-settings
  - Show COSMIC version in the about page: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2200
  - Add on-screen keyboard settings: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2201
  - Fix issues with WireGuard: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2212
  - Add toggle for showing the day of the week: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2190
- cosmic-settings-daemon
  - Sync font settings for GNOME applications: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/194
- cosmic-store
  - Add developer name to cards and other UI adjustments: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store/pull/609
- cosmic-term
  - Fix escape key not closing menus: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/921
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.8.0" date="September 10, 2026" published="2026-09-10T00:37:42.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.8.0">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.8.0

A large change to cosmic-comp has landed that improves touchscreen support. Further changes will be required for COSMIC applications. The on-screen keyboard, which is not yet included in releases, has seen a lot of work as well and will be released soon.

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.7.0...epoch-1.8.0

- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-applets
  - Fix microphone volume applying to speaker instead of microphone: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1533
  - Show custom bluetooth device name: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1534
  - Fix pixelated icons: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1546
- cosmic-app-library
  - Center app names: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/400
  - Fix some packaging issues: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/399 and https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/401
- cosmic-comp
  - Update Smithay, which improves mouse capture: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2759
  - Allow X11 windows to start minimized: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2656
  - Fix screenshot tool crashing (due to corner radius issues): https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2788 and https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2816
  - Configurable server side decorations: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2736
  - Check all connectors for primary GPU, fixes issues with some hybrid GPU laptops: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2624
  - Do not magnify cursor when it is grabbing a window: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2790
  - Fix sluggish steam overlays by ensuring X11 windows keep getting frame callbacks: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2800
  - Update EI modifiers when keyboard layout changes, ensures cosmic-osk shows the correct layout: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2815
  - Support for grabs when using touch input, which vastly improves touchscreen support in COSMIC: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2725
  - Align the corner radii order with the theme, see the screenshots for details: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2819
  - Sort outputs by connector so output layout fallback is consistent: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2813
  - Fix blur region not matching with app library window: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2822
- cosmic-files
  - Fix drag select rectangle not redrawing: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/2019
  - Switch to another tab only if the active tab is closed: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1949
- cosmic-greeter
  - Fix for multi-factor authentication: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/502
  - Fix for compiling without `logind` feature: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/536
- cosmic-icons
  - Update web-browser-symbolic and add printer-queue-symbolic icons: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-icons/pull/53
- cosmic-launcher
  - Fix some packaging issues: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher/pull/459 and https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher/pull/462
- cosmic-osd
  - Add on-screen display for keyboard layout changes: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-osd/pull/220
- cosmic-panel
  - Use the same border radius for the container and background: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/678
- cosmic-player
  - Fix playback of files with invalid framerates: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-player/pull/294
- cosmic-settings
  - Keep scroll position when searching and opening a submenu: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2172
  - Fix display page not redrawing while dragging displays: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2180
  - Support renaming bluetooth devices: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2160
- cosmic-settings-daemon
  - Check every AC power input in order to determine if AC is connected: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/187
  - Fix external monitor brightness lagging: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/184
- cosmic-workspaces-epoch
  - Fix window disappearing if dragged and dropped on the same workspace: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-workspaces-epoch/pull/322
- xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic
  - Do not panic when low-level wayland error can be ignored: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/349
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.7.0" date="August 25, 2026" published="2026-08-25T20:21:11.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.7.0">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.7.0

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.6.0...epoch-1.7.0

- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-comp
  - Always turn on the screen when the computer is unlocked: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2744
  - Magnify the cursor when it is shaken to make it easy to locate: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2610
  - Zoom will increase more with each keypress: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2616
  - Scalable cursors (they will not be blurry when size is increased): https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2659
- cosmic-edit
  - Only select another tab if the currently selected tab is closed: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit/pull/603
  - Do not allow clicking Cut and Copy menu buttons when no text is selected: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit/pull/588
- cosmic-files
  - Allow searching for applications in open with dialog: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1943
  - Allow navigating to a network location from any location: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1984
  - Fix application closing when modification time is invalid: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1959
  - Improve network filesystem browsing performance: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1996
  - Allow renaming sidebar favorites: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1911
  - Fix alignment of file names in grid view: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/2004
- cosmic-greeter
  - Allow log-in to continue when a non-fatal error message is returned by PAM: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/512
- cosmic-panel
  - Fix panel crashes: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/665
- cosmic-session
  - Make start-cosmic compatible with POSIX sh, removing bash dependency: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-session/pull/215
- cosmic-settings
  - Fix refresh rate reverting to default when monitors are moved: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2139
  - Add option to magnify cursor when it is shaken: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2100
  - Disable move up and move down menu buttons for first and last keyboard layouts: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2170
  - Remove unimplemented menu items from input page: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2169
  - Add back navigation on bluetooth page when there are multiple adapters: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2154
- cosmic-settings-daemon
  - Fix low battery alert on systems without batteries: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/186
- cosmic-store
  - Do not scroll back button: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store/pull/588
- cosmic-wallpapers
  - Add COSMIC logo and logo pattern wallpapers: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-wallpapers/pull/12
- xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic
  - Implement remote desktop portal, which allows things like Steam Input to control the keyboard and mouse: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/317
  - Fix occasional failure to copy screenshots to clipboard: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/338
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.6.0" date="August 18, 2026" published="2026-08-18T22:11:26.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.6.0">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.6.0

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.5.0...epoch-1.6.0

- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-applets
  - status-area: constrain menu icon-data to icon size: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1466
  - audio: debounce volume updates by 128ms: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1482
- cosmic-comp
  - Support wl-dmabuf-v6: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2513
  - Take presentation feedback from fullscreen surfaces: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2683
  - EI protocol support: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2442
- cosmic-edit
  - Fewer redraws and context menu in input fields: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit/pull/604
- cosmic-files
  - Fix infinite dialogs with network mount failure: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1956
  - Add context menu to text fields and selectable text widget: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1815
- cosmic-greeter
  - Detect logind presence at runtime: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/492
  - Ignore empty password: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/509 and https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/515
  - Enable JPEG-XL and AVIF: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/516
- cosmic-launcher
  - Prevent launcher flickering and closing when Ctrl modifier is used: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher/pull/439
- cosmic-notifications
  - Delay creation of popups until the parent size is available: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-notifications/pull/168
- cosmic-settings
  - search: don't unload active page during search: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2050
  - sound: add app specific settings: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2138
- cosmic-settings-daemon
  - Fix panic on -1 max brightness value: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/177
  - battery: watch AC plug events from line power device via upower: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/180
  - audio: make events backward compatible: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/181
  - audio: handle playback specific sound settings: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/179
- cosmic-term
  - Allow configuring terminal borders: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/888
  - Round subpixel coordinates for glyph background rectangles: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/892
  - Redraw when needed and context menu in input fields: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/896
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.5.0" date="July 29, 2026" published="2026-07-29T15:40:27.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.5.0">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.5.0

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.4.0...epoch-1.5.0

- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-bg
  - Use EXIF orientation: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-bg/pull/142
- cosmic-comp
  - Fix SIGABRT when kiosk child exits, and ignore EPERM/EACCES error on DRM cleanup: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2382
  - Workaround for Chromium apps breaking below 1.0 scaling: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2623
  - Fix dbus deadlock in a11y keyboard monitor: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2622
  - Ensure X window focus on unmap/map: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2620
  - Don't panic when renderer creation fails after a GPU reset: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2487
  - Clamp pointer edge after applying the output offset: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2657
  - corner_radius: check LayerHookId for layer surfaces: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2654
- cosmic-greeter
  - Use `cosmic-keymap-unstable-v1` wayland protocol: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/498
- cosmic-initial-setup
  - Fix list alignment: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-initial-setup/pull/145
- cosmic-panel
  - Fix frosted glass for applets on hotplugged external monitor: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/646
  - Fix flickering when using frosted glass when preserving style on window maximize: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/640
  - Close popups on all outputs before adding a new one: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/652
  - Fixes for touch input: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/550
  - Fix high CPU usage when screen is locked: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/653
- cosmic-settings
  - wallpaper: Increase wallpaper limit from 100 to 500: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1785
  - wallpaper: use EXIF orientation: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2075
  - wallpaper: Allow adding multiple images at once: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2078
  - Slider widget handle improvements: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2107
  - display: fix one pixel gap between outputs due to rounding error: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2117
  - networking: stop storing the VPN username as a secret: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2116
- cosmic-settings-daemon
  - brightness: drop cached DDC handles when idle, fixes hangs: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/171
- cosmic-store
  - Center text in places where container content is aligned to center: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store/pull/579
- cosmic-term
  - Configurable terminal pane borders: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/778
- xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic
  - screencast: support metadata cursor capture: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/175
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.4.0" date="July 22, 2026" published="2026-07-22T17:51:44.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.4.0">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.4.0

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.3.0...epoch-1.4.0

- `cosmic-sound-theme` has been adding for packaging. The default sound theme will be switched to this as the old `pop-os/gtk-theme` repo containing the Pop sound theme has been deprecated
- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-applets
  - network: re-register secret agent after NetworkManager restart: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1480
- cosmic-comp
  - Remove attempts to force redraw: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2543
  - Fix frozen/detached active window hint: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2572
  - Fix input to cropped tiled windows: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2551
  - Notify readines on non-systemd systems: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2547
  - Fix kiosk command with command line options: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2545
  - clippy fixes: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2575
  - Migrate from unmaintained vector math library: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2589
  - Fix feature gate for logind: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2582
  - Fix flicker when switching between menus in tiled libcosmic apps: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2585
  - Fix some games not entering fullscreen: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2534
  - Improve screen edge pointer accuracy with fractional scaling: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2568
  - Various cursor image-copy fixes: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2571
  - Release active popup grabs on toplevel destruction: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2584
  - Fix border width discrepancy when using fractional scaling: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2570
- cosmic-files
  - Fall back to GIO on destination open failure for MTP copies: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1923
  - Fix trash directory detection: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1933
- cosmic-launcher
  - Reset the results list when the search query changes: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher/pull/447
- cosmic-monitor
  - Implement application quit and force quit: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-monitor/pull/78
  - Allow switching CPU and GPU graph types, design updates, and collect GPU frequency: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-monitor/pull/80
- cosmic-panel
  - Fix crash by setting a minimum size for anchor rect: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/641
  - Fix crash when changing output scale: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/649
- cosmic-settings
  - Preserve content when rebuilding appearance drawer: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2081
  - Fix source volume changes accidentally applying to sink: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2098
- cosmic-settings-daemon
  - Volume step configuration: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/169
- cosmic-workspaces
  - Clean up blur rectangles when a toplevel is closed: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-workspaces-epoch/pull/323
- xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic
  - Run as system service, log with tracing/journald, and terminate if wayland thread crashes: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/337
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.3.0" date="July 14, 2026" published="2026-07-14T22:22:39.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.3.0">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.3.0

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.2.0...epoch-1.3.0

- **Frosted glass is now supported, involving months of work throughout the COSMIC desktop.** Open COSMIC Settings, navigate to the Desktop page in the sidebar, then the Appearance page, and finally click on Frosted glass in the Style section to adjust settings. App and applet developers must update their libcosmic versions in order to support frosted glass.
- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-applets
  - status-area: forward mouse scroll events to StatusNotifierItems: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1431
  - bluetooth: show known devices: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1459
  - network: migrate from NetworkManager to nmrs: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1453
  - input-sources: use `cosmic-keymap-unstable-v1` wayland protocol: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1441
- cosmic-bg
  - Switch to libdav1d for avif support in image crate: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-bg/pull/141
- cosmic-comp
  - Prevent rounding errors in magnifier: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2516
  - Fix laptop screen stuck on vendor logo when external monitor connected: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2508
  - Fix texture corruption with multiple GPUs: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2504
  - Add `cosmic-keyboard-layout-unstable-v1` protocol: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/660
  - Restore fullscreen surface back to stack: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2489
  - Fall back to legacy X11 names when loading pointer themes: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2527
  - Correct magnifier focal point math: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2533
  - Fix uninimized window at wrong size after animation ends: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2491
  - Forward libinput axis relative direction to wayland clients, fixes some touchpad gestures: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2469
- cosmic-files
  - Support MIME subclasses in dialog scanning: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1669
  - Fix crash when right clicking mounted path in nav bar: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1919
- cosmic-monitor
  - Allow NVIDIA GPU to suspend (and other GPU-related improvements): https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-monitor/pull/62 and https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-monitor/pull/71
  - Calculate power usage for AMD/Intel GPUs, show GPU power and total VRAM in dashboard: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-monitor/pull/75
  - Collect GPU memory usage for Intel GPUs: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-monitor/pull/76
- cosmic-panel
  - Improve framepacing of embedded applet popups: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/631
  - Always hide option for panels: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/627
  - Option to preserve panel/dock style on window maximize: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/601
- cosmic-settings
  - Enable avif wallpaper support using libdav1d: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2051
  - Throttle volume sliders by 128ms: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2063
  - Fix reverting display orientation changes: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2065
  - Replace custom NetworkManager backend with nmrs: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2068
- cosmic-settings-daemon
  - Use `cosmic-keymap-unstable-v1` wayland protocol: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/153
  - Unset incorrect flatpak override for QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/166
- cosmic-term
  - Fix fractional mouse wheel scrolling: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/861
  - Fix terminal losing focus when clicking the header bar: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/864
- pop-launcher
  - Show discrete GPU as default within COSMIC context menu: https://github.com/pop-os/launcher/pull/286
- xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic
  - Avoid handling panics with an abort: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/333
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.2.0" date="June 30, 2026" published="2026-06-30T20:33:38.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.2.0">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.2.0

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.1.0...epoch-1.2.0

- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-applets
  - vpn: fix no longer prompting for password: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1445
  - network: use libcosmic spinner when connecting: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1450
  - bluetooth: use libcosmic spinner when connecting: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1451
  - battery: show plug icon when there is no battery: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1432
- cosmic-bg
  - Enable AVIF support: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-bg/pull/140
- cosmic-comp
  - Fix flicker when opening workspace overview: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2505
  - Quirk for newer Intel GPUs: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2510
- cosmic-edit
  - Fix missing characters when using rustconf: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit/pull/581
  - Save file to recents on save: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit/pull/585
- cosmic-files
  - Fix archive extraction crash: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1869
  - Add file checksums to properties panel: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1534
  - View folder's content in trash: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1878
- cosmic-greeter
  - Use libcosmic spinner for authentication: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/476
- cosmic-launcher
  - Fix flickering when launcher opens: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher/pull/437
- cosmic-monitor
  - Fix missing app icons: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-monitor/pull/52
  - Horizontal scrolling of applications and processes pages: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-monitor/pull/51
- cosmic-settings
  - Fix invalid mac addresses passing validation: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2044
  - Make key names translatable: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2033
  - Change naming of super key action from disable to none: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1974
- cosmic-settings-daemon
  - Retry pipewire connection on connection failure: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/159
- cosmic-store
  - Add animated loading indicator to explore and category pages: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store/pull/482
- cosmic-term
  - Report focus in and out events: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/854
  - Report effective OSC 11 background: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/853
- xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic
  - **Important for distributors:** migrate from make to just: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/254
  - Honor libexecdir override for binary install path: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/328
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.1.0" date="June 23, 2026" published="2026-06-23T20:39:12.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.1.0">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.1.0

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.0.16...epoch-1.1.0

- We will now be incrementing the minor version regularly in order to allow for mid-release patch versions if necessary
- cosmic-monitor is now part of releases. Pop will soon replace gnome-system-monitor with cosmic-monitor.
- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-applets
  - sound applet: use cosmic-settings-daemon varlink API: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1352
  - audio applet: adjust popup anchor based on window size: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1438
  - Fix minimize animation stuttering: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1440
- cosmic-bg
  - Enable recursive scanning for custom wallpaper directories: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-bg/pull/115
- cosmic-comp
  - Add tiling exceptions: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2458
  - Fix panic when monitor is waking up: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2453
  - Fix panic on pinning in debug build: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2366
  - Fix "git commit unknown" in version string: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2463
  - Allow naming pinned workspaces: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2427
  - Optimize send_toplevel_to_client: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2439
  - Fix panic when stacking: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2480
  - Fix panic if window disappears during unminimize: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2337
  - kms: skip lease resume when drm device activation fails: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2403
  - Separate logind feature from systemd: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2476
  - Implement pointer-warp-v1 wayland protocol: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2432
  - Fix activation requests without active outputs: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2459
  - Order sticky windows before fullscreen windows: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2461
  - Prevent gradual slowdown in long-running sessions: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2485
- cosmic-edit
  - Add application/x-zerosize mime association, which fixes opening empty files with no extension: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit/pull/580
- cosmic-files
  - Use sort icons instead of unicode arrows: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1846
  - Mime app handling improvements (see links for details): https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1850 and https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1857
  - Clear hover highlights when navigating with keyboard: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1866
  - Add support for Page-Up and Page-Down: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1864
- cosmic-icons
  - Add more mimetype icons: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-icons/pull/49
- cosmic-osd
  - Use cosmic-settings-daemon varlink API: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-osd/pull/198
  - Fix OSD not showing up when input and output volumes match: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-osd/pull/206
- cosmic-panel
  - Return a fallback refresh rate instead of unwrapping: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/617
  - Use panel color override on creation: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/621
  - Ensure panel expands to the edge when using fractional scaling: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/622
  - Advertise modifiers: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/625
  - Fix overflow flicker: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/623
- cosmic-settings
  - Use cosmic-settings-daemon varlink API: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1972
  - vpn: handle non-file URL on openvpn import: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2038
  - default_apps: set text editor associations for application/x-zerosize: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2040
- cosmic-settings-daemon
  - Add varlink API for handling audio with pipewire: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/135
  - Graceful restart with SIGHUP: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/152
- cosmic-term
  - Avoid re-reading system theme from disk on every menu bar render: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/846
- xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic
  - Add CI for pull requests: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/322 and https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/324
  - Better output arrangement in screencast dialog: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/321
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.0.16" date="June 10, 2026" published="2026-06-10T19:06:42.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.0.16">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.0.16

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.0.15...epoch-1.0.16

- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-app-library
  - Fix icon size mismatch: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/379
- cosmic-comp
  - Update to new calloop: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2160
  - Fix xwayland windows with CSD shrinking on any event: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2441
  - Fixes for cursor capture sessions: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2346
  - Fix "git commit unknown" in version string: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2313
  - Block on creation of zbus connection to avoid deadlock: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2451
  - Fix multiple windows with focus border: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2422
- cosmic-files
  - Hide no display apps in open with dialog: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1835
  - Sort other applications in open with dialog: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1840
  - Hide apps without declared mimetype support in open with dialog: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1843
  - Speed up app icons and take added association into account: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1847
- cosmic-greeter
  - Autofill SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH and SOURCE_GIT_HASH during vendoring: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/464
- cosmic-launcher
  - Fix alt-tab issues: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher/pull/427
  - Recreate dummy layer surface when closed to keep clipboard connected: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher/pull/431
- cosmic-panel
  - Increase autohide smoothness: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/612
- cosmic-player
  - Fix seek direction handling and clamp forward seeking: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-player/pull/283
  - Fix frameskip playhead handling: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-player/pull/285
- cosmic-settings
  - Add passkey/pin display dialogs for bluetooth keyboard pairing: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2024
  - Add OpenRC support for bluetooth service management: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1982
  - Check if action is already found before adding it to the search results: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2030
- xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic
  - Fix file picker issues with NVIDIA: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/318
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.0.15" date="June 3, 2026" published="2026-06-03T17:49:13.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.0.15">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.0.15

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.0.14...epoch-1.0.15

- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- libcosmic
  - Fix keyboard shortcut matching with layout variants like Dvorak: https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic/pull/1298
- cosmic-applets
  - Fix more missing tray icons like Dropbox: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1419
  - Use underscores instead of dashes in network secret agent ID: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1424/
  - Fix bluetooth applet showing bluetooth is off when it is connected: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1420
  - Fix battery applet panicking: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1422
  - Skip unsaved connections in VPN list: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1413
- cosmic-comp
  - Allow layout switching and brightness/volume control hotkeys under session lock: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2296
  - Implement pointer constraints protocol, which fixes cursor issues with video games: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2357
  - Support multiple fullscreen windows per workspace, which fixes steam big picture mode issues: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2399
  - Follow the focus after alt-tab to another output: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2410
  - Add config option for xdg activation (focus stealing) behavior: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2367
- cosmic-edit
  - Fix item highlight in wayland context menu: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit/pull/575
- cosmic-files
  - Fix item highlight in wayland context menu: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1824
  - Improve mime app detection: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1828
- cosmic-launcher
  - Reuse loaded fonts in SVG renderer: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher/pull/430
- cosmic-osd
  - Fix brightness OSD: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-osd/pull/204
- cosmic-player
  - Add playback speed configuration: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-player/pull/279
- cosmic-screenshot
  - Fix screenshot not saving to specified directory in interactive mode: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-screenshot/pull/203
- cosmic-settings
  - Wait for cosmic-settings-daemon to appear and send initial max brightness: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2013
  - Fix missing and wrong app associations in default apps: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2015 and https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2023
- cosmic-store
  - Allow opening RPM files: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store/pull/548
- cosmic-term
  - Option to open new windows in the current directory: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/825
  - Fix item highlight in wayland context menu: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/832
  - Support more named keys for keyboard shortcuts: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/823
  - Fix scrolling in some programs: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/826
  - Avoid unnecessary text shaping at start up: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/827
  - Increase default scroll history to 100,000 lines: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/836
  - Fix Ctrl+Shift+_ mapping: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/828
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.0.14" date="May 26, 2026" published="2026-05-26T20:16:19.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.0.14">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.0.14

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.0.13...epoch-1.0.14

- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- libcosmic (applies to many programs)
  - Key bind support for non-latin keyboard layouts
  - Progress bar supports linear progress markers for volume OSD
  - Fix missing icons in apps that source their icons from a custom icon theme path
  - Fix crash on resizing window in X11 environment
  - Double fork exit fix for cosmic-app-library to fix a potential hang
  - Enable F16 shader only if the GPU reports support for it
  - Applets now gracefully exit when the wayland pipe connection is dropped
- cosmic-applets
  - Prevent zombie shell processes: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1407
  - Integrate `nmrs` for VPN, airplane mode, and secret agent: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1392
  - Fix missing icons in status area: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1409
- cosmic-app-library
  - Reorder groups using drag and drop: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/369
  - Fix context menu actions broken for apps inside groups: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/376
- cosmic-comp
  - Restore window to where it was before dragging to snap: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2305
  - Smooth mouse wheel zoom and respect natural scroll direction: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2381
  - Try to re-open devices after resume on permission errors: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2353
  - Fix fullscreen X11 games opening as floating/tiled windows: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2395
  - Add cursor idle-hide timeout: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2393
- cosmic-files
  - Do not overwrite military time config: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1803
  - Add text file preview: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1675
  - Fix 24 hour time format in file dialog: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1812
- cosmic-osd
  - Use progress markers for volume indicator: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-osd/pull/203
- cosmic-panel
  - Smithay update: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/602
  - Do not halve border radius: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/pull/598
- cosmic-settings
  - Retry connection to settings daemon and allow requests for brightness values: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2004
  - Sort VPN connections alphabetically: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1990
  - Sort startup applications by name: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1999
  - Match panel corner radius to design: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/2002
- cosmic-settings-daemon
  - Support external monitor brightness using DDC/CI: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/147
- cosmic-store
  - Add rpm-ostree backend: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store/pull/546
- cosmic-term
  - Fix binding Page Up and Page Down keys: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/779
  - IME support: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/753
- xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic
  - Use oo7-portal as secret portal by default: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/311
  - Make the cursor show by default in screencast: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/314
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.0.13" date="May 12, 2026" published="2026-05-12T19:26:56.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.0.13">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.0.13

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.0.12...epoch-1.0.13

- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-comp
    - Fix IME popup positioning: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2320
    - Fix resizing issues: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2107
- cosmic-files
    - Add button to clear recents: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1777
    - Fix alternate icon theme issues: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1793
- cosmic-initial-setup
    - Fix blank languages page during setup on non-systemd systems: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-initial-setup/pull/133
- cosmic-osd
    - Fix polkit agent not using sockets: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-osd/pull/193
    - Ensure input is not blocked by OSD indicator: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-osd/pull/199
- cosmic-player
    - Add skip forward and backward playback controls: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-player/pull/268
    - Translate desktop and metainfo files with xdgen (which makes these translations possible in weblate): https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-player/pull/234
- cosmic-settings
    - Remove misleading wifi search placeholder: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1991
- cosmic-workspaces-epoch
    - Make title and preview always the same width: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-workspaces-epoch/pull/306
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.0.12" date="May 5, 2026" published="2026-05-05T21:23:48.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.0.12">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.0.12

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.0.11...epoch-1.0.12

- **The required rust toolchain has been updated to 1.93**
- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-applets:
  - Parse HTML markup for notifications applet: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1387
- cosmic-comp
  - Update smithay, fixing drag and drop issues and more: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2318
  - Wipe DPMS state on resume: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2310
- cosmic-edit
  - Text box IME support: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit/pull/539
- cosmic-files
  - Use name for network locations: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1776
  - Improve desktop entry field code handling: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1775
- cosmic-settings
  - Follow symlinks when scanning wallpaper directories: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1960
  - Fix panic when using openrc with openrc-settingsd: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1961
- cosmic-store
  - Force cache update when check for updates is clicked: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store/pull/536
- cosmic-term
  - Option to open new tabs in current directory: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/755
  - Make resetting zoom only affect current tab: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/795
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.0.11" date="April 21, 2026" published="2026-04-21T21:04:43.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.0.11">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.0.11

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.0.10...epoch-1.0.11

- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-app-library
  - Enable wgpu: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/359
  - Support .ico and .xpm icons: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/361 and https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/363
- cosmic-comp
  - Set cloexec on session socket early: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2225 
  - Fix window shrinking after drag and drop: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2290
  - Remove recursive calls to keyboard.input: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/1931
  - Firefox 150 fixes issues with compositors like cosmic-comp: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2018866
- cosmic-files
  - Fix MTP issues and various performance improvements: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1742
  - Select filename until the extension in rename and save dialog: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1735
- cosmic-settings
  - Add option to swap control with caps lock: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1938
  - Add setting to toggle workspace wrapping: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1929
  - Restart dock and panel when size slider is released instead of when it changes position: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1973
- cosmic-term
  - Fix find panel close button not working: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/788
- xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic
  - Update accent color when light and dark mode is switched: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/299
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.0.10" date="April 14, 2026" published="2026-04-14T17:06:20.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.0.10">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.0.10

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.0.9...epoch-1.0.10

- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-applets
  - Implement workspace and configured output filtering: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1236
- cosmic-app-library
  - Fix sizing issues: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/356
- cosmic-comp
  - Add setting to toggle workspace wrapping: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2215
- cosmic-edit
  - Close application when last tab is closed: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit/pull/547
  - Fix regression when cutting text: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit/pull/556
  - Fix focus when project search is open: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit/pull/557
- cosmic-files
  - Add user-defined context menu actions: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1728
  - Fix tab titles being bold when not selected: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1734
  - Workaround delays in clipboard data availability: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1711
  - Repeat a key to cycle through items in  type to select mode: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1695
- cosmic-greeter
  - Fix input widget clipping: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/437
- cosmic-session
  - Set XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP environmental variable: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-session/pull/202
- cosmic-store
  - Concurrently fetch backends: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store/pull/519
- cosmic-term
  - Convert context menu to wayland popup surface: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/764
  - Fix clippy warnings: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/782
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.0.9" date="April 7, 2026" published="2026-04-07T20:35:44.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.0.9">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.0.9

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.0.8...epoch-1.0.9

- iced has been updated to a new upstream version, which brings performance improvements and additional features such as improved animation and input method support
- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-applets
  - Use text ellipsizing: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1323
  - Install xdgen .desktop files for improved translation support: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1350
  - app-list: Add middle mouse support to close toplevel applications: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1318
  - status-area: Eliminate possible panic: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1358
  - Display battery applet when there is no battery: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1370
  - Remove known networks from visible wireless networks section: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1355
- cosmic-app-library
  - Add spacer to ensure scrollable area is consistent: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/352
- cosmic-bg
  - Increase memory limit for image decoding: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-bg/pull/130
- cosmic-comp
  - Add --no-xwayland argument for running without Xwayland: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2171
  - Bind XF86LaunchA to workspace overview: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2175
  - x11: stop remapping minimized windows on restore: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2147
  - x11: fix fractional scaling: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2182
  - image-copy: Store offscreen buffer for shm capture in session: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2185
  - Fix clippy lints: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2212
  - image-copy: Eliminate potential panic: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2190
  - dbus: Eliminate potential panic: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2208
  - Preserve fullscreen state when moving window between workspaces: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2135
  - layout/floating: allow size altering if window was maximized: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2038
  - Use WeakCosmicSurface for image-copy-capture source data: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2207
  - Clean up pending_windows for surfaces that were never mapped: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2247
- cosmic-edit
  - Hide the scrollbar when it is not needed: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit/pull/520
  - Fix recent menu clipping: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit/pull/524
- cosmic-files
  - Exclude trash from multi-preview: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1558
  - Fix mimetype based filtering in dialog: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1650
  - Make new windows open at the location of the currently active tab: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1627
  - Implement search in Recents and Trash: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1628
  - Preserve modified time when creating/extracting zip files: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1662
  - Add open item location to search: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1699
  - Do not read files if clipboard list empty: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1710
  - Respect show_recents config in dialog: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1708
  - Add setting open-with and permissions for multiple selected items: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1520
  - Fix focusing of replace button in replace dialog: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1730
- cosmic-greeter
  - Security hardening: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/426
    - **Distributions were notified of this change as it happened so they could provide patches outside of release tags**
  - Fix last selected user state: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter/pull/434
- cosmic-icons
  -  Add new action icons: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-icons/pull/41
- cosmic-launcher
  - Create dummy surface for clipboard: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher/pull/414
  - Ellipsize name and description: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher/pull/413
- cosmic-notifications
  - Parse html markup to rich text: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-notifications/pull/144
- cosmic-osd
  - Focus cancel button after surface gains focus: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-osd/pull/185
- cosmic-player
  - Add repeat control: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-player/pull/192
  - Fix ignored repeat with folder: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-player/pull/239
  - Add A-B repeat and frame stepping key binds and menu entries: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-player/pull/241
  - Fix audio player interface issues: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-player/pull/254
- cosmic-session
  - Use mapfile to read environment variables: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-session/pull/182
  - start-cosmic: handle ANSI-C quoted strings returned by systemd: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-session/pull/183
  - Don't overwrite QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME, add old qt5ct compatibility: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-session/pull/192
- cosmic-settings
  - Generate desktop entries with xdgen: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1869
  - bluetooth: Improve device list UX and transitions: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1898
  - wifi: Add search functionality for filtering wifi networks: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1592
  - Fix keyboard repeat delay and rate sliders: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1916
  - bluetooth: separate connection state from pairing state: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1913
  - bluetooth: call connect after pair for unpaired devices: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1920
  - about: deduplicate OpenGL GPU name variants: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1906
  - sound: allow text for left and right to take up more space: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1941
  - appearance: sync UI state on theme import and reset: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1905
  - Ellipsize text in a few places: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1943
- cosmic-settings-daemon
  - Do not reset VS code config when unsetting theme configs: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/133
  - Generate QPalette for wider Qt compatibility: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/136
  - Allow modifier-less shortcut bindings for non-typing keys: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/141
- cosmic-store
  - Refactor main.rs into modules: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store/pull/491
  - Add mouse back navigation: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store/pull/503
  - Remove packagekit from default features: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store/pull/502
    - **Distributions must now compile `cosmic-store` with the `packagekit` feature if they want that backend included**
  - Use libcosmic to open applications with GPU and preferred terminal: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store/pull/521
- cosmic-term
  - Fix "Copy link" lingering highlight bug: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/751
  - Only send space to the focused pane: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/767
  - Prevent crash when splits are resized too small: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/765
  - Add the background color to the tab bar: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/766
  - Fix one pixel gap between panes: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/768
- cosmic-workspaces-epoch
  - Fix use of Vulkan: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-workspaces-epoch/pull/292
  - Add middle mouse support to close toplevel applications: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-workspaces-epoch/pull/284
- xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic
  - screenshot: Support XDG_SCREENSHOTS_DIR and Screenshots subfolder: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/255
  - settings: Add org.gnome.desktop.interface namespace with glob support: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/280
  - screencast: Handle stopped event from server: https://github.com/pop-os/xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic/pull/291
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.0.8" date="February 24, 2026" published="2026-02-24T17:47:35.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.0.8">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.0.8

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.0.7...epoch-1.0.8

- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-applets
    - Lazy load status notifier menu layouts to prevent D-bus timeouts - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1252
    - Focus password input in Wi-Fi authentication dialog - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-applets/pull/1320
- cosmic-app-library
    - Add standalone mode for local development - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/341
    - Fix `cargo vendor --locked` - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-app-library/pull/345
- cosmic-bg
    - Parallelize gradient generation - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-bg/pull/121
- cosmic-comp
    - Fix window state preservation - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2099
    - Update dependencies - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2112
    - Update smithay - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/pull/2119
- cosmic-files
    - Add option to copy path when pressing shift - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1370
    - Gray out paste menu when clipboard is empty or location is not supported - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1613
    - Show count of files for Apply to all - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1614
    - Close context menus in various cases - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1631
    - Remove unsupported context menu options in Recents - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1638
    - Add Clear Recents history to Recents nav bar context menu - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1639
    - Ellipsize text - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1640
    - Disable wgpu feature in cosmic-files-applet - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/pull/1644
- cosmic-player
    - Unmute when changing volume - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-player/pull/222
- cosmic-session
    - Enable cutecosmic or qt6ct with QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-session/pull/186
- cosmic-settings
    - Ensure disable shortcuts are re-added after replacement - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1846
    - Use jiff instead of chrono where possible - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1859
    - Deduplicate custom wallpaper entries - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/1863
- cosmic-settings-daemon
    - Support Qt theme generation with qt5ct & qt6ct - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/pull/128
- cosmic-store
    - Do not auto refresh updates on nav - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store/pull/484
    - Update flathub stats to January 2026 - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store/pull/492
- cosmic-term
    - Add --working-diretory argument - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/662
    - Activate nearest tab only if closing focused tab - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/731
    - Add Copy link to context menu - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/733
    - COSMIC Light theme update - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/740
    - Increase menu width - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/pull/743
- cosmic-workspaces-epoch
    - Use ellipsis and update dependencies - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-workspaces-epoch/pull/259
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.0.7" date="February 17, 2026" published="2026-02-17T22:16:45.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.0.7">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.0.7

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.0.6...epoch-1.0.7

- The workspaces overview now supports an [action on typing](https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-workspaces-epoch/pull/276). This can be configured to open the launcher or app library in cosmic-settings `Desktop -> Workspaces -> Workspaces overview -> Action on typing`.
- Add [pull request template](https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/blob/master/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md) to all projects
- cosmic-edit, cosmic-files, cosmic-store, and cosmic-term will now generate their desktop and metainfo files using fluent, so they can be translated using weblate.
- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-applets
    - Fix audio route changing when changing volume
    - Focus cosmic-settings when an applet requests it
- cosmic-comp
    - Fix panic when full-screening windows: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/issues/1792
    - Remove redundant configure in popup reposition request: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/issues/1971
    - Fix panic from tiling placeholders not being cleaned up: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/issues/2071
    - Update smithay to fix image-copy memory leak
    - Fix cursor follows focus when traversing monitors: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/issues/2233
    - Fix keyboard shortcuts for non-Latin layouts: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-comp/issues/642
- cosmic-files
    - Respect `Path` desktop entry key: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/issues/1530
    - Clear the type to select buffer when changing location
    - Add `Move to` and `Copy to` to the Edit menu
    - Update compio-driver, fixes musl compilation
    - Add setting to toggle the `Recents` feature: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/issues/1591
- cosmic-settings
    - Only consider active routes when setting volume and mute
    - Show WPA3 only networks: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/issues/1590
    - Only display `Install additional languages` if gnome-language-selector is available
    - Fix reset to default not showing up after importing theme in Appearance page: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/issues/1781
    - Set the language via AccountsService when reordering languages
    - Fix automatic theme switching after suspend or time change: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/issues/1414
- cosmic-settings-daemon
    - Fix automatic theme switching after suspend or time change: https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings-daemon/issues/19
- cosmic-store
    - Cache explore results to disk for instant startup
- cosmic-term
    - Tab drag and drop
</Release>

<Release version="epoch-1.0.6" date="February 10, 2026" published="2026-02-10T18:29:22.000Z" url="https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/releases/tag/epoch-1.0.6">
## COSMIC Epoch 1.0.6

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/compare/epoch-1.0.5...epoch-1.0.6

- Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects
- cosmic-applets
    - status-area: Use seperate socket-activated daemon for StatusNotifierWatcher, and other fixes - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-panel/issues/284
- cosmic-comp
    - Update smithay to latest commit
    - Improvements for damage tracking
    - Expose wl_fixes protocol to clients
- cosmic-edit
    - Tab drag and drop
- cosmic-files
    - Fix enter key not extracting password-protected ZIP files - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/issues/1542
    - Move to and copy to context menu items
    - Support pasting images, videos, and text from clipboard - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/issues/248
    - Disable save button when filename is empty - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files/issues/1576
    - Fix display name for GVFS items
- cosmic-launcher
    - Fix mime type icons not loading - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher/issues/327
- cosmic-notifications
    - Support file:// URLs in app_icon field
- cosmic-player
    - Play next file automatically
- cosmic-settings
    - Reset input if shortcut replacement dialog is cancelled - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/issues/1411
- cosmic-term
    - Configurable hotkeys - https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term/issues/197
    - Hide cursor when scrolled in unfocused terminal
- xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic
    - Use fallback background from cosmic-wallpapers
</Release>

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