Blog · 12 October 2026

Opensidian 0.6.2 is out

Opensidian 0.6.2 is out: download it here, and verify your download against the signed SHA256SUMS.

Faster

Measured on a 50,000-note test vault, release builds, interleaved A/B against 0.6.1.

Index and link resolution: building the index is ~92% faster, moving a note ~95% faster.
Parallel indexing: notes are read and parsed on up to 8 threads; index build a further ~30% faster.
Saving: ~87% faster when the Backlinks pane shows the note you save; unlinked mentions ~61% faster.
Live preview: editor updates ~91% faster, back/forward ~46% faster.

Peak memory is unchanged, and graph views are as fast as in 0.6.1.

Window: size, position and maximized state come back per vault, stored like Obsidian does.
Global graph: switching back to the graph tab keeps its layout and camera; zoom is saved.
Graph settings panel: open/closed and which sections are expanded are saved.
File explorer and bookmarks: each folder and bookmark group remembers being collapsed.
Local graph: a local graph in a tab keeps its layout, pan and zoom when you switch away and back.
Long notes: switching between live preview, source and reading keeps your place.

Drag in a PDF: it is copied into the vault and embedded where you drop it.
Create from the quick switcher: Enter on a title that doesn't exist creates it; Shift+Enter creates even when other notes match; Ctrl+Enter opens it in a new tab.
Bookmarks header: collapse/expand-all sits in the top icon row, like Obsidian.
Opening screen: app logo next to the title, aligned buttons.

No scrollbars on the app window: a theme or CSS snippet with margins or padding no longer makes the whole window scroll.
Clicking a note in the global graph opens it in the same tab, as in Obsidian; Back returns to the graph. Ctrl+click or middle click opens a new tab.

Opening a very large note (30,000 lines) in a new tab is ~10% slower than in 0.6.1.