Release notes and news from Opensidian https://opensidian.org/blog/ 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z Opensidian https://opensidian.org/blog/opensidian-0-6-1/ 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

Faster edit/reading switch on big notes, PDF embeds, drag-in images, full graph controls.

<p>Opensidian 0.6.1 is out: <a href="https://opensidian.org/#install">download it here</a>, and <a href="https://opensidian.org/#verify-your-download">verify your download</a> against the signed <code>SHA256SUMS</code>. 0.5 was never published, so this release carries everything planned for it.</p> <h2 id="faster">Faster</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Edit/reading switch on big notes:</strong> on a 30k-line note with 20k links, edit → reading drops from ~2.4 s to ~0.4 s and reading → edit from ~1 s to ~0.45 s; a typical note switches ~45% faster. Reading view output is unchanged; scroll position, caret and selection survive.</li> </ul> <h2 id="new">New</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Drag an image in from the file manager:</strong> dropping an image onto a note <strong>moves</strong> the file into the vault and inserts the embed at the drop point (a move, not a copy).</li> <li><strong>PDF embeds:</strong> <code>![[file.pdf]]</code> and <code></code> show the PDF in reading view and live preview. Pages are drawn by a pure-Rust renderer; no PDF JavaScript, forms or actions ever run, and embeds cannot reach files outside the vault.</li> <li><strong>Graph controls, global and local graph:</strong> filters, groups, display and forces, plus right-click menus. Settings survive a restart.</li> <li><strong>Graph zoom-out for huge graphs:</strong> zoom out to 1/128, so a 5000-note graph fits on screen.</li> </ul> <h2 id="fixes">Fixes</h2> <ul> <li>The caret no longer jumps to the top-left corner after following a link and going back.</li> <li>The global graph had two settings menus; now there is one per graph view.</li> <li>Minimal and Default themes: text column and margins match Obsidian, and &quot;Readable line length&quot; is honoured.</li> </ul> <p>Full changelog: <a href="https://github.com/jpzk/opensidian/releases/tag/v0.6.1">GitHub release v0.6.1</a>.</p> https://opensidian.org/blog/opensidian-0-4/ 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

RPM and .deb packages, Debian 13 support, a graph that lays out like the original, and a round of security fixes from an external audit.

<p>Opensidian 0.4 is out. Get it from the <a href="https://github.com/jpzk/opensidian/releases/tag/v0.4">GitHub release v0.4</a>, or grab the newest version from <a href="https://opensidian.org/#install">the download section</a>. Every release ships a <code>SHA256SUMS</code> signed with the project key; see <a href="https://opensidian.org/#verify-your-download">verify your download</a>.</p> <h2 id="new">New</h2> <ul> <li><strong>RPM for Fedora and .deb for Debian 13 / Ubuntu 26.04.</strong> Both pull in their dependencies and are covered by the signed <code>SHA256SUMS</code>.</li> <li><strong>Debian 13</strong> joins Fedora 44 and Ubuntu 26.04 as a tested distribution.</li> <li><strong>Official app icon:</strong> the amethyst cluster is the launcher and window icon in every package.</li> <li><strong>Graph Forces panel</strong> on the global graph, with a reset to defaults.</li> </ul> <h2 id="graph">Graph</h2> <ul> <li>The physics follow the stock force model (60 Hz steps, the same repel curve, centre pull, fixed seed), so layouts look like the original.</li> <li>The graph starts untangled: new nodes are placed near neighbours that are already laid out.</li> <li>Nodes no longer get stuck.</li> </ul> <h2 id="security">Security</h2> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.aikido.dev">Aikido</a> for the audit behind these fixes.</p> <ul> <li>Every vault write (saves, new notes, link rewrites, moves, deletes, attachment drops, <code>.obsidian</code> files) goes through a handle on the vault folder and never follows symlinks.</li> <li>Temp files have random names, are created exclusively, then renamed into place.</li> <li>The sidebar never walks into a symlinked folder.</li> <li>The window can only navigate to the app itself.</li> <li>Telemetry records only lengths, counts and timings; never paths, titles or search text.</li> </ul> <h2 id="huge-or-hostile-notes">Huge or hostile notes</h2> <ul> <li>Image embeds load lazily; a note with 20k embeds opens without flooding the loader.</li> <li>Live preview builds rows past 2,000 lines on demand.</li> <li>Unlinked mentions run in linear time.</li> <li>Quotes nested deeper than 32 levels render as plain text.</li> </ul> <h2 id="desktop-and-data-safety">Desktop and data safety</h2> <ul> <li>The GNOME dock groups the window under the Opensidian launcher with its icon.</li> <li>Flatpak: switching vaults and &quot;Open in new window&quot; work.</li> <li>A vault switch is cancelled if saving the open note fails, so no edit is lost.</li> </ul> <p>Full changelog: <a href="https://github.com/jpzk/opensidian/releases/tag/v0.4">GitHub release v0.4</a>.</p> https://opensidian.org/blog/opensidian-0-3/ 2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z

The first signed release. Live preview, wikilinks, backlinks, graph view and Obsidian community themes, as two AppImages and a Flatpak.

<p>Opensidian 0.3 is the first release with a signed <code>SHA256SUMS</code>. Get it from the <a href="https://github.com/jpzk/opensidian/releases/tag/v0.3">GitHub release v0.3</a>, or grab the newest version from <a href="https://opensidian.org/#install">the download section</a>.</p> <h2 id="what-s-in-it">What's in it</h2> <ul> <li>Live preview, source and reading modes.</li> <li><code>[[wikilinks]]</code>, backlinks, tags and the graph view.</li> <li>Tabs, splits, search, quick switcher, command palette and bookmarks.</li> <li>Themes, fonts and hotkeys; open a vault with <code>opensidian &lt;folder&gt;</code>.</li> <li>AnuPpuccin as the default theme; bundled themes are credited in <a href="https://github.com/jpzk/opensidian/blob/main/THIRD-PARTY.md">THIRD-PARTY.md</a>.</li> </ul> <h2 id="packages">Packages</h2> <p>A slim AppImage (uses your WebKitGTK 4.1), a portable AppImage (WebKit bundled) and a Flatpak. Both AppImages were boot-tested before release.</p> <h2 id="verify">Verify</h2> <pre><code class="language-sh">gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc SHA256SUMS &amp;&amp; sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS </code></pre> <p>The signing key and fingerprint are under <a href="https://opensidian.org/#verify-your-download">verify your download</a>.</p>