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v1.0.172026-07-09

  • Two new themes: GitHub (clean dark) and Cursor Blue.
  • A first-run welcome popup plus a new Getting Started tab in Settings, packed with quick tips and shortcuts (reopen it anytime).
  • There's now always one empty line under the last row, and it's locked to the bottom of the window — no resize can ever push content past the frame.
  • New installs now default to the Matrix theme with the animated RGB border on.

v1.0.162026-07-09

  • Links now stay underlined at all times, not only when you hover them, so it's obvious what's clickable.
  • Rebuilt window resizing to be rock-solid — content reflows live and correctly for any resize, from a one-pixel nudge to a full drag, with no stalls or glitches.

v1.0.152026-07-09

  • Links dropped by AI CLIs are now clickable — including the escape-sequence (OSC 8) hyperlinks where the visible text is a word rather than a raw URL. Click opens it in your default browser.

v1.0.142026-07-08

  • Shift+Enter now inserts a newline in Claude Code and other modern CLIs — Kernel now speaks Windows’ win32-input-mode, so it can tell Shift+Enter apart from Enter the way Windows Terminal does.
  • Drag & drop an image or file onto the terminal and its path is typed in (quoted) so AI CLIs can pick it up — no more accidental window navigation.

v1.0.132026-07-08

  • Shift+Enter now reliably inserts a newline in Claude Code (sends a backslash then Return, the newline shortcut Claude Code always understands).

v1.0.122026-07-08

  • Settings panels are now a fixed size, so switching tabs no longer resizes the window.
  • Setting tooltips now pop up instantly on hover to explain what each option does.
  • Shift+Enter now sends the standard “insert newline” sequence so it adds a line break in Claude Code instead of submitting.

v1.0.112026-07-08

  • 7 new color themes — Dracula, Nord, One Dark, Catppuccin, Gruvbox, Solarized and Matrix — plus an optional animated RGB window border (Settings → Appearance).
  • Font family is now a dropdown of popular coding fonts instead of a text box.
  • Fixed padding on the right edge so text no longer runs into the side of the window.
  • Settings is now organized into tabs (Appearance · Terminal · App · Report a problem), and every option has a hover tooltip explaining what it does.

v1.0.102026-07-08

  • New in Settings → Terminal: choose the default “Start folder” Kernel opens in (Browse to pick it, or Reset to your home folder).
  • Cleaned up the title bar — removed the new-window “+” button and its profile dropdown. Open more windows by launching Kernel again, right-clicking a folder → “Open Kernel here,” or Ctrl+Shift+N.

v1.0.92026-07-08

  • Kernel now uses separate windows instead of tabs — open as many as you like (the + button, its ▾ menu for a specific shell, or Ctrl+Shift+N), each its own terminal. “Open Kernel here” opens a fresh window at that folder too.
  • Shift+Enter now inserts a newline in your input (great for multi-line prompts to AI CLIs) instead of sending right away.
  • Trimmed the experimental built-in voice input to keep Kernel lean — voice tools that type into the focused terminal still work in Kernel just like any terminal.

v1.0.82026-07-08

  • Fixed the last line of the terminal getting cut off at the bottom edge.

v1.0.72026-07-08

  • Fixed bug reports failing with a Discord error — they now send cleanly through the KVRNL backend.
  • The bug-report attach button now lets you attach an image file (screenshot) instead of only capturing the app window.
  • Fixed the bottom line of the terminal getting clipped by re-fitting once the font finishes loading.
  • Improved push-to-talk reliability (microphone permissions + audio startup) and added clearer on-screen feedback.

v1.0.62026-07-08

  • Push to talk: hold a key, speak, and Kernel types your words straight into the terminal — perfect for dictating to Claude Code and other AI CLIs. Runs 100% on your PC (private); your voice never leaves the machine. Turn it on and pick your key in Settings → Voice.
  • Themes now restyle the whole window — the title bar, tabs, and frame recolor to match, not just the terminal text.
  • The cursor now lands in the terminal automatically when you focus the window.

v1.0.52026-07-08

  • PowerShell tabs now run npm-installed command-line tools (like Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini) out of the box — no more “running scripts is disabled” error, and no need to change your system’s execution policy. The bypass is per-session only and never touches your machine settings.

v1.0.42026-07-08

  • Python now runs in UTF-8 mode by default (PYTHONUTF8), so scripts that print emoji or accented text no longer crash — especially handy when AI tools shell out to Python.

v1.0.32026-07-08

  • Shift+Enter now inserts a newline (multi-line input), including in AI CLIs like Claude Code.
  • Kernel now identifies itself to the shell (TERM_PROGRAM=Kernel + version), so tools, prompts, and shell integrations can detect it.
  • Sets a sensible UTF-8 locale (LANG) and truecolor hint by default.

v1.0.22026-07-08

  • Hotfix: fixed a startup crash in 1.0.1 (“A JavaScript error occurred in the main process”) caused by a file that wasn’t bundled. The app launches normally again.
  • Hardened packaging and added a build check so a missing module can’t ship again.

v1.0.12026-07-08

  • Added “Open Kernel here” to the Windows folder right-click menu — right-click a folder (or its background, or a drive) to open a Kernel tab right there. On Windows 11 it’s under “Show more options,” same as Git Bash. Toggle it in Settings → Terminal.
  • If Kernel is already open, “Open Kernel here” opens a new tab in the current window at that folder.

v1.0.02026-07-08

  • Initial release.
  • A fast, GPU-accelerated Windows terminal (xterm.js WebGL) running real shells over ConPTY — PowerShell, Command Prompt, Git Bash, and WSL — with tabs, clickable links, and find.
  • Bundled Bash: bash commands work on any machine, even without Git Bash or WSL installed.
  • One-click AI CLI profiles — Claude, Codex, and Gemini render their full-screen interfaces perfectly when installed.
  • Configurable themes, fonts, cursor, padding, window opacity, default profile, and scrollback, plus copy-on-select and keyboard shortcuts.