Release notes

v0.1.52

Release notes and product updates for Nora.

v0.1.52Published 13 May 2026

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Fixes

Startup onboarding and analytics consent dialogs no longer flash briefly when they are not needed, and modal dialogs now stay above the rest of the app chrome when they are shown.
Terminal input composer now uses a darker border in light mode so the input boundary is easier to see.
App-themed terminals now use a pure white background in light mode instead of a warm/yellow tint.
Footer status text now uses darker light-mode tones for better readability.
Right sidebar tab bars in light mode now use stronger active/inactive contrast with a cleaner no-border active state for clearer tab state.
Context panel Detected/Imported sub-tabs now use stronger light-mode active/inactive contrast for clearer selection state.
Context panel detected blocks now use white backgrounds, slightly darker borders, and clearer hover states in light mode for better separation and readability.
Context panel detected-block tooltips now follow the cursor and show source file/session details with bold labels for faster scanning.
Tooltip content now wraps long unbroken strings (like paths and IDs) so text stays within tooltip bounds.
Footer CLI status popovers now use darker light-mode borders/text and slightly smaller left-column labels for better readability.
Workspace sidebar section item rows now use slightly smaller label text for denser, cleaner scanning.
Workspace sidebar AI Chatbots rows now show provider icons next to chatbot names (without icon borders) instead of a generic globe icon.
Title bar dropdown menus in light mode now use the same surface and border color as the title bar.
Fixed workspace split-view and sidebar action wiring so terminal rename/close actions and file-panel content-tab updates behave consistently without runtime/type mismatches.
Terminal context-menu rename now opens inline editing on the terminal row, with Enter/Escape and blur handling to commit or cancel reliably.
Workspace sidebar context menus now render above center-pane content layers so menu actions are fully visible and clickable.
Workspace sidebar subsection expand/collapse toggles now respond on the first click instead of requiring a second click after context-menu interactions.
Git changes-panel header actions now use a compact segmented toolbar only for action buttons, while file count and collapse toggle remain separate controls to avoid oversized empty toolbar space.
Workspace sidebar terminal rows no longer stay highlighted as focused when the center panel is focused on another surface (agent, browser tab, forge tab, AI chat tab, task board, specs/notes browsers, or file/diff editor).
Select menus now render above modal overlays, fixing New Agent dialog dropdowns that appeared unclickable due to layering.
Settings page now uses a pure white background in light mode for cleaner contrast with settings content.
Workspace sidebar Agents section plus action now opens directly instead of showing a one-item dropdown menu.

Improvements

Beta status now appears in the About dialog instead of the title bar, reducing chrome clutter while keeping release status visible.
Title bar app logo now renders slightly larger for better visual balance next to the Beta badge.
Title bar dropdown menus now show icons for every menu option, including recent workspace entries, for faster scanning.
New Agent dialog now uses a smaller intro callout and includes a rightmost, high-emphasis `Start agent` action with fixed at-rest light-mode contrast so sessions can launch directly without stepping through every tab.
New Agent dialog now styles `Next` the same as `Back` for consistent step-navigation button treatment.
Agent settings now let you choose a preferred Agent CLI via an icon-based dropdown, and New Agent preselects it by default when available.
Default buttons now use a calmer, sharper surface treatment modeled on the git sidebar commit and push controls.
Outline buttons now use a deeper dark-mode surface and slightly smaller label text for improved contrast and visual balance.
Light mode now uses one shared, slightly darker shell surface, subtly stronger border tone, and higher-contrast shell typography (including bolder, smaller sidebar section headers) across the header, browser header bar (including its button/input borders), session tab bar, Workspaces header, both sidebars, center-column divider borders, and the footer top border so those regions stay readable and visually matched.
Workspace sidebar subsection headers now use offset notification-style count badges on each section icon for faster scanning, hide badges when the count is zero, and use a slightly transparent accent treatment for better visibility.
Task, note, and spec center cards now render without drop shadows for a flatter panel appearance.
Task, note, and spec centers now use shell-surface header bars with cooler, lighter content surfaces beneath to remove the warm/yellow light-mode tint and improve hierarchy.
Appearance settings now include a UI font selector with bundled Inter and Geist plus five additional modern sans-serif font options.
Split views can now place open browser tabs and file editors, including spec files, into saved multi-view slots alongside agents and terminals, accept drag-ins from the workspace sidebar, auto-expand when full, and offer a 2 x 1 side-by-side grid preset.
Workspace sidebar terminals now expose a right-click menu with actions to rename or close the terminal directly.
App context menus now use a shared Radix-based menu primitive across sidebar/session tabs/file tree for consistent behavior, keyboard handling, and layering.
Workspace sidebar task, spec, note, and AI chat subitems now use compact status dots instead of repeating section icons on every row.
Workspace sidebar terminal session rows now use compact status dots (running vs idle) instead of repeating the same terminal icon on each row.
Session tab add-dropdown actions now show matching keyboard shortcuts for New Agent, New Terminal, and New Browser, with wider menu widths so shortcut hints remain readable.
Active center-column session tabs now use an accented top border to make the selected tab stand out more clearly.