Key changes compared to the fifth alpha version of COSMIC: <\/p>\n
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- Support for placing icons on the desktop has been added. Through the context menu displayed by right-clicking on an empty area of the screen, users can enable the display of icons for directories, drives, and the recycle bin, as well as select the size of the icons and the spacing between them. Files and directories can be moved using the mouse between the desktop and the file manager.
![\"Sixth](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/60e718922da7000726b28b47bdb94906.png\")
<\/center>\n- Additional scaling options have been added. The maximum scaling level has been increased to 210%. An option for additional scaling of 5-20% over the base scale has been introduced.
![\"Sixth](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/00695753e8042a7e1598b1e42952716c.png\")
<\/center>\n- Capabilities have been expanded virtual desktops<\/a>. Support for scrolling between available desktops in overview mode has been added. In addition to desktop thumbnails, names and ordinal numbers are now displayed. The ability to move minimized windows between desktops using the mouse has been introduced.
![\"Sixth](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/35322b5525553ff3527ae9e126e658de.png\")
<\/center>\n- The settings have been updated with the option 'Snap Floating Windows to the Nearest Edges', which, when enabled, will automatically align movable windows to the edge.\n
- The application launcher interface now supports scrolling in search results.
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<\/center>\n- A countdown timer is now displayed for actions such as shutdown and reboot.\n
- The file manager now supports auto-completion of file paths (press the down arrow to auto-complete the path in the search bar). A feature for copying the file path for use in other applications has been added. Navigation through files is enabled using the Home and End keys. Support for creating and extracting password-protected zip files has been included.\n
- An accessibility tool has been added for individuals with visual impairments, allowing magnification of specific areas on the screen. This tool can be activated through 'Settings > Accessibility', via the Accessibility applet on the panel, or using the keyboard shortcuts Super + '+', Super + '-', and Super + mouse wheel.
![\"Sixth](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4c66dd533e48d5a773ae8278df9e6eff.png\")
<\/center>\n- An Accessibility applet has been implemented for the panel, allowing users to enable a screen reader and the area magnification tool. Soon, options for enabling high-contrast mode, inverting colors, and color filters for the colorblind will be added to the applet.
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<\/center>\n- The COSMIC Media Player has added a navigation panel for viewing the directory tree. During playback, the song title, album, artist, and year of the track are displayed. Playback control has been added from the volume control applet, using the MPRIS protocol. A File menu with operations for opening files and directories has been introduced.
![\"Sixth](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/30c8671bcff1d9a82b2fadf99dbf8179.png\")
<\/center>\n- The COSMIC Edit text editor now includes an option to undo all changes and revert the file to its last saved state. A new menu item 'File > Close Project' has been added for closing the project and starting work on a new document. Keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab have been implemented for switching between tabs. The 'View' menu has been updated with buttons for zooming. A spell-check menu has been restored, and all matches are highlighted during searches.\n
- Opens Sans has been set as the default font instead of Fira Sans.\n
- Reduced memory consumption in the file manager when working with virtual desktops, minimizing windows, and in multi-line field handlers (cosmic-text) and icons (freedesktop-icons). Changes have been made to the libcosmic library to prevent memory fragmentation. Optimization of screen and wallpaper configurators has been conducted.\n
- Support for copying and pasting from the clipboard using the middle mouse button has been added. <\/ul>\n
![\"Sixth](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/b6a843703c654ca229726555c1f64698.png\")
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- Additional scaling options have been added. The maximum scaling level has been increased to 210%. An option for additional scaling of 5-20% over the base scale has been introduced.