The environment includes a set of tightly integrated applications necessary for users to accomplish their tasks. Most of the applications are developed by the project, such as the Pantheon Terminal emulator, Pantheon Files file manager, Code text editor, and Music (Noise) music player. The project also develops the Pantheon Photos manager (a fork of Shotwell) and the Mail client (a fork of Evolution).
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- By default, a Secure Session is enabled, which uses the Wayland protocol and activates a permissions request system (confirming access for Flatpak applications to enhanced features such as taking screenshots, changing the desktop background, accessing location data, and continuing background processes after closing a window). The classic session based on X11 is left as an option.\n
- In the Secure Session, when displaying the password entry dialog, the rest of the content is dimmed, and focus switching is prohibited to prevent accidental password entry in other windows.
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<\/center>\n- The Secure Session introduces support for fractional scaling output for comfortable work on screens that do not reach HiDPI but have a resolution higher than typical.\n
- New AppArmor profiles have been added to resolve issues that arise when running some applications packaged in Flatpak, such as Steam, in isolation.\n
- The bottom Dock panel now displays icons of applications running in the background without opening windows, along with buttons containing content. virtual desktops<\/a>For applications with multiple open windows, the panel now shows several dots under the icon. Dots for windows on other virtual desktops are displayed in a different color.
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<\/center>\n- The Multitasking View mode facilitates navigation through open windows and virtual desktops, displaying the bottom panel.
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<\/center>\n- Animation has been improved when switching desktops, and an animated effect has been added when attempting to open a new window for single-window applications.\n
- In the settings 'System Settings \u2192 Desktop \u2192 Multitasking', an option has been added to trigger actions by hovering the mouse in the corners of the screen (Hotcorner) while using applications in full-screen mode (for example, you can open the application menu without exiting full-screen mode in games).\n
- In the application installation center (AppCenter), information about the program's rating has been added to the application description page, along with expanded explanations about licenses. For games, details about game controller support have been provided. Support for installing add-ons through AppCenter has been added. If the program has screenshots for different platforms, a screenshot created for elementary OS will be displayed.
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<\/center>\n- In the search results and program lists in the AppCenter, labels have been added for paid applications. For free programs, instead of the 'Free' label, an 'Install' button has been added.
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<\/center>\n- The page containing information about available updates in AppCenter has been redesigned. Applications that previously had updates installed are now displayed sorted by release date rather than alphabetically, making it easier to track changes when automatic updates are enabled. The dialog displaying release information now shows the latest versions for all installed applications.
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<\/center>\n- The system update interface has been enhanced with information about the size of updates that need to be downloaded. A download progress indicator has been added. The update checking handler has been rewritten to run only once a day and is not used in demo mode. When using traffic-billed communication channels, instead of automatically downloading updates, a notification about the availability of updates will be displayed. Buttons for quickly accessing the update manager through the Dock panel context menu, application menu, or search interface have been added.
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<\/center>\n- The ability to assign keyboard shortcuts for launching applications or specific actions, such as opening a message composition window in the email client, has been added.
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<\/center>\n- Support for dark mode design has been implemented on the system login screen.
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<\/center>\n- Extended support for multi-monitor configurations and improved stylus detection during the setup of Wacom graphics tablets. The interface design for Bluetooth settings has been modified.
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<\/center>\n- The visual style has been updated, including rounded corners for notification pop-ups and a blur effect for desktop elements with a translucent background, such as the panel and notifications.
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<\/center>\n- A new set of icons has been implemented to indicate the contents of folders on the desktop.
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<\/center>\n- The ability to disable notifications for specific applications has been added.
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<\/center>\n- The network configurator now includes settings for automatic connection when a network is available and reducing background data transfer for selected networks. A button for quick access to network settings has been added to the panel. An option to disable automatic sleep mode transition has been included in the quick settings block.
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<\/center>\n- An application for working with maps has been included.
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<\/center>\n- An application for monitoring system health has been added.
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<\/center>\n- Builds for devices based on the ARM64 architecture using UEFI have been created. Among other things, these builds can be used to boot computers with Apple Silicon chips and Raspberry Pi boards.\n
- The package base has been updated to Ubuntu 24.04.3 with Linux kernel 6.14 and Mesa 25. <\/ul>\n