Release notes 2.0.6

By Erik Jälevik on 4 August 2026

Zoomable previews and a few more bug fixes.

Improvements

Previews that render an image are now zoomable/pannable via trackpad or mouse.
Stop shortcuts and aliases to folders from pretending they accept drops when they don’t.
Preserve scroll position after copying/moving files out of a long listing.

Bug fixes

Fixed progress window showing up huge the first time after unplugging an external monitor.
Fixed conflict dialog missing FROM/TO fields.
Fixed missing arrow overlay on linked folders in grid view.
Fixed errors during arrow key stepping, if an unrecognised shortcut string was present in settings.
Fixed potential error if closing a pane during ongoing search.
Mac: Fixed Alt+arrow keys misbehaving, they now behave like Home/End as intended.
Mac: Fixed leading spaces in filenames getting collapsed.
Windows: Fixed Shift+F10 shortcut having no effect.

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