v1.10.0

Knot Code v1.10.0 — The World-Class Polish Release

Every surface refined. Every interaction considered. Every pixel intentional.

v1.10.0 aligns Desktop (macOS/Windows/Linux) and iOS versions — same codebase, same features, same version.

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🚀 Downloads

Platform	File	Est. Size
macOS (Apple Silicon)	KnotCode_1.10.0_aarch64.dmg	~8 MB
Windows (x64 Installer)	KnotCode_1.10.0_x64-setup.exe	~8 MB
Windows (x64 MSI)	KnotCode_1.10.0_x64_en-US.msi	~8 MB
Linux (AppImage)	KnotCode_1.10.0_amd64.AppImage	~9 MB
Linux (Debian)	KnotCode_1.10.0_amd64.deb	~8 MB
iOS (TestFlight)	Via TestFlight	~15 MB

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✨ What's New in 1.10

📋 Kanban Board Templates

Create boards instantly from 9 pre-built templates: Sprint Planning, Bug Triage, Security Audit, Test Coverage, Release Checklist, Feature Development, DevOps Pipeline, and Research & Spike. Each comes with custom columns, pre-filled cards, priorities, and subtasks.

Plus 8 card templates for quick-adding: Bug Report, Feature Request, Test Case, Security Issue, Refactor, Documentation, Code Review, and Hotfix.

🧠 Smart Board Recommendations

Your Kanban board now analyzes itself — surfacing WIP warnings, review bottlenecks, missing labels, stale cards, and a Board Health Score with percentage breakdown.

🎨 World-Class Polish (Every Component)

• Chat Home — Floating particle background, gradient hover borders, recent chats
• Agent Panel — Code copy buttons, scroll-to-bottom FAB, date separators, message hover effects
• Sidebar — Group separators, active animation, user avatar
• Status Bar — Live clock, line/col count, encoding, clickable segments
• Terminal — Connection indicator dot, clear button
• Toast System — Color variants (success/error/warning/info), progress bar
• Diff Viewer — Line hover highlights, tinted backgrounds
• MCP Library — Install counts, category badges, featured carousel, search
• Settings — Accordion sections, search filter, styled toggles
• Code Editor — Skeleton loading, welcome empty state with shortcut hints
• Breadcrumbs — File icons, chevron separators, bold active segment

🌐 Global CSS Refinements

Custom scrollbars, selection colors, focus-visible rings, reduced-motion support, print styles, universal button feedback.

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📊 Feature Comparison

Feature	Knot Code 1.10	VS Code	Cursor	Windsurf	Zed
AI Chat (Ask/Agent/Plan modes)	✅	❌ (ext)	✅	✅	✅
Agent Builder Workshop	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Agent Templates (12)	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
MCP Marketplace (20 servers)	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Built-in Kanban Board	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Board Templates (9)	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Smart Board Recommendations	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Inline Diff Approval Toolbar	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Inline Pickers (/skill /mcp /prompt)	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Gateway Terminal (TUI)	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
22+ Themes incl. Tactical	✅	✅ (ext)	❌	❌	✅
Skill-First Security Policy	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Preview + Chat Split	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌
Particle Animations	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Code Block Copy Overlay	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Board Health Score	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Toast Variants + Progress Bar	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
Custom Scrollbars	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Reduced Motion Support	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Cross-platform (Mac/Win/Linux)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
iOS (TestFlight)	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Open Source	✅	Partial	❌	❌	✅
Free	✅	✅	Freemium	Freemium	✅

📦 Resource Comparison

Metric	Knot Code 1.10	VS Code	Cursor	Windsurf	Zed
Install Size	~25 MB	~350 MB	~400 MB	~380 MB	~80 MB
RAM (idle)	~80 MB	~300 MB	~400 MB	~350 MB	~100 MB
RAM (project open)	~150 MB	~600 MB	~800 MB	~700 MB	~200 MB
Startup Time	<1s	2-3s	3-4s	2-3s	<1s
Bundle Format	Tauri (Rust)	Electron	Electron	Electron	Native
Storage (project)	~0 MB*	~50 MB	~100 MB	~80 MB	~10 MB

*Knot Code uses gateway-side processing — no local AI model storage required.

Knot Code is 4-15x lighter than Electron-based editors thanks to Tauri's Rust backend and system WebView.

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📝 Full Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for complete details on all changes across v1.9.0 and v1.10.0.

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🏗️ Built With

• Tauri 2 — Native desktop + iOS shell (Rust)
• Next.js 16 — React framework
• Monaco Editor — Code editing engine
• OpenClaw — AI gateway
• Framer Motion — Animations

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The world-class polish release. Every pixel earned its place. ✨

v1.9.0

Knot Code v1.9.0 — The Workshop Release

The biggest single-release update in Knot Code history — 21 commits, ~9,000 lines of new code across every surface of the editor.

🚀 Downloads

Platform	File	Size
macOS (Apple Silicon)	KnotCode_1.9.0_aarch64.dmg	~8 MB
Windows (x64)	KnotCode_1.9.0_x64-setup.exe	~8 MB
Windows (x64 MSI)	KnotCode_1.9.0_x64_en-US.msi	~8 MB
Linux (AppImage)	KnotCode_1.9.0_amd64.AppImage	~8 MB
Linux (Debian)	KnotCode_1.9.0_amd64.deb	~8 MB

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✨ What's New

🏠 Redesigned Home Screen

The first thing you see is now unforgettable — ambient blue-purple gradient, animated logo with glow pulse, dynamic time-aware greetings, and glass suggestion cards with spring animations.

🧭 VS Code-Style Navigation

Top tabs are gone. Navigation lives in a clean sidebar activity bar with keyboard shortcuts (⌘1-⌘9). Mobile gets a slick pill toggle cycling Chat → Editor → Terminal.

📋 Full Kanban Board

Built-in project management with drag-and-drop cards, priorities (P0-P3), labels, subtasks with progress bars, comments, activity logs, WIP limits, and multi-board support. All persisted locally.

🏗️ Agent Builder Workshop — Completely Transformed

No more wall of forms. The Workshop now guides you through agent creation:

1. Template Gallery — Pick from 12 pre-built agent templates
2. Step-by-Step Wizard — 7 stages with progress bar and validation
3. Live Preview — Watch your system prompt build in real-time
4. One-Click Deploy — Send your agent straight to Chat
5. Undo/Redo — Full blueprint versioning (⌘Z/⌘⇧Z)
6. Share — Export as JSON or shareable link

🔌 MCP Marketplace

20 MCP servers in a beautiful library view with category filtering, search, and one-click install. Includes PostgreSQL, GitHub, Slack, Linear, Notion, Supabase, Vercel, Stripe, and more.

🎖️ Field Manual Themes (8 New)

A military/tactical theme collection: Field Manual (OD green), Navy Ops, Desert Storm, Blackout (pure OPSEC), Arctic White, Recon NVG (all-green phosphor), SIGINT (all-amber CRT), and Air Force HUD (cyan cockpit).

💬 Smarter Chat

• Inline pickers — /skill, /mcp, /prompt open contextual selectors
• VS Code-style diff toolbar — Per-hunk approve/reject with keyboard shortcuts
• Preview + Chat split — Cursor-style side-by-side development

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📊 How Knot Code Compares

Feature	Knot Code 1.9	VS Code	Cursor	Windsurf	Zed
AI Chat (Ask/Agent/Plan)	✅	❌ (ext)	✅	✅	✅
Agent Builder Workshop	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
MCP Marketplace	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Built-in Kanban	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Inline Diff Approval	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Gateway Terminal (TUI)	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
22+ Themes incl. Tactical	✅	✅ (ext)	❌	❌	✅
Preview + Chat Split	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌
Skill-First Policy	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Toast Notifications	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Cross-platform (Mac/Win/Linux)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
iOS (TestFlight)	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Open Source	✅	Partial	❌	❌	✅
Free	✅	✅	Freemium	Freemium	✅

Knot Code is the only editor with a built-in Agent Builder Workshop, MCP Marketplace, and Kanban board — all free and open source.

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📝 Full Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for the complete list of 21 commits and every change.

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🙏 Built With

• Tauri 2 — Native desktop shell
• Next.js 16 — React framework
• Monaco Editor — Code editing
• OpenClaw — AI gateway
• Framer Motion — Animations

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Built in one night. Shipped with love. 🦉✨

v1.8.0

What's New

Codex-Inspired Chat Improvements

This release brings Knot Code's chat experience closer to OpenAI's Codex CLI — studied the 26K-line Codex TUI source and implemented the top features.

Exec Command Cards ⚡

• Shell commands render as discrete cards with syntax-highlighted command text
• Expandable stdout/stderr output preview
• Exit code badges (✓ success / ✗ error)
• Per-command duration timer

Inline Diff Review 📝

• Unified diffs render directly in chat messages
• Line numbers + gutter signs (+/-/space)
• Per-file Approve + Reject buttons
• 'Apply All' batch button for multi-file proposals
• NEW file badge, +N/-N change counts

Context Window Indicator 📊

• Token count always visible in header (e.g. 24K/128K)
• Color-coded: yellow at 80%, red at 95%

Slash Commands

• 30 commands across 4 categories: Coding, Git, Modes, Session
• /ask, /agent, /plan switch modes instantly (no round-trip)
• /clear resets chat history
• /fix, /test, /review for common coding tasks

Cross-Session History

• ↑/↓ arrow keys recall previous inputs from any session
• Persisted to localStorage (50 entries max)
• Preserves current draft while browsing

Elapsed Timer ⏱️

• Live turn duration in activity feed summary bar
• Seconds counter next to thinking trail
• Updates at 100ms intervals

Shimmer Effect ✨

• Animated gradient text on thinking/working state
• Theme-aware for all 7 themes
• Respects prefers-reduced-motion

Shift+Tab Mode Cycling

• Keyboard shortcut cycles Ask → Agent → Plan
• ⇧Tab hint shown next to mode selector

Streaming Markdown

• Debounced parsing during streaming (150ms / 100-char threshold)
• Prevents re-parsing entire content on every delta

Terminal Fixes

• Dedicated terminal:main session (isolated from chat)
• Idempotency key matching for reliable event routing
• 5-minute timeout for chat.send (was 30s)
• Resilient stream handling (survives RPC timeout if streaming started)

Full Changelog: v1.7.0...v1.8.0

v1.7.0

What's New

Plan Mode ✨

• Cursor-style structured plans — agent generates numbered step plans with file references
• Execute Plan — approve and run the plan step-by-step with one click
• Edit Plan — request modifications before execution
• Auto-detection — messages with 3+ steps automatically classified as plans

Agent Mode Overhaul

• Activity feed — collapsible timeline showing files read, edited, created, and commands run
• Auto-apply edits — file changes applied to editor buffer automatically (configurable)
• Approval tiers — Ask All / Auto-Approve Edits / Full Autonomy (Settings → Agent Autonomy)
• Context indicator — live ops count and files changed in chat header
• Enhanced prompt — agent is more decisive, summarizes changes, self-fixes errors

Terminal Fix

• Streaming responses now work — fixed sendChatMessage to handle started/streaming gateway status codes
• Extended timeout to 2 minutes for long agent runs

New Theme

• Codex — dark and light modes inspired by OpenAI's coding aesthetic

Settings & UX

• GitHub hub in Settings — Device Flow, PAT, searchable repos with ⭐ favorites
• Chat home — simplified repo picker showing favorites → recents → manual input
• Gateway URL hidden — tap-to-reveal for security
• Mobile connect collapsed — URL/QR/password hidden until expanded
• Terminal tab on mobile — replaces Settings in bottom nav; Settings via ⚙️ header icon
• Workshop view removed — streamlined navigation

Fixes

• Chat send race condition — text passed directly instead of setInput + setTimeout
• Dev port conflict — port 3000 for dev, 3080 for production (no overlap)
• Classic mode excludes chat tab (redundant in editor-first mode)
• Git view inline action button visibility fix

Full Changelog: v1.6.0...v1.7.0

v1.6.0 — GitHub Auth, Mobile Polish, Editor Refactor

What's New

GitHub Authentication

• Device Flow sign-in — authenticate via GitHub's device code flow (works on iOS + desktop)
• PAT input — alternative Personal Access Token entry for restricted environments
• Secure token persistence — keychain on desktop, base64 localStorage fallback on iOS
• tauri-plugin-http — bypasses CORS for Device Flow on iOS WKWebView

Editor

• Workflow tabs — streamlined editor view with tab-based navigation
• File reveal from chat — click file references in chat to open in editor
• 672 lines removed — editor refactor eliminating dead code and duplication

Mobile

• Chat home pushed to top — content no longer vertically centered
• Workshop → Skills — mobile tab bar uses the correct label
• Export compliance — ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption=false skips App Store prompts
• Local network access — iOS Info.plist updated for dev builds

Infrastructure

• Cross-platform desktop release assets
• Prism view removed, CI workflow cleanup
• iOS version bumped to 1.5.0
• objc2 scoped to iOS builds only

Full Changelog: v1.5.0...v1.6.0

v1.5.0 — Mobile UX Overhaul

What's New

Mobile-First Experience

• GitHub project selector — Connect to any repo from mobile chat home
• Native-style tab bar — Slim iOS tab bar with haptic feedback
• Settings tab on mobile — Full settings panel in bottom nav
• 44px touch targets — Meets iOS Human Interface Guidelines
• Curated mobile tabs — Chat, Editor, Git, Workshop, Settings

Polish

• Cleaner connect form with icon inputs and focus rings
• Hidden model picker on mobile (mode selector stays)
• Dynamic workspace name in header
• "Let's weave" branding
• Minimal mobile composer (no branch/permissions pills)

Removed (mobile only)

• Suggestion cards, workspace picker footer, mode switcher in header
• Desktop-only tabs: Skills, Prism, Preview, Diff

Full changelog: CHANGELOG.md

v1.4.0 — iOS Support

What's New

📱 iOS Support

• Edge-to-edge display — Native WKWebView configuration via Rust objc2 FFI eliminates the bottom safe area gap
• Mobile-first defaults — Fresh installs on small screens (≤768px) default to Chat mode
• CSS safe area handling — Content properly respects notch and home indicator
• Full-bleed mobile layout — Borderless shell frame on mobile devices

🔧 New Mobile Features

• QR connect for pairing with gateway
• Agent approval cards with haptic feedback
• Session presence indicators
• Caffeinate toggle (screen wake lock)
• Redesigned Settings panel with Connect + General tabs

🛠 Technical

• objc2 v0.6.4 for iOS native interop
• Separate iOS capabilities (capabilities/mobile.json)
• Desktop-only crates conditionally compiled out for iOS
• Dev URL corrected for development mode

Full Changelog: v1.3.0...v1.4.0

Knot Code v1.3.0

Release v1.3.0 — see CHANGELOG.md for details.

v1.2.0

🎉 Knot Code v1.2.0

AI coding, without the bloat. Free forever. Apache 2.0.

Download

Platform	Download	Size	Status
macOS (Universal)	KnotCode_1.2.0_universal.dmg	14 MB	✅ Signed & Notarized
Linux (x86_64)	AppImage / .deb	76 MB / 6.5 MB	✅
Windows (x86_64)	Installer (.exe) / MSI	5.4 MB / 6.4 MB	✅

macOS DMG is a universal binary (Intel + Apple Silicon), signed and notarized by Apple.

✨ What's New in v1.2.0

Cross-Platform Release

First release with all three platforms: macOS (universal), Linux (AppImage + .deb), and Windows (MSI + NSIS).

OpenClaw Dev Persona

New Agent Builder preset — a docs-aware ecosystem agent with PR workflow knowledge, issue triage, architecture review, and security lens. Grounded in the official OpenClaw maintainer workflow.

Spotify & YouTube Fixed

Both plugins now work in production builds. Added tauri-plugin-localhost to serve assets via http://localhost:3080 instead of the tauri:// custom protocol. (#1, #2)

Git Sidebar Panel

Full git status, staging, and branch management directly in the sidebar.

Apple Code Signing & Notarization

macOS DMG signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple — no Gatekeeper warnings.

CI/CD Pipeline

GitHub Actions workflow produces Linux and Windows builds automatically on every release tag.

📊 How It Compares

	Knot Code	Cursor	Windsurf	VS Code + Copilot	Competitor Avg
App Size	14 MB	~500 MB	~450 MB	~400 MB	~450 MB
RAM (idle)	~80 MB	500 MB–2 GB	400 MB–1.5 GB	300 MB–1 GB	~750 MB
RAM (AI active)	~120 MB	1–10+ GB	1–4 GB	500 MB–2 GB	~2.5 GB
Data Privacy	100% local	Cloud	Cloud	Cloud	All cloud
BYO Model	✅	❌	❌	❌	0/3
Subscription	Free	$20/mo	$15/mo	$10/mo	~$15/mo

📋 Full Changelog

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Knot Code v1.1.0

🎉 Knot Code v1.1.0

AI coding, without the bloat. 7.8 MB. Free forever. Apache 2.0.

Download

Platform	Download	Size	Status
macOS (Apple Silicon)	KnotCode_1.1.0_aarch64.dmg	7.8 MB	✅ Signed & Notarized
Linux (x86_64)	AppImage + .deb	—	🔄 Building via CI
Windows (x86_64)	MSI + NSIS installer	—	🔄 Building via CI

Linux and Windows builds will appear here automatically when CI completes (~10-15 min).

✨ What's New

OpenClaw Dev Persona

New Agent Builder preset — a docs-aware ecosystem agent with PR workflow knowledge, issue triage, architecture review, and security lens.

Spotify & YouTube Fixed

Both plugins now work in production builds via tauri-plugin-localhost. (#1, #2)

Git Sidebar Panel

Full git status, staging, and branch management directly in the sidebar.

Cross-Platform Builds

GitHub Actions CI now produces Linux (AppImage + .deb) and Windows (MSI + NSIS) installers on every release tag.

Apple Code Signing

macOS DMG signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple.

📋 Full Changelog

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Built with ❤️ by OpenKnot