Changelog

Bionic 1.1.8

Bionic 1.1.8

  • Fix Windows on ARM CUDA not detected
  • Fixed lms compatibility with Bionic.
  • Draggable Canvas panel
  • Support for previewing Word documents, spreadsheets and presentations in-app
  • Support for /v1/systemone Jev (TypeSafe AI) compatible endpoint
  • Support for /v1/decisions OpenAI compatible endpoint
  • Support for previewing HTML files
  • Coexistence with LM Studio — Run both apps together; Bionic uses LM Studio for local model inference while LM Studio is running. Requires LM Studio 0.4.26 and newer.
  • Decision model load settings, activity status, and cancellation controls.
  • Decision model inference and management through the REST API.
  • Fixed incorrect MCP connection status reported in chats.
  • llama.cpp 2.53.0 extension packs.
  • CUDA 13 support on Windows ARM.
  • Fixed uneven loader dot spacing at compact sizes.
  • Skills in their own composer suggestions category.
  • New adaptive Bionic app icon on macOS.
  • Fixed onboarding tips reappearing after being dismissed.
  • llama.cpp 2.52.0 extension packs.
  • Lower disk usage from project history.
  • Localization: Bionic native menu items in the selected language.
  • More consistent warning, success, and feedback colors.
  • Composer suggestions grouped by result type.
  • Fixed incorrect macOS versions in session environments.
  • Better handling for messages with more than six image attachments.
  • Clearer skill references in prompts and previews.
  • Fixed side chat sidebar alignment.
  • More reliable long sessions with image-aware context compaction that preserves the current environment.
  • Localization: approval prompts and previews in the viewer's language.
  • llama.cpp 2.51.0 extension packs.
  • Fixed unfinished links appearing while responses stream.
Oct 12, 2026
Bionic 1.1.7

Bionic 1.1.7

  • Improve inline diff UI performance.
  • llama.cpp 2.48.0 extension packs.
  • Fixed editor toolbar when an edited file is no longer available.
  • PDF previews now show comments and tracked changes.
  • Fixed gaps around pane content.
  • Fixed startup failures caused by corrupted legacy UI state.
  • Canvas export to PNG, SVG, and editable Excalidraw files.
  • New neutral switch colors and disabled styling.
  • Longer image-heavy sessions through automatic context compaction.
  • Clickable directory links in Markdown previews.
  • More polished PowerPoint layouts, typography, tables, charts, and image placement.
  • Fixed Arrow Up navigation in composer suggestions.
  • Image menus now include Copy Image and Save Image As.
  • Fixed lag when selecting cells in zoomed-out spreadsheet previews.
  • Sessions now appear in Cmd + P.
  • lms runtime installations now show installation progress.
  • Better syntax highlighting in the Markdown editor.
  • Cleaner PowerPoint generation with fewer layout and text-overlap issues.
  • Markdown previews now match transcript styling.
  • Session titles now match the language of your message.
  • Nicer skill preview lines for Introspection.
Oct 1, 2026
Bionic 1.1.6

Bionic 1.1.6

  • Introducing Canvas: interactive board that both you and Bionic can edit.
  • Editable Markdown and source files in the in-app editor.
  • Fixed file chips flickering when sending message.
  • Descriptive labels for file links in transcripts.
  • Typeface improvements on Mac.
  • Consistent warning, error, and success colors.
  • llama.cpp 2.43.0 extension packs.
  • Fixed default loading settings for Gemma 4 vision models.
Sep 23, 2026
Bionic 1.1.5

Bionic 1.1.5

  • [Mac only] Ultra fast Qwen3.8 inference using a new engine: Splash (by Inco AI)
  • Fixed text and line colors for in-chat tables
  • Prompt-processing status for models without percentage progress.
Sep 19, 2026
Bionic 1.1.4

Bionic 1.1.4

  • Introspection: the agent can now read messages earlier in its own history. Supports @ referencing other sessions.
  • Compact file links in the session transcript.
  • Better sizing for short labels and values in transcript Markdown tables.
  • llama.cpp 2.41.0 extension packs.
  • Approval prompts for file operations that exceed checkpoint limits.
  • Shorter edited-file summaries for turns with many changes.
  • Tool-call argument streaming for compatible local and LM Link models in Chat Completions and Responses APIs.
  • Fixed wildcard entries in website access rules.
  • Session mentions in the composer, including drag and drop from the sidebar.
  • Settings in the macOS app menu, even when no window is open.
  • Wider markdown tables in the session transcript.
Sep 17, 2026
Bionic 1.1.3

Bionic 1.1.3

  • Voice transcription for Linux.
  • llama.cpp 2.38.0 extension packs.
  • Clearer file and folder drag-and-drop flows in Project Files.
  • Agent-created images shown inline in conversations.
  • Allow narrower Bionic app window width.
  • Consistent dark Bionic app icon on macOS.
  • Fixed MLX downloads sometimes stuck at the end.
  • Clearer link colors in transcripts and Markdown previews.
  • Smoother LM Link connection states and remote model listings.
  • Model details when hovering over the collapsed model picker.
  • Classic theme when system dark mode is active.
  • More reliable non-ASCII output from PowerShell 5.1 commands.
  • New Bionic app icon options.
  • Fixed Office document tools failing to register.
  • Fixed circular symlinks causing file watching loops on Linux.
  • German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Traditional Chinese translations.
  • Request timeout controls for custom MCP servers.
  • Organization-managed MCPs for enterprise deployments.
  • MTP speculative decoding for more compatible models.
  • Consistent menus across Settings.
  • Dark-theme colors for dismiss buttons and skill references.
  • Fixed recent project ordering changing from background activity.
  • Fixed composer controls shifting when Send changes to Stop.
  • Fixed loading models with per-layer GGUF expert counts.
  • Fixed guidance dialog layouts with longer translations.
  • Fixed tall dialogs dragging the app window.
  • Fixed link menus appearing behind other content and cropped suggestion shadows.
  • YAML frontmatter shown as file details in Markdown previews.
  • Side editor access to files Bionic creates or edits when they need attention.
  • Voice transcription on Linux systems with NVIDIA GPUs.
Sep 15, 2026
Bionic 1.1.2

Bionic 1.1.2

  • Significant UI performance improvements around session loading and tab switching
  • Better screen reader support across navigation, dialogs, controls, downloads, and session status.
  • Faster session loading, tab switching, and subagent updates.
  • llama.cpp 2.33.0 stable extension packs.
  • More reliable MLX model detection.
  • More reliable browser sign-in.
  • File links in Markdown previews.
  • More consistent top bar icon buttons.
  • Fix Loaded Instances UI showing wrong context length.
  • Drag and drop sessions from the sidebar into the main workspace area
  • Support for lms load --auto.
  • Fixed unread session indicators remaining after opening a session.
  • Bionic for Linux (x64 and ARM64).
  • Chat API image and text inputs remain in a single user message.
  • Chevron controls for empty project folders.
  • Side sessions open in the adjacent right pane.
Sep 8, 2026
Bionic 1.1.1

Bionic 1.1.1

  • Significant UI performance improvements
  • Fixed project Git branch details becoming stale after repository changes.
  • New "Agent" section in App Settings
  • Fixed moving a forked session also moving its parent session.
  • Session status indicators on collapsed projects.
  • localhost links can now open in App Browser or the system browser.
  • Auto name session after forking and user message send
  • More reliable agent use of available skills.
  • New top bar icons and improved sidebar spacing.
  • llama.cpp 2.31.2 extension packs.
  • Fixed tabs reacting to drags from other windows.
  • Fixed the composer losing focus after sending the first message from a new tab.
Aug 31, 2026
Bionic 1.1.0

Bionic 1.1.0

  • Project-less chats
  • Auto Review for shell commands
  • Simpler project creation: unify code and work project types, with optional coding abilities per session
  • Support for Images in tool call results in the /v1/responses, /v1/chat/completions, and /v1/messages APIs
  • Git agent instructions adjustment
  • llama.cpp 2.31.0 extension packs
  • Fewer approval prompts for shell commands implied by your request.
  • Fixed right panel headers blocking window dragging.
  • Localized standard reasoning-level labels for LM Link models.
  • More consistent Project Files folder controls and previews.
  • Security hardening
  • Word document comments and tracked changes omit timestamps unless requested.
  • Project code-permission guidance in the New Project modal.
  • Fewer approval prompts for safe read-only GitHub queries.
  • Fixed LM Link connections to newly discovered peers.
  • Vision subagents: set a local or cloud model to be process images
  • Fewer approval prompts for additional safe shell commands.
  • Persistent shell approval preferences and custom Auto Review instructions.
  • Fewer approval prompts for safe LMS and ESLint commands.
  • Cross-project session moves.
  • Fixed the command approval tooltip remaining visible after opening the menu.
  • Consistent sizing and spacing for composer controls.
  • Fixed transcription stop button colors.
  • No-project session section in the sidebar
  • Composer controls for disabled, manual review, auto review, and allow-all shell modes.
  • Vision subagents for letting text-only models understand images.
  • Local model loading and prompt-processing progress in transcripts.
  • MLX prompt disk cache controls in advanced model settings.
  • Muse Glimmer tool calling for MLX models.
  • Fixed composer chips disappearing across draft edits.
  • Fixed the GPU settings pop-out.
  • Fixed some UI lags while the agent is working
  • Fixed shell commands failing with zsh configurations that replace default aliases.
  • llama.cpp 2.30.0 extension packs.
  • Fixed transcript scroll position jumping during tool interactions.
  • UI performance improvements
  • More reliable LM Link connections during high-volume activity.
  • Fixed Office document previews failing after a cancelled conversion.
  • 2–2.75× faster prompt processing on M5 Macs.
  • Fewer approval prompts for safe read-only shell and GitHub commands.
  • Syntax highlighting for more languages in project file previews.
  • Horizontal scrollbars for wide Markdown tables now appear on hover.
Aug 27, 2026
Bionic 1.0.9

Bionic 1.0.9

  • Web URLs can be opened directly from quick open.
  • Fixed bugs relating to creating and using skills with some models
  • Rich Markdown formatting when copying assistant messages.
  • Large shell outputs retain their beginning and end when truncated.
  • PDF processing support for larger embedded images.
  • Fixed malformed JSON errors caused by invalid text characters.
  • Better alignment for fallback model thumbnails.
  • Cleaner open-file search without spellcheck underlines.
Aug 18, 2026