Release 18.3.0 – 2026-03-13

✨ New Features

Add MiniMap view support for editors – Adds a new minimap/code overview panel to improve navigation in large files. a10af20e4
Add Markdown support to workspace – Native Markdown file support with syntax highlighting and preview capabilities. 69cdd5f9f
Add C# language support to CodeLite – Full C# language server protocol support. fc586b51f
Add Pyright Support for Python Language Server – Improved Python development with Pyright LSP integration. fc586b51f
Add Support for Multiple Models Per LLM Endpoint – Configure and switch between different AI models within a single endpoint. ba5f634df
Add MCP Server Configuration and Management UI #3811 – New UI for managing Model Context Protocol servers. 72d33b0bb
Add EndpointModelSelector control for LLM endpoint and model selection – New UI control for selecting AI models and endpoints. 52c6b1a9e
Add LLM Cost Tracking and Display in Chat AI Window – Track and display API costs for AI interactions. 224749a23
Add Prompt Caching Support and Refactor Chat Window UI – Improves AI response times with caching. 45034a2f1
Add Chat History Dialog With Management Features – View, search, and manage AI chat history. ca5734525
Add Placeholder Auto-Completion and Selection UI to Chat AI Window – Smart auto-completion for AI prompt placeholders. 8bddc6f0f
Add Enable Tools checkbox to ChatAI window – Control whether AI can execute tools. cb2896bc5
Add Interactive User Prompt System with Trust Option – User confirmation for AI tool execution with trust options. 3ac7033d9
Add Syntax Highlighting for Code Blocks in Markdown Styler – Embedded code blocks in Markdown now have full syntax highlighting. bf0d00f6c
Add Dedicated Diff Styles for Markdown Code Blocks – Enhanced diff viewing in AI chat windows. 9a7cc2df3
Add AI-Powered Workspace Creation Tool – Create workspaces using AI assistance. 11daec7d1
Add Find-In-Files Functionality to AI Plugin – AI can now search across files. 4403eeb0b
Add Regex Search Support to Find in Files Functionality – Regular expression support for file searches. 3e3963cfd
Add Shell Execution Capability to LLM Tools – AI can execute shell commands with user permission. 178ea93d4
Add ApplyPatch Function – AI can apply git-style patches to files. efc43aac0
Add GetOS Tool to Report Operating System to LLM – AI can detect the host operating system. 244597e9d
Add User Cancellation Support for Shell Command Execution – Cancel long-running AI shell commands. 5637b78dc
Add Shutdown Flag Support to Process Execution on Unix – Proper process cleanup on Unix systems. 505a1ed47
LLM: Support Using Environment Variables in Config – Reference environment variables in AI configuration. f67ef7190
Add Workspace Functions to Lua API – Lua scripting can now manipulate workspaces. 6a050ae55
Add User Text Input Function To Lua Scripting API – Lua scripts can prompt users for input. 453448d6d
Add String Replace Function to Lua Scripting API – String manipulation utilities for Lua. 49a4bb179
Add Lua helper functions for editor access and logging – Enhanced Lua API with editor integration. 36864a417
Add CodeLite Lua API definitions – Complete Lua API documentation. 80e0afbfe
Add Lua file type support – Syntax highlighting and LSP support for Lua. e208f2106
Add Windows ARM64 build #3797 – Native ARM64 Windows support. 80c1482ce
Add option to skip SFTP writes when ignoring workspace – Performance optimization for remote workspaces. 51b5b1377
Add custom prompt creation and deletion support to Prompt Editor – Manage custom AI prompts. fa488c74c
Add pending answer counter to track active user prompts – UI indicator for pending AI responses. 7a52d8f9d
Add line range support to GetActiveEditorText function – AI tools can request specific line ranges. 7a29efb2d
Add support for 4 and 5 backtick code blocks in Markdown styler – Extended Markdown code block support. 34988e972
Add flat tab art provider for main book with dynamic text colour support – Modern flat tab design. 61f6916de
Add BlockTimer utility – Performance profiling tool for developers. 3e036dee8
Add gnome-console (kgx) as possible terminal #3781 – Support for GNOME Console terminal. d6a4aade5
Prevent commit when git index is locked – Safety feature to prevent conflicts. 34988e972

🐛 Bug Fixes

Fix macOS panel background colour handling and refactor LSP server validation – Proper theme colors on macOS. b93e99457
MSW: Fix FACTOR_ALTROW_DARK value in light theme color scheme – Corrects alternating row colors on Windows. 14d27bd9b
MSW: Fix alternate row highlight factor for consistent light theme appearance – Improved light theme consistency on Windows. 99362c603
Fix border colour rendering on Windows in dark mode – Dark mode border colors now render correctly. 79b02ee18
Fix Windows Alternate Row Colour for Tree Views – Tree view theming fixes for Windows. b003087ac
Fix dialog flags in PromptEditorDlg::OnDefaults – Corrects dialog behavior. 07ff68781
Fix patch trust logic and support diff comment syntax – Patch application reliability improvements. 36489326a
Fix page index type safety in PromptEditorDlg – Prevents type-related crashes. dfc6dd1ca
Fix AI prompt footer formatting in commit message template – Better formatted AI-generated commit messages. 5eb079cfc
Fix Find Dialog positioning to avoid hiding text selection – Find dialog no longer obscures selected text. d6324c314
Fix InfoBar constructor for wxWidgets 3.3.0 compatibility – Compatibility with latest wxWidgets. 7ae922a70
Fix crash when calling JSONItem::GetAsMap() on non-object #3838 – JSON API safety fix. 3e0150edf
Fix build error without SFTP support – Conditional compilation fixes. c11fa46c6
Fix Resource Leak By Closing File Pointer In Popen Function – Memory leak fix. a88c09d2c
Fix Non-ASCII Characters and Improve GTK Unicode Support – Better Unicode handling on Linux. 0c1a20ea1
Fix Markdown Code Block Delimiter Visibility – Delimiters now display correctly. b15992fa7
Fix Rust Syntax Highlighting in Markdown Styler – Rust code blocks now highlight properly. 092e3fd00
Fix build for GCC – GCC compilation compatibility. 95ca175ac
Fixed missing header inclusion when built without SFTP support – Build system fixes. f9e39010c
Fix Missing Namespace Closing Brace in Popen Function – Syntax error fix. ce300dcfa
Fix Autocomplete Trigger to Require Double Brace Input – Prevents accidental auto-completion. 2c4ddefa9
Fix Duplicate First Argument in Child Process Command Building – Process execution fix. 97dc06878
Fix Incorrect Section Number in AI Documentation – Documentation correction. 20e6528c1
Fix Remove Newline-To-Pipe Conversion In CommentConfigData Serialization – Comment template fix. be2cecbc4
Fix build and installation on CYGWIN #3813 – CYGWIN platform support restored. 42efcc2e9
Fix debug build configuration (macOS) – Debug builds work correctly on macOS. 830853dbb
Fix endpoint and MCP duplicate handling in LLM manager – Prevents duplicate entries in AI configuration. 6a88f0c1a
Fix misplaced break #3803 – Control flow correction. dcc1a1050
Fixed: https://github.com/eranif/codelite/issues/3776 – Specific issue resolution. 7472196f4
Fixed outline view event not fired by LSP – LSP outline view now updates correctly. 81c22d594
Fix Quick Find Bar Layout And Sizing Issues – Find bar UI improvements. daf77af07
Fix Race Condition During LSP Manager Shutdown – Thread safety fix for LSP. 612edca56
Fix Mini-Map Focus Handling And Cleanup On Page Closing – Minimap stability improvements. 62d0353ec
Fix Event Propagation In MiniMap Edit Update – Event handling fix. fec30875d
Fix URI decoding for colon, and fix Windows drive URI handling – Better file path handling on Windows. e208f2106
Fix build configuration choice width in filesystem workspace view – UI layout fix. 8e03350c9
Fix CMake release build directory path in workspace configuration – CMake configuration fix. 3e036dee8
Fix Japanese codelite.po #3731 – Japanese translation corrections. 57fe8d91a
Fix comparison between signed and unsigned integer types – Type safety improvement. 23f4ad6b1
Fix compilation with msvc #3832 – MSVC compatibility fix. b64cbbf3c
SideBar build fixes for wx3.2 – wxWidgets 3.2 compatibility. d088c3d8e
Fixed build with wx3.2 – Additional wx3.2 build fixes. 5637b78dc

🔧 Improvements / Refactorings

Update MSYS2 Detection to Support Multiple Registry Names – Better MSYS2 environment detection. 268b53190
Add initialization guard to LLMManager – Prevents double initialization. 25a5756ad
Refactor toolbar data management to use maps and std::optional – Modern C++ improvements. d088c3d8e
Refactor clSideBarCtrl to separate toolbar and action buttons – Better code organization. 49019b178
Add optional header to clSideBarCtrl – Optional header support for sidebar. ed705b929
Refactor API Key input field and improve initialization – Better API key management. 6e00d221d
Update Git commit dialog toolbar with custom art provider – Improved Git UI. 5016040b0
Replace clToolBar with wxAuiToolBar – Modern toolbar implementation. 51b5b1a9e
Unify Dark Mode Border Color Across Platforms – Consistent theming. 9dd964604
Refactor Find-In-Files Tool to Use Grep Command – Performance improvement for file searches. 0964a56cd
Refactor tab path display and apply code style cleanup – Code quality improvements. 672c9e4b6
Add border styling to flat tab art UI elements – Enhanced tab styling. 64c8624d8
Rename file path copy methods and add remote file support – Better remote file handling. 8a934942a
Refactor AI-powered features and prompt management system – Major AI subsystem refactoring. 8424b1738
Refactor toolbar options into dropdown menu – Cleaner toolbar UI. 2d7a8162a
Replace wxInfoBar With Custom InfoBar to Queue Messages – Better message management. 217e82c8a
Refactor User Prompt Timeout Handling and Add Global Shutdown Flag – Better async handling. dbc36d06d
Refactor AI Tool Confirmation Flow to Use Modal Dialog – Improved user interaction flow. 8ef743521
Add Unicode symbols support and enhance AI plugin functionality – Better Unicode support. a0cd7c049
Refactor Chat History To Support Per-Endpoint Conversations – Better conversation management. 45034a2f1
Refactor Stream Callback Signature to Use Enum-Based Reason Flags – Type-safe callbacks. 3d112eaf9
Center Main Frame Window On Screen During Initialization – Better initial window placement. 44a0d5362
Add validation for overly broad file pattern – Prevents accidental massive searches. 33b802dbd
Refactor RunOnMain to EventNotifier as a Template Method – Better event handling. 202b4aa3d
Refactor ChatAI Ownership to LLMManager and Fix Thread Safety – Thread safety improvements. 2faeddb15
Refactor Formatter Lookup Logic and Add Language Support for Shfmt – Shell script formatting support. c00ef95fc
Refactor Code Formatting and Fix Shfmt Formatter Configuration – Better formatter integration. 95ca175ac
Refactor LLM Tools and Add Shell Execution Capability – Enhanced AI tool system. 178ea93d4
Refactor File Operations and Add GetCurrentEditorPath Function – Better file API. bfb331144
Add PatchApplier Class for Unified Diff Parsing and Application – Robust patch handling. 60c376954
Refactor Chat History to Store Full Conversations Instead of Prompts – Richer chat history. bbc26a555
Allow Passphrase Prompt for SSH Public Key Login on Any Thread – Better SSH UX. 5cc30327b
Refactor SSH Account UI to Use Choicebook for Login Methods – Improved SSH configuration UI. fa11176fa
Update Comment Templates To Place Cursor After @brief – Better comment editing. a84b9a14a
Refactor temp file name generation to use modern C++ random utilities – Modern C++ usage. fdc964388
Remove Redundant Overloads From clFilesFinder – Code simplification. 224790e85
Update LSP request methods and clang-format standard – LSP improvements. 8d41dd967
Refactor PHP and Docker Plugins to Remove Clang Management – Plugin cleanup. 60843b2b0
Refactor toolbars to use wxAuiToolBar and centralize menu handling – Unified toolbar system. 493197ea0
Replace wxMessageBox with clMessageBox for consistent dark mode on MSW – Better dark mode support. 2c18b7a79
Refactor Menu Item Handling to Use Optional for Separator Detection – Modern C++ patterns. b7ba948c1
Refactor String Conversions – Code cleanup. 71e678844
Refactor Toolbar Tool Creation to Use Centralized Helper Method – Code reuse. c632e6f8c
Refactor MiniMap focus handling and add early page count guard – Stability improvements. 959c057ce
Replace clThemedComboBox With Standard wxComboBox In Find/Replace Dialogs – UI simplification. e20512cc8
Refactor MiniMap scrolling to use mouse position check – Better minimap interaction. ce56a2bd1
Standardize Sidebar Button Size – Consistent UI sizing. fb2679054
Refactor Markdown Code Fence Removal Logic – Code cleanup. f51b19274
Refactor Configuration and Prompt UI with Modern C++ and Add Defaults Reset – Modern C++ migration. c12ca097e
Refactor minimap implementation and clean up unused resources – Performance optimization. 5a813dad8
Improve performance by optimizing mini-map handling – Rendering optimization. 9104a6f4d
Improve Markdown code‑block stripping logic – Better Markdown processing. 36864a417
Refactor XML resource handling to use a unified clXmlResource wrapper #3733 – Unified resource management. fb4f0a5fa
Replace wxSharedPtr by std::shared_ptr #3734 – Modern C++ smart pointers. 1dd98fb4d
Improve theme importers and add new themes – Expanded theme library. f0c807523
Adjust active tab text colour for better visibility on dark backgrounds – Better tab readability. 241b582b5
Update Git Commit Dialog to Use Custom Message Box and Diff Selected Files – Enhanced Git workflow. 4c5f46ce6
Move the build configuration choice control to the filesystem workspace toolbar – Better toolbar organization. 006922015
Refactor Git Console UI And Update TODO List – UI improvements. 746f78544
Update Clang‑Format Version Support and Fix UI Initialisation – Latest clang-format support. 10a8c42c2
Rename QuickFindBar to FindAndReplaceDialog and Update References – Better naming. f84777e33
Refactor Quick Find Bar to Use wxFrame Instead of wxDialog – Improved find UI. 9da127403
Update UI modified indicator and modernize Git plugin event handling – Modern event patterns. b17476880
Refresh Outline View When Sidebar Page Changes – Better outline synchronization. 80e9fd0e3
Improve Up-To-Date Version Notification Message – Better update notifications. 8bddc6f0f
Add Overflow Style To Toolbar Controls And Update Icon Colors – Better toolbar aesthetics. 49ea1f126
Reduce Pen Width For Tree Button Rendering – Sharper tree controls. 33f448d34
Adjust Color Lightness Values for Improved UI Contrast – Better theme contrast. 7b8d0c6e
Improve Chat History Label Display And Filtering – Better chat history UX. 74c8d1628
Apply Font Settings to "Where" Combo Box in Find In Files Dialog – Consistent fonts. bc7154035
Add Truncation and Trimming for Chat History Display – Better long text handling. f51b19274
Add MIME image list retrieval – Better file type icons. 01a79ece0
MiniMap: add Mouse Wheel Forwarding to main edit control – Better minimap scrolling. 1dc1e57ae
Update Copyright Year to 2026 – Copyright updates. 606da2025
Improve Clang format – Code formatting improvements. Multiple commits.

📝 Documentation

Update AI tool documentation structure and descriptions – Comprehensive AI tool docs. 0e74363ed
Refactor AI documentation structure and add model configuration guide – Better AI documentation. ace121cd2
Update documentation and refactor Lua script prompts – Enhanced Lua docs. 2e6c5f1d2
Refactor AI documentation with reorganized tools and improved clarity – Major docs restructuring. f44be0571
Add release notes for CodeLite v18.3.0 – Release documentation. 4331334c4
Update Documentation For AI Built-In Tools – AI tools reference. 7edbc3552
Document ChatAI Prompt Placeholders in User Guide – Prompt placeholder documentation. 11daec7d1
Update MkDocs Configuration and Restructure Documentation Navigation – Documentation site improvements. 6a050ae55
Expand AI Tool Documentation With Parameter Details – Detailed parameter docs. e48a6e31b
Update CreateWorkspace Documentation And Error Message – Workspace creation docs. ad2daf9eb
Add Documentation For Restarting Language Servers And Update Clangd Notes – LSP documentation. f5447fca6
Refactor LSP Documentation for Improved Clarity and Structure – LSP docs restructuring. feadf225c
Update AI chat documentation with new Enable Tools feature – Enable Tools documentation. cb2896bc5
Update AI tools documentation with clearer descriptions – Clearer AI tool descriptions. a65151e2d
Update Debian Documentation With New Notes and Formatting – Debian packaging docs. 093e3582b
Update AI Documentation With External MCP Server Support – MCP server documentation. 20f2fced6
Update Windows Installation Guide with MSYSTEM Requirement – Windows setup clarification. 34fccd511
Update wxWidgets build documentation with additional CMake flags – wxWidgets build guide. be2cecbc4
Add configure Build Instructions to wxWidgets Docs (macOS) – macOS build instructions. f5447fca6
Update download.md for the 18.2.0 release – Download page updates. 640d147ec
Create Repositories.181.md – Repository documentation. 24d201543
Fix Documentation Formatting for Parameter Lists in Lua API – Lua API docs formatting. 286755b51
Update Documentation Link Text in LUA Overview – Lua docs navigation. 9b3450c0d

🚀 Other

Remove [submodules] no longer used asio #3851 – Dependency cleanup. 66d18e373
Replace cJSON value by our own #3837 – JSON library migration. df1bc5c71
[cleanup] clConfig #3839 – Configuration cleanup. 40bf0c1cd
Replace wxsf-code Submodule With Inline wxxmlserializer Sources #3835 – Submodule elimination. a32134a72
Migrate PHPParserUnitTests to doctest #3828 – Test framework migration. 23e63554e
Migrate ctagsd to doctest #3820 – Test modernization. a0cb34506
Migrate CxxParserTests to doctest #3819 – Parser test migration. 20f2fced6
Add test coverage for multi-hunk patch application – Enhanced test coverage. 846b8a89b
[UTs] Add some UTs for Codelite Json #3834 – JSON unit tests. 07dddd497
CMake: MemCheck: use cl_install_plugin() for installation #3808 – CMake improvements. 2ac35d36d
CMake: Set compile definitions for wxshapeframework #3759 – Build configuration. 235fcc1c8
Remove (deactivated) WebTools #3758 – Plugin removal. 7a52d8f9d
Remove PostgreSQL support flag from macOS CI build – CI simplification. 0aa6cf865
Fix macOS workflow build configuration – CI fix. 37a95047f
CMake updated to version > 3.10 – CMake requirement update. 493197ea0
CMake: Change CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX cache type to PATH #3744 – CMake fix. d01cfd920
Change Windows install to always use the Posix layout #3742 – Installation standardization. 5ca4e9ed2
Change installation file layout to match Linux under Posix layout #3737 – Cross-platform consistency. 27793882f
Add conditional inclusion of Libuchardet DLL for UCRT64 Builds – Build system enhancement. 08ebb9b9d
Update Assistant Submodule – Multiple submodule updates throughout the release.
Update assistant submodule to latest commit – Ongoing assistant library updates.
update chinese language file #3772 – Chinese translation update. f59f5a26f
Update japanese codelite.po 2025-10-27 #3730 – Japanese translation update. ac17f8b97
[CI] reenable msys artefact #3723 – CI restoration. e8dab1634
Bump CodeLite version to 18.3.0 – Version bump. f9da05056
Add static build flags and OpenSSL handling for macOS – macOS build improvements. cef23e82f
Add conditional ZoomNavigator support and improve CMake utilities – Optional feature support. 5005a2078
Update OSXDeps.cmake for assistantlib linking and macOS dependencies – macOS dependency management. 006922015
Rename TestDir into codelite_makedir #3757 – Utility renaming. 5b1878268
Removal of unused projects #3755 – Project cleanup. 5b1878268
[Plugin] Callgraph on windows #3765 – Callgraph plugin for Windows. 0352778f8
Adjust availability checks for wxstc minimap feature #3753 – Feature detection. 2aa0d938d
Clear and switch to output tab when launching program without debugging #3752 – Execution behavior improvement. ad10f0357
Remove code for wxVERSION_NUMBER <= 3100 #3805 – Legacy code removal. 247a2ff89
Remove wxStringHash.h #3804 – Legacy header removal. dcc1a1050
[clang-format] Update standard to C++20 #3794 – C++20 formatting support. d6a4aade5
Remove Placeholder Functionality From Chat Window ToolBar – UI simplification. 14df2bea0
Remove Duplicate Menu Item In Code Completion Settings – UI cleanup. 22b09a64f
Remove Claude Sequential Tool Execution System Message – AI behavior adjustment. 8fe680f0d
Add System Message For LLM Error Handling Protocol – AI reliability improvement. 4adcb8340
Add Sequential Tool Execution Safety Protocol for Claude – Claude-specific safety. 979e18ea5
Restrict LUA package library loading for enhanced security – Security hardening. f16dfad0d
Add Default Remote Configuration File Creation for New Workspaces – Better remote workspace setup. 7958853be
Add USER Environment Variable And Fix Windows Echo In Terminal – Terminal improvements. 54c928e7e

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