Devolutions UniGetUI 2026.2.7

This maintenance release brings a few quality-of-life improvements, usability enhancements, and bug fixes across UniGetUI.

Improvements

• Added a configurable environment variable syntax for custom install arguments and installation locations. The default format is now <VAR>.
• Clicking anywhere on an active operation card now opens its live operation log, making it easier to monitor package operations.
• Restored the desktop shortcut prompt after package installations.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue preventing text entry in immersive dialogs while a modal dialog was open.
• Updated translations and corrected several localization issues.

Thank you to everyone who reported issues and contributed improvements to the project.

Full Changelog: v2026.2.6...v2026.2.7

Devolutions UniGetUI 2026.2.6

This release brings another round of polish and quality-of-life improvements across UniGetUI, with a refreshed WinUI-inspired interface, enhanced operation history, new export capabilities, and numerous fixes to package management and application behavior.

Highlights

• Refreshed the user interface with WinUI-style immersive overlays, improved context menus throughout the application.
• Enhanced the Operation History with richer visuals and structured information for a clearer overview of completed package operations.
• Added the ability to export installed packages and available updates to CSV.
• The title bar search box now includes a Clear (×) button for quicker searches.

Improvements

• Added a confirmation dialog before resetting all settings to their defaults.
• Main window borders now follow the system accent color, with improved fallback colors when Mica is inactive.
• Operation panels now automatically resize to their content (up to three visible operations).
• Notifications are now only shown when UniGetUI is hidden, reducing unnecessary interruptions.
• Persist partially entered process names when configuring Close Apps.
• Expanded environment variables are now supported in custom install arguments and installation locations.
• Package search queries are automatically cleared when closing UniGetUI to the system tray.
• Tray icons now refresh automatically when the system theme changes.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a memory issue when opening embedded web content.
• Fixed WinGet update loops for packages whose upgrades never completed successfully.
• Fixed PowerShell modules always updating in the CurrentUser scope.
• Fixed WinGet updates ignoring explicitly configured installation locations.
• Fixed duplicate UniGetUI instances that could occur when opening the application from toast notifications.
• Prevented self-updates from unnecessarily recreating the desktop shortcut.
• Improved handling of UAC prompts by ensuring they are displayed in the foreground.
• Fixed keyboard handling to prevent modified activation keys (such as Alt+Space) from triggering unintended actions.

Thank you to everyone who reported issues, submitted feedback, and contributed improvements to the project.

Full Changelog: v2026.2.5...v2026.2.6

Devolutions UniGetUI 2026.2.5

This release introduces a new searchable Settings experience, making it easier to find configuration options. It also includes several improvements and fixes.

Highlights

• Added a comprehensive search feature to the Settings page, allowing you to quickly find and navigate to configuration options.
• Added a configurable skip level for minor updates, giving you more control over which updates are offered.

Improvements

• Improved the update notification experience by preventing the application from automatically switching to the Updates page when displaying a toast notification.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed installation scope handling for PowerShell 7.x modules.
• Fixed sorting of the Installed Packages list under NativeAOT builds.

Thank you to everyone who reported issues and contributed improvements to the project.

Full Changelog: v2026.2.4...v2026.2.5

Devolutions UniGetUI 2026.2.4

This hotfix resolves a few regressions introduced in the previous release, primarily affecting NativeAOT builds and package installation behavior.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where WinGet sources could appear empty after updating to 2026.2.3.
• Fixed PowerShell module installations not respecting the selected Installation scope.
• Improved NativeAOT compatibility and startup reliability, including fixes for WinGet and COM initialization.
• Added additional safeguards to improve the stability and reliability of NativeAOT builds.

Thank you to everyone who quickly reported these issues and helped us identify the regressions.

Full Changelog: v2026.2.3...v2026.2.4

Devolutions UniGetUI 2026.2.3

This release focuses on performance, efficiency, and responsiveness across the entire application. UniGetUI now ships with NativeAOT enabled by default for all release packages, resulting in faster startup times and a leaner runtime. This update also delivers significant optimizations to GPU usage, memory consumption, package icon handling, and scrolling performance, making the application smoother and more responsive

Highlights

• NativeAOT is now the default for all UniGetUI release packages, improving startup performance and reducing runtime overhead.
• Significantly reduced GPU usage by eliminating unnecessary indeterminate progress bar animations.
• Optimized package icon loading and memory management for improved responsiveness and lower memory usage.
• Improved package list and DataGrid scrolling performance for a smoother browsing experience.
• Restored the dockable navigation pane with adaptive, docked, and overlay display modes.
• Added toast notifications and enhanced operations feedback.
• Added a manual Install, Update, and Uninstall mode for greater control over package operations.

Improvements

• Package list sort order is now remembered independently for each page.
• Improved operation logs by preserving your scroll position while new output is generated.
• Updated the empty and loading state illustrations.
• Improved title bar search layout and styling.
• Fixed sidebar and filter pane icon inconsistencies.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the main window gradually increasing in size after restarting on Windows.
• Fixed title bar search clipping when the window is maximized.
• Fixed dark theme flyout readability on the release notes page.
• Fixed log text colors when switching themes.
• Fixed several installer script issues.

Thank you to everyone who reported issues, submitted feedback, and contributed improvements to the project.

Full Changelog: v2026.2.2...v2026.2.3

Devolutions UniGetUI 2026.2.2

This release marks the completion of UniGetUI's migration from WinUI to Avalonia. With the remaining WinUI components and dependencies now removed, UniGetUI is fully powered by Avalonia. This update also brings Windows 11 Snap Layouts support, refined styling throughout the application, improved log viewing, new illustrations, and significantly smaller release packages.

Highlights

• Further refined the Avalonia user interface to better match WinUI styling and behavior across package lists, navigation elements, dialogs, and controls.
• Added support for Windows 11 Snap Layouts when hovering the maximize button, matching the behavior of native Windows applications.
• Added illustrations for empty and loading package list states, improving visual feedback throughout the application.
• Improved the operation log window so automatic scrolling no longer interrupts users when reviewing previous log entries.
• Reduced installer and application package sizes, resulting in smaller downloads and a significantly leaner Windows distribution.

User Interface Improvements

• Improved package list styling, column headers, backgrounds, hover states, and selection indicators for a more polished and consistent experience.
• Refined sidebar navigation and segmented controls to better align with modern Windows design patterns.
• Improved package tag badges and icon presentation throughout the application.
• Updated several labels, placeholders, and interface elements for improved clarity and consistency.
• Removed the remaining WinUI-specific styling dependencies, further consolidating the application around Avalonia.

Windows Improvements

• Added native Windows 11 Snap Layouts integration for the maximize button.
• Improved maximize button hover and pressed visual states to more closely match native Windows behavior.

Performance & Reliability

• Reduced the size of Windows release packages by removing unnecessary runtime dependencies and optimizing published builds.
• Reduced installer size through improved compression settings.
• Simplified application dependencies and reduced overall maintenance complexity.

Fixes

• Fixed log output auto-scrolling behavior when manually reviewing previous entries.
• Resolved various UI inconsistencies and styling issues across the Avalonia interface.
• Addressed several minor issues and edge cases throughout the application.

Other Changes

• Dependency cleanup and project maintenance.
• Internal code refactoring and infrastructure improvements.
• Additional test coverage and build pipeline optimizations.

Thank you to everyone who reported issues, submitted feedback, and contributed improvements to the project.

Full Changelog: v2026.2.1...v2026.2.2

Devolutions UniGetUI 2026.2.1

This release brings several quality-of-life improvements, new troubleshooting features, privacy enhancements, and a collection of fixes and stability improvements across UniGetUI.

New Features

• Added an operation counter to provide better visibility into ongoing package operations.
• Added a setting to automatically redact usernames from exported logs, making it easier to share diagnostic information while protecting personal data.
• UniGetUI now opens the release notes page after updating by default, helping users discover new features, improvements, and fixes. This behavior can be disabled from Settings.
• Expanded diagnostics and troubleshooting capabilities to simplify issue reporting and support.

Improvements

• Improved update reliability and handling of update-related edge cases.
• Enhanced installer behavior when updating running UniGetUI instances.
• Improved package manager integrations and package metadata processing.
• Refined various user interface elements for a more consistent experience.
• Updated package screenshots, icons, and bundled resources.
• Improved logging and error reporting throughout the application.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where UniGetUI would update to similarly named but unrelated packages (CVE-2026-10696).
• Fixed multiple issues affecting application updates and self-update workflows.
• Resolved several package installation and upgrade edge cases.
• Fixed UI inconsistencies and unexpected behaviors across different pages.
• Improved handling of package manager responses and failure scenarios.
• Addressed issues affecting package discovery and metadata retrieval.
• Fixed a number of stability issues reported by the community.

Performance & Stability

• Improved overall application stability during package operations.
• Reduced the likelihood of update interruptions and inconsistent update states.
• Various reliability and performance optimizations across the codebase.

Security

• Fixed an issue where UniGetUI would update to similarly named but unrelated packages

Thank you to everyone who reported issues, submitted feedback, and contributed improvements to the project.

Full Changelog: v2026.2.0...v2026.2.1

Devolutions UniGetUI 2026.2.0

This release focuses primarily on refining the Avalonia UI, including support for Windows 11 Mica, native styling, and page transition animations.

New Features

• Added a new option in User Interface Preferences to switch between the new, monochrome, and legacy tray icon styles.
• Added a new option in the WinGet settings page to download package manifests alongside installers.

Improvements

• Avalonia executable properties are now populated correctly.
• Avalonia: Added page transition animations.
• Avalonia: Added Windows 11 Mica support and native styling.
• Removed the white border around the taskbar icon.

Bug Fixes

• Updated stale pre-indexed WinGet package details.

Full Changelog

See all PRs and commits:
v2026.1.11...v2026.2.0

Thank you for your continued support and feedback!

Devolutions UniGetUI 2026.1.11

This release focuses on bug fixes and improvements across all platforms, with an emphasis on enhancing overall app stability and reliability.

Highlights

• Fixed several issues affecting the WinGet integration. While some edge cases may still exist, this release includes major fixes and improvements and is now available for user testing.

Improvements

• Avalonia: Improved the UI to better match the original WinUI version
• Avalonia: The application now remembers window size and position between launches
• Rework the minimum age feature to partially support Winget

Bug Fixes

• Avalonia: Fixed missing translation in the context menu
• Avalonia: Fixed a transparent border appearing around the window edges
• Avalonia: Fixed a WebView crash
• Fixed an issue where PowerShell 7 updates were not displayed

Full Changelog

See all PRs and commits:
v2026.1.10...v2026.1.11

Thank you for your continued support and feedback!

Devolutions UniGetUI 2026.1.10

This release is focused on bug fixes and improvements for all platforms.

Improvements

• Added a warning when a winget host changed between two versions
• Enhanced the update functionality and logging
• Reduced Windows release package size
• Reduced navigation bar item size to fit long translations
• Improved the operation output views in the Avalonia UI
• Avalonia: Added support to the system tray on non-Windows machines

Bug Fixes

• Fixed elevator in avalonia not working
• Fixed portable package being deleted when updating
• Fixed packages remaining in update list after a successful update
• Fixed pinger not finding some update

Full Changelog

See all PRs and commits:
v2026.1.9...v2026.1.10

Thank you for your continued support and feedback!