> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://linkly.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Changelog
> Product updates and announcements
🚀 **Text inside scanned PDFs and images is now searchable — and readable by AI**
💡 Tips: Linkly AI has upgraded its text-recognition (OCR) engine. Scanned PDFs and images are now recognized page by page and restored into Markdown. Scanned PDFs already in your library will be re-parsed automatically.
🚀 New Features:
* Added **text recognition (OCR) for scanned PDFs and images**: powered by the new PP-OCRv6 engine, with substantially improved accuracy for Chinese / Japanese / English. Scanned files are restored into structured content with headings and tables, and can be exported as Markdown.
* The built-in Chatbot can now **reference cloud libraries**: mention a linked cloud library with `@` and search it just like a local one.
* Added **library titles**: a library can have a real title and description, shown consistently across Settings, the Launcher, and the Chatbot.
* The Launcher now supports **sorting by time**: on top of the existing filters, results can be sorted by time.
* A **desktop shortcut is now created automatically** once onboarding completes (and removed on uninstall on Windows).
* Added **index size compression**: after upgrading, the index is compressed automatically to reduce disk usage — shrinking the index by up to 80%.
⚡ Improvements:
* Optimized how heavy compute tasks (OCR, speech transcription, embedding) use resources, avoiding the lag and out-of-memory issues caused by running them in parallel.
* Improved image and PDF extraction for more stable parsing.
* "Rebuild index" is now only allowed while background long-running tasks are idle, to avoid interference.
🐛 Bug Fixes:
* Fixed issues where certain models (such as Kimi) could produce **repeated answers, lose the previous turn's content, or call tools twice** in the Chatbot; when a conversation is interrupted, the reason is now shown clearly.
* Fixed several cases where scanned PDFs and images were not recognized, or were recognized incompletely.
* Improved the stability of index upgrades and database migrations, fixing a case where fields required by new features could be missing on certain upgrade paths.
🚀 **Your dusty local recordings and videos — now fully usable by AI**
💡 Tips: Linkly AI now supports local speech transcription. Spoken content in audio and video files can be transcribed to text and indexed, so it becomes searchable and referenceable by the Chatbot just like any document. Everything runs on-device — nothing is uploaded. Enable audio / video parsing under Settings → Indexing to get started.
🚀 New Features:
* Added **local speech transcription**: a built-in lightweight transcription model converts speech in audio/video into indexed text, supporting Mandarin / Cantonese / English / Japanese / Korean.
* Audio formats: mp3, wav, m4a, flac, aac, ogg. Video formats: mp4, mov, mkv, webm.
* Audio parsing and video parsing can be toggled independently, since transcription is resource-intensive.
* Added a standalone **Appearance settings** page: adjust theme, font size, and macOS Dock icon visibility.
* Added **auto-sync for cloud libraries**: once enabled, new content is checked and pushed to the cloud automatically every 5 minutes.
* **The Linkly AI Space location can now be changed**: move the default space directory to a custom location (the former "Linkly AI Folder" is renamed to "Linkly AI Space").
* Added **drag-and-drop folders**: drop a folder directly onto the watch list or a library's detail page to add it.
* Chatbot added **download replies**: save an entire AI reply, or just a table within it, to your downloads folder.
* Chatbot sidebar now shows an **indexing status indicator** at the bottom, so you always know indexing progress.
⚡ Improvements:
* Chatbot conversation titles are now generated as soon as a message is received, instead of later.
* Launcher filters now include "Audio" and "Video" document types.
* Onboarding now uses a brand-new sample library.
* Destructive confirmation dialogs now use a consistent, more prominent warning style to reduce accidental actions.
* Website: added Alipay / WeChat Pay for users in mainland China.
* The library explore page now supports one-click starring, with improved popularity ranking.
* Improved website loading speed.
🐛 Bug Fixes:
* Fixed an issue where frequently changing files (e.g. in cloud-sync watched folders) repeatedly interrupted indexing, preventing large libraries from ever finishing.
* Fixed semantic search failing after the embedding model was unloaded due to idle sleep.
* Fixed a possible crash when installing updates on macOS: updates are now installed on next restart, and a downloaded update package is preserved even if installation fails, so it doesn't need to be re-downloaded.
* Fixed Free users being incorrectly blocked from querying cloud libraries as if it were a Pro-only feature.
* Fixed indexing and cloud push silently failing for some users due to missing database fields.
* Fixed a potential 404 / 308 redirect storm on library share links.
🚀 **Linkly AI Pro is here!**
💡 Tips: After 4 months of iteration, Linkly AI has launched the Pro paid plan, bringing more cloud capabilities and more curated models.
🚀 New Features:
* Added **official model quota**: view more detailed model quota, remaining usage, and more in Chatbot and Web Dashboard.
* Added **Free / Pro model access**: Free users can continue using base models, while Pro users will gradually unlock curated frontier models such as DeepSeek V4 Pro and Qwen3.7 Plus.
* Cloud libraries now use plan-based quotas: Pro supports more cloud libraries, higher file limits, and more usage calls.
* The desktop receiving flow for browser clips is complete; the browser extension can now save web content directly into the Linkly AI Space for indexing.
* Chatbot sidebar now includes Settings, website, and quota entries, making common actions easier to find.
* Added one-click generation for cloud library introductions.
⚡ Improvements:
* Pricing page and Dashboard now explain Pro benefits in more detail, including models, cloud libraries, MCP Tunnel, and other capabilities.
* Web Dashboard improves API Key creation, library filtering, starring, and connection status display.
* After accepting a cloud library invitation, you can connect it directly to your own MCP service.
* Improved indexing and settings-save stability, reducing repeated retries, state overwrites, and configuration sync issues.
🐛 Bug Fixes:
* Fixed cases where the tray menu could crash or show out-of-sync status.
* Fixed stability issues related to MCP configuration changes, port refresh, and local service state.
* Fixed cases where the indexer could stop unexpectedly or repeatedly retry during delete, retry, and concurrent scan scenarios.
* Fixed several edge cases in browser clip saving, deletion, and scanning, improving file safety and reliability.
🚀 **Publish cloud libraries publicly, plus filtering and starring**
🚀 New Features:
* Cloud libraries can now be published with two visibility options, **Public** and **Showcase**, making them easier to share and showcase
* **"My Libraries" filtering**: filter by source (All / Connected / Mine / Shared / Starred) to quickly find the library you need
* Library **starring**: mark frequently used libraries as starred with one click for quick access
⚡ Improvements:
* After accepting a cloud library invitation, the page now guides you to **link in one click** right there, with no need to navigate to the library page
* Improved the reliability of the account sign-in flow, fixing an occasional issue where sign-in could not complete
🚀 **Document preview, EPUB e-books, and model sleep arrive; a brand-new onboarding flow and account sign-in**
💡 Tips:
* Upgrading Linkly AI CLI to v0.5.1 is recommended (adds EPUB support)
* Updating linkly-ai-skills to the latest version is recommended
* MCP tool descriptions have been updated (added EPUB and cloud library ownership tags); your connected AI tools may need to reload the MCP server
🚀 New Features:
* Added **account sign-in**: sign in to your Linkly cloud account in one click via the browser (OAuth), with no more manually entering an API key
* Added **EPUB e-book support**: `.epub` files now join full-text and semantic search, and AI can search and read them via MCP/CLI; after upgrading, e-books in already-indexed folders are picked up automatically — no action needed
* Added **document preview**: preview document content directly in the Launcher and the Chatbot workspace, with a one-click **source / rendered** toggle for Markdown and HTML
* Brand-new **onboarding**: the first-launch onboarding screens have been rebuilt with a simpler flow, and a multilingual sample library is prepared automatically
* Added **model idle sleep**: the embedding model automatically unloads after a period of inactivity to free up memory and wakes on demand; toggleable in Settings
⚡ Improvements:
* Cloud libraries are now tagged with ownership in MCP `list_libraries` / `explore` (`[yours]` / `[shared]`), so AI can tell library sources apart more clearly
* The embedding model is prefetched when the Launcher is shown, speeding up the first search
* Chatbot error messages are now categorized by type (sign-in / permission / model), with a corrected fallback model selection; the available model list refreshes automatically after sign-in
🐛 Bug Fixes:
* Fixed file watching repeatedly firing delete events and flooding logs because of cloud-sync folders (e.g., temporary files from Synology or Dropbox)
* Fixed the MCP command-line integration sometimes failing to connect because the PATH environment variable was truncated
* Fixed the index data size being shown inaccurately on the Settings page
* Fixed a manual index retry in Settings not actually restarting
📊 **PowerPoint support is here; Chatbot gains @ context and a workspace**
💡 Tips:
* Linkly AI CLI needs to be upgraded to v0.5.0 (older versions reject `--type pptx`)
* Updating linkly-ai-skills to the latest version is recommended
* MCP tool descriptions have been updated; your connected AI tools may need to reload the MCP server
🚀 New Features:
* Added **PowerPoint support**: `.pptx` files now join full-text and semantic search with a purpose-built outline index, and AI can search and read them via MCP/CLI; after upgrading, PPT files in already-indexed folders are picked up automatically — no action needed
* Chatbot gains **@ context**: type `@` to target a library, folder, or file and scope the AI's answer to exactly that content
* Chatbot gains a **workspace**: files referenced in a session are gathered automatically, with file preview and browsing of indexed library files
* Added a unified **Cloud Services** settings page to manage the credentials the client uses for LinklyAI cloud services
* Chatbot is now the default startup window
⚡ Improvements:
* MCP `search`'s `path_glob` now uses **substring matching**: @folders and full paths hit directly, making folder-scoped retrieval more accurate for Agents
* MCP `find_paths` now returns a ready-to-use `path_glob`, making folder search easier for Agents
* Long session titles are truncated, and the Launcher shortcut is shown in Chatbot
* The shortcut settings page now includes the newly added shortcuts
* Many Chatbot UI refinements (session list scrolling, source list styling, @ picker appearance, and more)
* App update downloads now retry automatically on failure, with a friendlier error message
* Added **folder access loss detection** (macOS): after an app update the system may revoke folder access, leaving new files unindexed; Linkly AI now detects this at startup and guides you to re-authorize — one confirmation per folder in a system dialog, no need to remove and re-add folders; inaccessible folders show a ⚠️ badge in Settings → Folders
🐛 Bug Fixes:
* Fixed PDF bookmark outlines possibly being lost after rebuilding the index
* Fixed the cloud library MCP tunnel occasionally reconnecting every two minutes
* Fixed folder permissions on macOS causing cloud library push failures
* Fixed out-of-memory errors when indexing large documents in cloud libraries
* Fixed Chatbot input being lost and errors going unreported when sending a message failed
* Fixed some file previews failing to open and empty files showing no placeholder
* Fixed model selection issues caused by chat data from older versions (auto-repaired on startup)
* Fixed layout issues such as the notification toast squeezing the sidebar and the divider occasionally getting stuck
* Fixed the "Check for Updates" button becoming unresponsive after a failed update until the app was restarted
* Fixed semantic indexing retrying endlessly and wasting resources on documents containing special characters
☁️ **Cloud Library is here — sync local libraries to the cloud in one click, online 24/7, shareable**
💡 Tips:
* Before using the cloud library for the first time, sign in on the Linkly web app and set your username
* Linkly AI CLI needs to be upgraded to the latest version
* linkly-ai-skills needs to be upgraded to the latest version
* MCP has significant changes; your connected AI tools may need to reload the MCP server
🚀 New Features:
* Added **Cloud Library**: in Settings, bind any local library to a cloud library and push it, after which the content stays searchable from the web app and external AI tools even when the desktop client is shut down or offline; free during the public beta
* Added a **native macOS application menu**: including App / Edit / Window / Help menus and more
* The Chatbot conversation list now shows status indicators: generating and unread messages are clear at a glance
* Chatbot table export: tables in AI replies can be exported to CSV / Markdown to a system directory with one click
* Settings → Folders now includes "Open containing folder"
⚡ Improvements:
* **Refreshed Chatbot window look (macOS)**: native system frosted glass, improved title bar; the window remembers its size automatically; the sidebar collapses adaptively with the window width
* Improved the global right-click menu so text in the chat area can be selected and copied normally
* Improved built-in Chatbot replies: smoother, more concise responses with more readable formatting
* Improved the Chatbot Stop button so it halts instantly when clicked
* Improved Chatbot code block rendering for a lighter, cleaner look
* (MCP / external AI tools) Improved the direct return value of `search` results, compatible with file paths from both local and cloud libraries
🐛 Bug Fixes:
* Fixed MCP call failures caused by some large models generating non-standard parameters
* Fixed a window remnant and drag failure when a table was in fullscreen
* Fixed Chatbot messages failing to save due to timing issues
* Fixed an occasional race condition during background cleanup after clicking Stop
* Fixed lax validation of local library names
* Fixed folder document counts not refreshing and showing stale values after scan / watch batch processing
* Fixed transient delete events during indexing that could cause accidental deletions
🛠️ **MCP and CLI tools leveled up — retrieval gets stronger**
💡 Tips:
* Linkly AI CLI needs to be upgraded
* linkly-ai-skills needs to be upgraded
* After upgrading, your connected AI tools may need to reload the MCP server
🚀 New Features:
* New MCP/CLI tool `find_paths`: fuzzy-match keywords against real folder names; pair with the `path_glob` parameter of the `search` tool to scope retrieval to the intended directory more precisely
* The MCP/CLI `search` tool gains time filtering and sorting, supporting fuzzy time-range queries like "notes from last month" or "the most recent document"
* New "silent launch" mode for auto-start: the window no longer pops up at startup — the app stays in the background
⚡ Improvements:
* All MCP/CLI tool responses now carry the current timestamp (`_meta.now` / `[meta] now=`), letting the LLM compute dates from it
* Stronger input validation on MCP tools, preventing tool-call failures caused by the LLM misspelling parameters
* The built-in Chatbot has learned to use `find_paths` to locate the path before searching documents
* Improved image OCR pre-filter: switched from a file-size check to a pixel-shape classifier, fixing cases where small images couldn't be indexed
* Unrecognizable images are no longer retried by the Chatbot, saving time during conversations
* The first-run startup is more tolerant of environment issues, reducing initialization-failure crashes
🐛 Bug Fixes:
* Fixed `outline` silently swallowing errors on invalid pagination or non-existent doc\_id
* Fixed `search` misreporting DB errors as "Library not found"
* Fixed the desktop UI showing stale "Modified at" values during the reindex window
* Fixed an edge case where newly created or modified files were not auto-detected
* Fixed "Pause indexing" being ignored while a scan was in progress
* Fixed search results not refreshing promptly after a file was renamed
* Fixed occasional search-result anomalies when switching libraries or rebuilding indexes frequently
* Fixed Windows auto-start occasionally not taking effect
* Fixed database optimization failing
* Fixed `find_paths` returning incorrect results in cross-library queries
* Fixed `search`'s date filter not including files from the end-date day itself
* Fixed time sorting where some newer files weren't ranked first
* Fixed an occasional error when older MCP clients connected to a newer desktop client
🤖 **Chatbot is here — chat directly with your local files!**
🚀 New Features:
* Released **Linkly AI Chat**, chat directly with your local files inside Linkly AI — no need to install or integrate a third-party Agent
* Linkly AI Chat supports multiple Providers: built-in Linkly Official, plus freely configurable OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Ollama, and more
* Settings now includes a **Data Privacy panel**, giving a centralized, transparent view of where your local data flows
* New toggle to show full file paths: hidden by default in MCP tool results and CLI output for privacy; you can now opt in to show them
* Released the Linkly Official curated model service, with two trial models: Qwen 3.5 Flash and DeepSeek V4 Flash
* New in-app Changelog view: read updates directly from the launcher, no need to open a browser
* AI Settings now show local model download progress and status
* Launcher gains a "Pin" button: when enabled, the launcher stays open even when it loses focus or you click outside
* Desktop client now supports Japanese, French, and Spanish
* Added MDX file support: .mdx files commonly used in blogs and technical docs can now be indexed and searched
🐛 Bug Fixes:
* Fixed an issue where the embedding model failed to download in certain network environments, blocking initial indexing
* Fixed a display issue where the settings page scrollbar overlapped with content
* Fixed item selection in the launcher occasionally drifting or becoming unstable
* Fixed several issues causing crashes and freezes on the Windows client
* Fixed one-click Claude Desktop integration that previously failed; the app now guides users through installing Linkly CLI on first integration when it's missing
* \[Improved] Back up the Windows User PATH environment variable before modifying the registry, so it can be restored if anything goes wrong
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue on Windows where the one-click Linkly CLI setup could clear the user's User PATH environment variable (only v0.3.4 was affected)
* \[New] Added Integrations settings page — configure Linkly AI for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Cherry Studio and other MCP clients with one click
* \[New] Added one-click Linkly CLI installer — automatically downloads the binary and configures PATH, no terminal commands needed
* \[New] Added one-click Linkly Skills download — quickly integrate Linkly search into clients that support Agent Skills
* \[New] Added NEW badges to sidebar navigation to help discover new features
* \[New] Rewrote the first-run MCP integration onboarding step and completed UI internationalization
* \[Improved] Unified icon style across Integrations and MCP-related settings
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed a resource cleanup timing issue when quitting the app on macOS
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed windows being unexpectedly repositioned when navigating between pages inside the same window
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where external links and dialogs could not open inside the Settings window
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed Codex icon display and minor sidebar layout issues
* \[New] Support adding directories from NAS and external drives to your knowledge base (Windows and macOS only for now)
* \[New] Support upgrading to Linkly AI Pro — lock in early bird pricing and get early access to more cloud services
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed hidden windows triggering UI freeze detection
* \[New] Filename quick indexing: after adding a directory, indexing completes in seconds — search by filename immediately without waiting for full-text indexing
* \[New] Indexing performance mode: choose between Auto, Performance, and Balanced modes
* \[New] Power saving mode: when enabled, pauses high-power tasks while running on battery
* \[New] Independent toggles for Semantic Search and OCR
* \[New] Support selecting multiple folders at once when adding directories
* \[New] Beta program: opt in via Settings > About to get early access to new features
* \[Improved] Enhanced index status page with progress and status display for all four index types
* \[Improved] Smart indexing order: prioritizes lightweight formats like plain text and Markdown
* \[Improved] Enlarged default settings window size for easier access to more settings
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed folder removal not checking library references, causing accidental deletion
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed occasional UI freeze during file indexing
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed unstable sorting in index statistics chart
* \[Improved] Image OCR optimization: reduced OCR resource usage, skip images with little text, improved handling of oversized images
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed app freezing on Windows when indexing large collections of high-resolution images
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed inability to record Alt+Space shortcut on Windows
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed unfriendly error messages when a shortcut is already in use by another application on Windows
📚 **Libraries are here! Organize your documents into libraries for more precise search within specific domains.**
This upgrade will update existing index structures. Search results may be
inaccurate during the update — please wait for it to complete before
continuing use.
🚀 New Features:
* \[Desktop] Library Management — Create, edit, and delete libraries in Settings; organize folders into named libraries for structured management. [View guide](./use-libraries)
* \[Desktop] Library-Scoped Search — Type `@` in the launcher to enter library-scoped search, pinpointing documents within a specific library; press Backspace to exit the scope
* \[Desktop] Document Type Filter — A filter panel automatically appears when search results contain multiple types; use `Cmd/Ctrl+↑/↓` to quickly switch
* \[Desktop] Search Result Highlighting & Path Optimization — Keyword highlighting in titles and paths, smart path shortening, and opening files now reveals them in the file manager
* \[MCP] New `list_libraries` tool for listing all knowledge libraries, usable with search and other tools
* \[MCP] New `explore` overview tool — AI Agents can quickly understand the topic distribution, directory structure, and top keywords of a document collection or specific library
* \[MCP] `search` tool now supports `library` and `path_glob` filter parameters
* \[CLI] New `list-libraries` and `explore` commands
* \[CLI] `search` supports `--library` and `--path-glob` flags
* \[CLI] New `linkly doctor` diagnostic command to help AI Agents self-diagnose issues
* \[Skills] Added library support and troubleshooting guide, enabling Agents to search libraries and resolve common issues independently
* \[Skills] Added usage instructions for `list-libraries` and `explore`
* \[Web] Dashboard now supports username settings for the cloud library namespace
✨ Improvements:
* \[Desktop] Search tool now returns up to 100 results, increased from 20
* \[Desktop] Added search result caching — repeated searches for the same keywords return instantly for a smoother experience
* \[Desktop] Improved error messages with clearer descriptions
* \[Desktop] Optimized tray menu state refresh to reduce frequent refreshes causing the menu to close unexpectedly
* \[Desktop] Launcher footer shortcut hints can now be collapsed to reduce visual clutter
* \[Desktop] Improved keyword extraction quality by automatically filtering URLs, file paths, and other noise
* \[CLI] Added 30s connection timeout and 60s tool call timeout to prevent process hanging during Agent calls
* \[CLI] Error messages improved with troubleshooting advice and `linkly doctor` guidance on connection failure
🐛 Bug Fixes:
* \[Desktop] Fixed settings panel occasionally displaying in English
* \[Desktop] Fixed brief flash of "no results found" while typing search keywords
* \[Desktop] Fixed DOCX document headings not being correctly extracted as Markdown format
* \[Desktop] Fixed some documents (CSV, images with OCR in progress) failing to preview
* \[Desktop] Fixed missing borders on the search box and onboarding page on Windows/Linux
* \[Desktop] Fixed title and path text overflow in search results
* \[MCP] Fixed occasional request timeout or no response issues with tunnel
* \[CLI] Fixed unable to connect with certain custom port configurations
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed Windows cold-start issue where the launcher failed to appear or froze immediately after launch
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed Windows tray icon briefly showing an old icon on startup
* \[Improved] MCP settings page copy improved with integration-related links
* \[Improved] Onboarding now requires explicit usage selection before proceeding
* \[Improved] Significantly faster OCR image recognition: automatically skips small icons and thumbnails, \~3x faster processing for high-resolution images, reduced CPU usage
* \[Improved] Better search result quality: images with no text content no longer occupy search result slots, more accurate semantic search
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where images pending indexing might not be processed after OCR model finished loading
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed CLI failing to run on some OpenClaw host Linux systems due to GLIBC version incompatibility
🎉 **Linkly AI can now recognize text in images!**
🚀 New Features:
* Local OCR support — automatically recognize text in PNG, JPG, BMP, WEBP images and build searchable index, supporting Chinese, English, Japanese, and Latin languages
* Redesigned onboarding flow with a conversational typing effect
* Shortcuts settings page showing all keyboard shortcuts
* System notification on first launch after update, with an update banner in the Launcher for quick access to the changelog
* Changelog link added to the About page
✨ Improvements:
* Remote tunnel connection stability improved with automatic reconnection
* Colored brand icon for system tray on Windows/Linux
* CLI search filter now supports image document type
🐛 Bug Fixes:
* Fixed Metal GPU assertion crash on app exit (macOS)
* Fixed incorrect document titles in some cases
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed a visual issue where a gray border appeared around the window on Windows
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed tunnel toggle state not syncing after the backend auto-reconnects
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed CLI using the wrong health endpoint in `--remote` mode
🚀 **Major update — Linkly AI is now securely accessible over the internet!**
🚀 New Features:
* MCP now supports [remote connections](./use-in-remote): access your local knowledge base directly from cloud AI assistants and Agents like ChatGPT, Claude, OpenClaw, and more
* MCP now supports [LAN connections](./use-in-remote): share your MCP knowledge base service within your local network for multi-device and Agent access
* CLI adds [remote mode](./use-cli): connect to your knowledge base from any computer via `linkly auth` and `--remote`, making it easy for Agents to call
* New AI tool integration guides added to the docs site, including [ChatGPT](./integration/use-in-chatgpt), [Claude](./integration/use-in-claude), [Cursor](./integration/use-in-cursor), [Windsurf](./integration/use-in-windsurf), [GitHub Copilot](./integration/use-in-github-copilot), [OpenClaw](./integration/use-in-openclaw), [n8n](./integration/use-in-n8n), [Raycast](./integration/use-in-raycast), and more
* Web Dashboard adds tunnel creation and remote call statistics panel
✨ Improvements:
* Shimmer animation added to the indexing progress bar
* Indexing progress now shows separately by search type (keyword / natural language)
* Skip embedding model warm-up when vector search is disabled, speeding up startup
* MCP settings area redesigned with collapsible card layout
🐛 Bug Fixes:
* Fixed cache consistency and space not being released after document deletion
* Fixed ghost records of deleted documents appearing in search results
* Fixed long loading times when reading documents with missing cache (now silently repairs in background, available on next search)
* Fixed old indexing tasks not being interrupted when switching watch folders
* Fixed settings page content area layout shift
* Fixed Windows shortcut key incorrectly using Win key instead of Ctrl key
* Fixed "VCOMP140.DLL not found" error on Windows after installation — the installer now automatically installs the VC++ runtime dependency
* \[New] Search results auto-deduplication: duplicate results with the same filename and size are merged for cleaner results
* \[Improved] Faster indexing with reduced resource usage during document processing
* \[Improved] Simplified tray menu indexing status display with a new "View Index" shortcut
* \[New] Added [grep tool](./tools-intro#grep) to MCP and CLI — locate specific lines in documents by regex pattern. AI Agents can now pinpoint target content without reading page by page, significantly reducing tool calls and context consumption
* \[New] CLI now available via [Homebrew and crates.io](./use-cli#installation)
* \[New] Added index management page with index statistics and one-click rebuild
* \[New] Added CLI and Skills quick links to MCP settings page
* \[New] Added anonymous usage data collection with opt-in/opt-out toggle in settings (privacy-first, requires user consent)
* \[Improved] Unified indexing progress display across tray and settings page
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed index and extracted cache not being cleaned up after document deletion
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed PDF indexing failure on Windows/Linux
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed Launcher window not showing on Windows startup
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed inconsistent keyboard shortcuts across platforms
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed incorrect x86\_64 download link on the website
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed broken links in website header and footer
* \[New] Added macOS Intel (x64) build — Intel Mac users can now download and use Linkly AI
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where the index pipeline was not triggered after file watcher detected changes, and improved directory deletion handling
* \[New] Released [Linkly AI Skills](./use-skills) — AI assistants can now better leverage Linkly AI's tool workflow
* \[New] Released [Linkly AI CLI](./use-cli) tool — AI assistants can directly call the CLI for document search and reading
* \[New] CLI supports automatic discovery and connection to the app
* \[Improved] MCP tools now support structured output format
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where dragging the window on Windows would unexpectedly close it
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed transparent window and window dragging compatibility issues on Windows
* \[New] New 4-step setup wizard with permission checks for a smoother first-use experience
* \[New] Added copy file path keyboard shortcut
* \[New] Support for controlling macOS Dock icon visibility
* \[Improved] MCP outline tool now supports tree-format output, enabling AI to better understand document structure
* \[Improved] Improved PDF outline extraction accuracy
* \[Improved] Tray menu now supports multiple languages
* \[Improved] Optimized indexing performance with reduced resource usage
* \[Improved] Optimized MCP tool descriptions for more accurate AI invocations
* \[Improved] Search result scores now displayed as percentages for better clarity
* \[Bug Fix] Fixed title misdetection for CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) text
* \[Bug Fix] Improved window positioning in multi-monitor setups
* \[New] Added MCP server — AI assistants can now directly search and read your local documents
* \[New] Support for hybrid keyword and semantic search for more comprehensive results
* \[New] Added document outline extraction
* \[New] Added multi-language support
* \[New] Support for custom global shortcuts
* \[Improved] Upgraded semantic search engine for better search quality
* \[Improved] Improved Chinese word segmentation and keyword extraction quality
* \[New] Added full-text search engine with support for searching body content of PDF, Word, and other documents
* \[New] Launcher integrated with search, with result preview support
* \[Improved] Redesigned search result layout
* \[Improved] Window theme now automatically follows app settings
The first usable version of Linkly AI Desktop, supporting macOS, Windows, and Linux.
* \[New] Automatic scanning of specified directories to build file indexes with incremental sync
* \[New] Brand new launcher interface with global shortcut for quick access
* \[New] Built-in auto-update with new version notifications via the tray menu
* \[New] Support for general settings and folder management