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Version 1.1.0

Finch 1.1.0

Mermaid, HTML, and Markdown preview arrive, plus a better onboarding and attachment experience.

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New

  • CodeBlock now renders Mermaid diagrams live, with a toggle between preview and source.
  • HTML files render in a real webview preview instead of just showing source code.
  • Attachments now persist across sessions.
  • WorkSidebar directory sections are collapsible and remember their state.
  • CodeBlock supports switching between Markdown preview and raw content.
  • Rewrote the HATCH onboarding flow with full user-profile integration.

Performance

  • Improved startup performance, removing the white flash on launch.
  • Webviews now preload before animations start, eliminating the white flash on open.

UI Improvements

  • Appearance settings gained font size controls, a theme segmented picker, and a redesigned home directory card.
  • Settings window now enforces a minimum width of 960px, restored after closing.
  • Settings decorative artwork now responds to window width; improved home tips, model settings, and sidebar interactions.

Fixes

  • Fixed conversations becoming unresumable after relocating the app.
  • Fixed jitter in the reasoning status indicator and reasoning history display.
  • Limited the length of AskUserQuestion prompts.
  • Fixed settings-close notification timing, plus session input and reasoning code block display issues.

Other

  • Upgraded Electron, resolving 18 Dependabot security alerts.
  • Added apiKeyUrl for CN providers and corrected model context lengths.