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👋 Ghostty and Prompt
Coming in 12.6
Repositories can now be opened with two new terminals: Ghostty and Panic's Prompt.
You can select either of these terminals by going to the "General" tab in Tower's Preferences.
Release Notes
Improved
Main Menu: Added the options "Repository → Add Submodule" and "Repository → Add New Worktree".
New
Help Menu: Added an option to export user settings.
Improved
Logging: Enhanced to provide more detailed diagnostics.
Worktrees: Added the ability to check out any revision as a worktree.
Pull Requests: Improved service mapping for better accuracy and compatibility.
Fixed
Crash Reporting: Resolved an issue with Sentry initialization.
Improved
Crash recovery has been enhanced.
Fixed
Worktrees: Improved detection of worktree directories.
Crash reporting: Fixed Sentry initialization.
Drag and drop: Resolved commit squashing issues.
New
Git Worktree Support – Tower now fully supports Git Worktrees! Easily create, check out, and manage Worktrees directly within Tower. View existing Worktrees in the repository sidebar, switch between them by double-clicking a branch, and add or remove Worktrees using the branch context menu.
UI: Introducing a new compact top bar layout for a cleaner, more streamlined interface. Enable it via Preferences → General → Use compact top bar layout.
Improved
UI: The classic top bar has been improved, with the main menu now positioned on the left for better accessibility.
Logging: The current application state is now clearly displayed in the Help menu.
Logging: Added an option to export log files from the Help menu.
Logging: Enhanced for more detailed diagnostics.
Portable Git: Updated to version 2.48.1 for improved compatibility and performance.
Crash Reporting: Migrated from AppCenter to Sentry due to the retirement of AppCenter, ensuring continued reliability and improved diagnostics.
Fixed
Ignore & Exclude Files: Fixed an issue where these files did not open correctly. They now function as expected.
Services: Fixed issues with adding Custom accounts.
Services: Resolved GitLab authentication issues.
SSH Keys: Fixed retrieval from 1Password.
Rebase: Fixed commit message editing during rebase operations.
Cherry-Picking: Fixed the issue where commits were applied in the wrong order, ensuring they now follow the expected sequence.
New
Integration: Visual Studio Code can now be set up as a diff and merge tool in Tower.
New
Integration: Repositories can now be opened with the Ghostty terminal from within Tower.
Integration: Repositories can now be opened with the Prompt terminal from within Tower.
Fixed
Tower crashed when opening a bare repository. This has been fixed.
How to Get Access
Head over to "Preferences > Updates" to join our Beta Channel.
