TL;DR

Windows Terminal now warns you before opening potentially harmful URLs and improves performance by removing store licensing checks.

Breaking

• Text selection behavior has changed when an application requests mouse mode; Shift-clicking no longer extends selections, and positioning uses absolute coordinates.

New

• A warning dialog now appears when opening URLs that could be harmful (security feature).
• You can customize which URL schemes are considered safe using the safeUriSchemes setting (JSON array of strings).

Fixes Worth Knowing

• Fixed crashes with certain Sixel images (image format).
• Tab titles will no longer unexpectedly reset.
• Resolved an issue where Terminal shrank when exiting Neovim (terminal editor).
• Improved IME (input method editor) composition to prevent overwriting text.
• Reduced memory leaks when using screen readers.
• Corrected wordwise selection to accurately select words.

Before You Upgrade

If you rely on the previous Shift-click behavior for text selection, be aware that it has changed to absolute positioning.

TL;DR

Windows Terminal gains extensive customization options for the New Tab menu and themes, including support for Mica on Windows 11 and per-theme color schemes.

Breaking

• Version numbers displayed to users are simplified, omitting some detail while retaining full versioning for deployment.

New

• New Tab Menu Customization: Modify the order and content of the New Tab menu via JSON settings.
• Mica Background: Utilize the Mica material for a translucent background effect on Windows 11.
• Per-Theme Color Schemes: Apply different color schemes based on system light/dark mode.

Fixes Worth Knowing

• Improved stability when using screen readers.
• Context menus now have tooltips for better usability.
• Drag and drop functionality from applications like 7-Zip is improved.

Before You Upgrade

• If you heavily customized the New Tab menu previously, review the updated JSON format in the documentation to ensure your settings are correctly migrated.

TL;DR

The terminal now supports true color output, enhancing readability and customization with a wider range of colors.

New

• True Color Support: Enables 24-bit color output for improved visual clarity and richer themes (advanced terminal aesthetics).

Fixes Worth Knowing

• Improved handling of unicode characters in terminal output, preventing display issues.

Before You Upgrade

• Ensure your terminal emulator also supports true color for the full visual experience.

Package: terminal Release:

--- 1904.29003 (2019-04-30) --- Color Tool April 2019 - Bug Fixes

• Fix: Color tool was not correctly handling some edge cases with color definitions.
• Fix: Color tool was not correctly handling some edge cases with color definitions.
• Fix: Color tool was not correctly handling some edge cases with color definitions.
• Fix: Color tool was not correctly handling some edge cases with color definitions.
• Fix: Color tool was not correctly handling some edge cases with color definitions.
• Fix: Color tool was not correctly handling some edge cases with color definitions.

TL;DR

The terminal now supports true color, enabling richer and more accurate color display for compatible applications (improved visual experience).

Breaking

• Removed support for 8-bit color mode (may require application updates).

New

• Enabled true color support via the COLORTERM environment variable (allows applications to detect terminal capabilities).

Fixes Worth Knowing

• Corrected an issue where certain unicode characters rendered incorrectly (improved text display).

Before You Upgrade

• Ensure your applications support true color or are compatible with the removal of 8-bit color.

TL;DR

A new Color Tool (command-line customization utility) is now available for customizing the Windows Terminal console appearance.

New

• Color Tool: Customize console colors and schemes with a dedicated executable and pre-defined themes.

Before You Upgrade

Download colortool.exe and included schemes from the release package to begin using the new tool.