release/0.19.6

abi/screenshot-to-coderelease/0.19.6Mar 16, 2026by krlvi

AI Summary

Updates include improved file previews with floating windows, SVG preview options, and enhanced diff performance. New CLI commands like 'but stack' were also added.

Key Highlights

File diffs can now be popped out in a floating window
Added option to preview SVGs as images
New 'but stack' CLI command for branch management

New Features

Floating diff windows
SVG preview functionality
CLI stack command
Improved diff rendering performance

Full Release Notes

## Changes
- File previews now only show the selected file by default (change in Settings -> Appearance -> All-in-one diff)
- File diffs can now be popped out in a floating window
- Adds a option to preview SVGs as images (Settings -> Appearance -> Preview SVG)
- Improved rendering performance of diffs
- Fixes an issue with image diffing when switching between files
- Fixes an issue with the operations history where "unapply" stack was not being correctly tracked

## CLI
- Updated `but` skill files for improved Claude Code and Codex performance (update with `but skill install`)
- `but stack` - new command for moving branches on top of others to stack them (also `but branch move` as an alias to the same functionality)
- Fixes an issue "askpass broker not initialized"

## New Contributors
* @OliverJAsh made their first contribution in https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/pull/12663
* @danilax86 made their first contribution in https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/pull/12767
* @dslatkin made their first contribution in https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/pull/12800

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/compare/release/0.19.5...release/0.19.6

## Downloads
Download bins from https://gitbutler.com/