release/0.15.19

gitbutlerapp/gitbutlerrelease/0.15.19Sep 10, 2025by krlvi

AI Summary

Introduces an experimental Claude Code UI, adds syntax highlighting for Kotlin and Protobuf, and fixes multiple UI and input bugs.

Key Highlights

  • Experimental Claude Code UI toggle
  • Kotlin and Protobuf syntax highlighting
  • Settings displayed in modals
  • Claude Code hooks integration in headers

Breaking Changes

  • Branch headers no longer have dedicated copy name & create empty commit buttons

New Features

  • Experimental Claude Code UI
  • Kotlin syntax highlighting
  • Protobuf syntax highlighting
  • Settings in modals
  • Claude Code hooks display

Full Release Notes

## Experimental Claude Code UI and integration 
- In settings/experimental it is now possible to enable a new Claude Code integration - feel free to try it out and let us know what you think!
## Changes
- Settings are now displayed in modals instead of navigating away from the current view
- Adds syntax highlighting for Kotlin and Protobuf files
- Branch headers no longer have dedicated copy name & create empty commit buttons (functionality is still accessible from the context menu)
- Claude Code hooks integration: If you are using Claude hooks, branches that have an associated session will display it in the header
## Fixes
- Fixes issues with horizontal scrolling
- Fixes a bug where context menus would reposition themselves 
- Fixes a bug that was preventing partial committing of hunks
- Fixes an issue with IME input (relevant for Japanese, Chinese, or Korean character input)
- Fixes an issue with the word diff rendering (if configured in settings)
- Fixes an issue with renaming a branch to a new one containing a '/' character
- Fixes a bug where files changed from link to text fail to be shown as uncommitted changes
- Fixes a bug where changes to the executable bit of files were not being highlighted at all
- Fixes a GitLab specific issue with the "open in browser" link

## New Contributors
* @tdkn made their first contribution in https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/pull/9761

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/compare/release/0.15.18...release/0.15.19

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