v0.45.2

max-sixty/worktrunkv0.45.2Apr 28, 2026by github-actions[bot]

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Release notes summary

A bug fix release addressing an issue where interactive alias pickers would freeze with a blank screen.

Key Highlights

  • Interactive pickers via aliases no longer freeze with a blank screen.
  • `wt <alias> --help` hint output now follows output guidelines with better formatting.

Full Release Notes

## Release Notes

### Fixed

- **Interactive pickers via aliases no longer freeze with a blank screen**: After the v0.44.0 fix that let aliases inherit the controlling tty ([#2380](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/2380)), `wt sw` (and other aliases that wrap `wt switch`) still hung — the alias child was placed in a new process group, so when the skim picker called `tcsetattr` on `/dev/tty` the kernel raised SIGTTOU and stopped it mid-render. The interactive (no-stdin-payload) execution path now keeps the alias child in wt's process group; a PID-targeted signal forwarder ensures externally-delivered signals (`kill -TERM <wt-pid>`) still reach the child. Hooks (which receive JSON on stdin) are unaffected. ([#2444](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/2444))

### Improved

- **`wt <alias> --help` hint follows output guidelines**: The hint emitted on `wt <alias> --help` previously printed to stdout without a status symbol, used backticks around commands, and stacked three indented bullet suggestions. It now renders as an info line plus a single semicolon-joined hint on stderr, with commands styled via underline (dim-safe). ([#2447](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/2447))

## Install worktrunk 0.45.2

### Install prebuilt binaries via shell script

```sh
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.45.2/worktrunk-installer.sh | sh && wt config shell install
```

### Install prebuilt binaries via powershell script

```sh
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.45.2/worktrunk-installer.ps1 | iex"; git-wt config shell install
```

### Install prebuilt binaries via Homebrew

```sh
brew install worktrunk && wt config shell install
```

## Download worktrunk 0.45.2

|  File  | Platform | Checksum |
|--------|----------|----------|
| [worktrunk-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.45.2/worktrunk-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz) | Apple Silicon macOS | [checksum](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.45.2/worktrunk-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz.sha256) |
| [worktrunk-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.45.2/worktrunk-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz) | Intel macOS | [checksum](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.45.2/worktrunk-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz.sha256) |
| [worktrunk-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.45.2/worktrunk-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip) | x64 Windows | [checksum](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.45.2/worktrunk-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256) |
| [worktrunk-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.45.2/worktrunk-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz) | ARM64 MUSL Linux | [checksum](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.45.2/worktrunk-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz.sha256) |
| [worktrunk-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.45.2/worktrunk-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz) | x64 MUSL Linux | [checksum](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.45.2/worktrunk-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz.sha256) |



### Install via Cargo

```sh
cargo install worktrunk && wt config shell install
```

### Install via Winget (Windows)

```sh
winget install max-sixty.worktrunk && git-wt config shell install
```

### Install via AUR (Arch Linux)

```sh
paru worktrunk-bin && wt config shell install
```

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