2025.07.0-170

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Platform	Download
Windows 10, 11 x64 (system level install)	Positron-2025.07.0-170-Setup.exe
Windows 10, 11 x64 (user level install)	Positron-2025.07.0-170-UserSetup.exe
MacOS 10.15+ (universal)	Positron-2025.07.0-170-universal.dmg
MacOS 10.15+ (arm64/Apple Silicon)	Positron-2025.07.0-170-arm64.dmg
MacOS 10.15+ (x64/Intel)	Positron-2025.07.0-170-x64.dmg
Debian-based Linux x64 (Ubuntu 22+)	Positron-2025.07.0-170-x64.deb
Debian-based Linux arm64 (Ubuntu 24+)	Positron-2025.07.0-170-arm64.deb
Red Hat-based Linux x64 (RHEL9)	Positron-2025.07.0-170-x64.rpm
Red Hat-based Linux arm64 (RHEL9)	Positron-2025.07.0-170-arm64.rpm
REH Linux x64	positron-reh-linux-x64-2025.07.0-170.tar.gz
REH Linux arm64	positron-reh-linux-arm64-2025.07.0-170.tar.gz
Installer Checksums	positron-2025.07.0-170-checksums.json

Note that this is the last pre-release we will publish to GitHub. Moving forward we will publish monthly stable releases at https://positron.posit.co/download as well as here on GitHub. If you are interested in updates at a faster cadence, please opt in to daily builds as outlined at https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/discussions/7957!

Release Notes

New Features

• [#3312, #7706, #3657, #7933] Updated the Welcome Page with specific details for workspace and non-workspace contexts.
• [#1785] Added new homepage for Help.
• [#7582] Moved the Editor Title Run button to the left of the Editor Action Bar.
• [#4546] The Plots pane no longer attempts to autoresize plots that are slow to initially render.
• [#8140] Positron Assistant is now enabled by default! 🤖 You can turn off Positron Assistant in your settings with "positron.assistant.enable": false.
• [#7974] Section headers in .R files (from special comments like # A section ----) now act as end boundaries for code cells, thanks to @kylebutts!
• [#8188] The Plots pane no longer applies a theme-based filter by default; re-enable the positron.plots.darkFilter in your settings if you prefer dark mode plots.
• [#8166] R and Python are no longer run in a login shell by default; if you want to use shell startup scripts to customize R and Python session startup, update the kernelSupervisor.runInShell setting.
• [#8178] Enabled streaming edits in Assistant inline editor chats by default.
• [#7724] Added configuration to exclude files from AI inline completions.
• [#5023] R: Pressing Cmd/Ctrl+Enter to run a statement of R code now falls back to running one line at a time when there are parse errors in the file.
• R 4.6.0's graphics engine (version 17) is now supported.

Bug Fixes

• [#7825] Fixed background for selected region in dark mode for Jupyter-like code cells.
• [#6680] Added a new non-interactive RuntimeCodeExecutionMode to use for R commands that execute code.
• [#8096] Fixed a frozen console after an extension host restart.
• [#7630] Fixed how folders can be attached in Assistant.
• [#7750] Fixed spurious R diagnostics in Assistant code confirmation widgets.
• [#4798] Clarified error message when Remote SSH can't find a matching remote server to download.
• [#8212] Fixed Assistant using invalid URIs for unsaved files.
• [#6584] R: Requesting completions on non-parseable strings no longer crashes the language server.
• [#8014] Assistant: removed duplicate provider config command.
• [#7751] Assistant: Removed the "Insert into Terminal" action in non-shell code blocks.

Dependencies

• Updated bundled Quarto to 1.7.32