New in Nova

New

• Integrated management of language servers
  • Nova will automatically detect many well-known tools already installed on your system, including Python, PHP, Ruby, and TypeScript
  • Install tools directly from Nova in Settings → Languages, and updates will be handled for you
  • It’s simple to connect up tools that aren’t yet detected, and easy to submit requests for inclusion in Nova’s registry
• Built-in language and debugging support for C, C++, C#, Swift, and Rust
  • Integration with clangd, SourceKit-LSP, and rust-analyzer
• Added per-language Display, Indentation, and Linewrapping settings in Settings → Languages
• Transform editor text using CLI tools from the Editor menu “Filter Through Command”
• Use the “Languages” panel in Settings to configure language servers and per-syntax options

Improved

• Improved interaction around many common language server quirks
• Updated the underlying Tree-sitter parsing engine to the latest version
• Pulled in improvements for all built-in language grammars from their upstream projects
• The minimap, invisibles, and line wrap can now be toggled on a per-document basis without modifying global settings
• Improved UI metrics and appearance on macOS Tahoe

Fixed

• Addressed a crash when LSPs return an invalid range for “Jump To Definition”
• Fixed a potential crash after closing a project
• Vim Mode: r can now be used to replace the last character of a file
• Xdebug / DBGp Debug Adapter: Fixed a an issue with the setFunctionBreakpoints request not working
• Extensions: Addressed an issue that could prevent some extension-provided language servers from initializing
• Gitea: Resolved a problem with filtering available remote repositories
• Fixed an issue with “Open With” options being unavailable in the Files Sidebar contextual menu
• Resolved an issue with installation of the privileged helper tool
• Sidebar: Project-wide searches now display results within SVG files
• Addressed an issue with Task / Pipeline error messages not displaying their localized variants
• Vim mode: The * command now correctly jumps to next occurrence of word, instead of the previous
• YAML: Fixed a possible issue with auto-detection of file indentation
• Terminal: Fixed an issue that may cause the cursor to become invisible when over whitespace
• Terminal: Fixed an issue where selecting and copying certain characters may put the wrong text in the clipboard

A note on customizable Dock icons

macOS Tahoe introduced a new design for Dock icons with automatic styling options like “Dark” and “Clear”. To support these new icons, we had to remove an older feature of macOS which Nova relied on to allow choosing custom Dock icons. We are optimistic that a future version of macOS might allow apps to provide multiple icons from which to pick (like iOS does today). Make it happen, Apple!