Podman Desktop 1.26 Release! 🎉
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Podman Desktop 1.26 is now available. Click here to download it
<https://podman-desktop.io/downloads>!
This release brings exciting new features and improvements:
- Host certificate sync to Podman VMs: Synchronize local certificates to
running Podman VMs through the command palette.
- Extension authentication access control: Extensions now require
explicit user permission for authentication access with improved session
management.
- Pull image workflow improvements: Image pulling now includes a cancel
button and quick action buttons for better workflow management.
- Environment-based filtering: Container, pod, image, volume, and
network pages now support filtering by environment.
- Additional managed configuration settings for extensions: Two new
managed configuration settings allow administrators to disable custom
extension installs and hide the extension catalog.
- Troubleshooting section in Settings: A new troubleshooting entry has
been added to the settings menu for quicker access to diagnostics.
- Confirmation dialog for connection deletion: Deleting a provider
connection now shows a confirmation dialog to prevent accidental removal.
Release detailsHost certificate sync to Podman VMs
Working behind a corporate proxy or pulling from internal registries? You
can now sync your local certificates to running Podman VMs directly from
the command palette. Open the command palette with F1 and run the Podman:
Synchronize certificates to all VMs command.
Extension authentication access control
Extensions can no longer silently access your authentication sessions. When
an extension tries to use an existing account or requests a new sign-in,
you'll now see a prompt to allow or deny it. This prevents extensions from
accessing credentials without your knowledge.
[image: image.png][image: image.png]Pull image workflow improvements
Users can now cancel image pulls in progress and take immediate actions
after successful pulls. A new cancel button allows stopping long-running
pulls, and new 'Open Details' and 'Run...' buttons appear after pulling an
image, eliminating the need to navigate to the Images page to find and work
with newly pulled images.
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Environment-based filtering
In Podman Desktop, you can manage different container environments: Docker,
Podman, Apple Container for instance. If you are using Podman Desktop in
this situation, you will see a new environment combo box on resource
management pages, allowing you to filter containers, pods, images, volumes,
and networks by their specific environment. If you have only one
environment, this filter will be hidden to keep the screen simple.
[image: image.png][image: image.png][image: image.png]Additional managed
configuration settings for extensions
Building on the managed configuration support introduced in 1.23,
administrators can now control extension management through configuration
files. Two new settings are available:
- Disable custom extensions: Prevent users from installing custom
extensions by setting extensions.customExtensions.enabled to false.
- Disable extension catalog: Hide the extension catalog entirely by
setting extensions.catalog.enabled to false.
These settings can be deployed organization-wide through the managed
configuration
<https://podman-desktop.io/docs/configuration/managed-configuration-use-cases>
file,
giving IT teams tighter control over which extensions are available in
their deployment.
Troubleshooting section in Settings
A new troubleshooting entry has been added to the settings menu, providing
quicker access to diagnostic tools and information. This helps users find
and resolve issues without having to search through multiple pages.
[image: image.png]Confirmation dialog for connection deletion
Deleting a provider connection now displays a confirmation dialog,
preventing accidental removal. This safeguard ensures users must explicitly
confirm before a connection is removed, reducing the risk of unintended
data loss.
[image: image.png]Community thank you
🎉 We'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make Podman
Desktop even better. In this release we received pull requests from the
following people:
- GauravR31 <https://github.com/GauravR31> in feat: Updated search
placeholder text to just say "Search..."
<https://github.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/pull/15964>
- JustMell0 <https://github.com/JustMell0> in fix(renderer): make
correct corners' radius
<https://github.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/pull/16338>,
fix(renderer):
save previously typed title and description in GitHubFeedback
<https://github.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/pull/16307>, and more
- fbricon <https://github.com/fbricon> in fix(renderer): hide empty
onboarding container when no providers available
<https://github.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/pull/16611>
- priyanshsao <https://github.com/priyanshsao> in chore: fix typo in
readme file <https://github.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/pull/16416>
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Community meeting
If you would like to discuss any of the new features, issues or other
topics, please join us at the monthly community meeting that takes place every
4th Thursday of the month. Here are the meeting details
<https://github.com/podman-desktop/community/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Ao…>
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Final notes
The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here
<https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+milestone…>
and here
<https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+milestone…>
.
Get the latest release from the Downloads
<https://podman-desktop.io/downloads> section of the website and boost your
development journey with Podman Desktop. Additionally, visit the GitHub
repository <https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop> and see how you
can help us make Podman Desktop better.
