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title: "Insider"
date: "2026-03-21"
description: "Rolling release notes for Insider (dev) builds — all *-dev.* versions map here."
date: "2026-04-06"
description: "Rolling release notes for Insider (dev) builds — all _-dev._ versions map here."
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Front-matter description is used directly for page metadata (no markdown rendering). The _ -dev._ emphasis markers will show up literally in SEO/meta descriptions; use plain text (e.g., “all -dev.* versions map here”) instead of markdown formatting.

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description: "Rolling release notes for Insider (dev) builds — all _-dev._ versions map here."
description: "Rolling release notes for Insider (dev) builds — all -dev.* versions map here."

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heroImage: "/images/updates/Insider.png"
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## Highlights

- Minor change to clarify usage of Metadata API functions (#474)
- Add a Links Hub and Multi-agent Orchestration (#470)
- feat: Support US Government cloud (GCC High / DoD) Dataverse URLs (#469)
- feat: Import connections from XrmToolBox XML files (#463)
- Settings opens as a tab with VSCode-style UI; adds Settings to View menu (#464)
- feat: Allow sharing of connection files (import/export) (#444)
- Feature/tab context menu (#456)
- Add visual indicator and one-click clear to filter button when filters are active (#509)
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Highlight line is missing an article and reads awkwardly (“clear to filter button”). Consider rephrasing for grammar/clarity (e.g., “clear to the filter button” / “clear button on the filter”).

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- Add visual indicator and one-click clear to filter button when filters are active (#509)
- Add visual indicator and one-click clear button on the filter when filters are active (#509)

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## Fixes

- Fix dual-connection tab color split, swap Test/UAT env defaults, improve category and environment color UX (#476)
- Deprecate `showLoading` and `hideLoading` methods in `toolboxAPI` (#475)
- Fix: Wrong BrowserView dimensions and connection prompt after force-reload (#461)
- Improve empty state handling in sidebar tools by updating hint display (#516)
- Tool detail page icon not adapting to dark/light theme (#510)
- Dependencies Fixed: bump @xmldom/xmldom (#514)
- Dependencies Fixed: bump lodash in the npmandyarn group across 1 directory (#513)
- Dependencies Fixed: bump handlebars (#512)
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These dependency bullets are inconsistently capitalized (“Dependencies Fixed”) and repeat the same prefix; also “npmandyarn” looks like a typo/implementation detail that’s hard to read in release notes. Consider switching to sentence-case phrasing (e.g., “Dependencies: bump …”) and using a human-readable group name.

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- Dependencies Fixed: bump @xmldom/xmldom (#514)
- Dependencies Fixed: bump lodash in the npmandyarn group across 1 directory (#513)
- Dependencies Fixed: bump handlebars (#512)
- Dependencies: bump @xmldom/xmldom (#514)
- Dependencies: bump lodash in the npm and Yarn group across 1 directory (#513)
- Dependencies: bump handlebars (#512)

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- Pre-filter marketplace to "new tools only" when clicking the homepage notification banner (#511)

## Developer & Build

- Version: 1.2.1-dev.20260321
- Version: 1.2.2-dev.20260406
- Branch: dev
- Commits: 5 in the last 24 hours
- Build Date: 23370141363
- Commits: 4 in the last 24 hours
- Build Date: 24016880086

## Notes

- No manual migration needed; existing settings and connections continue to work.
- This page currently reflects Insider build `v1.2.1-dev.20260321` (and newer).
- This page currently reflects Insider build `v1.2.2-dev.20260406` (and newer).

## Getting an Insider build

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title: "v1.2.1"
date: "2026-04-06"
description: "Import connections from XrmToolBox XML with a source selection step (XTB vs PPTB)"
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This release file’s slug is v1_2_1, but normalizeUpdateSlug() currently maps v1_2_1 to the Insider page for back-compat (see lib/updates.ts special-case). With this file present, that mapping will cause the “latest” stable update to render Insider content instead of v1.2.1; remove/adjust that mapping now that v1_2_1.md exists.

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heroImage points to /images/updates/v1_2_1.png, but there is no corresponding file under public/images/updates (only v1_2_0.png and Insider.png exist). This will produce a broken image / OG preview; add the image asset or update heroImage to an existing path.

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## Highlights

- Import connections from XrmToolBox with a source selection step (XTB vs PPTB)
- Share and move connections via import/export connection files
- Review "What's New" after updates via in-app auto-update notifications
- Manage Settings as a dedicated tab, plus a Settings entry in the View menu
- Browse Community Resources with dynamic, Supabase-backed links
- Connect to US Government Dataverse environments (GCC High / DoD URL support)
- Customize connection list visuals with category/environment color border appearance settings
- Control startup behavior with an option to disable session restore
- Tools: improved dual-connection handling and corrected dual-connection tab color split
- Release automation: avoid draft release creation and switch nightly versioning to dev tags

## Fixes

- Auto-update: fixed force-close TypeError ("Object has been destroyed") during modal teardown
- Global search: fixed command palette rendering behind active tool BrowserViews
- UI: fixed BrowserView sizing and spurious connection prompts after force-reload
- Protocol handler: fixed pptb:// handling in development mode when explicitly enabled
- Auto-update: loading overlay no longer blocks system dialogs (always-on-top conflicts removed)
- DevTools: open in detached mode for main and tool windows

## Developer & Build

- toolboxAPI: deprecated showLoading/hideLoading to reduce API surface and clarify usage

## Install

- Windows: `Power-Platform-ToolBox-1.2.1-arm64-win.exe`
- macOS: `Power-Platform-ToolBox-1.2.1-arm64-mac.dmg`
- Linux: `Power-Platform-ToolBox-1.2.1-x86_64-linux.AppImage`

## Notes

- No manual migration needed; existing settings and connections continue to work.
- Tool developers: plan to remove showLoading/hideLoading usage and move to the newer loading UX patterns.

## Full Changelog

[v1.2.0...v1.2.1](https://github.com/PowerPlatformToolBox/desktop-app/compare/v1.2.0...v1.2.1)
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