Teams can now customize which Linear updates are sent to Slack channels and control notification volume. Additional improvements include a mobile-friendly command menu via two-finger tap gesture, Progressive Web App support for home screen installation, and enhanced dark mode with better visual contrast.
Better Slack notifications
Consuming the full firehose of Linear updates in a Slack channel can get overwhelming at times. Each team can now choose which Linear updates to send to their Slack channel. You can receive notifications of newly created issues, new comments on existing issues and all updates to existing issues. Head over to your team settings to make adjustments.
Refer a friend
Have a friend who would like to use Linear? You can now refer them and they will skip the invite waitlist.
To refer a friend, search for "Refer to Linear" in the command menu or select the option from the main options menu. We'll ask your friend to fill out our beta survey to make sure Linear is ready for them. Once the survey has been submitted, we'll be in touch within a few days.
Mobile improvements
Pressing Command/Ctrl+K to bring up the command menu isn't very mobile-friendly. To bring the command menu to the reach of mobile users, we added a two-finger tap gesture that brings up the command menu on touch-screen devices.
Linear is now also a progressive web app. You can install it to your home screen for quick access using the browser on your mobile phone or tablet. When browsing Linear, hit Options > Add to home screen.
Furthermore, we went through every screen in the application and improved the way we render each of them on mobile devices with limited screen real-estate.
Improved dark mode
We've improved the visual appearance of pop-overs, tooltips and buttons with the introduction of an elevation system. This increases the contrast between elevated components in dark mode.
Other improvements and fixes:
Settings can now be closed using Esc
Fixed some email validation issues in the invite users from
Keyboard shortcuts are now more easily browsable on small screens
Fixed client crashes when deleting an existing team
Fixed upcoming cycles not correctly being created when a team has previously archived cycles
Fixed keyboard shortcuts incorrectly capturing key input when trying to enter text on some input fields
Fixed code-blocks in editor when using Firefox
Disabled spellchecking in code-blocks
Fixed a daylight saving time issue when rendering weekends on in the cycle burn-up graph
Weekends are now correctly rendered in the cycle burn-up graph for users in different timezones than the team
Linear Agent now offers adaptive routing to optimize model selection by task complexity, environment secrets support for secure dependency access, and open-weight model options including GLM. Teams can define custom project labels and statuses, assign project leads, use durable IDs for projects and initiatives, and automate workflows with new team-based triggers for onboarding and reassignment.
Loops, Linear's recurring agent workflows, now respond to more workspace activity including project, initiative, and cycle changes, can edit Linear documents and post updates to Slack. This helps teams automate coordination tasks like updating docs and keeping stakeholders informed when plans change.
Linear now offers a Priority tab that intelligently separates urgent notifications from less critical ones, preventing important items like release-blocking reviews from getting lost. Additionally, document editing is now available on iOS and Android, rich previews render in diffs, draft projects with Linear Agent for planning, and admins can approve third-party app access on paid plans.