Cycle cooldown, inline label creation, and improved todo lists
Linear now supports configurable cooldown periods between development cycles, enables inline label creation from the command menu, and improves todo lists with better styling and direct checkbox interactions without edit mode. Additional fixes include external link handling, keyboard navigation improvements, and pull request revert behavior corrections.
Cycle cooldown
Some teams like have dedicated downtime between cycles to "cool down" or catch up on other tasks before jumping into the next iterative development cycle. Linear now supports configuring a cooldown period in the team settings.
Inline label creation
Creating new labels is now a lot faster. Previously, one had to jump to team settings to add a new label, but now you can do that straight from the command menu (Command/Ctrl+k). When you have an issue selected, hit l to add a label to the issues, then select the "Create new label..." action.
Improved todo lists
Todo lists in issue descriptions have always been a great way to keep track of things that are still needed to be done to complete the issue. Now todo lists have received better styling and more importantly, you can check off individual items without having to go into edit mode.
To create a todo list in an issue description, type "[ ] todo" or press CtrlShift+7.
Other improvements and fixes
External links will now be opened in a new window by default. Preferences have been added to toggle this behavior
All controls in the issue detail pane can now be reached via Tab
Shift+Enter will now generate a line-break in the editor
Fixed issue where reverting a pull request would close the associated issue
Linear will now automatically upgrade itself if its in the background when it detects a newer release
When @mentioning a user in the issue description, that user will now get added as a subscriber to the issue
Fixed issue where navigation actions would trigger inadvertently
Fixed issue with modifying pre-filled issues
Links to team settings in the pre-populated issues will now point to the correct team's settings.
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.