Linear has rebuilt sub-issue editing to make it faster to add and manage multiple sub-issues directly on issue pages using keyboard shortcuts, plus added SAML authentication support for enterprise identity providers like Okta and Google through the new Plus plan.
Linear Preview: New sub-issue editing
Sub-issues help track larger pieces of work and allow coordination between different people and components. To make it easier to add and manage sub-issues, we have rebuilt how they are shown on issue views. Now you can quickly add multiple sub-issues without ever leaving the page and just with your keyboard. Press Cmd+Shift+o to open the sub-issue editor, enter the issue details and hit Cmd+Enter to save it and continue adding another one. Sub-issues can also be reordered in the list by dragging and dropping them to your desired order.
This is a preview feature. Admins can turn on new sub-issue editing for your workspace by selecting Enable: New sub-issues from the command menu (Cmd+k then search for "preview").
SAML authentication
If your company uses an identity provider to login to services, we've added support for SAML authentication so that you can use it to login to Linear, too. It's available through our new Plus plan. We currently support most identity providers including Okta, Google, OneLogin, LastPass, Auth0 and Bitum. See a more detailed overview of the features provided in the Plus plan on the plans page.
Other improvements
Modals in Big Sur now have a semi-transparent overlay
Fixed autofocus in the onboarding flow
Fixed styling for long emails in the workspace members list
Remapped assign issue status keyboard shortcuts
Fixed performance issues in certain issue lists for a subset of browsers
Disabled the "Move to team" action for new, unsaved issue
Fixed a layout issue when users have long emails on the members page
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.