Changelog

February 1, 2024

You can now comment on project updates to discuss changes and ask follow up questions. Comments sync bi-directionally across Linear and Slack, so everyone can chime in on one thread — even teammates who don't have a Linear account.

You can now also:

Subscribe to receive updates from specific projects
Copy project updates as markdown for easy sharing
Disable progress report metrics on individual updates

Tables⁠

A long-standing feature request, Linear now support tables in issue descriptions, documents, and comments. Add a table using the /table command.

Branch-specific workflow automations⁠

Set custom workflow automations based on particular target branches with our GitHub and GitLab integrations. For example, you can set up your workflow so that when a PR is merged to…

staging -> the issue status will change to In QA
main -> the issue status will change to Deployed

You can also override a default rule in a particular branch with no action if desired, so that issues linked to a change in that branch will not change status. Branch rules can also be specified using regex (e.g., ^fea/.* can set automations for all of your feature branches). Update your configuration in your team's Workflow settings.

@-mentioned issues include the title as well as the ID
See version history and revert to previous content in documents
Codeblocks now have a Copy action button
Linear's Figma plugin is available from the Figma for VS Code extension

January 17, 2024

Project timeframes

Target date shown as Q1 with options to set it for a specific day or broader resolutions such as month, quarter, half-year, or year

Project timeframes⁠

Use broad date ranges as project start and target dates instead of specific ones. This lets you plan project timelines at your current level of certainty, such as next month, quarter, or year, when they more accurately reflect product timelines.

Plan ahead by selecting more flexible target dates
Filter your view to just the timeframe that matters (e.g. Q2 projects)
See roadmaps in different time resolutions (e.g. group by month)
Communicate launch timelines to colleagues

Customize cycle dates⁠

You can now customize cycle start and end dates to coincide with planning meetings and match the rhythm of your team.

Choose the exact start date when activating cycles
Edit the start or end date of individual cycles to work around holidays
Navigate between individual cycle pages with Opt/Alt + J/K
Issues completed during cooldowns are now attributed to the previous cycle

Integration improvements

[Asks] When an Ask is created from a top-level Slack message (using 🎫 or the overflow menu action), we now automatically import all threaded messages under it to the synced Linear comment
[Slack] When an issue is created from a top-level message in Slack, we now automatically import all threaded messages under it to the synced Linear comment
[Front] You can now create and link Linear issues from internal discussion threads

New filters & ordering

Filter projects by Last project update = Never
Sort projects by Status. Active projects are prioritized over unstarted, completed, or canceled ones

New keyboard shortcuts & command menu actions

Ctrl Shift I to focus issue description input
Type v + space in the command menu to quickly search for custom views
The command line now removes accents from an input string (e.g. Mela would return both Mélanie and Melanie)

New settings

Disable spellcheck in text fields in My Account > Preferences
Opt out of immediate email notifications when you are assigned an urgent issue or an issue breaches its SLA

December 20, 2023

Jira Sync

Linear and Jira logos with arrows between them indicating data transfer

Jira Sync⁠

We’ve upgraded our existing integration with Jira to support two-way syncing and added support for more fields including synced comment threads. If you work with colleagues who use Jira, or need to keep a Jira project updated while working on issues in Linear, Jira Sync makes this seamless and efficient.

Enable Jira Sync to link Jira projects to Linear teams. Any issues created in the linked Jira project will appear in Linear and vice versa. Updates to an issue title, description, assignee, status, label(s), and priority will sync immediately across both applications. Use the synced comment thread in Linear to see and reply to comments posted in Jira.

To start syncing issues from your Jira project, set up the integration in settings. Existing Jira Link users can follow these instructions to enable bi-directional syncing. The integration syncs newly created issues only; to import existing Jira issues into a Linear team, use our migration assistant.

December 14, 2023

GitHub Issues Sync

GitHub and Linear logos with arrows indicating a two-way sync or communication

GitHub Issues Sync⁠

We’ve heard your feedback that you would like to manage issues for open source projects in Linear. With GitHub Issues Sync, your OSS issues can now be synced bidirectionally between GitHub and Linear. This lets you triage and discuss your community requests in the same place as all of your other work.

Issues in linked GitHub repositories will show up in Linear.
Title, description, status, labels, assignee, and comments on the GitHub issue will sync across both applications.
Reply to GitHub issue comments from Linear via the synced thread or have separate, private discussions in the issue with your teammates.

To start ingesting issues from your OSS repository, set up the integration in GitHub Integration settings.

Integrations gallery⁠

You can now browse and search for all integrations, including those made by third parties, in the new integrations gallery in workspace settings. Individual integrations settings pages have been updated to include screenshots, a detailed description, and configuration instructions.

Fixed an issue preventing renaming favorite folders on touch devices
Converting between different list types now also works for nested lists
Fixed a bug where contextual menus would not scroll correctly when using up and down arrow keys
We now show your next Triage responsibility shift when using PagerDuty
Fixed a bug in project views where the "Show empty groups" options would not work as intended
Blocking and blocked issue relations now have a new icon that better indicates whether they are blocked or blocking
You will now receive a Slack notification for the synced Slack thread that is created in your messages with the Linear Asks app when you create a private ask through Linear Asks app home
You can now select up to 10 templates to use when creating an issue using the Slack integration. This has been increased from the previous limit of 5.
Fixed incorrect workflows assigned to a team that prevented issue creation from custom views
Search shortcuts in the command menu now have an icon to better indicate that you're searching against a partial set of entities
Fixed search not showing archived documents
If cycle automation settings are enabled, issues that are started or completed during a cycle cooldown period will now be assigned to the next cycle if they are not currently in any cycle
Fixed a problem with connecting project updates to a project channel
Fixed a problem with filter menu misplaced when the sidebar is collapsed
Added label, assignee, and project milestone suggestions to the Triage accept dialog
Linking a GitHub PR now works correctly with multiple connected GitHub organizations
You can now change the start and end date of individual cycles
Changed the max width of project documents
Fixed a broken "View authorized applications" link in OAuth-related email
[Webhooks] Added support for issue and project update reactions
[API] Added ability to filter comments by corresponding project update and document content
[API] Fixed a problem that would cause errors when fetching the added or removed labels of an issue using its history field when the referenced label had been deleted

December 6, 2023

Inline comments

Text in an editor showing highlighted text indicating a comment as well as another user's cursor, indicating they are also viewing or editing the text

We’ve made several editor improvements that make it easier to collaborate on work directly in Linear.

Inline comments⁠

You can now create comments on project documents. Select any text and press the comment button that appears or use the shortcut Cmd Option M.

Notifications go to the document creator and anyone mentioned
Reply to the comment or resolve it with a single click
Access the full comment history from the header

Collaborative editing⁠

All documents and issue descriptions in Linear can now be edited by multiple people at the same time. You’ll see input cursors whenever someone else is editing or viewing the text. All changes are instantly saved and synced to everyone else in realtime.

Slash commands⁠

Type / into the editor to see a list of actions you can perform, including creating lists or headings and uploading files. This is available when writing issue descriptions, comments, documents, and project updates.

We now show more comment replies without collapsing them under the fold
Resolving the root comment of a thread will now collapse the entire thread
Improved rounding up for relative dates. Dates within a 2-week range will be shown as days, e.g., "12 days ago."
Documents and links in a project are now ordered by the date of their creation, with newly created items positioned at the top
Status changes triggered by git automations will no longer reset an issue's sort order
When a user is assigned as a project lead or a project member, they are automatically subscribed to receiving project update notifications about the project
Split view is now supported on smaller tablet-sized screens
You can now create date-based custom view subscriptions
Added the ability to de-select select items by clicking on the X button in a quick action selection row
You can now select a specific template to use as the default template for a channel when auto-creating an Ask in that channel
You can now refresh the list of projects available through Jira Link
Teams are now soft deleted and can be restored within 7 days after deletion
We now surface any errors connecting to your PagerDuty schedule directly on the triage screen
Changed the 'rename issue' shortcut to Shift R and the 'reply to comment' shortcut to R
[API] Webhook issue payloads now include the issue identifier
Fixed sub-issue assignees when copying the parent issue
Fixed a problem with hex color changes not saving when editing a project icon
Fixed a bug where Insights were showing the wrong total number of issues when filtered by parent issue
Fixed an issue where clicking Escape to go back to a list view would sometimes cause the loss of your position in the list
Fixed the placement of the macOS Text Replacement dropdown on desktop
Fixed an issue where Front "conversation" links could not be added to issues
Suspended users are no longer shown in the "Open user..." action
Fixed a crash when entering a large number in time fields
Connecting project updates Slack notifications for a project now notifies the correct Slack channel of the new connection
Fixed saving additional filters in custom views
Fixed a bug that would not maintain sub-issue order when duplicating an issue
Fixed a bug that would not copy the default team state when making a copy of a team
Fixed a bug where pressing Escape twice would not blur the editor after pasting a link

November 15, 2023

New Git automation: Ready for merge

A screenshot of the git workflow settings.

New Git automation: Ready for merge⁠

You can now add issue status automations for pull requests that have passed checks and are ready to be merged. This new workflow step is available for both GitHub and GitLab and can be configured in your team’s Workflow settings.

Linear will capture both approvals and passing checks/pipelines according to your repository’s branch protection rules. For example, if you require two approvals and specific checks to pass, Linear will update the issue status only when those conditions are met.

The new status automation can be combined with a View Subscription to subscribe to all new issues that are marked as ready for merge which can be helpful for QA workflows. It also allows you to differentiate between issues in code review versus issues that have been approved.

Improved authentication controls⁠

A screenshot of Linear's auth settings page

We shipped significantly improved controls to manage your authentication sessions. The new Security & Access settings page lists all authenticated desktop application and browser sessions with security information such as location, IP address, and last seen status. This makes it easier than ever to audit access to your account. You'll also find a list of all OAuth integrations you have granted access to.

To enable this level of granularity we completely reworked how Linear handles sessions behind the scenes. As a result, we now also allow better control over session length so you won't get logged out by surprise.

We now provide a more informative status update in the synced Slack thread when an issue is marked as a duplicate of another issue
We will now default to choosing the next available instance of an hour when generating reminder date options for 12 hour clocks, rather than defaulting to the same time tomorrow
We now display a team selector when using a project template URL for a template which doesn't specify a team
Fixed scrolling in issue lists on Google Pixel devices
Fixed incorrect milestones and roadmaps assigned when applying multiple project templates
When using Copy issue title(s) command, issue identifiers are also included in the issue titles
It is now possible to subscribe to DPA updates in https://linear.app/settings/account/notifications
Improved keyboard navigation when nav sidebar is collapsed
Fixed a problem with large images not fitting within the viewport on the project update notification page.
We now add the 🚨 emoji to the Slack message if an Ask created from that message is marked as urgent
Fixed using Cmd/Ctrl Tab and Cmd/Ctrl Shift Tab to change tabs on desktop even while writing descriptions or comments
Added link and filter button to the subscription notification badge
Fixed an issue where users couldn't create Asks issues for private teams they were not members of
Added action for uploading files and images to the slash menu
Enabled file upload keyboard shortcut (Cmd/Ctrl Shift + U) even when editor is focused
We will now send a message to the Slack thread when an Asks issue has moved out of triage
Ensured spacing between issue history entries is consistent
Fixed scenario where desktop and web notifications would sometimes not be sent.
Fixed some overflows and text styling on Project Update settings page.
Markdown formatting will be properly preserved when using a template with placeholders for Asks
Fixed triage responsibility PagerDuty mapping
Fixed a bug that would prevent linking a merge request for a project in a subgroup.
We now indicate if you need to manually add a bot to a Slack channel in the Asks settings page in Linear

November 8, 2023

Resolve comments

Comment thread showing Daniel resolving a thread with Julius' comment

Resolve comments⁠

You can now resolve comments in threads to keep discussions focused and decisions clear.

Resolve the first comment to collapse all replies. Choose specific comments to hide all replies except that one so that you can highlight key details or decisions made. Resolve comments from the ··· menu, by right-clicking on any comment, or by submitting your current reply with ⌘ ⌥ Enter.

Asks improvements⁠

We’ve added two new features to Linear Asks based on your feedback:

Auto-create Asks by mentioning the @Linear Asks bot
Mark Asks as urgent from Slack to signal they need a fast response

Slack message showing menu item where you can mark an Ask as urgent

October 25, 2023

Linear Asks

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Introducing Linear Asks⁠

Let everyone in your Slack workspace turn their requests into Linear issues — even if they don’t have a Linear account. Found a bug? Have a question? Just create an Ask to send your request to the relevant Linear team. Eliminate cluttered channels and reduce context switching.

Streamline intake with workflows, templates, and automations
See realtime updates in Slack and get notified when your Ask is complete
Receive requests in Linear in a shared team inbox
Apply SLAs to time-sensitive requests

Asks is available on the Plus plan and can be enabled in settings. Try Asks and other Plus features for 30 days with a free trial.

Learn more ↗

October 12, 2023

Triage responsibility

Triage view open with a dropdown showing that Kenneth is the current assignee responsible for triaging issues, and Leela will take over next week respon

Triage responsibility⁠

You can now enable triage responsibility to define how incoming issues and requests are handled in Triage. When an issue is added to Triage, you can either notify or assign the issue to specific workspace members. We recommend notifications for most product teams, but assignment works well for teams that typically handle small requests that anyone can pick up. If your team uses PagerDuty, you can connect a PagerDuty schedule to automatically rotate who is responsible for triage.

Triage responsibility is indicated in issue history, so anyone can easily see who was responsible for handling an issue. We recommend this feature for any team using Triage.

To start using triage responsibility, go to your team's Triage inbox and click the unassigned icon in the header or to the team's triage settings page.

Sidebar filters & Insights everywhere⁠

We’ve added overview sidebars across all views in the app, including My Issues, team issue views, and project views. Previously only available on custom views and roadmaps, sidebars show you essential details about the set of issues or projects in your view and let you apply quick filters. Open the sidebar from any view with Cmd/Ctrl I.

Linear Insights is now also available across all issue and project views for Plus plan members.

View subscriptions⁠

Subscribe to get notified of key changes in the views you care about most. Opt-in to receive a notification when issues are added to the view or when issues are completed or canceled. This makes it easy to track your most important custom views such as high-priority bugs or issues ready for review. You can also enable notifications in the current cycle, backlog, label views, and user profiles. Subscribe to notifications directly from the view and manage subscriptions in notification settings.

Also new:⁠

💼 Set a default project template for a team
👆 Swipe gestures to close sidebars on touch devices
🗂️ Filter projects and issues by template

The Sentry integration will no longer create new issues in Linear if the same issue already exists, including if the existing issue is closed.
[API] Added an ability to filter issues and projects by applied template
Fixed a bug where "Show empty group" display preference on projects board would not work correctly
Fixed a bug where issues would jump in and out of the list if moved from triage to another team.
Fixed a problem with the project creation modal not suggesting the correct team based on context.
Improved keyboard navigation and mobile layout of the SLA settings page
Fixed desktop notification username not being rendered correctly
Fixed keyboard focus not visible in team sidebars on some items.
Fixed the sizes of the emoji picker and icon palette on mobile device screen sizes
Fixed breaking apart blockquotes in the middle
Fixed a bug where pull/merge requests added manually to issues as references would replace the issue's generated git branch.
Fixed an issue where the cycles archive would be sorted incorrectly
We improved keyboard shortcut support for creating and managing projects.
Fixed an issue where it would be hard to scroll issue lists on some Android devices
Fixed a problem with email unsubscribe links in digest emails
Triage actions are no longer visible after an issue is moved from triage to a different state.
Fixed a bug that would cause an exception when using time actions while in CEST timezone.
Ensure consistent hover style for issue history timestamps and comment information
Fixed filtering when editing custom project views
Added functionality to restore project update draft when there is an error submitting
Fixed a problem with create view header not being draggable on Desktop
Added an action to the Cmd+K menu for creating an issue that's related to the current one.
Fixed a bug where adding a second PR while the issue's status was in-review would not link the PR.
Fixed issue where new views wouldn't inherit the proper team
Improved template selection when using "Create issue from template…" and "Create project from template…" commands
It's now possible to copy a URL to a project template from the templates list.
Fixed applying template to an existing issue from the options menu in issue page header
Removed double scroll bar in SLAs and Webhooks settings pages
Fixed comment formatting toolbar being hidden too aggressively
Fixed alignment of the close button on toasts
Fixed a focus issue with quick filters, which would not allow quick pick at issues
Improved consistency of cancel button style in custom view edit header
Saving and updating custom views is now faster with optimistic behavior.
Save custom views optimistically to improve app speed
Fixed a bug where issue history entries would not be created on issues recently created by integrations
Clarified copy when selecting teams to create projects in
Added missing hover style for checkbox
Improved the selected background shade color in the Classic Dark theme
Fixed a bug that showed an extra attachment when adding a link to an issue in some cases.
The project field is now always displayed in the issue sidebar and creation dialog.
Repeat column labels in notification settings to avoid losing context while scrolling down
Issue descriptions are now trimmed when you create issues.
Added a little easter egg when changing theme holding meta key
Fixed a bug where the selected item wouldn't clear when clicking the sidebar link on Inbox & triage pages
Fixed email links to inbox notifications not correctly opening the notification
We now only send Linear notifications for activity in synced Slack<>Linear comment threads if you participate on the thread from Linear. If you engage with the thread exclusively in Slack, you will not be notified by Linear about activity in the synced thread.
Improved avatar groups with nicer styling and animations
Fixed problems using templates with sub-issues with "Create more" option
Fixed sorting of sub-issues created through a default template
We will no longer send a reminder to post a project update if anyone posted one recently. Previously we only considered whether the project lead had posted one.
Removed the "Changes saved" indicator on issue pages, since it's redundant with all editing being fully collaborative and realtime
Cleaned up focus states and search box alignment in the project roadmap creation modal
Removed "None" option in "Closed projects" dropdown in display options when on the Closed tab in a project list view
Improved empty states for All projects and Team projects views

September 28, 2023

Resize images

Linear issue shown with an image being resized

Resize images⁠

Images can now be resized in issue descriptions, documents, and comments. Hover over an image to reveal handles on either side and drag the image to the desired size. If there are multiple images in a description, they will snap to the size of other images to make alignment easier.