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Nextcloud Desktop

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Desktop sync client for Nextcloud file collaboration

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Nextcloud Desktop 35 brings Assistant, unified search and Linux virtual files to the client

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◆Current state
Release 35.0.0 landed on 12 October after four release candidates. Its pull-request list adds the Assistant on the client, revives unified search, integrates the OpenVFS virtual files plugin on Linux, supports unified sharing and adds governance label handling. The tray has also been reworked, with logout and account removal moving to the settings menu. The 34.0 line continues in parallel with backported fixes, most recently 34.0.5.
◆Where it's heading
After months of File Provider repair on macOS, the client is widening again. Linux virtual files now have a path that can switch from classic sync dynamically, which closes a gap with the other desktop platforms, and lock-file handling keeps extending to design tools such as AutoCAD, InDesign and Affinity. Assistant and governance labels also bring more of the platform into the desktop client.
◆Prediction
Expect 35.0.x patches to follow the same backport pattern as 34.0, with the new Linux OpenVFS path the most likely source of early fixes. The notes give no sign of what a next feature release will prioritize.

◆Recent moves

  1. 21d ago

    35.0.0: Assistant, unified search, Linux virtual files

    The stable 35.0.0 ships client-side Assistant, unified search, unified sharing and OpenVFS virtual files on Linux. It follows a long repair phase on the 34.0 line.

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  2. 26d ago

    35.0.0 RC4: last candidate, Windows RC upgrade note

    The last candidate before stable. It warns that Windows upgrades from earlier release candidates need the installer run twice, the second time in repair mode.

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  3. 27d ago

    34.0.5: macOS folder access, idempotent File Provider batches

    Backports on the 34.0 line: macOS sync folder access through NSOpenPanel, idempotent File Provider change batches and a Windows long-path rename fix. The stable line keeps getting sync-integrity work while 35.0 approaches.

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  4. 1mo ago

    35.0.0 RC3: fixes macOS large-file upload problem

    Candidate build carrying the fix for the macOS large-file upload problem flagged on RC2.

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  5. 1mo ago

    35.0.0 RC1: pre-release candidate for the 35.0 line

    Pre-release candidate for 35.0, listing the same accumulated changes as the other candidates.

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  6. 1mo ago

    35.0.0 RC2: notes warn of a macOS large-file upload bug

    Pre-release candidate that its own notes tell users to skip because of a macOS large-file upload issue.

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