Tiling Shell v18.0 Second Release Candidate has been released, featuring support for GNOME 51, which expands compatibility from GNOME 42. A significant update includes a fix for fractional scaling that addresses oversized UI elements in GNOME 49 and later versions running on Wayland. The release process has shifted, with candidate versions now debuting on GitHub for testing before moving to the official extensions directory, reflecting the need for thorough testing due to the extension's complexity and popularity. While the official version is still listed as 17.3 on extensions.gnome.org, users can manually test the candidate version by downloading it from GitHub
Tiling Shell v18.0 Second Release Candidate with GNOME 51 Support, Bug Fixes and More
Another release candidate of Tiling Shell 18, one of GNOME's most-used tiling extension, is now available for testing. The new major feature is GNOME 51 support, which extends compatibility from GNOME 42 up to 51. The most impactful code change is a fractional-scaling fix that corrects oversized UI on GNOME 49+ Wayland, alongside a batch of new and updated translations. Notably, v18.0 still isn't on extensions.gnome.org, where 17.3 remains the latest version, since the maintainer is now testing releases on GitHub first.
