Factory Droid v0.247.0
Factory Droid v0.247.0 was released on .
Summary
Droid 0.247.0 is here: PDF previews show their first pages instantly, the Files panel stays snappy in long sessions, and Environment sessions group where they belong. Plus a batch of fixes. See what else changed.
Release Context
- This was the 53rd Factory Droid release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 1 day after Factory Droid v0.245.1 (October 21, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
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Release Notes
CLI v0.247.0, Desktop v0.204.0: PDF preview rendering, Environment session grouping, Files panel speed, and CLI and app fixes Improvements - PDF preview rendering - A PDF preview now shows its first pages right away and draws the rest as you scroll - Files panel responsiveness - The Files panel and file previews now stay responsive in long sessions - Markdown table spacing - A table in a message now has even spacing above and below the surrounding text Bug fixes - Usage totals for retries - Usage totals now count every billed model attempt, including ones that were retried or refused - Environment session grouping - Sessions started on an Environment now appear under that Environment instead of an unregistered computer - Invalid API key responses - A request with a malformed API key now returns an invalid format error instead of a server error - Message box after slash commands - Submitting a slash command no longer restores earlier text in the message box - Ports in the address bar - The compact address bar now keeps a local server's port instead of dropping it - Session defaults from chat - Asking Droid to change session defaults no longer fails while the app's settings finish loading - Environment panel in tiles - Showing the environment in one tiled chat no longer opens that panel in every tile - Missing session folder message - Opening a terminal for a session whose folder is gone now names the missing folder - Plugin status without settings - Plugins now show as disabled until settings load instead of appearing enabled
Other Recent Factory Droid Releases
- v0.246.0 (October 21, 2026)
- v0.245.0 (October 20, 2026)
- v0.243.0 (October 16, 2026)
- v0.244.0 (October 16, 2026)
- v0.242.0 (October 15, 2026)
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