A few days ago, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.4 landed, bringing several improvements, including faster file copying in the file manager and smarter path completion that ignores hidden files. Now, System76 has shipped COSMIC 1.0.5 with several bug fixes and QoL improvements.
Starting with Cosmic Applets, there is now an option to show the battery percentage right in the panel. Tab drag-and-drop support has arrived for the COSMIC Files app. The app now only shows the "Open" button if you select something that the system can actually open.
Moving on to the bug fixes, there was a bug in COSMIC Settings where the wallpaper slideshow would reset its rotation frequency. For instance, if you set your wallpaper to change every 30 minutes, it would unhelpfully revert to 5 minutes after closing the settings. 1.0.5 fixes this issue.
Also in Settings, the delete dialog when you search for "Startup applications" now appears correctly. Previously, if you navigated to "Startup applications" through the search bar, clicking the trash can icon would not display the "Remove Applications" confirmation dialog box, making it impossible to remove applications from startup directly from that view.
Other bug fixes include support for user-defined XKB keyboard layouts, improved network authentication reliability so you drop connections less often, and a fix where the application list shows a descriptive label instead of an empty dropdown when no default apps are available.
The COSMIC Store in 1.0.5 received performance improvements and also finally supports the Ctrl+Q hotkey for exiting the app. System76 also improved how the store displays system and Flatpak runtime updates.
COSMIC Edit and COSMIC Terminal fixed ligature support for developers who like fancy fonts, while the launcher now prefers SVG icons. The desktop portal also added Ctrl+C to copy to the clipboard and Ctrl+S to copy to Pictures.
COSMIC Desktop went stable last December, after many years in development alongside the long-awaited release of Pop!OS 24.04 LTS. While users praise the Rust-based environment for its snappiness and surprising stability when it comes to gaming, the desktop still suffers from missing "basic" features like a clipboard manager, leaving users to rely on third-party options like Ringboard.