LM Studio Updates & Release Notes
10 updates curated from 1 source by the Releasebot Team. Last updated: Nov 7, 2026
- Oct 31, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Oct 31, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Nov 7, 2026
LM Studio 0.4.28
LM Studio fixes update installation on restart and chat template parsing for Flint models.
Build 2
- Fixed "Restart to apply update" reopening the current version instead of installing the update.
Build 1
- Fixed chat template parsing for Flint model.
- Oct 29, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Oct 29, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Nov 7, 2026
LM Studio 0.4.27
LM Studio improves transfer and runtime reliability, adds Radeon detection and Mac model controls, and fixes Markdown, settings, and compatibility bugs.
Build 2
- Fixed a bug affecting when settings hints are displayed.
Build 1
- Improved LM Link reliability during large transfers.
- Improved runtime discovery reliabilty.
- Added Radeon 8065S detection for ROCm runtime compatibility.
- Fixed chat Markdown formatting bugs.
- Fixed switching to bundled MTP retaining a previously selected draft model.
- [Mac] Added maximum-memory and Neural Engine Prefill controls for Splash models.
- [Mac] Fixed compatibility checks for M5-only Metal runtimes.
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- Oct 13, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Oct 13, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Nov 7, 2026
LM Studio 0.4.26
LM Studio adds API endpoint support, Bionic coexistence, and Windows ARM CUDA 13 support, while fixing CUDA detection and compatibility issues.
Build 5
- Fix Windows on ARM CUDA not detected
- Fixed lms compatibility with Bionic.
Build 4
- Support for /v1/systemone Jev (TypeSafe AI) compatible endpoint
- Support for /v1/decisions OpenAI compatible endpoint
Build 3
- Coexistence with Bionic — Run both apps together; Bionic uses LM Studio for local model inference while LM Studio is running. Requires Bionic 1.1.8 and newer.
- Added CUDA 13 support on Windows ARM.
- UI polish
Build 2
- Updated the llama.cpp runtime to 2.50.0 (upstream b11337).
Build 1
- Bug fixes and security hardening.
- Sep 19, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Sep 19, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Nov 7, 2026
LM Studio 0.4.25
LM Studio adds Splash engine support for Apple Silicon M3 or newer Macs running macOS 26.4 or newer.
Build 1
- [Mac] Added support for the Splash engine on Apple Silicon M3 or newer running macOS 26.4 or newer.
- Sep 9, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Sep 9, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Nov 7, 2026
LM Studio 0.4.24
LM Studio improves GGUF model loading and assistant compatibility, fixes chat input handling and context display, and makes sign-in more reliable.
Build 1
- [LM Studio Engine Protocol] Added advanced llama.cpp argument overrides for GGUF model loading
- Improve DSpark and DFlash assistant drafters compatibility heuristics
- Fixed the Loaded Instances UI showing an incorrect context length
- Fixed /api/v1/chat splitting text and image inputs into separate user messages
- Improved sign-in reliability
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- Aug 28, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Aug 28, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Nov 7, 2026
LM Studio 0.4.23
LM Studio improves reliability for Qwen 3.8 Flash Next in Build 1.
- Aug 28, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Aug 28, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Nov 7, 2026
LM Studio 0.4.22
LM Studio adds DFlash, DSpark, and MTP assistant drafter support, enables image outputs from tools across compatible APIs, and improves Linux app startup, updates, recovery, and keyboard shortcuts.
Build 1
- Support for DFlash, DSpark, and MTP assistant drafters
- Requires llama.cpp engine version 2.29.1 or newer
- Added support for images returned by tools in OpenAI-compatible /v1/responses and /v1/chat/completions, and Anthropic-compatible /v1/messages
- [Linux] Fixed AppImage startup on systems without FUSE 2
- [Linux] Fixed AppImage startup when Chromium sandboxing is unavailable
- [Linux] Fixed lms wake-up for AppImage installations
- [Linux] Fixed desktop icons for .deb installations
- [Linux] Enabled in-app updates for AppImage and .deb installations
- [Linux] Improved recovery after canceling .deb update authorization
- [Linux] Fixed keyboard shortcuts becoming unavailable after window focus changes on Wayland
- Aug 12, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Aug 12, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Nov 7, 2026
LM Studio 0.4.21
LM Studio improves llama.cpp load errors and advanced settings, and adds local server API key support for enterprise network endpoints.
Build 2
- Improved llama.cpp model-load error messages
- Update advanced load settings for mmap, mlock, and direct io for llama.cpp engines 2.28.1 and newer.
Build 1
- Support for local server API key in enterprise internal network endpoint mode
- Jul 22, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Jul 22, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Nov 7, 2026
LM Studio 0.4.20
LM Studio adds enterprise network model endpoint support, Bionic access to device models through LM Link, and configurable Llama.cpp logging.
Build 1
- Support for enterprise internal network model endpoint
- Added support for using this device’s models in Bionic over LM Link
- [LM Studio Engine Protocol] Added a developer setting to control the Llama.cpp engine log level
- Jul 7, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Jul 7, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Nov 7, 2026
LM Studio 0.4.19
LM Studio enables its Engine Protocol by default, adds `/reasoning` to lms chat, and fixes reasoning replay in Responses and chat UI.
Build 2
- Add /reasoning to lms chat
- [STABLE] Default LM Studio Engine Protocol to ON.
Build 1
- [LM Studio Engine Protocol] Fixed a bug where reasoning would be replayed as non-reasoning content while using /v1/responses or chat UI
- [BETA] Default LM Studio Engine Protocol to ON.
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