Theia IDE 1.69.x Preview Testing

[jfaltermeier]

The new version 1.69.0 of the Theia IDE is available on the preview channel now. Please join the preview testing!

You can download it here:

• Linux
• Mac x86
• Mac ARM
• Windows

Update your existing installation by setting the preference updates.channel to preview.

Please respond here when you can test the preview without finding blockers, by commenting with a ✔️.
If you find any issues, please mention them in this thread and report them as an issue once confirmed by other testers.

Phase	Target	Status
1.69.0 preview available	2026-02-27	✅
1.69.0 community preview window	2026-02-27 → 2026-03-05	⏳
Theia IDE 1.69.x Promoted to Stable	2026-03-05 + 1 business day
Docker image Publish	2026-03-05 + 1 business day
Snap updated	2026-03-05 + 1 business day

[tfroment]

Thanks a lot for pushing 1.69.0 to the preview channel and for coordinating the testing.

Much appreciated as always. I will try to test it shortly and report back with a ✔️ if all looks good from my side.

[ndoschek]

Works well for me ✔️

[sgraband]

Works for me ✔️