We significantly improved the response time and navigation performance in Nemo. In Cinnamon 6.6, a delay of 200ms was used between the moment you clicked on a directory and the moment this directory started to show its content on the screen. Some directories load faster than others, but to guarantee a smooth looking render each took at least 200ms.<\/p>\n
200ms might not seem like much, and to be honest it never really bothered us before. But once you notice it, you cannot unsee it. Nemo now uses different rendering modes depending on the situation. It now renders some directories immediately and without delay and looks much more responsive than before.<\/p>\n
Interactive Search<\/strong><\/p>\n Nemo supports something called Interactive Search. Open a directory and start typing to use this feature.<\/p>\n In Cinnamon 6.6, a little entry appeared in the bottom-right corner to show what you typed and the view jumped to the first result which matched your query. You could then use the arrow keys to jump from one result to the next.<\/p>\n This feature is convenient but its implementation didn’t make it obvious or comfortable. Nemo now uses a filtered view instead.<\/p>\n When you start typing the entry is now added to a search bar which looks much more obvious than before and doesn’t disappear when you stop typing or when you click away.<\/p>\n The view gets filtered to only show results so you can see them all at once and no longer need to jump without knowing where you’re going to land.<\/p>\n Cinnamon Screenshots<\/strong><\/p>\n Cinnamon is getting its own screenshot tool.<\/p>\n The first thing you’ll notice are the new features:<\/p>\n Under the hood, many changes were made to make screenshots look cleaner and to accommodate the differences between CSD (Client Side Decoration) and SSD (Server Side Decoration) windows.<\/p>\n In a CSD window, the frame and shadow are rendered by the application or its toolkit (GTK). In an SSD window they are rendered by the Cinnamon window manager directly (Muffin).<\/p>\n In Cinnamon 6.6, there was no option to include the shadow. The screenshot interface had an option to remove the frame but that wasn’t useful, it was buggy and it wasn’t used by GNOME Screenshot.<\/p>\n Although window screenshots only captured the window itself, some of the shadow was visible outside of rounded corners.<\/p>\n The new interface allows window screenshots to be made with or without shadow.<\/p>\n \u00a0 If the screenshot tool requests a shadow, this is taken into account when capturing the window. In the case of SSD, the shadow is re-created the same way as in Muffin.<\/p>\n If it doesn’t, the corners are cleaned up to remove any semi-transparent pixels coming from the shadow.<\/p>\n Dialogs<\/strong><\/p>\n Cinnamon is now able to use draggable Clutter dialogs. They stay on top but don’t lock the screen, and can be moved around. This can be handy if you need to access something or click on an app before responding to the dialog.<\/p>\n GTK3 dialogs don’t look great and this is something we’re looking into.<\/p>\n Here’s a question dialog for instance.<\/p>\n In this dialog:<\/p>\n Here’s the same dialog with these issues fixed:<\/p>\n It catches the attention, puts more emphasis on the message and looks much cleaner.<\/p>\n Theme Improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n The colors and contrast were improved in the dark version of the Mint-Y theme.<\/p>\n Frames and scrolled areas, which were rectangular, are now slightly rounded, like the buttons and combo boxes.<\/p>\n Treeviews and listviews got rounded as well.<\/p>\n This is a subtle change, but it makes Mint-Y slightly more polished.<\/p>\n The Mint-Y, Mint-L and Mint-X themes now use XSI icons for GTK dialogs. So when you ask a GTK application (like Xed for instance) to open something, the file dialog that pops up now uses the same icons as Nemo.<\/p>\n Network Improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n Cinnamon received support for WPA3 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 3<\/span>) and OWE (Opportunistic Wireless Encryption).<\/p>\n Security Updates and Project Impersonations<\/strong><\/p>\n A severe security flaw was found in Xreader: CVE-2026-46529<\/a>.<\/p>\n A PDF could provide and run malicious code on your computer. All it took was for you to open it and click a link inside of it.<\/p>\n This is a good opportunity to remind everyone to keep up to date with security updates. This vulnerability was fixed in version 4.6.4 (and for older releases in version 3.6.7).<\/p>\n While we’re talking about security, I’d also like to take the opportunity to mention project impersonations.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.fullstory.com\/blog\/inside-a-global-campaign-hijacking-open-source-project-identities\/<\/a><\/p>\n Malicious people are making fake websites which impersonate FOSS applications. Their goal is money, whether that’s just by generating web traffic, selling personal data, or infecting you with viruses and ransomware.<\/p>\n Look at Warpinator.com and hypnotix.org for example. We can’t take these down. If the host cares, they get hosted somewhere else. If we take the domain down, they get a new one.<\/p>\n We’ve had secure and centralized repositories since the 90s, since the very start of the Debian project. I know some of you are new to Linux and coming from Windows. Despite the fact that smartphones have used centralized software stores for decades as well now, I know a lot of people who think the best way to install something is to search for a download link and click whatever comes up. This isn’t the best way to install software. This is the best way to install malware.<\/p>\n NEVER, ever download an application from a website you don’t fully trust. If you do, make sure to check its authenticity with the developers. It doesn’t matter if you know the software, it doesn’t matter if it’s open-source.<\/p>\n Sponsorships:<\/strong><\/p>\n Linux Mint is proudly sponsored by:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/upload\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-23-14-27-10.275.png\")
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