New in Version 25.1

May 21, 2025

New General Features

  • Enhanced theChat with AI features, and revamped the user interface of theChat with AI window (ChatAI plug-in required).[P]
  • Introduced theList of Bookmarks command andBookmarks custom bar.[PF]
  • Added a new dropdown button (▼) next to the custom bar title, allowing you to move the bar to the top, bottom, or sides. You can also drag the bar’s title to reposition it.[PF]
  • The dropdown button (▼) also lets you toggle any customer. You can access the popup menu by pressing a shortcut key (ALT+. by default).[PF]
  • Reintroduced the option to permanently save bookmarks.[P]
  • The prompt asking you to choose between EmEditor Professional and EmEditor Free will no longer appear at the first launch. To switch to EmEditor Free, selectDowngrade from theHelp menu.[PF]
  • Code that had been retained for compatibility with versions older than EmEditor v22.3 (released more than three years ago) has been removed. If you are using a version older than v22.3, it is recommended that you first update to v25.0.1, and then update again to the latest version.[PF]
  • Enhanced the speed of various operations, including startup, certainReplace All functions with line breaks,Select All,Vertical Selection, and bookmark-related commands, along with filtering using theIncremental Search option.[PF]

Test results:

v25.0v25.1Comparison
Launch EmEditor0.201 seconds0.127 seconds1.58 times faster
Select All [*A]1.884 seconds0.098 seconds19.2 times faster

*A: Open 1.34 GB, 100 million lines, random ASCII text file. Enter “abc” in the Find dialog box, and click “Select All”. 9,851 matches found.
All: All default settings, Windows 11, Ryzen 9 7950X, 96 GB RAM.

New Options

  • AddedUnlimited to theDays text box for saving bookmarks on theHistory page of theCustomize dialog box.[P]
  • Added gpt-4.1 to the list ofPreferred Models in theAI Options page of theCustomize dialog box, and made gpt-4.1 as the default preferred model.[P]
  • RemovedSave log check box and text box fromChat with AI page of theCustomize dialog box.[P]

Plug-in New Features[P]

  • Improved the process for uninstalling theChatAI plugin.
  • Added theEI_RESET_BOOKMARK andEI_BRING_CUSTOM_BAR_TOP flags to theEE_INFO message.

Removed Features in Macros[P]

  • Removed theUndoBufferSize property from theGeneralProp object.
  • Removed theMailTo,OpenFileInQuotes,URL, andSelectInQuotes properties from theLinkProp object.
  • Removed theAssociationItem,AssociationList, andAssociationProp objects.
  • Removed theAssociation property from theConfig object.

Notes

  • [P] EmEditor Professional only
  • [PF] EmEditor Professional and EmEditor Free