New in Version 25.1
May 21, 2025
New General Features
- Enhanced the Chat with AI features, and revamped the user interface of the Chat with AI window (ChatAI plug-in required). [P]
- Introduced the List of Bookmarks command and Bookmarks 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, select Downgrade from the Help 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, certain Replace All functions with line breaks, Select All, Vertical Selection, and bookmark-related commands, along with filtering using the Incremental Search option. [PF]
Test results:
| v25.0 | v25.1 | Comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch EmEditor | 0.201 seconds | 0.127 seconds | 1.58 times faster |
| Select All [*A] | 1.884 seconds | 0.098 seconds | 19.2 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
- Added Unlimited to the Days text box for saving bookmarks on the History page of the Customize dialog box. [P]
- Added gpt-4.1 to the list of Preferred Models in the AI Options page of the Customize dialog box, and made gpt-4.1 as the default preferred model. [P]
- Removed Save log check box and text box from Chat with AI page of the Customize dialog box. [P]
Plug-in New Features [P]
- Improved the process for uninstalling the ChatAI plugin.
- Added the EI_RESET_BOOKMARK and EI_BRING_CUSTOM_BAR_TOP flags to the EE_INFO message.
Removed Features in Macros [P]
- Removed the UndoBufferSize property from the GeneralProp object.
- Removed the MailTo, OpenFileInQuotes, URL, and SelectInQuotes properties from the LinkProp object.
- Removed the AssociationItem, AssociationList, and AssociationProp objects.
- Removed the Association property from the Config object.
Notes
- [P] EmEditor Professional only
- [PF] EmEditor Professional and EmEditor Free