OpenHands v1.1.0 Changelog
What changed in OpenHands agent v1.1.0, released 2025-12-30 โ explained in plain English.
- You can now log in more easily from the terminal and connect to Forgejo (a code-hosting platform).
- You can export your chat conversations and manually refresh the changes tab.
- Background processes are cleaned up better, and local file permissions are fixed.
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This update makes OpenHands more flexible and easier to use, especially if you run it directly on your own computer instead of using Docker (a popular tool for packaging software). It adds some handy new buttons to the interface, connects with a new code platform, and fixes annoying file permission bugs.
What's new
- Terminal login upgrade: You can now use "OAuth 2.0 Device Flow" to log in. This is a secure way to let you sign into the app from a basic text terminal by grabbing a code and using another device, like your phone, to approve it.
- Refresh button: Added a manual refresh button to the "Changes" tab so you can instantly check for updates to your code.
- Export conversations: You can now save and export your chat logs directly from the conversation panel.
- Forgejo integration: OpenHands now works with Forgejo, which is an open-source platform where people host and manage their code.
Improvements
- Better background cleanup: The system that starts up the app's background containers (isolated spaces where code runs) was switched from a tool called "micromamba" to one called "tini." This ensures that background tasks, like terminal windows, are properly shut down and don't get stuck running forever.
Fixes
- Local file permissions: If you run OpenHands directly on your computer (without using Docker), it used to cause permission errors. It also used to hide downloaded web-testing files in a weird folder. This update fixes those permissions and keeps your files in easy-to-find places on your main computer.
- General polish: Squashed several bugs that made the user interface act weird or run slowly.
Breaking changes
No breaking changes in this release.
This is our plain-language summary. Read the complete, official notes on the OpenHands official changelog โ.
