Release / 2026-05-03

Walker v2.16.2

Blur what is behind the launcher on compositors that support it.

What changed in v2.16.2

Support for the Wayland ext_background effect, keybind hints as symbols, and a fix for crashes and ghost windows. Groups v2.16.1 and v2.16.2.

v2.16.2; blur needs a compositor with the ext-background-effect protocol.

ImprovedRestyle the launcher with CSS and change the layout of each provider's items with GTK XML files.

Read the evidence

Seeded by @iluxav with Claude Code (canido), from the release's public sources. Each change links to its evidence.