Release / 11 Feb 2026

Atuin v18.12.1

Define your own keybindings in the search view, including vim motions.

Before you upgrade to v18.12.1

2 to fix

The server is now a separate `atuin-server` binary; install it and run that instead of the server built into `atuin`.

Action requiredSync your shell history between machines, encrypted end to end, through Atuin's server or your own.Affects: People who self-host a sync server with `atuin server start`Inferred

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Install Rust 1.93 or newer before building this release.

Action requiredAffects: People building Atuin from source

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atuinsh/atuin/blob/v18.12.1/Cargo.toml

What changed in v18.12.1

A custom keybinding system for the search TUI with vim motions and media keys; tmux `display-popup` option; ultracompact mode; custom data directory; several state files moved into one SQLite database; the server moved to its own `atuin-server` binary. Groups v18.12.0 and v18.12.1.

v18.12.1; building from source needs Rust 1.93.

New things you can do

Define your own keybindings in the search view, including vim motions and media keys.

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Fixed and improved

Open the search in a tmux popup, use an ultracompact layout, or add custom columns.

ImprovedSearch your shell history in a full-screen view bound to Ctrl-R and the up arrow.

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