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title: Sigil-2.3.0 Released
date: 2024-08-16T13:08:48Z
categories:
- Blog
tags:
- Releases
- Sigil
---

[CHECKSUMS file](https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/releases/download/2.3.0/Sigil-2.3.0-CHECKSUMS.sha256.txt){: .btn .btn--success}<br/>
[Windows x64 download](https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/releases/download/2.3.0/Sigil-2.3.0-Windows-x64-Setup.exe){: .btn .btn--success}<br/>
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[MacOS (Intel) download](https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/releases/download/2.3.0/Sigil.app-2.3.0-Mac-x86_64.txz){: .btn .btn--success}

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title: Sigil-2.3.0 Released
date: 2024-08-16T13:08:48Z
categories:
- Blog
tags:
- Releases
- Sigil
excerpt: Sigil version 2.3.0 represents a mix of bug fixes and new features. Sigil 2.3.0 also marks the first version to only support building with Qt6.
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[Windows x64 download](https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/releases/download/2.3.0/Sigil-2.3.0-Windows-x64-Setup.exe){: .btn .btn--success}<br/>
[MacOS (Arm64) download](https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/releases/download/2.3.0/Sigil.app-2.3.0-Mac-arm64.txz){: .btn .btn--success}<br/>
[MacOS (Intel) download](https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/releases/download/2.3.0/Sigil.app-2.3.0-Mac-x86_64.txz){: .btn .btn--success}

Sigil version 2.3.0 represents a mix of bug fixes and new features. Sigil 2.3.0 also marks the first version to only support building with Qt6.

### Changes in this Release

<div markdown="1">
#### New Features
- removed support for building Sigil with Qt5 as our code had become a rats nest of qt version ifdefs. See our git branch "qt5final" for the very last buildable version of Sigil under Qt5
- our new minium version to build Qt is Qt 6.4.0 or later
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- Add new Tool: Rebase OPF Manifest IDs on Current Filenames
- Update to 3rdparty PCRE2 version 10.44 for bug fixes
- General code cleanup to remove unneeded hacks and workarounds for old Qt bugs now fixed

</div>
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<div markdown="1">
#### Bug Fixes
- reverted all Qt Buttons and CheckBoxes to default TabFocus to speed up focus changes and reduce clicks
- fixed SelectFiles (AddCover, Insert Image) to again use the arrows keys to walk the list
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- fix for Reports column sorting that use thousands group separators
- fix for Reports file size column that did not properly use QLocale for decimal points and separators
- fix crashing due to PCRE2 bugs in Qt 6.7.2 with their internal PCRE2
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__Notes:__

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be [downloaded from the Sigil website](https://sigil-ebook.com/sigil/guide), or from its own [GitHub repository](https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/sigil-user-guide/releases/latest).
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Please check the [Sigil website](https://sigil-ebook.com/sigil) for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.
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The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.
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PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): `B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63`
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__All Sigil binary (and source) downloads can also be found as assets at the bottom of [The Sigil-2.3.0 Github Release page.](https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/releases/tag/2.3.0)__


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