Release Notes: RClone Manager [v0.2.5]
This release brings a major monitoring overhaul, rich new file browser capabilities, smarter shell interpolation, and a wave of fixes and quality-of-life improvements.
Notes
- This version of RClone Manager requires rclone v1.74+
- Remote rclone update support is available but requires a manual restart on the remote instance
✨ What's New
Alerts & Actions A new tab in the Alerts section lets you define custom actions, OS Toast, Webhooks, Email, Telegram or Script, triggered automatically when an alert rule matches.
Layout Editor Customize your dashboard and remote card layout by dragging cards to reorder them or toggling visibility to hide what you don't need.
Secure Shell Macro Interpolation Path and option fields now support dynamic macros using backtick or $(...) syntax. The date macro supports full strftime formatting (e.g. $(date +%Y-%m-%d)). All expansion is handled by a safe internal engine. Supported macros list: https://hakanismail.info/zarestia/rclone-manager/docs/dynamic-paths
Rclone Archive Integration Full archive support in the Nautilus file browser:
- Create archives in all rclone-compatible formats (
zip,tar,tar.gz,tar.bz2,tar.xz,tar.zst, and more. For supported formats check this: https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_archive_create/) - Browse archive contents in a structured tabular view with size, date, and file/folder icons
- One-click extraction for both local and remote archives
Nautilus Improvements
- Drag-and-drop lasso selection (hold left mouse button and drag)
- Download from URL via the path bar ellipsis menu
- Upload files or folders via right-click context menu (separate buttons for each)
Local Disk Identification Improved volume label fetching (Linux) and intelligent user folder detection (Home, Downloads, etc.) across all platforms. Requires Rclone v1.74+ for the core/disks command.
Rclone Cat Fallback If direct filesystem access fails (permissions, platform limits), the file viewer now falls back to rclone cat via the RC API. Works with both local-asset:// and headless /stream endpoints.
Snap Package Support The app is now available on the Snap Store with classic confinement for full filesystem access.
Jottacloud Added to the list of supported non-interactive remotes.
Unified Command Registry A new master command registry macro automatically keeps Tauri IPC commands and headless HTTP endpoints in sync.
⚡ Changed
Unified Monitoring System The biggest internal change this release. Multiple independent background pollers have been replaced with a single smart polling system:
- System status, mount state, serve state, and engine health are fetched in one request instead of four
- Static info (rclone version, PID) is cached at startup (Or engine restarts) — no longer re-fetched continuously
- Polling speed adapts automatically: faster when jobs are active, slower when idle, paused when the app is hidden
- Job progress is batched into fewer requests
Flatpak Background Management Now uses the D-Bus Background portal instead of the previous manual method. (Related Tauri bug)
Remote Rclone Update Support Remote rclone instances can now receive updates (manual restart still required on the remote side).
Headless Drag-and-Drop Upload The batch upload limit has been removed. Files are uploaded to a temp folder on the remote instance first, then moved to the final destination, and cleaned up afterward.
🐛 Fixed
- Audio Cover Support: FLAC and other additional formats now supported. Image loading moved to a native streaming architecture for better performance and lower memory usage.
- Detailed Error Reporting: The file viewer now shows actual rclone error messages instead of a generic "Not Found".
- Drag and Drop: Fixed internal and external drag-and-drop issues in Nautilus on both Windows and macOS.
Full Changelog: v0.2.4...v0.2.5