DistroShelf

Graphical interface for managing Distrobox containers

com.ranfdev.DistroShelf

DistroShelf is a graphical interface for managing Distrobox containers on Linux. It provides an easy way to:

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App	Change	Version	When ↓

No observed changes yet.

The initial import establishes a baseline. Future version changes will appear here.

Release notes supplied by the developer. These dates are not Flathub package publication times.

1.5.24 Aug 2026

Fix: Support Distrobox v2, which removed the `version` subcommand and changed the `--version` output format.

1.5.13 Aug 2026

Changed: Legacy bundled Distrobox installs are now resolved in place instead of being copied to the new stable directory.

1.5.019 Jul 2026

New: Container list can now be sorted by creation date and last-used date.
New: Ctrl+Shift+C / Ctrl+Shift+V keyboard shortcuts for copy-paste in the integrated terminal.
Improved: Clearer error reporting in the create container dialog.
Improved: Cleaner Distrobox version display in preferences.
Improved: Reduced unnecessary resource usage fetches on container status changes.
Improved: Migration banner moved below the sidebar headerbar.
Improved: Show a close button when a task ends.
Changed: Renamed the "System" Distrobox source to "Host" for clarity.
Fix: Cloning failing when the source image is missing.
Fix: Container terminal inheriting the host working directory.
Fix: Several previously-untranslated UI messages.
Fix: Container runtime detection ignoring failed version checks.
Fix: Welcome view carousel not resetting to the requirements page when reshown.
Fix: Welcome view requirement status desyncing from underlying query data.
Fix: Default terminal setting preventing terminal detection on first launch.
Fix: Repair stale Distrobox init paths during container migration.
Fix: Repair all Distrobox bind-mount scripts during migration, not just init.
Fix: Last-used-date sorting comparison for Podman running containers.
Fix: Container sort key persistence and action state sync.
Fix: Concurrency bugs in query signals and shared state.
Fix: Centering of Debian and openSUSE distribution icons.
i18n: Added Chinese (Traditional) translation.

1.4.816 Mar 2026

Fix: Correct container selection behavior.
Improved: Disable app shortcuts while integrated terminal is focused.
Changed: Remove privileged container support to restore safer and more predictable container creation behavior.