Harper Files

What's Changed

• feat: flag redundant "almost" + "nearly" by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4408
• fix(desktop): only update the tray icon when the service state changes by @willherr72 in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4017
• build(deps): bump pnpm/action-setup from 6.0.10 to 6.1.0 in the actions-minor-patch group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4382
• feat(web): brand-new Chrome Extension "Installed!" page by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4419
• feat: condensated → condensed by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4439
• feat: adds suggestions to QuoteSpacing by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3724
• feat(core): capture range for SequenceExpr by @86xsk in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/2994
• fix(core): someone being pedantic in my presentation by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4443
• build(deps): bump rustls-webpki from 0.103.10 to 0.103.13 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3221
• build(deps): bump is-macro from 0.3.7 to 0.3.8 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4444
• feat(desktop): allow users to add new apps automatically by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4356
• fix(harper-editor): do not adopt text color of pasted input by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4441
• fix(harper-typst): contraction parsing errors by @Koranir in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4418
• feat: warn when a linter test has the same text for the error and the fix by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4433
• fix: missing static analysis from some projects by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4451
• feat(web): show deltas on graphs by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4424
• fix(missing_to): avoid false positive on participial verbs in prepositional phrases by @vjymisal0 in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4204
• feat: went ahead and enable→went ahead and enabled by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4456
• refactor(web): SlideDeck into own component by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4449
• fix(linting): stop OneOfTheSingular flagging 'one of the latter/former' by @Yi-111-a in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4463
• fix: typo 'than' correct to 'that' by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4466
• fix(desktop): the weird macOS icon problem by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4457
• fix(core): stop SplitWords treating short non-anchor words as split anchors by @vjymisal0 in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4212
• fix(chrome-ext): fix test setup to avoid race conditions by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4485
• feat(chrome-ext): add loading state to report buttons by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4462
• fix(chrome-ext): fix several Google Docs problems by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4484
• chore: add 'trilemma' to dictionary by @Yi-111-a in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4475
• fix: rename is_verb_regular_past_form() to is_verb_preterite_and_participle_form() by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4461
• feat: on daily basis → on a daily basis by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4427
• Dictionary curation 2026-09-12 by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4365
• feat: set up a bad example→set a bad example by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4488
• feat: add a debug printf to the linter asserts using cfg!(debug_assertions) by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4354
• build(deps): bump clap from 4.6.6 to 4.6.7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4497
• fix(dict): remove noun flag from e.g. to prevent OxfordComma false positives (#4479) by @Yi-111-a in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4480
• fix(harper-core): keep possessive its unflagged after prepositions by @Punisheroot in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4437
• refactor(desktop): move update checking to Rust and run it on a schedule by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4494
• feat: seize control over→seize control of by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4515
• feat: hallucinization→hallucination by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4516
• feat(desktop): create a better onboarding experience by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4495
• feat: comfortable of→comfortable with by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4519

New Contributors

• @Koranir made their first contribution in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4418
• @vjymisal0 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4204
• @Yi-111-a made their first contribution in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4463
• @Punisheroot made their first contribution in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4437

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Automattic/harper/compare/v2.11.0...v2.12.0