# io.Connect Desktop 10.5 Release Highlights **URL:** \ **Category:** io.Connect Desktop\ **Tags:** release, News\ **Created:** [October 13, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/io-connect-desktop-10-5-release-highlights/729 "2026-10-13T10:30:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![toni.petrov](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.interop.io/toni.petrov/32/17_2.png) [@toni.petrov](https://community.interop.io/u/toni.petrov)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/io-connect-desktop-10-5-release-highlights/729/1 "2026-10-13T10:30:12Z")
**io.Connect Desktop 10.5** introduces Layout and Workspace sharing between users and teams, a new Layouts API, more control over Workspaces, better handling of unavailable apps, and expanded observability through io.Insights. ## [Layout & Workspace Sharing](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html#new_features-layout_sharing) Users can now **share Global and Workspace Layouts with colleagues and teams** through io.Manager, rather than requiring everyone to recreate the same setup. Layout owners can publish their Layouts to specific users or groups with **view or edit permissions**. Recipients can restore shared Layouts, make changes when permitted, or save private copies for their own use. Layouts can also be organized into folders. **Requirements:** Layout sharing requires io.Manager 4.0+, with advanced Layouts enabled in both io.Manager and Desktop. All Desktop instances connected to that io.Manager deployment must use 10.5 or later. [Layout Sharing Configuration](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html#new_features-layout_sharing-configuration) ## [New Layouts API](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html#new_features-layout_sharing-layouts_api) The new fully asynchronous **`io.layouts.v2` API** identifies Layouts by unique IDs and supports the new sharing capabilities. It works with all supported Layout stores, even when sharing is disabled, and is designed to replace the existing `io.layouts` API. **Important:** When Layout sharing is enabled, apps must use `io.layouts.v2`. [Layouts API Documentation](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/capabilities/windows/layouts/javascript/index.html) ## Better Workspace Control & Recovery Several additions make Workspaces easier to manage and more resilient: - **[App Restrictions for Workspaces](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html#new_features-app_restrictions_for_workspaces)** – control which apps users can add through the “Add Apps” popup or drag and drop into a Workspace, with rules for individual apps and defaults. - **[Placeholder App](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html#new_features-placeholder_app)** – optionally display a placeholder when an app saved in a Layout is no longer available. This preserves the Workspace or window-group structure so the original app can be restored when it becomes available again. - **[Workspace Tab Overflow](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html#new_features-tab_overflow_for_workspaces)** – enable scrollable Workspace tabs and a “More Workspaces” menu for selecting or closing tabs that are outside the visible area. ## [Launchpad Redesign & Customization](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html#new_features-launchpad_redesign) The redesigned Launchpad brings Global Layouts into their own section alongside apps and Workspaces, introduces a footer showing the active Global Layout, and lets users add Global Layouts to favorites. You can also use the new [standalone `` React component](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html#new_features-launchpad_component) to build custom launchers while reusing the default Launchpad functionality and UI components. ## [Expanded io.Insights Capabilities](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html#new_features-ioinsights) 10.5 adds several ways to investigate application performance and user workflows: - **Per-app io.Insights configuration** , allowing settings to be tailored to individual applications. - **More detailed app startup traces** , showing how long different window creation and loading phases take. - **HTTP request metrics** for measuring request duration, response sizes and other network performance characteristics. - Additional instrumentation for events such as errors, WebSocket connections and long tasks. These additions help teams investigate slow app launches, network delays and other performance problems with more detailed telemetry. ## Other Highlights - **[Print Preview](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html#new_features-print_preview)** - **[Improved Search](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html#new_features-search_keywords__approximate_matching)** - **[Updating Interop Methods](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html#new_features-updating_interop_methods)** - **[Copying Cookies Between Browser Sessions](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html#new_features-copying_cookies_between_browser_sessions)** - **[FDC3-related API Enhancements](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html#new_features-fdc3)** ## Full changelog: - [io.Connect Desktop 10.5 – Platform Changelog](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/platform/10-5/index.html) - [@interopio/desktop 6.23 – Library Changelog](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/getting-started/changelog/libraries/interopio-desktop/index.html#623-6230)