Lobe UI v2 Design System and Desktop App Launch

April brings two major changes you can see and touch: a complete visual refresh powered by the new Lobe UI v2 design system, and the official release of the LobeHub desktop app. Together they make daily usage feel more modern, more fluid, and better suited to desktop workflows.

A refreshed visual foundation

The interface now runs on Lobe UI v2. Every component has been reconsidered for clarity and consistency. Buttons, typography, spacing, and color palettes align across the entire application.

In practice, this means less visual noise and more predictable interactions. The sidebar is cleaner. Model tags are arranged more neatly. System roles can be collapsed to save space. Mobile layouts have been refined for better thumb reachability.

Desktop app with native integration

LobeHub is now available as a native desktop application for Windows and macOS. It includes system tray integration, native window controls, and keyboard shortcuts that feel at home on your operating system.

The desktop app matters most when you:

• Want LobeHub available without keeping a browser tab open
• Prefer native window management and alt-tabbing
• Need system-level shortcuts for common actions
• Work across multiple workspaces and want the app docked consistently

MCP, search, and SSO improvements

MCP protocol support has been enhanced with Streamable HTTP server support. Stdio MCP server installation is smoother, and environment variable parameters are now supported for more flexible server configurations.

Search adds Search1API as a new provider, and SearXNG now supports category and time-range selection for more targeted results.

SSO integration expands with Keycloak support, and the OIDC OAuth workflow has been refined for fewer friction points during authentication.

Model library updates

Coverage has expanded to keep provider evaluation and migration straightforward:

• OpenAI: GPT-4.1 series, o3/o4-mini
• Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental with reasoning token tracking
• xAI: Grok 3 series
• Anthropic, Mistral, Qwen, Ollama: latest model refreshes

Improvements and fixes

• Performance stats: token generation throughput display, Aliyun Bailian token tracking, Google Gemini reasoning token statistics
• Hotkey enhancements: shortcuts for clearing chat and deleting messages, plus full custom hotkey configuration
• Tool calling: update tool-call arguments and re-trigger; local file plugins now support writing files
• Error handling: copy and edit options available when errors occur
• Web crawling: added crawler rules for Xiaohongshu

Credits

Huge thanks to these contributors:

@arvinxx @hezhijie0327 @Innei @nekomeowww @lobehub-team