【Monthly Update】Preview of the New Features in Pre-release Redmine! Automatic list marker completion on line break and More (September 2025 Commit Highlights)

2025-10-30  •  Tags: , ,  •  ISHIHARA Yukiko

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I introduce the new features that have been committed in the official Redmine repository and will be included in the upcoming release. Let's preview the upcoming features that will make Redmine even more useful.

Redmine 6.1 was released in September 2025. This month, we will introduce new features included in Redmine 6.1 that were committed just before the release, and new features planned for the next version, Redmine 7.0, from the issues committed in September.

Table of Contents

New Features Included in Redmine 6.1, Committed Just Before Release

New Features Planned for Redmine 6.1.1

New Features Planned for Redmine 7.0

What is Redmine?
Redmine is an open source project management software. It can be freely installed on self-hosted servers or used via cloud services. For more information about Redmine, visit official site.

Automatic list marker completion on line break

When inputting bulleted or numbered lists in input fields such as issue descriptions, comments, or Wiki pages, pressing Enter to break a line now automatically inserts the next marker symbol (such as * or 1. ). If you press Enter again without inputting anything, the symbol is easily deleted, allowing for a regular line break. This eliminates the effort of manually typing the symbols, speeding up input.

Default values for Auto Watch can be configured for new users

It is now possible to set the default values for "Issues I created" and "Issues I contributed to" in a new user's Auto Watch settings to OFF.

Previously, the default Auto Watch setting was ON, requiring users to manually change the setting to OFF if they did not want to auto-watch issues. This made it difficult to manage an operation where "everyone is OFF, and those who want it turn it ON themselves." With Redmine 6.1 and later, this is easy to achieve.


Administration -> Settings -> Users -> Auto Watch

The new user creation screen when the default value is set to OFF.

Added recent_pages macro to display a list of recently updated Wiki pages

The macro {{recent_pages}}, which allows for easy display of a list of recently updated Wiki pages, is now available. By simply writing the {{recent_pages}} macro on the Wiki main page or sidebar, a list of recently updated Wiki pages within that project is automatically displayed.

Macro Description Examples Description
{{recent_pages}} Displays a list of pages updated in the past 7 days.
{{recent_pages(days=3)}} Specifies the update period to display.
{{recent_pages(limit=5)}} Specifies the maximum number of pages to display.
{{recent_pages(time=true)}} Displays the last update time next to each page title.

Input Screen (Main Page)

Input Screen (Sidebar)

Display Result

Display user initials when Gravatar is not used

Users who are not using Gravatar will now have their initials displayed. This improves visual clarity for users who have not set an icon, making it easier to identify who they are.

Copy RSS/REST API key to clipboard feature

A button has been added near the REST API key displayed on the "My account" page, allowing the entire key string to be copied to the clipboard with a single click.

Improvement for issues where bold and italics might not display correctly when inputting CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) in Markdown

A problem where emphasis notations like bold and italics do not display correctly if they are immediately followed by Japanese, Chinese, or Korean (CJK) punctuation marks (e.g., 。 or 、) in CommonMark Markdown will be fixed.


Input Example

Display Result (Current Version)

Display Result (Next Version)

Introduce Open Color to unify and standardize CSS colors

The color palette used in the design will be unified under a standardized system called Open Color. This will bring consistency and improved visibility to the color scheme of Redmine's buttons, links, backgrounds, etc., making the overall UI more comprehensible.


Current Version

Next Version

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Created: 2025-10-30  •  Tags: , ,