Flare 2026 Release Notes
| Article #: GEN1080F | Product: Flare | Version: 2026 |
Build Number: 22.0.9643
Release Date: May 28, 2026
New Features and Improvements
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Multi-Word Synonym Support
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Can use phrases in synonym editor
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HTML5 Security updates
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Updated DOMPurify to 3.4.3.
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Updated SBOM to reflect this
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Inline SVG Support
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Allows users to insert SVGs inline into a topic and the XML editor/PDF output will display it
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Generate Output Accepting All Changes
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New third option when generating PDF output. Can select to have all tracked changes act as accepted so an author can see what an output may look like
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Bug Fixes
To read more about the new features, please visit our What's New topic in the online Help. The following is a list of customer-reported issues that are fixed in Flare 2026.
| ID | Title | Detailed Function |
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| 190106 | Flare should display track changes for updated snippets their point of insertion (Output) | Annotations / Reviewing |
| 183528 | Getting stuck on "`Selected identifier has a topic assigned to it" prompt if Source Control Explorer | pending changes pane is opened | CSH/Alias/.h |
| 186974 | Alias file prompts for update multiple times when focusing editor again | CSH/Alias/.h |
| 188761 | Testing CSH Calls in HTML Help Target does not work | CSH/Alias/.h |
| 189598 | EPUB Build Hangs Indefinitely on Topics with MadCap Equations | Equations |
| 158493 | Flare: Footnotes: Defining mc-footnote-position overwrites other applied formatting | Footnotes/Endnotes |
| 187805 | Callout text disappears from images in Flare 2025 XML editor and output | Images/Multimedia |
| 188622 | SVG Images not displaying correctly in PDF | Images/Multimedia |
| 189626 | Security Vulnerability: log4j-core-2.17.1.jar | Install/Uninstall |
| 151340 | Central Reviews: Missing counts on Changes and Annotations when file is in a Submitted State | Integration: MadCap Central |
| 188333 | Zendesk Connector: Shared Topic is Moved Instead of Duplicated When Publishing to Separate Categories | Integration: Zendesk |
| 189344 | Zendesk Connector issue: Unable to log in to Zendesk. | Integration: Zendesk |
| 187514 | Custom List with Color Variable causes a hard crash. | Lists |
| 182258 | Checkmarx vulnerability scan for madcapall.js (MadCapHelpSystem.js) | Output: HTML5 |
| 189695 | Upgrade from DOMPurify version 3.2.6 to latest version | Output: HTML5 |
| 188866 | Inline SVGs do not display in PDF output | Output: Native PDF |
| 130401 | When there is an inline tag applied to the beginning of an autonumbered block inside of a snippet, the autonumber and the inline element switch places in Word output | Output: Word |
| 143803 | Non Breaking Space is added between autonumber and heading text when there's a bookmark. | Output: Word |
| 165877 | Borders applied to Code Snippets don't look right in Word Output | Output: Word |
| 170262 | Code snippets in Word output do not soft line-wrap | Output: Word |
| 186134 | List items inherit page breaks for each subsequent list item in Word output | Output: Word |
| 188990 | Increased build times in large HTML5 target builds with Flare 2025r2 compiler | Performance |
| 188867 | Changing any field in FTP/SFTP destination file wipes out Credentials | Publishing/Destinations |
| 190056 | Remove micro content from Syndicate publish manifest | Publishing/Destinations |
| 190072 | Syndicate: Topics not in the TOC are missing from the manifest file if "Do not use content folder" is used | Publishing/Destinations |
| 190078 | Other files that should be excluded from the Syndicate manifest file when publishing from FLD/FLO to Syndicate | Publishing/Destinations |
| 188992 | Phrase searches don't highlight results in topic if there is an inline tag in the phrase | Search |
| 119831 | Topic does not refresh when nested snippet is updated | Snippets |
| 189092 | CSS Variable Colors from Branding Stylesheet does not load in Styles.css Color Picker | Stylesheet Editor |
| 189041 | Synonym file: Stem checkbox for Group does not stay checked | Synonyms |
| 176864 | Column defined "Cell Content Style" style is overriding the defined header "Cell Content Style" | Table Styles |
| 188716 | Flare 2025 r2 Heading variables assigned to the topic Title in topic properties appear as Undefined variable in TOC | Variables |
| 115515 | Unable to use proper parentheses in a LTR text that is part of an Arabic topic. | XML Editor |
| 187470 | XML Editor: Non-breaking space ignored after regular space | XML Editor |
| 188736 | Futura LT BT Causes characters to stack together when a non-breaking space is used | XML Editor |
| 188843 | Xref text does not break on the following line when there's autonumber defined on the referenced heading and the xref format. | XML Editor |
| 189050 | Getting an exception applying a generic style class to a table cell Via Cell Content Style (The local name for elements or attributes cannot be null or an empty string.) | XML Editor |
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Last updated: May 28, 2026 |
Author: Marvin Mallari |
Contributions by: MadCap QA |