# Lookat 2.1.0rc2 released

DevFeed: [Lookat 2.1.0rc2 released](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/lookat-2-1-0rc2-released-39536.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.wagemakers.be/blog/2025/08/03/lookat-2-dot-1-0rc2-released/>)

Author: Staf Wagemakers

Published: 2025-08-03T09:48:50Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [stafwag Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/stafwag-blog.md>)

Topics: [Unix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/unix.md>), [color](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/color.md>), [changelog](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/changelog.md>), [Documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/documentation.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>)

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## AI overview

Lookat 2.1.0rc2 is the second release candidate for Lookat/Bekijk 2.1.0, a Unix file browser and viewer focused on ANSI color support. The release corrects italic color handling, changes character-size naming, supports multiple ANSI streams, updates the default color theme, revises documentation, and reorganizes contribution directories.

## Source excerpt

Lookat 2.1.0rc2 is the second release candicate of release of Lookat/Bekijk 2.1.0, a user-friendly Unix file browser/viewer that supports colored man pages. The focus of the 2.1.0 release is to add ANSI Color support. News 3 Aug 2025 Lookat 2.1.0rc2 Released Lookat 2.1.0rc2 is the second release candicate of Lookat 2.1.0 ChangeLog Lookat / Bekijk 2.1.0rc2 Corrected italic color Don't reset the search offset when cursor mode is enabled Renamed strsize to charsize ( ansi_strsize -> ansi_charsize, utf8_strsize -> utf8_charsize) to be less confusing Support for multiple ansi streams in ansi_utf8_strlen() Update default color theme to green for this release Update manpages & documentation Reorganized contrib directory Moved ci/cd related file from contrib/* to contrib/cicd Moved debian dir to contrib/dist Moved support script to contrib/scripts