Anyone else unable to attach files? [No Further Replies Required]

Lounge
1

Before I start gathering logs and raising a support post - is anyone else using Linux / KDE not able to attach files to notes at all? By that I mean using the toolbar button, drag / drop, cut / paste. It does not error, the file pickers opens and appears to work, just nothing actually happens.

I have not been able to download attachments from notes for quite some time (save as...) but now I cannot even add them.......

Normally I would revert to an older version to compare but although v3.6.16 handles the new sync format it fatally errors because it does not have a "chat panel" (Invalid layout component: chatPanel).

2

Someone reported they can't drag and drop a note from the note list to a whiteboard, and I think they are on Linux. However it works for me on macOS so I'm wondering if there's indeed something off with the Linux release

3

I'm able to attach (and sync to mobile) files in various formats (few megabytes each)

specs

Joplin 3.7.13 (prod, linux)

Device: ZorinOS (gnome, Wayland), AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U with Radeon Graphics
Client ID: 169b6340643343e29989371d139b9ebe
Sync Version: 3
Profile Version: 53
Keychain Supported: Yes
Alternative instance ID: -
Sync target: Dropbox
Editor: Markdown

Revision: e51093d

Backup: 1.5.1
Convert Text To New Note: 1.5.1
Freehand Drawing: 4.3.0
Note Link System: 0.8.0
Note list (Preview): 1.1.0
Note overview: 1.7.1
Outline: 1.5.15
Quick Links: 1.3.2
Rich Markdown: 0.17.1

4

Before I start gathering logs and raising a support post - is anyone else using Linux / KDE not able to attach files to notes at all?

For me (XFCE4 and GNOME 50): Both the "attach file" button and drag-and-drop work for attaching files to the Markdown editor.

I'm in the process of installing KDE plasma.

Update: The "Attach file" button also works for me in KDE Plasma 6.6.6 on Ubuntu 26.04:

Possible differences:

  • I'm probably testing on a different architecture: I'm running a custom ARM64 AppImage build of Joplin from this commit.
  • I'm testing using the kde-plasma-desktop package from Ubuntu 26.04's universe repository. It's version 6.6.6, while the latest KDE plasma version is 6.7.
5

Thank you all for the quick response!

I am on Debian 13.6 with KDE Plasma 6.3.6 & Wayland. Thanks to your help I will concentrate on the distro rather than Joplin.

To anyone reading this thread please only add to this post if you ARE having problems attaching files on Linux.

6

Initial testing seems to show that the combination of KDE and Wayland is upsetting things (or the versions my distro uses). It looks like there is still a small issue with the KDE file dialog but pretty much everything has gone back to normal just by switching to X11.

7

I can attach files on

Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 13
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.6
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Kernel Version: 6.12.107+deb13-amd64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz
Memory: 48 GiB of RAM (46.8 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: Mesa Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: NV167
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 20W6004XMZ
System Version: ThinkPad P15s Gen 2i

Joplin 3.6.14 (prod, linux)

Device: linux, 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz
Client ID: 8346bb871435482783ae76df62adce78
Sync Version: 3
Profile Version: 49
Keychain Supported: No
Alternative instance ID: -
Sync target: Joplin Server
Editor: Markdown

Backup: 1.5.1
Better Tables: 1.0.0
Copy Code Blocks: 2.1.0
Editor Themes: 1.1.0
Extra Markdown editor settings: 1.11.0