We decided to rewrite Dnotebook to be more like Jupyter notebooks, where we can write and run code that interacts directly with the user's local OS in a safe and secure way. This overarching goal here is that we want users to have a native experience when using Dnotebook.

The following is a list of proposed features for the new release:
Target release date: March 2022

• Rewrite core components in Typescript
• Add a new code editor with syntax highlighting, lining, snippet, and autocomplete.
• Add support for file system directory: Users can interact with their local file system from the UI so they can create, update and delete files securely
• Bash command support for managing notebooks: Users can execute bash commands from the UI. This makes the installation of new packages relatively easy and intuitive.
• Better UI/UX
• File menu options for managing kernels and notebooks