--- title: 8.4.6 slug: 846 docTags: createdAt: 2026-10-06T01:12:48.433Z --- **Release date:** October 7, 2026 Activate 8.4.6 is a patch release with standalone Studio fixes, Markdown editor improvements, and non-production content management. ## Activate Studio New standalone Studio installations now default to the Studio directory rather than the server-instance directory. Existing installations are not moved by this change. Standalone Studio also avoids direct database initialisation when connecting through the SQL connection proxy. The version-mismatch warning now clearly explains when the installed Studio version needs to be updated to match the attached Activate instance. ## Web-Form Control Fixes - **Approval groups in custom forms:** An `ApprovalGroup` declared directly in a form can now be constructed by the form renderer, avoiding the construction failure that previously prevented the form from loading. - **Instance-browsing pages in custom forms:** A `BrowseInstancesPage` embedded without its normally supplied instance-list control now renders its static content instead of failing. Normal instance-browsing pages retain their existing behaviour. - **TextTile headings:** Configured titles now appear above the tile text instead of being omitted. ## Markdown Editing and Comparison Markdown editor sizing now applies the configured height to the editing area, with scrolling for longer content. Read-only content can grow with its contents. Form authors can supply an earlier version through the CompareMarkdown property to display a read-only comparison against the current Markdown. Multiline comparisons preserve line breaks, and reviewers can switch between comparison, source, and rich-text views. Existing forms continue to use their current mode unless configured for comparison. ```xml New Text Old Text ``` ## Update Notes No new prerequisites or migration steps are required.