- [#6511](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/6511) [`71f1a1f99`](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/71f1a1f9931489d465c2c1302a5c8d768a3cd23a) - Mark `FileData.orig_name` optional on the frontend aligning the type definition on the Python side. Thanks [@whitphx](https://github.com/whitphx)!
- [#6520](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/6520) [`f94db6b73`](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/f94db6b7319be902428887867500311a6a32a165) - File table style with accessible file name texts. Thanks [@whitphx](https://github.com/whitphx)!
- [#6149](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/6149) [`90318b1dd`](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/90318b1dd118ae08a695a50e7c556226234ab6dc) - swap `mode` on the frontned to `interactive` to match the backend. Thanks [@pngwn](https://github.com/pngwn)!
- [#6135](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/6135) [`bce37ac74`](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/bce37ac744496537e71546d2bb889bf248dcf5d3) - Fix selectable prop in the backend. Thanks [@freddyaboulton](https://github.com/freddyaboulton)!
#### new `FileExplorer` component ([#5672](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/5672) [`e4a307ed6`](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/e4a307ed6cde3bbdf4ff2f17655739addeec941e))
Thanks to a new capability that allows components to communicate directly with the server _without_ passing data via the value, we have created a new `FileExplorer` component.
Users can then navigate the virtual filesystem and select files which will be accessible in your predict function. This component will allow developers to build more complex spaces, with more flexible input options.
#### Improve startup performance and markdown support ([#5279](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/5279) [`fe057300`](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/fe057300f0672c62dab9d9b4501054ac5d45a4ec))
##### Improved markdown support
We now have better support for markdown in `gr.Markdown` and `gr.Dataframe`. Including syntax highlighting and Github Flavoured Markdown. We also have more consistent markdown behaviour and styling.
##### Various performance improvements
These improvements will be particularly beneficial to large applications.
- Rather than attaching events manually, they are now delegated, leading to a significant performance improvement and addressing a performance regression introduced in a recent version of Gradio. App startup for large applications is now around twice as fast.
- Optimised the mounting of individual components, leading to a modest performance improvement during startup (~30%).
- Corrected an issue that was causing markdown to re-render infinitely.
- Ensured that the `gr.3DModel` does re-render prematurely.
- [#5215](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/5215) [`fbdad78a`](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/fbdad78af4c47454cbb570f88cc14bf4479bbceb) - Lazy load interactive or static variants of a component individually, rather than loading both variants regardless. This change will improve performance for many applications. Thanks [@pngwn](https://github.com/pngwn)!
- [#5221](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/5221) [`f344592a`](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/f344592aeb1658013235ded154107f72d86f24e7) - Allows setting a height to `gr.File` and improves the UI of the component. Thanks [@abidlabs](https://github.com/abidlabs)!
- [#5265](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/5265) [`06982212`](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/06982212dfbd613853133d5d0eebd75577967027) - Removes scrollbar from File preview when not needed. Thanks [@abidlabs](https://github.com/abidlabs)!
- [#5264](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/5264) [`46a2b600`](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/46a2b600a7ff030a9ea1560b882b3bf3ad266bbc) - ensure translations for audio work correctly. Thanks [@hannahblair](https://github.com/hannahblair)!
- [#5253](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/5253) [`ddac7e4d`](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/ddac7e4d0f55c3bdc6c3e9a9e24588b2563e4049) - Ensure File component uploads files to the server. Thanks [@pngwn](https://github.com/pngwn)!
- [#5313](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/5313) [`54bcb724`](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/54bcb72417b2781ad9d7500ea0f89aa9d80f7d8f) - Restores missing part of bottom border on file component. Thanks [@abidlabs](https://github.com/abidlabs)!