v1.48.0 2024-11-08

Added

• Added support for selecting multiple files in the attachment file picker. #4278
• browser edition:
  • support for selecting custom chat wallpaper #4306
  • support for themes #4304
• improve keyboard and screen-reader accessibility #4210
• Experimental Telegram-style Esc to cancel reply (quote) #4153
• new ViewProfile context menu for blocking/unblocking contact and checking encryption #4043
• added experimental browser version for developers (packages/target-browser)

Changed

• Update translations (2024-11-08)
• Update local help (2024-11-08)
• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 1.148.7
  • Emit chatlist events only if message still exists
  • send_msg_to_smtp: Do not fail if the message does not exist anymore
  • IMAP COMPRESS support.
  • Sort received outgoing message down if it's fresher than all non fresh messages.
  • Auto-restore 1:1 chat protection after receiving old unverified message.
  • Enable Webxdc realtime by default (!)
  • Save full text to mime_headers for long outgoing messages #4289
• move the "Realtime Webxdc Channels" setting out of the "Experimental" section #4316
• Limit options for "Delete Messages from Server" for chatmail accounts #4276
• Dropping multiple files onto deltachat now sends images as compressed images instead of uncompressed files #4278
• Update electron from 30.3.1 to 32.1.0 #4138
• dev: transformed repo into monorepo
• dev: switched from npm to pnpm
• dev: esbuild bundling for electron main process js (+minification for releases)
• changed implementation for accepting dropped in files, use browser apis instead of electron specific hack.
• dev: improved ./bin/test_for_missing_translations.sh script: It is now more correct, helpful and faster
• windows 64bit and 32bit protable and setup now have different filenames #4131
• scroll the selected account into view in the accounts sidebar #4137
• dev: clarify scrolling-related code #4121
• load chat lists faster (the chat list on the main screen, "Forward to..." dialog, etc)
• improved performance a bit #4145, #4188, #4206
• show contact / group name & avatar when pasting invite link in the search field #4151, #4178
• trim whitepaces when reading from clipboard in qr code reader #4169
• when jumping to message, don't scroll the message list if the message is already in view #4204
• when jumping to a message (e.g. when showing the first unread message, or when jumping to a message through "show in chat"), position it more appropriately in the scrollable area #4286
• replace BlueprintJS Button, Icon, Radio, RadioGroup, Collapse, Dialog with our implementation #4006, #4226
• Update proxy configuration - a full url can be entered now
• show "Mark All As Read" in account menu unconditionally #4234

Fixed

• style: fix VCard color being too bright in dark theme #4255
• add missing cancel buttons to import-/export- and reveive-backup progress dialogs #4272
• change title and button label of EditAccountAndPasswordDialog to make it clearer that it is about email account #4271, #4279
• fix Delta Chat not launching on Debian sometimes due to missing package dependencies (libasound2) #4275
• fix not being able to remove avatar for a mailing list #4270
• fix compression of images when added with Image option from attachment menu. #4278
• fix deleting messages with broken video attachment from gallery #4283
• make name more readable in sticker reply #3291
• fix that you can not click header button in dialog when they are on top of the navbar #4093
• fix if Contact has long bio/signature, then shared chats were hidden #4093
• fix chatlist image thumbnails #4101, #4139
• fix: spacing around avatars in reaction details dialog #4114
• fix: wrong translation string for new group creation #4126
• fix: packaging: windows 64bit and 32bit releases now have different filenames, bring back 64bit windows releases. #4131
• some shortcuts (e.g. Ctrl + N, Ctrl + K) not working on some languages' keyboard layouts #4140
• fix missing space between overriden sender name and image attachment #3914
• when adding new line for a long multi-line message, the cursor would get out of view #4152
• fix chat "scrolling up" when someone adds a reaction, resulting in new messages not getting scrolled into view when they arrive #4120
• Chat "scrolling up" when typing a multi-line message, quoting a message, or adding an attachment, resulting in new messages not getting scrolled into view #4119
• losing scrolling "momentum" while scrolling the messages list fast #4122
• "Page Up" / "Page Down" not working on scrollable elements except for messages list #4269
• crash on clicking "About" when no account is selected (e.g. after deleting an account) #4154
• show "new group" instead of "new contact" when pasting a group invite link in the search field #4151
• message input getting unexpectedly re-focused, and not re-focused after some actions if the draft text is not empty #4136
• fix: exit search when clicking on profile when the selected profile is already the selected account #4166
• "Encryption Info" dialog showing all info in one line #4162
• fix crash when you chose Settings from a context menu on account you haven't selected #4190
• fix All Media not opening from a context menu on account you haven't selected #4191
• fix: packaging: include architecture in filename for all appimages #4202
• fix: make open external link scheme case insensive #4201
• some reactions dialog items not being clickable on secondary accounts (profiles) #4228
• target-electron: make sure log of stdio server is also logged to file
• fix "Mark All As Read" in account menu mark also archived chats as read
• use authname instead of displayname for vcard filename #4233
• ugly positioning of reactions on image-only messages #4237

Downloads

• https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v1.48.0/

v1.47.1 2024-11-02

This release candidate is currently in the testing phase, to learn more read https://support.delta.chat/t/help-testing-the-upcoming-1-47-x-release/3292

Added

• Added support for selecting multiple files in the attachment file picker. #4278
• browser edition:
  • support for selecting custom chat wallpaper #4306
  • support for themes #4304
• improve keyboard and screen-reader accessibility #4210

Changed

• style: avoid scrolling to account list items such that they're at the very edge of the list #4252
• Update local help (2024-10-25) #4264
• Update translations (2024-27-10) #4281
• Limit options for "Delete Messages from Server" for chatmail accounts #4276
• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 1.148.6
  • IMAP COMPRESS support.
  • Sort received outgoing message down if it's fresher than all non fresh messages.
  • Auto-restore 1:1 chat protection after receiving old unverified message.
  • Enable Webxdc realtime by default (!)
  • Save full text to mime_headers for long outgoing messages #4289
• when jumping to a message (e.g. when showing the first unread message, or when jumping to a message through "show in chat"), position it more appropriately in the scrollable area #4286
• Dropping multiple files onto deltachat now sends images as compressed images instead of uncompressed files #4278

Fixed

• image thumbnails not showing in chat list #4247
• progress bar not working #4248
• avoid showing horizontal scrollbars in chat list #4253
• revert debian packagename from deltachat back to deltachat-desktop #4266
• style: fix VCard color being too bright in dark theme #4255
• style: less vertical space between radio group items #4298
• style: fix the avatar in the profile dialog being oval-shaped #4299
• remove unnecessary horizontal scrollbar in "View Group" dialog #4254
• add missing cancel buttons to import-/export- and reveive-backup progress dialogs #4272
• change title and button label of EditAccountAndPasswordDialog to make it clearer that it is about email account #4271, #4279
• fix styling of progressbars in light theme #4274
• fix Delta Chat not launching on Debian sometimes due to missing package dependencies (libasound2) #4275
• fix not being able to remove avatar for a mailing list #4270
• fix compression of images when added with Image option from attachment menu. #4278
• fix deleting messages with broken video attachment from gallery #4283
• accessibility: wrong positioning of some context menus and popups when activating them with keyboard #4246
• "Page Up" / "Page Down" not working on scrollable elements except for messages list #4269
• make name more readable in sticker reply #3291
• fix missing icons in wallpaper settings #4308

Downloads

https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v1.47.1

v1.47.0 2024-10-23

This release candidate is currently in the testing phase, to learn more read https://support.delta.chat/t/help-testing-the-upcoming-1-47-x-release/3292

Added

• Experimental Telegram-style Esc to cancel reply (quote) #4153
• new ViewProfile context menu for blocking/unblocking contact and checking encryption #4043
• added experimental browser version for developers (packages/target-browser)

Changed

• Update electron from 30.3.1 to 32.1.0 #4138
• dev: transformed repo into monorepo
• dev: switched from npm to pnpm
• dev: esbuild bundling for electron main process js (+minification for releases)
• changed implementation for accepting dropped in files, use browser apis instead of electron specific hack.
• dev: improved ./bin/test_for_missing_translations.sh script: It is now more correct, helpful and faster
• windows 64bit and 32bit protable and setup now have different filenames #4131
• scroll the selected account into view in the accounts sidebar #4137
• dev: clarify scrolling-related code #4121
• improved performance a bit #4145, #4188, #4206
• show contact / group name & avatar when pasting invite link in the search field #4151, #4178
• Update local help (2024-10-02) #4165
• trim whitepaces when reading from clipboard in qr code reader #4169
• load chat lists faster (the chat list on the main screen, "Forward to..." dialog, etc)
• when jumping to message, don't scroll the message list if the message is already in view #4204
• replace BlueprintJS Button, Icon, Radio, RadioGroup, Collapse, Dialog with our implementation #4006, #4226
• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 1.147.1
• Update proxy configuration - a full url can be entered now
• show "Mark All As Read" in account menu unconditionally #4234
• Update translations (2024-22-10) #4238

Fixed

• fix that you can not click header button in dialog when they are on top of the navbar #4093
• fix if Contact has long bio/signature, then shared chats were hidden #4093
• dev: proper native source-map support during development for main process
• dev: use correct log level when logging to console in main process
• security: harden electron_functions, only runtime can use them now
• security: harden runtime interface by deleting the reference on window (window.r) after the first use. For development it is now accessible at exp.runtime but only in --devmode like exp.rpc
• dev: update ./bin/update_background_thumbnails.sh script
• fix chatlist image thumbnails #4101, #4139
• fix: spacing around avatars in reaction details dialog #4114
• fix: wrong translation string for new group creation #4126
• fix: packaging: windows 64bit and 32bit releases now have different filenames, bring back 64bit windows releases. #4131
• some shortcuts (e.g. Ctrl + N, Ctrl + K) not working on some languages' keyboard layots #4140
• fix chat "scrolling up" when someone adds a reaction, resulting in new messages not getting scrolled into view when they arrive #4120
• fix missing space between overriden sender name and image attachment #3914
• when adding new line for a long multi-line message, the cursor would get out of view #4152
• Chat "scrolling up" when typing a multi-line message, quoting a message, or adding an attachment, resulting in new messages not getting scrolled into view #4119
• crash on clicking "About" when no account is selected (e.g. after deleting an account) #4154
• show "new group" instead of "new contact" when pasting a group invite link in the search field #4151
• message input getting unexpectedly re-focused, and not re-focused after some actions if the draft text is not empty #4136
• fix: exit search when clicking on profile when the selected profile is already the selected account #4166
• "Encryption Info" dialog showing all info in one line #4162
• losing scrolling "momentum" while scrolling the messages list fast #4122
• fix crash when you chose Settings from a context menu on account you haven't selected #4190
• fix All Media not opening from a context menu on account you haven't selected #4191
• cancel old message highlight animations when a new message is highlighted #4203
• fix: packaging: include architecture in filename for all appimages #4202
• fix: make open external link scheme case insensive #4201
• some reactions dialog items not being clickable on secondary accounts (profiles) #4228
• target-electron: make sure log of stdio server is also logged to file
• improve accessibility a little #4133
• fix "Mark All As Read" in account menu mark also archived chats as read
• use authname instead of displayname for vcard filename #4233
• ugly positioning of reactions on image-only messages #4237

Downloads

https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v1.47.0

v1.46.8 2024-09-09

Changed

• do not display email adresses in reactions dialog #4066

• click on a row in reactions dialog opens contact profile #4066

• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 1.142.12

  • Display Config::MdnsEnabled as true by default.

Fixed

• fix newlines in messages with WebXDC attachments #4079
• being unable to delete a nonfunctional account imported from ArcaneChat #4104
• Ctrl/Cmd+Q (also File->Quit) now should properly close the app when focus is on main window

Downloads

• https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v1.46.8/

v1.46.7 2024-09-02

Changelog

Changed

• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 1.142.11
  • Set backward verification when observing vc-contact-confirm or vg-member-added

[1.46.6] - 2024-08-29

Changed

• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 1.142.10
  • Fixed panic on unknown "certificate checks" configuration. This is needed for backwards compatibility with backups imported from future versions of Delta Chat.
  • Fix reading of multiline SMTP greetings.
  • Update preloaded DNS cache.
  • Only include one From: header in securejoin messages

Fixed

• Experimental Telegram-style Ctrl+Up/Down: improve behavior to align more with Telegram #4088
• Allowed webp in image selector, added webp consistantly #4087
• enhance edit name dialog #

Downloads

• https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v1.46.7/

v1.46.5 2024-08-19

Changelog

Fixed

• fix blocked composer after secure join #3917

[1.46.4] - 2024-08-16

Changed

• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 1.142.7
  • Increase timeout for QR generation to 60s #5882
  • Fix default to strict TLS checks if not configured #5888
  • Update rpgp 0.13.2 to fix "unable to decrypt" errors when sending messages to old Delta Chat clients using Ed25519
  • Do not request ALPN on standard ports and when using STARTTLS
  • for more see Changelog

[1.46.3] - 2024-08-14

Changed

• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 1.142.4

Fixed

• Fix account import in BACKUP2 format #4075

[1.46.2] - 2024-08-05

Added

• New keyboard shortcuts (experimental setting): Telegram-style Ctrl+Up/Down to select the message to reply to #3965
• More shortcuts to switch between chats: Ctrl + PageDown, Ctrl + PageUp, Ctrl + Tab, Ctrl + Shift + Tab #3984
• Better keyboard accessibility: make more elements focusable, add outline them #4005
• a way to add contact by pasting invite link to the search field #4041
• add on-screen controls to ImageCropper and the ability to rotate by 90 degrees #3893
• Added UI for read receipts in message info dialog #4036

Changed

• reword advanced setting "Disable Background Sync For All Accounts" -> "Only Synchronize the Currently Selected Account" #3960
• use 'Info' and 'Message Info' consistently #3961
• consolidate 'Profile' wording #3963
• consolidate 'Export/Import secret keys' button format #4019
• name "Search" fields as such #4015
• Update local help (2024-06-19)
• refactor: safer types #3993
• keep aspect ratio in quoted images #3999
• make ImageCropper use CSS-transforms for UI and canvas API to cut the result #3893
• update stock translations #4051
• show device message only once as unread #4057
• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 1.142.1
  • explicitly close the database on account removal to avoid crash on Windows #3959
  • fix memory leak in jsonrpc client code (to be specific in yerpc)
  • support vcards exported by protonmail
  • Display vCard contact name in the message summary
  • Case-insensitive search for non-ASCII messages
• upgrade electron from 30.0.2 to 30.3.1
• truncate message previews in chat list #4059
• renderElementPreview calls renderElementPreview for message element children #4059

Fixed

• Fix crash on "Settings" click when not on main screen (e.g. no account selected): hide the "settings" button
• code: comply with react hook rules #3955
• fix mailto dialog #3976
• "Realtime Webxdc Channels" toggle not reflecting actual setting value #3992
• even faster load of contact lists in "New Chat" and "New Group" #3927
• really hide 3dot menu when it is hidden #3998
• fix react crash when downloading a video message on demand #4000
• fix bug that showed placeholders while searching in chat forward dialog until you scrolled #4001
• Fix the problem of Quit menu item on WebXDC apps closes the whole DC app #3995
• minor performance improvements #3981
• fix chat list items (e.g. Archive) and contacts not showing up sometimes #4004
• fix bug notifications not being removed on Mac #4010
• fix bug "Mark All as Read" does not remove notifications #4002
• fix update unread badge on when muting / unmuting a chat #4020
• fix update unread badge on receiving device messages #4020
• fix target chat was not opened on notification click #3983
• fix scroll to forwarded message #3834
• fix CSP bypass in webxdc (not a vulnerability) #4011
• fix show new incoming messages after clearing chat #4037
• fix: QR scanning not showing errors on failure #4040
• fix missing remove button in AddMemberChip #393
• fix composite emoji in text avatar #4038
• fix "Password and Account" dialog not indicating invalid credentials, making it seem that you can change password like this #4032
• fix empty context menu and unneccessary separators in HTML mail view #4053
• fix HTML email view empty space before email content #4052
• fix HTML email content not being zoomed #4052
• fix Icon preview of latest WebXDC displayed when summary is reaction event #4062
• fix stretched summaryPreviewIcon #4064
• fix wrong paths in some Window installations #4058
• fix "Contact info" card layout continuously jumping for contact names of certain length #4068

Downloads

• https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v1.46.5/

v1.46.1 - 2024-06-17

Added

• add option to use sytem ui font in appearance settings #3949
• pretty preview for vcard draft #3948

Changed

• use SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH environment var for build timestamp instead of Date.now() if set.
• use italic variants of Roboto font correctly #3949
• show chat name when searching in chat #3950

Fixed

• skip requestSingleInstanceLock on mac appstore builds (mas), because it made it unable to start the app on older macOS devices. #3946
• fix tray icon explaination in settings that appears when started with --minimized #3949
• performance: memorize MessageBody, don't run message parser multiple times for the same message #3951
• performance: add limits for MessageBody text generally and for quotes, core already has limits on text size, but for the cases where core has a bug it's still useful to have a failsave #3951
• Fix some strings not being translated on some locales (e.g. "1 minute" message age in Indonesian) #3910
• Fix strings being incorrectly pluralized for many locales (such as "2 members" in Russian) #3910
• make search ui visible when searching in a chat when in small screen mode #3950

Removed

• removed unused Roboto font variants #3949

[v1.46.0] - 2024-06-10

Changed

• Update translations (2024-06-09) #3925

Fixed

• refresh member list after changes #3807

[v1.45.5] - 2024-06-08

Added

• send contact as VCard from attachment context menu #3830

Changed

• Update translations (2024-06-08) #3923

Fixed

• Do not set min window dimensions on screens that are smaller than those min dimensions (such as linux phones) #3919
• packaging: respect NO_ASAR env var in afterPackHook #3916
• fix image cropper is not started when creating a group #3920

Changed

• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 1.140.2

[v1.45.4] - 2024-06-06

Added

• Add image cropper to setting group avatars #3905

Changed

• do not open last chat when switching accounts in small screen mode #3912
• open last chat when exiting small screen mode #3912
• Fix removing group avatars #3905
• Do not unselect chat when opening global map #3912
• Fix missing translation for broadcastlist name #3913

Fixed

• Show error to user if core process exits unexpectedly #3904

[v1.45.3] - 2024-06-05

Fix

• Fix map in packaged build #3900

[v1.45.2] - 2024-06-04

Fix

• Fix notifications (was broken in 1.45.1) #3898

[v1.45.1] - 2024-06-04

Added

• Added a Small Screen Mode, when you rezise the window to be small it will only show the chatlist with account sidebar or the Chat View with a back button.
• show VCard attachment as VCard in message list #3840
• add contact from VCard & start chat on click #3840
• Webxdc realtime support #3741

Changed

• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to v1.140.0
• Always show msg.overrideSenderName even when the message is sent by yourself
• Secure notifications on linux: escape html, like signal does #3875, #3890
• Update translations (2024-06-04) #3871 #3888 #3895
• adapt title of "Privacy Policy" link for default instance #3872
• ContextMenuItem now can render icons #3811
• use our own ContextMenu for AttachmentMenu #3811
• replace BlueprintJS Button and Icon with our implementation in chat navbar and attachment menu #3811
• update @deltachat/message_parser_wasm to 0.11.0 -> Bugfixes for link parsing:
  • restrict what can be in a label for a labled link
  • fix that false-positives in link detection

Fixed

• fix that map tab is highlighted when you are in the media/gallery tab #3867
• fix message text "wobbling" on hover #3862
• fix: close alternative options dialog when setting up as a second device #3873
• fix map not opening #3876
• fix ImageCropper not working on smaller images
• fix: right click in ContactList should open a context menu #3884

[v1.45.0] - 2024-05-24

Added

• Remember last position & size of webxdc windows #3754 #3755
• add quick-key CtrlOrCmd+q for submenu quit #3758
• add window titlebar for html_email- and help window #3770 #3778
• add quick key Cmd+W/Ctrl+W to close webxdc-, html_email- and help-window #3770 #3778
• Accept images from clipboard in QR reader #3762
• Introduce new Spinner component #3786
• Instant Onboarding #3773 #3801
• Add instructions and troubleshooting button to "Add as Second Device" dialog #3801
• Add image cropper for profile image selector #1779
• add more information to about screen (runtime, where the rpc server is and whether you run under arm translation) #3567
• Use openstreetmap in map
• Open map in a separate window
• Add global map for all chats in account

Changed

• Update translations (2024-05-20) #3746 #3802 #3827 #3837
• The latest reaction is now shown in the chatlist, if it's newer than the last message #3749
• minor improvements to "add second device" dialog #3748
• Remove deprecated translations #3756
• Refactor chat store into React context #3725
• Improve security: restrict file protocol #3769 #3798 #3800
• Change chatlist to use new chatlist changed event from core #3268
• Refactor QR code reader #3762
• add animations for message shortcuts menu #3759
• reactions: add message height animation #3752
• update @deltachat/message_parser_wasm to 0.10.0 -> now parses internationalised Links and some minor bugfixes #3813
• replace emoji regex with message-parser function for counting emojis #3813
• update eslint dependency and its plugins #3808:
  • eslint: 8.54.0 -> 8.56.0
  • eslint-config-prettier: 9.0.0 -> 9.1.0
  • eslint-plugin-prettier: 5.0.1 -> 5.1.3
  • eslint-plugin-react-hooks: 4.6.0 -> 4.6.2
  • @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin: 6.13.1 -> 7.8.0
  • @typescript-eslint/parser: 6.13.1 -> 7.8.0
• bump nodejs requirement to >=18.18.0 #3808
• reorganise some settings acording changes on android & ios #3812
• reword password label to 'Existing Password' #3826
• replace deltachat-node with @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server #3567
• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to v1.139.3
• upgrade electron from 28.2.3 to 30.0.2
• increase minimum nodejs version from 18 to 20
• hide irrelevant advanced settings for chatmail users #3823
• upgrade electron-builder from 24.6.4 to 24.13.3 #3828
• upgrade mocha to 10.4.0

Fixed

• fix chat audit dialog was going out of viewport on smaller screens #3736
• fix long names breaking layout of reactions dialog #3736
• hide "add second device" instructions when transfer has started #3748
• improve chat scroll performance #3743, #3747
• faster load of contact lists in "New Chat" and "New Group" #3842
• reduce CPU load when moving mouse over chat #3751
• fix chatlistitem background when context menu for it is shown it is now highlighted correctly on pinned chats #3766
• fix add missing top padding to confirm sending files dialog #3767
• remove last selected chat id in ui settings when deleting the selected chat #3772
• fix translation keys in keybindings cheat sheet dialog #3779
• fix random scroll position and missing redraws when opening "Archive" #3268
• fix: clear notifications for a contact request when blocking it #3268
• Unmount QR scanner and disable camera correctly on abort or exit #3762
• Close reactions bar on emoji selection #3788
• fix Clicking notification does not bring Delta Chat to foreground on Windows #3793
• Prevent re-rendering of account sidebar when switching account #3789
• fix help not opening for languages that have no localized help #3801
• quoted messages with single emoji as text look too big #3813
• fix the bug where reactions bar is closed after arriving new message #3760
• fix problem of focus when opening create chat dialogue #3816
• fix the bug where EditAccountAndPassword dialog does not close with OK button
• fix the problem of pressing ENTER when logging in and prompting doing additioanl dialogs #3824

Removed

• remove disabled composer reason, now composer is just always hidden when chat.canSend is false #3791
• remove --multiple-instances flag #3567

Download

https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v1.46.1/

v1.46.0 - 2024-06-10

🐣 New Onboarding: ⚡️ Sign up to secure fast chatmail servers (https://delta.chat/chatmail) or use classic e-mail servers

💻 Collapse chat list on small screens or window sizes
📋 Accept images from clipboard in QR reader
🖼️✂️ Image cropper for profile image selector
📌 Webxdc windows now remember their last position and size
🚀 Shorter startup times on newer Mac (through native ARM builds)
✨ Many improvements and bug fixes

Changelog

Changed

• Update translations (2024-06-09) #3925

Fixed

• refresh member list after changes #3807

[v1.45.5] - 2024-06-08

Added

• send contact as VCard from attachment context menu #3830

Changed

• Update translations (2024-06-08) #3923

Fixed

• Do not set min window dimensions on screens that are smaller than those min dimensions (such as linux phones) #3919
• packaging: respect NO_ASAR env var in afterPackHook #3916
• fix image cropper is not started when creating a group #3920

Changed

• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 1.140.2

[v1.45.4] - 2024-06-06

Added

• Add image cropper to setting group avatars #3905

Changed

• do not open last chat when switching accounts in small screen mode #3912
• open last chat when exiting small screen mode #3912
• Fix removing group avatars #3905
• Do not unselect chat when opening global map #3912
• Fix missing translation for broadcastlist name #3913

Fixed

• Show error to user if core process exits unexpectedly #3904

[v1.45.3] - 2024-06-05

Fix

• Fix map in packaged build #3900

[v1.45.2] - 2024-06-04

Fix

• Fix notifications (was broken in 1.45.1) #3898

[v1.45.1] - 2024-06-04

Added

• Added a Small Screen Mode, when you rezise the window to be small it will only show the chatlist with account sidebar or the Chat View with a back button.
• show VCard attachment as VCard in message list #3840
• add contact from VCard & start chat on click #3840
• Webxdc realtime support #3741

Changed

• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to v1.140.0
• Always show msg.overrideSenderName even when the message is sent by yourself
• Secure notifications on linux: escape html, like signal does #3875, #3890
• Update translations (2024-06-04) #3871 #3888 #3895
• adapt title of "Privacy Policy" link for default instance #3872
• ContextMenuItem now can render icons #3811
• use our own ContextMenu for AttachmentMenu #3811
• replace BlueprintJS Button and Icon with our implementation in chat navbar and attachment menu #3811
• update @deltachat/message_parser_wasm to 0.11.0 -> Bugfixes for link parsing:
  • restrict what can be in a label for a labled link
  • fix that false-positives in link detection

Fixed

• fix that map tab is highlighted when you are in the media/gallery tab #3867
• fix message text "wobbling" on hover #3862
• fix: close alternative options dialog when setting up as a second device #3873
• fix map not opening #3876
• fix ImageCropper not working on smaller images
• fix: right click in ContactList should open a context menu #3884

[v1.45.0] - 2024-05-24

Added

• Remember last position & size of webxdc windows #3754 #3755
• add quick-key CtrlOrCmd+q for submenu quit #3758
• add window titlebar for html_email- and help window #3770 #3778
• add quick key Cmd+W/Ctrl+W to close webxdc-, html_email- and help-window #3770 #3778
• Accept images from clipboard in QR reader #3762
• Introduce new Spinner component #3786
• Instant Onboarding #3773 #3801
• Add instructions and troubleshooting button to "Add as Second Device" dialog #3801
• Add image cropper for profile image selector #1779
• add more information to about screen (runtime, where the rpc server is and whether you run under arm translation) #3567
• Use openstreetmap in map
• Open map in a separate window
• Add global map for all chats in account

Changed

• Update translations (2024-05-20) #3746 #3802 #3827 #3837
• The latest reaction is now shown in the chatlist, if it's newer than the last message #3749
• minor improvements to "add second device" dialog #3748
• Remove deprecated translations #3756
• Refactor chat store into React context #3725
• Improve security: restrict file protocol #3769 #3798 #3800
• Change chatlist to use new chatlist changed event from core #3268
• Refactor QR code reader #3762
• add animations for message shortcuts menu #3759
• reactions: add message height animation #3752
• update @deltachat/message_parser_wasm to 0.10.0 -> now parses internationalised Links and some minor bugfixes #3813
• replace emoji regex with message-parser function for counting emojis #3813
• update eslint dependency and its plugins #3808:
  • eslint: 8.54.0 -> 8.56.0
  • eslint-config-prettier: 9.0.0 -> 9.1.0
  • eslint-plugin-prettier: 5.0.1 -> 5.1.3
  • eslint-plugin-react-hooks: 4.6.0 -> 4.6.2
  • @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin: 6.13.1 -> 7.8.0
  • @typescript-eslint/parser: 6.13.1 -> 7.8.0
• bump nodejs requirement to >=18.18.0 #3808
• reorganise some settings acording changes on android & ios #3812
• reword password label to 'Existing Password' #3826
• replace deltachat-node with @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server #3567
• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to v1.139.3
• upgrade electron from 28.2.3 to 30.0.2
• increase minimum nodejs version from 18 to 20
• hide irrelevant advanced settings for chatmail users #3823
• upgrade electron-builder from 24.6.4 to 24.13.3 #3828
• upgrade mocha to 10.4.0

Fixed

• fix chat audit dialog was going out of viewport on smaller screens #3736
• fix long names breaking layout of reactions dialog #3736
• hide "add second device" instructions when transfer has started #3748
• improve chat scroll performance #3743, #3747
• faster load of contact lists in "New Chat" and "New Group" #3842
• reduce CPU load when moving mouse over chat #3751
• fix chatlistitem background when context menu for it is shown it is now highlighted correctly on pinned chats #3766
• fix add missing top padding to confirm sending files dialog #3767
• remove last selected chat id in ui settings when deleting the selected chat #3772
• fix translation keys in keybindings cheat sheet dialog #3779
• fix random scroll position and missing redraws when opening "Archive" #3268
• fix: clear notifications for a contact request when blocking it #3268
• Unmount QR scanner and disable camera correctly on abort or exit #3762
• Close reactions bar on emoji selection #3788
• fix Clicking notification does not bring Delta Chat to foreground on Windows #3793
• Prevent re-rendering of account sidebar when switching account #3789
• fix help not opening for languages that have no localized help #3801
• quoted messages with single emoji as text look too big #3813
• fix the bug where reactions bar is closed after arriving new message #3760
• fix problem of focus when opening create chat dialogue #3816
• fix the bug where EditAccountAndPassword dialog does not close with OK button
• fix the problem of pressing ENTER when logging in and prompting doing additioanl dialogs #3824

Removed

• remove disabled composer reason, now composer is just always hidden when chat.canSend is false #3791
• remove --multiple-instances flag #3567

Download

https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v1.46.0/

Release Progress (app stores and other places where you can get the app) is tracked in #3929

v1.45.5 - 2024-06-08

Added

• send contact as VCard from attachment context menu #3830

Changed

• Update translations (2024-06-08) #3923

Fixed

• Do not set min window dimensions on screens that are smaller than those min dimensions (such as linux phones) #3919
• packaging: respect NO_ASAR env var in afterPackHook #3916
• fix image cropper is not started when creating a group #3920

Changed

• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 1.140.2

[v1.45.4] - 2024-06-06

Added

• Add image cropper to setting group avatars #3905

Changed

• do not open last chat when switching accounts in small screen mode #3912
• open last chat when exiting small screen mode #3912
• Fix removing group avatars #3905
• Do not unselect chat when opening global map #3912
• Fix missing translation for broadcastlist name #3913

Fixed

• Show error to user if core process exits unexpectedly #3904

[v1.45.3] - 2024-06-05

Fix

• Fix map in packaged build #3900

[v1.45.2] - 2024-06-04

Fix

• Fix notifications (was broken in 1.45.1) #3898

[v1.45.1] - 2024-06-04

Added

• Added a Small Screen Mode, when you rezise the window to be small it will only show the chatlist with account sidebar or the Chat View with a back button.
• show VCard attachment as VCard in message list #3840
• add contact from VCard & start chat on click #3840
• Webxdc realtime support #3741

Changed

• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to v1.140.0
• Always show msg.overrideSenderName even when the message is sent by yourself
• Secure notifications on linux: escape html, like signal does #3875, #3890
• Update translations (2024-06-04) #3871 #3888 #3895
• adapt title of "Privacy Policy" link for default instance #3872
• ContextMenuItem now can render icons #3811
• use our own ContextMenu for AttachmentMenu #3811
• replace BlueprintJS Button and Icon with our implementation in chat navbar and attachment menu #3811
• update @deltachat/message_parser_wasm to 0.11.0 -> Bugfixes for link parsing:
  • restrict what can be in a label for a labled link
  • fix that false-positives in link detection

Fixed

• fix that map tab is highlighted when you are in the media/gallery tab #3867
• fix message text "wobbling" on hover #3862
• fix: close alternative options dialog when setting up as a second device #3873
• fix map not opening #3876
• fix ImageCropper not working on smaller images
• fix: right click in ContactList should open a context menu #3884

[v1.45.0] - 2024-05-24

Added

• Remember last position & size of webxdc windows #3754 #3755
• add quick-key CtrlOrCmd+q for submenu quit #3758
• add window titlebar for html_email- and help window #3770 #3778
• add quick key Cmd+W/Ctrl+W to close webxdc-, html_email- and help-window #3770 #3778
• Accept images from clipboard in QR reader #3762
• Introduce new Spinner component #3786
• Instant Onboarding #3773 #3801
• Add instructions and troubleshooting button to "Add as Second Device" dialog #3801
• Add image cropper for profile image selector #1779
• add more information to about screen (runtime, where the rpc server is and whether you run under arm translation) #3567
• Use openstreetmap in map
• Open map in a separate window
• Add global map for all chats in account

Changed

• Update translations (2024-05-20) #3746 #3802 #3827 #3837
• The latest reaction is now shown in the chatlist, if it's newer than the last message #3749
• minor improvements to "add second device" dialog #3748
• Remove deprecated translations #3756
• Refactor chat store into React context #3725
• Improve security: restrict file protocol #3769 #3798 #3800
• Change chatlist to use new chatlist changed event from core #3268
• Refactor QR code reader #3762
• add animations for message shortcuts menu #3759
• reactions: add message height animation #3752
• update @deltachat/message_parser_wasm to 0.10.0 -> now parses internationalised Links and some minor bugfixes #3813
• replace emoji regex with message-parser function for counting emojis #3813
• update eslint dependency and its plugins #3808:
  • eslint: 8.54.0 -> 8.56.0
  • eslint-config-prettier: 9.0.0 -> 9.1.0
  • eslint-plugin-prettier: 5.0.1 -> 5.1.3
  • eslint-plugin-react-hooks: 4.6.0 -> 4.6.2
  • @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin: 6.13.1 -> 7.8.0
  • @typescript-eslint/parser: 6.13.1 -> 7.8.0
• bump nodejs requirement to >=18.18.0 #3808
• reorganise some settings acording changes on android & ios #3812
• reword password label to 'Existing Password' #3826
• replace deltachat-node with @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server #3567
• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to v1.139.3
• upgrade electron from 28.2.3 to 30.0.2
• increase minimum nodejs version from 18 to 20
• hide irrelevant advanced settings for chatmail users #3823
• upgrade electron-builder from 24.6.4 to 24.13.3 #3828
• upgrade mocha to 10.4.0

Fixed

• fix chat audit dialog was going out of viewport on smaller screens #3736
• fix long names breaking layout of reactions dialog #3736
• hide "add second device" instructions when transfer has started #3748
• improve chat scroll performance #3743, #3747
• faster load of contact lists in "New Chat" and "New Group" #3842
• reduce CPU load when moving mouse over chat #3751
• fix chatlistitem background when context menu for it is shown it is now highlighted correctly on pinned chats #3766
• fix add missing top padding to confirm sending files dialog #3767
• remove last selected chat id in ui settings when deleting the selected chat #3772
• fix translation keys in keybindings cheat sheet dialog #3779
• fix random scroll position and missing redraws when opening "Archive" #3268
• fix: clear notifications for a contact request when blocking it #3268
• Unmount QR scanner and disable camera correctly on abort or exit #3762
• Close reactions bar on emoji selection #3788
• fix Clicking notification does not bring Delta Chat to foreground on Windows #3793
• Prevent re-rendering of account sidebar when switching account #3789
• fix help not opening for languages that have no localized help #3801
• quoted messages with single emoji as text look too big #3813
• fix the bug where reactions bar is closed after arriving new message #3760
• fix problem of focus when opening create chat dialogue #3816
• fix the bug where EditAccountAndPassword dialog does not close with OK button
• fix the problem of pressing ENTER when logging in and prompting doing additioanl dialogs #3824

Removed

• remove disabled composer reason, now composer is just always hidden when chat.canSend is false #3791
• remove --multiple-instances flag #3567

Download

https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v1.45.5/

v1.45.4 - 2024-06-06

This release candidate is currently in the testing phase, to learn more read https://support.delta.chat/t/help-testing-the-upcoming-v1-45-x-release/3089

Added

• Add image cropper to setting group avatars #3905

Changed

• do not open last chat when switching accounts in small screen mode #3912
• open last chat when exiting small screen mode #3912
• Fix removing group avatars #3905
• Do not unselect chat when opening global map #3912
• Fix missing translation for broadcastlist name #3913

Fixed

• Show error to user if core process exits unexpectedly #3904

[v1.45.3] - 2024-06-05

Fix

• Fix map in packaged build #3900

[v1.45.2] - 2024-06-04

Fix

• Fix notifications (was broken in 1.45.1) #3898

[v1.45.1] - 2024-06-04

Added

• Added a Small Screen Mode, when you rezise the window to be small it will only show the chatlist with account sidebar or the Chat View with a back button.
• show VCard attachement as VCard in message list #3840
• add contact from VCard & start chat on click #3840
• Webxdc realtime support #3741

Changed

• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to v1.140.0
• Always show msg.overrideSenderName even when the message is sent by yourself
• Secure notifications on linux: escape html, like signal does #3875, #3890
• Update translations (2024-06-04) #3871 #3888 #3895
• adapt title of "Privacy Policy" link for default instance #3872
• ContextMenuItem now can render icons #3811
• use our own ContextMenu for AttachmentMenu #3811
• replace BlueprintJS Button and Icon with our implementation in chat navbar and attachment menu #3811
• update @deltachat/message_parser_wasm to 0.11.0 -> Bugfixes for link parsing:
  • restrict what can be in a label for a labled link
  • fix that false-positives in link detection

Fixed

• fix that map tab is highlighted when you are in the media/gallery tab #3867
• fix message text "wobbling" on hover #3862
• fix: close alternative options dialog when setting up as a second device #3873
• fix map not opening #3876
• fix ImageCropper not working on smaller images
• fix: right click in ContactList should open a context menu #3884

[v1.45.0] - 2024-05-24

Added

• Remember last position & size of webxdc windows #3754 #3755
• add quick-key CtrlOrCmd+q for submenu quit #3758
• add window titlebar for html_email- and help window #3770 #3778
• add quick key Cmd+W/Ctrl+W to close webxdc-, html_email- and help-window #3770 #3778
• Accept images from clipboard in QR reader #3762
• Introduce new Spinner component #3786
• Instant Onboarding #3773 #3801
• Add instructions and troubleshooting button to "Add as Second Device" dialog #3801
• Add image cropper for profile image selector #1779
• add more information to about screen (runtime, where the rpc server is and whether you run under arm translation) #3567
• Use openstreetmap in map
• Open map in a separate window
• Add global map for all chats in account

Changed

• Update translations (2024-05-20) #3746 #3802 #3827 #3837
• The latest reaction is now shown in the chatlist, if it's newer than the last message #3749
• minor improvements to "add second device" dialog #3748
• Remove deprecated translations #3756
• Refactor chat store into React context #3725
• Improve security: restrict file protocol #3769 #3798 #3800
• Change chatlist to use new chatlist changed event from core #3268
• Refactor QR code reader #3762
• add animations for message shortcuts menu #3759
• reactions: add message height animation #3752
• update @deltachat/message_parser_wasm to 0.10.0 -> now parses internationalised Links and some minor bugfixes #3813
• replace emoji regex with message-parser function for counting emojis #3813
• update eslint dependency and its plugins #3808:
  • eslint: 8.54.0 -> 8.56.0
  • eslint-config-prettier: 9.0.0 -> 9.1.0
  • eslint-plugin-prettier: 5.0.1 -> 5.1.3
  • eslint-plugin-react-hooks: 4.6.0 -> 4.6.2
  • @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin: 6.13.1 -> 7.8.0
  • @typescript-eslint/parser: 6.13.1 -> 7.8.0
• bump nodejs requirement to >=18.18.0 #3808
• reorganise some settings acording changes on android & ios #3812
• reword password label to 'Existing Password' #3826
• replace deltachat-node with @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server #3567
• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to v1.139.3
• upgrade electron from 28.2.3 to 30.0.2
• increase minimum nodejs version from 18 to 20
• hide irrelevant advanced settings for chatmail users #3823
• upgrade electron-builder from 24.6.4 to 24.13.3 #3828
• upgrade mocha to 10.4.0

Fixed

• fix chat audit dialog was going out of viewport on smaller screens #3736
• fix long names breaking layout of reactions dialog #3736
• hide "add second device" instructions when transfer has started #3748
• improve chat scroll performance #3743, #3747
• faster load of contact lists in "New Chat" and "New Group" #3842
• reduce CPU load when moving mouse over chat #3751
• fix chatlistitem background when context menu for it is shown it is now highlighted correctly on pinned chats #3766
• fix add missing top padding to confirm sending files dialog #3767
• remove last selected chat id in ui settings when deleting the selected chat #3772
• fix translation keys in keybindings cheat sheet dialog #3779
• fix random scroll position and missing redraws when opening "Archive" #3268
• fix: clear notifications for a contact request when blocking it #3268
• Unmount QR scanner and disable camera correctly on abort or exit #3762
• Close reactions bar on emoji selection #3788
• fix Clicking notification does not bring Delta Chat to foreground on Windows #3793
• Prevent re-rendering of account sidebar when switching account #3789
• fix help not opening for languages that have no localized help #3801
• quoted messages with single emoji as text look too big #3813
• fix the bug where reactions bar is closed after arriving new message #3760
• fix problem of focus when opening create chat dialogue #3816
• fix the bug where EditAccountAndPassword dialog does not close with OK button
• fix the problem of pressing ENTER when logging in and prompting doing additioanl dialogs #3824

Removed

• remove disabled composer reason, now composer is just always hidden when chat.canSend is false #3791
• remove --multiple-instances flag #3567

Downloads

https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v1.45.4/