Deltachat Desktop 1.60.1 is ready to be tested! Highlights:

🖼️ open all media view (gallery) in an own dialog
🔔 a sound effect is played when current open chat gets a new message (can be turned off)
🔎 Zoom In/Out with Ctrl +/-
💠 show 3 recently used apps in chat navbar

support.delta.chat/t/help-test…

#deltachat_desktop

:test_tube: Help testing the upcoming v1.60.x release

Please help testing the next release 1.60.x before we publish it to the stores: New features: 🖼 open all media view (gallery) in an own dialog 🔔 a sound effect is played when current open chat gets a new message (can be turned off) 🔎 Zoom In/Out …

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Should we change the default keyboard shortcut for sending messages in #deltachat_desktop #deltachat

The question is about whether the `"Enter"` key should create a newline or send the message.

The other shortcuts will stay the same:
- Ctrl/Cmd + Enter is always send
- Shift + Enter is always newline

• Keep: Enter creates newline (65%, 23 votes)
• Change: Enter sends message (34%, 12 votes)

#deltatauri is ready for testing.

support.delta.chat/t/help-test…

DeltaTauri is basically #deltachat_desktop , but using #tauri instead of electron.
Full Blogpost will follow soon.

Help Test the Tauri pre-release

As some of you know, I worked the last 2 years on porting the desktop client from electron to tauri: NLnet; Delta Tauri deltachat-desktop/packages/target-tauri at main · deltachat/deltachat-desktop · GitHub Currently the plan is to release the tau…

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💫 The time has come: a new Delta Chat Desktop release is ready to be tested 💫

Version: 1.57.0 (which is the release candidate for 1.58.0, if it works well).

Highlights:
🎤 record voice messages
👤 new profile view design
🖼️ improved image messages (less border, you now see more from the image)

support.delta.chat/t/help-test…

#deltachat_desktop

Help testing the upcoming v1.58.x release

Please checkout & test the new Desktop Prerelease 1.57.0 before we publish the final release 1.58.0 Important new features to test: voice messages: finally you can record and send voice messages with DC desktop change to new transport API (technic…

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Did you know that #deltachat_desktop has an experimental feature for custom themes?

github.com/deltachat/deltachat…

just made #deltatauri compile for #android

github.com/deltachat/deltachat…

nlnet.nl/project/DeltaTauri/

#deltachat_desktop #tauri #nlnet

working on webxdc support in #deltatauri

Just finished implementing all the webxdc.js apis, the next steps are about hardening the sandboxing in preparation for the security audit together with @WofWca

#deltachat_desktop #tauri #webxdc

✨ My first technical blogpost is out now. ✨

If you ever wanted to learn a bit about how
#deltachat works internally and why we have two ways to communicate with our #rust core, then this is the introduction to read

delta.chat/en/2025-02-11-why-j…

#jsonrpc #cffi #c #rust #deltachat_desktop #deltachat_core

Delta Chat: From C- to JSON-based APIs of the Rust

Foremost this is a quite technical post. Read our other blog posts if you want something more targeted at end users. If you have not yet looked at the Delta Chat source code, you might not know tha...

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The time has come for a new #deltachat_desktop Test Release: 1.51.0 !

Besides many bug fixes we added a New App Picker 🚀 which allows to browse and attach #webxdc apps directly from attachment menu.

Help us find the most
annoying bugs so we can make sure this update is ready to be released on
the website and in stores:

support.delta.chat/t/help-test…

#deltachat

#Electron vs #Tauri in #deltachat_desktop
- 📦 download size: 151mb vs 28mb
- 💾 size on disk: 340mb vs 40mb
- 🧠 RAM usage: 292mb vs 209mb (after fresh start)

Though take it with a grain of salt: #deltatauri does not yet have features implemented and my sample size is just one here 😅

Code for #deltatauri is now public!

For now it contains only the most basic functionality - so more for the fellow developers to try out or/and review my code 😉. That being said, it is already surprisingly usable.

github.com/deltachat/deltachat…

Thanks to #nlnet & #ngi0_entrust for funding this project: nlnet.nl/project/DeltaTauri/.

#deltachat #deltachat_desktop #tauri

Tauri Edition by Simon-Laux · Pull Request #4462 · deltachat/deltachat-desktop

How to build/try it you need rust, nodejs, pnpm and maybe also tauri dependencies. (see https://tauri.app/start/prerequisites/) pnpm i pnpm dev:tauri Features: What already works: basic features ...

^GitHub

Updated for #deltachat_desktop readme coming soon.

Shows links to the 3 editions:
- deltachat electron (current releases)
- #deltatauri
- #deltachat_web

#deltachat

I'm making big progress on the #tauri version of #deltachat_desktop

So far it only takes 38 mb 📦 (78mb installed) in package size instead of the 150mb 📦(323mb installed) of the Delta Chat Desktop #electron version.

I'll keep you updated in this thread.

Thanks to #nlnet & #ngi0_entrust for funding this project: nlnet.nl/project/DeltaTauri/.

#deltachat #deltatauri

#deltachat_desktop finally has Automated E2E testing again! 👨‍🔬 🧪 🚀

Thanks to the desktop team and #deltachat_web for making this possible.

Also thanks to #playwright for making such a nice testing solution.

Dreamed of for many years, and now it became reality:
Delta Chat UI running in a web browser. 🤩

(read thread for more info)

#deltachat_web #deltachat_desktop #deltachat

For now this "#deltachat_web" project is merely meant as proof that the deltachat desktop frontend/UI has no dependency on electron anymore.

With a few nice side-benefits:

It allows us developers to use other browsers dev tools to improve #accessibility for example and to bring back automated ui #testing.

Last but not least this serves as a stepping stone to make a #tauri version of #deltachat_desktop

Stay tuned for the #nlnet funded #delta_tauri project.

nlnet.nl/project/DeltaTauri/

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#deltachat #deltachat_desktop

#deltachat_desktop 1.46.8 is rolling out, compared to 1.46.7 it mostly has bugfixes and smaller improvements.

I'll post again when it is fully rolled out, you can already check status on: github.com/deltachat/deltachat…

#deltachat_desktop 1.46.7 is out

The changes are mostly Bugfixes compared to the last released version.

Release Progress: github.com/deltachat/deltachat…

#deltachat_desktop 1.46 rollout is basically done except for #homebrew and #nix (the Nix package is already in the works, home-brew could use some help)

There are also some users reporting crashes with the flatpak: github.com/deltachat/deltachat…
And with the MacOS version from the appstore github.com/deltachat/deltachat…

So if you have problems tell us, additional information will help us to solve these issues. (frankly we rely on user feedback because we have #noTelemetry)

DeltaChat desktop flatpak 1.46.0 suddenly fails to start · Issue #3930 · deltachat/deltachat-desktop

Delta Chat desktop flatpak 1.46.0, Ubuntu 22.04, Gnome shell 42.9, Wayland Today I suddenly have the problem that deltachat-desktop refuses to start. Here are the errors in the terminal when I atte...

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#deltachat_desktop version 1.46.0 is now released:

🐣 New Onboarding: ⚡️Sign up to secure fast #chatmail servers 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)

get.delta.chat

view exact rollout status at github.com/deltachat/deltachat…

#deltachat

Delta Chat: Get Delta Chat

Minimal requirements: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean or iOS 12, iPhone 5s or iPad 5/Air/Mini 2 or Windows 10, macOS 10.15 Catalina, Ubuntu 18.04, Fedora 29 or Debian 10 or compatible systems. The desktop v...

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Another test release for #deltachat_desktop is ready for testing: 1.45.5

- added sharing of contacts

(flathub beta already had this version since a day already, on that note flathub beta is out meanwhile)

support.delta.chat/t/help-test…

🧪 Help testing the upcoming v1.45.X release

1.45.5 is now ready for testing. (reaction translation fix is not in that test version, will come with the next version) Changelog Added send contact as VCard from attachment context menu #3830 Changed Update translations (2024-06-08) #3923 Up…

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#flathub beta for #deltachat_desktop is now available for testing.

We also improved the new small screen mode so that #linuxmobile phones can use it again. (still not a use case we can support officially, but now you can actually use it)

Read more and more pictures:
support.delta.chat/t/help-test…

Another test release for #deltachat_desktop is ready for testing: 1.45.4

- Do not open last chat when switching accounts in small screen mode
- and 6 other smaller bug fixes/improvements

read more and downloads under: support.delta.chat/t/help-test…

I'm working on a Flatpak beta right now, so that will come next.

🧪 Help testing the upcoming v1.45.X release

The time has come for a new Desktop Release! 🎉 Help us find the most annoying bugs so we can make sure this update is ready to be released on the website and in stores.

^Delta.Chat

Test-release 1.45.3 is out, because there was still an issue with the experimental map feature.

#deltachat_desktop

Thanks for testing.

support.delta.chat/t/help-test…

🧪 Help testing the upcoming v1.45.X release

The time has come for a new Desktop Release! 🎉 Help us find the most annoying bugs so we can make sure this update is ready to be released on the website and in stores.

^Delta.Chat

new test release 1.45.2 for #deltachat_desktop is ready for testing.

compared to 1.45.1 this fixes notifications.

compared to 1.45.0: see previous toot in reply chain.

support.delta.chat/t/help-test…

🧪 Help testing the upcoming v1.45.X release

The time has come for a new Desktop Release! 🎉 Help us find the most annoying bugs so we can make sure this update is ready to be released on the website and in stores.

^Delta.Chat

new test release 1.45.1 for #deltachat_desktop is ready for testing.

We fixed the map and added a small screen mode making it more usable on small screens such as #linuxmobile phones (even though that is still not really a supported use case)

support.delta.chat/t/help-test…

🧪 Help testing the upcoming v1.45.X release

The time has come for a new Desktop Release! 🎉 Help us find the most annoying bugs so we can make sure this update is ready to be released on the website and in stores.

^Delta.Chat

I forgot to mention that this test release is the first with macOS arm / Apple Silicon / M1 builds, so it runs much faster on the newer macOS machines now. ⚡ 🔥

Please help us to find bugs before we make the full release:
support.delta.chat/t/help-test…

#deltachat_desktop #deltachat

🧪 Help testing the upcoming v1.45.X release

The time has come for a new Desktop Release! 🎉 Help us find the most annoying bugs so we can make sure this update is ready to be released on the website and in stores.

^Delta.Chat

The next TESTRELEASE for #deltachat_desktop is ready for your feedback.

🚀 Instant Onboarding
🤳 Better instructions and troubleshooting button to “Add as Second Device” dialog
📋 Accept images from clipboard in QR reader
🖼️ ✂️ Image cropper for profile image selector
🗺️ Use openstreetmap in map, open map in separate window

Please help us to test the new 1.45 version so we can fix the bugs before the big release:

support.delta.chat/t/help-test…

#deltachat

🧪 Help testing the upcoming v1.45.X release

The time has come for a new Desktop Release! 🎉 Help us find the most annoying bugs so we can make sure this update is ready to be released on the website and in stores.

^Delta.Chat

Delta Chat Desktop 1.44.1 is rolling out now.

Highlights:

❤️ Send emoji reactions for messages
🔄 New Account Switcher sidebar with notification management
🛎️ Get notified for all your accounts
⚙️ Improved settings dialog
✨ A whole bunch of refactorings, improvements and bugfixes

Release progress on github.com/deltachat/deltachat…

#deltachat_desktop #deltachat

Release Progress `v1.44.1` 💫 · Issue #3731 · deltachat/deltachat-desktop

DeltaChat Website (deltachat/deltachat-pages#807) flathub (flathub/chat.delta.desktop#127) GitHub release (https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/releases/tag/v1.44.1) downloadable files al...

^GitHub

Help testing the upcoming #deltachat_desktop v1.43.X release: support.delta.chat/t/help-test…

Release Highlights

❤️ Send emoji reactions for messages
🔄 New Account Switcher sidebar with notification management
🔔 Get notified for all your accounts
⚙️ Improved settings dialog
✨ A whole bunch of refactorings, improvements and bugfixes

#deltachat

🧪 Help testing the upcoming v1.43.X release

🧪 Help testing the upcoming v1.43.X release The time has come for a new Desktop Release! 🎉 Help us find the most annoying bugs so we can make sure this update is ready to be released on the website and in stores.

^Delta.Chat

🔔 The next version will also bring multi account notifications to desktop.

🔕 You will also be able to mute accounts so you don't need to mute all chats by hand in your casual mailing list account.

For macOS users we removed the window titlebar, inspired by a popular proprietary gaming chat app. I think it looks quite cool now 😄

#deltachat #deltachat_desktop

If you use the #flatpak version of #deltachat_desktop and it crashes 💥 when you click on notifications or unread chats -> you can disable notifications as workaround to get rid of the crashes.

We unfortunately haven't found a solution for this problem yet. 😢

Seems to be related to a libnotify portal + electron issue.

If you want to know more or know something that could help us to fix this problem, the issue is here:

github.com/deltachat/deltachat…

Delta Chat crashes when trying to read new messages · Issue #3590 · deltachat/deltachat-desktop

Operating System (Linux/Mac/Windows/iOS/Android): Linux Mint 21.2 Delta Chat Version: 1.42.2 (flatpak) Expected behavior: When I click on a chat with a new message, DC shows the chat and I can read...

^GitHub

Working on a more usable multi-account experience in #deltachat_desktop

In the future versions you will be able to switch between accounts more easily while staying informed about new messages from all accounts.

#deltachat

new #deltachat_desktop bug fix release is currently in the process of getting released github.com/deltachat/deltachat…

I will make another post/toot when it is available everywhere.

Release Progress 1.42.2 · Issue #3582 · deltachat/deltachat-desktop

website (deltachat/deltachat-pages#777) flathub () github release (https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/releases/tag/v1.42.2) downloadable files also on github Mac store () windows store ...

^GitHub