v1.3.0-beta

Features

• Added back/forward option under History submenu, #208
• Added taskbar overlay icon [Windows], #167
• Added Window submenu by which users can switch to other servers, #245
• Added flashing taskbar icon on incoming message [Windows], #167
• Option to hide the left sidebar, #222
• Staged rollouts, #173
• Minor style improvements

Bug fixes

• Handle focus event properly, closes #216, #251
• Open external links in default browser, closes #164, #204
• Allow user to change installation directory, closes #205
• Fixed server-icon path error [Windows], #181
• Fixed server validation error, closes #211
• Fetch server details from Zulip api, closes #214
• Added tooltip in left sidebar, closes #207
• Added publisher name in windows installer

Now using

• electron - v1.6.11
• spellchecker - v1.2.0
• electron-builder - v19.9.1

Download

• macOS
• Linux:
  • AppImage (Recommended)
    Needs to be made executable after download.
  • deb
• Windows:
  • Installer
  • Zip
    • 64bit
    • 32bit

v1.2.0-beta

Features

• Added new setting page.
• Setting for beta-updates. You can opt in for beta updates via selecting it from setting page.
• Added Keyboard shortcuts to switch between multiple servers.
• Desktop notifications support on Windows 8.

Bug fixes

• Unregister keyboard shortcuts on windows close.
• Show warning dialog while deleting server.
• Allow server which is signed by root cert fixes #150.
• Other minor bug fixes.

Download

• macOS
• Linux:
  • AppImage (Recommended)
    Needs to be made executable after download.
  • deb
• Windows:
  • Installer
  • Zip
    • 64bit
    • 32bit

v1.1.0-beta

Features

• New network error page. App will auto-reload once the network comes back (zulip/zulip-electron@1511ce4 , zulip/zulip-electron@3823ac7)
• Quit shortcut - CTRL+Q [Windows] (zulip/zulip-electron@8630230)
• Improved preference page

Bug fixes

• Fixed power-monitor module error, closes (https://github.com/zulip/zulip-electron/issues/185)
• Fixed code signing error [macOS]

Download

• macOS
• Linux:
  • AppImage (Recommended)
    Needs to be made executable after download.
  • deb
• Windows:
  • Installer
  • Zip
    • 64bit
    • 32bit

v1.0.0-beta

Features

• Sign in to multiple teams (zulip/zulip-electron@06f15eb)
• Windows 7 desktop notification support, closes #16
• Show badge count for each Zulip server (zulip/zulip-electron@9f73160)
• Toggle window on clicking tray icon [Windows] (zulip/zulip-electron@eace637)
• Windows installer is properly code signed using DigiCert certificate. You may get a warning regarding the certificate, please make it false positive.

Bug fixes

• Close/hide app properly (zulip/zulip-electron@48ff506), closes #179
• Keep app running in background on clicking X (zulip/zulip-electron@48ff506), closes #160

Download

• macOS
• Linux:
  • AppImage (Recommended)
    Needs to be made executable after download.
  • deb
• Windows:
  • Installer
  • Zip
    • 64bit
    • 32bit

v0.5.10

Features

• Added self-signed server support
• Unread message counts in tray icon

Download

• macOS
• Linux:
  • AppImage (Recommended)
    Needs to be made executable after download.
  • deb
• Windows:
  • Installer
  • Zip
    • 64bit
    • 32bit

v0.5.9

Features

• Properly signed app for macOS
• Toggle tray icon (#104)
• Better error handling when no internet connection

Bug Fixes

• Fixed permission issue on windows (#125)
• Fixed wrong keyboard shortcuts (#112)

Note - (macOS)

If you are using older versions of zulip-electron, the autoupdates won't work because of the new code signature - please download it from here.

Install

• macOS

• Linux:

  • AppImage (Recommended)
    Needs to be made executable after download.
  • deb

• Windows

v0.5.8-beta

Smaller Windows installer size.

v0.5.7-Beta

Minor improvements.

v0.5.6-Beta

Bug Fixes

• Windows installer error https://github.com/zulip/zulip-electron/issues/101
• Compile and build error in native node modules + spellchecker [Windows]
• Missing icon on installing [Windows]

Improvements

• Using NSIS instead of Squirrel.Windows on windows.
• Autoupdates: now using electron-updater. Removed nuts dependency.

Update - electron-log error is fixed in macOs installer. Please re-download it.

v0.5.4-Beta

🎉 first beta release.

Changelog:

• Fixed #95 which was breaking:
  • Auto-updates
  • Spellchecker
  • Zooming functionality
• Removed unused node modules
• Using stable version for node modules
• Added icon for AppImage