This release candidate is currently in the testing phase, to learn more read https://support.delta.chat/t/help-testing-the-upcoming-1-41-x-release/2793/

Since we needed to upgrade electron this version drops support for windows 7, 8 and 8.1 https://www.electronjs.org/blog/windows-7-to-8-1-deprecation-notice If you are using DC on these platforms you have the following options:

• Keep using 1.40.4

• update windows to 10 or 11

• switch to linux (or dual boot it)

• contact delta@merlinux.eu if you have money and want to sponsor a special legacy build of deltachat desktop 1.41-1.42.

• Core is now built on Debian 10: now requires glibc 2.28, ubuntu 18 is not supported anymore.

Changelog

Changed

• fix notarisation for macOS dmg

[1.41.0] - 2023-11-13

Added

• Global Gallery
• Show date when scrolling gallery
• add option to view images and videos in the gallery cropped to grid or in their original aspect ratio
• mark webxdc app context as secure #3413
• Experimental: Related Chats
• Developer option to disable IMAP IDLE #4803
• add option to save to file system to webxdc "send to chat"-dialog
• Add image compression
• open mailto: and openpgp4fpr: links from webxdc in deltachat #3355
• show confirm dialogue when creating new chat after clicking mail address #3469
• Ask for broadcast name when creating one
• Automatically create verified group when all users are verified #3492
• register on system as handler for webxdc files

Changed

• add a dark theme for the "Help" and the webxdc loading screen
• improve the look of the webxdc loading screen
• Update translations (05.11.2023)
• better search in chat design which shows more results (remove redundant chat info and combine both headers)
• shorten package description, because some debian had problems with our large description.
• Images are now compressed unless you send them as files
• move tray icon option to Appearance
• show prettier linter warnings through eslint #3463
• move "Forward" and "Reply" close together in the message menu
• for the "introduced by" line, only use verifier_id (no ContactObject.is_verified)
• show verification icon in title of view profile if verified dm chat exists.
• update dependencies
  • update minimum nodejs version from 16 to 18
  • update electron from v22.3.24 to version v26.4.2
  • update electron-builder from 23.0.4 to 24.6.4
  • update @electron/notarize from (electron-notarize package name) ^1.0.0 to ^2.1.0
  • update deltachat-node and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to v1.131.1
  • update @deltachat/message_parser_wasm to 0.8.0, which adds linkification to links on more generic URI schemes.
  • Removed url-parse dependency replacing it with modern APIs

Fixed

• fix clipboard not working in webxdc apps
• fix target=_blank links in html emails don't work #3408
• add description for enableChatAuditLog setting
• fix: import key from file instead of folder, fixes #1863
• fix webxdc title not updated in document title changes #3412
• fix: remove duplicated search button on "search in chat" #3014
• fix "Verified by" is shown weirdly for contacts that were verified directly #3421
• open help, webxdc and html email windows with always on top flag, if main window has that flag.
• fix copy text inserts extra linebreaks
• improve video message - wide enough to show controls
• gallery: fix scroll to top when switching tabs
• fix: context menu items could take up multiple lines
• fix: retrieve bounds directly from window and check if null on resize or move event #3461
• fix: initialise power monitor after electron signals readyness to avoid electron failing with SIGTRAP #3460
• centering of username component in settings view #3467
• fix wording of autocrypt setup messages
• fix wording of menu entries and dialog titles
• fix window store installation (remove unknown language code from supported languages)
• fix emojis in some html emails (force charset utf-8)
• fix null account name when leaving the field empty bug
• fix text truncation so verified icon is always shown on ViewGroup, ViewProfile, ContactListItems, Navbar and on ChatlistItem
• fix scrollbar caused flickering in ViewProfile

Removed

• remove 40KiB download on demand option

Download

https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v1.41.1/