User hover cards when you pause your mouse over a username
New setting to stop opening the app at login (Settings > General > Open Beeper at login)
Location messages now show as map images
Search supports partial matches on messages
Bug Fixes, Tweaks & Optimizations 🛠️
Fixed app not launching for some Linux users
Show In Inbox works again for Discord Guilds and WhatsApp Communities
Re-enabled Custom CSS
Better matching of search terms
Prevent quote-replying multiple messages when you press the reply button
Trying to open already-open windows will bring them to the foreground
Better visual balance of pinned chats
Add multiple reactions by holding shift when selecting emojis from the picker
Bunches of other small UI & UX improvements
v4.0.445
New Features ✨
Reply button when you hover messages
Added emoji verification, so this app can verify other desktop apps
Bug Fixes, Tweaks & Optimizations 🛠️
Sent images shouldn't reload after they're sent any more
Search "Accounts" filter works now
Fixed bug that caused occasional "Settings couldn't be saved" errors
Other various UX improvements
v4.0.431
New Features ✨
Idle unreads — After 5 minutes idle, new messages in the open room will mark as unread (even if the app is focused) until you interact again
Notifications for messages will progressively dismiss as you read each message
Log out of other Beeper sessions from Settings > Devices
Accounts selection menu has been moved from the Settings gear in the sidebar to the title bar above your Inbox. This helps you change accounts while the sidebar is hidden.
Bug Fixes, Tweaks & Optimizations 🛠️
Most searches should return results much quicker
Improved Discord guild and multi-Slack mapping in the sidebar
Can select attachments in the composer to delete them
Custom Font Size applies to the whole UI now (Settings > Appearance > Font size)
Improved keyboard navigation in GIF picker
After login, chats where the last message was a reaction will show that instead of a blank preview
Downloads should no longer have extra extensions added to the filename
Prevented click on the Audio Bar from also clicking on the messages underneath
Facebook: Can send audio messages again
Windows: Logouts shouldn't occasionally hang any more
Windows: Improved app icon
Dozens of small UI & UX fixes
v4.0.397
New Features ✨
Press Up to edit by enabling Settings > General > Press ↑ in the composer to: Edit your last message
When the sidebar is hidden, hovering near the left edge will reveal it
New default user avatar
Bug Fixes, Tweaks & Optimizations 🛠️
Windows: Show Beeper Beta in OS notifications settings
Windows: Can send attachments with the attachment button / CTRL+O
Windows: Pasted images should not appear broken any more
Lots more emoji aliases to improve emoji search and autocomplete
Stop adding .bin to the end of downloaded files
Don't allow sending caption with audio messages on networks that don't support them
Show RCS / SMS in the composer for GMessages chats
Fixed OTP copying for legacy iMessage Cloud bridges
Fixed bug that sometimes caused new chats to be duplicated
v4.0.375
New Features ✨
Links in messages show a tooltip for where the link will take you
Bug Fixes, Tweaks & Optimizations 🛠️
Linux build is fixed!
Reduce sound effect spam when waking your device from sleep
Login: Auto-paste and submit copied Recovery Codes
Inbox styles are fixed when you turn off "Show number of unread messages"
Fixed Move to Low Priority / Move to Inbox
After login, group chats will immediately show chat member names in Inbox previews
Smoothed the process to reset your Recovery Code
Various UI updates
v4.0.366
New Features ✨
Added security with Context Isolation in Electron
New UI to multi-select and bulk update chats
Added a flow to reconnect broken bridge accounts
Sync frequently-used emoji across Beeper clients
Timestamps follow your system's 12h/24h preference
Bug Fixes, Tweaks & Optimizations 🛠️
Archive now works when you have a message still being sent
Unread counts should correctly show in the Filter Bar
Emoji skin tones should be respected when adding your reaction to a message
Stopped deleted reactions from showing as the chat preview
Only auto link valid domains, and don't auto link URLs in code blocks
Moved sound effects setting to Notifications section
UI improvements to chat view, message composer, popovers, and more
Fixed message reactions for LinkedIn
Don't play sounds when Do Not Disturb is enabled
If your login is stuck on "Restoring key backup", show option to use Recovery Code instead
v4.0.306
New Features ✨
Emoji Verification — you can now use another Desktop app to verify the Beta
Media added to Chat Info pane
Videos in Search show proper thumbnails
Bug Fixes, Tweaks & Optimizations 🛠️
Telegram files download with proper file extensions
Muted chats don't play sounds
Audio messages keep playing even if you scroll them off-screen
Login flow improvements (fewer stuck logins, pasted codes are auto-submitted)
Reactions should no longer disappear after you add them
Old backfilled chats should show the last message timestamp (not the timestamp when you logged in)
Media in reply messages look better
Stop Emoji Picker from randomly closing sometimes
Many more small UI and bug improvements
v3.110.1
Fixed telegram voice notes being unplayable with "Error downloading audio" error
v3.109.1
Fixed starting new chats with the Google Messages connection
Added support for authenticated media in federated Matrix rooms
v3.107.2
Bug Fixes
Users couldn't reset their cross-signing keys if they lost their recovery code