github deltachat/deltachat-desktop v2.8.0
v2.8.0 2025-07-29

latest releases: v2.11.1, v2.11.0, v2.10.0...
one month ago

Breaking

  • after upgrade to @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server version 2.x your account data will be migrated and you can not go back to 1.x versions any more, since account data is not backward compatible!

Changed

  • updated help pages #5324
  • update translations (17-29-2025)
  • upgrade @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 2.8.0
    • Features / Changes
      • Donation request device message (#6913).
  • remove resetEncryptionInfo
  • remove the green checkmark since it's default now
  • show verified status: "Introduced" if verified but no verifier name #5327

Added

  • feat: add channel and remove broadcasts #5258
  • Option to create a new plain email with subject and recipients (available only for non-Chatmail accounts) #5294
  • no more edit of mailing list profiles for recipients
  • After some time, add a device message asking to donate. Can't wait? Donate today at https://delta.chat/donate #5295
  • show email icon for non encrypted messages instead padlock for encrypted

Fixed

  • fix outdated info being shown sometimes in some places #5222, #5225
  • accessibility: add accessible labels for lists (messages list, chat list, profiles list) #5030
  • accessibility: mark chat list items as tabs #5041
  • don't execute Ctrl + Up shortcut if the message input is not focused
  • improve performance: reduce delay of some events (e.g. display badge counter changes faster) #5224
  • improve performance: remove message context menu open delay
  • improve performace in global search and contact search #5230, #5232
  • improve performance: don't mark messages as seen unnecessarily when focusing window #5243
  • improve performance in "Edit Group" a little #5237
  • tauri: accessibility: fix outline being barely visible on Windows, and adjust some other colors #5217
  • improve performance a little in some other places #5225
  • fix copying of links into richtext editors #5286

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