Official release v0.3.0

For the latest development build, see the continuous release.

Release Notes

What's New for Users:
This release brings Windows 10 support and transforms the app into a nostr client with media support, threaded conversations, and a polished user experience. You can now view images and videos directly in posts, engage in nested comment discussions, and enjoy a much more responsive and intuitive interface across Windows and Linux.

🎬 Rich Media Support

• Image display and viewer - Images from URLs now display directly in posts with a dedicated image viewer
• Video player with fullscreen support - Embedded video player with play/pause controls, progress bar, and fullscreen mode
• Download images and videos - Save any image or video directly to your computer with a single click
• Video controls - Full video playback controls including time display and seeking

💬 Enhanced Social Features

Comments & Conversations

• Nested comment threads - Comment on posts with full threaded conversation support
• Comment trees - Visual indentation shows conversation hierarchy and reply relationships

Reposts & References

• Referenced post display - Reposts and quote reposts now show the original post content inline
• Nested post references - Support for complex post reference chains
• Quote repost support - Create and view quote reposts with your commentary

Profile Integration

• Smart profile rendering - npub addresses automatically display as profile names and pictures
• Clickable profile links - Click any profile reference to view that user's feed
• Profile pictures everywhere - User avatars displayed consistently across the app

🎨 User Experience Improvements

Navigation & Interface

• Improved scrolling - Smooth scrolling behavior across all feeds and chats
• Collapsible sidebar - More screen space when you need it
• Auto-scroll intelligence - Feeds automatically scroll to new content when appropriate

Chat & Messaging

• Message anyone - Send private messages without requiring a follow relationship
• Better chat interface - Improved message display and input handling
• Enhanced scroll behavior - Smooth chat scrolling that remembers your position

🖥️ Cross-Platform Support

• Windows support - Full Windows compatibility with native installer
• Better performance - Reduced memory usage and faster loading
• Improved reliability - Better connection handling and error recovery

🔧 Behind the Scenes

Performance Improvements

• Faster loading - Optimized event processing and database operations
• Reduced memory usage - Better resource management prevents slowdowns
• Network optimization - Smarter relay selection and connection management

Reliability & Stability

• Better error handling - Graceful handling of connection failures
• Publish status tracking - See when your posts successfully publish to relays
• Connection monitoring - Visual indicators for network status

Developer & Build Improvements

• Automated version management - Streamlined release process
• Updated dependencies - Latest Qt and build system improvements
• Code organization - Better maintainability for future features

Merged pull requests

• UI Bugfixes and Improvements by @prolic in #72
• add event debug menu button by @prolic in #73
• streamline top bar UI and controls by @prolic in #75
• UI Bugfixes for referenced posts by @prolic in #76
• Fix Login, Follow List Flickering, and Improve Event Handling (Inbox Model) by @prolic in #74
• Bugfixes and minor improvements by @prolic in #95
• add publish status alerts and UI improvements by @prolic in #96
• add error handling for failed relay connections by @prolic in #97
• PostContent with selectable text and clickable URLs by @prolic in #100
• Bump actions/cache from 4.2.0 to 4.2.1 by @dependabot in #102
• Postcontent addition by @prolic in #101
• Allow messaging without follow & make profile links clickable by @prolic in #103
• make referenced post author clickable by @prolic in #106
• Bump dawidd6/action-download-artifact from 8 to 9 by @dependabot in #108
• Bump actions/cache from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2 by @dependabot in #107
• Improve repost handling and display in feed by @prolic in #110
• UI Improvements by @prolic in #113
• Inbox Model Refactoring with Improved Event Subscription and Status Notifications by @prolic in #114
• Bump actions/cache from 4.2.2 to 4.2.3 by @dependabot in #115
• UI Overhall by @prolic in #116
• Improved Profile Interaction and UI Reactivity by @prolic in #117
• Optimize UI update notifications with more targeted signaling by @prolic in #118
• optimize GiftWrap event processing by moving decryption to handler layer by @prolic in #119
• improve UI update handling with granular object signaling by @prolic in #120
• UI signals profile changes by @prolic in #121
• Comment tree structure and UI by @prolic in #122
• remove unix dependency by @prolic in #123
• Improved Windows support by @prolic in #125
• Automated version management system by @prolic in #128

Full Changelog: v0.2.1...v0.3.0