What's new

Release
Notes.

Every update, every fix, and what's coming next.

Releases

v1.1.0

April 25, 2026

Activation & Trust Foundation — first-run experience, trust cards, search help, and accessibility Pass 3.

  • •New user first-run onboarding checklist guides users through guild/DM creation in their first 10 minutes
  • •Contextual trust cards explain E2E DM encryption, federation, privacy, and offline capabilities in-app
  • •Search syntax help tooltip in Global Search shows advanced query examples and supported operators
  • •Accessibility Pass 3: WCAG 2.1 AA compliance with focus traps in modals, skip links in app shell, and semantic buttons
  • •Checklist uses localStorage for persistence with defensive error handling for corrupted data
  • •Trust cards are discoverable in DM and settings flows as educational moments, not interruptions
  • •Expanded Playwright smoke tests cover all new activation features plus core route transitions
  • •Zero new lint warnings; all tests passing in production

v1.0.9

April 18, 2026

DM notifications you actually notice — popups, sidebar badges, sounds, and zip uploads.

  • •Rich DM notification toasts slide in from the bottom-right with the sender's avatar, name, and message preview
  • •Discord-style sender avatars appear in the sidebar rail below the Home button until you read the message
  • •Browser/OS notifications fire for DMs when the tab is hidden or out of focus
  • •Notification sound plays on every incoming DM
  • •Zip file uploads now supported in DMs and server channels via the + button
  • •DM notifications suppress automatically for the conversation you are currently viewing
  • •Sidebar DM badge clears the moment you open that conversation

v1.0.8

April 18, 2026

Android beta APK now available for sideloading.

  • •Android app (v1.0.1) is now available as a sideloadable APK — no Play Store required
  • •Download directly from the download page and install in minutes
  • •Supports Android 8 and later; full feature parity with the iOS beta
  • •iOS & Android roadmap item marked as shipped

v1.0.7

April 17, 2026

Sharper Gratonite identity across landing, in-app help, and self-host docs.

  • •Landing and deploy pages now describe Gratonite as community software with clearer guild and channel language
  • •Download and discover surfaces now introduce guilds, channels, forums, and documents more consistently
  • •In-app help and navigation now favor guild and community wording over older portal phrasing on core surfaces
  • •README, roadmap, and self-host guides now explain Gratonite's core terms in plain language

v1.0.6

April 17, 2026

Reliability foundations for forum safety, production smoke, mobile forum alignment, and deploy artifact hygiene.

  • •Encrypted forum channels now block forum attachments with clear guidance until the encrypted upload path is supported there
  • •Mobile forum list, create, detail, and replies now use canonical threads and thread message APIs instead of legacy forum-post endpoints
  • •Mobile forum posts can be created with a title and optional body, matching the web forum model more closely
  • •A separate production-smoke GitHub workflow now verifies public health, app HTML, release notes, and optional authenticated chat/forum flows
  • •Generated deploy package directories are ignored and documented as local build output rather than source of truth

v1.0.5

April 17, 2026

Forum image uploads, attachment replies, richer forum cards, and deploy reliability fixes.

  • •Forum channels now create posts and replies through the forum-native flow
  • •New forum posts support image/file selection, paste, previews, upload progress, remove, retry, and attachment-only bodies with a required title
  • •Forum replies support text, attachments, or both, and send to the parent channel with the correct thread id
  • •Forum post detail renders inline images, native video/audio controls, and downloadable file links
  • •Forum cards keep selected tags, show reliable activity and message counts, and use the original post image as a thumbnail
  • •Production deploy now installs landing dependencies and protects server-owned API dependency folders during rsync

v1.0.4

March 8, 2026

FAME dashboard, threads fix, community ratings, and enterprise polish.

  • •FAME dashboard with leaderboard, real stats, and give-fame flow
  • •Community ratings: members can rate and review guilds
  • •Threads fix: auto-archive now uses correct duration units
  • •Profile popover shows FAME received count
  • •Batch 2 enterprise features: OAuth2, global search, word filters, raid protection
  • •Scheduled messages, message bookmarks, and draft auto-save
  • •GDPR data export support
  • •User mutes and per-channel notification preferences

v1.0.3

March 7, 2026

Enterprise wave. New backend systems for moderation and privacy.

  • •OAuth2 authorization flow for third-party apps
  • •Webhook delivery audit logs
  • •Word filter system with block/delete/warn actions
  • •Raid protection toggle for guilds
  • •Per-channel notification preferences
  • •Message drafts, scheduled messages, and bookmarks
  • •GDPR data export requests
  • •User mute system
  • •Session management in settings

v1.0.2

March 6, 2026

Wave 2 feature expansion. Stickers, push notifications, slow mode, and more.

  • •Sticker system with upload and management
  • •Web push notifications via service worker
  • •Inline video and audio player
  • •Slow mode enforcement per channel
  • •Tab title shows unread message count
  • •Ban appeals flow for moderation
  • •Member screening and guild rules gate
  • •Community discovery tags and insights dashboard
  • •Referral system
  • •20 new database migrations for Wave 2 features
  • •Channel read states, message embeds, and webhooks
  • •Forum channels, announcement channels, and guild folders
  • •Rich presence, status emoji, and automod system
  • •Slash commands and guild boosts

v1.0.1

March 5, 2026

Bug fixes, stability improvements, and UI polish.

  • •Fixed GIF URL rendering in chat
  • •Typing indicator now shows correct username
  • •Improved typing detection threshold
  • •Fixed ambient sound React state management
  • •Channel background video and image visibility fix (z-index)
  • •General performance and stability improvements

v1.0.0

March 4, 2026

Initial public release of Gratonite Chat.

  • •Real-time text chat with channels and DMs
  • •Spatial voice chat rooms
  • •Guild creation and management
  • •Role-based permissions system
  • •User profiles with customization
  • •File and image sharing
  • •Desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux
  • •Web app at gratonite.chat/app
  • •Collectibles, cosmetics, and auction house
  • •Neobrutalism UI with dark and light themes

Roadmap

What we're working on and what's coming next.

iOS & Android apps

Shipped

Native mobile apps for iPhone and iPad (TestFlight beta) and Android (sideload APK). Both available now.

End-to-end encryption for DMs

Shipped

Optional E2EE for DMs and group DMs using ECDH P-256 key agreement and AES-GCM 256-bit encryption.

Plugin / bot SDK

Planned

Public SDK for building bots and integrations on Gratonite.

Screen sharing

Shipped

Share your screen in voice channels with low-latency streaming.

Custom themes & CSS

Shipped

User-created themes with full CSS customization per guild.

Federated communities

Shipped

Self-host your own Gratonite instance and connect to the network.

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Join the community and help us decide what to build. Every feature above started as a conversation.