Signal Desktop Brings Secure Messaging to Your macOS!

Signal Desktop for Mac

Signal Desktop for Mac

  -  Open Source
Signal Desktop for Mac is fast, simple, secure messaging for the Mac desktop. It now runs independently of your browser, so, if you’re a Firefox or Safari user, you don’t need to install Chrome to send and receive Signal messages on your computer anymore; if you’re a Chrome user, having your browser open will no longer be synonymous with having Signal Desktop open.

Signal Desktop for macOS brings the trusted private messaging experience of Signal to the Mac desktop, with a simplicity that allows you to seamlessly continue conversations back and forth between your mobile device and your macOS. As always, everything is end-to-end encrypted and painstakingly engineered in order to keep your communication safe – allowing you to send high-quality private group, text, picture, and video messages for free.

Features and Highlights

Say anything
Send high-quality group, text, voice, video, document, and picture messages anywhere in the world without SMS or MMS fees. SignalDesktop can message anyone on Signal.

Speak freely
Make crystal-clear voice and video calls to people who live across town, or across the ocean, with no long-distance charges.

Be Yourself
Signal uses your existing phone number and address book. There are no separate logins, usernames, or PINs to manage or lose.

Pay Nothing
Signal for Mac is supported by a team of dedicated developers, community donations, and grants. There are no advertisements, and it doesn't cost anything to use.

Stay private
Signal messages and calls are always end-to-end encrypted and painstakingly engineered to keep your communication safe. "We can't read your messages or see your calls, and no one else can either".

View Source
All of code is free, open, and available on GitHub.

Control time
Keep your chat history tidy with messages that you can set to disappear. Choose different disappearing message intervals for each conversation. Everyone in the thread shares the same setting. Good memories will last even if the words vanish.

Free for everyone
Signal for macOS is made for you. As an Open Source project supported by grants and donations, Signal can put users first. There are no ads, no affiliate marketers, no creepy tracking. Just open technology for a fast, simple, and secure messaging experience. The way it should be.

Note: Requires Installed iOS or Android app.

Also Available: Download Signal Desktop for Windows

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What's new in this version:

Signal Desktop 7.39.0
- Now you can adjust the size of the chat list sidebar on touchscreen devices. So when you try to drag it won't be such a drag, and the smudges on your screen are simply evidence of the power emanating from your fingertips.


Signal Desktop 7.37.0
- Now you can easily see the progress of attachment downloads. You can also stop and restart in-progress downloads too. So if a transfer is slowed because you're on the road (in airplane mode?) or the mediocre hotel WiFi is about to implode, you can wait to reload when more available bandwidth is bestowed.


Signal Desktop 7.36.1
- This update fixes a bug on macOS Sonoma that prevented screen sharing from working correctly if permission to share the screen had previously been denied — so you no longer need to share your screen with an error message
- Filter by Unread now highlights the selected chat, and the list of unread chats will automatically update as new messages arrive or when you catch up in one chat and click on another


Signal Desktop 7.36.0
- Filter by Unread now highlights the selected chat, and the list of unread chats will automatically update as new messages arrive or when you catch up in one chat and click on another


Signal Desktop 7.35.0
- The new filter icon next to the search box makes it easy to quickly find unread chats, but feel free to take your time deciding whether or not to leave them on read after seeing what they had to say


Signal Desktop 7.34.0
- This update introduces support for new processors on Windows like the Snapdragon X Elite, so you don't need to twist your ARM into emulating x86 anymore
- We also fixed a bug that broke the dark theme in Signal when your operating system settings were configured to use a light theme. Signal Desktop can now properly handle your thematically split personality.


Signal Desktop 7.33.0
- This update fixes a bug where the correct context menu wasn't appearing after right-clicking on an emoji while selecting text


Signal Desktop 7.32.0
- Thanks to some small optimizations, this update slightly reduces the size of the app by approximately 4 megabytes. That's enough room for you to send the equivalent of about 4 books’ worth of text messages (or 2-3 animated GIFs) without taking up any extra space.
- If Wayland is your compositing window manager (and not just the name of a blacksmith you vaguely remember from Beowulf) you'll be happy to hear that we also fixed a bug with the screen sharing button on Linux


Signal Desktop 7.31.0
- Now you can quickly download every photo in an album when you receive a message with multiple attachments. But if you were a gallery curator with impeccable taste in another life, you can still save them individually too.


Signal Desktop 7.30.0
- Introducing Call Links: The missing link for calendar invites and impromptu gathering
- Now you can quickly create an easy link that anyone on Signal can use to join a group call without having to join a Signal group chat firs
- Call links are reusable and ideal for recurring phone dates with your best friends or weekly check-ins with your coworker
- You can manage your call links, control approval settings, and copy links from the calls tab for quick sharin


Signal Desktop 7.29.0
- This update improves startup speed by around 5%, so feel free to slow down a little bit in other areas of your life


Signal Desktop 7.28.0
- We fixed a bug that prevented stickers from working correctly in the media editor, and now the picker no longer gets stuck when you're trying to stick a sticker on a picture
- This update also includes support for the new screen sharing interface in macOS Sequoia


Signal Desktop 7.27.0
- Now you can remove quoted replies from edited messages. It's perfect for those moments when you realize that your response was so good that it doesn't actually need to stand on another message's shoulders, or when you accidentally reply to the wrong message with "I love you too."


Signal Desktop 7.26.0
- Sometimes leaving something behind is the best way to discover that you want to find it again, so we fixed a bug that made it difficult to search for groups that you're no longer a part of anymore but that still remain in your conversation list (and quite possibly in your heart).


Signal Desktop 7.25.0
- Take a trip down memory lane with the new and improved "All Media" view. Now when you click on a chat header and select "See all" in the shared media section, older photos and videos will automatically appear as you scroll instead of being limited to the most recent entries.


Signal Desktop 7.24.1
- This update fixes a bug where viewing a missed call on one device wouldn't automatically clear the indicator for that missed call on your other devices, which was a missed opportunity for your missed call list to better coexist


Signal Desktop 7.24.0
- This update fixes a bug where viewing a missed call on one device wouldn't automatically clear the indicator for that missed call on your other devices, which was a missed opportunity for your missed call list to better coexist.


Signal Desktop 7.23.0
- Chats now open faster than ever thanks to another round of performance improvements, so you can click on your cliques and see what they're saying real quick
- We also fixed a handful of bugs, including one that sometimes caused "Unknown contact started a video call" to appear in the chat list summary after you started the call. Even if you're still on a journey of self-discovery, you are never completely unknown to yourself.


Signal Desktop 7.22.2
- Signal Desktop can now automatically resume interrupted attachment downloads from where they left off, so you won't need to wait as long to laugh even if you close your laptop lid before the meme your friend sent you has finished transferring


Signal Desktop 7.22.0
- Signal Desktop can now automatically resume interrupted attachment downloads from where they left off, so you won't need to wait as long to laugh even if you close your laptop lid before the meme your friend sent you has finished transferring


Signal Desktop 7.20.1
- Everyone loves a good story, and we could tell you the tale of a bug that sometimes caused the progress bar to freeze right in the middle of watching a good story — but that bug's adventure already has a happy ending because we fixed it in this release


Signal Desktop 7.20.0
- Stories with long captions are displayed on a subtle gradient background that improves contrast and makes the text easier to read. Now that people can see what you're saying, feel free to write a couple paragraphs about why something really made you laugh instead of just saying "lol."
- This release also improves the performance of link preview generation and fixes a bug that caused the Settings window to briefly flash a lovely shade of ultramarine whenever it was closed (instead of just closing right away).


Signal Desktop 7.19.1
- Stories with long captions are displayed on a subtle gradient background that improves contrast and makes the text easier to read. Now that people can see what you're saying, feel free to write a couple paragraphs about why something really made you laugh instead of just saying "lol."
- This release also improves the performance of link preview generation and fixes a bug that caused the Settings window to briefly flash a lovely shade of ultramarine whenever it was closed (instead of just closing right away).
- This update fixes an issue affecting some users, a crash with the error "The expression evaluated to a falsy value."


Signal Desktop 7.19.0
- If another call is calling your name, we added a shortcut to leave the current call and join a new one. You'll be prompted to confirm your departure, but it's up to you whether or not you say goodbye first.
- This update also fixes a startup crash on Linux for users whose locale is set to POSIX


Signal Desktop 7.18.0
- A quick goodbye is sometimes easier than a slow farewell, so we sped up the process of deleting large message thread


Signal Desktop 7.16.0
- We fixed a bug that prevented the button to minimize a call from appearing while that call was reconnecting. Now you don't need to feel disconnected from previous chats even if the internet is feeling disconnected.


Signal Desktop 7.15.0
- Now you can forward contact cards that were sent from a mobile device. Share the take-out number for your favorite restaurant without taking out your phone
- New support for high-resolution "jumbomoji" adds larger-than-life detail to large emoji, especially on big screens with small pixels
- We also updated the Sticker Creator to support the latest Emoji, so today's stickers are no longer stuck with yesterday's Unicode standard


Signal Desktop 7.14.0
- If you're tired of losing your voice, we fixed a bug where switching to another chat or application while recording a voice message could cause that message to disappear. In-progress voice messages are now saved as drafts so you can review and send them when you return to the chat.


Signal Desktop 7.13.0
- We fixed a bug that displayed images with the wrong aspect ratio if you resized the Signal Desktop window while viewing someone's profile picture. The people you love should only look squeezed if you are giving them a hug.
- This update also improves the display of quoted replies in RTL languages


Signal Desktop 7.12.0
- Raise your hand if you've been looking for another way to communicate during group calls. The new Raise Hand feature is a simple way to get someone's attention, ask a question, or unanimously vote for a group proposal when your friend asks "all those in favor?"
- We modified the keyboard shortcut for sending a voice note to Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Y so that it no longer conflicts with the "Paste and Match Style" shortcut on Windows and Linux
- We broke up with a bug in the crop tool, so now it's easier and more intuitive to cut your ex (or anything else) out of the picture


Signal Desktop 7.11.1
- Fixed a rendering bug that caused the contacts icon to smash itself right next to the contact's name while viewing the list of participants in a group call. You're probably really close to your contacts, but sometimes you (and the Signal Desktop user interface) both need a little space.


Signal Desktop 7.11.0
We fixed a rendering bug that caused the contacts icon to smash itself right next to the contact's name while viewing the list of participants in a group call. You're probably really close to your contacts, but sometimes you (and the Signal Desktop user interface) both need a little space.


Signal Desktop 7.10.0
- Handful of bug fixes to keep your app running smoothly. More exciting changes on the horizon!


Signal Desktop 7.9.0
- Additional small tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements


Signal Desktop 7.8.0
- Now you can react with any emoji during a Signal call. Smile even if your camera is off, share a heart if you love what you're hearing, or vote for sushi instead of pizza without saying a word. And you'll even see an animation of everyone's emojional outburst if enough people in the call react with the same emoji all at once.


Signal Desktop 7.7.0
- Tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements. Keep on texting, calling, and video chatting as usual.


Signal Desktop 7.6.0
- Small tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements


Signal Desktop 7.5.1
- We added support for custom nicknames and notes for anyone you're chatting with on Signal, even if they aren't in your system contacts. Whether you're adding the missing letters in a lazy friend's profile name, or a reminder about where you met, notes and nicknames provide a convenient and secure way to jot down additional details about your Signal Connections — and they're end-to-end encrypted and protected by your Signal PIN so they can be securely restored if you lose your phone too.
- Now you can minimize Signal to your system tray on Linux. If your taskbar is the right shade of gray, it’s like your messages are waiting for you on a silver platter.
- For users on Windows, this update re-enables support for detailed unread message counts on the Signal icon. Say goodbye to “9+” because now the icon goes to 11 (or higher).


Signal Desktop 7.4.0
- This update clears out a few bugs just in time for spring cleaning, including more consistent conversation sort logic and improved behavior if the app encounters DNS lookup timeouts due to poor network connectivity


Signal Desktop 7.3.1
- Now you can clear missed calls on your phone and the badge on the calls tab in Signal Desktop will be updated too
- We also redesigned the badge count indicator on Windows. Now the color in the taskbar matches the color in the system tray. Fashion is all about coordination, and a little pop of red is a perfect look for spring.


Signal Desktop 7.3.0
- Now you can clear missed calls on your phone and the badge on the calls tab in Signal Desktop will be updated too
- We also redesigned the badge count indicator on Windows. Now the color in the taskbar matches the color in the system tray. Fashion is all about coordination, and a little pop of red is a perfect look for spring.


Signal Desktop 7.2.1
- Thanks to the performance improvements in this release, opening large group chats is faster than ever. If you're in a group with several hundred people that likes to debate the existence of parallel universes, you now live in a timeline where it takes a lot less time to show the timeline of people talking about timelines.


Signal Desktop 7.1.1
- This update enables support for all of the new emoji characters in Emoji version 15.1. People keep asking us what our favorite new emoji is, but answering that question is a “lime” we won't cross.


Signal Desktop 7.0.0
- Your phone number will no longer be visible to anyone on the latest version of Signal unless they have it saved in their phone’s contacts. You can change this in Settings.
- You can now set and share an optional username to let people chat with you without giving them your phone number
- A new privacy setting lets you control who can find you by your phone number on Signal


Signal Desktop 6.48.1
- Video and audio playback will now pause whenever the Signal window is closed and minimized in the system tray. If you’re looking for silence, X marks the spot.


Signal Desktop 6.48.0
We're introducing new ways to keep your phone number private on Signal:
- Your phone number will no longer be visible to anyone on the latest version of Signal unless they have it saved in their phone’s contacts. You can change this in Settings.
- You can now set and share an optional username to let people chat with you without giving them your phone number
- A new privacy setting lets you control who can find you by your phone number on Signal


Signal Desktop 6.47.1
- If you spend a lot of time trying to pick out the perfect emoji reaction for every situation, you'll be to know that we fixed a bug with typing indicators that sometimes caused the emoji selection box to disappear while you were in the middle of pondering your choices.
- Signal will now match your selected title bar color on Microsoft Windows. When all of your windows in Windows look the same, that's a common theme.


Signal Desktop 6.47.0
- Video and audio playback will now pause whenever the Signal window is closed and minimized in the system tray. If you’re looking for silence, X marks the spot


Signal Desktop 6.46.0
- The default fonts for Urdu have been updated for improved readability when that language is selected (Signal Settings > Appearance > Language)


Signal Desktop 6.45.1
- A new keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+s/Cmd+s) helps you quickly save pictures and videos from the media viewer.
- It’s too bad that we already made a New Year's Resolution joke in the release notes for the last update, because we just increased the maximum resolution for screen sharing during Signal video calls. Our new resolution is to avoid any resolution puns until 2025.


Signal Desktop 6.45.0
- A new keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+s/Cmd+s) helps you quickly save pictures and videos from the media viewer.
- It’s too bad that we already made a New Year's Resolution joke in the release notes for the last update, because we just increased the maximum resolution for screen sharing during Signal video calls. Our new resolution is to avoid any resolution puns until 2025.


Signal Desktop 6.44.1
- If resolving a few small bugs counts as a New Year’s resolution, then 2024 is off to a fantastic start
- Region-neutral font fallback logic improves how CJK characters are displayed across different locales


Signal Desktop 6.44.0
- If resolving a few small bugs counts as a New Year’s resolution, then 2024 is off to a fantastic start
- Region-neutral font fallback logic improves how CJK characters are displayed across different locales


Signal Desktop 6.43.2
- Turn a missed call into something that won't be missed. Now you can right-click on any call event and delete it from a chat.
- The default font for Persian has been updated to Vazirmatn to improve readability when that language is selected (Signal Settings > Appearance > Language)
- The playback speed indicators in voice messages have a slightly new look. X marks the spot


Signal Desktop 6.43.1
- Turn a missed call into something that won't be missed. Now you can right-click on any call event and delete it from a chat.
- The default font for Persian has been updated to Vazirmatn to improve readability when that language is selected (Signal Settings > Appearance > Language). Thanks, @MahdiNazemi!
- The playback speed indicators in voice messages have a slightly new look. X marks the spot.


Signal Desktop 6.43.0
- Turn a missed call into something that won't be missed. Now you can right-click on any call event and delete it from a chat.
- The default font for Persian has been updated to Vazirmatn to improve readability when that language is selected (Signal Settings > Appearance > Language)
- The playback speed indicators in voice messages have a slightly new look. X marks the spot


Signal Desktop 6.42.1
- We fixed a bug that displayed quoted replies to videos as though they were quoted replies to photos, even though every video is really just a sequence of photos if you think about it


Signal Desktop 6.42.0
- We fixed a bug that displayed quoted replies to videos as though they were quoted replies to photos, even though every video is really just a sequence of photos if you think about it


Signal Desktop 6.40.0
- Now you can change your selected language in Signal without changing your system settings (Signal Settings > Appearance > Language)
- We fixed a brief delay that sometimes occurred while joining a call lobby on macOS devices, which should get rid of at least one excuse for being a half-second late to the meeting


Signal Desktop 6.39.1
- Now you can change your selected language in Signal without changing your system settings (Signal Settings > Appearance > Language)
- We fixed a brief delay that sometimes occurred while joining a call lobby on macOS devices, which should get rid of at least one excuse for being a half-second late to the meeting


Signal Desktop 6.39.0
- Now you can change your selected language in Signal without changing your system settings (Signal Settings > Appearance > Language)
- We fixed a brief delay that sometimes occurred while joining a call lobby on macOS devices, which should get rid of at least one excuse for being a half-second late to the meeting


Signal Desktop 6.38.0
- This release includes an updated design for Signal voice and video calls. Now the calling user interface will still look fantastic even if your camera isn't on and you can't stare at your own beautiful reflection.


Signal Desktop 6.37.0
- We've added a new way to keep your Signal contacts nice and tidy. This Halloween season, remove the ghost of an old contact. Just click on the three dots next to their name in the contact list on the New Chat screen and select "Remove."


Signal Desktop 6.36.0
- We updated the user interface to better indicate when a group video call is reconnecting. Now you'll see blurred thumbnails instead of what used to look like an elaborate prank where everyone pretended to freeze at the same time.
- The system tray icon will no longer appear pixelated on Ubuntu Linux, unless you've managed to get Ubuntu Linux running on an old smart refrigerator with a low-res screen.


Signal Desktop 6.35.0
- Bug fixes and UX improvements


Signal Desktop 6.34.1
- Typing indicators in group chats will now display multiple profile pictures if more than one person is typing. James Cameron convinced us that we didn't need to stop after one avatar.
- Now you can right-click on any sent message or press the up arrow on your keyboard to edit what you just said! Fix a tpyo, include the missing ingredient in grandma's chocolate chip cookie recipe, or add the punchline to a joke if you hit the send button too quickly. The choice is yours. Messages will always show when they have been edited, and you can click on the "Edited" indicator to see the full edit history for any edited messages. Update the past in the present to prevent future confusion today!


Signal Desktop 6.34.0
- Typing indicators in group chats will now display multiple profile pictures if more than one person is typing. James Cameron convinced us that we didn't need to stop after one avatar.
- Now you can right-click on any sent message or press the up arrow on your keyboard to edit what you just said! Fix a tpyo, include the missing ingredient in grandma's chocolate chip cookie recipe, or add the punchline to a joke if you hit the send button too quickly. The choice is yours. Messages will always show when they have been edited, and you can click on the "Edited" indicator to see the full edit history for any edited messages. Update the past in the present to prevent future confusion today!


Signal Desktop 6.33.0
- Now you can edit a message with a right click after it has been sent! Fix a tpyo, include the missing ingredient in grandma's chocolate chip cookie recipe, or add the punchline to a joke if you hit the send button too quickly. The choice is yours. Messages will always show when they have been edited, and you can click on the "Edited" indicator to see the full edit history for any edited messages. Update the past in the present to prevent future confusion today!


Signal Desktop 6.30.2
- Keep tabs on your calls with the new calls tab. Start a new call or return a call that you missed without having to find the corresponding chat. Now you can say hello with your voice without also saying goodbye to the unread marker for messages in that thread.


Signal Desktop 6.30.1
- Keep tabs on your calls with the new calls tab. Start a new call or return a call that you missed without having to find the corresponding chat. Now you can say hello with your voice without also saying goodbye to the unread marker for messages in that thread.


Signal Desktop 6.30.0
- Keep tabs on your calls with the new calls tab. Start a new call or return a call that you missed without having to find the corresponding chat. Now you can say hello with your voice without also saying goodbye to the unread marker for messages in that thread.


Signal Desktop 6.29.0
- The Chat Color customization screen is now displayed correctly across different languages and selected locales
- We improved notification support on Windows. If you don't click on a notification when it first arrives, the latest missed notification will appear in the Windows Notification Center. Clicking on that notification will now jump directly to that chat. We'd like to thank Julien Richard for their feedback.


Signal Desktop 6.28.0
- We modified the notification icons that appear for group updates, like when someone new joins a group. These icons help improve legibility, especially if you live within the darkness of the Dark Theme. The previous icons merely adopted the dark. The new icons were born in it, molded by it.


Signal Desktop 6.27.1
- This update includes a few improvements for voice and video calls, and some minor documentation updates


Signal Desktop 6.27.0
- This update includes a few improvements for voice and video calls, and some minor documentation updates


Signal Desktop 6.26.0
- Diacritics (such as accent marks) are now supported in @ mentions, so you can remind AristotélÄ“s to answer your philosophy question in the "Ancient Greek Time Travellers" group chat
- Three cheers for triple-click text selection improvements


Signal Desktop 6.25.0
- Now that the calling and conversation headers are draggable, repositioning your Signal window won't be such a drag


Signal Desktop 6.24.0
- Now you can search your @ mentions too. "Thanks for adding this feature," you might say. "Don't mention it," we'll reply


Signal Desktop 6.23.0
- In addition to a small assortment of bug fixes, this release also incorporates developer documentation updates, and some design improvements to the message forwarding interface.


Signal Desktop 6.22.0
- Format text in your messages by selecting any text in the message composition field. Make a bold statement that's actually bold, send M. Night Shyamalan a twist ending with a spoiler effect, emphasize a name by writing "Alex" in italics, put a line through a rejected dinner idea with strikethrough, or share code in monospace.


Signal Desktop 6.21.0
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 6.20.2
- This release fixes an issue causing connectivity problems to Signal servers on some networks


Signal Desktop 6.20.1
- If someone mentions you in a chat (like @ Your Name Goes Here), now you can quickly scroll to that mention and read all of the wonderful things that they said about you. You’re simply the best.


Signal Desktop 6.20.0
- If someone mentions you in a chat (like @ Your Name Goes Here), now you can quickly scroll to that mention and read all of the wonderful things that they said about you. You’re simply the best.


Signal Desktop 6.19.0
- Silence isn’t always golden, but it does have a new icon. We updated the Camera and Mute buttons in voice and video calls so it’s even easier to see when they are enabled or disabled.
- Localization improvements, and better handling of right-to-left languages in the message composition field
- If you are on a version of Windows before Windows 10, or a version of Ubuntu before 20.04 LTS, you will need to update your operating system to continue using Signal


Signal Desktop 6.18.1
- Use the "Navigate by section" keyboard shortcuts to quickly move between different areas of the app. It's like a - superhero version of the Tab key that can fly further and faster than its mild-mannered alter ego.
- We added support for optional message sounds so that you can also hear notifications for sent and received messages while a chat is - open (Settings > Notifications)
- Jump to the latest unread message in a chat without touching the mouse or helping the touchpad live up to its name
- Updated icons give the app a fresh look and help improve legibility
- There's a new "Copy text" option in the triple-dot menu too
- We've added additional translations for certain UI strings


Signal Desktop 6.18.0
- Use the "Navigate by section" keyboard shortcuts to quickly move between different areas of the app. It's like a - superhero version of the Tab key that can fly further and faster than its mild-mannered alter ego.
- We added support for optional message sounds so that you can also hear notifications for sent and received messages while a chat is - open (Settings > Notifications)
- Jump to the latest unread message in a chat without touching the mouse or helping the touchpad live up to its name
- Updated icons give the app a fresh look and help improve legibility
- There's a new "Copy text" option in the triple-dot menu too


Signal Desktop 6.17.1
- Improved support for right-to-left (RTL) languages
- Locales are now matched based on your system preferences. This should result in better default behavior when multiple languages are configured.
- This release additionally (a10y) introduces several accessibility (a11y) enhancements and bug fixes, and we affectionately (a12y) would like to thank the community for their feedback and suggestions


Signal Desktop 6.17.0
- Improved support for right-to-left (RTL) languages
- Locales are now matched based on your system preferences. This should result in better default behavior when multiple languages are configured
- This release additionally (a10y) introduces several accessibility (a11y) enhancements and bug fixes, and we affectionately (a12y) would like to thank the community for their feedback and suggestions


Signal Desktop 6.16.0
- Hard at work fixing bugs and making other performance improvements to keep the app running smoothly for you


Signal Desktop 6.15.0
- The “Delete for everyone” option is now also available when multiple messages have been selected. Sometimes the road to a successful message is paved with “This message was deleted.”


Signal Desktop 6.14.0
- Tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements. Keep on texting, calling, and video chatting as usual.


Signal Desktop 6.13.0
- Progress report: The new progress bar is ready. Quickly see more information about the loading process whenever you launch Signal Desktop
- Theme preferences now also apply to the checkboxes in Signal Settings. Thanks to @rakleed on GitHub for helping us check "More fully embrace darkness in the dark theme" off of our TODO list.


Signal Desktop 6.12.0
- Now you can select multiple messages and forward or delete them all at once
- We updated the Sticker Creator with a few design tweaks and added some helpful tips for aspiring sticker artists. The Sticker Creator now opens in your web browser, which makes Signal Desktop a little smaller and leaves a bit more room on your hard drive for all of your favorite sticker packs.


Signal Desktop 6.11.0
- Start talking to yourself even faster with a new icon that makes the “Note to Self” chat easier to find


Signal Desktop 6.10.1
- Click on any picture or video and use the new Forward and Backward buttons in the media viewer to take a visual walk down memory lane
- Voice messages are now saved as drafts if you switch to another chat while a recording is in progress
- Sending a sticker no longer causes draft text to get cleared
- We'd also like to thank @norstbox for bringing the conversation search bar icons back into alignment


Signal Desktop 6.10.0
- Click on any picture or video and use the new Forward and Backward buttons in the media viewer to take a visual walk down memory lane
- Voice messages are now saved as drafts if you switch to another chat while a recording is in progress
- Sending a sticker no longer causes draft text to get cleared
- bringing the conversation search bar icons back into alignment


Signal Desktop 6.9.0
- Quickly see who is speaking during group calls with a new highlight feature that shows you where to look. If it's your turn to speak, you'll need to look within.
- Have the time of your life with several stickers in the media editor that let you add stylized time decorations on outgoing images
- Use the voice notes mini player to continue listening to long messages even after you switch to a different chat


Signal Desktop 6.8.0
- You wouldn't download a car, but now when you download an MP3 voice note it will be saved with the proper file extension
- Quickly begin typing a message after attaching a file, or just hit Enter/Return to send the file without any extra clicks
- The send button in the large composition view has been brought into alignment
- If you are the only person in a group (so far) and you attempt to begin a group call, now you can join the call and start talking to yourself right away instead of waiting for the call to ring


Signal Desktop 6.7.0
- Additional small tweaks, bug fixes, and assorted plans for the future


Signal Desktop 6.6.0
- Hard at work fixing bugs and making other performance improvements to keep the app running smoothly for you


Signal Desktop 6.5.1
- fixed a rare bug that could prevent the app from launching correctly. If Signal started immediately crashing after the last update, you can reinstall this version without losing any of your message history. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.


Signal Desktop 6.5.0
- Speed up your response time. Now you can react quicker by clicking on any emoji when replying to a story
- It's now possible to search your message history for individual characters in Chinese and Japanese
- Hard at work fixing bugs and making other performance improvements to keep the app running smoothly for you


Signal Desktop 6.4.1
- Hard at work fixing bugs and making other performance improvements to keep the app running smoothly for you


Signal Desktop 6.4.0
- Hard at work fixing bugs and making other performance improvements to keep the app running smoothly for you


Signal Desktop 6.2.0
- Tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements. Keep on texting, calling, and video chatting as usual


Signal Desktop 6.1.0
- When you start a group call for small groups (up to 16 people), you can choose to send a ringing notification. Group members will hear a ring if they are on the iOS beta or using Desktop or Android.
- Small tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements


Signal Desktop 6.0.1
- Stories are now in Signal! Share disappearing text, images, and video updates with select friends or groups that automatically disappear after 24 hours. For everyone who loves sharing stories, here’s a way to do it privately and without seeing any ads. If you don’t want to see or share stories, you can opt out of it all in your Preferences > Privacy.


Signal Desktop 6.0.0
- Stories are now in Signal! Share disappearing text, images, and video updates with select friends or groups that automatically disappear after 24 hours. For everyone who loves sharing stories, here’s a way to do it privately and without seeing any ads. If you don’t want to see or share stories, you can opt out of it all in your Preferences > Privacy.


Signal Desktop 5.63.1
- Hard at work fixing bugs and making other performance improvements to keep the app running smoothly for you


Signal Desktop 5.63.0
- Hard at work fixing bugs and making other performance improvements to keep the app running smoothly for you


Signal Desktop 5.62.0
- Can’t remember which of your friends named Lou is on your basketball team? Check contact details to see shared groups between you and a friend
- Easily add a friend to a group from their contact details screen to keep the conversation exciting


Signal Desktop 5.61.1
- Fix positioning of submenus in custom titlebar on Windows in RTL mode
- Fix dismissing of forward and other modals


Signal Desktop 5.60.0
- Small tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements


Signal Desktop 5.59.0
- Small tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements


Signal Desktop 5.58.0
- Hard at work fixing bugs and making other performance improvements to keep the app running smoothly for you


Signal Desktop 5.57.0
- Change the speed of audio messages to either get to the point or catch the details
- Streamline your emoji searching. Once you’ve pulled up the emoji picker, skip the and just start typing keywords.


Signal Desktop 5.56.0
- Small tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements


Signal Desktop 5.55.0
- Additional small tweaks, bug fixes, and assorted plans for the future


Signal Desktop 5.54.0
- Additional small tweaks, bug fixes, and assorted plans for the future


Signal Desktop 5.53.0
- If you’re using the JAWS screen reading program, you can now successfully play voice memos and access longer messages that get shortened behind a “read more” button
- Additional small tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements


Signal Desktop 5.52.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.51.1
Fixed:
- Fixes a bug that prevented some users from starting the app
- Fixes a bug that prevented some users from fetching and updating group information


Signal Desktop 5.51.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.50.1
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 5.50.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.49.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.48.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.47.0
- For all the dark mode folks on Windows, we've got a new titlebar to match your style


Signal Desktop 5.46.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.45.1
- Dynamic audio indicators in group calls help you see if you're whispering, yelling, or just right
- Groups you’ve requested to join from your phone (via an invite link) will now show up on Desktop
- Got a spotty Wi-Fi connection? Not a problem, you can now retry downloading attachments


Signal Desktop 5.45.0
- Dynamic audio indicators in group calls help you see if you're whispering, yelling, or just right
- Groups you’ve requested to join from your phone (via an invite link) will now show up on Desktop
- Got a spotty Wi-Fi connection? Not a problem, you can now retry downloading attachments


Signal Desktop 5.44.1
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.43.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.42.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.41.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.40.1
- Bug fixes including a fix to an issue that would sometimes make it difficult to click on menus


Signal Desktop 5.40.0
- Bug fixes including a fix to an issue that would sometimes make it difficult to click on menus
- Thanks to our open source contributors @dsanders11 and @yusufsahinhamza for contributing to these improvements


Signal Desktop 5.39.0
- You can now add people to groups using just their phone number
- Your favorite contacts are now just a few keystrokes away. Contact search now supports non-Latin alphabets like Cyrillic.


Signal Desktop 5.38.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.37.0
- We're keeping short messages short, by putting stuff like timestamps on the same line as the text. Now you've got more space on the screen for that quick 'hey' to check in on a friend.
- Missing sticker packs begone! Desktop should now be able to handle all sticker packs that your phone can!


Signal Desktop 5.36.0
- Quickly scanning that group chat? There's more room for more messages on the screen at once. We now group sender's messages together if they're close together in time.
- When you perform a Delete for Everyone you'll now see a progress spinner letting you know whether it's been successfully sent or not. If it fails for some reason, you'll be able to retry too!


Signal Desktop 5.35.0
- A new update system has been introduced and folks should start seeing smaller updates with the next update
- Applications that use media keys rejoice! Signal no longer has a hold on them
- Better font support for our Japanese friends


Signal Desktop 5.34.0
- Ever used Signal while on an unstable connection? You can worry no more - disappearing message timer changes and more will now be synced back once your Wi-Fi feels better again.


Signal Desktop 5.33.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.32.0
- Easily track down that errant loud typist or heavy chewer in group calls - we've introduced a new animated speaking indicator
- The list of supported languages has expanded. We sincerely appreciate the volunteer translators whose efforts made this possible.


Signal Desktop 5.31.1
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.31.0
- Endlessly scroll through your conversations and feel confident that wherever you are in the conversation you will know when
- Shuffled around the spacing in the left pane header and search area and now there is so much room for activities
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.30.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.29.1
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.29.0
- Now, with fewer frantic searches for the loud typist or heavy chewer! In the call lobby, Desktop will now automatically disable audio if there are eight or more people in the call


Signal Desktop 5.28.0
- New year, new initial setup screen. We've redesigned the initial setup screens just in time for 2022.


Signal Desktop 5.27.1
- Signal Desktop is now optimized for Apple's M1 chip which is used in their newer computers. If you're on one of those new-fangled devices, the app should be much snappier. If you're not, give a warm welcome to the users that are.
- This release should speed things up for users who saw a drop in performance with 5.27.0


Signal Desktop 5.27.0
- On a long call? Your system should stay awake the whole time, instead of falling asleep while you're in the middle of an important discussion.
- There are also a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly, including several calling-related improvements


Signal Desktop 5.26.1
- Fix media editor not working for some users


Signal Desktop 5.26.0
- Tired: Sending plain un-edited images on Signal. Wired: Adding cat stickers, neon text, and drawing happy trees on your images before sending them on Signal.
- Ever feel like you need more pixels on the right pane in your life? Are you a fan of avatars, but only avatars and nothing else? Do you have a "Save the screen real estate" bumper sticker on your car? If you answered yes or no to any of those questions, then this update has got some collapsible left pane for you.


Signal Desktop 5.25.1
- This release fixes a bug preventing some users from starting Desktop after becoming unlinked
- It also fixes a bug where recording a voice note would change the microphone's recording volume


Signal Desktop 5.25.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothl


Signal Desktop 5.24.0
- You can now search in archived conversations. Imagine yourself searching (quickly) through ancient tomes, looking for the next clue
- If you've ever scrolled up and sent a message, you might wonder where your message was! Now, whenever you send a message, it'll be scrolled into view for you to admire your hard work
- Reacting to a message? It should now be more reliable, retrying for up to 24 hours


Signal Desktop 5.23.1
- This release fixes a bug preventing some users from starting Desktop


Signal Desktop 5.23.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.22.0
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 5.21.0
- Get more information at a glance. The left pane has got a fresh new look and style.
- Know the when to the what. The timestamp, if available, associated with delivered, read, sent, and other status messages are now displayed in the message's details screen.
- Screen reader users should now find it easier to navigate through the conversation list on the left pane


Signal Desktop 5.20.0
- This version contains a number of small tweaks and bug fixes to keep Signal running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.19.0
- Take a breath and relax into the new animations for dialogs and popups. Ease in. Ease out. Ease in. Ease out.
- Switching keyboard layouts is always a bit tricky, but keyboard shortcuts now track right along with you, reaching beyond the specific letter pressed to honor your intent.
- Silence (and your preferences) is golden, so muted conversations will no longer display “group call started" notifications!

Signal Desktop 5.18.1
- This release fixes a few small bugs, including an issue where images could not be downloaded in the image viewer


Signal Desktop 5.17.2
- Try out the new 'send messages' permission to restrict who can send messages in your groups. Great for organizing an event, making an announcement, or just shouting from the rooftops. All members must be on the latest version of Signal for the setting to appear.
- You can now send messages wherever and whenever you are: on a plane, in a tunnel, or that sad moment when your internet just cut out. It will eventually get through; messages now automatically retry for up to 24 hours.


Signal Desktop 5.17.1
- Try out the new 'send messages' permission to restrict who can send messages in your groups. Great for organizing an event, making an announcement, or just shouting from the rooftops. All members must be on the latest version of Signal for the setting to appear.
- You can now send messages wherever and whenever you are: on a plane, in a tunnel, or that sad moment when your internet just cut out. It will eventually get through; messages now automatically retry for up to 24 hours.


Signal Desktop 5.17.0
- Try out the new 'send messages' permission to restrict who can send messages in your groups. Great for organizing an event, making an announcement, or just shouting from the rooftops. All members must be on the latest version of Signal for the setting to appear.
- You can now send messages wherever and whenever you are: on a plane, in a tunnel, or that sad moment when your internet just cut out. It will eventually get through; messages now automatically retry for up to 24 hours.


Signal Desktop 5.16.0
- An improved media lightbox means no surprises as you progress through a gallery of images or videos, and you can pretend you’re really in a dark room by zooming to hide those pesky buttons
- Fixed a bug where reacting to a message was tricky, because we put the picker off screen.
- If you hover over the buttons while on a call, they stay visible instead of disappearing. Nothing hides from your eagle eye, not even these buttons!


Signal Desktop 5.15.0
- No that's not a speck of dust you need to flick off your monitor, there's now a dot for unplayed incoming audio messages
- The calling lobby got some remodeling and renovations done and we didn't even have to refinance
- The new preferences window is better and faster. Go ahead and change your zoom level, toggle the theme, set a custom disappearing timer.
- You can now choose when to download and apply new updates for Signal. The dialogs got a small makeover too. Check out the setting in the new preferences window.
- Squashed lots of bugs and there are some performance improvements as well


Signal Desktop 5.14.0
- Introducing “My Daily Life”, a new animated sticker pack by artist Plastic Thing
- Sending original HEIC and HEIF photos are now appear as photo messages in chats rather than appearing as file attachments


Signal Desktop 5.13.1
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 5.13.0
- Give your profile and group photos a makeover. Whether you want to upload a picture worth a thousand words or just type a few letters, the new avatar creator lets you create the perfect photo, or select one from our colorful new defaults.
- There's cause for celebration with this declaration! With this recent permutation there's no need to miss a notification and a chance at communication causing the chat unnecessary stagnation. Added a setting so you're notified when @mentioned even if your chat is muted.
- An improved incoming call experience.
- Squashed some bugs that were reported to us by our users


Signal Desktop 5.12.2
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 5.12.1
- This update fixes a bug that prevented people from linking their mobile device to Signal Desktop


Signal Desktop 5.12.0
- Curious whether your latest monologue got the attention it deserved? You can now see when someone has listened to your voice messages. If you see the dot on your voice message, it's still waiting for a listen.


Signal Desktop 5.11.0
- Edit your profile from Desktop. Go ahead, change your avatar to that picture of you in the sunglasses on the skateboard.
- We squashed a number of bugs that should make your Signal experience a little bit smoother. Not as cool as you on the skateboard, but we hope you'll like the improvements.


Signal Desktop 5.10.0
- This update fixes a few bugs that were reported by our users


Signal Desktop 5.9.0
- This update fixes a few bugs that were reported by our users


Signal Desktop 5.8.0
- A picture may be worth 1k words, but now you can send them in 4k. Use the the new quality selector to optionally send higher-resolution photos.
- If you’re using Windows, a new setting now lets you minimize Signal to the system tray when you click the close button, or you can optionally start Signal minimized to the tray


Signal Desktop 5.7.1
- This update fixes a few bugs that were reported by our users


Signal Desktop 5.7.0
- This update fixes a few bugs, and makes some behind-the-scenes changes to make sure Signal Desktop is running smoothly


Signal Desktop 5.6.2
- This update fixes a few bugs that were reported by our users


Signal Desktop 5.6.1
- This update fixes a few bugs that were reported by our users


Signal Desktop 5.6.0
- This update fixes a few bugs that were reported by beta testers


Signal Desktop 5.5.0
- Feeling groggy when you wake up? Signal can now keep up better. When you resume your computer from sleep, Signal will reconnect faster.
- Fixed a bug that prevented you from screen sharing if you didn't have a webcam


Signal Desktop 5.4.1
- This update fixes a bug that affected users who linked Signal Desktop for the first time on a new computer


Signal Desktop 5.4.0
- Introducing screen sharing: Now you can present your computer’s entire screen or a specific window during video calls. Just click the start presenting button while in a video call to get started.
- Become a conversation artist. Use the new color selector to turn every chat into a masterpiece.
- Lay out the welcome mat by adding a description to your groups. We know some things are difficult to put into words, so maybe start with an emoji
- Letting go can be hard, but our new custom disappearing timer can help you find a little more time to process those fleeting messages before they're gone forever.
- Set a default disappearing message timer for new conversations, so you won't be reminded if you start off on the wrong foot


Signal Desktop 5.3.0
- Don’t leave them hanging. Now the desktop app can differentiate between your “Signal friends” and everyone else. You’ll now know if you try to message someone who’s not yet on Signal.


Signal Desktop 5.2.0
- Overreacting is never pleasant. Notifications for message reactions are now synced between your desktop and your mobile device
- A new option in settings allows you to start Signal on login on macOS and Windows


Signal Desktop 5.1.0
- Significant performance improvements will help you fly through your message backlog after your flight lands, or quickly power through what you missed while you were looking for a power outlet
- Forward messages between threads. Editing support lets you amend, extend, append, explain what you intend, or tie up loose ends before you hit send
- Message reaction icons are no longer cropped at small widths


Signal Desktop 5.0.0
- Create a group or edit group details right from your Desktop. You only need to grab your phone (along with your car keys) after the new "Brunch Crew" reaches a decision.
- We redesigned the Desktop voice message interface to look just as good as your friends and family sound. Voice messages no longer stop playing when you scroll within the same chat, so you can listen to the past without leaving the present behind.
- Look for the familiar pencil compose button to quickly start a new chat instead of searching for one that hasn't even started.
- Every chat header has a cleaner look, but additional details are still only a single click away
- Performance improvements let you switch between chats faster than ever


Signal Desktop 1.40.1
- This release includes a bugfix for the Windows users who have been seeing "URI malformed" or "URIError" crashes in recent builds


Signal Desktop 1.40.0
- Improved rendering performance means your friends won't look choppy during group calls (unless they are all doing the robot)
- See what's going on with support for displaying the new "About" field in Signal Profiles
- View the speaker whose voice is coming from your speakers during group calls with the new (and creatively named) "speaker view"
- Everyone hates a long goodbye, so we significantly sped up the process of deleting messages and message threads
- The title bar is now hidden on macOS; give it a title wave


Signal Desktop 1.39.6
- This update fixes a few bugs that caused errors for some users after linking a new device or re-linking an existing device


Signal Desktop 1.39.5
- This update fixes a few bugs that were reported by beta testers


Signal Desktop 1.39.4
- This update fixes a few bugs that were reported by beta testers


Signal Desktop 1.38.2
 - Fixes a few bugs related to the composition area


Signal Desktop 1.38.1
- @mentions let you mention someone in New Groups. They’ll be able to jump directly to that mention the next time they open the chat
- Need a reminder to come back to a chat? You can now mark a conversation as unread for desktop. (FYI this won’t sync to your phone app for the time being)
- Emoji-nally available. You now have access to the 117 new emoji that are part of the latest Emoji v13


Signal Desktop 1.37.2
- This update fixes a few bugs that were reported by beta testers


Signal Desktop 1.37.1
- Accidentally send a message to the wrong chat? Take backs are now permitted. When deleting a recently sent message, you now have the option to Delete for Everyone in the chat
- Picture-in-picture support within the app keeps your Signal calls in focus even if you focus on another conversation. It isn't multitasking if they still have your undivided attention
- You can now see a preview of yourself before you start a video call to make sure you look as good as you feel
- Improved message reactions, including the ability to customize skin tones
- Now you can retrieve link previews directly from any website for messages you send. If you don’t want to send link previews, you can disable them from your primary device
- Pin your favorite chats at the very top so the talk never stops
- Corrected an issue that caused some messages to show up out of order
- Improved the contributing documentation
- Added a missing validity check for the proxy URL


Signal Desktop 1.36.3
- This release resolves a bug that prevented some users from linking a new desktop instance


Signal Desktop 1.36.1
- Exceed your notification expectations with a revamped system that lets you see which group the message came from along with the message type (photo, video, file, etc.). Now you can drop whatever you're doing in another app when the latest GIF appears in your favorite memes group.
- Accept the unexpected: Message requests let you quickly see more info before accepting the request, deleting it, or blocking the conversation.


Signal Desktop 1.35.2
- This update fixes a crash on legacy versions of macOS like "El Capitan"


Signal Desktop 1.34.5
- We added system theme support across all platforms. It's always darkest before the dawn -- especially if you configure your appearance settings based on sunrise and sunset


Signal Desktop 1.34.4
- This update fixes a few rare bugs that the Signal community discovered during the beta testing process. If you would like to test new Signal features before your friends (and sometimes discover new problems in the process), the Desktop beta program just might be exactly what you've been looking for. Simply launch Signal and select "Join the beta" from the "Help" menu to turn the dream into a reality.


Signal Desktop 1.34.3
- The help menu is a little more helpful. Quickly report bugs in more languages, or use the new shortcut to join the Signal Desktop beta and help us find them even earlier


Signal Desktop 1.34.2
- Feeling Emojionally unavailable? Now you can react to messages with any Emoji.
- Avatar colors in the reaction viewer now match the avatar, so even if Aang doesn't have a profile picture set yet, he'll still be easy to find
- Saved attachment files are now consistent across Android and Desktop


Signal Desktop 1.34.1
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 1.34.0
- Quickly switch between your recent conversations using several new keyboard shortcuts. Ctrl-1 through Ctrl-9 will jump to that numbered thread, while Ctrl-Tab and Ctrl-Shift-Tab cycle forwards and backwards.
- See who updated a group right away instead of trying to figure out whose personality best matches the new group title or avatar
- We added support for the new (true) blue of ultramarine for Android linked devices
- If a sticker is really cool, sometimes a pack of one is all you need (and you can do that now). If a wolf is really cool, scientists say that's still not enough for a pack though. Maybe someday.
- Conversation titles are no longer displayed in a truncated form when they don't need to be
- Signal now automatically follows your system theme settings on macOS, but you can manually choose between eternal light and permanent darkness if you refuse to be a part of the system.
- This release fixes the update bug that was affecting some non-admin users on macOS
- Startup speed and networking improvements
- The unnecessary scrollbar on the About page is gone


Signal Desktop 1.33.4
- This update fixes a bug that prevented some users from re-linking Signal Desktop to their mobile device again


Signal Desktop 1.33.3
- We fixed a bug that could cause Signal to crash if the --use-tray-icon or --start-in-tray command-line arguments were specified


Signal Desktop 1.33.1
- Big icon improvements, especially for small taskbars
- No more leftover rendering pain in the left pane when the network status dialog disappears after Signal re-connects
- We fixed a bug that broke the display of group delivery receipts and group message details for some users


Signal Desktop 1.33.0
- Check out the improved Signal logo and icon. It's less like a new wardrobe, and more like carefully washing our favorite outfit
- Several performance optimizations to reduce background CPU usage. We apologize to fans of spinning fans


Signal Desktop 1.32.3
- We fixed a bug that could cause Signal to crash if the --use-tray-icon or --start-in-tray command-line arguments were specified


Signal Desktop 1.32.2
- Users whose language is set to something other than English, r̶e̶j̶i̶o̶c̶e̶rejoice! Spellcheck is back


Signal Desktop 1.32.1
- This update fixes a startup bug that affects non-English locales on some Linux distributions. Spellcheck support is temporarily disabled for these users, but it will be bakc.


Signal Desktop 1.32.0
- Updates are no longer interrupdates. We revamped the left pane to unobtrusively show you when a new version of Signal is available
- Two new official sticker packs. Swoon’s work has been featured in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London, Galerie L.J. in Paris, the Museum of Sketches for Public Art in Sweden, and in hidden spaces in neighborhoods around the world. Now you can display it in the gallery of your own conversations too.


Signal Desktop 1.31.0
- Emoji images have been updated to version 12


Signal Desktop 1.30.1
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 1.30.0
- Make privacy stick: Create your own custom sticker packs (File > Create/Upload Sticker Pack)


Signal Desktop 1.29.6
- This release fixes a connectivity issue to Signal servers


Signal Desktop 1.29.5
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 1.29.4
- Fixes an issue where the most recent messages of a conversation wouldn't appear on first load of a conversation
- Fixes an issue where a received standalone conversation timer update might be ignored
- Fixes an issue where a view-once message viewed on another device might not result in a viewed state in desktop
- Fixes an issue where a 'Identity key changed' error might show repeatedly on attempted messages sends to a contact


Signal Desktop 1.29.3
- We peeled off the "Sticker Pack Installed" reminders that some users were seeing multiple times per day


Signal Desktop 1.29.2
- Make privacy stick: Stickers are now available in Signal


Signal Desktop 1.29.1
- Focus and accessibility enhancements when confirmation dialogs are displayed


Signal Desktop 1.29.0
- Explore a new set of keyboard shortcuts with CTRL+/ or CMD+/
- Try navigating around the application with Tab and Shift+Tab to take a break from the mouse


Signal Desktop 1.28.0
- A new set of keyboard shortcuts (hit CTRL+/ to see the list)
- Improved keyboard accessibility (try navigating around with Tab and Shift+Tab)


Signal Desktop 1.27.4
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 1.27.3
- Unless it's footage of total darkness, video thumbnails should no longer appear as black squares. You can also click on any video to immediately pause playback
- Switch between multiple desktop spaces on macOS without missing anything. Signal messages won't be marked as read until the window is in focus
- Support for Zoom In and Zoom Out on Windows and Linux
- If you always maximize Signal Desktop on Windows, this preference will now remain in effect when the app restarts
- We fixed a bug that sometimes prevented conversations from being displayed if the composition box contained a long draft message. We also added a few improvements around scrolling behavior and accessibility


Signal Desktop 1.27.2
- Brings back the orange highlight on Windows which previously came along with any message notification
- Fixes a startup issue present on some Linux distributions


Signal Desktop 1.27.1
- Find your new favorite feature. Full-text search is everything that you have been looking for. Quickly locate any message, whether in one conversation or across all of them
- Write a story-length Signal message using the new roomier composition mode. Got writer's block? No problem. Unplug and come back to your saved draft
- We improved startup and scrolling performance to get you to your messages faster


Signal Desktop 1.26.2
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 1.26.0
- Use emoji autocomplete to quickly locate the perfect character as you type


Signal Desktop 1.25.3
- This release fixes an issue that prevented Signal Desktop from starting up for some users on Ubuntu 19.04 who felt slightly nostalgic about seeing a frozen blue screen for the first time in years
- The minimum window size was increased in order to accommodate the new emoji selector


Signal Desktop 1.25.2
- The fuzzy emoji search is even fuzzier, so you can type "polo" to locate :woman-playing-water-poloor :man-playing-water-poloinstead of playing Marco Polo and trying to find them while yelling
- Improved conversation list update performance
- Badge counts are now supported on Ubuntu and Elementary OS


Signal Desktop 1.25.1
- Improved support for long contact names
- Pressing enter when the emoji picker is open will once again send your message


Signal Desktop 1.25.0
- An updated emoji panel adds a fuzzy search feature so that you can find coffee even if you haven't had any yet. It also includes quick access to recently used characters and support for "Fitzpatrick" customization
- Pinterest is now included in the list of sites that support link previews
- Check marks for read receipts and delivery receipts are updated more consistently when Signal Desktop reconnects after being offline
- Improved handling of group changes
- Windows build enhancements for users who were encountering rare DLL conflicts
- Users on macOS who launch Signal with the --use-tray-icon option will only see the dock icon when the window is open


Signal Desktop 1.24.1
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 1.24.0
- Give your messages more character(s) using the updated support for long text content that is compatible with the latest version of Signal for Android and iOS
- Quickly archive old conversations using everyone's favorite new shortcut (CTRL-E)
- ":TaDa:!" Now you can manually enter your emoji using whatever capitalization your heart desires
- Right-click on any URL or text selection and enjoy the new context menu
- Improved font rendering for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters on Windows
- Support for right-to-left contact names in quoted replies
- Menu improvements for users on macOS


Signal Desktop 1.23.2
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 1.22.0
- Tell yourself how you really feel with the new Note to Self feature
- Performance improvements help make Signal Desktop launch faster than ever, especially on slow Internet connections. Attachments are now seamlessly downloaded in the background instead of all at once during startup


Signal Desktop 1.21.2
- Additional link preview updates, including better behavior when composing quoted replies to messages without preview media


Signal Desktop 1.21.1
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 1.21.0
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 1.20.0
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 1.19.0
- Optional support for Typing Indicators. The dots between the lines help you read between the lines. Enable or disable them at any time on your mobile device (Signal Settings > Privacy > Typing Indicators)


Signal Desktop 1.18.1
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 1.17.3
- Resolved an import error that was blocking some legacy Chrome App users from migrating to the latest release


Signal Desktop 1.17.2
- We fixed an import error that was affecting a small number of users who were migrating from the legacy Chrome App
- Storage optimizations and improved synchronization performance


Signal Desktop 1.17.1
- Change log not available for this version


Signal Desktop 1.17.0
- New colors for your incoming Android messages: Blue, Burlap, Crimson, Forest, Indigo, Plum, Steel, Taupe, Teal, Vermilion, Violet, and Wintergreen
- Startup performance improvements
- Animated GIFs that are larger than 6 megabytes are now supported
- Localization updates for Albanian, Catalan, Chinese, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Khmer, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Spanish, and Turkish. We sincerely appreciate the volunteer translators whose efforts made this possible


Signal Desktop 1.16.3
- Fixed a bug that was preventing Signal from starting up for some users with a large conversation history


Signal Desktop 1.16.2
- Storage fixes
- Updated language strings for Estonian, Finnish, Italian, and Persian


Signal Desktop 1.16.1
- Message rendering improvements for better performance
- Shared contacts for users with a linked iOS device are easier to read
- Group conversations that are blocked on your mobile device will be blocked on Desktop too
- The list of supported languages has expanded to include Albanian, Esperanto, Estonian, Khmer, and Thai. We sincerely appreciate the volunteer translators whose efforts made this possible


Signal Desktop 1.16.0
- We optimized performance to fix the input lag that was affecting some users. Keystrokes should be instantaneous again, but occasional typing delays are still possible when you are thinking of the right thing to say
- The countdown timer icon is now displayed with the correct style and color in the iOS light and dark themes
- Updated language translations


Signal Desktop 1.15.5
Visuals:
- When iOS device has been linked, use iOS color scheme
- Conversation bubbles now better handle both large and small window sizes
- Quotes: Show warning if referenced message was not found

Performance:
- Give event loop a rest when queuing large numbers of messages from cache
- Fix issue which caused contact syncs to be continually reprocessed from cache

Dev:
- Add logging to help diagnose protocol handler false positives
- Only show 'upgrade is available' dialog if mainWindow is available
- Copy quoted message contents into quote on receipt
- Disable drag and drop if it's not a file attachment


Signal Desktop 1.15.4
Performance:
- Increase timeout for database operations, as users have been seeing timeouts
- Additional logging to track performance of database operations
- New indices and query updates to ensure indices are used for all queries

Visuals:
- Style the scrollbar in both light and dark themes
- Ensure that the scroll down button is always on top of conversation content

Dev:
- Properly flow errors back when errors happen during message processing or caching
- Use Base64 strings in temporary message cache instead of 'binary' encoding
- Eliminate write of config.json on exit of app, may be causing corruption


Signal Desktop 1.15.3

Visuals:
- Fixed: Visual attachment borders and overlays would show on top of safety number change banner
- Fixed: No-caption visual attachment metadata overlay was behind dark shading, making it hard to read


Signal Desktop 1.15.1
- Fixed: On some macOS machines, the light theme would render incorrectly
- Fixed: On an OS set to a right-to-left language, message bubbles were left-aligned
- Fixed: Incoming messages with errors would be shown as empty messages
- Fixed: SQLCipher migration of cached not-yet-processed messages did not preserve their data

Disappearing messages:
- Move expiring message time earlier if read sync has earlier time
- In partially-successful group send, don't start expire timer

Dev:
- Clean up any orphaned external files on start
- Ensure that a SQL command timeout results in an error
- On error handling cached message, log error then delete


Signal Desktop 1.15.0
Visual changes:
- New colors and message bubbles
- Unified theme
- Video playback updates
- Disappearing messages can now be enabled without first turning them on with a '1 day' duration
- The status of the last conversation message (if outgoing) is now shown in the left pane
- One-click access for replying to message

Media Gallery:
- Fixed: Wrong attachment would be saved from lightbox after left/right navigation
- Better handling of videos - thumbnail of video is now used
- Dark theme honored in all UI elements
- Icons shown for all if no thumbnail is available

Dev:
- New version 8 schema for messages: thumbnails and dimensions from image and video attachments, as well as a full-size video screenshot for use in conversation view
- Much of the application has been moved to React
- Dark theme rewritten from scratch
- New CSS is now using Block Element Modifier syntax (BEM)
- JSHint removed from project; ESLint now scans entire project
- _locales/en/messages.json is now included in jsprettier runs
- All backbone-related functionality removed from Style Guide
- Ensure set of Linux dev dependencies is complete in Contributing.md
- Introduce mandatory migration on startup, to minimum version 7
- Preserve migration state when deleting config due to failed login
- Conversation: store lastMessage/lastMessageStatus in memory only
- Moved to using window.log only for all browser-context logging, with new eslint rule to prevent direct use of console.log
- Full eslintification of files in libtextsecure to take advantage of new console.log rule
- Removed unnecessary and too-verbose console logging
- When making thumbnail for video attachment to be sent, we generate a 100x100 preview instead of taking a full screenshot of the video


Signal Desktop 1.14.4
- Fixed: Application does not start up on Linux w/tmp mounted as noexec
- Fixed: When attempting to record voice note with media permission disabled, popup would be blank


Signal Desktop 1.14.3
- Fixed: After upload, debug logs were not accessible
- Show error if debug log fails to upload


Signal Desktop 1.14.1
- Fixed: Changes to notification settings or menu hide setting would not be persisted
- Fixed: Settings window, debug log window, and permissions popup were not themed
- Fixed: When turning off disappearing messages timer, it would show 'to seconds' instead of 'to off'
- Fixed: Issue where error handling for incoming message would fail, resulting in no visible error


Signal Desktop 1.14.0

New:
- New setting: media permission. Desktop now shows a popup dialog when this permission is not granted and the recording for a voice message fails
- Auto-scroll to selected conversation when they reorder

Fixed:
- Conversation preview would sometimes show already-expired message
- Upon resume from sleep, notifications would show for already-read messages as they arrived
- About window didn't include version number
- Idle detector would never turn off, slowing down app

Dev:
- Minor documentation cleanup - bug templates, readme, etc
- Update conversation's last message whenever it is opened
- Add missing timer option localization strings
- Make all OS menus localizable
- Handle timer updates along with group updates
- Add 'newmessage' event handler to Conversation for reliability
- Debug log, settings and media permissions popup are all now in separate windows
- Pulled latest translations from Transifex


Signal Desktop 1.13.0
Fixed:
- Expire timer update would be sent even if change came from remote message
- It was impossible to send an attachment if we failed to create a thumbnail for it
- App would fail to start if user profile data is behind a junction
- Message detail screen errors were too narrow to see the complete message

Dev:
- Add link to terms of service and privacy policy in About window
- Additional defense-in-depth enhancements
- Update strings for fr/tr languages
- Readme: Clarify beta install instructions


Signal Desktop 1.12.1
- Fixed: In iOS theme, quoted links were white on white
- Ensure that a disappearing message timer change notification is always above initiating message
- Ensure that sent messages immediately take conversation's expire timer


Signal Desktop 1.12.0
- Update to Electron v2.0.1
- Fixed: Emoji with skin tone modifiers would show up as a square
- Fixed: A few visual problems with the contact detail screen
- Fixed: complex kernel versions were causing problems in linux

Dev:
- Add another Windows 7 dev setup requirement to contributing.md
- Various defense-in-depth enhancements
- Refactor api.js into web_api, which encapsulates all web access
- Move a number of dependences from bower to npm
- Enable a large set of new tslint rules
- Use React for all emojification in the app
- Print out main process logs if electron unit tests fail
- Move all forks to @scottnonnenberg-signal account
- Remove jscs from the project
- Remove unused code and templates
- Remove broken stylesheets symlink


Signal Desktop 1.11.0
- Feature: Receive contact
- Fixed: Sometimes clicks on quoted message wouldn't work
- Fixed: In dark theme, it was hard to see a message's triple-dot menu on hover
- Fixed: Unsupported image and video types were missing from media pane
- Fixed: On small screens, the media lightbox view would show media off-screen
- Notification improvements
- Improved behavior for notifications that are added and removed quickly
- Better handling of notifications that were read on a linked device
- Media Gallery: A number of small visual fixes
- Emoji pane: Can now dismiss it by pressing escape key
- Update translations

Dev:
- Windows 7: Use Electron-native notifications
- Better logging when we receive a read sync from a linked device
- Move to React for newlines, emoji, and links in message body
- Improve Logging For Disappearing Messages
- Prettier: Continue expanding its coverage of app
- Document Translations Setup + Remove Unused Strings
- Make Protocol Buffers available to commonjs code
- Build updates: remove unused commands and assets
- Document Windows 7 Developer Setup
- Update README copyright year to 2018


Signal Desktop 1.10.1
- Fixes a bug recently published


Signal Desktop 1.10.0

- Media Gallery showing all attachments in a given conversation. Note: Until all attachments have been migrated to disk (as part of a background process), only a partial set of a conversation's media will show up, skewed towards the most recent messages
- Increase speed of migration to move attachments to disk from database
- Video attachments: show first frame preview in composition area

Quotes:
- Show 'You' in Android theme instead of your own contact name
- Show thumbnails for quotes of messages with video attachments

Notification improvements:
- Remove all on remote read, on focus, on exit
- Show multi-message notifications like '5 new messages'

Dev:
- Add comments clarifying our mechanisms for stripping EXIF info
- Move to prettierjs to format our code
- Fix break in styleguide; make filesize/Signal.Util.GoogleChrome available
- Remove duplicate entry from .gitignore


Signal Desktop 1.9.0
- Send quoted replies via hover menu on message
- Fixed: Linking a new iOS device would not initially show iOS theme
- Dev: Media Gallery: Phase 1 - currently disabled


Signal Desktop 1.8.0
- Support for receiving quoted replies
- iOS theme: one bubble for both attachment and message contents
- Dev: Fix beta install instructions in readme for debian-based linux


Signal Desktop 1.7.1
- Fixed: Conversation message preview would sometimes continue to show after message disappeared
- Improve URL Auto-Linking In Messages
- Redact More Variants Of Paths In Stack Traces
- Dev: Introduce React, TypeScript, TSLint and React-StyleGuidist


Signal Desktop 1.7.0

- Update to electron 1.8.4
- Migrate all attachments from IndexedDB to file system in the background
- Save attachments to disk when importing Chrome app export
- New option in settings: delete all application data
- Remove all configuration in database when we discover we are unlinked
- Delete everything in database when we link with a different phone number from previous link
- Windows: Delete all data on uninstall
- Fixed: Read receipts setting would not be synchronized along with re-link
- Fixed: Clicking conversation in left pane when already selected would remove focus on message composition field
- Fixed: Searching for the phone number of an existing contact, then selecting 'start conversation' would erase contact details
- Fixed: Selecting Settings menu option multiple times would open multiple instances of settings view

Dev:
- Redact file paths in anything that goes to the log on disk
- When top-level process errors happen, don't show dialog with stack trace
- Add nsp to CI runs
- Add eslint-plugin-mocha to disallow exclusive tests using *.only
- Preparation for encrypted backups
- Updates to structure of exported data - messages.zip, flat list of attachments
- Relax Node.js version requirements
- Fix a few typos in documentation
- Update issue template to mention that translation should be via Transifex


Signal Desktop 1.6.1
- Switch to a new service for debug logs, since GitHub is retiring anonymous gists


Signal Desktop 1.6.0
- Upgrade to the latest version of Electron, 1.8.2
- Replace custom notification sound with system sound

Update menus:
- A few copy changes to make things clearer
- Settings now available via the File (Windows/Linux) or Signal Desktop (macOS) OS menu
- Eliminate the triple-dot menu in the top-center of the screen
- Fixed: Hitting enter after entering device name on install would not move to next screen

Dev:
- Ensure consistent builds using yarn --frozen-lockfile
- Update code to match eslint-enforced formatting
- Upgrade to latest version of electron-builder and associated packages


Signal Desktop 1.5.2
- Fixed: In import/registration flow, choosing View -> Debug Log would do nothing


Signal Desktop 1.5.1
- Fixed: In some cases contact/group syncs would turn off disappearing messages in all conversations
- Fixed: On initial setup, conversations with disappearing messages enabled would be at the top of the conversation list


Signal Desktop 1.5.0
- Note: Includes fixes from 1.4.0-beta.1 (never released to production), 1.5.0-beta.1, and one additional pull request
- Update electron to 1.7.12
- New design for import and install flows
- Support for 'light' imports, which bring just messages, contacts and groups
- Set conversation disappearing messages state and contact block state on initial link
- 'Restart' -> 'Restart Signal' button in update dialog, thanks @StevenXL

Fixed:
- If app started offline, conversations would not open
- Attached images would sometimes show up rotated improperly
- Uncaught Exception: TypeError; 'getSize'
- File paths with special characters could be shown in misleading way
- Incoming messages sometimes didn't appear at all
- 'Cannot find module ./app/locale' error popup when attempting to start another instance of the app on Windows
- Setting NODE_ENV environment variable to 'development' would point it at staging servers

Dev:
- Move ESLint environment configuration into .eslintrc
- Sync Protocol Buffers with libsignal-service-java
- Update to libsignal-protocol-javascript v1.3.0
- Make our binary comparisons constant time
- Fix typo in issue template
- Update to new signal branding