ChatPlus Desktop v0.5.0-beta.1

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ChatPlus Desktop 0.5.0-beta.1

First public beta of ChatPlus Desktop — an unofficial community desktop client for Synology ChatPlus.

Highlights

• Native Windows desktop application
• System tray integration
• Windows desktop notifications
• Unread message indicator on the app/tray icon
• Light, Dark and System themes
• Persistent ChatPlus login/session
• Start with Windows
• Minimize/close to tray
• Native Settings, About and Update windows
• Signed Tauri updater infrastructure
• Windows x64 NSIS installer

Known limitations

• This is the first public beta and some edge cases may still exist.
• Windows notification sender registration/settings are still being refined.
• Unread detection depends on the ChatPlus web interface and may need adjustments for different ChatPlus versions.
• Windows Authenticode signing is not currently provided, so Windows SmartScreen may display a warning.
• Linux and macOS support is experimental and has not yet received the same level of manual testing as Windows.

Security & verification

Release artifacts are built through GitHub Actions.

The release includes:

• SHA-256 checksums
• signed Tauri updater artifacts
• software bill of materials (SBOM)
• GitHub artifact attestation

Feedback

This is a beta release intended for testing.

Please report bugs and compatibility problems through GitHub Issues.

When reporting a problem, please include:

• Windows version
• ChatPlus Desktop version
• Synology ChatPlus version if known
• steps to reproduce the issue

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Unofficial project

ChatPlus Desktop is an independent community project and is not affiliated with,
endorsed by, sponsored by, maintained by, or supported by Synology Inc.

Synology and related trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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