v4.1.0 (2018-05-16)
Improvements
All Platforms
- Improved stability and performance
- Reduced memory usage by periodically clearing cache. #746
- Fixed app crashing when a server tab was drag-and-dropped to the message view. #667
- Added an option to disable GPU hardware acceleration in App Settings to improve stability in some systems. #734
- Fixed Windows crash issues during installation. #728
- Fixed Mac and Linux crashing after toggling "Show Mattermost icon in menu bar" app setting.
- Updated design for loading animation icon. #748
- Improved appearance of server tabs. #518 #717
- Enabled Certificate Transparency verification in HTTPS. #741
Windows
- [Windows 7/8] Desktop notifications now respect the duration setting set in the Control Panel. #601
Architectural Changes
- Major version upgrade of Electron from v1.7.13 to v1.8.4. Electron is the underlying technology used to build the Desktop apps. #711 #741
- Mac download files now use Zip packages rather than tar.gz files. #749
- ES6
importandexportnow replace therequireandmodul.exportmodules for better development. #756 - Storybook added to more easily develop React componets without executing the desktop app. #757
Bug Fixes
All Platforms
- Fixed an issue where an incorrect spellchecker language was used for non
en-USlocales on initial installation. #632 - Fixed an issue where error page appeared when U2F device was used for multi-factor authentication through single sign-on. #708
- Fixed an issue where right-clicking an image, then choosing "Save Image", did nothing. #774
- Fixed an issue that prevented typing in the form fields on the add server dialog when launched from the server tab bar. #780
- Fixed an issue that could cause an error message on the add new server dialog to be misleading. #438
Windows
- Fixed an issue where
file://protocol was not working. Note that localhost URLs are not yet supported. #579
Known Issues
All Platforms
- Clicking on a video preview opens another Mattermost window in addition to downloading the file.
- Insecure connection produces hundreds of log messages.
Windows
- App window doesn't save "floating" app position.
- [Windows 7] Sometimes app tries to render a page inside the app instead of in a new browser tab when clicking links.
- [Windows 10] Incorrect task name in Windows 10 startup list.
- Mattermost UI sometimes bleeds over a file explorer.
- When auto-starting the desktop app, the application window is included in Windows tab list.
Mac
- The application crashes when a file upload dialog is canceled without closing Quick Look.
- When the app auto-starts, app page opens on screen instead of being minimized to Dock.
Linux (Beta)
- [Ubuntu - 64 bit] Right clicking taskbar icon and choosing Quit only minimizes the app
- [Ubuntu - 64 bit] Direct message notification sometimes comes as a streak of line instead of a pop up
Contributors
Many thanks to all our contributors. In alphabetical order:
Downloads
Windows
- https://releases.mattermost.com/desktop/4.1.0/mattermost-setup-4.1.0-win32.exe
SHA-256 Checksum:99ec654d48b19777de2704092ef5d5d4058e0afae6133ced5c092606ceba49bb - https://releases.mattermost.com/desktop/4.1.0/mattermost-setup-4.1.0-win64.exe
SHA-256 Checksum:1559f7498bcf072cb8a0e6568b8b2e3e1f483b8002f16e06ea3c13ab8347de94
Windows - zip files
- https://releases.mattermost.com/desktop/4.1.0/mattermost-desktop-4.1.0-win32.zip
SHA-256 Checksum:64811ade98ba108ee14e8d3790beff7c8f20d282a7afd4f9d66f144691b79290 - https://releases.mattermost.com/desktop/4.1.0/mattermost-desktop-4.1.0-win64.zip
SHA-256 Checksum:308f953f7533136d6b0904c789b96c20f2a081c7faf87a52efe127573a14bac2
Mac
- https://releases.mattermost.com/desktop/4.1.0/mattermost-desktop-4.1.0-mac.zip
SHA-256 Checksum:95240f613d3922f25300c796201eb1eb5385a95c5b1dcc8642e818f811896462
Linux
- https://releases.mattermost.com/desktop/4.1.0/mattermost-desktop-4.1.0-linux-ia32.tar.gz
SHA-256 Checksum:465f0127b13881306fdcbe2016feba5ddeec5c757aa659b4479167f15a51ca8e - https://releases.mattermost.com/desktop/4.1.0/mattermost-desktop-4.1.0-linux-x64.tar.gz
SHA-256 Checksum:9548f61a73770a51dab536ab6cdd0c179bbb41395eb3f6b12681cb3b5e5d32bb
Linux (Unofficial) - deb files
- https://releases.mattermost.com/desktop/4.1.0/mattermost-desktop-4.1.0-linux-amd64.deb
SHA-256 Checksum:8afa9bee4af6435351f441d84fe9559ea791b8e4041e446e0736f120720915e4 - https://releases.mattermost.com/desktop/4.1.0/mattermost-desktop-4.1.0-linux-i386.deb
SHA-256 Checksum:a6a7113279e6c45638f2ee64f8ce761f0792ba082a82d1ff1f0d1d27ef11e756