Sharkord

Quality-of-life improvements across the board.

Improvements

• Notification permission toast when browser notifications are blocked
• Improved highlighting for your own user in the interface

Fixes

• Fixed unread count calculation for direct messages
• Fixed messages not disappearing after deletion
• Added space after inserting a mention for better typing flow
• Reset unread count when joining a server
• Fixed channel reordering issues
• Fixed editing messages with links
• Fixed emojis not working after adding new ones without refresh

The biggest release yet -- DMs, mentions, and push notifications transform Sharkord into a full communication platform.

Features

• Direct Messages between users
• @Mentions support with notifications
• Push Notifications (browser + PWA)
• Noise Gate and audio level performance improvements
• Hide categories when users can't see any channels inside them

Fixes

• Prevent non-owners from assigning the Owner role
• Fixed duplicate external audio stream issues
• Fixed stereo microphone handling
• Fixed stream seeking issues

Breaking Change (Docker)

• Sharkord no longer runs as root -- mounting point changed. See release notes for migration steps.

New collaboration features: pin important messages and share invite links with auto-role assignment.

Features

• Pinned messages support
• Edited message indicator
• Invite links with automatic role assignment
• Configurable max size for avatars and banners
• Sound notification for screen sharing start/stop
• WebSocket keepalive support

Fixes

• Escaped CSS URL strings to prevent injection
• Muted stream when user is deafened
• Fixed auto login on Firefox
• Fixed max bitrate configuration handling

Better media controls and session persistence.

Features

• Auto login to preserve sessions after reload
• Automatic channel selection on server load
• Audio and webcam testing with playback device selector
• Standalone emojis render larger in messages
• Configurable max bitrate in config

Improvements

• Improved message actions hover menu
• Improved emoji rendering and reactions
• Improved full screen image experience
• User banners in voice channels

Major feature drop: threads for focused conversations, a plugin system for extensibility, and draft messages.

Features

• Thread support in text channels
• Locally stored draft messages per channel
• Plugin component system for extensibility
• Toggle to hide non-video participants in voice
• User deletion in admin panel
• robots.txt for search engine control

Security

• Native Argon2 password hashing (removed local storage of credentials)
• Trimmed identity values to prevent invalid input

Fixes

• Fixed emoji grid display
• Allowed channels with special names to be selected
• Fixed failing tests and lint issues

Screen sharing gets audio support, and Docker now runs on ARM64.

Features

• Screen share with audio capability
• WebRTC server for simplified port configuration
• Linux ARM64 Docker image
• Server name shown on login screen
• User popovers in voice and channel context menus

Improvements

• Improved mobile UX
• Auto-updating relative timestamps
• Cross file system file operation support

Security

• Prevented SSRF vulnerability
• Fixed potential XSS vulnerability

Essential chat features arrive: file uploads, quick reactions, and floating media controls.

Features

• File upload via paperclip button
• Quick reaction emojis on messages
• Floating media controls
• Mirror your own webcam option
• Rate limiter for API protection
• Docker Compose setup with environment variables

Fixes

• Fixed incorrect URL handling in messages
• Fixed message sending slowness
• Prevented voice leaking while muted
• Fixed typing indicator hiding messages