For members and operators

See what changed

Every release, newest first.

September 2026

Version 3.11.0

2 September — The desktop app carries its own copy of snug, so a pinned server no longer pins your app.

New

The desktop app works with every snug server release since 3.0.0.
The desktop app updates itself when you quit, or sooner with restart to update.
The join screen offers the update when a snug server needs a newer app.

Changed

Settings > Admin > Server says when the server's app was built, and the desktop app adds its own.

For operators

Pinning holds the server only: members' desktop apps keep updating on their own.
Anything that needs a newer server stays hidden in members' apps until you update.

August 2026

Version 3.10.0

31 August — snug warms its colors after dark, and desktop conversations reopen where you left them.

New

Warm this screen's colors from seven in the evening to six in the morning.
Copy any public guide as Markdown.

Fixed

Windows screen sharing holds its settled quality and recovers after a brief network dip.
Desktop conversations reopen at their latest message.
Cameras stay packed together above a spotlighted share.

Changed

The interface calls each conversation a channel and each installation a snug server.

For operators

Ubuntu 26.04, Debian 12, and Debian 13 join the supported server hosts.
./snug-ops doctor checks a host and prints the fixes it needs.
The server package includes its host command, so Node.js is no longer required.
New installs print a one-time admin setup code for the first admin.
Mobile notifications use snug's relay; Apple and Google credentials stay off your server.

Version 3.9.0

30 August — The home page leads with voice, channels, and self-hosting, and smaller servers are supported.

New

See voice, channels, and self-hosting up front on snug.chat.

For operators

The supported server minimum is 1 vCPU and 2 GiB of memory.

Version 3.8.0

30 August — The home page starts a $49 server license purchase in one press.

Version 3.7.0

29 August — Early bird server licenses are $49, and Windows shows your own screen-share stats.

New

Buy a server license for $49 during the early bird offer.

Fixed

Windows: Show nerd stats includes your own screen share.

Version 3.6.0

29 August — Windows screen sharing keeps moving through packet loss and leaves room for your call.

Version 3.5.0

27 August — Settings are easier to scan, busy channels stay quick, and calls hang on to more speech.

New

Search custom emoji without scrolling through the whole library.

Fixed

Calls recover missing voice packets before a gap reaches your ears.
Quiet voices keep their automatic boost.
Windows: screen sharing stays inside its connection budget.
snug.chat controls answer every press.
The selected channel no longer carries a voice-colored outline.

Changed

Profile settings say what linking a device or switching servers will do.
Voice setup finishes sooner when you join a call.
Audio, Files, Pins, and Storage stay quick as they fill up.
The sidebar folds smoothly, and meters move without stuttering.
Dates, page titles, and dividers use snug's serif type.

For operators

Large server backups finish verification sooner.

Version 3.4.0

26 August — Calendar refreshes and message edits stay quick as histories grow.

Changed

Calendar subscriptions refresh faster in snugs with lots of plans.
Editing a message stays responsive in long conversations.

Version 3.3.0

26 August — Emoji match across browsers, media bots remember playback, and controls answer every press.

New

Chrome, Edge, and Firefox show the same current emoji throughout snug.
Send uploaded audio or a video's first audio track to a media bot.
Media bots keep recent playback, ready to copy or queue again.
A one-person snug points its founder to the invitation.

Fixed

The desktop app's top-edge controls answer clicks.
Editing the newest message keeps its field and controls in view.
Settings no longer clips admin controls on laptop-sized windows.
Menus open beside the control you pressed.
The microphone meter keeps up with your voice.
Microphone recovery instructions no longer run two choices together.

Changed

Short conversations sit beside the message box instead of at the top.
Chat opens wider beside video; Home or double-click resets its divider.
Phone navigation, voice arrivals, and new video tiles move into place.
Unread counts return faster as channels grow.

For operators

New installs print the initial server password used to create the founder.
Before the founder joins, ./snug-ops restart can replace a lost initial password.

Version 3.2.0

24 August — People are easier to spot, and busy channels feel faster and steadier.

New

Add a profile picture, or keep clearer two-letter initials.
Right-click or long-press pictures and video to see every available action.
Admins filter Activity by event or person.

Fixed

Video uploads show progress, play reliably, and hold their place in chat.
Videos that can't play offer a download instead.
Crowded video stages stop jittering while remaining scrollable.
Links whose fragments look like picture names stay readable as links.
License emails attach the license file without exposing it in inbox previews.
Messages stop hanging or duplicating when the connection drops during send.
Shared link previews can't freeze the channel or reach private networks.
Old picture links stop working when you lose access to their channel.
Spoilers still open when browser storage is blocked.

Changed

Reply and react stay visible; secondary message actions move under More.
snug opens with less to download and returns to your last conversation sooner.
Busy channels stay responsive as unread counts, messages, bots, and voice change.
The public demo links back to snug.chat.

Version 3.1.0

22 August — The desktop app gets thinner, and Connection info explains garbled audio.

New

Use the desktop app in a window as narrow as 440 pixels.
Narrow screens switch cleanly between channels and the conversation.
Connection info shows audio repairs and device changes behind garbled voices.
Drag through a media bot's YouTube video once it is playing.
Add more than two screens from one device when the channel has space.
The bot manager explains what media bots do and links to their guide.
Typed custom emoji and common emoticons complete as emoji in the message box.
Poke the same friend again without waiting.
Shared message links show their first local picture or KLIPY GIF.

Fixed

Files stay attached until their message finishes sending.
A voice session on another device names its channel and offers to bring it here.
Choosing a picture no longer shifts the conversation underneath it.
The jump-to-latest button stays inside chat at large text sizes.
Sidebar rows stay whole at either end of the section divider.
A folded direct messages section stays at the bottom of the sidebar.
Opening a viewer menu no longer changes the stream you're watching.
Long names stay inside empty conversations.
People appear in voice only after their call is ready.
Rich link previews show their pictures and descriptions again.
YouTube playback stays steady while the media panel updates.
Windows: two shared apps keep their own audio.
Automatic microphone level settles at a quieter, more comfortable volume.
Share controls stay put while another screen is starting.
GIF previews show the whole image at a useful size.
Message authors stand out clearly in a narrow chat.
The message box stays on screen below video in short, narrow windows.
Keyboard shortcuts no longer choose an emoji from an open picker.

Changed

Chime's mute and unmute sounds are gentler, and poke speaks its name.
Windows: share previews stay responsive.

For operators

Servers installed through snug follow verified releases during the admin's chosen restart hour.
snug-ops updates pin keeps the current release; follow resumes automatic updates.

Version 3.0.0

21 August — Feedback stays with your admins, GIFs answer by name, and one person can share two screens.

New

Type /gif and a few words to preview a GIF before sending it.
Share two screens at once from the same device.
Open reactions for the newest message from the keyboard.
Pokes arrive as pokes, with choices to poke back or start a message.
Open a community invitation in the desktop app, or keep going in your browser.
Media bot streams show who is watching.
Type familiar :shortcodes: to add emoji.
Shared message links show the message they point to.
The join screen points existing members to a fresh sign-in code.

Fixed

League of Legends shares follow the live client into and out of matches.
Windows: shared windows no longer carry a colored capture border.
Error messages point to a recovery step.
Mac: window buttons stay inside the folded sidebar.
Channel menus open from the keyboard.
Long activity entries wrap as one item.
The voice list stays in place while you read another channel.
Messages already on screen don't offer a jump back to themselves.

Changed

Feedback stays on your server, where its admins can read and clear it.
GIF searches go from your browser to KLIPY instead of through your server.

For operators

./snug-ops upgrade downloads, verifies, installs, and checks the release without leaving test data.

Version 2.16.1

19 August — Plans reach calendars, polls stay editable, and messages can link channels, reuse files, and open exact moments.

New

Anyone can add a poll choice; the asker can remove choices or move the closing time.
Link a channel with #, or copy a message link that opens in place.
Add a file already in snug from the message box.
Pictures from other sites appear by default; video and music players still wait for you.
snug balances microphone voices without lifting quiet gaps between words.
Give each role its own insignia; Admin gets a crown and Moderator a shield.

Fixed

League of Legends audio stays with the share when its client window returns.
A screen share stays visible while its first frame is getting ready.
Video controls stay readable in narrow windows.
The desktop app remembers its size, monitor, and maximized state.
Long messages no longer make narrow chat scroll sideways.
Sidebar scrollbars sit at the edge instead of crowding channel names.
Chime previews use its tuned mention sound.
An unpaid Checkout closes when the license price changes.

Changed

snug.chat and the browser demo use self-hosted visit counts; desktop apps and community servers don't.

For operators

New installs accept the server's public IP address; snug-ops address adds a domain later.
Copy snug-license.lic to the server before install, then delete that server copy.

Version 2.15.1

17 August — Every release says what changed, on a page anyone can read.

New

Settings > About lists the last five releases, in the desktop app and in a browser.

Fixed

The unread marker no longer looks like a date divider.
You can move the window where you choose your snug.
Windows: the window buttons sit on the same line as snug's own controls.

Changed

The message box is one field, with attach, GIF, and send inside it.
Opening a channel puts the cursor in the message box.
Longer channel names fit in the sidebar.
Windows: snug opens sooner, and the windows you can share appear faster.
The guides stick to using snug and running a server.

For operators

The change log says which releases ask something of you.
Setting up, maintaining, and recovering the server each have one guide.

Version 2.14.0

16 August — Updating the desktop app is one press.

New

Update and restart from one press.
An update that keeps failing stops retrying and points you at the download.

Fixed

Each setting explains itself in one line.
Windows: League of Legends audio returns after a match.

For operators

Upgrading from a server older than 2.13 no longer stops at the backup step.

Version 2.13.0

16 August — Media bot video plays on the channel stage.

Fixed

Camera tiles stay big enough to see faces in a busy channel.
Windows: the taskbar unread mark stops flickering.

Version 2.12.1

16 August — Automatic microphone level stops overshooting.

For operators

The server image no longer carries the TypeScript source, tests, or build tools.

Version 2.12.0

15 August — Links show what they point at, and your microphone sets its own level.

New

Paste a link and see the picture, clip, or song it points at.
snug sets your microphone level for you.
Video actions have their own sounds, each one optional.
Everyone opens ready to search.
Device codes copy in one press.

Fixed

A moderator's mute looks different from your own.
Windows: controls stay visible with chat folded.

For operators

Admin history is kept apart from visit records, and you can jump to a date in it.

Version 2.11.1

14 August — Window audio sharing works again.

Fixed

Choosing a single window's audio works again.
A League of Legends share follows the game into a match and out.

Version 2.11.0

14 August — One button updates snug and the app it runs in.

New

The desktop window gets real minimize, maximize, and close controls.

Fixed

Your remembered microphone survives a restart.
A game share keeps up when a match starts or ends.

For operators

An upgrade settles in one outage instead of two.

Version 2.10.0

13 August — The channel's YouTube music plays in your own browser.

New

Direct messages put missed conversations and online friends first.

Fixed

A music bot says why it could not play something.
Settings open on Profile, so opening them never takes your microphone.
Escape, or a press outside, closes the new-channel field.
Editing a message puts the caret at the end.
Windows: a fullscreen stream keeps its controls.

Version 2.9.2

12 August — A shared Windows window survives closing and reopening.

Fixed

A minimized share says that it is minimized.

New

Share a window even when it is minimized.
Direct messages stay folded until you open one.

Fixed

The share picker lists screens and windows without waiting for previews.
A share follows a game that moves between its own windows.
The talking dot lights for a quiet voice.
A 720p camera gets its full width back.

Changed

The right-click menu on a message is shorter.

Version 2.7.1

9 August — "Up to 1080p" means 1920 by 1080 again.

Version 2.7.0

9 August — Screen shares encode on your graphics card.

New

Notifications say what happened and who it was from.

Fixed

Small text in a share stays readable.
Jumping to a date lands on that date.
Leaving a call is obvious, and the sidebar corner is quieter.

Version 2.6.0

7 August — GIF search works without setup.

New

Recent activity is one press from the channel header.
You can leave a screen stream without leaving the call.

Fixed

Setting up your audio no longer announces itself to the channel.
The sidebar fits a busy channel.
YouTube links play in place again.

For operators

A new community starts with Members and Moderator roles.

New

A short cue when someone joins or leaves voice.
Choose which camera you send, and flip it while you are on.
Each listener sets music volume for themselves.

Fixed

Coming back to a conversation puts you at the newest message.

Changed

New wordmark, colors, and type throughout.
A screen share nobody is watching rests as a quiet tile.

For operators

A server installs into one local folder.
A restore takes back ownership of the backup before restarting.

Version 2.3.1

1 August — Server licenses went on sale, and video adapts to each viewer.

New

A community invite carries straight into snug.
The desktop app looks for updates quietly and offers them when ready.

Changed

Video adapts to each viewer, so one slow connection no longer holds the channel back.
Emoji are easier to add and manage.

For operators

snug-ops covers status, logs, backup, upgrade, and restore.
A host upgrade can be recovered if it goes wrong.
The server runtime moved past several critical CVEs.
Grafana dashboards ship with the server.