You can open threads, direct chats, tasks, etc side-by-side by holding Option/Alt while opening. Hold Command/Control to open in new tabs.

↘ Check out the tabs and panes (click to view full image):

We re-wrote our whole router to enable cool features like >2 panes split view, vertical splits and more.

New

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  ↗️ #linear: Put #linear in your message and AI will add an issue in your default Linear team issues (or triage)
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  🆕 Better create Linear issue: From the message menu, press "Create Issue" and now it embeds images and videos. AI will generate an issue title (you can edit too)
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  📺 Loom embed on iOS: It shows title, GIF preview, and duration
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  👨‍💻 In-progress Linear task is visible above your avatar when present

Fixes & smaller improvements

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  Added special rendering for emoji-only messages
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  Improved tab rendering to show page title instead of space name only
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  Added "All" option for sending nudge to all participants in threads
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  Added chat backgrounds in iOS
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  Added a lock icon for private threads to diffrentiate them
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  Changed "Tasks" name to "Daily tasks" in sidebar
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  Improved performance while switching tabs so it's under 100ms
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  Added markdown parser in chat compose for ``` pasted code blocks
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  Fixed a bug in showing photos sent by copy & paste in iOS
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  Fixed a bug in video thumbnails that resulted in diagonal distortion
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  Fixed showing nudge message for self
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  Fixed scroll jump when loading more messages by scrolling to top in long chats
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  Added a toast with link to open in Linear when it's created within the app

New Inbox button on your sidebar. Catch up on async threads and @mentions while keeping your sidebar for important chats. No more FOMO - the Inbox keeps you in the loop.

New

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  Close threads: Mark threads as closed so they don't show up in CMD + K and tidy up your workspace. You can re-open them later.
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  Private threads: Create new threads limited to select participants.
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  @mention in iOS
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  Rich messaging in iOS: Lists, links, code blocks, and bold/italic text are now supported.
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  Send by camera in iOS

Quality of Life

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  Added fading in of app UI on start in desktop and mobile.
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  Added slide up animation for new messages in chat
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  Fixed compose box width to be stable after writing a message to avoid jumps when writing RTL text.

Smaller improvements

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  Translated desktop app in Chinese, Spanish, French, and Persian.
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  Added "Translate" in menu for individual messages in chat.
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  Added create thread button in sidebar.
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  Added toasts when you remove tasks, move tasks to today, etc.
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  Added mark as read on chats in iOS.
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  Fixed a bug where desktop photos didn't load on iOS.
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  Fixed an issue with unread marks being synced between multiple devices.
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  Fixed Linear issues not syncing with Linear on status update.
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  Fixed a bug in leaving the grid (voice chat) where your avatar was still shown to others.
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  Improved iOS performance in large chats (part 1/2).
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  Fixed floating voice window not being updated correctly.

📱 Noor on iOS

Notifications, chat, and nudge on the go! A lot to improve, but we've switched to it from Messages. TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/GC3X6YEf

🔔 Notify

By default chats don't send notifications. Click the bell icon to explicitly send notifications for any message to anyone.

🤟 SVG previews in chat

Drop SVG files or paste SVG code. This is great for sharing icons, logos, etc.

New features

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  📌 Pin chats for everyone: Put important chats in others sidebar (They can unpin for themselves).
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  ☝️ Mention ＠all: Send an a special @ unread badge for everyone (mentions don't send notification)
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  🔕 Enable notifications: Set your preference from @ mentions, all messages or none (default)
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  ⏩ Forward messages: Forward messages to other chats or teammates.
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  ☑️ Filter Linear issues: Filter by cycle, assignee, etc to pick for your today's tasks.
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  ✅ Create Linear issue: Create a Linear issue from any message and attach details (cycle, project, etc)
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  🌍 Real-time translate: Real-time translation using AI for international teams (Enable in Settings > Features, uses GPT4)

Smaller improvements

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  Fixed app speed for large chats with thousands of recent messages
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  Redesigned sidebar to show present members
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  Redesigned account page to match the new style in Settings
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  Redesigned onboarding to match the black and white branding
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  Added pin for you or everyone when starting a new chat
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  Added emoji picker for message reactions
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  Added Date separators between chat messages
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  Added a tooltip over sent time to show date for messages
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  Added Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, etc translations on iOS
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  Fixed online / offline status for iOS
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  Fixed messages posted with #hashtag not updating across chats
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  Added search for chats and messages
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  Removed space timezone to simplify app
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  Profile page now shows your email
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  Added shortcuts to move between tabs, close, and restore (Cmd+1-3, Cmd+Shift+[-], Cmd+W, Cmd+Shift+T)
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  Added changelog modal shown after update
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  Changed the app icon
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  Improved community space so future chats with you — our early users — can happen there

Daily chat’s best part are now default for all threads and it is removed now. Start conversations in #main, the space default chat that updates will be posted in. No notifications by default.

More soon...

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  🖇️ [[thread]]: Link to threads in a chat message by typing two square brackets!
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  ⌨️ Save draft in chat: Don’t lose what you type when navigating between chats
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  📌 Pin in chat header: You can pin/unpin to sidebar when it’s open
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  🌱 Connect your personal Linear account to view all your assigned issues (even private issues)

Fixes

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  Fixes downloaded files that are moved from Downloads not being downloadable
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  Fixes chat scroll being off on open

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  🛎️ Better notifications: It now correctly asks for permissions, has sound and will be dismissed when you open the app
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  👋 Better waves: Incoming waves no longer steal focus from your active tab and won’t show the app
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  🔵 Linear assigned issues: Pick from your assigned issues right in the Tasks
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  🖼️ Larger photos in chat

Fixes

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  Fixes first wave notification sometimes being missed
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  Fixes file upload or download progress showing 0%
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  Prevent chat to show “load more” loading when you open chat without scrolling
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  Fixes sometimes no tab being active
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  Fixes invite links being broken
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  Fixes a crash on startup if you have no input devices
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  Fixes wave notification appearing in the wrong position
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  Fixes dates in daily chat being broken if your timezone is in America

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  📽️ Loom embed: Paste a loom link in your message to have it play inline
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  🟠 Linear integration in Tasks: Enter the issue identifier or link to add task from Linear with status sync
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  🔔 Enable notifications for threads or Today
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  📷 Set profile photo from your GitHub
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  🙏 New reaction emojis

Fixes

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  Fixes new threads not appearing in the inbox
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  Fixes space timezone update not propagating to all teammates
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  Fixes setting profile photo from Twitter