Releases: bitsocialnet/5chan
Releases · bitsocialnet/5chan
v0.8.5
This version adds 5chan developer badges, clearer media and update feedback, better catalog and moderation behavior, improved desktop and P2P reliability, app icons, and security fixes.
- Web app: https://5chan.app
- Decentralized web app via IPFS/IPNS gateways (works on any browser): 5chan.eth.limo, 5chan.eth.link, 5chan-eth.ipns.dweb.link
- Decentralized web app via IPFS node you run: https://5chan.eth (works on Brave Browser or use IPFS Companion)
Downloads
macOS
- Apple Silicon (arm64): Download DMG
- Intel (x64): Download DMG
- If macOS shows "5chan.app is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash.", run this in Terminal to fix it:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/5chan.app"then open the app again.
Windows
- Installer (x64): Download EXE
- If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC" (SmartScreen), click "More info" then "Run anyway". To permanently allow, right-click the .exe → Properties → check "Unblock", or run in PowerShell:
Unblock-File -Path .\path\to\file.exe.
Linux
Android
- APK: Download
Static HTML build
- Static HTML archive (zip): Download
Changes
0.8.5 (2026-05-15)
Bug Fixes
- blotter: render on multiboard feeds (918ed5b)
- boards bar: preserve catalog multiboard links (29f5e67)
- catalog: hide threads across board catalogs (8217bad)
- deps: update vulnerable transitive dependencies (c40353d)
- desktop: start PKC RPC with configured options (9f2a95a)
- dev server: route HMR through Portless (f008e82)
- electron: use bundled Chromium version in user agent (8486401)
- favicon: add touch and search icons (69008df)
- footer: use link color for legal metadata (2adb4bb)
- media: clarify failed external image embeds (fe87808)
- mod queue: align mobile remove button styling (36ecad6)
- mod queue: keep error details out of visible text (a4e058c)
- mod queue: stop resurfacing stale pending history (#1130) (a6f6e42)
- p2p stats: clarify browser peer data (8cb632f)
- p2p: force browser mode on p2p subdomains (a97b891)
- pass: preserve heading casing (3767923)
- settings: show latest update feedback (c8640a8)
Features
- author badges: add 5chan developer badges (9f6c073)
v0.8.4
This version adds remembered trusted board website permissions, browser P2P stats, clearer unreleased build labels, safer Android updates, and several media, settings, and posting fixes.
- Web app: https://5chan.app
- Decentralized web app via IPFS/IPNS gateways (works on any browser): 5chan.eth.limo, 5chan.eth.link, 5chan-eth.ipns.dweb.link
- Decentralized web app via IPFS node you run: https://5chan.eth (works on Brave Browser or use IPFS Companion)
Downloads
macOS
- Apple Silicon (arm64): Download DMG
- Intel (x64): Download DMG
- If macOS shows "5chan.app is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash.", run this in Terminal to fix it:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/5chan.app"then open the app again.
Windows
- Installer (x64): Download EXE
- If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC" (SmartScreen), click "More info" then "Run anyway". To permanently allow, right-click the .exe → Properties → check "Unblock", or run in PowerShell:
Unblock-File -Path .\path\to\file.exe.
Linux
Android
- APK: Download
Static HTML build
- Static HTML archive (zip): Download
Changes
0.8.4 (2026-05-11)
Bug Fixes
- account settings: activate imported account (4f1b4d9)
- deps: update vulnerable transitive dependencies (529e8ed)
- embed: restore x status embeds (5187938)
- faq: scope visited link color to content (a860859)
- markdown: allow repeated greentext markers (719005e)
- media: classify mp4-formatted gif previews as video (36bb1f7)
- remove Android self-install updater (#1125) (aaa0d88)
- settings: move pure p2p toggle below fields (cbc5088)
- settings: remove Solana RPC advanced option (a88c2e5)
- state string: shorten browser p2p loading text (055ead8)
- themes: restore classic topbar separators (77dd0e9)
Features
- challenge modal: remember trusted board websites (cb05a8b)
- p2p settings: add browser p2p stats (14a4790)
- version: show unreleased commit label (#1126) (2b2c517)
Performance Improvements
- directories: dedupe refreshes across hook mounts (5fe6537)
v0.8.3
This version adds ImgBB uploads, network-aware media providers, Android upload fixes, F-Droid preparation, and several posting and display fixes.
- Web app: https://5chan.app
- Decentralized web app via IPFS/IPNS gateways (works on any browser): 5chan.eth.limo, 5chan.eth.link, 5chan-eth.ipns.dweb.link
- Decentralized web app via IPFS node you run: https://5chan.eth (works on Brave Browser or use IPFS Companion)
Downloads
macOS
- Apple Silicon (arm64): Download DMG
- Intel (x64): Download DMG
- If macOS shows "5chan.app is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash.", run this in Terminal to fix it:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/5chan.app"then open the app again.
Windows
- Installer (x64): Download EXE
- If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC" (SmartScreen), click "More info" then "Run anyway". To permanently allow, right-click the .exe → Properties → check "Unblock", or run in PowerShell:
Unblock-File -Path .\path\to\file.exe.
Linux
Android
- APK: Download
Static HTML build
- Static HTML archive (zip): Download
Changes
0.8.3 (2026-05-01)
Bug Fixes
- android upload: handle transient imgur errors (3de8552)
- android upload: restore provider uploads (e2154b3)
- android: stop intercepting app fetches (24619ac)
- challenge modal: avoid native iframe consent on WebKit (0180c4e)
- comment content: hide detailed publish errors (f4f1458)
- faq: keep visited links blue (0cbae87)
- media hosting: restore android imgur support (9f38869)
- posting: clarify direct file links (bc213ec)
- upload: animate uploading ellipsis (70791fa)
Features
v0.8.2
This release prepares the Android app for F-Droid, improves the FAQ, and fixes challenge consent, failed pending posts, and popular thread previews.
- Web app: https://5chan.app
- Decentralized web app via IPFS/IPNS gateways (works on any browser): 5chan.eth.limo, 5chan.eth.link, 5chan-eth.ipns.dweb.link
- Decentralized web app via IPFS node you run: https://5chan.eth (works on Brave Browser or use IPFS Companion)
Downloads
macOS
- Apple Silicon (arm64): Download DMG
- Intel (x64): Download DMG
- If macOS shows "5chan.app is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash.", run this in Terminal to fix it:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/5chan.app"then open the app again.
Windows
- Installer (x64): Download EXE
- If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC" (SmartScreen), click "More info" then "Run anyway". To permanently allow, right-click the .exe → Properties → check "Unblock", or run in PowerShell:
Unblock-File -Path .\path\to\file.exe.
Linux
Android
- APK: Download
Static HTML build
- Static HTML archive (zip): Download
Changes
0.8.2 (2026-04-30)
Bug Fixes
v0.8.1
This release adds browser peer-to-peer support, improves moderation queues and catalog previews, and includes routing, security, and stability fixes.
- Web app: https://5chan.app
- Decentralized web app via IPFS/IPNS gateways (works on any browser): 5chan.eth.limo, 5chan.eth.link, 5chan-eth.ipns.dweb.link
- Decentralized web app via IPFS node you run: https://5chan.eth (works on Brave Browser or use IPFS Companion)
Downloads
macOS
- Apple Silicon (arm64): Download DMG
- Intel (x64): Download DMG
- If macOS shows "5chan.app is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash.", run this in Terminal to fix it:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/5chan.app"then open the app again.
Windows
- Installer (x64): Download EXE
- If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC" (SmartScreen), click "More info" then "Run anyway". To permanently allow, right-click the .exe → Properties → check "Unblock", or run in PowerShell:
Unblock-File -Path .\path\to\file.exe.
Linux
Android
- APK: Download
Static HTML build
- Static HTML archive (zip): Download
Changes
0.8.1 (2026-04-29)
Bug Fixes
- archive: animate loading ellipsis (042f2df)
- catalog: preserve literal preview markers (fd26d6f)
- codebase audit: preserve cleanup without regressions (5dc5408)
- csp: keep index html line endings stable (e988a6e)
- deps: resolve Dependabot alerts (0366a16)
- feed: measure expanded reply media height (b0b5d45)
- link mod empty state to account import (e54e880)
- portless: force HTTPS proxy startup (33bf4da)
- post menu: update Yandex reverse image parameter (42021fe)
- react grab: restore dev toolbar (cb9c830)
- replies: order approved queue replies (463509e)
- routing: allow hash path redirect under CSP (fe48208)
Features
- p2p: enable browser pkc mode (28286f0)
Performance Improvements
- mod queue: reduce loading rerenders (abaa0d4)
v0.8.0
This release makes .bso communities load much faster by resolving their IPNS public keys separately, adds the 5chan Pass page, expands multiboard time filters, and improves publishing, moderation, and board stability.
- Web app: https://5chan.app
- Decentralized web app via IPFS/IPNS gateways (works on any browser): 5chan.eth.limo, 5chan.eth.link, 5chan-eth.ipns.dweb.link
- Decentralized web app via IPFS node you run: https://5chan.eth (works on Brave Browser or use IPFS Companion)
Downloads
macOS
- Apple Silicon (arm64): Download DMG
- Intel (x64): Download DMG
- If macOS shows "5chan.app is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash.", run this in Terminal to fix it:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/5chan.app"then open the app again.
Windows
- Installer (x64): Download EXE
- If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC" (SmartScreen), click "More info" then "Run anyway". To permanently allow, right-click the .exe → Properties → check "Unblock", or run in PowerShell:
Unblock-File -Path .\path\to\file.exe.
Linux
Android
- APK: Download
Static HTML build
- Static HTML archive (zip): Download
Changes
0.8.0 (2026-04-23)
Bug Fixes
- account-data-editor: load Ace before esm-resolver (77d2271)
- board status: resolve offline indicators with strict community refs (4cae9c3)
- board: wait for feed before empty state (5b124d4)
- catalog: reuse board feed identity when idle (58a4be1)
- challenge modal: snap close button to whole pixels (ec8678c)
- challenge: support pkc spam blocker flow (956fb42)
- deps: bump bitsocial-react-hooks (e2fabb6)
- deps: pin hooks to dist-synced tarball (80f41f0)
- deps: remove hooks consumer patch (142f389)
- deps: resolve Dependabot alerts for protobufjs and follow-redirects (c260675)
- dev: auto-open portless URL after vite is ready (683c407)
- directories: include history board metadata (6c72c33)
- directories: support multisub public keys (f52545e)
- electron: restore pkc rpc import (5b1e816)
- feed: restore multiboard loading placeholder (431f84b)
- feed: support strict community refs and safer domain publishing (6212353)
- feed: unblock multiboard directories with public key fallback (fea7b8e)
- hide generated account copy for imported accounts (7bf0888)
- home: preserve popular threads during navigation (508fffe)
- hooks: handle pkc rebrand regressions (19095ae)
- i18n: add offline board warning copy (4a755ac)
- mod queue: keep approved items from sticking (8957f04)
- mod queue: preserve moderated queue history (81b9b2e)
- multiboards: restore stable time-filter suggestions (4942259)
- pending posts: show publish errors (338f415)
- post card: clarify full error copying (be13311)
- publishing: normalize media links to https (fb19ee4)
- publish: retry failed comments without duplicate replies (5f9e603)
- quotes: keep same-thread board previews local (e366dac)
- release: cache Windows release dependencies (3524c1c)
- release: restore Android signing keystore (82476d8)
- reply-quote-preview: keep floating OP previews at desktop width (f6ce2ba)
- rules: keep board selector limited to default boards (3d40e6c)
- settings modal: snap bitmap controls to whole pixels (d87be15)
Features
- auto-complete iframe challenges (b288c62)
- multiboards: expand time filters in place (70d8c37)
- pass: add pass page and update voting copy (1c6cf3f)
- pass: localize pass page copy (d8944e3)
Performance Improvements
v0.7.4
This release finalizes the pretext feed sizing rollout, improves mobile reverse-scroll performance, adds an Android USB dev preview, and fixes several catalog, reply modal, and dev server issues.
- Web app: https://5chan.app
- Decentralized web app via IPFS/IPNS gateways (works on any browser): 5chan.eth.limo, 5chan.eth.link, 5chan-eth.ipns.dweb.link
- Decentralized web app via IPFS node you run: https://5chan.eth (works on Brave Browser or use IPFS Companion)
Downloads
macOS
- Apple Silicon (arm64): Download DMG
- Intel (x64): Download DMG
- If macOS shows "5chan.app is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash.", run this in Terminal to fix it:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/5chan.app"then open the app again.
Windows
- Installer (x64): Download EXE
- If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC" (SmartScreen), click "More info" then "Run anyway". To permanently allow, right-click the .exe → Properties → check "Unblock", or run in PowerShell:
Unblock-File -Path .\path\to\file.exe.
Linux
Android
- APK: Download
Static HTML build
- Static HTML archive (zip): Download
Changes
0.7.4 (2026-04-09)
Bug Fixes
- catalog-search: clear stale query filter (4fb7739)
- catalog: address missed review findings (a35ec83)
- catalog: avoid stretching unknown-size thumbnails (eeb288e)
- catalog: stop virtualizing single-board catalogs (#1121) (7ba28be)
- deps: patch vulnerable transitive packages (315505f)
- dev server: fall forward from port 1355 without portless (75958ac)
- favicon: harden sfw board icon swapping (0b844e6)
- portless: avoid route collisions across worktrees (8078d10)
- portless: fall forward when branch route is occupied (6a3040d)
- post: load capcode icons from public asset root (74f8fae)
- release: normalize asset names (85e81aa)
- reply modal: stop recentering on input (e345935)
Features
Performance Improvements
- board: reduce mobile reverse-scroll jank (99c0bbf)
v0.7.3
This release adds an in-app update flow for desktop, makes thread auto-updates opt-in, adapts to compact account history hooks, and includes Yarn 4 migration and CI reliability fixes.
- Web app: https://5chan.app
- Decentralized web app via IPFS/IPNS gateways (works on any browser): 5chan.eth.limo, 5chan.eth.link, 5chan-eth.ipns.dweb.link
- Decentralized web app via IPFS node you run: https://5chan.eth (works on Brave Browser or use IPFS Companion)
Downloads
macOS
- Apple Silicon (arm64): Download DMG
- Intel (x64): Download DMG
- If macOS shows "5chan.app is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash.", run this in Terminal to fix it:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/5chan.app"then open the app again.
Windows
- Installer (x64): Download EXE
- If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC" (SmartScreen), click "More info" then "Run anyway". To permanently allow, right-click the .exe → Properties → check "Unblock", or run in PowerShell:
Unblock-File -Path .\path\to\file.exe.
Linux
Android
- APK: Download
Static HTML build
- 5chan-html (zip): Download
Changes
0.7.3 (2026-03-20)
Bug Fixes
- accounts: adapt 5chan to compact account history hooks (#1118) (c2e8e16)
- allow edit modal saves after delete toggles (ce2ad82)
- ci: avoid husky during yarn install (50301fb)
- ci: cache yarn after corepack in windows packaging (4ec74bc)
- ci: declare electron rebuild binary (34662f1)
- ci: drop legacy yarn install flags (da62c27)
- ci: remove setup-node yarn cache (91e5131)
- ci: windows job was hanging (4d5ee59)
- release: include version in DMG artifact names (5ce0e79)
- thread-page: make thread auto updates opt-in (#1115) (816281c)
- vercel: use Yarn 4 install command (15df2e5)
Features
v0.7.2
This release adds a video auto-unmute setting, platform-specific info on the homepage, improves reply loading performance with cached board previews, and fixes Electron desktop app loading and PWA update reliability.
- Web app: https://5chan.app
- Decentralized web app via IPFS/IPNS gateways (works on any browser): 5chan.eth.limo, 5chan.eth.link, 5chan-eth.ipns.dweb.link
- Decentralized web app via IPFS node you run: https://5chan.eth (works on Brave Browser or use IPFS Companion)
Downloads
macOS
- Apple Silicon (arm64): Download DMG
- Intel (x64): Download DMG
- If macOS shows "5chan.app is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash.", run this in Terminal to fix it:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/5chan.app"then open the app again.
Windows
- Installer (x64): Download EXE
- If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC" (SmartScreen), click "More info" then "Run anyway". To permanently allow, right-click the .exe → Properties → check "Unblock", or run in PowerShell:
Unblock-File -Path .\path\to\file.exe.
Linux
Android
- APK: Download
Static HTML build
- 5chan-html (zip): Download
Changes
0.7.2 (2026-03-17)
Bug Fixes
- ci: publish coverage badge from badges branch (#1091) (b2946e8)
- ci: publish coverage badge via GitHub Pages (2de723a)
- ci: scope Electron native rebuilds (#1099) (2c276f0)
- electron: restore packaged desktop app loading (#1095) (c9bd625)
- pwa: make web updates deterministic (#1093) (f812fe1)
Features
- home: show platform-specific info message on homepage (1db0c62), closes #1096
- settings: add expanded video auto-unmute preference (#1104) (714c39c)
Performance Improvements
v0.7.1
This release adds an archive page for archived threads, a Report/Delete post menu with mod-only editing, migrates to the community hooks API, and includes fixes for mod queue roles, pseudonymous reply deletion, and reply modal drag interactions.
- Web app: https://5chan.app
- Decentralized web app via IPFS/IPNS gateways (works on any browser): 5chan.eth.limo, 5chan.eth.link, 5chan-eth.ipns.dweb.link
- Decentralized web app via IPFS node you run: https://5chan.eth (works on Brave Browser or use IPFS Companion)
Downloads
macOS
- Apple Silicon (arm64): Download DMG
- Intel (x64): Download DMG
- If macOS shows "5chan.app is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash.", run this in Terminal to fix it:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/5chan.app"then open the app again.
Windows
- Installer (x64): Download EXE
- If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC" (SmartScreen), click "More info" then "Run anyway". To permanently allow, right-click the .exe → Properties → check "Unblock", or run in PowerShell:
Unblock-File -Path .\path\to\file.exe.
Linux
Android
- APK: Download
Static HTML build
- 5chan-html (zip): Download
Changes
0.7.1 (2026-03-16)
Bug Fixes
- edit-menu: allow pseudonymous reply deletion (#1076) (7265225)
- electron: lazy-load before-pack ipfs downloader (a37fbcb)
- mod-queue: show board button from live roles (#1079) (fd9ab19)
- multiboards: hide archive button slot (47e8c5a)
- reply-modal: keep drag interactions sharp (#1086) (37c834d)
- reply-quote-preview: restore
(You)for pseudonymous quotes (#1084) (3a7400e) - security: patch vulnerable transitive packages (be44aef)
- testing: stabilize Vitest worktree runs (#1081) (7ed0edd)
- thread: count user id tooltips from thread data (6ecf3c4)