4.0-in-progress

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- Fix UI layout issue for translations that require right-to-left (RTL) layout

- macOS releases are now code-signed with a key from Apple, so they can be run without Gatekeeper trust warnings

- Handle sessions being closed by the server

- Fix Last Message Correction in multi client scenarios

- Fix display of default avatar on Windows

- Support for automatic software updates on macOS

- Redesigned keyword highlighing

- Support for unicode emojis on macOS

- Improvements to font size handling in the chat theme

- And assorted smaller features and usability enhancements

4.0-beta2 ( 2016-07-20 )

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- Fix Swift bug introduced in 4.0-beta1 that results in the UI sometimes getting stuck during login

4.0-beta1 ( 2016-07-15 )

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- Support for message carbons (XEP-0280)

- Improved spell checker support on Linux

- Enabled trellis mode as a default feature, allowing several tiled chats windows to be shown at once

- New chat theme including a new font

- And assorted smaller features and usability enhancements

3.0 ( 2016-02-24 )

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- File transfer and Mac Notification Center issues fixed

- Fix connection to servers with invalid or untrusted certificates on OS/X

- Support for the Notification Center on OS X

- Users can now authenticate using certificates (and smart cards on Windows) when using the 'BOSH' connection type.

- Encryption on OS X now uses the platform's native 'Secure Transport' mechanisms.

- Emoticons menu in chat dialogs

- Bookmark for rooms can now be edited directly from the ‘Recent Chats’ list

- Adds option to workaround servers that don’t interoperate well with Windows (schannel) encryption

- Rooms entered while offline will now get entered on reconnect

- Chats can now be seamlessly upgraded to multi-person chats by either inviting someone via the ‘cog’ menu, or dragging them from the roster. This relies on server-side support with an appropriate chatroom (MUC) service.

- Highlighting of keywords and messages from particular users can now be configured (Keyword Highlighting Blog post).

- Full profile vcards (contact information etc.) are now supported and can be configured for the user and queried for contacts.

- Simple Communication Blocking is now supported (subject to server support) to allow the blocking of nuisance users.

- Swift can now transfer files via the ‘Jingle File Transfer’ protocol.