Rocket.Chat

What's new in this version:

Rocket.Chat 4.15.4
Fixed:
- Conference deep links now open in a dedicated call window. Conference links that carry only a conference id (e.g. conference/<id>, without an explicit call URL) previously loaded the conference over the workspace webview, leaving no way back to the workspace. These links now open the conference in the standalone video call window, so closing it returns you to an untouched workspace. Links that already include an explicit call URL are unchanged.

Internal:
- CI: run pull-request build and validation workflows for hotfix/** base branches


Rocket.Chat 4.15.3
Fixed:
- Supported-versions exceptions now validate correctly on the desktop app. Workspaces with a version exception issued by Rocket.Chat Cloud could be shown the "unsupported workspace" screen: the exception scope check did not cover deployments where the workspace uniqueID was not yet stored locally. The desktop now resolves the workspace identity before validating, and exceptions from server, cloud, and cached payloads are honored whenever they are valid and unexpired.
- Supported-versions validation hardening. Recovery from malformed cached data no longer leaves validation in a stuck state; validation re-runs on wake from sleep; a "Check again" button on the unsupported-workspace screen re-triggers validation without restarting the app; offline validation now considers both the cached and the bundled version data, so a workspace kept usable by a cached exception is not blocked by newer bundled data.
- Version enforcement requires complete data. A payload with a missing or malformed enforcement date no longer blocks the workspace; blocking requires a valid, past enforcement date.
- Expiration warning reliability. The expiring-workspace warning dialog no longer fails silently when the payload's translations lack the user's language, and it re-evaluates when switching workspaces.
- Linux/Wayland: removed startup screen-capture enumeration that could open the system screen picker when the app launched.

Internal:
Supported-versions types and test fixtures aligned with the real /api/info contract, plus a live wire-contract test guarding against drift


Rocket.Chat 4.15.2
- Internal video chat session sharing — internal conference windows now share the main webview's session, so same-origin calls load authenticated instead of hitting a login screen. Includes hardened screen-share routing, per-window call state, lifecycle bridges (close / focus-existing / open-in-main-window), and external-link routing to the system browser.


Rocket.Chat 4.15.1
Changed:
- fix: handle unhandled promise rejections in auto-updater
- fix: stop server sidebar tile rendering a literal "0" badge
- fix: detect screen picker type reliably inside sandboxes
- Fix stale supported-versions cache outranking fresh builtin fallback
- fix(dev): stop dev watch restart from freezing the old window
- chore: bump version to 4.15.1


Rocket.Chat 4.15.0
New:
- Encrypted PDF previews — preview password-protected PDFs directly in the app, with a configurable file-size limit for previews
- Role-aware version notices — server version expiration messages are now tailored to your role on the workspace

Fixed:
- Restored the unread message badge on Rocket.Chat 7.8.0 and later servers
- Removed the false "Unsupported Version" block that could appear on valid servers after updating the app
- The window now keeps its position when docked at a screen edge instead of shifting on relaunch
- Markdown file downloads can now be cancelled reliably

Under the hood:
- Updated Electron from 40 to 42, bringing a newer Chromium engine with security and performance improvements
- Hardened macOS code signing and provisioning, and fixed Linux packaging for the current build toolchain
- Refreshed the interface on the latest Fuselage design system
- Expanded automated test coverage and updated translations


Rocket.Chat 4.14.1
Changed:
- chore: pin github actions to SHA hashes
- chore: bump version to 4.14.1 and update bundle version to 26050
- feat: add openInBrowser to RocketChatDesktop API
- fix: Harden DISABLE_AUTO_UPDATES MSI property for SCCM/SYSTEM-context deployments
- fix: skip thumbnail cache warm when provider has native picker
- fix: respect theme preference for Settings and Shell on macOS
- chore: renew macOS provisioning profile


Rocket.Chat 4.14.0
Fixed:
- fix: prevent HTML entity encoding in interpolated values
- chore: align Node version to 24.11.1 across CI and workspaces
- fix: always show PDF viewer toolbar with back button
- fix: add context menu to root window for deep link launch flow
- fix: allow skipped updates to appear on manual check for updates
- feat: Add screen sharing support for server view
- feat: add DISABLE_AUTO_UPDATES property to MSI installer
- feat: Add markdown file viewer with GitHub-flavored rendering
- feat: load OS CA certificates at startup for corporate environments
- fix: update axios to 1.13.6 (CVE-2026-25639, MAL-2026-2306)
- chore: update Electron from 40.0.0 to 40.8.5
- fix: workspace tags in log viewer filter
- Language update from Lingohub