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Privacy kept close — releases you can verify

End-to-end encrypted messaging with local ownership. This site mirrors repo truth — not a second product story.

Download v1.9.16User guide

Current public release v1.9.16

Chapter I · Release

What is actually shipping right now

Browse the full release history in the changelog.

v1.9.16August 9, 2026
  • Tor gateway app + desktop co-start / Ready-gate dial policy (TI lifecycle) — **opt-in**, not Verified.
  • Community production un-pause charter + CU-P1 soak stamp; Vault LES packaged soak stamp.
  • Release-without-Tor / transport sovereignty charter; Tor Verified marked infeasible under solo + blocked-net.
v1.9.15August 5, 2026
  • **DM send / media** — removed warm/`forceReconnectAll` from the publish path (NativeRelay dial storm cancelled Rust OK waiters); mesh `reconnectAll` re-dials closed sockets via `setRelayUrls` only
  • Voice OS notification layout (circular avatar, Accept/Reject); message toast hygiene when chat is visible
  • Call-card honesty: sqlite `ended` no longer paints CALL COMPLETED with a synthetic duration
v1.9.14July 18, 2026
  • **Transport presets (P14-S)** — preset catalog, active/partial badges, apply confirm, Tor inline gate, template pre-fill
  • **Pool health UI (P14-P)** — readable pool / degraded connectivity signals (L3 soak optional for EXIT)
  • Honest client-crypto copy: networks carry ciphertext; encryption stays on the client

Chapter II · Surfaces

Captured product stages from the demo library

Web-compressed captures — not mockups. Open the user guide for every how-to.

Auth And Onboarding

Local-first account creation and unlock grounded in explicit identity ownership.

Open in guide

Direct Messaging

Encrypted chat with conversation ownership and delivery diagnostics.

Open in guide

Contacts

Send and accept contact requests before opening a durable DM thread.

Open in guide

Communities

Managed workspace creation, invites, and encrypted group chat.

Open in guide

Relays And Transport

Choose which networks carry ciphertext — encryption stays on the client.

Open in guide

Media Transfer

Attach files in-thread with transfer progress and local preview.

Open in guide

Voice

Voice notes in the composer and voice calls when both sides are online.

Open in guide

Multi-Profile

Export, import, and window isolation for multiple identities on one machine.

Open in guide

Message Search

Search message history and jump to results inside an active thread.

Open in guide

Settings

Profile, privacy/trust, and security preferences in the desktop shell.

Open in guide

Chapter III · Runtimes

One product, explicit platform boundaries

Desktop (primary)

Tauri shell with native SQLite authority — the production path we verify, package, and ship in release-assets.

apps/desktop

Android

Universal release APK in the manifest — sideload only (no Play Store). Performance improved since early v1.9; 4 GB devices may still feel tight.

apps/desktop · mobile-android CI

Operator stack

Private relay + coordination contracts — point transports at infrastructure you control; stronger deletion semantics than public relays.

packages/dweb-transport-* · relay-gateway

Chapter IV · Evidence

Release truth stays tied to verification

Maintainer matrix outcomes — verified ship paths, platform boundaries, and network contracts surfaced honestly.

Desktop + SQLite authority

Verified

DM, group send/receive, and cold-restart soaks verified on native desktop paths.

Multi-OS installers

Verified

Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android APK published in release-assets/manifest.json with SHA-256.

Transport presets

Verified

v1.9.16 pool health + operator-friendly relay/mesh starting points — encryption stays on the client.

Network boundaries

In Progress

Public-relay immutability and distributed membership propagation are documented contracts — not product defects.

Production web

Pending

Browser PWA intentionally disabled — we refused dual IndexedDB/SQLite authority instead of shipping a lying web surface.

Distribution

Install from the download page — checksums included.

Windows NSIS, macOS, Linux AppImage, and Android APK @ v1.9.16 — linked from /download with SHA-256 from release-assets/manifest.json. Self-signed sideload; no store claims.

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