winget install --id DeltaChat.DeltaChatAbout DeltaChat
Delta Chat is a reliable, decentralized and secure messaging app, available for mobile and desktop platforms. Delta Chat feels like Whatsapp or Telegram but you can also use and regard it as an e-mail app. You can signup anonymously to a variety of interoperable chatmail servers which are minimal e-mail servers optimized for fast and secure operations. Or you may use classic e-mail servers and an existing e-mail account in which case Delta Chat acts as an e-mail app.
What's new in 2.53.0
Added - Add a way to select multiple messages - Ctrl + Alt + PageDown to switch accounts - Close (unselect) chat with Escape Fixed - Focus composer when user tries to type - Improve keyboard accessibility, focus management: - Escape to unselect chats (multiselect) - Keep focus on old element on dialog close - Escape to go back to View Group from member - Escape in Create Group goes back to New Chat - Refocus input when send message button is pressed (useful for touch screens) (#6374) - Fix undismissable context menu in fullscreen media - Disable keyboard shortcuts when have dialog - Don't enter edit mode on ArrowUp even if composer only has whitespace - Fix screen-readers always using English language for some parts of the UI - Do not render large images (click to open instead) - Preserve line breaks in channel dialog descr - Don't send whitespace-only message - Fix bottom margins in some dialogs (#6481) - Fix account list items "wiggling" when messages arrive or get read (#6419) - Fix some UI related to unencrypted email and "Force Encryption" (#6480) - "Show full message...": make the "Load Remote Content" look the same as on Android (#6386) Miscellaneous Tasks - Upgrade core to 2.53.0 (#6479) Downloads https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v2.53.0/
Version history
| Version | Updated | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2.53.0 | Unknown | Added - Add a way to select multiple messages - Ctrl + Alt + PageDown to switch accounts - Close (unselect) chat with Escape Fixed - Focus composer when user tries to type - Improve keyboard accessibility, focus manageme... |
| 2.52.0 | Unknown | Just a core update v2.52.0. See changes of https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/releases/tag/v2.51.0 |
| 2.51.0 | Unknown | Removed - Remove "Move to DeltaChat folder", in case you are using the option, a device message shows how to proceed - Remove "Only fetch from DeltaChat folder" option, the functionality is preserved for existing profile... |
| 2.49.1 | Unknown | Fixed - hotfix release to avoid crashes on MacOS Downloads https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v2.49.1/ |
| 2.49.0 | Unknown | Added - Leave & delete group (#6153) Fixed - Remove title from title bar on macOS (#6188) - Add bg for quotes in video msg (#6212) - Translate static aria label (#6170) Miscellaneous Tasks - Upgrade Electron to 41.2.0 -... |
| 2.48.0 | Unknown | [2.48.0] - 2026-03-30 Added - Rework message info (#6156) - Add autostart functionality (off by default, Settings → Advanced → Autostart) (#6076) - Add channel/group descriptions (#6026) - Mini-apps (WebXDC): you can now... |
| 2.43.0 | Unknown | Added - Allow forwarding a message to other profiles (#5916) - New per-message shortcuts (press Ctrl + / to see them) (#5963) - Calls: add "ringing" tone for outgoing calls - Calls: add audio/video select menu (#6017) -... |
| 2.35.0 | Unknown | Added - Prettier About Dialog and introduce Protocol View Dialog (+ added storage usage report to that dialog) (#5882) Changes - Upgrade core to 2.35.0 (#5886) - sync default transport on multi devices - improve calls by... |
| 2.33.0 | Unknown | Added - Add multitransport (#5680) - Allow add transport from main scanner (#5795) - Show warning when disabling multi-device mode (#5743) - Withdraw and revive channel invitation codes (#5747) Changed - Remove experimen... |
| 2.25.3 | Unknown | Changes since v2.22.0 Added - Implement drag-and-drop to reorder accounts (#5590) - New broadcast channel behaviour (experimental) (#5686) Changed - Upgrade core to 2.25 (#5665) - Change message link color to blue (#5701... |
| 2.25.2 | Unknown | Changes since v2.22.0 Added - Implement drag-and-drop to reorder accounts (#5590) - New broadcast channel behaviour (experimental) (#5686) Changed - Upgrade core to 2.25 (#5665) - Change message link color to blue (#5701... |
| 2.25.1 | Unknown | Added - Implement drag-and-drop to reorder accounts (#5590) - New broadcast channel behaviour (experimental) (#5686) Changed - Upgrade core to 2.25 (#5665) - Change message link color to blue (#5701) - Remove "Watch Sent... |
| 2.22.0 | Unknown | Core upgrade with some bugfixes Download https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v2.22.0/ |
| 2.15.0 | Unknown | Added - support multiple selection (multiselect) in the list of chats, activated with Ctrl + Click, Shift + Click #5297 Changed - update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 2.15.0 - withdraw all Q... |
| 2.11.1 | Unknown | Added - flip electron fuses #5423 - add "one year" option for disappearing messages #5421 Fixed - unexpected zoom/scroll behaviour #5426 - don't show "Reply" and "Save" for info messages (e.g. "user A removed user B") an... |
| 2.11.0 | Unknown | Added - support RTL layout if locale.dir = rtf #4168 - added estonian language - add more rtl configurations to languages that use it Changed - update translations (15-08-2025) - update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and de... |
| 2.10.0 | Unknown | Fixed - don't show "Edit Message", "Disappearing Messages" and fullscreen avatar view in classic E-Mail chats #5365 - accessibility: improve keyboard and screen reader accessibility of the "Add Reaction" menu #5376 - acc... |
| 2.9.0 | Unknown | Changed - removed "Add contact manually" when on chatmail account #5358 - update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 2.9.0 Fixed - don't show "add contact manually" (by email address) for groups #... |
| 2.8.0 | Unknown | Breaking - after upgrade to @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server version 2.x your account data will be migrated and you can not go back to 1.x versions any more, since account data is not backward compatible! Changed - updated he... |
| 1.60.1 | Unknown | Added - open all media view (gallery) in an own dialog #5141 #5074 - show last apps in chat navbar - show a notification when receiving a message in any chat except the currently open one, instead of only showing notific... |