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Install Stoat for Desktop

Stoat for Desktop – application for Windows

Install with winget
winget install --id Stoat.Stoat
Upgrade
winget upgrade --id Stoat.Stoat
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id Stoat.Stoat

About Stoat for Desktop

Community-focused messaging application with modern chat features, fine-grained permissions, moderation tools, bot integration, and privacy protection. Open-source and GDPR compliant.

What's new in 1.3.0

1.3.0 (2026-02-18) Features - ability to set minimise to tray on start up (#126) (8284117) - shortcut to reload/refresh the page, CTRL+R & F5 (#119) (2e99b19) Bug Fixes - add the common "zoom reset" shortcut, CTRL+0 (#112) (def29f9) - allow using CTRL+"+" to zoom in (#108) (2b962c5) - firstLaunch = false after initial setup (#131) (63b9ea8) - (for development flatpak:) flatpak icons not building correctly and wayland support (#132) (ffe17ec) - replace default dialog with notification (#98) (7d2f296) - toggle window visibility on tray click instead of always showing (#103) (742a95f) - try to restore maximised windows to correct display (#92) (897d706) - use template icon for macOS tray, use higher res icons for other platforms (#130) (58ccb63)

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Version history

Version Updated Notes
1.3.0 Unknown 1.3.0 (2026-02-18) Features - ability to set minimise to tray on start up (#126) (8284117) - shortcut to reload/refresh the page, CTRL+R & F5 (#119) (2e99b19) Bug Fixes - add the common "zoom reset" shortcut, CTRL+0 (#11...
1.2.0 Unknown 1.2.0 (2026-02-14) Features - new branding (#87) (8910dcb) - persist and restore window size and position (#74) (3bf697d) Bug Fixes - App Autostart (#68) (127d143)
1.1.12 Unknown 1.1.12 (2025-12-29) Bug Fixes - add NixOS compatibility for electron startup (#23) (3eb9b8e) - correctly load badge count; expose to renderer (#25) (6817b55) - event listener accumulation from rpc client (#26) (96fa8cc)...