🎉 Highlights

• 🪟 Windows support is here — Nexu now officially supports Windows as a first-class desktop platform. Install, upgrade, local runtime, tray behavior, and SkillHub extraction all received a full stabilization pass. (#949, #986, #988, #1021, #1030, #1073) Thanks @PerishCode, @alchemistklk, @mrcfps, @lefarcen, and @Siri-Ray.
• ⚙️ Refined desktop settings & update experience — Settings align with the workspace design system, the update flow consolidates into a single entry with real background download progress, and the balance / account area got a visual polish pass. (#984, #1020, #1022, #1033, #1056) Thanks @Siri-Ray and @lefarcen.
• 🎬 Feishu video direct delivery — LibTV video delivery now runs through a detached background waiter, making long-running sends smoother and less likely to block the foreground experience. (#973) Thanks @alchemistklk.
• 🔌 Channel reliability & diagnostics — Connect/disconnect flows surface clearer failure diagnostics with structured logging, and QQBot/DingTalk plugin packaging issues were fixed. (#1001, #1003, #1018, #1037) Thanks @lefarcen and @Siri-Ray.
• 🆓 Zero-credit model access — Users with zero credits can now continue chatting via free models. The platform automatically routes zero-credit requests to a configurable fallback model, so new users and users who have used up their credits still get a working experience out of the box.

📥 Download now:

Platform	Architecture	Link
macOS	Apple Silicon	nexu-0.1.12-mac-arm64.dmg
macOS	Intel	nexu-0.1.12-mac-x64.dmg
Windows	x64	nexu-setup-0.1.12-win-x64.exe

✨ What's New

• 🪟 Windows desktop is now a first-class path — Packaging, user-data migration, local updates, tray behavior, and SkillHub catalog extraction all stabilized for daily Windows use. (#949, #986, #988, #1021, #1030)
• 🔄 Background auto-download with real progress — Updates download silently in the background; the settings page shows live progress when opened, and a single consolidated banner replaces the previous duplicate update UI. (#1020, #1033)
• 🧭 Desktop settings aligned with workspace design — Account area, shell preferences, and model picker brought in line with the workspace visual language. (#984, #1022, #1034)
• 💳 Credits & balance polish — Gifted credits now appear in the sidebar balance popup, and the popup renders via portal to fix clipping issues. (#985, #990)
• 🎥 Feishu video hardening — Long-running video delivery no longer blocks foreground flows. (#973)
• 🆓 Zero-credit model fallback — Zero-cost models bypass credit rejection; when credits are exhausted, requests automatically route to a free fallback model instead of failing.

🛡️ Stability & Reliability

• 🔁 Windows migration hardening — User-data path handling and migration logic stabilized to reduce upgrade regressions. (#1021)
• 🧰 Installer safety — Windows installer directory-selection pages hidden to prevent install-path-related data loss. Windows installer now retries gracefully when a running Nexu instance is detected. (#1030, #1073)
• 🔧 OpenClaw config determinism — Skill lists and config serialization sorted deterministically, eliminating unnecessary runtime reloads from key reordering. (#1033)
• ⚡ Skill install sync batching — Batch skill installs now trigger a single OpenClaw config sync instead of one per skill, eliminating the restart loop that left the agent stuck on "starting" during initial bootstrap. (#1074)
• 🧠 Structured channel diagnostics — All channel connect/disconnect flows now produce structured logs for easier production tracing. (#1003, #1018)
• 💬 WeChat runtime fixes — Fixed prewarm drain behavior and raw ID session title issues. (#972)
• 🛎️ Desktop shell polish — Improved Windows tray behavior, Mac sidebar toggle positioning, and renderer background keepalive. (#988, #1002, #958)
• 🔄 Desktop update failure recovery — Auto-updater now recovers gracefully from interrupted downloads and failed installs. (#1056)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed QQBot and DingTalk plugin bundle dependency closures in packaged builds. (#1001, #1037)
• Fixed controller overwriting agent-edited platform docs. (#999)
• Fixed dev controller startup wait and platform template injection. (#971)
• Preserved full X share copy and repo URL. (#975)
• Aligned settings model picker and analytics defaults. (#1034)
• Fixed desktop account area and dock behavior. (#1022)
• Fixed missing i18n translations for Home and Conversation pages. (#1049)
• Fixed welcome locale switching and added channel setup diagnostics. (#1054)
• Added logout confirmation dialogs in settings. (#1069)

📚 Documentation

• Added Korean localization for README and docs site. (#998) Thanks @qiongyu1999.
• Added model credit consumption guide in zh/en/ja. (#978) Thanks @qiongyu1999.
• Updated Feishu app permissions with expanded user scopes. (#997)
• Added EN & JA translations for first-pr and contributor-rewards guides. (#1043) Thanks @caiqiling958-cmd.
• Added WeChat contributor group QR code and i18n contributor sections. (#1042, #1038, #1036, #1032) Thanks @caiqiling958-cmd.
• Added Windows installation guide (zh/en/ja/ko). (#1039)
• Rewrote README (en/zh/ja/ko). (#1040)

🔨 For Developers

Full Changelog: v0.1.11...release/v0.1.12

🎉 Highlights

• 🏆 Desktop Rewards Center — Earn credits by starring the repo, sharing assets, and inviting friends. Track your balance and claim rewards directly from the desktop app. (#789) Thanks @anthhub @nettee .
• 💬 Three new managed channels: QQ, WeCom, and DingTalk — Connect QQ, WeCom, and DingTalk directly from the dashboard as a bundled new channel set. (#775, #895) Thanks @Siri-Ray and @qiongyu1999.
• 🌍 Localized LLM errors — Provider failures are now translated into clearer, actionable messages across channels instead of raw English stack traces. (#834) Thanks @lefarcen.
• 🧩 Model provider registry — Provider settings are now driven by a centralized registry, making model/provider management much easier to evolve. (#837) Thanks @mrcfps.

📥 Download now: macOS Apple Silicon (.dmg) · macOS Intel (.dmg)

Requires macOS 13+. Windows beta available — see #897.

✨ What's New

• 🏆 Rewards Center building blocks — Daily check-in, GitHub Star verification, social sharing, and invite flows ship together as a complete credits center. (#913, #914, #918, #921, #923, #942, #945, #952) Thanks @anthhub and @lefarcen.
• 📚 Channel docs & setup polish — Setup guides and docs links for QQ, WeCom, and DingTalk landed alongside the runtime plugins. (#776, #781, #833, #897) Thanks @qiongyu1999 and @caiqiling958-cmd.

🛡️ Stability & Reliability

• 🔁 Fixed SIGUSR1 restart loops and BYOK model override regressions in the controller runtime. (#915, #936) Thanks @lefarcen.
• 🩹 Restored packaged `NEXU_HOME`, auto-cleared launchd disabled overrides, and hardened upgrade startup recovery so users no longer get stranded on blank/loading states. (#836, #885, #906) Thanks @lefarcen.
• 🪟 Windows dev/distribution flow stabilization, Help menu fixes on Windows/Linux, Rosetta warnings, and packaged debug shortcut recovery. (#449, #888, #939) Thanks @PerishCode and @lefarcen.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Removed redundant connectivity actions from QQ / DingTalk / WeCom setup; docs links and setup copy were also cleaned up. (#894, #943) Thanks @Siri-Ray and @qiongyu1999.
• Fixed interrupted cloud-login browser recovery and Minimax OAuth browser launching. (#892, #926) Thanks @lefarcen.
• Prevented locale bootstrap from overriding explicit user choice. (#924) Thanks @anthhub.
• Refreshed share-link behavior for a smoother rewards experience. (#947, #952) Thanks @lefarcen.

🔨 For Developers

Full Changelog: v0.1.10...release/v0.1.11

🎉 Highlights

• 🎬 Seedance 2.0 video generation — Generate 15-20 second AI videos right from your bot conversations. Star the repo and join the community group to get free credits. (#749, #751, #764) Thanks @alchemistklk and @lefarcen.
• 🔄 Startup is more resilient — If the controller fails its initial readiness check, the app now retries automatically instead of getting stuck on a loading screen. (#750) Thanks @mrcfps.

📥 Download now: macOS Apple Silicon (.dmg) · macOS Intel (.dmg)

Requires macOS 13+.

✨ What's New

• 🎥 Two video skills bundled — Medeo Video and LibTV Video ship out of the box, with Seedance 2.0, Kling 3.0, and more models available. (#751, #764) Thanks @alchemistklk.
• 📚 Seedance guide — New documentation pages in Chinese, English, and Japanese walking users through setup and usage. (#748, #761) Thanks @qiongyu1999.
• 📊 Better analytics — First-conversation events and skill source tracking for understanding how users discover features. (#766) Thanks @lefarcen.

🛡️ Stability & Reliability

• Controller startup retries after readiness failure instead of hanging forever. (#750) Thanks @mrcfps.
• Amplitude API key now correctly passed to the controller in launchd mode — analytics no longer silently broken in packaged builds. (#763) Thanks @lefarcen.
• Promo banner dismiss is session-scoped — comes back on next launch so users don't permanently miss it. (#756) Thanks @lefarcen.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed promo banner appearing above bot status — now sits between the hero section and channels. (#752, #757) Thanks @lefarcen.
• Fixed NoneType crash in LibTV video skill when API returns unexpected data. (#764) Thanks @alchemistklk.
• Fixed Sentry automation commits being misattributed as external contributions. (#744) Thanks @nettee.

🔨 For Developers

Full Changelog: v0.1.9...release/v0.1.10

🎉 Highlights

• 🔌 Plays nice with other OpenClaw apps — Other OpenClaw-based apps on the same machine? No problem — Nexu now coexists gracefully, running side by side without interference. (#700) Thanks @lefarcen.
• 🖼️ Images work again, everywhere — Switched to macOS-native image processing. Send a photo in Slack, Feishu, WeChat, Discord, or WhatsApp — your bot will see it and respond. No more "image optimization failed". (#674) Thanks @anthhub.
• 📄 PDFs and web browsing are back — Bots can read PDF files, fetch web pages, and control a browser with Playwright again. (#689) Thanks @nettee.
• 🎬 A proper first impression — Fresh installs and upgrades now show a branded loading animation instead of a blank white screen. (#596) Thanks @lefarcen.

📥 Download now: macOS Apple Silicon (.dmg) · macOS Intel (.dmg)

Requires macOS 13+.

✨ What's New

• 🔑 Channels connect reliably — Gateway authentication token now correctly reaches OpenClaw, fixing channels stuck on "connecting". (#697) Thanks @lefarcen.
• 🪟 Window behaves — Activating a running instance properly brings the window back (#701, thanks @mrcfps), and the default size is now a consistent 1280×720 (#738). Thanks @lefarcen.
• 📚 Docs refresh — New update guide and troubleshooting pages in Chinese, English, and Japanese. (#713, #716) Thanks @qiongyu1999.

🛡️ Stability & Reliability

• Force Quit no longer leaves the app stuck on a loading screen — stale background services are detected and cleaned up automatically. (#734) Thanks @mrcfps.
• Smoother update installs with better teardown sequencing and user feedback. (#739) Thanks @lefarcen.
• Port-theft recovery no longer leaves the controller in a confused state. (#726) Thanks @lefarcen.
• Account-scoped config moved to avoid unnecessary OpenClaw migrations on startup. (#736) Thanks @lefarcen.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed channels not connecting after fresh install (missing gateway token). (#697) Thanks @lefarcen.
• Fixed "image optimization failed" errors across all messaging platforms. (#674) Thanks @anthhub.
• Fixed PDF reading and web browsing skills broken after dependency cleanup. (#689) Thanks @nettee.
• Fixed blank white screen on first launch. (#596) Thanks @lefarcen.
• Fixed window not appearing when clicking the Dock icon on a running instance. (#701) Thanks @mrcfps.

🔨 For Developers

@lefarcen, @anthhub, @mrcfps, @nettee, @qiongyu1999

Full Changelog: v0.1.8...release/v0.1.9

🎉 Highlights

• 💻 Now available for Intel Macs — Native builds for both Apple Silicon and Intel. (#550)
• 📱 WhatsApp & Telegram! — Connect your bots to two of the world's most popular messaging platforms. WhatsApp via QR scan, Telegram via BotFather — both just work. (#554)
• 🌐 System Proxy — zero config — The desktop runtime now auto-detects your macOS system proxy. Corporate VPN, Clash, Surge — all just work, no manual setup. (#637)
• 🦙 Ollama — your local models, one click — Running Llama, Mistral, or Gemma locally? Plug Ollama in as a model provider and go. (#575)
• ⚡ WeChat connects 40x faster — Cold-start slashed from ~2 minutes to ~5 seconds. Bots come online almost instantly. (#646)
• 🔧 Reinstall? Just drag and drop. — Background services no longer lock the .app bundle. Replace the app anytime, even with bots running. (#597)

📥 Download now: macOS Apple Silicon (.dmg) · macOS Intel (.dmg)

Requires macOS 13+. Windows support arriving in v0.2.0 🪟

✨ What's New

• 🔄 Models stay fresh — Official model inventory refreshes automatically, no restart needed (#634)
• 💬 Real group names — Group chat sessions now display actual group names instead of cryptic IDs (#660)
• 🧩 Smarter skill sync — Installed skills auto-detect workspace config changes and stay in sync (#643)
• ⬇️ Live download progress — Watch your skills install in real-time with progress indicators (#580)
• 📊 Nightly gets a changelog — Every nightly build now ships with auto-generated release notes and linked issues (#677)

🛡️ Stability & Reliability

• Updates are smarter — the app verifies no critical files are locked before installing, preventing failed silent upgrades
• Every exit path (window close, Cmd+Q, Force Quit, even renderer crashes) now properly cleans up background services
• Startup refuses to attach to leftover services from a different app version — no more ghost processes
• Runaway sidecar crashes trigger a circuit breaker instead of looping forever
• Diagnostic exports now include step-by-step bootstrap timing for faster troubleshooting

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed white screen on macOS 14.7.4+ after upgrade (#597)
• Closing the window now hides to background like Slack — no more "Quit or Background?" dialog (#673)
• Cmd+R no longer accidentally reloads the app in production (#639)
• WhatsApp stays connected after sleep/wake cycles (#668)
• Various model provider and channel connectivity improvements

🔨 For Developers

🆕 New Contributors

• @hkslover made their first contribution in #589

Welcome! 🎉

🙌 Contributors

@lefarcen, @alchemistklk, @anthhub, @ashleyashli, @qiongyu1999, @hkslover, @mrcfps, @nettee, @Siri-Ray

Full Changelog: v0.1.7...v0.1.8

Highlights

• 🔧 Rock-solid startup — Fixed "white screen", "can't open", and "channels stuck connecting" issues. Startup is now resilient to port conflicts, app upgrades, and force-quit recovery.
• 🔑 OpenAI Codex OAuth — Login with your ChatGPT Plus/Pro account to use GPT models — no separate API keys needed. (#537)
• 🔑 MiniMax OAuth — One-click MiniMax model access via OAuth, with polished provider UI. (#549)
• 🚀 Z.AI Coding Plan — Quick-setup for GLM models with Global/CN region toggle. (#537)
• 🛡️ Self-healing services — Launchd integration rebuilt: plist config drift auto-detected, stale services cleaned up on startup, Stop/Start buttons work reliably.

What's New

• 📖 WeChat setup guide — English-language channel setup documentation (#548)
• 📖 Discord guide refresh — Updated screenshots and simplified permissions guide (#528)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed app showing white screen after upgrade — plist config drift now auto-detected and re-bootstrapped (#544)
• Fixed "channels connecting forever" when default port is occupied by another Nexu instance (#544)
• Fixed Stop button being ignored by KeepAlive — now properly unregisters service (#544)
• Fixed Stop/Start buttons greyed out in launchd mode (#544)
• Fixed force-quit leaving stale web port — dead Electron PID now detected on restart (#544)
• Fixed v0.1.6 data loss — sessions, skills, and channel state migrated back from wrong directory (#544)
• Fixed unhandled rejection crash in cloud status refresh (#539)
• Fixed OAuth disconnect not clearing models from selector — now properly deletes provider and syncs (#551)
• Fixed model list showing expired OAuth providers (#551)
• Fixed skill detail "Back" button always resetting to initial tab (#551)

UI Polish

• Skills page persists active tab (Yours/ClawHub) in URL for bookmarking (#551)
• GitHub import tab input set to read-only (coming soon) (#551)
• Fixed spacing in Chinese disclaimer text (#551)

For Developers

• 24 new launchd startup smoke tests covering cold start, attach, port conflicts, config drift, force-quit recovery, and more
• Controller/OpenClaw port conflicts resolved via findFreePort instead of killing processes
• coldStartReady IPC gate ensures renderer always gets final port config

Contributors

@lefarcen, @nettee, @qiongyu1999, @alchemistklk, @mrcfps

Full Changelog: v0.1.6...v0.1.7

Highlights

⚡ 3x faster startup — Cold start reduced from ~22s to ~7s. Reopening after background mode takes just ~200ms.

🛡️ Crash-proof services — Controller and OpenClaw now run as independent system services. If one crashes, it auto-recovers without restarting the app.

🎨 Polished launch experience — New animated splash screen with smooth transition. Status shows "Starting up → Connecting → Running" instead of flashing "Offline".

What's New

• 🔌 Background mode — Close the app and keep bots running. Reopen from Dock instantly (#405, #519)
• 🧩 ClawHub (formerly Explore) — Batch skill installation with queue management (#445, #477)
• 🔥 Dev hot reload — Edit controller code, see changes in ~3s, no restart needed (#519)
• ✨ UI refresh — WeChat official logo, updated design tokens, improved cloud connection flow (#503)
• 💬 Session chat improvements — Better message display and desktop workspace links (#420)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed startup showing "Offline" status during boot (#405)
• Fixed WeChat channel showing generic "Error" instead of "Reconnect required" (#405)
• Fixed display sleep being blocked while app is active (#436)

For Developers

• pnpm start now auto-watches controller and web source files
• Dev state fully isolated under .tmp/ — no conflict with installed app
• Comprehensive startup flow documentation

🙌 New Contributors

• @zoeforfun made their first contribution in #503

Contributors

@lefarcen, @anthhub, @mrcfps, @alchemistklk, @nettee, @Siri-Ray, @zoeforfun, @qiongyu1999

Full Changelog: v0.1.5...v0.1.6

✨ New Features

• Skill import modal: Import Skill dialog with zip upload support and bilingual UI. (#355)
• Markdown chat rendering: Session chat bubbles now render formatted content — lists, links, code blocks. (#348)
• Dynamic runtime ports: Desktop runtime allocates ports dynamically, eliminating fixed-port conflicts on startup. (#331)
• About dialog & update menu: Added app About dialog and in-app update check actions. (#345)
• Workspace & runtime analytics: Added analytics events for workspace and runtime lifecycle tracking. (#411)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fix Feishu restart loop: Config writer now skips redundant writes, breaking the restart → syncAll → write → watcher cycle that made Feishu channels unusable. (#347)
• Fix zombie processes on quit: App quit now awaits child process cleanup and escalates to SIGKILL after 3s, preventing orphaned processes that block app deletion. (#346)
• Fix cold-start config reload: Config writer seeds its cache from disk on startup, avoiding unnecessary OpenClaw reloads after every controller restart. (#349)
• Fix channel-aware update checks: Updater now checks the correct feed URL for stable/beta/nightly channels. (#345)
• Fix webview mount crash: Set webview src via JSX prop to prevent null-src crash on initial mount. (#407)
• Fix skill card drag: Prevent drag event on skill cards from opening a second browser window. (#361)
• Fix controller symlink crash: Filter out node_modules/.bin symlinks during runtime plugin copy to prevent EINVAL on skill import. (#355)

🙌 New Contributors

• @NickHood1984 made their first contribution in #348
• @zoeforfun made their first contribution in #418

Full Changelog: v0.1.4...v0.1.5

✨ New Features

• Better skill management: curated installs, Chinese catalog localization, lowdb skill ledger, and catalog/package fixes (#267, #288, #317, #323).
• New controller-first local runtime with OpenClaw config push, readiness feedback, and model-routing templates (#269, #274, #320).
• New WeChat support with QR-code login, plus bundled image/audio/browser skills (#324, #326, #270).
• Better product UI: session chat history, updated auth page, improved sidebar, restored provider icons, and desktop build metadata (#278, #309, #252, #314, #257, #290).
• Better release and debug tooling: Slack reply probe, desktop diagnostics export, and improved release channel/artifact handling (#272, #289, #266, #338, #337).

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed packaged desktop skill installs and several startup/reconnect issues across local and cloud flows (#240, #237, #241, #247, #261, #256, #265).
• Fixed desktop polish issues including sleep handling, drag bar spacing, traffic-light alignment, icons, and diagnostics/Sentry setup (#299, #316, #313, #291, #253, #287, #301, #303).
• Fixed web/product issues including BYOK saved-state messaging, privacy/terms links, docs links, model list cleanup, and skill content rendering (#260, #259, #271, #282, #315, #294).
• Fixed runtime and packaging issues by restoring local dev flow, switching to sql.js, speeding postinstall, preserving sharp paths, and stabilizing WeChat plugin config (#295, #298, #318, #330, #329).
• Fixed channel and UX issues in Feishu fallback handling, Slack model routing, browser open-folder flow, and WeChat session/sidebar behavior (#319, #268, #309, #340).

🧹 Maintenance & Cleanup

• Removed deprecated API/gateway/deploy paths, the apps/landing package, the router workspace, and old skills-catalog APIs (#296, #254, #325, #292).
• Cleaned up release plumbing with refreshed runtime metadata, v tag support, safer release scripting, and final v0.1.4 prep (#332, #338, #341, #333, #342).

🙌 New Contributors

• @qiongyu1999 made their first contribution in #248
• @ashleyashli made their first contribution in #310

Full Changelog: v0.1.0...v0.1.4

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• Version: 0.1.12-beta.20260507
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• Environment: nexu-prod
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• Built: 20260507

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