v1.12.7

... because it took me all day to figure out.

.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yaml

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
         environment: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.deploy == 'true' && 'packages.element.io' || '' }}
         steps:
             - name: Download artifacts
-              uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6
 
             - name: Prepare artifacts for deployment
               run: |
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Stash packages.element.io
               if: needs.prepare.outputs.deploy == 'false'
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
               with:
                   name: packages.element.io
                   path: packages.element.io
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Notify packages.element.io of new files
               if: needs.prepare.outputs.deploy == 'true'
-              uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@ff45666b9427631e3450c54a1bcbee4d9ff4d7c0 # v3
+              uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@28959ce8df70de7be546dd1250a005dd32156697 # v4
               with:
                   token: ${{ secrets.ELEMENT_BOT_TOKEN }}
                   repository: element-hq/packages.element.io
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Stash debs
               if: needs.prepare.outputs.deploy == 'false' && needs.linux.result == 'success'
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
               with:
                   name: debs
                   path: |
@@ -274,14 +274,14 @@ jobs:
             id-token: write # This is required for requesting the JWT
         steps:
             - name: Configure AWS credentials
-              uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@a03048d87541d1d9fcf2ecf528a4a65ba9bd7838 # v5
+              uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@61815dcd50bd041e203e49132bacad1fd04d2708 # v5
               with:
                   role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::264135176173:role/Push-ElementDesktop-MSI
                   role-session-name: githubaction-run-${{ github.run_id }}
                   aws-region: ${{ env.AWS_REGION }}
 
             - name: Download artifacts
-              uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6
               with:
                   pattern: win-*
 

.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml

@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ jobs:
     tests-done:
         needs: [windows, linux, macos]
         runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-        if: always()
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
+            - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6
 
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6
               with:
                   cache: "yarn"
                   node-version: "lts/*"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
               run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
             - name: Download blob reports from GitHub Actions Artifacts
-              uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6
               with:
                   pattern: blob-report-*
                   path: all-blob-reports
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Upload HTML report
               if: always()
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
               with:
                   name: html-report
                   path: playwright-report

.github/workflows/build_linux.yaml

@@ -39,21 +39,47 @@ on:
                     The artifact can also contain any additional files which will be applied as overrides to the checkout root before building,
                     for example icons in the `build/` directory to override the app icons.
                 default: "webapp"
+            test:
+                type: boolean
+                required: false
+                default: true
+                description: "Whether to run the test stage after building"
+            test-args:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: "Additional arguments to pass to playwright"
+            runs-on:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: "The runner image to use, normally set for you, may be needed for running in private repos."
+            artifact-prefix:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: "An optional prefix to add to the artifact name, useful for distinguishing builds in private repos."
+                default: ""
+            targets:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: "List of targets to build"
+                default: "tar.gz deb"
 env:
     SQLCIPHER_BUNDLED: ${{ inputs.sqlcipher == 'static' && '1' || '' }}
     MAX_GLIBC: 2.31 # bullseye-era glibc, used by glibc-check.sh
 permissions: {} # No permissions required
 jobs:
     build:
+        name: Build Linux ${{ inputs.arch }} SQLCipher ${{ inputs.sqlcipher }}
         # We build on native infrastructure as matrix-seshat fails to cross-compile properly
         # https://github.com/matrix-org/seshat/issues/135
-        runs-on: ${{ inputs.arch == 'arm64' && 'ubuntu-22.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+        runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on || (inputs.arch == 'arm64' && 'ubuntu-22.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-22.04') }}
         env:
             HAK_DOCKER_IMAGE: ghcr.io/element-hq/element-desktop-dockerbuild
         steps:
             - name: Resolve docker image tag for push
               if: github.event_name == 'push'
-              run: echo "HAK_DOCKER_IMAGE=$HAK_DOCKER_IMAGE:$GITHUB_REF_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+              run: echo "HAK_DOCKER_IMAGE=$HAK_DOCKER_IMAGE:$REF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+              env:
+                  REF: ${{ inputs.ref || github.ref_name }}
             - name: Resolve docker image tag for release
               if: github.event_name == 'release'
               run: echo "HAK_DOCKER_IMAGE=$HAK_DOCKER_IMAGE:staging" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -79,24 +105,24 @@ jobs:
                         }
                       }
 
-            - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
+            - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6
               with:
                   repository: element-hq/element-desktop
                   ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 
-            - uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5
+            - uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6
               with:
                   name: ${{ inputs.prepare-artifact-name }}
 
             - name: Cache .hak
               id: cache
-              uses: actions/cache@0400d5f644dc74513175e3cd8d07132dd4860809 # v4
+              uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4
               with:
                   key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ inputs.sqlcipher }}-${{ inputs.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('hakHash', 'electronVersion', 'dockerbuild/*') }}
                   path: |
                       ./.hak
 
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6
               with:
                   node-version-file: .node-version
                   cache: "yarn"
@@ -109,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: "Get modified files"
               id: changed_files
-              if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+              if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.repository == 'element-hq/element-desktop'
               uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
               with:
                   files: |
@@ -151,20 +177,14 @@ jobs:
                       echo "ED_DEBIAN_CHANGELOG=changelog.Debian" >> $GITHUB_ENV
                   fi
 
-            # Workaround for https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6116
-            - name: Install fpm
-              if: inputs.arch == 'arm64'
-              run: |
-                  sudo apt-get install ruby-dev build-essential
-                  sudo gem install fpm
-                  echo "USE_SYSTEM_FPM=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
             - name: Build App
-              run: yarn build --publish never -l ${{ steps.config.outputs.build-args }}
+              run: yarn build --publish never ${{ steps.config.outputs.build-args }} -l ${{ inputs.targets }}
               env:
                   VARIANT_PATH: variant.json
                   # Only set for Nightly builds
                   VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+                  # Workaround for https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/5721
+                  USE_HARD_LINKS: false
 
             - name: Check native libraries
               run: |
@@ -172,11 +192,9 @@ jobs:
                   shopt -s globstar
 
                   FILES=$(file dist/**/*.node)
-                  echo "$FILES"
+                  echo $FILES
 
-                  if [ grep -v "$ARCH" ]; then
-                      exit 1
-                  fi
+                  ! echo "$FILES" | grep -v "$ARCH"
 
                   LIBS=$(readelf -d dist/**/*.node | grep NEEDED)
                   echo "$LIBS"
@@ -196,29 +214,48 @@ jobs:
 
             # We exclude *-unpacked as it loses permissions and the tarball contains it with correct permissions
             - name: Upload Artifacts
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
               with:
-                  name: linux-${{ inputs.arch }}-sqlcipher-${{ inputs.sqlcipher }}
+                  name: ${{ inputs.artifact-prefix }}linux-${{ inputs.arch }}-sqlcipher-${{ inputs.sqlcipher }}
                   path: |
                       dist
                       !dist/*-unpacked/**
                   retention-days: 1
 
-            - name: Assert all required files are present
+            - name: Assert deb is present and valid
+              if: contains(inputs.targets, 'deb')
               run: |
                   test -f ./dist/element-desktop*$ARCH.deb
-                  test -f ./dist/element-desktop*.tar.gz
+
+                  DEB_LISTING=$(dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile ./dist/element-desktop*.deb | tar -tv)
+                  echo "deb listing: "
+                  echo "$DEB_LISTING"
+                  ! echo "$DEB_LISTING" | grep '^h'
               env:
                   ARCH: ${{ inputs.arch }}
 
+            - name: Assert tar.gz is present
+              if: contains(inputs.targets, 'tar.gz')
+              run: |
+                  test -f ./dist/element-desktop*.tar.gz
+
+                  TAR_GZ_LISTING=$(tar -tvf ./dist/element-desktop*.tar.gz)
+                  echo "tar.gz listing: "
+                  echo "$TAR_GZ_LISTING"
+                  ! echo "$TAR_GZ_LISTING" | grep '^h'
+
     test:
+        name: Test Linux ${{ inputs.arch }} SQLCipher ${{ inputs.sqlcipher }}
         needs: build
+        if: inputs.test && contains(inputs.targets, 'deb')
         uses: ./.github/workflows/build_test.yaml
         with:
-            artifact: linux-${{ inputs.arch }}-sqlcipher-${{ inputs.sqlcipher }}
-            runs-on: ${{ inputs.arch == 'arm64' && 'ubuntu-22.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+            project: linux-${{ inputs.arch }}-sqlcipher-${{ inputs.sqlcipher }}
+            artifact: ${{ inputs.artifact-prefix }}linux-${{ inputs.arch }}-sqlcipher-${{ inputs.sqlcipher }}
+            runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on || (inputs.arch == 'arm64' && 'ubuntu-22.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-22.04') }}
             executable: /opt/Element*/element-desktop*
             prepare_cmd: |
                 sudo apt-get -qq update
                 sudo apt install ./dist/*.deb
             blob_report: ${{ inputs.blob_report }}
+            args: ${{ inputs.test-args }}

.github/workflows/build_macos.yaml

@@ -49,24 +49,44 @@ on:
                     The artifact can also contain any additional files which will be applied as overrides to the checkout root before building,
                     for example icons in the `build/` directory to override the app icons.
                 default: "webapp"
+            test:
+                type: boolean
+                required: false
+                default: true
+                description: "Whether to run the test stage after building"
+            test-args:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: "Additional arguments to pass to playwright"
+            artifact-prefix:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: "An optional prefix to add to the artifact name, useful for distinguishing builds in private repos."
+                default: ""
+            targets:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: "List of targets to build"
+                default: "dmg zip"
 permissions: {} # No permissions required
 jobs:
     build:
+        name: Build macOS Universal
         runs-on: macos-14 # M1
         environment: ${{ inputs.sign && 'packages.element.io' || '' }}
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
+            - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6
               with:
                   repository: element-hq/element-desktop
                   ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 
-            - uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5
+            - uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6
               with:
                   name: ${{ inputs.prepare-artifact-name }}
 
             - name: Cache .hak
               id: cache
-              uses: actions/cache@0400d5f644dc74513175e3cd8d07132dd4860809 # v4
+              uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4
               with:
                   key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('hakHash', 'electronVersion') }}
                   path: |
@@ -81,11 +101,11 @@ jobs:
                   rustup target add x86_64-apple-darwin
 
             # M1 macos-14 comes without Python preinstalled
-            - uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6
+            - uses: actions/setup-python@83679a892e2d95755f2dac6acb0bfd1e9ac5d548 # v6
               with:
                   python-version: "3.13"
 
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6
               with:
                   node-version-file: .node-version
                   cache: "yarn"
@@ -93,10 +113,6 @@ jobs:
             - name: Install Deps
               run: "yarn install --frozen-lockfile"
 
-            # Python 3.12 drops distutils which keytar relies on
-            - name: Install setuptools
-              run: pip3 install setuptools
-
             - name: Build Natives
               if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
               run: yarn build:native:universal
@@ -105,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: "[Signed] Build App"
               if: inputs.sign != ''
               run: |
-                  yarn build:universal --publish never
+                  yarn build:universal --publish never -m ${{ inputs.targets }}
               env:
                   APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
                   APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
@@ -127,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: "[Unsigned] Build App"
               if: inputs.sign == ''
               run: |
-                  yarn build:universal --publish never
+                  yarn build:universal --publish never -m ${{ inputs.targets }}
               env:
                   CSC_IDENTITY_AUTO_DISCOVERY: false
                   VARIANT_PATH: variant.json
@@ -160,24 +176,32 @@ jobs:
 
             # We exclude mac-universal as the unpacked app takes forever to upload and zip and dmg already contains it
             - name: Upload Artifacts
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
               with:
-                  name: macos
+                  name: ${{ inputs.artifact-prefix }}macos
                   path: |
                       dist
                       !dist/mac-universal/**
                   retention-days: 1
 
-            - name: Assert all required files are present
+            - name: Assert zip is present
+              if: contains(inputs.targets, 'zip')
               run: |
-                  test -f ./dist/Element*.dmg
                   test -f ./dist/Element*-mac.zip
 
+            - name: Assert dmg is present
+              if: contains(inputs.targets, 'dmg')
+              run: |
+                  test -f ./dist/Element*.dmg
+
     test:
+        name: Test macOS Universal
         needs: build
+        if: inputs.test && contains(inputs.targets, 'dmg')
         uses: ./.github/workflows/build_test.yaml
         with:
-            artifact: macos
+            project: macos
+            artifact: ${{ inputs.artifact-prefix }}macos
             runs-on: macos-14
             executable: /Users/runner/Applications/Element*.app/Contents/MacOS/Element*
             # We need to mount the DMG and copy the app to the Applications folder as a mounted DMG is
@@ -187,3 +211,4 @@ jobs:
                 rsync -a /Volumes/Element/Element*.app ~/Applications/ &&
                 hdiutil detach /Volumes/Element
             blob_report: ${{ inputs.blob_report }}
+            args: ${{ inputs.test-args }}

.github/workflows/build_prepare.yaml

@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ jobs:
         outputs:
             nightly-version: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.nightly }}
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
+            - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6
 
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6
               with:
                   node-version-file: .node-version
                   cache: "yarn"
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
                   echo "| Element Web | [$WEB_VERSION](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/commit/$WEB_VERSION) |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                   echo "| JS SDK      | [$JS_VERSION](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/commit/$JS_VERSION) |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
-            - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
+            - uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
               with:
                   name: webapp
                   retention-days: 1

.github/workflows/build_test.yaml

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ on:
                 type: string
                 required: true
                 description: "The name of the artifact to download"
+            project:
+                type: string
+                required: true
+                description: "The Playwright project to use for testing"
             executable:
                 type: string
                 required: true
@@ -22,14 +26,21 @@ on:
                 type: boolean
                 default: false
                 description: "Whether to upload a blob report instead of the HTML report"
+            args:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: "Additional arguments to pass to playwright, for e.g. skipping specific tests"
 permissions: {}
 jobs:
     test:
+        name: Test ${{ inputs.project }}
         runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
+            - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6
+              with:
+                  repository: ${{ github.repository == 'element-hq/element-web-pro' && 'element-hq/element-desktop' || github.repository }}
 
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6
               with:
                   node-version-file: .node-version
                   cache: "yarn"
@@ -37,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Install Deps
               run: "yarn install --frozen-lockfile"
 
-            - uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5
+            - uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6
               with:
                   name: ${{ inputs.artifact }}
                   path: dist
@@ -69,13 +80,13 @@ jobs:
               uses: coactions/setup-xvfb@6b00cf1889f4e1d5a48635647013c0508128ee1a
               timeout-minutes: 20
               with:
-                  run: yarn test --project=${{ inputs.artifact }} ${{ runner.os != 'Linux' && '--ignore-snapshots' || '' }} ${{ inputs.blob_report == false && '--reporter=html' || '' }}
+                  run: yarn test --project=${{ inputs.project }} ${{ runner.os != 'Linux' && '--ignore-snapshots' || '' }} ${{ inputs.blob_report == false && '--reporter=html' || '' }} ${{ inputs.args }}
               env:
                   ELEMENT_DESKTOP_EXECUTABLE: ${{ steps.executable.outputs.path }}
 
             - name: Upload blob report
               if: always() && inputs.blob_report
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
               with:
                   name: blob-report-${{ inputs.artifact }}
                   path: blob-report
@@ -83,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Upload HTML report
               if: always() && inputs.blob_report == false
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
               with:
                   name: ${{ inputs.artifact }}-test
                   path: playwright-report

.github/workflows/build_windows.yaml

@@ -53,9 +53,33 @@ on:
                     The artifact can also contain any additional files which will be applied as overrides to the checkout root before building,
                     for example icons in the `build/` directory to override the app icons.
                 default: "webapp"
+            test:
+                type: boolean
+                required: false
+                default: true
+                description: "Whether to run the test stage after building"
+            test-runs-on:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: "The runner image to use for testing, normally set for you, may be needed for running in private repos."
+            test-args:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: "Additional arguments to pass to playwright"
+            artifact-prefix:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: "An optional prefix to add to the artifact name, useful for distinguishing builds in private repos."
+                default: ""
+            targets:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+                description: "List of targets to build"
+                default: "squirrel msi"
 permissions: {} # No permissions required
 jobs:
     build:
+        name: Build Windows ${{ inputs.arch }}
         runs-on: windows-2025
         environment: ${{ inputs.sign && 'packages.element.io' || '' }}
         env:
@@ -84,18 +108,18 @@ jobs:
                         }
                       }
 
-            - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
+            - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6
               with:
                   repository: element-hq/element-desktop
                   ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 
-            - uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5
+            - uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6
               with:
                   name: ${{ inputs.prepare-artifact-name }}
 
             - name: Cache .hak
               id: cache
-              uses: actions/cache@0400d5f644dc74513175e3cd8d07132dd4860809 # v4
+              uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4
               with:
                   key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ inputs.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('hakHash', 'electronVersion') }}
                   path: |
@@ -124,7 +148,7 @@ jobs:
                   rustup default stable
                   rustup target add ${{ steps.config.outputs.target }}
 
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6
               with:
                   node-version-file: .node-version
                   cache: "yarn"
@@ -208,7 +232,7 @@ jobs:
                   MASTER_KEY_FILE: C:\Users\runneradmin\eSignerCKA\master.key
 
             - name: Build App
-              run: yarn build --publish never -w ${{ steps.config.outputs.build-args }}
+              run: yarn build --publish never ${{ steps.config.outputs.build-args }} -w ${{ inputs.targets }}
               env:
                   VARIANT_PATH: variant.json
                   # Only set for Nightly builds
@@ -234,26 +258,38 @@ jobs:
                   | ForEach-Object -Process {. $env:SIGNTOOL_PATH verify /pa $_.FullName; if(!$?) { throw }}
 
             - name: Upload Artifacts
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5
               with:
-                  name: win-${{ inputs.arch }}
+                  name: ${{ inputs.artifact-prefix }}win-${{ inputs.arch }}
                   path: |
                       dist
                   retention-days: 1
 
-            - name: Assert all required files are present
+            - name: Assert executable is present
               run: |
                   Test-Path './dist/win-*unpacked/Element*.exe'
+
+            - name: Assert all Squirrel files are present
+              if: contains(inputs.targets, 'squirrel')
+              run: |
                   Test-Path './dist/squirrel-windows*/Element Setup*.exe'
                   Test-Path './dist/squirrel-windows*/element-desktop-*-full.nupkg'
                   Test-Path './dist/squirrel-windows*/RELEASES'
+
+            - name: Assert MSI is present
+              if: contains(inputs.targets, 'msi')
+              run: |
                   Test-Path './dist/Element*.msi'
 
     test:
+        name: Test Windows ${{ inputs.arch }}
         needs: build
+        if: inputs.test
         uses: ./.github/workflows/build_test.yaml
         with:
-            artifact: win-${{ inputs.arch }}
-            runs-on: ${{ inputs.arch == 'arm64' && 'windows-11-arm' || 'windows-2022' }}
+            project: win-${{ inputs.arch }}
+            artifact: ${{ inputs.artifact-prefix }}win-${{ inputs.arch }}
+            runs-on: ${{ inputs.test-runs-on || (inputs.arch == 'arm64' && 'windows-11-arm' || 'windows-2022') }}
             executable: ./dist/win*-unpacked/Element*.exe
             blob_report: ${{ inputs.blob_report }}
+            args: ${{ inputs.test-args }}

.github/workflows/dockerbuild.yaml

@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ jobs:
             contents: read
             packages: write
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
+            - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6
 
             - name: Set up QEMU
-              uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@29109295f81e9208d7d86ff1c6c12d2833863392 # v3
+              uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@c7c53464625b32c7a7e944ae62b3e17d2b600130 # v3
 
             - name: Set up Docker Buildx
               uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
               run: docker run -v $PWD:/project element-desktop-dockerbuild yarn install
 
             - name: Log in to the Container registry
-              uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1
+              uses: docker/login-action@28fdb31ff34708d19615a74d67103ddc2ea9725c
               if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
               with:
                   registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Extract metadata for Docker
               id: meta
               if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-              uses: docker/metadata-action@c1e51972afc2121e065aed6d45c65596fe445f3f # v5
+              uses: docker/metadata-action@318604b99e75e41977312d83839a89be02ca4893 # v5
               with:
                   images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
                   tags: |

.github/workflows/static_analysis.yaml

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ jobs:
         name: "Typescript Syntax Check"
         runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
+            - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6
 
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6
               with:
                   node-version-file: package.json
                   cache: "yarn"
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ jobs:
         name: "ESLint"
         runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
+            - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6
 
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6
               with:
                   node-version-file: package.json
                   cache: "yarn"
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ jobs:
         name: "Workflow Lint"
         runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
+            - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6
 
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6
               with:
                   node-version-file: package.json
                   cache: "yarn"
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ jobs:
         name: "Analyse Dead Code"
         runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
+            - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6
 
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6
               with:
                   node-version-file: package.json
                   cache: "yarn"

.github/workflows/triage-stale.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
             issues: write
             pull-requests: write
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/stale@3a9db7e6a41a89f618792c92c0e97cc736e1b13f # v10
+            - uses: actions/stale@5f858e3efba33a5ca4407a664cc011ad407f2008 # v10
               with:
                   operations-per-run: 250
                   days-before-issue-stale: -1

.gitignore

@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ yarn-error.log
 /hak/**/*.js
 /scripts/hak/**/*.js
 .DS_Store
+/playwright-report

.node-version

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v22.19.0
+24.11.1

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,178 @@
+Changes in [1.12.7](https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/releases/tag/v1.12.7) (2025-12-16)
+====================================================================================================
+## ✨ Features
+
+* Replace legacy icons with compound ([#31424](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31424)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Update polls UX to match EX Mobile and improve accessibility ([#31245](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31245)). Contributed by @langleyd.
+* Add option to enable read receipt and marker when user interact with UI ([#31353](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31353)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Introduce a hook to auto dispose view models ([#31178](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31178)). Contributed by @MidhunSureshR.
+* Update settings toggles to use consistent design across app. ([#30169](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30169)). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
+* Add ability to the room view to hide widgets ([#31400](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31400)). Contributed by @langleyd.
+* call: Pass the echo cancellation and noise suppression settings to EC ([#31317](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31317)). Contributed by @BillCarsonFr.
+* Tweak rendering of icons for a11y ([#31358](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31358)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Implement new `renderNotificationDecoration` from module API  ([#31389](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31389)). Contributed by @MidhunSureshR.
+* Replace more icons with compound ([#31381](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31381)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Replace more icons with compound ([#31378](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31378)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* `<Banner/>`: Hide `Dismiss` button if `onClose` handler is not provided. ([#31362](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31362)). Contributed by @kaylendog.
+* Replace batch of legacy icons with compound design tokens ([#31360](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31360)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* MSC4380: Invite blocking ([#31268](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31268)). Contributed by @richvdh.
+* Tweak rendering of icons for accessibility ([#31346](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31346)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Implement a shared `Banner` component. ([#31266](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31266)). Contributed by @kaylendog.
+* Allow the Login screen to use the dark theme ([#31293](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31293)). Contributed by @richvdh.
+
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* [Backport staging] Amend e2e normal icon from lock-solid to info ([#31559](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31559)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* [Backport staging] Fix CSS specificity causing icon issues in e2e verification ([#31548](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31548)). Contributed by @RiotRobot.
+* [Backport staging] Fix e2e icons in CompleteSecurity \& SetupEncryptionBody ([#31522](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31522)). Contributed by @RiotRobot.
+* [Backport staging] Remove an extra paragraph in advanced room settings ([#31511](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31511)). Contributed by @RiotRobot.
+* [Backport staging] Don't show the key storage out of sync toast when backup disabled ([#31507](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31507)). Contributed by @RiotRobot.
+* Fix composer button visibility in contrast colour mode ([#31255](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31255)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Ensure correct room version is used and permissions are appropriately sert when creating rooms ([#31464](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31464)). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
+* Fix e2e icon rendering ([#31454](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31454)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* EventIndexer: ensure we add initial checkpoints when the db is first opened ([#31448](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31448)). Contributed by @richvdh.
+* Fix `/join <alias>` command failing due to race condition ([#31433](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31433)). Contributed by @MidhunSureshR.
+* MessageEventIndexDialog: distinguish indexed rooms ([#31436](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31436)). Contributed by @richvdh.
+* Move `EditInPlace` out of `Form` (Fixes: reloading EW on EC url update) ([#31434](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31434)). Contributed by @toger5.
+* Fixes issue where cursor would jump to the beginning of the input field after converting Japanese text and pressing Tab ([#31432](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31432)). Contributed by @shinaoka.
+* Fix widgets getting stuck in loading states ([#31314](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31314)). Contributed by @robintown.
+* Room list: fix room options remaining on room item after mouse leaving ([#31414](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31414)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Make `RoomList.showMessagePreview` configurable by `config.json` ([#31419](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31419)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Fix bug which caused app not to load correctly when `force_verification` is enabled ([#31265](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31265)). Contributed by @richvdh.
+* Room list: display the menu option on the room list item when clicked/opened ([#31380](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31380)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Fix handling of SVGs ([#31359](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31359)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Fix word wrapping in expanded left panel buttons ([#31377](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31377)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Fix aspect ratio on error view background ([#31361](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31361)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Fix failure to request persistent storage perms ([#31299](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31299)). Contributed by @richvdh.
+* Fix calls sometimes not knowing that they're presented ([#31313](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31313)). Contributed by @robintown.
+
+
+
+Changes in [1.12.6](https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/releases/tag/v1.12.6) (2025-12-03)
+====================================================================================================
+This release fixes a bug where 1:1 calling was incorrectly not available if no Element Call focus was set.
+
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* Add option to pick call options for voice calls. ([#31413](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31413)).
+
+
+
+Changes in [1.12.5](https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/releases/tag/v1.12.5) (2025-12-02)
+====================================================================================================
+## ✨ Features
+
+* Update Emojibase to v17 ([#31307](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31307)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Adds tooltip for compose menu ([#31122](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31122)). Contributed by @byteplow.
+* Add option to hide pinned message banner in room view ([#31296](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31296)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* update twemoji to not monochromise emoji with BLACK in their name ([#31281](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31281)). Contributed by @ara4n.
+* upgrade to twemoji 17.0.2 and fix #14695 ([#31267](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31267)). Contributed by @ara4n.
+* Add options to hide right panel in room view ([#31252](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31252)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Delayed event management: split endpoints, no auth  ([#31183](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31183)). Contributed by @AndrewFerr.
+* Support using Element Call for voice calls in DMs ([#30817](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30817)). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
+* Improve screen reader accessibility of auth pages ([#31236](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31236)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Add posthog tracking for key backup toasts ([#31195](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31195)). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
+
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* Return to using Fira Code as the default monospace font ([#31302](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31302)). Contributed by @ara4n.
+* Fix case of home screen being displayed erroneously  ([#31301](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31301)). Contributed by @langleyd.
+* Fix message edition and reply when multiple rooms at displayed the same moment ([#31280](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31280)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Key storage out of sync: reset key backup when needed ([#31279](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31279)). Contributed by @uhoreg.
+* Fix invalid events crashing entire room rather than just their tile ([#31256](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31256)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Fix expand button of space panel getting cut off at the edges ([#31259](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31259)). Contributed by @MidhunSureshR.
+* Fix pill buttons in dialogs ([#31246](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31246)). Contributed by @dbkr.
+* Fix blank sections at the top and bottom of the member list when scrolling ([#31198](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31198)). Contributed by @langleyd.
+* Fix emoji category selection with keyboard ([#31162](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31162)). Contributed by @langleyd.
+
+
+
+Changes in [1.12.4](https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/releases/tag/v1.12.4) (2025-11-18)
+====================================================================================================
+## ✨ Features
+
+* Update nightly and release builds to use the dedicated subdomain for 'bug\_report\_endpoint\_url' ([#2677](https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/pull/2677)). Contributed by @benbz.
+* Apply aria-hidden to emoji in SAS verification ([#31204](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31204)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Add options to hide header and composer of room view for the module api ([#31095](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31095)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Experimental Module API Additions ([#30863](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30863)). Contributed by @dbkr.
+* Change polls to use fieldset/legend markup ([#31160](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31160)). Contributed by @langleyd.
+* Use compound Button styles for Jitsi button ([#31159](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31159)). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
+* Add FocusLock to emoji picker ([#31146](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31146)). Contributed by @langleyd.
+* Move room name, avatar, and topic to IOpts. ([#30981](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30981)). Contributed by @kaylendog.
+* Add a devtool for looking at users and their devices ([#30983](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30983)). Contributed by @uhoreg.
+
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* Fix room list handling of membership changes ([#31197](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31197)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Fix room list unable to be resized when displayed after a module ([#31186](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31186)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Inhibit keyboard highlights in dialogs when effector is not in focus ([#31181](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31181)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Strip mentions from forwarded messages ([#30884](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30884)). Contributed by @twassman.
+* Don't allow pin or edit of messages with a send status ([#31158](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31158)). Contributed by @langleyd.
+* Hide room header buttons if the room hasn't been created yet. ([#31092](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31092)). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
+* Fix screen readers not indicating the emoji picker search field is focused. ([#31128](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31128)). Contributed by @langleyd.
+* Fix emoji picker highlight missing when not active element ([#31148](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31148)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Add relevant aria attribute for selected emoji in the emoji picker ([#31125](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31125)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Fix tooltips within context menu portals being unreliable ([#31129](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31129)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Avoid excessive re-render of room list and member list ([#31131](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31131)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Make emoji picker height responsive. ([#31130](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31130)). Contributed by @langleyd.
+* Emoji Picker: Focused emoji does not move with the arrow keys ([#30893](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30893)). Contributed by @langleyd.
+* Fix audio player seek bar position  ([#31127](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31127)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Add aria label to emoji picker search ([#31126](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31126)). Contributed by @langleyd.
+
+
+
+Changes in [1.12.3](https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/releases/tag/v1.12.3) (2025-11-04)
+====================================================================================================
+## 🦖 Deprecations
+
+* Remove allowVoipWithNoMedia feature flag ([#31087](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31087)). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
+
+## ✨ Features
+
+* Change module API to be an instance getter ([#31025](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31025)). Contributed by @dbkr.
+
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* Wait for Electron to be ready before we fire syntax error dialog ([#2659](https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/pull/2659)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Show hover elements when keyboard focus is within an event tile ([#31078](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31078)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Ensure toolbar navigation pattern works in MessageActionBar ([#31080](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31080)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Ensure sent markers are hidden when showing thread summary. ([#31076](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31076)). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
+* Fix translation in dev mode ([#31045](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31045)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Fix sort order in space hierarchy ([#30975](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30975)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* New Room list: don't display message preview of thread ([#31043](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31043)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Revert "A11y: move focus to right panel when opened" ([#30999](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30999)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Fix highlights in messages (or search results) breaking links ([#30264](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30264)). Contributed by @bojidar-bg.
+* Add prepare script ([#31030](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/31030)). Contributed by @dbkr.
+* Fix html exports by adding SDKContext ([#30987](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30987)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+
+
+
+Changes in [1.12.2](https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/releases/tag/v1.12.2) (2025-10-21)
+====================================================================================================
+## ✨ Features
+
+* Allow Desktop app to be auto-started minimised or focused ([#2622](https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/pull/2622)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Room List: Extend the viewport to avoid so many black spots when scrolling the room list ([#30867](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30867)). Contributed by @langleyd.
+* Hide calling buttons in room header before a room is created ([#30816](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30816)). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
+* Improve invite dialog ui - Part 2 ([#30836](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30836)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* Fix hardlinks appearing in and breaking deb packages ([#2609](https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/pull/2609)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Fix platform settings race condition and make auto-launch tri-state ([#30977](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30977)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Fix: member count in header and member list ([#30982](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30982)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Fix duration of voice message in timeline ([#30973](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30973)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Fix voice notes rendering at 00:00 when playback had not begun. ([#30961](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30961)). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
+* Improve handling of animated images, add support for AVIF animations ([#30932](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30932)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
+* Update key storage toggle when key storage status changes ([#30934](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30934)). Contributed by @uhoreg.
+* Fix jitsi widget popout ([#30908](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30908)). Contributed by @dbkr.
+* Improve keyboard navigation on invite dialog ([#30930](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30930)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Prefer UIA flows with supported UIA stages ([#30926](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30926)). Contributed by @richvdh.
+* Enhance accessibility of dropdown ([#30928](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30928)). Contributed by @florianduros.
+* Improve accessibility of the `\<AvatarSetting> component ([#30907](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/30907)). Contributed by @MidhunSureshR.
+
+
+
 Changes in [1.12.1](https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/releases/tag/v1.12.1) (2025-10-07)
 ====================================================================================================
 ## ✨ Features

README.md

@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ If you only want to run the app locally and don't need to build packages, you ca
 provide the `webapp` directory directly:
 
 ```
-# Assuming you've checked out and built a copy of element-web in ../element-web
+# Assuming you've checked out and built a copy of element-web in ../element-web.
+# Note that you will not be able to `yarn build` after this, but `yarn start`
+# will work fine.
 ln -s ../element-web/webapp ./
 ```
 

dockerbuild/Dockerfile

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Docker image to facilitate building Element Desktop's native bits using a glibc version (2.31)
 # with broader compatibility, down to Debian bullseye & Ubuntu focal.
-FROM rust:bullseye@sha256:8f72d971a31b278cebdb2eb64a44c3900ff27c716a4ef6f4db05946d10c9ae4e
+FROM rust:bullseye@sha256:4886b155a84b46ad61df6a2249905bea8c61fc1eaa903398713233858ff6306b
 
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ RUN apt-get -qq update && apt-get -y -qq dist-upgrade && \
   apt-get -y -qq install --no-install-recommends \
   # tclsh is required for building SQLite as part of SQLCipher
   tcl \
-  # libsecret-1-dev is required even for prebuild keytar
-  libsecret-1-dev \
   # Used by seshat (when not SQLCIPHER_STATIC) \
   libsqlcipher-dev && \
   apt-get purge -y --auto-remove && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

dockerbuild/setup.sh

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 set -x
 declare -A archMap=(["amd64"]="x64" ["arm64"]="arm64")
 ARCH="${archMap["$TARGETARCH"]}"
-NODE_VERSION=$(cat /.node-version)
-curl --proto "=https" -L "https://nodejs.org/dist/$NODE_VERSION/node-$NODE_VERSION-$TARGETOS-$ARCH.tar.gz" | tar xz -C /usr/local --strip-components=1 && \
+# The .node-version file generally doesn't have the 'v' (renovate does not put the 'v' and will
+# strip it on upgrade if it's there) but the 'v' is also widely supported so we probably ought
+# to just work either way.
+NODE_VERSION=$(cat /.node-version | sed -e 's/^v//')
+curl --proto "=https" -L "https://nodejs.org/dist/v$NODE_VERSION/node-v$NODE_VERSION-$TARGETOS-$ARCH.tar.gz" | tar xz -C /usr/local --strip-components=1 && \
   unlink /usr/local/CHANGELOG.md && unlink /usr/local/LICENSE && unlink /usr/local/README.md

docs/native-node-modules.md

@@ -13,12 +13,35 @@ custom build of Element without installing the various build tools required.
 The process is automated by [vector-im/element-builder](https://github.com/vector-im/element-builder)
 when releasing.
 
+## Use docker
+
+If you are building for Linux, you can build the native modules with:
+
+```
+yarn docker:setup
+yarn docker:install
+INDOCKER_SQLCIPHER_BUNDLED=1 yarn docker:build:native
+```
+
+The above will build `matrix-seshat` in
+`docker/node_modules/matrix-seshat`. You can then either run `yarn docker:build`
+to build the app inside docker, or:
+
+```
+yarn --cwd docker/node_modules/matrix-seshat link
+yarn link matrix-seshat
+```
+
+... and build the app with `yarn build` or run it with `yarn start`.
+
+(See also https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop#docker.)
+
 ## Building
 
 Install the pre-requisites for your system:
 
 - [Windows pre-requisites](https://github.com/vector-im/element-desktop/blob/develop/docs/windows-requirements.md)
-- Linux: TODO
+- Linux: TODO. Using the docker environment as above is recommended.
 - OS X: TODO
 
 Then optionally, [add seshat and dependencies to support search in E2E rooms](#adding-seshat-for-search-in-e2e-encrypted-rooms).
@@ -56,7 +79,8 @@ This is also needed to when pulling in changes to Seshat using `yarn link`.
 
 Recompiling Seshat itself can be done like so:
 
-    yarn run electron-build-env -- --electron 6.1.1 -- neon build matrix-seshat --release
+    ELECTRON_VERSION=$(electron --version)
+    yarn run electron-build-env -- --electron ${ELECTRON_VERSION#v} -- neon build matrix-seshat --release
 
 Please make sure to include all the `--` as well as the `--release` command line
 switch at the end. Modify your electron version accordingly depending on the

electron-builder.ts

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ const config: Omit<Writable<Configuration>, "electronFuses"> & {
     linux: {
         target: ["tar.gz", "deb"],
         category: "Network;InstantMessaging;Chat",
-        icon: "build/icon.png",
+        icon: "icon.png",
         executableName: variant.name, // element-desktop or element-desktop-nightly
     },
     deb: {
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ const config: Omit<Writable<Configuration>, "electronFuses"> & {
         fpm: ["--deb-pre-depends", "libc6 (>= 2.31)"],
     },
     mac: {
+        target: ["dmg", "zip"],
         category: "public.app-category.social-networking",
         darkModeSupport: true,
         hardenedRuntime: true,
         gatekeeperAssess: true,
-        // XXX: we cannot specify this due to https://github.com/electron/osx-sign/issues/344
-        // strictVerify: true,
+        strictVerify: true,
         entitlements: "./build/entitlements.mac.plist",
         icon: "build/icon.icns",
         mergeASARs: true,

element.io/nightly/config.json

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         "https://scalar-staging.vector.im/api",
         "https://scalar-staging.riot.im/scalar/api"
     ],
-    "bug_report_endpoint_url": "https://element.io/bugreports/submit",
+    "bug_report_endpoint_url": "https://rageshakes.element.io/api/submit",
     "uisi_autorageshake_app": "element-auto-uisi",
     "show_labs_settings": true,
     "room_directory": {

element.io/release/config.json

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         "https://scalar-staging.vector.im/api",
         "https://scalar-staging.riot.im/scalar/api"
     ],
-    "bug_report_endpoint_url": "https://element.io/bugreports/submit",
+    "bug_report_endpoint_url": "https://rageshakes.element.io/api/submit",
     "uisi_autorageshake_app": "element-auto-uisi",
     "room_directory": {
         "servers": ["matrix.org", "gitter.im"]

knip.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { KnipConfig } from "knip";
 
 export default {
-    entry: ["src/electron-main.ts", "src/preload.ts", "electron-builder.ts", ".eslintrc-*.js", "scripts/**", "hak/**"],
+    entry: ["src/preload.cts", "electron-builder.ts", "scripts/**", "hak/**"],
     project: ["**/*.{js,ts}"],
     ignoreDependencies: [
         // Brought in via hak scripts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export default {
         "@action-validator/*",
         // Used for git pre-commit hooks
         "husky",
+        // Required for `patch-package`
+        "postinstall-postinstall",
     ],
     ignoreBinaries: ["jq", "scripts/in-docker.sh"],
 } satisfies KnipConfig;

package.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "productName": "Element",
     "main": "lib/electron-main.js",
     "exports": "./lib/electron-main.js",
-    "version": "1.12.1",
+    "version": "1.12.7",
     "description": "Element: the future of secure communication",
     "author": {
         "name": "Element",
@@ -56,16 +56,15 @@
         "test": "playwright test",
         "test:open": "yarn test --ui",
         "test:screenshots:build": "docker build playwright -t element-desktop-playwright --platform linux/amd64",
-        "test:screenshots:run": "docker run --rm --network host -v $(pwd):/work/element-desktop -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --platform linux/amd64 -it element-desktop-playwright",
-        "postinstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps"
+        "test:screenshots:run": "docker run --rm --network host -v $(pwd):/work/element-desktop -v element-desktop-playwright:/work/element-desktop/node_modules -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --platform linux/amd64 -it element-desktop-playwright",
+        "postinstall": "patch-package && electron-builder install-app-deps"
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@sentry/electron": "^7.0.0",
         "auto-launch": "^5.0.5",
         "counterpart": "^0.18.6",
-        "electron-store": "^10.0.0",
+        "electron-store": "^11.0.0",
         "electron-window-state": "^5.0.3",
-        "keytar-forked": "7.10.0",
         "minimist": "^1.2.6",
         "png-to-ico": "^3.0.0",
         "uuid": "^13.0.0"
@@ -77,48 +76,50 @@
         "@babel/preset-env": "^7.18.10",
         "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.18.6",
         "@electron/asar": "4.0.1",
-        "@playwright/test": "1.55.0",
+        "@playwright/test": "1.57.0",
         "@stylistic/eslint-plugin": "^5.0.0",
         "@types/auto-launch": "^5.0.1",
         "@types/counterpart": "^0.18.1",
         "@types/minimist": "^1.2.1",
-        "@types/node": "18.19.124",
+        "@types/node": "18.19.130",
         "@types/pacote": "^11.1.1",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.0.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.0.0",
-        "app-builder-lib": "26.0.20",
-        "chokidar": "^4.0.0",
+        "app-builder-lib": "26.2.0",
+        "chokidar": "^5.0.0",
         "detect-libc": "^2.0.0",
-        "electron": "38.1.0",
-        "electron-builder": "26.0.20",
-        "electron-builder-squirrel-windows": "26.0.20",
+        "electron": "39.2.3",
+        "electron-builder": "26.2.0",
+        "electron-builder-squirrel-windows": "26.2.0",
         "electron-devtools-installer": "^4.0.0",
         "eslint": "^8.26.0",
         "eslint-config-google": "^0.14.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.0.0",
         "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.25.4",
-        "eslint-plugin-matrix-org": "^2.0.1",
+        "eslint-plugin-matrix-org": "^3.0.0",
         "eslint-plugin-n": "^17.12.0",
         "eslint-plugin-unicorn": "^56.0.0",
-        "glob": "^11.0.0",
+        "glob": "^13.0.0",
         "husky": "^9.1.6",
         "knip": "^5.0.0",
         "lint-staged": "^16.0.0",
         "matrix-web-i18n": "^3.2.1",
         "mkdirp": "^3.0.0",
         "pacote": "^21.0.0",
+        "patch-package": "^8.0.1",
+        "postinstall-postinstall": "^2.1.0",
         "prettier": "^3.0.0",
         "rimraf": "^6.0.0",
         "tar": "^7.0.0",
         "tsx": "^4.19.2",
-        "typescript": "5.9.2"
+        "typescript": "5.9.3"
     },
     "hakDependencies": {
         "matrix-seshat": "^4.0.1"
     },
     "resolutions": {
-        "@types/node": "18.19.124",
+        "@types/node": "18.19.130",
         "config-file-ts": "0.2.8-rc1",
-        "node-abi": "4.14.0"
+        "node-abi": "4.24.0"
     }
 }

patches/@types+auto-launch+5.0.5.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/@types/auto-launch/index.d.ts b/node_modules/@types/auto-launch/index.d.ts
+index a30a77c..e512ce1 100644
+--- a/node_modules/@types/auto-launch/index.d.ts
++++ b/node_modules/@types/auto-launch/index.d.ts
+@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ interface AutoLaunchOptions {
+ declare class AutoLaunch {
+     constructor(options: AutoLaunchOptions);
+ 
++    /**
++     * This type describes the internal options of the `auto-launch` package which allows us to update options after initialization.
++     */
++    readonly opts: {
++        isHiddenOnLaunch: boolean;
++    };
++
+     /**
+      * Enables auto-launch at start up.
+      */

playwright/Dockerfile

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.55.0-jammy@sha256:55db7b712a981e9cc1ec757a4511cd01c5ed4e20bd7c84b2dee4e1d320102b9d
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.57.0-jammy@sha256:6aca677c27a967caf7673d108ac67ffaf8fed134f27e17b27a05464ca0ace831
 
 WORKDIR /work/element-desktop
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install xvfb && apt-get purge -y --auto-remove && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install xvfb dbus-x11 && apt-get purge -y --auto-remove && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Create node_modules & dist dirs so that the volumes have the correct permissions
+RUN mkdir node_modules dist && chown 1000:1000 node_modules dist
 
 USER 1000:1000
 

playwright/docker-entrypoint.sh

@@ -8,4 +8,11 @@ sleep 2
 
 export DISPLAY=:99
 
-npx playwright test --update-snapshots --reporter line $1
+yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+yarn build -l --dir
+
+PLAYWRIGHT_HTML_OPEN=never ELEMENT_DESKTOP_EXECUTABLE="./dist/linux-unpacked/element-desktop" \
+  npx playwright test --update-snapshots --reporter line,html "$1"
+
+# Clean up
+rm -R core qemu_* || exit 0

playwright/e2e/launch/launch.spec.ts

@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Com
 Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import keytar from "keytar-forked";
-
 import { test, expect } from "../../element-desktop-test.js";
 
 declare global {
@@ -61,34 +59,6 @@ test.describe("App launch", () => {
                 ),
             ).resolves.not.toBeNull();
         });
-
-        test.describe("migrate from keytar", () => {
-            test.skip(
-                process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS && ["linux", "darwin"].includes(process.platform),
-                "GitHub Actions hosted runner are not a compatible environment for this test",
-            );
-
-            const pickleKey = "DEADBEEF1234";
-            const keytarService = "element.io";
-            const keytarKey = `${userId}|${deviceId}`;
-
-            test.beforeAll(async () => {
-                await keytar.setPassword(keytarService, keytarKey, pickleKey);
-                await expect(keytar.getPassword(keytarService, keytarKey)).resolves.toBe(pickleKey);
-            });
-            test.afterAll(async () => {
-                await keytar.deletePassword(keytarService, keytarKey);
-            });
-
-            test("should migrate successfully", async ({ page }) => {
-                await expect(
-                    page.evaluate(
-                        ([userId, deviceId]) => window.mxPlatformPeg.get().getPickleKey(userId, deviceId),
-                        [userId, deviceId],
-                    ),
-                ).resolves.toBe(pickleKey);
-            });
-        });
     });
 
     test.describe("--no-update", () => {

playwright/element-desktop-test.ts

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export const test = base.extend<Fixtures>({
             args.unshift(path.join(__dirname, "..", "lib", "electron-main.js"));
         }
 
-        console.log(`Launching '${executablePath}' with args ${args.join(" ")}`);
+        console.log(`Launching '${executablePath || "electron"}' with args ${args.join(" ")}`);
 
         const app = await electron.launch({
             env: {

scripts/hak/link.ts

@@ -7,41 +7,17 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 import path from "node:path";
-import os from "node:os";
-import fsProm from "node:fs/promises";
 
 import type HakEnv from "./hakEnv.js";
 import { type DependencyInfo } from "./dep.js";
 
 export default async function link(hakEnv: HakEnv, moduleInfo: DependencyInfo): Promise<void> {
-    const yarnrc = path.join(hakEnv.projectRoot, ".yarnrc");
-    // this is fairly terrible but it's reasonably clunky to either parse a yarnrc
-    // properly or get yarn to do it, so this will probably suffice for now.
-    // We just check to see if there is a local .yarnrc at all, and assume that
-    // if you've put one there yourself, you probably know what you're doing and
-    // we won't meddle with it.
-    // Also we do this for each module which is unnecessary, but meh.
-    try {
-        await fsProm.stat(yarnrc);
-    } catch {
-        await fsProm.writeFile(
-            yarnrc,
-            // XXX: 1. This must be absolute, as yarn will resolve link directories
-            // relative to the closest project root, which means when we run it
-            // in the dependency project, it will put the link directory in its
-            // own project folder rather than the main project.
-            // 2. The parser gets very confused by strings with colons in them
-            // (ie. Windows absolute paths) but strings in quotes get parsed as
-            // JSON so need to be valid JSON encoded strings (ie. have the
-            // backslashes escaped). JSON.stringify will add quotes and escape.
-            "--link-folder " + JSON.stringify(path.join(hakEnv.dotHakDir, "links")) + os.EOL,
-        );
-    }
-
-    await hakEnv.spawn("yarn", ["link"], {
+    const linkFolder = path.join(hakEnv.dotHakDir, "links");
+    await hakEnv.spawn("yarn", ["link", "--link-folder", linkFolder], {
         cwd: moduleInfo.moduleOutDir,
     });
-    await hakEnv.spawn("yarn", ["link", moduleInfo.name], {
+
+    await hakEnv.spawn("yarn", ["link", "--link-folder", linkFolder, moduleInfo.name], {
         cwd: hakEnv.projectRoot,
     });
 }

scripts/in-docker.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
+cd $(dirname "$0")/..
+
 IMAGE=${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:-"element-desktop-dockerbuild"}
 
 docker inspect "$IMAGE" 2> /dev/null > /dev/null
@@ -8,6 +12,8 @@ if [ $? != 0 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+mkdir -p docker/node_modules docker/.hak docker/.gnupg
+
 # Taken from https://www.electron.build/multi-platform-build#docker
 # Pass through any vars prefixed with INDOCKER_, removing the prefix
 docker run --rm -ti \

src/@types/global.d.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 
 import { type BrowserWindow } from "electron";
 
-import type AutoLaunch from "auto-launch";
 import { type AppLocalization } from "../language-helper.js";
 
 // global type extensions need to use var for whatever reason
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ declare global {
     var mainWindow: BrowserWindow | null;
     var appQuitting: boolean;
     var appLocalization: AppLocalization;
-    var launcher: AutoLaunch;
     var vectorConfig: IConfigOptions;
     var trayConfig: {
         // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase

src/auto-launch.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2025 New Vector Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import BaseAutoLaunch from "auto-launch";
+
+import Store from "./store.js";
+
+export type AutoLaunchState = "enabled" | "minimised" | "disabled";
+
+// Wrapper around auto-launch to get/set the `isHidden` option
+export class AutoLaunch extends BaseAutoLaunch {
+    private static internalInstance?: AutoLaunch;
+
+    public static get instance(): AutoLaunch {
+        if (!AutoLaunch.internalInstance) {
+            if (!Store.instance) throw new Error("Store not initialized");
+            AutoLaunch.internalInstance = new AutoLaunch({
+                name: global.vectorConfig.brand || "Element",
+                isHidden: Store.instance.get("openAtLoginMinimised"),
+                mac: {
+                    useLaunchAgent: true,
+                },
+            });
+        }
+        return AutoLaunch.internalInstance;
+    }
+
+    public async getState(): Promise<AutoLaunchState> {
+        if (!(await this.isEnabled())) {
+            return "disabled";
+        }
+        return this.opts.isHiddenOnLaunch ? "minimised" : "enabled";
+    }
+
+    public async setState(state: AutoLaunchState): Promise<void> {
+        const openAtLoginMinimised = state === "minimised";
+        Store.instance?.set("openAtLoginMinimised", openAtLoginMinimised);
+        this.opts.isHiddenOnLaunch = openAtLoginMinimised;
+
+        if (state !== "disabled") {
+            return this.enable();
+        } else {
+            return this.disable();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/electron-main.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import {
 } from "electron";
 // eslint-disable-next-line n/file-extension-in-import
 import * as Sentry from "@sentry/electron/main";
-import AutoLaunch from "auto-launch";
 import path, { dirname } from "node:path";
 import windowStateKeeper from "electron-window-state";
 import fs, { promises as afs } from "node:fs";
@@ -169,59 +168,75 @@ function loadLocalConfigFile(): Json {
     }
 }
 
+let loadConfigPromise: Promise<void> | undefined;
 // Loads the config from asar, and applies a config.json from userData atop if one exists
-// Writes config to `global.vectorConfig`. Does nothing if `global.vectorConfig` is already set.
-async function loadConfig(): Promise<void> {
-    if (global.vectorConfig) return;
+// Writes config to `global.vectorConfig`. Idempotent, returns the same promise on subsequent calls.
+function loadConfig(): Promise<void> {
+    if (loadConfigPromise) return loadConfigPromise;
 
-    const asarPath = await getAsarPath();
+    async function actuallyLoadConfig(): Promise<void> {
+        const asarPath = await getAsarPath();
 
-    try {
-        console.log(`Loading app config: ${path.join(asarPath, LocalConfigFilename)}`);
-        global.vectorConfig = loadJsonFile(asarPath, LocalConfigFilename);
-    } catch {
-        // it would be nice to check the error code here and bail if the config
-        // is unparsable, but we get MODULE_NOT_FOUND in the case of a missing
-        // file or invalid json, so node is just very unhelpful.
-        // Continue with the defaults (ie. an empty config)
-        global.vectorConfig = {};
-    }
-
-    try {
-        // Load local config and use it to override values from the one baked with the build
-        const localConfig = loadLocalConfigFile();
-
-        // If the local config has a homeserver defined, don't use the homeserver from the build
-        // config. This is to avoid a problem where Riot thinks there are multiple homeservers
-        // defined, and panics as a result.
-        if (Object.keys(localConfig).find((k) => homeserverProps.includes(<any>k))) {
-            // Rip out all the homeserver options from the vector config
-            global.vectorConfig = Object.keys(global.vectorConfig)
-                .filter((k) => !homeserverProps.includes(<any>k))
-                .reduce(
-                    (obj, key) => {
-                        obj[key] = global.vectorConfig[key];
-                        return obj;
-                    },
-                    {} as Omit<Partial<(typeof global)["vectorConfig"]>, keyof typeof homeserverProps>,
-                );
+        try {
+            console.log(`Loading app config: ${path.join(asarPath, LocalConfigFilename)}`);
+            global.vectorConfig = loadJsonFile(asarPath, LocalConfigFilename);
+        } catch {
+            // it would be nice to check the error code here and bail if the config
+            // is unparsable, but we get MODULE_NOT_FOUND in the case of a missing
+            // file or invalid json, so node is just very unhelpful.
+            // Continue with the defaults (ie. an empty config)
+            global.vectorConfig = {};
         }
 
-        global.vectorConfig = Object.assign(global.vectorConfig, localConfig);
-    } catch (e) {
-        if (e instanceof SyntaxError) {
-            void dialog.showMessageBox({
-                type: "error",
-                title: `Your ${global.vectorConfig.brand || "Element"} is misconfigured`,
-                message:
-                    `Your custom ${global.vectorConfig.brand || "Element"} configuration contains invalid JSON. ` +
-                    `Please correct the problem and reopen ${global.vectorConfig.brand || "Element"}.`,
-                detail: e.message || "",
+        try {
+            // Load local config and use it to override values from the one baked with the build
+            const localConfig = loadLocalConfigFile();
+
+            // If the local config has a homeserver defined, don't use the homeserver from the build
+            // config. This is to avoid a problem where Riot thinks there are multiple homeservers
+            // defined, and panics as a result.
+            if (Object.keys(localConfig).find((k) => homeserverProps.includes(<any>k))) {
+                // Rip out all the homeserver options from the vector config
+                global.vectorConfig = Object.keys(global.vectorConfig)
+                    .filter((k) => !homeserverProps.includes(<any>k))
+                    .reduce(
+                        (obj, key) => {
+                            obj[key] = global.vectorConfig[key];
+                            return obj;
+                        },
+                        {} as Omit<Partial<(typeof global)["vectorConfig"]>, keyof typeof homeserverProps>,
+                    );
+            }
+
+            global.vectorConfig = Object.assign(global.vectorConfig, localConfig);
+        } catch (e) {
+            if (e instanceof SyntaxError) {
+                await app.whenReady();
+                void dialog.showMessageBox({
+                    type: "error",
+                    title: `Your ${global.vectorConfig.brand || "Element"} is misconfigured`,
+                    message:
+                        `Your custom ${global.vectorConfig.brand || "Element"} configuration contains invalid JSON. ` +
+                        `Please correct the problem and reopen ${global.vectorConfig.brand || "Element"}.`,
+                    detail: e.message || "",
+                });
+            }
+
+            // Could not load local config, this is expected in most cases.
+        }
+
+        // Tweak modules paths as they assume the root is at the same level as webapp, but for `vector://vector/webapp` it is not.
+        if (Array.isArray(global.vectorConfig.modules)) {
+            global.vectorConfig.modules = global.vectorConfig.modules.map((m) => {
+                if (m.startsWith("/")) {
+                    return "/webapp" + m;
+                }
+                return m;
             });
         }
-
-        // Could not load local config, this is expected in most cases.
     }
+    loadConfigPromise = actuallyLoadConfig();
+    return loadConfigPromise;
 }
 
 // Configure Electron Sentry and crashReporter using sentry.dsn in config.json if one is present.
@@ -239,7 +254,7 @@ async function configureSentry(): Promise<void> {
     }
 }
 
-// Set up globals for Tray and AutoLaunch
+// Set up globals for Tray
 async function setupGlobals(): Promise<void> {
     const asarPath = await getAsarPath();
     await loadConfig();
@@ -250,15 +265,6 @@ async function setupGlobals(): Promise<void> {
         icon_path: path.join(path.dirname(asarPath), "build", iconFile),
         brand: global.vectorConfig.brand || "Element",
     };
-
-    // launcher
-    global.launcher = new AutoLaunch({
-        name: global.vectorConfig.brand || "Element",
-        isHidden: true,
-        mac: {
-            useLaunchAgent: true,
-        },
-    });
 }
 
 global.appQuitting = false;
@@ -286,11 +292,6 @@ app.commandLine.appendSwitch("--enable-usermedia-screen-capturing");
 if (!app.commandLine.hasSwitch("enable-features")) {
     app.commandLine.appendSwitch("enable-features", "WebRTCPipeWireCapturer");
 }
-// Workaround bug in electron 36:https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/46538
-// Hopefully this will no longer be needed soon and can be removed
-if (process.platform === "linux") {
-    app.commandLine.appendSwitch("gtk-version", "3");
-}
 
 const gotLock = app.requestSingleInstanceLock();
 if (!gotLock) {

src/i18n/strings/id.json

@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
         "speech_start_speaking": "Mulai Berbicara",
         "speech_stop_speaking": "Berhenti Berbicara"
     },
+    "eol": {
+        "no_more_updates": "Anda menggunakan versi macOS yang tidak didukung. Harap tingkatkan untuk menerima pembaruan %(brand)s.",
+        "title": "Sistem tidak didukung",
+        "warning": "Anda menggunakan versi macOS yang tidak didukung. Harap perbarui untuk memastikan%(brand)s terus bekerja."
+    },
     "file_menu": {
         "label": "Berkas"
     },

src/i18n/strings/nb_NO.json

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "brand_help": "%(brand)s Hjelp",
         "help": "Hjelp",
         "no": "Nei",
-        "preferences": "Brukervalg",
+        "preferences": "Innstillinger",
         "yes": "Ja"
     },
     "confirm_quit": "Er du sikker på at du vil slutte?",
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
         "speech_start_speaking": "Begynn å snakke",
         "speech_stop_speaking": "Slutt å snakke"
     },
+    "eol": {
+        "no_more_updates": "Du kjører en versjon av macOS som ikke støttes. Oppgrader for å motta oppdateringer fr %(brand)s.",
+        "title": "Systemet støttes ikke",
+        "warning": "Du bruker en versjon av macOS som ikke støttes. Oppgrader for å sikre at %(brand)s fortsetter å fungere."
+    },
     "file_menu": {
         "label": "Fil"
     },

src/i18n/strings/pl.json

@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
         "speech_start_speaking": "Zacznij mówić",
         "speech_stop_speaking": "Przestań mówić"
     },
+    "eol": {
+        "no_more_updates": "Korzystasz z nieobsługiwanej wersji systemu macOS. Zaktualizuj system, aby uzyskać aktualizacje %(brand)s.",
+        "title": "System nie jest obsługiwany",
+        "warning": "Korzystasz z nieobsługiwanej wersji systemu macOS. Zaktualizuj system, aby dalej korzystać z %(brand)s."
+    },
     "file_menu": {
         "label": "Plik"
     },

src/i18n/strings/ru.json

@@ -32,9 +32,22 @@
         "speech_start_speaking": "Говорите",
         "speech_stop_speaking": "Перестаньте говорить"
     },
+    "eol": {
+        "no_more_updates": "Вы используете неподдерживаемую версию macOS. Пожалуйста обновите систему чтобы получать обновления %(brand)s.",
+        "title": "Система не поддерживается",
+        "warning": "Вы используете неподдерживаемую версию macOS. Пожалуйста обновите её, чтобы %(brand)s продолжал работать."
+    },
     "file_menu": {
         "label": "Файл"
     },
+    "icon_overlay": {
+        "description_error": "Ошибка",
+        "description_notifications": {
+            "one": "У вас есть %(count)s непрочитанное уведомление.",
+            "few": "У вас есть %(count)s непрочитанных уведомления.",
+            "many": "У вас есть %(count)s непрочитанных уведомлений."
+        }
+    },
     "menu": {
         "hide": "Скрыть",
         "hide_others": "Скрыть прочие",
@@ -51,6 +64,21 @@
         "save_image_as_error_description": "Не удалось сохранить изображение",
         "save_image_as_error_title": "Не удалось сохранить изображение"
     },
+    "store": {
+        "error": {
+            "backend_changed": "Очистить данные и перезагрузить?",
+            "backend_changed_detail": "Не удалось получить доступ к секрету из системной связки ключей. Похоже, что она изменилась.",
+            "backend_changed_title": "Не удалось загрузить базу данных",
+            "backend_no_encryption": "В вашей системе имеется поддерживаемая связка ключей, но шифрование недоступно.",
+            "backend_no_encryption_detail": "Electron обнаружил, что шифрование недоступно в вашем хранилище %(backend)s Убедитесь, что у вас установлено связное устройство. Если связное устройство установлено, перезагрузите компьютер и повторите попытку. При желании вы можете разрешить %(brand)s использовать более слабую форму шифрования.",
+            "backend_no_encryption_title": "Нет поддержки шифрования",
+            "unsupported_keyring": "Невозможно открыть базу данных, так как в вашей системе установлена неподдерживаемая связка ключей",
+            "unsupported_keyring_detail": "Функция обнаружения ключей Electron не нашла поддерживаемый сервер. Можно попробовать настроить сервер вручную, запустив %(brand)s с аргументом командной строки, это нужно сделать только один раз. Смотри %(link)s.",
+            "unsupported_keyring_title": "Система не поддерживается",
+            "unsupported_keyring_use_basic_text": "Использовать более слабое шифрование",
+            "unsupported_keyring_use_plaintext": "Не использовать шифрование"
+        }
+    },
     "view_menu": {
         "actual_size": "Фактический размер",
         "toggle_developer_tools": "Переключить инструменты разработчика",

src/i18n/strings/sk.json

@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
         "speech_start_speaking": "Spustiť nahrávanie hlasu",
         "speech_stop_speaking": "Zastaviť nahrávanie hlasu"
     },
+    "eol": {
+        "no_more_updates": "Používate nepodporovanú verziu systému macOS. Prosím, aktualizujte systém, aby ste mohli dostávať aktualizácie aplikácie %(brand)s.",
+        "title": "Systém nie je podporovaný",
+        "warning": "Používate nepodporovanú verziu systému macOS. Vykonajte prosím aktualizáciu, aby aplikácia %(brand)s mohla správne fungovať."
+    },
     "file_menu": {
         "label": "Súbor"
     },

src/i18n/strings/uk.json

@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
         "speech_start_speaking": "Почати говорити",
         "speech_stop_speaking": "Припинити говорити"
     },
+    "eol": {
+        "title": "Система не підтримується"
+    },
     "file_menu": {
         "label": "Файл"
     },

src/ipc.ts

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ ipcMain.on("ipcCall", async function (_ev: IpcMainEvent, payload) {
             try {
                 ret = await store.getSecret(`${args[0]}|${args[1]}`);
             } catch {
-                // if an error is thrown (e.g. keytar can't connect to the keychain),
+                // if an error is thrown (e.g. we can't initialise safeStorage),
                 // then return null, which means the default pickle key will be used
                 ret = null;
             }

src/settings.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { ipcMain } from "electron";
 
 import * as tray from "./tray.js";
 import Store from "./store.js";
+import { AutoLaunch, type AutoLaunchState } from "./auto-launch.js";
 
 interface Setting {
     read(): Promise<any>;
@@ -18,15 +19,11 @@ interface Setting {
 
 const Settings: Record<string, Setting> = {
     "Electron.autoLaunch": {
-        async read(): Promise<any> {
-            return global.launcher.isEnabled();
+        async read(): Promise<AutoLaunchState> {
+            return AutoLaunch.instance.getState();
         },
-        async write(value: any): Promise<void> {
-            if (value) {
-                return global.launcher.enable();
-            } else {
-                return global.launcher.disable();
-            }
+        async write(value: AutoLaunchState): Promise<void> {
+            return AutoLaunch.instance.setState(value);
         },
     },
     "Electron.warnBeforeExit": {

src/store.ts

@@ -15,22 +15,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import ElectronStore from "electron-store";
-import keytar from "keytar-forked";
 import { app, safeStorage, dialog, type SafeStorage, type Session } from "electron";
 
 import { _t } from "./language-helper.js";
 
-/**
- * Legacy keytar service name for storing secrets.
- * @deprecated
- */
-const KEYTAR_SERVICE = "element.io";
-/**
- * Super legacy keytar service name for reading secrets.
- * @deprecated
- */
-const LEGACY_KEYTAR_SERVICE = "riot.im";
-
 /**
  * String union type representing all the safeStorage backends.
  * + The "unknown" backend shouldn't exist in practice once the app is ready
@@ -89,6 +77,8 @@ interface StoreData {
     safeStorageBackendOverride?: boolean;
     /** whether to perform a migration of the safeStorage data */
     safeStorageBackendMigrate?: boolean;
+    /** whether to open the app at login minimised, only valid when app.openAtLogin is true */
+    openAtLoginMinimised: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -145,7 +135,7 @@ const enum Mode {
 /**
  * JSON-backed store for settings which need to be accessible by the main process.
  * Secrets are stored within the `safeStorage` object, encrypted with safeStorage.
- * Any secrets operations are blocked on Electron app ready emit, and keytar migration if still needed.
+ * Any secrets operations are blocked on Electron app ready emit.
  */
 class Store extends ElectronStore<StoreData> {
     private static internalInstance?: Store;
@@ -232,6 +222,10 @@ class Store extends ElectronStore<StoreData> {
                 safeStorageBackendMigrate: {
                     type: "boolean",
                 },
+                openAtLoginMinimised: {
+                    type: "boolean",
+                    default: true,
+                },
             },
         });
     }
@@ -277,8 +271,6 @@ class Store extends ElectronStore<StoreData> {
 
     /**
      * Prepare the safeStorage backend for use.
-     * We don't eagerly import from keytar as that would bring in data for all Element profiles and not just the current one,
-     * so we import lazily in getSecret.
      *
      * This will relaunch the app in some cases, in which case it will return false and the caller should abort startup.
      *
@@ -456,7 +448,6 @@ class Store extends ElectronStore<StoreData> {
 
     /**
      * Get the stored secret for the key.
-     * Lazily migrates keys from keytar if they are not yet in the store.
      *
      * @param key The string key name.
      *
@@ -464,25 +455,11 @@ class Store extends ElectronStore<StoreData> {
      */
     public async getSecret(key: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
         await this.safeStorageReady();
-        let secret = this.secrets!.get(key);
-        if (secret) return secret;
-
-        try {
-            secret = await this.getSecretKeytar(key);
-        } catch (e) {
-            console.warn(`Failed to read data from keytar with key='${key}'`, e);
-        }
-        if (secret) {
-            console.debug("Migrating secret from keytar", key);
-            this.secrets!.set(key, secret);
-        }
-
-        return secret;
+        return this.secrets!.get(key);
     }
 
     /**
      * Add the secret for the key to the keychain.
-     * We write to both safeStorage & keytar to support downgrading the application.
      *
      * @param key The string key name.
      * @param secret The string password.
@@ -492,46 +469,16 @@ class Store extends ElectronStore<StoreData> {
     public async setSecret(key: string, secret: string): Promise<void> {
         await this.safeStorageReady();
         this.secrets!.set(key, secret);
-        try {
-            await keytar.setPassword(KEYTAR_SERVICE, key, secret);
-        } catch (e) {
-            console.warn(`Failed to write safeStorage backwards-compatibility key='${key}' data to keytar`, e);
-        }
     }
 
     /**
      * Delete the stored password for the key.
-     * Removes from safeStorage, keytar & keytar legacy.
      *
      * @param key The string key name.
      */
     public async deleteSecret(key: string): Promise<void> {
         await this.safeStorageReady();
         this.secrets!.delete(key);
-        try {
-            await this.deleteSecretKeytar(key);
-        } catch (e) {
-            console.warn(`Failed to delete secret with key='${key}' from keytar`, e);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @deprecated will be removed in the near future
-     */
-    private async getSecretKeytar(key: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
-        return (
-            (await keytar.getPassword(KEYTAR_SERVICE, key)) ??
-            (await keytar.getPassword(LEGACY_KEYTAR_SERVICE, key)) ??
-            undefined
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @deprecated will be removed in the near future
-     */
-    private async deleteSecretKeytar(key: string): Promise<void> {
-        await keytar.deletePassword(LEGACY_KEYTAR_SERVICE, key);
-        await keytar.deletePassword(KEYTAR_SERVICE, key);
     }
 }