What’s new in this version:
Softros LAN Messenger 12.5.0.0
– Change log not available for this version
Softros LAN Messenger 12.4.0.0
Improved:
– Visibility for Incoming Video Calls by automatically popping up the call window in the foreground
Softros LAN Messenger 12.3.0.0
– Added: Support of high contrast Windows theme
Softros LAN Messenger 12.2.0.0
– Added: Support of Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
– Fixed: Issue with accepting incoming video calls on French localization
– Improved: Microphone enhancements in video conferences
Softros LAN Messenger 12.1.3.0
Added:
– An option to enable or disable microphone enhancements in Video Call conferences
Fixed:
– Issue with receiving files from some Android devices
Softros LAN Messenger 12.1.2.0
Improved:
– Network Tagging: now users without tag can see all users, while users with tag – only those with same tag plus those without tag
Softros LAN Messenger 12.1.1.0
Added:
– Hot key allowing users to expand/collapse all groups at once
Softros LAN Messenger 12.1.0.0
Added:
– Option to assign tags for virtual segmentation of users into separate groups on single physical/virtual network
Updated:
– User Access Manager
Softros LAN Messenger 12.0.1.0
Fixed:
– Issue with User Access Manager not correctly implementing shared folder access rights when switching to Per Computer mode on non-English versions of Windows
Softros LAN Messenger 12.0.0.0
Added:
– Full support of Windows 10/11 dark mode
– Option to bypass Admin.ini restrictions for administrators
Improved:
– GUI
Updated:
– User Access Manager
– Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish translations
Softros LAN Messenger 11.4.0.0
Added:
– “Delete Selected Message” button on History Viewer’s toolbar
– “Apply License” option in “About” dialog box
Improved:
– GUI
Updated:
– User Access Manager
Softros LAN Messenger 11.3.2.0
Improved:
– Video calls
Softros LAN Messenger 11.3.1.0
Fixed:
– Issue with “Conversation” window erroneously appearing when expanding user groups
Updated:
– User Access Manager
Softros LAN Messenger 11.3.0.0
Added:
– Option to blur or select preset background during video calls
– Option to select legacy view for user list
Updated:
– User Access Manager
Softros LAN Messenger 11.2.1.0
Added:
– Ability to send files using Softros LAN Messenger’s command line tool and SDK API
Improved:
– User list’s look
Updated:
– Slovenian translation
Softros LAN Messenger 11.2.0.0
Added:
– GUI tool for configuring “Admin.ini” restrictions
– Ability to control which users can launch Softros LAN Messenger locally
– Option to always have “Video Call” window on top of other programs
Softros LAN Messenger 11.1.2.0
Fixed:
– Issue with Softros LAN Messenger SDK DLL and command line tool not allowing users to send multi-line messages
Softros LAN Messenger 11.1.0.0
Added:
– Previews for transfers of single image files in “Conversation” window
– Ability to send files by copying them from File Explorer and then pasting them into “Conversation” window
Fixed:
– Issue with mouse cursor randomly moving to beginning of line in “Conversation” window’s “Message text” area
– Issue with automatic update and installation of Softros TS Engine
Softros LAN Messenger 11.0.1.0
Added:
– Audio/video conferencing with no server or Internet connection
– “Admin.ini” entries for restricting access to audio/video conferencing based on user groups
– Automatic reloading of “network.cfg” file whenever computer’s IP address changes
Fixed:
– Issue with sending zero-length files
Added:
– In multiuser conversations, when going offline, users now receive messages again after coming back online (rather than getting kicked out completely)
Softros LAN Messenger 11.0.0.0
Added:
– Audio/video conferencing with no server or Internet connection
– “Admin.ini” entries for restricting access to audio/video conferencing based on user groups
– Automatic reloading of “network.cfg” file whenever computer’s IP address changes
Fixed:
– Issue with sending zero-length files
Added:
– In multiuser conversations, when going offline, users now receive messages again after coming back online (rather than getting kicked out completely)
Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.8.0
Fixed:
– “Range check” error on some configurations
– Issue with “Enable encryption of local message log files” feature
Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.7.0
Fixed:
– Issue with user status not switching back to “Available” after idling out (in Terminal Services environments)
Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.6.0
– Issue with playing sounds on some configurations
Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.5.0
Fixed:
– Issue with file transfer on high-latency networks such as satellite connections
– Issue with playing sounds on some configurations
Updated:
– Softros TS Engine prerequisite
Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.4.0
Fixed:
– Issue with user status automatically switching from “Away” to “Available” on some configurations
Improved:
– Loading of large IP address ranges
Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.3.1
– Change log not available for this version
Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.3
Added:
– Hidden feature to enable encryption of local message log files using “Admin.ini” parameter
Fixed:
– Issue with user status automatically switching to “Away” when monitor is powered off despite this option being disabled
– Issue with file transfer on high-latency networks such as satellite connections
– “Not integer value” error on some configurations
Updated:
– Help file
Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.2
Fixed:
– Issue with automatically handling and managing Windows Firewall exceptions for Softros TS Engine
Updated:
– Help file
Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.1
Improved:
– Handling and managing Windows Firewall exceptions for Softros LAN Messenger and Softros TS Engine
Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.0
Added:
– SDK and command line utility to automate sending of messages via Softros LAN Messenger
– Automatic installation and update of Softros TS Engine on local computer on Softros LAN Messenger’s request
– Ability to remotely administer workgroup (not domain) users without passwords
Fixed:
– Issue with mouse cursor movements in remote desktop sessions if local and remote screen DPIs significantly differ
– Issue with mistakenly switching to user list window when ALT button is pressed on “Conversation” window
– Issue with showing incorrect number of used/active licenses on network
– Issue with loading message history from backup source (if configured in “Admin.ini”)
Improved:
– Win and Win+D hotkey commands now transferred from local to remote desktop during remote desktop administration
Updated:
– Help file
Softros LAN Messenger 10.0.0
Added:
– Full Unicode support for messages, file transfers, user list and user information
– Full support of Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022
– Ability to start conversations by selecting user from tray menu
Fixed:
– Issue with “History Viewer” not selecting correct user when opened from “Conversation” window
– Minor GUI bugs
Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.10
Added:
– “Admin.ini” parameter allowing users to delete individual messages from “History Viewer” (local log files) and also to prevent that
Fixed:
– “Conversation” window button not flashing on taskbar when incoming messages arrive
Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.9
Added:
– Option to delete individual messages from “History Viewer” (local log files)
Fixed:
– Issue with single message window getting distorted when incoming file is received
– Issue with requesting remote assistance in single message mode
Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.8
Fixed:
– Issue with offline broadcast messages occasionally not getting delivered
Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.7
– Issue with remote desktop administration on Windows 7
Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.6
Fixed:
– Issue with licensing
– Issue with “Conversation” window with different DPI settings on local computer and in remote session connected to it
– Search function in “History Viewer”
Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.5
Fixed:
– Unquoted path to Softros Spell Checker service (“SoftrosSpellChecker.exe”)
Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.4
Fixed:
– Issue with deleting images if “Delete messages older than” option is enabled
Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.3
Added:
– “Admin.ini” parameter allowing users to send images pasted from clipboard as well as prohibiting that (based on groups)
Fixed:
– Issue with pasting (R) sign emoji
– Issue with user list freezing up when “Hide offline users” option is enabled in single message mode
– Issue with “Conversation” window with different DPI settings on local computer and in remote session connected to it
Updated:
– German translation
Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.2
Added:
– Options to hide one’s own username and users who are away
– “Admin.ini” parameter allowing users to receive images pasted from clipboard as well as prohibiting that
Updated:
– Emoji
– Help file
– Portuguese (Brazilian) translation
Fixed:
– Search function in “History Viewer”
– Issue with “Conversation” window not getting restored from taskbar when clicking user’s name in user list
– Issue with offline users still showing up in user list even when “Hide offline users” option is enabled
– Issue with idle time not showing in offline users’ information tooltip after user groups are imported
Improved:
– “Delete messages older than” option now also deletes images associated with logged messages
– Locked user sessions now get automatically unlocked when connected to for remote administration
– File transfer timeout
Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.1
Fixed:
– Screenshot sharing not respecting “Admin.ini” settings that block file transfer
– Issue with manually moving users between groups
Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.0
– Change log not available for this version
Softros LAN Messenger 9.5.4
Added:
– Option to paste images from clipboard (e.g. screenshots, images from websites, etc) directly into individual and group conversations as well as broadcast messages
– Single message mode
– Support of long file/folder names and paths (longer than 260 characters) for file transfers
Fixed:
– Issue with files dragged and dropped on on some areas of “Conversation” window still being accepted for transfer despite “Admin.ini” restrictions
– Minor GUI bugs
Updated:
– Help file
– German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Italian and Portuguese (Brazilian) translations
Softros LAN Messenger 9.5.1
– Change log not available for this version
Softros LAN Messenger 9.5
Added:
– Option to paste images from clipboard (e.g. screenshots, images from websites, etc) directly into individual and group conversations as well as broadcast messages
– Single message mode
Updated:
– Help file
– German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Italian and Portuguese (Brazilian) translations
Fixed:
– Issue with files dragged and dropped on on some areas of “Conversation” window still being accepted for transfer despite “Admin.ini” restrictions
– Minor GUI bugs
Softros LAN Messenger 9.4.4
Added:
– Option to create individual subfolder for each sender of incoming files
Improved:
– UNC path parsing in messages and “History Viewer”
Softros LAN Messenger 9.4.3
– Change log not available for this version
Softros LAN Messenger 9.4.2
Added:
– “Admin.ini” option allowing non-administrative users to start remote assistance sessions
Fixed:
– Issue with 16-bit icons on Windows Server 2008/2012
– Issue with “Conversation” window’s “Message text” box occasionally disappearing
– Issue with incorrect handling of users with identical User IDs on terminal servers
Softros LAN Messenger 9.4.1
Added:
– Softros LAN Messenger version in user information hoverbox
– Option to automatically bypass screen saver in remote desktop administration sessions
Fixed:
– Issue with access to remote log files in “History Viewer” if Softros LAN Messenger is updated to versions 9.2.2 – 9.4
I proved:
– “Delete messages older than” setting on “Logging” tab now also applies to multi-user conversation logs. Corresponding multi-user conversation log files will now be deleted to Recycle Bin
Softros LAN Messenger 9.4
Added:
– Multiple monitor support for desktop sharing features
– Support of Unicode file names in file transfers
– Support of Wine (Win32 runtime environment on Unix-like operating systems)
Fixed:
– Issue with sending broadcast messages (with file attachments) that contain Unicode characters
Softros LAN Messenger 9.3
Added:
– Support of high definition displays (Quad HD, 4K, etc)
– Option to save backup logs in files individual for each user
– New “Admin.ini” entries to manage permissions for sending broadcast messages to user groups
Fixed:
– Issue with sending Microsoft Office files (Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, etc) open at time of sending
– Memory leak in “Conversation” window
Updated:
– Emoji
Softros LAN Messenger 9.2.2
Added:
– Option to duplicate message logs to external location (on the fly backup)
– Text log entries for outgoing file transfers
Fixed:
– Broadcast messages sent with file attachments not getting logged
– Issue with quick messages not respecting “Admin.ini” settings that block sending messages
– Issue with playing sounds on some configurations
Updated:
– German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian translations
Softros LAN Messenger 9.2.1
Added:
– Support of environment variables in custom paths for: a) groups file location in groups import, b) “network.cfg” file location in network settings import, c) “Received Files” folder location in file transfer, d) log files location in logging, e) “custom.ini” file (“AppDir” key)
– “Copy Link Address” option in pop-up menu for URLs in “Conversation” and “History Viewer” windows
Fixed:
– Issue with sending tab symbols in messages
– Issue with remote administration of users with blank passwords
– GUI bugs (positioning of “History Viewer”, resizing of quick messages, desktop edge snapping on Windows 10/Server 2016/2019, behavior of “Send” button in “Conversation” window)
Improved:
– Resizing of “Conversation” and “Send Broadcast Message” windows
– Making “Conversation” window pop up in foreground while user’s session is locked or disconnected, or screen saver is enabled
Softros LAN Messenger 9.2
Added:
– Broadcast file transfer
– Release version for Windows 10/Server 2016 (e.g. 1709, 1803, etc) in “User Info” window
Fixed:
– Issue with user name coloring when invited to group conversation
– Issue with incorrect offline time displaying in user information popup and “User Info” window if groups are set to be imported from external file
Improved:
– “Hot Keys” tab added back to “Settings”
Updated:
– Help file
– German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian translations