Installing Gajim on macOS is now only a single click away. This release brings a simplified macOS setup, easier sharing for files and support for link previews. Thank you for all your contributions!
Installing Gajim on macOS was possible for a while now, but it was inconvenient and difficult for most users. Setting up Gajim required using a terminal, manually installing dependencies and when installed, it did not offer proper system integration. Thanks to @Codimp and other contributors, installing Gajim on macOS is now done with a single click. With Gajim 2.4.2, we provide DMG setups for both x86 and ARM64 macOS architectures, allowing for a quick and easy setup of Gajim on your (or any other) Mac.
Sometimes you receive a file from a contact and you want to share it with another contact. In the past, this meant saving the file first and afterwards sending it. Now, sharing files with your contacts is as easy as dragging the file preview from your chat and dropping it into another chat.
When you receive a link, it may be unclear which kind of website it links to. Previews for links can help by adding context information, for example the website’s title and description. Many websites provide this meta data using the OpenGraph data format. Gajim now supports displaying this information. If your contact adds OpenGraph meta data to the message, Gajim will display it. At the moment we only know of Cheogram sending data for these previews, but Gajim will join soon. If you’re interested in the details, you can read more about the pros and cons of different link preview implementations and why Gajim only displays preview data it received with the message itself.
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