fix: skip maximise if starting to tray

Signed-off-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com>
chore: modify .github/workflows/release-webhook.yml
2026-03-06 14:48:17 +01:00 · 2026-02-18 20:28:00 +00:00 · 2026-02-18 09:09:14 +00:00 · 2026-02-18 09:05:56 +00:00 · 2026-02-17 22:33:46 -05:00 · 2026-02-17 20:36:25 +00:00
29 changed files with 488 additions and 122 deletions
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 on:
  push:
    branches:
-      - "**"
+      - main
+  pull_request:

 jobs:
  build:
@@ -15,16 +16,10 @@ jobs:
      - name: Checkout assets
        run: git -c submodule."assets".update=checkout submodule update --init assets

-      - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+      - name: Setup Mise
+        uses: immich-app/devtools/actions/use-mise@cd24790a7f5f6439ac32cc94f5523cb2de8bfa8c # use-mise-action-v1.1.0
        with:
-          run_install: false
-
-      - name: Install Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 22
-          cache: "pnpm"
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: pnpm install
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: Git Town
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  git-town:
+    name: Display the branch stack
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+
+    if: ${{ !startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release-please--') }}
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: stoatchat/action-git-town@4bc5c942e4603bffa0806b51d5fe5f0bc5deb0ac
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - v*
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    name: Publish App
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Checkout assets
-        run: git -c submodule."assets".update=checkout submodule update --init assets
-
-      - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
-        with:
-          run_install: false
-
-      - name: Install Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 22
-          cache: "pnpm"
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pnpm install
-
-      - name: Publish
-        run: |
-          pnpm run publish
-          if [ "${{ matrix.os }}" = "macos-latest" ]; then
-            pnpm run publish --arch=x64
-          elif [ "${{ matrix.os }}" = "ubuntu-latest" ]; then
-            pnpm run publish --arch=arm64
-          fi
-        env:
-          PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.os }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+name: Release Please
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main] # updates/opens the release PR when commits land on main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+  id-token: write
+
+concurrency:
+  group: release-please
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    name: Release Please
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      release_created: ${{ steps.rp.outputs.release_created }}
+    steps:
+      - id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v2
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.GH_STOAT_RELEASE_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_STOAT_RELEASE_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+      - id: rp
+        uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          config-file: release-please-config.json
+
+  publish-release:
+    name: Publish App
+    needs: release-please
+    if: needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true'
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Checkout assets
+        run: git -c submodule."assets".update=checkout submodule update --init assets
+
+      - name: Install pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          run_install: false
+
+      - name: Install Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+          cache: "pnpm"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pnpm install
+
+      - name: Publish
+        run: |
+          pnpm run publish
+        env:
+          PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.os }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish macOS x64
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
+        run: pnpm run publish --arch=x64
+        env:
+          PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.os }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish Linux arm64
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        run: pnpm run publish --arch=arm64
+        env:
+          PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.os }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Release Webhook
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  release-webhook:
+    name: Send Release Webhook
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Send release notification webhook
+        env:
+          TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+          REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.STOAT_WEBHOOK_UPDATES_URL }}
+        run: |
+          RELEASE_URL="https://github.com/${REPOSITORY}/releases/tag/${TAG_NAME}"
+          curl -X POST "$WEBHOOK_URL" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "{\"content\": \"$RELEASE_URL\"}"
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: "Lint PR"
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+      - edited
+      - synchronize
+
+jobs:
+  main:
+    name: Validate PR title
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v6
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "1.3.0"
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [1.3.0](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.0) (2026-02-18)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* minimise-to-tray-on-startup ([#126](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/126)) ([8284117](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/8284117e76c0fcff4091de3ef623014e4594a593))
+* Reload/Refresh shortcut ([#119](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/119)) ([2e99b19](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/2e99b19353fbd45d9fdf1d148bae3a8a19c788ed))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Add common zoom-reset shortcut. ([#112](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/112)) ([def29f9](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/def29f9b3c1205944aab58beb8000815d41633b5))
+* allow CTRL+"+" to also zoom in. ([#108](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/108)) ([2b962c5](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/2b962c5d066787601223368ee7dcc1e46a345b8a))
+* App-maximized-2nd-monitor ([897d706](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/897d706983a347938a2fb42ba8e58e40794bba13))
+* don't re-enable abutostart ([63b9ea8](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/63b9ea818a9f32ca8535948e18752726c0f50a12))
+* firstLaunch = false after initial setup ([#131](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/131)) ([63b9ea8](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/63b9ea818a9f32ca8535948e18752726c0f50a12))
+* flatpak icons not building correctly and wayland support ([#132](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/132)) ([ffe17ec](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/ffe17ec2c54fca6967435b8a4ada7fa8d4da7b33))
+* replace default dialog with notification ([#98](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/98)) ([7d2f296](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/7d2f296ca72bbd7ad694c66a917d47067f883fc5))
+* toggle window visibility on tray click instead of always showing ([#103](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/103)) ([742a95f](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/742a95f3cb820c5b5398c815b7b45017b6b06053))
+* try to restore maximised windows to correct display ([#92](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/92)) ([897d706](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/897d706983a347938a2fb42ba8e58e40794bba13))
+* use template icon for macOS tray, use higher res icons for other platforms ([#130](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/130)) ([58ccb63](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/58ccb63d23541a03e05a48a37a98f883a2ba0d3f))
+
+## [1.2.0](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/compare/v1.1.12...v1.2.0) (2026-02-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* new branding ([#87](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/87)) ([8910dcb](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/8910dcba923b55df789c0541b59a6a6321a28768))
+* persist and restore window size and position ([#74](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/74)) ([3bf697d](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/3bf697d1a9aba739b6954c8469223f51093497cc))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* App Autostart ([#68](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/68)) ([127d143](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/127d1430a9c630e0429c9cc50d57ee316a63ebe5))
+
+## [1.1.12](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/compare/v1.1.11...v1.1.12) (2025-12-29)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add NixOS compatibility for electron startup ([#23](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/23)) ([3eb9b8e](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/3eb9b8e84bf05debf9843b80c468911fd095f4a0))
+* correctly load badge count; expose to renderer ([#25](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/25)) ([6817b55](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/6817b554e57c5a65b7b4aca7d1cc4e05cd6f01b7))
+* event listener accumulation from rpc client ([#26](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/26)) ([96fa8cc](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/96fa8cc647029cb53e5d619b94debc6cdfdf32f6))
+* **macos:** tray icon size ([5eecab5](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/5eecab59431cb4966eaa1fc907a8e5c16c813230))
+* rpc should define largeImageText ([#21](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/21)) ([cb373b6](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/cb373b6dc62630147151039c3711aef74c8c2d88))
+* use the correct argument for auto start ([#22](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/22)) ([532af4a](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/commit/532af4a680069f72734148b0ccdacec6c435e640)), closes [#20](https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues/20)
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ Application for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
 </div>
 <br/>

+## Installation
+
+<a href="https://repology.org/project/stoat-desktop/versions">
+    <img src="https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/stoat-desktop.svg" alt="Packaging status" align="right">
+</a>
+
+- All downloads and instructions for Stoat can be found on our [Website](https://stoat.chat/download).
+
 ## Development Guide

 _Contribution guidelines for Desktop app TBA!_
@@ -74,11 +82,3 @@ git -c submodule."assets".update=checkout submodule update --init assets
 ```

 Currently, this is required to build, any forks are expected to provide their own assets.
-
-## Publishing Guide
-
-To publish a new version, simply tag a new release by:
-
-1. Edit `package.json` with the new version
-2. Create a new tag from latest commit by `git tag v1.0.0`
-3. Push the tag and commit by `git push --atomic origin main v1.0.0`
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Stoat
+Comment=Open source, user-first chat platform
+Exec=stoat-desktop
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Icon=chat.stoat.StoatDesktop
+Categories=Network;InstantMessaging
+StartupWMClass=stoat-desktop
+X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.26
+X-Flatpak=chat.stoat.StoatDesktop
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<component type="desktop">
+  <id>chat.stoat.StoatDesktop</id>
+  <launchable type="desktop-id">chat.stoat.StoatDesktop.desktop</launchable>
+  <name>Stoat</name>
+  <developer id="chat.stoat">
+    <name>Revolt Platforms Ltd</name>
+  </developer>
+  <summary>Open source, user-first chat platform</summary>
+  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
+  <project_license>AGPL-3.0</project_license>
+  <icon type="remote" height="256" width="256">
+    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stoatchat/assets/f106946659af67ad4f008588ac51570029b2fd47/desktop/icon.png</icon>
+  <description>
+    <p>Stoat is an open source, user-first chat platform. Send messages, share
+      images, mention users, and join voice channels — all from a native desktop
+      application.</p>
+  </description>
+  <screenshots>
+    <screenshot type="default">
+      <caption>Main window</caption>
+      <image>screenshot.png</image>
+    </screenshot>
+  </screenshots>
+  <releases>
+    <release date="2026-02-14" version="1.2.0">
+      <description>
+        <p>Features:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>New Branding</li>
+          <li>Persist and restore window size and position</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>Bug Fixes:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>App Autostart</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
+    <release date="2025-12-29" version="1.1.12">
+      <description>
+        <p>Bug fixes:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Add NixOS compatibility for electron startup</li>
+          <li>Correctly load badge count; expose to renderer</li>
+          <li>Fix event listener accumulation from rpc client</li>
+          <li>Fix macOS tray icon size</li>
+          <li>Fix RPC largeImageText</li>
+          <li>Use the correct argument for auto start</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
+  </releases>
+  <url type="bugtracker">https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop/issues</url>
+  <url type="homepage">https://stoat.chat</url>
+  <url type="vcs-browser">https://github.com/stoatchat/for-desktop</url>
+  <content_rating type="oars-1.1">
+    <content_attribute id="social-chat">intense</content_attribute>
+    <content_attribute id="social-info">intense</content_attribute>
+    <content_attribute id="social-audio">intense</content_attribute>
+    <content_attribute id="social-contacts">intense</content_attribute>
+  </content_rating>
+  <requires>
+    <display_length compare="ge">940</display_length>
+    <internet>always</internet>
+  </requires>
+  <supports>
+    <control>keyboard</control>
+    <control>pointing</control>
+  </supports>
+</component>
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
-{
-  pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { },
+{ pkgs ? import (fetchTarball {
+    url = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/77ef7a29d276c6d8303aece3444d61118ef71ac2.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0pm4l48jq8plzrrrisimahxqlcpx7qqq9c99hylmf7p3zlc3phsy";
+  }) {},
 }:

 pkgs.mkShell rec {
-  buildInputs = [
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
    # Tools
-    pkgs.git
-    pkgs.gh
-
-    # Node
-    pkgs.nodejs
-    pkgs.nodejs.pkgs.pnpm
+    pkgs.mise

    # Electron
    (pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "electron-nix" ''
@@ -29,5 +26,15 @@ pkgs.mkShell rec {
    pkgs.flatpak-builder
    pkgs.elfutils
    # flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists --user flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
+    
+    (writeShellScriptBin "fish" ''
+      exec ${pkgs.fish}/bin/fish -C 'mise activate fish | source' "$@"
+    '')
  ];
+
+  shellHook = ''
+    export ELECTRON_OVERRIDE_DIST_PATH="${pkgs.electron}/bin"
+    export MISE_NODE_COMPILE=false
+    eval "$(mise activate bash)"
+  '';
 }
@@ -58,8 +58,15 @@ if (!process.env.PLATFORM) {
        description: STRINGS.description,
        productName: STRINGS.name,
        productDescription: STRINGS.description,
-        runtimeVersion: "21.08",
-        icon: `${ASSET_DIR}/icon.png`,
+        runtimeVersion: "25.08",
+        icon: {
+          "16x16": `${ASSET_DIR}/hicolor/16x16.png`,
+          "32x32": `${ASSET_DIR}/hicolor/32x32.png`,
+          "64x64": `${ASSET_DIR}/hicolor/64x64.png`,
+          "128x128": `${ASSET_DIR}/hicolor/128x128.png`,
+          "256x256": `${ASSET_DIR}/hicolor/256x256.png`,
+          "512x512": `${ASSET_DIR}/hicolor/512x512.png`,
+        } as unknown,
        categories: ["Network"],
        modules: [
          // use the latest zypak -- Electron sandboxing for Flatpak
@@ -77,7 +84,7 @@ if (!process.env.PLATFORM) {
        finishArgs: [
          // default arguments found by running
          // DEBUG=electron-installer-flatpak* pnpm make
-          "--socket=x11",
+          "--socket=fallback-x11",
          "--share=ipc",
          "--device=dri",
          "--socket=pulseaudio",
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[tools]
+node = "25.4.0"
+pnpm = "10.28.1"
+gh = "2.25.0"
+"github:git-town/git-town" = "22.4.0"
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
  "name": "stoat-desktop",
  "productName": "stoat-desktop",
-  "version": "1.1.10",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
  "main": ".vite/build/main.js",
  "repository": "stoatchat/desktop",
  "scripts": {
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 nodeLinker: hoisted

 onlyBuiltDependencies:
+  - bufferutil
  - electron
  - electron-winstaller
  - esbuild
  - register-scheme
+  - utf-8-validate
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+      "release-type": "node",
+      "bump-minor-pre-major": false,
+      "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
+      "draft": false,
+      "prerelease": false,
+      "include-component-in-tag": false
+    }
+  },
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json"
+}
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ declare type DesktopConfig = {
  hardwareAcceleration: boolean;
  discordRpc: boolean;
  windowState: {
+    x: number;
+    y: number;
+    width: number;
+    height: number;
    isMaximised: boolean;
  };
 };
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { updateElectronApp } from "update-electron-app";
+import { IUpdateInfo, updateElectronApp } from "update-electron-app";

-import { BrowserWindow, app, shell } from "electron";
+import { BrowserWindow, Notification, app, shell } from "electron";
 import started from "electron-squirrel-startup";

 import { autoLaunch } from "./native/autoLaunch";
@@ -24,21 +24,33 @@ if (!config.hardwareAcceleration) {
 // ensure only one copy of the application can run
 const acquiredLock = app.requestSingleInstanceLock();

+const onNotifyUser = (_info: IUpdateInfo) => {
+  const notification = new Notification({
+    title: "Update Available",
+    body: "Restart the app to install the update.",
+    silent: true,
+  });
+
+  notification.show();
+};
+
 if (acquiredLock) {
  // start auto update logic
-  updateElectronApp();
+  updateElectronApp({ onNotifyUser });

  // create and configure the app when electron is ready
  app.on("ready", () => {
+    // create window and application contexts
+    createMainWindow();
+
    // enable auto start on Windows and MacOS
    if (config.firstLaunch) {
      if (process.platform === "win32" || process.platform === "darwin") {
        autoLaunch.enable();
      }
+      config.firstLaunch = false;
    }

-    // create window and application contexts
-    createMainWindow();
    initTray();
    initDiscordRpc();

@@ -5,15 +5,23 @@ import { ipcMain } from "electron";
 import { mainWindow } from "./window";

 export const autoLaunch = new AutoLaunch({
-  name: "Revolt",
+  name: "Stoat",
 });

-ipcMain.on("isAutostart?", () =>
-  autoLaunch
-    .isEnabled()
-    .then((enabled) => mainWindow.webContents.send("isAutostart", enabled)),
-);
+ipcMain.handle("getAutostart", async () => {
+  const enabled = await autoLaunch.isEnabled();
+  return enabled;
+});

-ipcMain.on("setAutostart", (state) =>
-  state ? autoLaunch.enable() : autoLaunch.disable(),
-);
+ipcMain.handle("setAutostart", async (_event, state: boolean) => {
+  if (state) {
+    await autoLaunch.enable();
+    console.log("Received new configuration autoStart: true");
+  } else {
+    await autoLaunch.disable();
+    console.log("Received new configuration autoStart: false");
+  }
+
+  const enabled = await autoLaunch.isEnabled();
+  return enabled;
+});
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import dbus from "@homebridge/dbus-native";

-import { NativeImage, app, nativeImage } from "electron";
+import { NativeImage, app, ipcMain, nativeImage } from "electron";

 import { mainWindow } from "./window";

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export async function setBadgeCount(count: number) {
        nativeIcons[count] = nativeImage.createFromDataURL(
          await import(
            `../../assets/desktop/badges/${Math.min(count, 10)}.ico?asset`
-          ),
+          ).then((asset) => asset.default),
        );

      mainWindow.setOverlayIcon(
@@ -65,3 +65,5 @@ export async function setBadgeCount(count: number) {
      break;
  }
 }
+
+ipcMain.on("setBadgeCount", (_event, count: number) => setBadgeCount(count));
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ const schema = {
  minimiseToTray: {
    type: "boolean",
  } as JSONSchema.Boolean,
+  startMinimisedToTray: {
+    type: "boolean",
+  } as JSONSchema.Boolean,
  spellchecker: {
    type: "boolean",
  } as JSONSchema.Boolean,
@@ -28,18 +31,18 @@ const schema = {
  windowState: {
    type: "object",
    properties: {
-      // x: {
-      //   type: 'number'
-      // } as JSONSchema.Number,
-      // y: {
-      //   type: 'number'
-      // } as JSONSchema.Number,
-      // width: {
-      //   type: 'number'
-      // } as JSONSchema.Number,
-      // height: {
-      //   type: 'number'
-      // } as JSONSchema.Number,
+      x: {
+        type: "number",
+      } as JSONSchema.Number,
+      y: {
+        type: "number",
+      } as JSONSchema.Number,
+      width: {
+        type: "number",
+      } as JSONSchema.Number,
+      height: {
+        type: "number",
+      } as JSONSchema.Number,
      isMaximised: {
        type: "boolean",
      } as JSONSchema.Boolean,
@@ -53,10 +56,15 @@ const store = new Store({
    firstLaunch: true,
    customFrame: true,
    minimiseToTray: true,
+    startMinimisedToTray: false,
    spellchecker: true,
    hardwareAcceleration: true,
    discordRpc: true,
    windowState: {
+      x: 0,
+      y: 0,
+      width: 0,
+      height: 0,
      isMaximised: false,
    },
  } as DesktopConfig,
@@ -71,6 +79,7 @@ class Config {
      firstLaunch: this.firstLaunch,
      customFrame: this.customFrame,
      minimiseToTray: this.minimiseToTray,
+      startMinimisedToTray: this.startMinimisedToTray,
      spellchecker: this.spellchecker,
      hardwareAcceleration: this.hardwareAcceleration,
      discordRpc: this.discordRpc,
@@ -119,6 +128,21 @@ class Config {
    this.sync();
  }

+  get startMinimisedToTray() {
+    return (store as never as { get(k: string): boolean }).get(
+      "startMinimisedToTray",
+    );
+  }
+
+  set startMinimisedToTray(value: boolean) {
+    (store as never as { set(k: string, value: boolean): void }).set(
+      "startMinimisedToTray",
+      value,
+    );
+
+    this.sync();
+  }
+
  get spellchecker() {
    return (store as never as { get(k: string): boolean }).get("spellchecker");
  }
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ let rpc: Client;
 export async function initDiscordRpc() {
  if (!config.discordRpc) return;

+  // clean up existing client if one exists
+  rpc?.removeAllListeners();
+
  try {
    rpc = new Client({ transport: "ipc" });

@@ -16,8 +19,7 @@ export async function initDiscordRpc() {
        state: "stoat.chat",
        details: "Chatting with others",
        largeImageKey: "qr",
-        // largeImageText: "Communication is critical – use Revolt.",
-        largeImageText: "",
+        largeImageText: "Join Stoat!",
        buttons: [
          {
            label: "Join Stoat",
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Menu, Tray, nativeImage } from "electron";

 import trayIconAsset from "../../assets/desktop/icon.png?asset";
+import macOsTrayIconAsset from "../../assets/desktop/iconTemplate.png?asset";
 import { version } from "../../package.json";

 import { mainWindow, quitApp } from "./window";
@@ -8,19 +9,31 @@ import { mainWindow, quitApp } from "./window";
 // internal tray state
 let tray: Tray = null;

-// load the tray icon
-const trayIcon = nativeImage.createFromDataURL(trayIconAsset);
-
-// trayIcon.setTemplateImage(true);
+// Create and resize tray icon for macOS
+function createTrayIcon() {
+  if (process.platform === "darwin") {
+    const image = nativeImage.createFromDataURL(macOsTrayIconAsset);
+    const resized = image.resize({ width: 20, height: 20 });
+    resized.setTemplateImage(true);
+    return resized;
+  } else {
+    return nativeImage.createFromDataURL(trayIconAsset);
+  }
+}

 export function initTray() {
+  const trayIcon = createTrayIcon();
  tray = new Tray(trayIcon);
  updateTrayMenu();
  tray.setToolTip("Stoat for Desktop");
  tray.setImage(trayIcon);
  tray.on("click", () => {
+    if (mainWindow.isVisible()) {
+     mainWindow.hide();
+    } else {
     mainWindow.show();
     mainWindow.focus();
+    }
  });
 }

@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ const windowIcon = nativeImage.createFromDataURL(windowIconAsset);
 * Create the main application window
 */
 export function createMainWindow() {
+  // (CLI arg --hidden or config)
+  const startHidden =
+    app.commandLine.hasSwitch("hidden") || config.startMinimisedToTray;
+
  // create the window
  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
    minWidth: 300,
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ export function createMainWindow() {
    backgroundColor: "#191919",
    frame: !config.customFrame,
    icon: windowIcon,
+    show: !startHidden,
    webPreferences: {
      // relative to `.vite/build`
      preload: join(__dirname, "preload.js"),
@@ -57,8 +62,24 @@ export function createMainWindow() {
  // hide the options
  mainWindow.setMenu(null);

+  // restore last position if it was moved previously
+  if (config.windowState.x > 0 || config.windowState.y > 0) {
+    mainWindow.setPosition(
+      config.windowState.x ?? 0,
+      config.windowState.y ?? 0,
+    );
+  }
+
+  // restore last size if it was resized previously
+  if (config.windowState.width > 0 && config.windowState.height > 0) {
+    mainWindow.setSize(
+      config.windowState.width ?? 1280,
+      config.windowState.height ?? 720,
+    );
+  }
+
  // maximise the window if it was maximised before
-  if (config.windowState.isMaximised) {
+  if (config.windowState.isMaximised && !startHidden) {
    mainWindow.maximize();
  }

@@ -80,16 +101,22 @@ export function createMainWindow() {
  // keep track of window state
  function generateState() {
    config.windowState = {
+      x: mainWindow.getPosition()[0],
+      y: mainWindow.getPosition()[1],
+      width: mainWindow.getSize()[0],
+      height: mainWindow.getSize()[1],
      isMaximised: mainWindow.isMaximized(),
    };
  }

  mainWindow.on("maximize", generateState);
  mainWindow.on("unmaximize", generateState);
+  mainWindow.on("moved", generateState);
+  mainWindow.on("resized", generateState);

  // rebind zoom controls to be more sensible
  mainWindow.webContents.on("before-input-event", (event, input) => {
-    if (input.control && input.key === "=") {
+    if (input.control && (input.key === "=" || input.key === "+")) {
      // zoom in (+)
      event.preventDefault();
      mainWindow.webContents.setZoomLevel(
@@ -101,6 +128,16 @@ export function createMainWindow() {
      mainWindow.webContents.setZoomLevel(
        mainWindow.webContents.getZoomLevel() - 1,
      );
+    } else if (input.control && input.key === "0") {
+      // reset zoom to default.
+      event.preventDefault();
+      mainWindow.webContents.setZoomLevel(0);
+    } else if (
+      input.key === "F5" ||
+      ((input.control || input.meta) && input.key.toLowerCase() === "r")
+    ) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      mainWindow.webContents.reload();
    }
  });

@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("desktopConfig", {
  get: () => config,
  set: (config: DesktopConfig) => ipcRenderer.send("config", config),
  getAutostart() {
-    ipcRenderer.send("isAutostart?");
-    return new Promise((resolve) => ipcRenderer.once("isAutostart", resolve));
+    return ipcRenderer.invoke("getAutostart") as Promise<boolean>;
  },
  setAutostart(value: boolean) {
-    ipcRenderer.send("setAutostart", value);
+    return ipcRenderer.invoke("setAutostart", value) as Promise<boolean>;
  },
 });
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("native", {
  minimise: () => ipcRenderer.send("minimise"),
  maximise: () => ipcRenderer.send("maximise"),
  close: () => ipcRenderer.send("close"),
+
+  setBadgeCount: (count: number) => ipcRenderer.send("setBadgeCount", count),
 });
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Mihai	2a48059186	fix: skip maximise if starting to tray Signed-off-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com>	2026-03-06 14:48:17 +01:00
stoat-tofu[bot]	b57faa2c59	chore: modify .github/workflows/release-webhook.yml	2026-02-18 20:28:00 +00:00
stoat-release[bot]	c1e4d4ee91	chore(main): release 1.3.0 (#128 ) Co-authored-by: stoat-release[bot] <245062572+stoat-release[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-02-18 09:09:14 +00:00
Jacob Schlecht	ffe17ec2c5	fix: flatpak icons not building correctly and wayland support (#132 ) This commit was made without the use of generative AI. Signed-off-by: Jacob Schlecht <dadadah@echoha.us>	2026-02-18 09:05:56 +00:00
Mihai	63b9ea818a	fix: firstLaunch = false after initial setup (#131 ) fix: don't re-enable abutostart Signed-off-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com> Co-authored-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com>	2026-02-17 22:33:46 -05:00
Paul Makles	58ccb63d23	fix: use template icon for macOS tray, use higher res icons for other platforms (#130 )	2026-02-17 20:36:25 +00:00
Mihai	8284117e76	feat: minimise-to-tray-on-startup (#126 ) * feat: minimise-to-tray-on-startup Signed-off-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com> * feat: minimise-to-tray-on-startup Signed-off-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com> * fix: redundant call Signed-off-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com> * fix: redundant call Signed-off-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com> --------- Signed-off-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com> Co-authored-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com>	2026-02-17 20:28:29 +00:00
Mihai	897d706983	fix: try to restore maximised windows to correct display (#92 ) fix: App-maximized-2nd-monitor Signed-off-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com> Signed-off-by: Mihai <45673304+mihaicm93@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com>	2026-02-17 20:27:01 +00:00
dxty522	7d2f296ca7	fix: replace default dialog with notification (#98 ) Signed-off-by: dxty522 <261609953+dxty522@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-02-17 20:05:26 +00:00
Abel Ortolan	17d6d174ae	chore: changing flatpak runtime version to newest stable release (#120 ) Update forge.config.ts Changing Flatpak runtime version from 21.08 (EOL) to 25.08 (newest stable version) Signed-off-by: Abel Ortolan <70042422+TrojanHorse-bot@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-02-17 20:02:46 +00:00
trendwhore	742a95f3cb	fix: toggle window visibility on tray click instead of always showing (#103 )	2026-02-17 20:02:17 +00:00
a distraction	2b962c5d06	fix: allow CTRL+"+" to also zoom in. (#108 ) Allow "+" to also zoom in. Signed-off-by: a distraction <106486896+dresklaw@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Paul Makles <me@insrt.uk>	2026-02-17 19:59:18 +00:00
a distraction	def29f9b3c	fix: Add common zoom-reset shortcut. (#112 ) Add common zoom reset shortcut. Signed-off-by: a distraction <106486896+dresklaw@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: marcy <69540471+reeesespuffs@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: marcy <69540471+reeesespuffs@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-02-17 14:35:57 -05:00
Paul Makles	e2dc20b755	chore: Nix, mise, CI configuration (#129 ) * chore: update Nix flake and setup mise for toolchains * ci: use workflows	2026-02-17 19:29:43 +00:00
Mihai	2e99b19353	feat: Reload/Refresh shortcut (#119 ) Signed-off-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com> Co-authored-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com>	2026-02-17 14:21:57 -05:00
sfalken	1243f88b21	chore: add files to manage flathub details upstream (#104 ) * Add files for flathub compliance Please see: https://github.com/flathub/flathub/pull/7783 This adds the requested files to the upstream git repo, and adds the screenshot.png so it may be sourced from Stoat, rather than from a user repository. * chore: update product screenshot * chore: update desktop entry comment * chore: update icon * chore: update summary to current github tag --------- Co-authored-by: Shawn W Dunn <sfalken@opensuse.org> Co-authored-by: izzy <me@insrt.uk>	2026-02-17 19:04:04 +00:00
V3RM1N	7d3d80ae6e	docs: add installation section to README (#81 ) Add Installation section with Repology badge and links to download page and GitHub releases Signed-off-by: V3RM1N <mail@v3rm1n.dev>	2026-02-17 18:59:29 +00:00
stoat-release[bot]	b765e84151	chore(main): release 1.2.0 (#79 ) Co-authored-by: stoat-release[bot] <245062572+stoat-release[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-02-14 00:51:45 +00:00
Paul Makles	8910dcba92	feat: new branding (#87 ) Signed-off-by: izzy <me@insrt.uk>	2026-02-14 00:41:34 +00:00
Mihai	127d1430a9	fix: App Autostart (#68 ) Signed-off-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com> Co-authored-by: Mihai <cristian@mihaimuresan.com>	2026-02-13 00:25:05 -05:00
Jespercal	3bf697d1a9	feat: persist and restore window size and position (#74 ) Finished up saving and restoring of window position and size Signed-off-by: Jespercal <chap600@hotmail.com>	2026-02-13 00:16:53 -05:00
Paul Makles	a162219668	Revert "fix: add NixOS compatibility for electron startup (#23 )" (#42 ) This reverts commit `3eb9b8e84b`. Signed-off-by: izzy <me@insrt.uk>	2026-02-09 19:38:58 +00:00
stoat-tofu[bot]	dad885aa1d	chore: modify .github/workflows/release-webhook.yml	2026-01-10 16:33:15 +00:00
stoat-tofu[bot]	7b9918f43b	chore: modify .github/workflows/release-webhook.yml	2026-01-10 13:19:22 +00:00
stoat-release[bot]	6ca1143c22	chore(main): release 1.1.12 (#28 ) Co-authored-by: stoat-release[bot] <245062572+stoat-release[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>	2025-12-29 18:06:33 +00:00
Paul Makles	e431f205c2	refactor: move publish.yml workflow into release please workflow (#29 )	2025-12-29 18:05:26 +00:00
Paul Makles	eac8195f68	chore: configure release please (#27 )	2025-12-29 17:55:58 +00:00
Paul Makles	ea7c57962b	chore: use Stoat name for auto launch entry (#24 )	2025-12-29 17:55:55 +00:00
Paul Makles	96fa8cc647	fix: event listener accumulation from rpc client (#26 )	2025-12-29 17:47:33 +00:00
Paul Makles	6817b554e5	fix: correctly load badge count; expose to renderer (#25 )	2025-12-29 17:47:24 +00:00
Paul Makles	cb373b6dc6	fix: rpc should define largeImageText (#21 )	2025-12-29 17:00:09 +00:00
Paul Makles	532af4a680	fix: use the correct argument for auto start (#22 ) fixes #20	2025-12-29 16:59:49 +00:00
Paul Makles	3eb9b8e84b	fix: add NixOS compatibility for electron startup (#23 ) - Add start.sh script that auto-detects NixOS and configures electron path - Script dynamically finds the correct electron version from nix store - Keeps original electron-forge start available as start:forge - Fixes electron launch issues on NixOS systems 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-12-29 16:59:31 +00:00
stoat-tofu[bot]	6907a33dc7	chore: modify .github/workflows/validate-pr-title.yml	2025-11-14 20:24:54 +00:00
izzy	1aa5f7e1c3	chore: update assets submodule [skip ci] docs: remove pub. notes	2025-10-20 15:04:24 +01:00
Paul Makles	e11c0490fc	merge: pull request #4 from e1berd/fix/macos-tray-icon	2025-10-14 17:33:56 +01:00
l	61ffe199ee	chore(macos): remove useless comment	2025-10-10 19:29:43 +03:00
l	5eecab5943	fix(macos): tray icon size	2025-10-10 19:24:53 +03:00
izzy	b1715f4323	ci: Windows doesn't support this syntax, use action syntax instead	2025-10-10 12:40:03 +01:00