v0.6.6
This version syncs board directories from GitHub on start and build, adds the macOS app icon, improves reply rendering performance with progressive loading, enforces mod queue role access, adds board address and vote tooltips, and includes several bug fixes.
- Web app: https://5chan.app
- Decentralized web app via IPFS/IPNS gateways (works on any browser): 5chan.eth.limo, 5chan.eth.link, dweb.link/ipfs.io
- Decentralized web app via IPFS node you run: https://5chan.eth (works on Brave Browser or use IPFS Companion)
Downloads
macOS
- Apple Silicon (arm64): Download DMG
- Intel (x64): Download DMG
- If macOS shows "5chan.app is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash.", run this in Terminal to fix it:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/5chan.app"then open the app again.
Windows
- Installer (x64): Download EXE
- If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC" (SmartScreen), click "More info" then "Run anyway". To permanently allow, right-click the .exe → Properties → check "Unblock", or run in PowerShell:
Unblock-File -Path .\path\to\file.exe.
Linux
Android
- APK: Download
Static HTML build
- 5chan-html (zip): Download
Changes
0.6.6 (2026-02-16)
Bug Fixes
- challenge-utils: format challenge errors with board identifier (bb4be3f)
- electron: add macOS app icon via icon.icns (6befc6b)
- home: derive board link state from directory availability (e47727c)
- modqueue: enforce role-gated access with not-allowed view (9c558d2)
- popular-posts: base quota on loaded boards instead of total directories (2f563b4)
- post-status: base pending and failed labels on cid and state (98f7a52)
- post: refresh author ID tooltip count when replies change (44847b7)
- replies: make thread replies update instantly for pending and confirmed states (14c6bf8)
- replies: prevent inline quote links from forcing line breaks (378242c)
- topbar: sync subscription visibility with account subscriptions (61eb1e8)
Features
- board-header: add hover tooltip for address subtitle (901f40f)
- build: sync vendored directories from GitHub on start and build (8645f73)
- directories: add schema adapters and preserve v2 metadata (ec62023)
- post-page: enable Update button to refresh replies, add Auto alert translation (ad41a78)