🧾 Tavrn v1.30.0

This is a big one. Tavrn v1.30.0 brings our new subscription tier, a complete voice calling overhaul, message replies and reactions, pinned messages, server analytics, and a ton of polish across the board.

🍫 Introducing Tavrn Cocoa

Our new premium subscription is here.

• Tavrn Cocoa is now available with enhanced features for power users

• All users created until April 3, 2026 get a 1-year free trial

  • Thank you for being part of Tavrn’s early days 🧡
  • Standalone article about Tavrn Cocoa is coming soon!

🎙️ Voice & Video Calling Overhaul

We completely rebuilt the calling system from the ground up.

• Video calls are now supported
• Screen sharing for collaboration and hangouts
• Noise suppression to filter out background audio
• Call logging to see your call history
• Speaking detection shows who’s talking in real time
• Background blurring for video calls
• Hand raising to signal you want to speak
• Multi-user calls - now supports calling more than 1 person at a time
• Users in voice channels now appear below the channel name
• Call UI overhaul with a cleaner, more intuitive interface

💬 Messaging Features (Finally)

• Message replies - quote and respond to specific messages
• Message reactions - react with emojis
• Pinned messages in servers to highlight important info
• Redesigned message tooltip for a cleaner interaction flow
• Message rate-limiting to prevent spam
• Fixed message delivery system and queuing for more reliable messaging

🔔 Notification System Overhaul

• Redesigned notification system with better organization

• Server-related notifications now properly categorized

• Email activity summaries - choose weekly or daily digests

• Badges on server channels when you’ve been mentioned

  • Never miss an @mention again

🛠️ Server Management & Permissions

• New permission management system for servers

  • Control roles more precisely
  • Custom roles coming soon

• Analytics for server owners

  • Track activity, engagement, and growth

• Improved automated system warnings for moderation

🎨 UI & Design Improvements

• New UI in Settings with better navigation and layout
• Redesigned server sidebar for cleaner organization
• New themes added in Settings > Appearance
• More sleek animations throughout the app
• Better smooth scrolling and back-to-message scrolling support
• Improved mobile support with better responsiveness
• Fixed issues with themes not applying to certain elements
• Minor fixes and changes to existing themes, emoji pickers, and more

🖼️ Media Gallery Redesign

Complete overhaul of how media is displayed and browsed.

Gallery View:

• New card design with custom audio waveform placeholder
• Download button on all media
• Motion hover effects for better interactivity
• Animated pill-tab switcher (All / Images / GIFs / Audio)
• Expandable search and sort dropdown
• Cleaner pagination with skeleton loading states

Lightbox:

• New lightbox with slide transitions
• Thumbnail strip for quick navigation
• Info panel showing sender, date, size, and dimensions
• Custom audio player matching gallery style
• Minimal header for distraction-free viewing

🐛 Bug Fixes & Performance

• Fixed presence tracking issues that caused incorrect online/offline status
• Fixed 2FA bugs where users were randomly prompted while navigating the app
• Improved message delivery with better queuing system
• Various performance optimizations and stability improvements

⚠️ Known Issues

• Some users may experience issues seeing the management option on servers they own

  • We’re working on a fix for this

📝 Notes

• GIFs temporarily removed from the app while we source a new provider

  • We’re working on bringing them back soon

🧭 What’s Next

More UI overhauls are coming. We’re continuing to refine permissions, polish features, and build what you’ve been asking for.

Thank you for being part of Tavrn’s journey 🧡

– Team Tavrn