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Release Mon, Jun 22, 2026 2 min read

Delta Chat Desktop 2.53.0

Add a way to select multiple messages; Ctrl + Alt + PageDown to switch accounts; Close (unselect) chat with Escape; Focus composer when user tries to type

Added

  • Add a way to select multiple messages
  • Ctrl + Alt + PageDown to switch accounts
  • Close (unselect) chat with Escape

Fixed

  • Focus composer when user tries to type
  • Improve keyboard accessibility, focus management:
  • Escape to unselect chats (multiselect)
  • Keep focus on old element on dialog close
  • Escape to go back to View Group from member
  • Escape in Create Group goes back to New Chat
  • Refocus input when send message button is pressed (useful for touch screens) (#6374)
  • Fix undismissable context menu in fullscreen media
  • Disable keyboard shortcuts when have dialog
  • Don't enter edit mode on ArrowUp even if composer only has whitespace
  • Fix screen-readers always using English language for some parts of the UI
  • Do not render large images (click to open instead)
  • Preserve line breaks in channel dialog descr
  • Don't send whitespace-only message
  • Fix bottom margins in some dialogs (#6481)
  • Fix account list items "wiggling" when messages arrive or get read (#6419)
  • Fix some UI related to unencrypted email and "Force Encryption" (#6480)
  • "Show full message...": make the "Load Remote Content" look the same as on Android (#6386)

Miscellaneous Tasks

  • Upgrade core to 2.53.0 (#6479)