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Chat ON Steroids changelog: what's new each month

Every stable Chat ON Steroids release summarised by month: the highlights, new features, improvements, fixes and anything you need to act on. 3 months covered; the current month updates daily.

October 2026 · so far

21 releases: 2.1.23 → 2.1.43

October brought major stability improvements and workflow enhancements to Chat ON Steroids. The month focused on fixing long-running chats, adding collaborative features, and expanding platform support.

Action needed
  • Connector terminology changed to match ChatGPT: Core, Desktop and Plugins are now called plugins.
  • Default sidebar layout changed from Projects to Inbox view; Projects can be restored in Settings.
  • Send key behavior configurable: Enter can now start a new line or send (Settings > General > Send messages with).
  • Messages during running turn behavior changed: Enter sends immediately by default; use Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Enter to queue (Settings > General > Messages during a running turn).

Highlights

  • Edit and branch your messages: click the pencil to revise earlier messages and continue the chat from there, or branch to a new chat to explore different directions.
  • Search chats and settings: find any chat by title or content, or search settings to jump straight to what you need.
  • SSH project folders: connect to remote servers and work with projects stored on them.
  • Firefox support: run ChatGPT in the app's own window using Mozilla Firefox as an alternative to Chrome.
  • New sidebar layouts: choose between Projects view or an Inbox showing all chats across projects, sorted by activity.

New

  • Dictation on Windows using native speech recognition with punctuation support.
  • Message history in the composer: press Up and Down to navigate through messages you sent in the current chat.
  • Slash commands for quick access to /model, /reasoning, /new, /rename, /pin, /status, /review, /init, /usage, /plugins, /pet and /feedback.
  • Sub-agent activity panel showing each worker's task, actions, results and file changes.
  • Local control API for starting chats and choosing model and thinking level programmatically.
  • Settings search across all pages to find options as you type.
  • Notifications when chats finish while the app is in the background.
  • Chat search within an open conversation with Find in chat (Ctrl+F or Cmd+F).

Improved

  • Long-running chats automatically continue in fresh turns instead of stalling, with better recovery for answers that break off.
  • Compact & Resume now works reliably in ChatGPT Projects and completes faster, within minutes instead of up to fifteen.
  • Workers start more reliably with longer timeouts and better wake-up handling for multiple waiting workers.
  • Stop button now reliably ends answers even when tool results arrive after pressing it.
  • Messages sent during a running answer now reach ChatGPT immediately instead of being folded into tool results.
  • Automatic recovery is smarter, waiting as long as ChatGPT asks and avoiding repeated false alarms.
  • Computer stays awake during long runs to keep chats working, with screen wake option for Windows laptops.
  • Answer display now shows whole paragraphs that fade in smoothly instead of jumping and reflowing with each word.

Fixed

  • Stop button now ends answers instead of remaining visible and unresponsive after ChatGPT finishes.
  • Compact & resume no longer expires silently after ten minutes if you close the chat tab.
  • Model check no longer causes competing workers by borrowing a worker chat's tab during startup.
  • Interrupted answers are now recovered immediately instead of waiting for errors that never appear.
  • First answers in new chats no longer appear above the question or get reported as stopped.
  • Tool results with complex content are no longer lost when chats have worked a long time.

September 2026

19 releases: 2.0.3 → 2.1.22

September brought major stability improvements, desktop integration features, and a comprehensive plugins workspace. The month focused on making Chat ON Steroids more reliable with ChatGPT's evolving interface while expanding automation and tool capabilities.

Highlights

  • New Plugins workspace with independent MCP connector, reviewed catalog, and custom server management.
  • Desktop panels for Files, Terminal, Agents and Review that integrate project workflows directly into the app.
  • Goal and Loop automation now reliably continue across ChatGPT's latest interface changes.
  • Macintosh and Linux desktop control added alongside Windows, with improved browser automation.
  • Code mode combines local and plugin tools in one JavaScript call with saved task plans.

New

  • Plugins workspace with MCP connector, reviewed catalog, custom servers and installation management.
  • Blender, Memory, Playwright, Fetch and Unity integrations plus browser sign-in for HeyGen and Recraft.
  • Desktop panels for Files, Terminal, Agents and Review accessible via side panel or bottom terminal.
  • Git Review panel to see repository changes and ChatGPT edits without leaving the app.
  • Code mode combining local and plugin tools with saved task plans and automatic background results.
  • Desktop pet companions (Tur Tur Sahur, Hammy and Capy) that react to app activity.
  • Korean language support as the 11th language option.
  • Live activity indicator showing what ChatGPT is doing in real time instead of silent spinner.

Improved

  • Auto-reload for chats that go silent, error, or lose their tab; turns that are still running recover automatically.
  • macOS desktop connector for screen, mouse, keyboard and clipboard control now available.
  • Auto-update for Windows and Linux AppImage installs; other platforms are notified with download links.
  • Account-specific model and reasoning discovery handles localized and nested ChatGPT pickers through native metadata.
  • Durable Goal/Loop and finish delivery preserves exact task, turn and ordered queues across recovery.
  • Fewer browser tabs with one operation retaining one opening attempt; sleeping workers release browser memory.
  • Message box redesigned with Normal, Goal and Loop in one menu, Plan as its own button, and context ring.
  • Chat transcripts now display safe Markdown links, tables and uploaded file references with bounded image previews.

Fixed

  • Starting new chats from the app now sends and confirms the first message properly.
  • Chats are recorded again including those started directly on chatgpt.com.
  • Goal and Loop continue automatically again as CoS reliably detects when ChatGPT finishes answers.
  • Model and reasoning selection works with new picker; Extra High and Pro are read correctly.
  • Dead chats recovery improved for errors like network failures and resume stream unavailability.
  • Browser extension connects on its own again after being removed and reloaded; false connection warnings eliminated.

August 2026

3 releases: 2.0.0 → 2.0.2

August brought version 2.0 of Chat ON Steroids with expanded platform support and critical fixes for worker management and data handling. The month focused on stability and reliability improvements across core systems.

Highlights

  • Extended platform support to macOS and Linux alongside Windows x64 and Arm variants.
  • Worker revival now persists across app and browser restarts with durable ownership management.
  • Fixed file handling bug where patches could delete destination files and glob pattern search issues.
  • Improved worker inbox cleanup and final report delivery to prevent stale data accumulation.

New

  • macOS Intel and Apple silicon builds with disk image and archive options.
  • Linux x64 support via AppImage and Debian/Ubuntu packages.
  • Worker sleep and revival capability within the same ChatGPT conversation.
  • Durable worker claim and lease ownership system across restarts.

Improved

  • Worker revival now uses explicit ownership tracking for better reliability.
  • Bridge recovery fenced until durable command state is reconstructed.
  • Restore operation now plans locally for improved performance.
  • Stale worker inbox row cleanup and detached worker handling tightened.

Fixed

  • File patching bug where moving a file to itself caused deletion.
  • Glob patterns incorrectly searching virtual root instead of workspace.
  • Malformed Goal stream records appearing as finished replies in composer.
  • Compact and Resume operations using incorrect UI list as source.

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