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What's New in v0.8

v0.8.0-beta.1 adds account-specific sending identities, a folder picker for moving selected mail, and native Linux release packages. It also improves IMAP connection recovery and fixes Calendar setup and archive progress messages.

Release Delta

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These changes are new since v0.7.5-beta.1. Existing accounts continue to use their primary sending address unless you choose an identity or change the account default.

  • Manage sending identities in Settings → Accounts → edit an account → Edit sending identities, below the Include Google Calendar block when present. Add, edit, remove, and choose a default identity, then save to apply the changes.
  • Choose or search the From address in Compose. Replies recognize your configured identities, Reply All excludes your own aliases, and reopened drafts retain their sending identity.
  • Move highlighted or selected received mail with M, search for a destination folder, and press Enter to move. Moves stay within one account and report partial failures without losing failed selections.
  • Install native Linux x86_64 and arm64 packages through Homebrew or GitHub release archives, alongside Apple Silicon and Intel macOS packages. Linux binaries require glibc 2.39 or newer.
  • Daemon IMAP reads reconnect on demand and recover from expired authentication sessions. Confirmed missing messages are removed from the local cache without treating ordinary fetch errors as deletions.
  • Adding or editing a CalDAV account no longer starts Google OAuth authorization.
  • Archive progress says Archiving while queued or reconnecting, and Compose AI review keeps its controls visible in smaller terminals.

Beta Notes

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This is the first beta on the v0.8 line. Sending identities use the selected account’s existing mail connection; your provider must already permit each alias you use.

  • v0.8.0-beta.1 includes sending identities (#74), selected-mail folder moves (#68), Linux Homebrew packaging (#70), CalDAV authorization fixes (#71), archive progress wording (#69), and IMAP lifecycle recovery (#76).
  • Release archives include herald, herald-mcp-server, and herald-ssh-server for macOS and Linux on arm64 and amd64.
  • The release workflow updates the beta-latest channel and Homebrew tap from the immutable versioned release.

How To Try It

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Upgrade an existing Homebrew installation, then explore folder moves with demo mail. Open your normal configured session to manage sending identities for a real account.

Terminal window
brew update
brew upgrade herald
herald --demo

Select mail with Space and press M to open the folder picker. For identities, run herald, press S, open Accounts, edit your account, and choose Edit sending identities. After saving, open Compose with c and press Shift+Tab from To to select From. See Compose, Timeline, and installation instructions for details.

Previous Release

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The v0.7 line introduced Herald Memories, Compose Radar, expanded chat capabilities, and reading improvements. See What’s New in v0.7 for that release history.