{"id":37380,"date":"2025-08-14T12:26:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T09:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/?p=37380"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:49:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:49:58","slug":"trueconf-8-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/update\/trueconf-8-5","title":{"rendered":"TrueConf 8.5 for desktops OS: new interface, AI, and advanced messenger"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ui-mb-xs-3\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tc8.5.5_1600_800-ru.jpg\" alt=\"TrueConf 8.5\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n   Meet TrueConf 8.5, a major update of our client apps for Windows, macOS, Debian, Ubuntu, and other Linux distributions.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-xs-3\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> we&#8217;ve released TrueConf 8.5.3. Feel free to download the latest update.<\/p>\r\n<center><a class=\"standard_button standard_button_cyan ui-mb-sm-1\" href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/downloads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download TrueConf 8.5.3<\/a><\/center>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n   <strong>We also held a webinar where we talked about the TrueConf 8.5 update<\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rr60-Efsfog?si=yBsZjmY3_yoEZsnQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n    New AI: video as a virtual background<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   A new AI feature was introduced In addition to background blurring, virtual backgrounds and \u201cspeaker\u201d over the content. Now you can use <strong>MP4<\/strong> video files as a background. This will enhance audience engagement in any meeting, webinar, or online presentation.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"accent-note accent-note--line ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">\r\n   To upload your video background, go to the Video settings and add the file by clicking the <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mini1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"inline-img aligncenter\" style=\"padding-left: 6px; vertical-align: middle\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">  icon, or replace the background image uploaded previously\r\n    <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    New AI: document or whiteboard recognition\r\n<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   Users can now display the content of a flipchart or documents with a document camera. The built-in AI adjusts the camera feed if the whiteboard or document is skewed at some angle, and removes foreign objects from the frame.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"accent-note accent-note--line ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">\r\n       <b>How to activate this feature? <\/b>\r\n    <\/p>\r\n\r\n    <ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--smallest-text\">\r\n\t<li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">\r\n            Click the<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mini2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"inline-img aligncenter\" style=\"padding-left: 6px; vertical-align: middle\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"> icon in the <b>Settings \u2014 Video<\/b> section\r\n            <\/li>\r\n        <li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">\r\n             Right-click on your own video window and select &#8220;Document or whiteboard recognition&#8221; during a call or conference.\r\n            <\/li>\t    \r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mt-sm-3 ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n   Pointer \r\n<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   Use the <strong>Pointer<\/strong> tool to make it easier for other meeting participants to follow your presentation when you are sharing the screen. This tool will track the mouse cursor and help you draw other users\u2019 attention to specific parts of the screen. \r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3.-ukazka.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ui-mb-sm-2\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3.-ukazka.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"accent-note accent-note--line ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">\r\n       <strong>To use this tool<\/strong>, click <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mini4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"inline-img aligncenter\" style=\"padding-left: 6px; vertical-align: middle\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"> (Screen annotation) when you are sharing your screen. Next, click <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mini3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"inline-img aligncenter\" style=\"padding-left: 6px; vertical-align: middle\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"> (Pointer) in the side menu\r\n    <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\nNew UI\r\n<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Make your meetings look better\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   Video conferences now have a more appealing outlook. Participants\u2019 video windows are rounded which makes the UI more modern and visually attractive. \r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   Besides, the lower control panel includes a button for posting a quick reaction (emoji).\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/31.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ui-mb-sm-2\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/31.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Pop-up windows and notifications\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   We have also improved the appearance of notifications and pop-ups \u2014 now they fully match the updated application design.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"grid-layout ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"grid-layout__col-2\">\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113773.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113773.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113776.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113776.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Conferences section \r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n   The <strong>Conferences<\/strong> section was also substantially redesigned. The start page is now divided into three distinct sections where a user can: \r\n<\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\">\r\n\t    <li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">\r\n                Create a quick conference\r\n            <\/li>\r\n            <li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">\r\n                Join an ongoing meeting\r\n            <\/li>\t    \r\n            <li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">\r\n                Schedule a conference.\r\n            <\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113777-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" ui-mt-xs-3 ui-mb-sm-2\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113777-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n   You can now start a <strong>quick conference<\/strong> just by clicking the &#8220;<strong>Start now<\/strong>&#8221; button. When the meeting begins, you can also quickly invite the participants from the address book.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n   By clicking the <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-img\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mini5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">  icon, you can change the settings of a quick conference before its start or change the <strong>default settings<\/strong>.<\/b>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"grid-layout ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"grid-layout__col-3\">\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\">\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113779-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113779-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\">\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-99.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-99.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\">\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113782-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113782-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n   Besides, we have added the button which leads straight to the conference scheduler.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113783-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ui-mb-sm-2\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113783-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Upcoming meetings page\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n   In the <strong>Conferences<\/strong> section, users can find the page with the list of meetings scheduled for the selected day. Unlike a usual calendar, we are using cards with the main information about each event.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113784-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ui-mb-sm-2\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113784-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"accent-note accent-note--line ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">\r\n       By default, the upcoming meetings page displays the events scheduled for today,  but you can select any date if necessary\r\n    <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Improved user profile and updated group chat profile\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n   TrueConf 8.5 brings both visual improvements and more intuitive design for user profiles and group chat profiles. Now the call history, the list of files sent or received in the chat, and the list of group chat participants are organized into tabs for easier access.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"grid-layout ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"grid-layout__col-2\">\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113787-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113787-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-108.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-108.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Sign-in screen\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n   It is much easier for users to log in to the application:\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\">\r\n\t    <li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">\r\n                We <strong>removed<\/strong> automatic connection to TrueConf Online cloud service \r\n            <\/li>\r\n            <li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">\r\n                In the application window, users can either sign in or quickly join a conference via a link.\r\n            <\/li>\t    \r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-104.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ui-mt-sm-1 ui-mb-sm-3\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-104.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n   To sign in to your company\u2019s TrueConf Server, just enter your <strong>corporate email<\/strong>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"grid-layout ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"grid-layout__col-2\">\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-105.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-105.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-106-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-106-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Advanced messenger\r\n<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Chat pinning, folders, channels, and archive\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/update\/trueconf-server-5-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TrueConf Server 5.5<\/a> makes it possible to pin selected chats, group them into folders and archive them. Besides, users can create corporate channels and mark chats as read\/unread.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   These features are fully available in desktop applications starting from TrueConf 8.5.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"grid-layout ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"grid-layout__col-3\">\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\">\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113788-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113788-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n            <p class=\"primary-small-text\">\r\n               Folders\r\n            <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\">\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113791-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113791-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n            <p class=\"primary-small-text\">\r\n               Channels\r\n            <\/p>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\">\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113792-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113792-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n            <p class=\"primary-small-text\">\r\n               Chat pinning\r\n            <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"grid-layout ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"grid-layout__col-2\">\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\">\r\n             <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113793.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113793.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n            <p class=\"primary-small-text\">\r\n               Mark as read\r\n            <\/p>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\">\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113794.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113794.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n            <p class=\"primary-small-text\">\r\n               Archive\r\n            <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Spell check\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   The built-in spell check will help users avoid mistakes in their messages: misspelt or unknown words will be highlighted in red.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113795.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ui-mb-sm-2\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113795.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-smallest-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n   Spell check is enabled by default and works for English.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"accent-note accent-note--line ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">\r\n       <b>How to disable spell check?<\/b> Go to the application  <b>Settings \u2014 Tools \u2014 Spell check.<\/b>.\r\n    <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Text links\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   With TrueConf desktops app, you can use text formatting to emphasize specific points or ideas; for example,  the selected part of a message can be made <strong>bold<\/strong>, <em>italicised<\/em>, <u>underlined<\/u> or <del datetime=\"2025-07-24T23:24:27+00:00\">strikethrough<\/del>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   TrueConf 8.5 enables users to attach hyperlinks to the text and make their  messages more concise.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"grid-layout ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"grid-layout__col-2\">\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113796-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113796-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"grid-layout__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113798.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113798.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n     <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Improved @mentions\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   Now, a user mentioned with the help of <strong>@username<\/strong> or <strong>@trueconf_id<\/strong> will see the <strong>@<\/strong> sign even if notifications had been previously muted for the selected chat.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\nWith the <strong>@all<\/strong> command, you can mention all participants of a group chat.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113800.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ui-mb-sm-2\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113800.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Picture-in-picture for videos \r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   Videos in the built-in player can now be minimized into a neat widget so that you can watch a video and continue using the application.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113803.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ui-mb-sm-2\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113803.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"accent-note accent-note--line ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">\r\n       <b>To use this feature,<\/b> click the <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-img\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"> button on the playback panel when viewing a conference recording (Recordings section) or a video file in the chat.\r\n    <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Grouping images\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   Compressed images sent in a one message are now grouped and sent in a single bundle with an optional text comment.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113805.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ui-mb-sm-2\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113805.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Unified emoji standard\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   On Windows and Linux, emojis are now displayed in the same style using the Noto Sans library. Earlier, the native font library of your OS was used to display emojis.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   In addition, when up to three emojis are sent or received in a single chat message without any text, they will be displayed in a large format.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-166-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ui-mb-sm-2\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-166-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Viewing OpenDocument files\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   You can now open documents in <b>ODP<\/b>, <b>ODT<\/b>, <b>ODG<\/b>, and <b>ODS<\/b> formats directly in the chat of the desktop application on Windows and Linux without running third-party software.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"accent-note accent-note--line ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n     <p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">\r\n        To use this feature, you need to install the ODP editor (Libreoffice) on your PC. In some cases, it may be necessary to specify the path thi the editor in the <b>Settings \u2014 Tools<\/b> section.\r\n     <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Support for AV1 codec in video calls\r\n<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   The new version supports the AV1 codec for one-on-one calls, which helps to achieve high video quality even with a low bitrate and weak Internet connection.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"accent-note accent-note--line ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">\r\n       <b>How to enable this feature?<\/b> The AV1 codec turns on automatically in a one-in-one call between TrueConf 8.5 users\r\n    <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Custom notification sounds\r\n<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"primary-medium-text ui-mb-sm-1\">\r\n   You can now upload your audio files and set them as sounds for incoming calls and other notifications. <b>MP3<\/b>, <b>WAV<\/b>, or <b>M4A<\/b> files with a maximum size of 5 MB are supported.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113806.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-Esi94J8h\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ui-mb-sm-2\" src=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/group-2122113806.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"accent-note accent-note--line ui-mb-md-1\">\r\n    <p class=\"primary-smallest-text\">\r\n       <b>Where to enable?<\/b> Go to the <b>Settings \u2014 Notifications and sounds<\/b> section, select the sound you want to customize, and click the <b>Upload sound<\/b> button in the drop-down menu.\r\n    <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"h4--main h4--thick black-text ui-mb-xs-3\">\r\n    Other changes and improvements\r\n<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"ui-list ui-list--medium\">\r\n\t    <li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">\r\n                The <b>Surveys<\/b> section has been added to the menu (available when connected to TrueConf Server 5.5+)\r\n            <\/li>\t    \r\n\t    <li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">\r\n                The output bitrate can now be changed directly during a call or conference in the <b>Settings \u2014 Limits<\/b> section\r\n            <\/li>\t    \r\n\t    <li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">\r\n                If the connection is lost, you can now manually reconnect to TrueConf Server \u2014 the corresponding button will be displayed in a pop-up notification\r\n            <\/li>\t    \r\n\t    <li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">\r\n                When a call or conference ends, users will see a pop-up window about the calls which were missed during the meeting\r\n            <\/li>\t   \r\n\t    <li class=\"ui-list__item ui-list__item--disc\">\r\n       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