Changelog

Every release of the CointMU desktop app, and of the browser extension that ships inside it, newest first. Dates are GitHub release dates (UTC); versions with a tag but no release show the tag date.

Version numbers

The desktop app, its browser extension and the CointMU CLI are versioned separately, and their version numbers are unrelated: desktop 1.7.x and CLI 1.7.x are different releases with different codenames.

How these entries were checked

Every version with a Linux build was downloaded from its GitHub release and started on Linux with an empty profile and cache: the Ran on Linux column in Platforms and Bundled Components says what happened. The bundled extension version was read from the extension.zip inside each release, not from the repository.

Each change below was checked against the app source at that version's tag. Changes that also show up in the app's English interface text, or that were seen in the running app, are listed as they are. Changes that could only be checked in the source end with (source-only). Nothing was run on Windows or macOS, so behavior specific to those systems is always source-only, and no browser was available to run the extension.

Desktop Wallet

Desktop: Latest

Version	Codename	Released
1.8.0	Orion	2026-11-05

Installed apps download new releases from GitHub on their own. 1.7.4 and older restart into the new version right away; from 1.8.0 the update installs when you quit, or after you confirm. See Updates. To install from scratch, see Install a Release.

Known issue in every release

macOS: the node never starts, because the macOS builds do not include geth where the app looks for it. Every macOS release since 1.5.3 is affected. See CointMU-App#102.

Settings → External Sources → Download ZIP, which did nothing in installed builds from 1.6.4 to 1.7.4, works again in 1.8.0 (CointMU-App#103).

This table is updated by hand with each release. To see the newest release right now, run gh release view --repo Cointmu-ORG/CointMU-App or open the releases page; to see what you have installed, open Settings → About.

Desktop: Breaking Changes and Removals

Version	Change	What to do
1.8.0	Every send asks for the wallet password (Ask for password to send, on by default, also for existing installs). (source-only for existing installs)	Type the password in the Send dialog, or turn the option off in Settings → Security.
1.8.0	Options that never had an effect are hidden: Default currency, Sync mode, Prune old state, Discovery, WebSocket RPC, CORS origins, Intensity, Security events, biometric signing.	Nothing. A stored Log level of Warning or Error now runs at Info.
1.8.0	Stake, Swap, the Watch List, Saved searches and the peers View list removed, and the Explorer no longer offers username.cmu. None of them did anything.	Nothing.
1.7.3	Network selection removed: custom networks (Add Network), the RPC endpoint field and editing the chain ID. Settings → Network shows CointMU Mainnet, read-only.	Nothing; the app only connects to CointMU Mainnet.
1.7.0	The mining Mode setting (solo or pool) removed from Settings → Mining. It had no effect.	Nothing.
1.6.18	The network moved to a new bootnode. 1.6.17 and older still look for the old one and find no peers: run for two minutes, 1.6.17 had 0 peers and 1.6.18 had 5.	Update to 1.6.18 or newer.
1.6.18	Send anonymous analytics removed from Settings → Advanced. Error reports are sent unless you turn them off.	To turn error reporting off, see Privacy & Diagnostics.
1.6.17	The node's HTTP RPC on 127.0.0.1:8585 serves only eth, net and web3. Before, it also served admin, miner and personal, and accepted calls from any website (CORS *, source-only).	Mine from the app's Mining page. Scripts that called miner_*, admin_* or personal_* over HTTP no longer work.
1.6.17	The app accepts the browser extension only after you approve it once (pairing). An extension linked before 1.6.17 is not paired. (source-only)	In the extension, choose Link to Desktop App again and approve the request in the app. See Linking to the Desktop App.
1.6.2	Chain ID changed from 7012 to 1912, with a new genesis block. 1.6.1 and older run a different chain.	Update to 1.6.2 or newer.

Desktop: Platforms and Bundled Components

Platforms come from each release's assets: Windows is an NSIS installer (x64), macOS a .dmg and .zip for Apple silicon, Linux an AppImage and a .deb (x64) unless noted. Electron and the extension version were read from the running app and from the release's own extension.zip.

Every release from 1.5.0 on bundles the same Geth 1.10.26 build for Linux and Windows, and from 1.5.3 also for macOS, where the app cannot find it (CointMU-App#102). 1.3.0 and 1.4.0 bundle no geth, so their node never starts.

Version	Released	Platforms	Electron	Extension	Ran on Linux
1.8.0	2026-11-05	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	45.0.0	1.0.18	Node runs, finds peers
1.7.4	2026-10-30	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	44.9.1	1.0.17	Node runs, finds peers
1.7.3	2026-10-29	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	44.9.1	1.0.17	Node runs
1.7.2	2026-10-29	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	44.9.1	1.0.17	Node runs
1.7.1	2026-10-28	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	44.9.1	1.0.17	Node runs
1.7.0	2026-10-28	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon)	44.9.1 (source-only)	1.0.17 (source-only)	Not run: no Linux build
1.6.18	2026-10-23	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	44.9.1	1.0.17	Node runs, finds peers
1.6.17	2026-10-20	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	44.8.0	1.0.17	Node runs, finds no peers (old bootnode)
1.6.16	2026-10-12	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	44.5.1	1.0.14	Node runs
1.6.13	2026-07-19	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	1.0.14	Node fails: geth not executable
1.6.12	2026-07-18	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	1.0.14	Node fails: geth not executable
1.6.11	2026-07-17	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	1.0.11	Node fails: geth not executable
1.6.10	2026-07-11	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	1.0.11	Node fails: geth not executable
1.6.9	2026-07-10	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	1.0.1	Node fails: geth not executable
1.6.8	2026-07-10	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	1.0.1	Node fails: geth not executable
1.6.7	2026-07-09	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	1.0.1	Node fails: geth not executable
1.6.6	2026-07-08	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	1.0.1	Node fails: geth not executable
1.6.5	2026-07-08	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	1.0.1	Node fails: geth not executable
1.6.4	2026-07-08	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	1.0.1	Node fails: geth not executable
1.6.3	2026-06-25	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	—	Node fails: geth not executable
1.6.2	2026-06-12	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	—	Node fails: geth not executable
1.6.1	2026-06-03	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	—	Node fails: geth not executable
1.6.0	2026-06-01	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	—	Node fails: geth not executable
1.5.6	2026-06-01	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	—	Node fails: geth not executable
1.5.5	2026-06-01	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	—	Node fails: geth not executable
1.5.4	2026-06-01 (tag)	None: tag only; shipped in 1.5.5	—	—	Not run: no release
1.5.3	2026-05-31	Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux	42.3.0	—	Node fails: geth not executable
1.5.2	2026-05-31	Linux (AppImage only)	42.3.0	—	Node fails: geth not executable
1.5.1	2026-05-31	Windows, Linux	42.3.0	—	Node fails: geth not executable
1.5.0	2026-05-31	Linux (AppImage only)	42.3.0	—	Node fails: geth not executable
1.4.0	2026-05-30	Windows, Linux	42.3.0	—	App starts; no geth bundled
1.3.0	2026-05-30	Windows, Linux	42.3.0	—	App starts; no geth bundled
1.2.0	2026-05-28 (tag)	None: tag only	—	—	Not run: no release

Linux, 1.5.0 to 1.6.13

In these releases the bundled Linux geth is not marked executable, so the node never starts on Linux: the app logs spawn … geth EACCES. Fixed in 1.6.16. Every Linux build from 1.5.0 to 1.6.13 was run for this page and failed the same way.

Desktop: Building from Source

From	Requirement
1.7.4	Building the Windows installer also needs Go, for the helper that stops geth cleanly on Windows. (source-only)
1.6.17	Node.js 24.15 or newer (.nvmrc pins 24); Node.js 22.22.2 or newer works with a warning. npm 12.2 or newer, through Corepack. See Requirements.
1.2.0	No Node.js or npm version is declared.

Desktop 1.8.0 — Orion

Released 2026-11-05.

Mining

• Added Mine only when idle and Mine on a schedule in Settings → Mining. Mining you started pauses while you use the computer or outside the hours you set, and the Mining header says Paused: you are active or Paused: outside schedule. See When Mining Runs. Pausing and resuming (source-only).
• Added Low priority runs the node at below-normal CPU priority. (source-only)
• Added Start mining at launch works: 30 seconds after the node is ready, with a countdown and Cancel. Off by default; a value stored by older versions is not used. See Start Mining at Launch. (source-only)
• Changed the Block mined notification is sent on every page, not only while the Mining page is open. (source-only)
• Changed Enable Mining in Settings only allows mining; switching it on no longer starts the miner. (source-only)
• Removed the Intensity option and its row on the Mining page. It never had an effect.

Wallet and security

• Added Ask for password to send, on by default: the Send dialog has a Wallet password field, checked on this computer and never stored.
• Added Clear copied addresses and keys: a copied address, private key or recovery phrase is cleared from the clipboard after 30 seconds by default. Clearing (source-only).
• Changed Auto-lock wallet is a choice of Never, 5, 15, 30 or 60 minutes, 15 on a new install. The wallet now also locks while mining, and locking forgets the password kept in memory. Existing installs keep 5 minutes, or Never if auto-lock was off. (The mapping is source-only.)
• Changed the Wallet header shows Synced or Offline from the node's state, and Backup opens Settings → Security (CointMU-App#106).
• Changed Ledger and Trezor are disabled and marked Coming soon.

Window, data and updates

• Added Close button: Quit or Hide to tray, with a tray menu for opening the window, starting and stopping mining, and quitting. Shown only where a tray is possible; not on macOS, and on Linux only with a tray host. (source-only)
• Added Ask before quitting while the node mines or syncs, on by default.
• Added Chain data location with Move…, to copy the chain data to another folder. See Moving the Chain Data. Moving (source-only).
• Added Logs → Open folder, Diagnostic bundle → Export… (a sanitized ZIP for bug reports, source-only) and Explorer cache → Reset… in Settings → General → Troubleshooting.
• Changed updates no longer restart the app as soon as they are downloaded. They install when you quit (default), or Ask me shows Update ready with Restart now. The startup check can be turned off. See Updates. (source-only)
• Changed Launch CointMU at login (Windows, macOS) and Open in background (Windows) take effect, and are hidden on Linux. (source-only)

Appearance

• Added Zoom (90 to 125 percent), Time format, Balance decimals and Privacy mode, which shows •••• instead of your balances; the eye button in the title bar toggles it.
• Added Colored sidebar icons, off by default.
• Changed Density and Animated transitions take effect; Animated transitions is Automatic, On or Off and follows the system's reduced-motion setting by default.

Network and node

• Changed the node connects to three CointMU nodes, 10.64.24.101, 10.64.24.106 and 10.64.24.113, and keeps reconnecting to each. Settings → Network → CointMU nodes shows whether each is reachable and peered, and lets you add your own and switch the built-in ones off. See CointMU Nodes.
• Changed Max peers, Listen port and Log level (Info or Debug) take effect, and saving them restarts the node. Listen port can be edited (CointMU-App#104, CointMU-App#106).
• Fixed Settings → Advanced shows the HTTP RPC port the node really uses instead of 8545, and no longer offers WebSocket RPC (CointMU-App#105).

Explorer and dashboard

• Changed Miner distribution covers a week, a month or all time instead of the past 24 hours. It reads a block index kept in <userData>/explorer-index, built in the background. See Miner Distribution.
• Fixed the Dashboard's Send, Receive and Mining live buttons work (CointMU-App#106).
• Fixed the welcome screen describes CointMU as a wallet, miner and explorer with its own node, instead of a "gasless, zero-storage WebRTC" client (CointMU-App#108).

Extension and building

• Fixed Settings → External Sources → Download ZIP finds the bundled ZIP in installed builds, and shows an error if saving fails (CointMU-App#103). The save dialog was not seen on the test system.
• Changed bundles browser extension 1.0.18, which encrypts its keys with a password.
• Changed Electron 45.0.0 (was 44.9.1). Building needs the same Node.js, npm and Go as 1.7.4.
• Fixed the Linux .deb builds from a git worktree or a source tarball, not only from a full clone. (source-only)

Settings → General, Appearance, Network, Mining, Security and Advanced, the Wallet and Dashboard buttons, Privacy mode, the Explorer range buttons and Explorer cache → Reset… were checked on the Linux 1.8.0 build, whose node synced and peered with the network. Mining was never started.

Desktop 1.7.4 — Obsidian

Released 2026-10-30.

• Fixed Settings → Network → Connected peers shows the node's real peer count. Before, it always read 14 (CointMU-App#98).
• Fixed on Windows, geth is stopped cleanly when CointMU quits, when the app process dies, and before an update is installed, so the chain database is not left damaged or locked (CointMU-App#97). (source-only)

Desktop 1.7.3 — Garnet

Released 2026-10-29.

• Removed network selection: custom networks, the RPC endpoint field in Settings → Network, and editing the chain ID in Settings → About. Settings → Network shows CointMU Mainnet as a read-only network.
• Removed the "testnet" label next to the version in the sidebar.
• Changed updates are downloaded from Cointmu-ORG/CointMU-App. Older installs still reach it through GitHub's redirect from the old repository. (source-only)
• Fixed more kinds of chain database damage (legacy receipts, freezer inconsistencies) start self-healing. (source-only)
• Fixed the danger zone card in Settings in dark mode. (source-only)

Desktop 1.7.2 — Jade

Released 2026-10-29.

• Changed the Linux AppImage runs geth from a copy in <userData>/geth-bin/, outside the AppImage's mount, so geth can still shut down cleanly if the app process dies. (source-only)
• Changed on Linux and macOS, the watcher that stops geth when the app process dies runs as a shell script. (source-only)

Desktop 1.7.1 — Onyx

Released 2026-10-28.

• First Linux release of the 1.7.0 changes. No app changes since 1.7.0; only the release process was fixed.

Desktop 1.7.0 — Quartz

Released 2026-10-28, titled "1.7.0-rc1" on GitHub, for Windows and macOS only. There is no Linux build of 1.7.0; Linux users got these changes in 1.7.1.

• Added Settings → Network → Bootnodes: see the active bootnodes, enter up to 10 of your own, or reset to the default. See Bootnodes.
• Added the Explorer says when the node is offline, and suggests starting it or enabling RPC.
• Changed the rest of the interface is translated: security and wallet dialogs, the Explorer, mining logs, notifications and dashboard activity. Native dialogs follow the interface language.
• Changed error reports wait on your computer until you close the error reporting notice, and the panel shows what is and is not sent.
• Changed geth is stopped when the app process dies, and a geth left running by an earlier app process is stopped at startup. (source-only)
• Removed the mining Mode setting (solo or pool), which nothing read.

Desktop 1.6.18 — Medusa

Released 2026-10-23.

• Breaking the network moved to a new bootnode. 1.6.17 and older look for the old one and find no peers.
• Added Settings → Privacy & Diagnostics: error reports, on by default, with a first-run notice, a list of reports waiting to be sent, and a switch to turn them off. Logs are saved on your computer with secrets, addresses, IP addresses and user names removed; Open logs folder and Copy recent logs help with bug reports. See Privacy & Diagnostics.
• Added when the node has no peers, the Mining page says whether the bootnode is unreachable (connect to the campus network or VPN) or reachable without peers.
• Added when automatic recovery stops, the banner names the kind of failure and shows the node's last error. On Windows it explains access-denied and reserved-port failures (Windows part source-only).
• Removed Send anonymous analytics from Settings → Advanced. It did nothing (source-only).
• Fixed the node picks a P2P port that is free on both TCP and UDP. (source-only)

Desktop 1.6.17 — Siren

Released 2026-10-20.

• Added the Mining page shows sync progress: the block being synced, the highest block, the percentage and the time left.
• Added self-healing: when the chain database is damaged, the node is restarted up to three times, then the damaged data is moved aside and the chain resynced, with each stage shown in a banner and a Retry button when it stops.
• Added only one CointMU can run at a time; starting it again brings the open window to the front. (source-only)
• Changed the node's HTTP RPC serves only eth, net and web3 (1.6.16 also served admin, miner and personal), and no longer accepts calls from websites (source-only). The app reaches the node's other APIs over a private local connection (source-only).
• Changed the browser extension must be paired: the app asks you to approve it, then accepts requests only from that extension. Bundles extension 1.0.17. (source-only)
• Fixed when the P2P port 30303 or Geth's engine API port is taken, the node uses the next free port. (source-only)
• Building from source needs Node.js 24.15 or newer and npm 12.2 or newer; see Building from Source.

Desktop 1.6.16 — Kitsune

Released 2026-10-12. There is no 1.6.14 or 1.6.15 release.

• Added Reset to defaults in Settings asks for confirmation first.
• Changed Max in the send dialog keeps 1 CMU for the network fee, instead of 1% of the balance. (source-only)
• Changed Electron 42 to 44.
• Fixed on Linux, the bundled geth is executable, so the node starts; see Platforms and Bundled Components.
• Fixed resetting settings also clears old notifications, and the Reveal, Export and Reset dialogs in Security follow dark mode. (source-only)

Desktop 1.6.13 — Rhea

Released 2026-07-19.

• Added Japanese (日本語) as an interface language.
• Added dark mode across the whole app, including the sign-in screens and notifications. (source-only)
• Added deleting a hidden account asks for confirmation, and warns when the account still holds a small balance.

Desktop 1.6.12 — Mnemosyne

Released 2026-07-18.

• Bundles extension 1.0.14; see Browser Extension 1.0.14. No other user-facing changes.

Desktop 1.6.11 — Nike

Released 2026-07-17.

• No user-facing changes; the app's code was reorganized.

Desktop 1.6.10 — Hera

Released 2026-07-11.

• Bundles extension 1.0.11, the first with a standalone mode; see Browser Extension 1.0.11.

Desktop 1.6.9 — Hecate

Released 2026-07-10.

• Changed the version number no longer contains the codename (1.6.9, not 1.6.9-Hecate).
• Changed Settings → About groups update checks under Software updates. (source-only)

Desktop 1.6.8 — Aphrodite

Released 2026-07-10.

• No user-facing changes; the update changes only affect development builds. (source-only)

Desktop 1.6.7 — Persephone

Released 2026-07-09.

• Added Settings → Connected Sites: whether the browser extension is linked, and the sites it has connected, with Revoke.
• Added the app asks before the browser extension links to your wallet (Extension Link Request).
• Added custom networks in Settings → Network (Add Custom Network). Removed again in 1.7.3.
• Added Settings → Advanced → Remove secondary accounts.
• Added the app's own title bar, with minimize and close buttons.
• The bundled extension is still 1.0.1.

Desktop 1.6.6 — Demeter

Released 2026-07-08.

• Changed automatic updates include prereleases. (source-only)

Desktop 1.6.5 — Hestia

Released 2026-07-08.

• Added interface languages: English, Bahasa Indonesia, Español, 中文, Русский and Deutsch, chosen in Settings → General → Language.

Desktop 1.6.4 — nemesis

Released 2026-07-08.

• Added the companion browser extension (1.0.1), bundled with the app and exported from Settings → External Sources → Download ZIP. In installed builds the button does nothing (CointMU-App#103); reproduced on 1.7.3 and 1.7.4, source-only for 1.6.4.
• Added websites connected through the extension can ask for your address, with an approval dialog in the app. (source-only)
• Added an NFTs tab in the wallet, for ERC-721 and ERC-1155 tokens. (source-only)
• Added mining activity: a 30-day contribution heat map and the blocks you mined. (source-only)
• Changed updates download automatically again, and install on restart. (source-only)

Desktop 1.6.3 — selene

Released 2026-06-25.

• Added sending ERC-20 tokens, and importing a token by contract address. (source-only)
• Added an address page in the Explorer, and generated avatars for accounts. (source-only)
• Changed the Dashboard shows network health, your recent activity and the latest blocks. (source-only)

Desktop 1.6.2 — nyx

Released 2026-06-12.

• Breaking the chain ID changed from 7012 to 1912, with a new genesis block. (source-only)

Desktop 1.6.1 — artemis

Released 2026-06-03.

• Added importing an account from a keystore JSON file, at first start or as an extra account. (source-only)
• Added Settings panels for Advanced, Security (auto-lock, recovery phrase, hardware wallet placeholders) and Notifications. (source-only)
• Fixed a quick second press on Send could send twice. Sent transactions show as pending in the history until they are confirmed. (source-only)

Desktop 1.6.0 — Athena

Released 2026-06-01.

• Added revealing an account's private key after entering your password. (source-only)
• Changed updates no longer download on their own: Settings → About → Check for Updates checks, and you choose to download. (source-only)

Desktop 1.5.6 — Lynx

Released 2026-06-01.

• Added Explorer pages for blocks, transactions and addresses, reached from one search box. (source-only)
• Added the Mining log shows geth's own output as it runs. (source-only)
• Added Settings → About, with the app version, chain settings and project links. (source-only)

Desktop 1.5.5 — WhiteSpruce

Released 2026-06-01. Includes the changes of the 1.5.4 tag, which was never released.

• Added wallet history across all your accounts, with paging. (source-only)
• Changed installer file names start with the platform: linux-cointmu-desktop-<version>-installer.deb, macos-…, windows-….

Desktop 1.5.3 — pouch

Released 2026-05-31.

• Added macOS builds for Apple silicon (.dmg and .zip, not notarized). The node does not start on them (CointMU-App#102). (source-only)

Desktop 1.5.2 — gcsa

Released 2026-05-31, as a Linux AppImage only.

• Added mining statistics: session timer, hashrate chart and found blocks. (source-only)
• Added the Dashboard's network health panel and latest blocks. (source-only)
• Fixed the mining session timer survives switching pages. (source-only)

Desktop 1.5.1 — grizzly

Released 2026-05-31.

• Added the CointMU app icon. (source-only)
• Windows installer and .deb package are back.

Desktop 1.5.0 — alaska

Released 2026-05-31, as a Linux AppImage only.

• Added a bundled geth (1.10.26) for Linux and Windows, so the app can run its own node. On Linux it is not executable and the node fails to start, until 1.6.16; the Windows build is source-only.
• Added wallet tabs for activity and ERC-20 token balances. (source-only)
• Added the Explorer's chain timeline, network statistics and search. (source-only)
• Changed first start is a step-by-step setup to create or import a wallet. (source-only)

Desktop 1.4.0 — dino

Released 2026-05-30.

• Added the Windows installer lets you choose the install folder, and shows a license. (source-only)
• Added automatic updates from GitHub Releases. (source-only)
• The node still does not start: no geth is bundled.

Desktop 1.3.0 — nebula

Released 2026-05-30. The first release with installers: Windows (NSIS), Linux AppImage and .deb.

• Dashboard, Wallet, Mining, Explorer and Settings pages (source-only), and a first-start screen to create or import a wallet.
• The node does not start: no geth is bundled, and the app reports Geth binary not found.
• Chain ID 7012. (source-only)

Desktop 1.2.0 — tvrstsp

Tagged 2026-05-28. A tag only, with no GitHub release and no installers.

Desktop: Before 1.2.0

Versions 1.0.0 and 1.1.0-aries exist only as untagged commits from 2026-05-28, with no releases, so they are not listed here.

Browser Extension

The extension is not published on the Chrome Web Store or as its own GitHub release. Each desktop release bundles one extension version; versions that were never bundled in a release are not listed.

Extension: Latest

Version	Bundled with desktop
1.0.18	1.8.0

Download ZIP, the only way the desktop app hands out the extension, did nothing in installed builds from desktop 1.6.4 to 1.7.4. It works again in desktop 1.8.0 (CointMU-App#103). See Getting the Extension.

Extension: Breaking Changes and Removals

Version	Change	What to do
1.0.18	Standalone keys need a wallet password. Keys stored by 1.0.17 or older must be encrypted first; until then websites get no accounts and cannot sign. (source-only)	Open the popup and set a password under Protect Your Keys. See Wallet Password.
1.0.17	In linked (desktop) mode, websites can no longer sign or send transactions; the extension refuses. (source-only)	Use standalone mode to sign. See Standalone Mode.
1.0.17	Desktop 1.6.17 and newer accept the extension only after you approve it once (pairing). (source-only)	Choose Link to Desktop App and approve the request in the desktop app.

Extension: Requirements

From	Requirement
1.0.11	Standalone mode needs no desktop app: an imported private key and a network you add.
1.0.1	A Chrome or Chromium browser that loads Manifest V3 extensions unpacked (developer mode). Linked mode needs the desktop app running on the same computer.

Extension 1.0.18

Bundled with desktop 1.8.0. Read from the extension.zip inside the 1.8.0 Linux build.

• Added a wallet password for standalone mode: imported keys are encrypted with it (PBKDF2-SHA-256, 600,000 iterations, AES-GCM-256), and the wallet locks after 15 idle minutes, when the browser closes, or with Lock Wallet (CointMU-App#107). (source-only)
• Added keys stored in plain text by older versions are encrypted on first open, under Protect Your Keys; the plain-text copy is replaced only after the encrypted one checks out. (source-only)
• Fixed the background answers wallet requests only from its own popup and approval windows, and no longer sends private keys to any part of the extension that asks (CointMU-App#109). (source-only)
• Fixed an approval window whose request ID starts with a letter shows the request instead of the wallet, so the request can be approved. (source-only)
• Changed the extension asks for the alarms permission, for the auto-lock. Chrome shows no install warning for it. (source-only)

An http://localhost RPC URL is still sent to port 8545; see Standalone Mode.

Extension 1.0.17

Bundled with desktop 1.6.17 to 1.7.4.

• Changed the extension pairs with the desktop app once, after you approve it there. (source-only)
• Changed websites get your address and can ask you to sign only after you connect them, and every signing request needs your approval. (source-only)
• Changed messages between a page and the extension stay within that page's origin. (source-only)
• Removed signing in linked (desktop) mode. (source-only)
• Changed from desktop 1.7.0, the popup is shown in the browser's language. The version number did not change. (source-only)

The stored keys in standalone mode are not encrypted (CointMU-App#107), and the background sends them to any part of the extension that asks (CointMU-App#109). Both are fixed in 1.0.18.

Extension 1.0.14

Bundled with desktop 1.6.12 to 1.6.16.

• Added Edit and Delete for networks you added, and a check that the chain ID is a number. (source-only)
• Changed a network whose RPC does not answer shows as offline instead of an error. (source-only)
• Changed an RPC URL of http://localhost without a port is sent to port 8545. The desktop node listens on 8585, so enter http://127.0.0.1:8585 instead (CointMU-App#105). (source-only)

Extension 1.0.11

Bundled with desktop 1.6.10 and 1.6.11.

• Added standalone mode: import a private key, add your own networks, and sign in the extension, with an approval window for each request. (source-only)

Extension 1.0.1

Bundled with desktop 1.6.4 to 1.6.9.

• First bundled version. Adds an Ethereum provider (window.ethereum) to web pages and forwards requests to the desktop app over a local connection. (source-only)

Codenames

Every desktop release has a codename. Up to 1.6.8 it was part of the version number (1.6.8-Aphrodite); from 1.6.9 it is separate (1.6.9, codename Hecate). The extension has no codenames. Desktop 1.8.0 "Orion" shares its codename with CLI 1.4.0; they are unrelated releases.