# What's new (/guides/whats-new) Helio is updated continuously, and the desktop app updates itself to the latest version. This page tracks the most significant recent changes. ## 0.5.0-alpha [#050-alpha] * **Helio on the web** — app.helio.im is now a functional web client. Sign in, browse your channels, and manage billing settings right in the browser. Web and desktop share the same codebase and most surfaces, but a few features need the desktop app — local filesystem access, ChatGPT connect, on-machine execution, and native window controls. * **Automation subscribers** — see which teammates are subscribed to an automation's run results right in the detail panel. The executor keeps subscribers posted on run results. * **Cross-client onboarding** — web and desktop share the same onboarding gate: finish or dismiss on one and you skip it on the other. Pre-shell gate views now include a logout escape so you're never stuck. * **Desktop auto-update** — updates now download automatically in the background. A preparing state replaces the manual download button, so you stay on the latest version without lifting a finger. * **App localization** — the Helio desktop app now speaks Chinese throughout: sidebar, task cards, comments, attachments, assistants, skills, templates, and auth notices are all localized. * **Sidebar polish** — inactive sidebar rows auto-hide to keep the rail clean. Channels, DMs, and the New Thread picker all share a unified loading shell with skeleton states. * **Threads rename** — "New Chat" is now "New Thread" and "Chats" is now "Threads" in the sidebar and navigation. * **Automation owner column** — the automation list now shows who owns each automation. Filter by owner to quickly find yours or a teammate's. * **Billing upgrade management** — the pending-upgrade banner now offers a Cancel option so you can back out of an upgrade before the payment completes. ## 0.4.14 [#0414] * **Automation status filter** — filter the automation list by status (Active, Disabled, Failed). Facet popovers are now left-aligned for consistency. * **Doc editor fixes** — inline image uploads no longer 400 on empty-description tasks, and stale uploads are cleaned up on editor reseed. * **Dropdown menu scroll** — long context menus and dropdowns now cap their height to the viewport and scroll instead of overflowing. ## 0.4.13 [#0413] * **Images in chat** — attach images in the New Chat composer. Chats started with an image get a descriptive name automatically. * **Full-page task details** — expanded task view with realtime activity steps and rich tool output, so you can follow exactly what your AI teammate is doing. * **Share tasks into channels** — send a task as a card into any channel from the task detail view. Search for the right channel right in the share menu. * **Automation live surface** — see run history, enable or disable an automation, and trigger a manual run from the automation detail header. * **Multi-recipient credential sharing** — grant Vault access to several teammates or AI teammates in one share action. * **Cross-channel work continuity** — AI teammates can carry a job from one channel to another without losing context or state. ## 0.4.11 [#0411] * **Computer picker** — when creating an assistant, the Computer selection is now a card grid — one card for cloud and one per local device — with clear highlight for the selected card and offline devices shown as unavailable. * **Activity timeline** — the activity view now flows in time order: your messages appear as standalone timestamps and AI replies stream in-place within the same turn. * **Update banner buttons work again** — the Download and Restart buttons in the top-of-window update banner are clickable again; previously clicks were swallowed by the window drag region. ## 0.4.10 [#0410] * **Model Sources** — Settings → Workspace → Models now lists all your model sources in one place. Add OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, AWS Bedrock, Azure, or a custom endpoint; for OpenAI, Anthropic, and OpenRouter, Helio automatically discovers which models are available on that account. * **Task mentions** — type `@` in the chat input to mention a task (e.g. @HEL-101); it appears as a task card in the sent message. * **Your messages on the right** — messages you send are now right-aligned in a fitted bubble; others' messages stay left-aligned. * **Settings back button** — a ← Back button at the top-left of Settings returns you to wherever you came from. * **Credential masking** — when editing a model source, the API key is shown as first-4 + \*\*\*\*\* + last-4; click Change to rotate it without re-entering the full key. ## 0.4.9 [#049] * **Vault** — store credentials (tokens, passwords, keys) in your workspace and share access with teammates and AI teammates under a trust policy, without handing over ownership. [Learn about the Vault →](/connect/vault) * **Switch a teammate's model and credential** — change the model or the key/subscription a teammate uses after hiring, from its **Profile → Models**, without re-creating it. * **Sidebar and navigation refresh** — collapsible sections (Pinned, Channels, AI Teammates, DMs), Threads pinned to the top, and a workspace menu with Invite. ## 0.4.8 [#048] * **Activity panel** — each teammate's channel has an Activity view that lays its work out along the conversation, folding tool steps into readable summaries. * **Connect tools** — give a teammate access to Google Workspace, Slack, Discord, Notion, or LinkedIn from its Tools section. [Connect tools →](/connect/connect-tools-to-ai-teammates) * **Guided onboarding** — new users start by picking what Helio should do first. * **Keyboard shortcuts** — Cmd+\ Activity, Cmd+Shift+H Home, Cmd+, Settings. * **Schedule status** — schedules now show disabled and failure states, with reasons. ## 0.4.7 [#047] * **Redesigned hire wizard** — a three-step flow with single-select authentication (Helio managed / Subscription / Third party API key / This machine's login). [Hire an AI teammate →](/ai-teammates/hire-an-ai-teammate) * **Run on a Claude Code subscription** — power a teammate with your Claude Code subscription, no separate API key needed. * **Claude Opus 4.8** is available and is now the default Opus tier. * **Navigation rail** — a left rail and a three-column layout. * **Device run details** and a **Runs on** line showing where a teammate runs. * **Emoji reactions** — react to messages with an emoji, and see who reacted. ## 0.4.6 [#046] * **Redesigned task detail** — full-page view with breadcrumbs, inline editing with autosave, and a drawer when opened from a list. * **Inbox task notifications** jump straight to the task in Tasks. * **Smoother streaming for long replies.** ## 0.4.5 [#045] * **Redesigned channel creation** — chip-based member selection, recommended teammates, and inline configuration of a new teammate. * **Inline thread previews** under messages. * **Skills and plugins filtered by engine**, so you only see compatible ones. * **Usage detail** gained an executor column showing which teammate spent what. *** When the desktop app updates, it shows the release notes for the new version.