December 2025 releases // Image pack editing and megabridge rewrite progress
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This month's releases don't have too many new features, but gomuks did get an image pack editor and the remaining megabridge rewrites are progressing again.
| Software | Version |
|---|---|
| mautrix-whatsapp | v25.12 |
| mautrix-linkedin | v25.12 |
| mautrix-signal | v25.12 |
| mautrix-meta | v25.12 |
| meowlnir | v25.12 |
| gomuks | v25.12 |
| mautrix-go | v0.26.1 |
| go-util | v0.9.4 |
gomuks
gomuks terminal didn't get any updates this month, but gomuks web got a voice message recorder and an emoji/sticker pack editor. The pack editor can also be used to reorder images using MSC4389.
The GeckoView wrapper for Android got a bunch of updates and now supports requesting microphone permissions for the voice message recorder and Element Call, as well as downloading files to disk.
Unfortunately asking for camera permission for Element Call is not yet supported because Android is dumb: apps that never ask for camera permission can use the system camera to take photos without permission, but if the camera permission is in the manifest, then it is required even for using the system camera. This means that using the camera to take a photo also needs a permission prompt before video calling can be supported.
Bridges
The Signal bridge got support for sender keys, which makes sending messages to groups significantly faster. Polls are also fully supported now. Other than that, most bridge changes were just bugfixes.
On the megabridge rewrites, Telegram is now progressing again. Lots of bugs have been fixed and support for bot logins was added, so while there's no old-style relaybot, you can use the generic relay mode with a bot account. It is not yet safe for multi-user use, as it uses contact names by default (Telegram makes it very difficult to avoid contact names, the old bridge had complicated logic for that). If you only have one login though, you can try migrating to the new bridge.
The Discord rewrite has also finally started, but is expected to take a couple of months at least. Discord also has a novel relay system (webhooks), which doesn't quite fit into the generic relay mode.
The Google Chat rewrite is technically ready, but hasn't been tested properly and unfortunately isn't scheduled to be finished in the near future.
Meowlnir
Meowlnir didn't have many changes either, but there are some new API endpoints in preparation for a future web management interface.