- v1.8.7 Released: Improved Codex Integration, Image Themes, Font Color + More - 19 September 2026
Hi everyone, v1.8.7 has been released: ChatGPT / Codex App Integration (BETA) Improvements Expanded the ChatGPT / Codex app connection with a new Personalize Ciel option. Users can describe supported changes naturally, such as adjusting Ciel’s personality, creating a theme, adding a reaction, creating a custom skill, or making a custom game. Ciel prepares a summary of the proposed changes for review. Nothing is applied until the proposal is approved inside CielChan. Changes can be refined through follow-up replies, discarded, undone, saved as profiles, imported, or exported. Custom games can also be created with this system and currently use a small selection of CielChan’s existing 2D minigame frameworks and supported elements from the 3D World Sim idle system. Game generation is functional but currently very limited and extremely simple. The available mechanics, objects, interactions,…
- v1.8.6 ChatGPT / Codex App Integration - 17 September 2026
Hi everyone, I've pushed through one more update this week for v1.8.6, which includes a new BETA feature. In the Settings menu, you will now see a new "Connections" tab. This brings together all of the existing bridges for connecting CielChan to services such as Telegram, Discord, and others. At the bottom of this tab, you will also find a new panel for connecting CielChan directly to the Codex / ChatGPT desktop app installed on your Windows PC. New (BETA): ChatGPT / Codex Connection Connect CielChan to an installed and signed-in Codex / ChatGPT desktop app from Settings → Connections. CielChan can automatically locate the installation, with a manual file picker available if needed. You can choose whether Codex handles normal conversations, background observations, and supported audio or Watch Together responses. CielChan will display the responses as usual and can speak them using your…
- v1.8.6 Hotfix - 16 September 2026
Hi everyone, A small update went out earlier addressing a discovered issue: When using Kokoro High Quality TTS in Spanish, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, or Portuguese (Brazilian), audio output could be a little high on some devices following the recent updates. This has now been corrected. All TTS routes have also been improved to handle larger outputs more reliably, which are now possible following the recent updates. Chatterbox, Pocket TTS, and RVC have all received improvements as part of this. A pass has also been made across the Settings panels to further improve navigation and make the placement of features more logical and easier to understand. Thanks, everyone!
- v1.8.6 Released: Cute Animations + More - 15 September 2026
Hi everyone, v1.8.6 has been released:New Character Animations Added multiple new 3D animations, bringing more expressive idle poses, reactions, thinking movements, and natural speaking animations. New animations are female themed and are automatically disabled when Male Voice mode is enabled. You can also disable the animations in the Companion settings menu, by pressing the toggle named Cute Animations.Interface Improvements Added subtle visual feedback to buttons for a smoother and more responsive experience.Added a new UI Effects toggle within Advanced Settings. UI Effects are enabled by default.Settings and Localization Improvements Improved the GPU Mode setting with clearer descriptions explaining how compatible graphics hardware can increase message generation speed.System Audio and Watch Together Improvements Fixed an issue where enabling Watch Together while System Audio Listen…
- v1.8.5 Released: Conversation Continuity, Web/Phone TTS Playback + More - 14 September 2026
Hi everyone, v1.8.5 has been released:Conversation Improvements Further Improved chat continuity across the built-in small model, other local models, and cloud AI providers, helping CielChan better remember the current conversation, recent observations, and who said what during ongoing chats. Additional further improvements have also been made when conversing during Watch Together/Observation modes.Voice and Companion Web Improvements Improved voice playback in the Companion web/phone interface so complete spoken TTS responses, including longer Kokoro messages, play through reliably without missing lines or stopping early.Additional Improvements and Bug Fixes Refined conversation, voice playback, and interface behavior to provide more reliable responses, smoother speech, and a more consistent chat experience.The update will be live on Compact branches + other web platforms shortly.Thank…
- v1.8.4 Released: System Audio, Watch Together, Voice Improvements + More - 12 September 2026
Hi everyone,v1.8.4 has been released:System Audio and Watch Together ImprovementsFixed false system-audio detections caused by internal noise or processes on silent computers, reducing comments about music or other sounds when no actual audio is playing.Improved silence detection, noise filtering, blank-audio handling, stalled-capture recovery, and sound-resume behavior for more dependable listening across devices.Improved handling of music and dialogue together for more relevant mixed-media reactions.Standalone System Audio Listen now includes adjustable response frequency while continuing to listen and transcribe, allowing more natural pauses without losing audio awareness. You can change the frequency within the Settings and System Audio Listen section.Voice and Microphone ImprovementsImproved sentence completion timing, pause handling, and recovery when sending is interrupted for mo…
- v1.8.3 Released: Updated Animations + Small Fixes - 29 August 2026
Hi everyone,v1.8.3 has been released:Updated AnimationsThe animation system has been expanded and reorganized with additional conversational gestures, reactions, thinking animations, idle animations, and other various animations and tweaks.Animation selection and timing have been improved to provide greater variety and reduce repeated gestures and erratic movements. Animations now progress more naturally through their starting, looping, and ending stages before transitioning to the next state.CielChan will now look towards you when speaking despite the position of your mouse cursor and then return back to tracking your mouse once done.Blending and transition timing have been improved across dialogue, thinking, idle, emote, and movement animations.Avatar gaze handling has been refined to prevent certain animation states from briefly pulling the character’s head away from the cursor befor…
- v1.8.2 Now Live: Interface Upgrade, Backend Improvements + Smarter Multilingual - 25 August 2026
Hi everyone,Following testing on the Beta branch, v1.8.2 has now been released to the main branch.Thank you to everyone who tested the beta and shared feedback. This update includes significant backend changes, interface upgrades, improved multilingual support, reduced resource usage, and further refinements made throughout beta testing.Backend and Local AI ImprovementsCielChan’s base harness and local model framework have been upgraded, allowing newer local models such as Gemma 4 to run within CielChan.The previous Llama 3.2 3B base model has been replaced with Gemma 4 E2B, which offers improved intelligence, generation speed, memory efficiency, and substantially better multilingual response quality. Startup times and general memory usage have been reduced as well.The original Llama-based build remains available through the optional Legacy branch for anyone who prefers the previous mod…
- v1.8.2 BETA Live: Interface Upgrade, Backend Improvements + Smarter Multilingual - 20 August 2026
Hi everyone, v1.8.2 has now been released into BETA on the Beta branch so I can make sure there are no widespread compatibility issues before moving it to the main branch. To access the beta branch: Right-click CielChan in your Steam Library → Properties → Game Versions & Betas → select the beta branch. This update includes some significant backend changes, particularly an upgrade to CielChan's base harness and local model framework. This allows newer local models, such as Gemma 4, to now run within CielChan. The previous Llama 3.2 3B base model has also been replaced with Gemma 4 E2B, which offers improved intelligence, generation speed, and memory efficiency. Multilingual response quality is also substantially improved with this model. Startup time and general memory usage have also been reduced with this update. Once v1.8.2 moves to the main branch, the original Llama build will rema…
- CielChan Since Launch: 50+ New Features, 14 Languages & More - 12 August 2026
Hi everyone, Since CielChan launched on Steam in April, I’ve released more than 30 updates and hotfixes, adding new features and languages, responding to feedback, and continuing to improve the app. Since launch, CielChan has received: • 50+ new features and additions • New avatars, voices, custom voice options, and voice cloning • Watch Together, Tools, and experimental Goals • Major improvements to memory, vision, and performance • Expanded support across 14 languages • Numerous quality-of-life improvements, fixes, and backend optimizations CielChan is developed entirely by me as a solo developer, so I really appreciate everyone who has played, shared feedback, left reviews, reported issues, or suggested new features. Thank you for supporting CielChan and helping shape its development.
- Hotfix for 1.8.1 Released: Watch Together Game + Goals - 12 August 2026
Hi everyone, A small hotfix has been released which improves and addresses a few issues with the new Goals (Experimental) feature. This also includes a small UI fix so that when CielChan asks multiple follow-up questions to perform the task, the text no longer overlaps within that respective panel as well as a few other improvements and adjustments. There has also been a improvement to the Watch Together Game feature to handle memory and garbage collection more reliably, allowing lower-end devices to better utilize the feature with larger, more intensive games. Please keep in mind that when running CielChan Watch Together Game, your device needs enough available RAM for both CielChan and the game you are running. Hotfix also live on the Compact Branches + other web platforms shortly. Thanks, everyone!
- v1.8.1 Released: Activity Awareness, Companion Improvements, Fixes & More! - 10 August 2026
Hi everyone,v1.8.1 has been released!Activity Awareness:Added an optional Activity Awareness button beside Tools which when enabled, allows CielChan to use small, temporary samples of non-sensitive typing activity to make Observations and Watch Together interactions feel more personally aware. Nothing is added to long-term memory, and sensitive fields and information are filtered where possible. The feature starts disabled, automatically disables when switching to Cloud AI, and can be re-enabled by the user for that cloud session.Observations and Watch Together Improvements:Improved Observations, Watch Together, Watch Together Game, Watch Together Computer, and System Audio Listen behavior. Responses should now remain more focused on what is currently visible or audible, offer more natural companion-style comments, and helps avoid repeatedly describing previous responses or unrelated me…
- Compact Builds Branch Released - 4 August 2026
Hi everyone,New optional compact Steam branches are now available for users who are not interested in local voice cloning and would prefer CielChan to take up less space/memory on their device. These branches reduce CielChan’s download and installed size from 28 GB to roughly 16 GB while retaining its core assistant, chat, tools, multilingual interface, high quality voices and other standard features.The compact branch includes the high-quality Kokoro voice option, while RVC HQ voices remain available for languages not supported by Kokoro.To switch branches, open Steam Library → right-click CielChan → Properties → Betas, then choose compact or compact2. Steam will download the selected branch. Your current assistant remains fully compatible, with no migration required when switching between branches. Ensure Chatterbox, PocketTTS are disabled if you're coming from the default main build.…
- v1.8.0 Hotfixes Released: Settings & Features Improvements - 3 August 2026
Hi everyone, A small hotfix was released to address several settings and interface issues introduced in v1.8.0. Fixes included are: Fixed Tools, Chatterbox, and other linked settings unexpectedly turning back on after restarting or loading a saved assistant in certain instances. Improved synchronization between Settings and Features and preserved On Demand feature choices without startup or shutdown activity overwriting them. Fixed the Text-to-Speech Export text description appearing inside the button. Extended RVC voice conversion timeouts on lower-end systems so longer responses can finish without failing prematurely. Improved Focus Companion response consistency across all 14 supported app languages and focus-session moments. More to come soon. Update out on all platforms.
- v1.8.0 Released: Tools, Stronger Reliability & Better Multilingual Responses - 29 July 2026
Hi everyone,v1.8.0 has been released:New Features Settings TabA new Features tab has been added to the Settings menu, providing a clearer way to control which capabilities load at startup, remain available on demand, or stay disabled. Each feature shows its current configuration, running state, requirements, dependencies, and estimated resource usage.A new Recommended Settings button considers your system specifications and selected app language to configure a suitable balance of compatibility, performance, and available features. This button can be found at the bottom of the new Features tab.File tools remain restricted to the Bridge folder by default. Additional folders can be explicitly authorized from this tab. Restoring app defaults or using Reset All returns file access for Tool use to Bridge-only.Smarter and More Reliable ToolsCielChan’s desktop tools have received a major reliab…
- v1.7.9 Released: Multilingual Pocket TTS & Audio Export - 25 July 2026
Hi everyone, v1.7.9 has been released: Multilingual PocketTTS PocketTTS CPU voice cloning now supports French, German, Spanish, and Italian alongside English. The required multilingual models are included, and PocketTTS automatically uses the appropriate existing voice reference for the selected language when a personal reference has not been provided. PocketTTS settings and language information have been updated across all supported app languages. TTS Audio Export A new TTS Audio Export tool is available at the bottom of Advanced Settings. Text can be entered directly or imported from a text file, then converted into WAV files using the currently active TTS engine, language, voice, and settings. Content can be divided by paragraphs, lines, or sentences, with multiple sections optionally combined into each audio file. Longer documents are processed sequentially using the same establishe…
- v1.7.8 Released: New Voice Options, Chat Improvements + More! - 24 July 2026
Hi everyone, v1.7.8 has been released: New Local Voice Options Added Unity-Sherpa-ONNX as a lightweight local speech system, along with PocketTTS as a new CPU-friendly voice and voice-cloning option. PocketTTS can be enabled from the Chat & Voice settings beneath the RVC options. It is designed to provide responsive local speech on regular computers without requiring a large voice installation. English users can also provide a voice reference of at least 10 seconds to create a custom PocketTTS voice. Additional voices are now available for most languages supported by Kokoro HQ TTS. While Kokoro is enabled, you can change your avatar’s Kokoro voice by opening Chat & Voice in Settings and selecting the Change Voice button at the bottom. Voice startup, language selection, cancellation, custom voice-reference handling, and packaged app support have also been improved. Local AI and Performan…
- v1.7.7 Hotfixes Released - Improved Live2D + More! - 28 June 2026
Hi everyone, A handful of small patches were released in the last few days to address some issues posted in the discussion boards: Fixes included are: -Improved initialization procedures for Kokoro, Chatterbox and RVC Voice + UI Feedback -Added English Default Voice reference for Chatterbox -Live2D model rendering/animations improvements and rendering fixes -Portrait Mode handling of 3D models when using dual displays -Updated Icon Graphic for the Watch Together Button -Fixed an issue with default Haru (receptionist version) Live2D Model blinking More to come soon. Hotfix live on all platforms.
- v1.7.7 Released: Character Creator Fixes + Motion and World Sim Adjustments - 24 June 2026
Hi everyone, v1.7.7 has been released: Custom Character Creator Fixes: Fixed a few small issues and inconsistencies with the new custom character creator. Removed the additional face graphic when viewing saved/created custom characters that could render inconsistently Added additional text in all languages to describe the save/apply process for first-time users Fixed an issue when enabling/disabling the custom model’s body where the icon representing the body would render as an X. This has been corrected and now correctly renders a body icon in the respective UI element. World Sim Diorama Improvements: Adjusted placement of World Sim objects when using the Custom Stage World Editor to not be as aggressive when snapping to placement points Added additional anime Ground, Tree, and Rock objects which can be placed in the custom editor Fixed an issue which could cause the Stage to be rotate…
- v1.7.6 Released: Character Creator (Beta) - 15 June 2026
Hi everyone, v1.7.6 has been released: Character Creator: A Character Creator is now included within CielChan, allowing users to create their own anime-themed avatar directly inside the app. It currently supports various clothing options, body customization, and more. The Character Creator will continue to be updated and refined over the next few updates. You can find it here: Settings > Advanced > Change Model > Character Creator It can also be accessed during onboarding by selecting: Custom > Character Creator Memory Performance Refinement: Improved how CielChan handles memory/index maintenance during conversations. Some disk writes are normal while memory features are active, but related background maintenance is now handled more smoothly to reduce the chance of a potential stalls or excessive disk activity during chats on lower performance systems. More to come soon.
