A new space for you and your community.

💻 Aphelion Release

• You can now mention people in comments to get their attention on posts.

• Avatar Flairs are now available in the shop. Claim and equip them to customize your profile appearance across the site.

• Role management has been enhanced with priority settings and custom color options.

• Homepage redesign! Check out the new stream carousel.

• Stream chat now supports direct replies to messages, just like realm chat.

• Profile settings now include direct links to all sub-pages, plus quick access to our support site, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy.

💻 Zeus Release

• You can now create realms on your own!

  • Click on the "+" sign under "My Realms" to start.
  • When creating realms, you can opt for two different base sets of permissions based on whether you are using it for a closed group or a wider, more open community.
  • There is also a new welcome message to help you get started!

• Fixed a bug where unauthenticated users could not view published VOD's.

• Fixed a bug involving public realms and notifications that should alleviate the number of notifications received.

💻 Yttrium Release

• When you're on the platform, new messages from Realms you're in will show up on the top right of the page.

• Moonbeam is better with friends. We added a fun way for you to invite your friends to the platform and get rewarded for doing so. Check out your account manager to learn more.

• Profile cards and profile pages got some updates! Now you can show off your bio, pronouns, and links to your other social accounts!

• Oh, did you just like a post? Now, when you perform certain actions on the platform, we'll let you know how much we appreciate your contribution to the vibe.

• Your profile URL is now case-insensitive. So, if you're writing your profile URL from memory, you don't have to get all the capital letters right.

• A small bug was fixed that showed the incorrect character count if you added a new line in your bio.

💻 Xenon Release

• A small bug was fixed that affected navigation to and from public realms.

• A super secret item in the backend that lays the groundwork for an exciting release down the line!

💻 Westerlund Release

• Welcome aboard! We built a way for new users to explore the site and get a badge in the process. Head over to your profile page to see the Welcome Aboard mission.

• Now you can dress up your profile with a bio.

💻 Venus Release

• Notifications, notification, notifcations! The entire notification system was overhauled to support emails and real-time notifications when you're on the site.

• A layout bug that affected certain horizontal scrolling elements was fixed.

💻 Umbriel Release

• Comment replies are now supported - reply directly to any comment on posts

• Email notifications are now available for comments and comment replies

• You can now reset your stream credentials from the creator dashboard

• Platform performance improvements, particularly faster initial page load times

💻 Twilight Release

• Unauthenticated users no longer appear as users you can "mention" in live stream chat

• Performance optimization when loading profiles

• Fixed crash on page where realm manager can see and manage list of realm subscribers

• Fixed popup cards shown when clicking on member in realm member list so that they are correctly filled with data and link to the correct user

• Various other behind-the-scenes fixes and work in preparation for new features :)

💻 Sagittarius Release

• New safety feature: You can now block users on Moonbeam. Learn more about how blocking works in our safety guide.

• Badge improvements: Click on any badge to see a larger version and learn how it was earned.

• Enhanced post formatting: Posts now support markdown formatting on web, including:

  • Lists
  • Headers
  • Links
  • And more formatting options
  • View all available formatting options in our post guide.

💻 Rhea Release

• We've redesigned the realm page to make it easier to browse content. You'll now find:

  • A carousel for VODs and clips
  • New tabs to quickly switch between livestreams and VODs/clips
  • Cleaner layout with better organization of content sections

• Profile cards now appear consistently when you click on any username throughout the platform

• Chat improvements:

  • Emoji reactions no longer overlap with badges
  • All badges now show tooltips when you hover over them

💻 Quark Release

• Multi-realm streaming! You can now stream to multiple realms simultaneously on Moonbeam. Check out your dashboard to get this set up.

💻 Pulsar Release

• Ability for the "Moonteam" to reset your stream or change its capabilities
  • If you are a BackerKit backer with access to experimental features, we will be upgrading your streaming capabilities to 1080p
  • If you need to reset your stream key or are having issues, please e-mail support@moonbeam.stream and we can manually provide assistance - we also have a change in development so you can do this yourself, stay tuned!
• Ability for streamers to view VOD's that are not published (previously could only watch them if published)
• Performance improvement to loading which realms you are a member of - should impact the snappiness of the UX in several places, including loading the realms in the navigation sidebar
• Performance improvements to loading video streams on the home page carousel

💻 Orion Release

• Clips are now sorted by trending on the home page
• Clips can be sorted by most viewed all-time on the clips page
• Now preventing new users or users changing usernames to have an underscore as the first or last character (needed to fix a downstream issue with chat)
• Added tooltips to the menu items on the left-nav bar to clarify what pages they take you to
• Removed UX around realm role-specific badges (functionality that was never implemented)

💻 Open Beta Changes (So Far!)

It's been a while since we've updated the changelog, but that's because the engineering team has been extremely busy!

While we've been broadcasting changes over in the Moonbeam realm, we thought it would be appropriate to summarize all of the changes we've made in the last month - especially since we just hit the one month mark since we launched our open beta!

• New features
  • Reporting (both manual and automatic) content to our moderation team that might violate our Terms of Service (and making our Terms of Service easily accessible)
  • Chat overlays to add chat directly on your stream video
  • Ability to edit posts
  • Ability to edit stream information mid-stream
  • Ability to follow streamers directly from their streams
  • Ability to create draft messages
  • Activity indicators for users in chat
  • Unread message indicators for realms in the sidebar
  • Improvements to the way content on Moonbeam is shown by apps that use OpenGraph
  • Automation of payouts (no longer dependent on us to trigger them manually)
• Bug fixes
  • Prevent realm owners from subscribing to their own realm
  • Prevent switching realms to stream to while stream is in progress
  • Fixed delay in updating notification settings
  • Fixed delay in updating residual splits
  • Fixed navigation bar issue where it was not appearing on certain mobile web screen widths
  • Fixed issue with slideover automatically closing when removing a member from a realm
  • Fixed issues with posts losing ability to see and use the close button due to length and interaction with other page elements
  • Fixed mobile web issue where menu disappears after visiting chat room and returning back to realm page
  • Fixed mobile web issue where password managers might not fill in username and password into the correct fields
  • Fixed mobile web issue where top header doesn't update correctly when leaving a public realm
  • Re-added logout button on mobile web
• UX / performance improvements
  • Mod queue loading indicators
  • Prevent duplicate stream notifications
  • Increased speed of fetching moderation queue messages
  • Ability to show / hide password on password entry forms
  • Clearer UX around deleting VOD's
  • Clearer UX around requirement for stream description length
  • Clearer UX around trying to register with a too short username on mobile web
  • Realm chat has correct background color
  • Grouping of messages in chat when sent by the same user

Whew, that's a lot! As always, please continue to send us feedback and bug reports and we'll keep working on making Moonbeam even better!

💻 Antares Release

In honor of looping back around to an "A" term for our next release - sing along if you know the words!

Let's start at the very first letter
A very good place to start
For the name, you begin with letter A
And the name for this one is Antares

Antares
Antares
The next release just happens to be
Antares
Antares

Antares includes these features so fa...

Posts, are now on the home page!
See, you'll now see all the fun!
When, the time a post appears
Home, the page where they'll be shown!
Realm, also a place for posts!
There, your posts can still be seen!
Ti, drink this while reading posts!
That will bring us back to posts, posts, posts!

Please send us your feedback on this new change - no feedback on songwriting needed, we already know it is world-class.

💻 Zenith Release

At last, Moonbeam has reached its Zenith... release.

Oddly enough, in addition to its astronomical uses, this word that literally means the top, the crest, the summit... is last alphabetically in our list of releases.

So while you sort that out, let us give you a peak at the changes that come with this release:

• Super-secret money stuff: If you've been reading our Moonbeam realm updates and our e-mails, you'll know that creator payouts are on the way! This release has some code that will allow us to make this a reality - but we can't tell you about it yet. But get ready - the bean counters are warming up as we speak!

• Super-secret UI stuff: If you are already a Moonbeam user, then you won't see this - because we've made some improvements to the user registration messaging, in case you are getting stuck there. For those that will soon register - we'll keep it our little secret.

• Improved haiku input: [clears throat]

The chat UI you'll find
Can now expand multi-lines
Not just for Haikus!

As always, keep that feedback coming!

💻 Ymir Release

When we pick release names here at Moonbeam, we grab a list of potential names from astronomy (if you haven't figured that out yet) and pick the one that sounds the coolest. For this release, we picked a very neat-sounding moon from Saturn. After we picked that name, we did a little research online - the name Ymir actually comes from a figure in Norse mythology that is famous for giving birth from the armpits. And that's where we stopped reading and said, "yep, what a cool name."

New Features & Improvements

• New and Improved Performance Features: Shower thought: can something be new and improved? If it's improved, then on paper it isn't new, it already existed. It's a tough philosophical discussion, but we didn't let that stop us from making some performance enhancements to the profile page, posts, and user authentication.

• Your Name Should Be In Lights...: ...is what we told ourselves when we decided to add a banner to let everyone know that the Moonbeam realm is your destination for updates, support, and interacting with Moonbeam staff and users! Look ma, we're famous now!

Please send us your feedpit... we mean, feedback, about these changes!

💻 X-Ray Release

We are happy to announce the X-Ray release for Moonbeam!

Here at Moonbeam, we pride ourselves with being transparent. We understand that we risk saying something that could be construed as a negative, but we would rather radiate truth than have you scan for misleading information.

And if you are wondering - what are we even talking about? Well, I guess you didn't see-through what we said.

New Features & Improvements

• Login stability improvements: we've noted from feedback that some users are intermittently or frequently being redirected to the login screen. It would be easy to dismiss this feedback as lumberjacks aren't our primary target audience, but someone on our team pointed out that getting logged out is not some sort of problem specific to those fine forest workers. To help everyone (including lumberjacks!), we've introduced some changes that should reduce or eliminate this issue. Please let us know if you continue to have issues with this after this release!

• Home page optimizations: Is... the... home... page... loading... slowly... for... you? We've greased the internal gears of Moonbeam so that you should see a much quicker loading home page. Let us know if you can tell a difference!

Enjoy the new release! And please book your follow-up appointment with radiology at the front desk as you leave.

📱 Mobile 1.0.3 Release

Did you know the universe is expanding? Just like our app, which keeps getting better with every update. While we're not quite at interstellar travel yet, we've made a few changes that'll make your app experience feel like a small step for you, but a giant leap for functionality.

New Features & Improvements

• Push Notifications: Like a cosmic flare, you'll know immediately when something important happens. No telescope required.

• In-App Notifications: The updates are coming from inside the app! Stay in the loop without having to spacewalk to another platform.

• Profile Cards on Username Tap: Tap someone's name, and voila! You'll see their profile card and list of realms—no probes needed.

• @Mentions: Want someone's attention? Drop an @. It's like nudging them gently in zero gravity, but less awkward.

• Typing Indicator: Wondering if someone's about to send a message from the void? The typing indicator lets you see when someone's crafting their reply, so you'll know they're still out there.

• Email Sign-In: Your email is now your golden ticket to the app. It's basically the passport of the digital galaxy.

• Settings Page Upgrade: We've added a logout button and notification settings. Because every spaceship (or app) needs a control panel.

• Drawer Declutter: The logout button has packed its bags and moved to the settings page. The drawer is lighter, neater, and ready for action.

🌟 Fun Fact: The moon doesn't have an atmosphere, so sound doesn't travel there. Luckily, your notifications will still come through loud and clear.

Got feedback, ideas, or cosmic questions? Beam them our way! 🚀

(P.S. If you aren't getting notifications after updating and enabling them on your settings page, please uninstall and reinstall the app. Sorry for the inconvenience!)

💻 Wormhole Release

Hey everyone! It's time for the Wormhole release of Moonbeam! Let's explain how this works - we are going to make some changes that we will list out in this message, but the neat part is...

New Features & Improvements

• Adding date separators in chat: We heard your feedback - it was difficult (especially in the steam chat) to sort out generally when chat messages were sent. To help with this, we've added date separators for all chat rooms and stream chats. Now that we've developed this amazing technology, the possibilities are endless - we could add separators for hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, even MICROSECONDS!?! - ok, maybe we're taking this too far. We'll stop at milliseconds.

• Remember and return to your last chat room: It's sometimes hard to remember things - but we made sure not to forget this great suggestion by one of our users: we should remember which chat room you last visited and return to it when you return to the realm. So we implemented it! We promise not to forget about this feature!

• Fixed lag in updating team residual splits: There was an issue where it took a few seconds to update the residual splits for your team. If you put on your evil hat for a moment - wouldn't that be diabolical if it were the opposite situation? Let's say I want to show someone I updated the splits, but I secretly didn't want to change them. So we immediately show the change, but after a few seconds - we reset the splits back. That would have been so very clever! Unfortunately, we aren't that clever. It was just a bug. And it's fixed.

• Prevent app from crashing when viewing profiles while not signed in: This is a very specific issue, but we figured when you try to "crash the party" by showing up to a profile page without signing in that you shouldn't "crash the app" as well. So this is fixed.

• Remember and return to your last chat room: It's sometimes hard to remember things - but we made sure not to forget this great suggestion by one of our users: we should remember which chat room you last visited and return to it when you return to the realm. So we implemented it! We promise not to forget about this feature!

• The most difficult, important fix we've ever made: Here on the Moonbeam engineering team, we don't back away from a challenge. Whenever we see a difficult problem, we don't run away from it. We embrace the complexities and jump head-first into it, using our combined years of software training and skills to understand the source of the problem inside-and-out, evaluate all of the possible ways to solve the issue, and work hard to implement quality code that will set an example in the software engineering space. Which is why, with a sense of pride, we are happy to announce the most difficult, important fix we've ever made: we removed that hanging comma that was always added to the member count at the top of chat rooms. Great job, everyone.

... how we made it to the other side! We hope you enjoy the changes and as always, send us your feedback.

💻 Vulcan Release

Captain's Log: Earthdate, 2025.01.17. We seem to have made more changes to Moonbeam. After consulting with our science officer, it appears that these changes have improved the odds of Moonbeam revolutionizing the streaming community by 0.0001%. Another member of the crew seriously doubts the accuracy of those odds and would love to investigate them, but dammit, they're just a doctor.

Hostiles are detected, so we've set the release on our phasers to Vulcan:

New Features & Improvements

• Realm Invitation Process Improvements: Good news - it turns out the hostiles were not actually hostile, they were just upset that they didn't get their invitation to Moonbeam. In response, we've added instructions and made it easier for Realm owners to find and get invitation links.

• Fix to Stream Viewer Count: We almost failed to detect the "not-so-hostile" hostiles as the viewer count on our streams wasn't being updated accurately. This should be fixed, preparing us for any friendly (or not-so-friendly) presence in the future.

If any of these changes appear illogical, please let us know. Until next time, stream long and prosper…

💻 Umbra Release

We are proud to introduce the release of Umbra. While it may surprise you to see an American tech company go into the field of soccer apparel… sorry, football apparel, let us assure you that we have spared no expenses with these uniforms… sorry, kits. Trust us, we really know this sport!

Wait… Umbra is the dark-center part of a shadow that occurs during an eclipse? But what about the soccer apparel? Oh, that's Umbro. Whew, glad that facade is over - we didn't know anything about sportswear.

New Features & Improvements

So yes, we are proud to introduce the release of Umbra, which includes:

• Post Tags: Realm make post. Member read post. Member can't find post. Moonbeam add post tags. Post tags categorize posts. It's so easy, even a - new user can do it!

• Character Limit Indicator For Chat Messages: We heard your feedback loud and clear! We've added an indicator to our chat UI so that you can see the maximum length of chat messages to make sure your messages will fit. Now you won't have to worry about the cutting off of mess

Did we score the winning goal or an own goal with these changes? Let us know!

💻 Tachyon Release

Who's up for a game of "two truths and a lie"?

Tachyon (pronounced like "tac-kee-on") is:

• a hypothetical particle
• the way an ugly Christmas sweater looks on someone
• the latest release for Moonbeam

Here's a hint - the last one isn't the lie! Because the Tachyon release brings us a couple of helpful improvements!

New Features & Improvements

• Access Profile Cards from Username in Chat: Want to know more about someone who made an awesome chat comment? Now you can just click on their name in the chat to bring up their profile card! It's just our way of spinning the flywheel that is "social networking."
• Fix for Long Press on Mobile Chat Views: Performing a long press on mobile shouldn't require the precision of a watchmaker to achieve. So we've fixed the chat view on mobile - now reactions don't show up without an intentional long press!

As always, send us your feedback on the new changes!

💻 Saturn Release

The Saturn Release brings stellar updates to the app, making it faster and easier to use.

New Features & Improvements

• Buy Moonstones from the Stream Page: You can now purchase Moonstones directly from the stream page for a seamless experience.
• Quicker Loading Times: Both user profiles and post comments now load faster, so you can focus on what matters most.

Enjoy the updates, and let us know your thoughts. 🚀

💻 Redshift Release

We're excited to announce the Redshift Release, with a fantastic new feature and an enhancement to the mobile chat view for streams.

New Features & Improvements

• Tip Notifications: Now, when you tip your favorite streamer, a sparkling new message will appear in the stream chat!

Backend Enhancements

• Mobile Chat View for Streams: We've squashed several bugs affecting the mobile chat view for streams. This update not only fixes those issues but also introduces a refreshed UI for a smoother experience.

The Redshift release is now live! Enjoy the updates and let us know your thoughts.

💻 Quasar Release

This release includes enhancements and optimizations to better complete your time on Moonbeam.

New Features & Improvements

• User Profile: Improved experience when following users on their profile page.
• Live Streams: More accurate viewer counts for livestreams.
• Mobile Chat: New improvements, including bug fixes and better design for reacting to and replying to messages.

Backend Enhancements

• Notifications: Fixed issue where notifications still showed deleted posts.
• End-to-End Testing: Added robust testing for more reliable future releases.
• Realm Deletion: Added the ability to delete realms.

Let us know what you think! 🚀

💻 Pandora Release

This release introduces several new features and backend improvements to enhance functionality and user experience.

New Features & Improvements

• Reaction Username Hover: Hovering over a reaction now displays a list of usernames that reacted.
• Subscription Page for Realms: A new page for realm owners to view all active subscribers.
• Stream Realm Preview Card: Streams now feature a realm preview card, allowing users to navigate directly to the realm.
• Swipable Stream Carousel: The home page now includes a swipable carousel, making it easier to browse multiple streams.

Backend Enhancements

• Chat Resilience: Improved backend infrastructure for a more stable chat experience.
• Error Logging: Enhanced error tracking for faster issue resolution.

Let us know how the updates work for you. 🚀

💻 Oberon Release

This release is all about making it easier to find the perfect realms for you—and squashing a few pesky bugs along the way.

Improvements

• Realm Tags: Realm owners can now add keywords to describe their realm, making it easier for users to find their vibe. To test it out, go to your realm settings and add a tag.
• Search Page Tags: Need inspiration? The search page now shows a handy list of tags to guide your discovery journey.
• Home Page Filter: Browsing realms on the home page just got simpler with a shiny new tag filter.
• Bug Reporting on Mobile: Found a glitch on mobile? Now you can easily report bugs on the go.

Bug Fixes

• Typing Indicator: Now when you're typing in a realm chat, others can see your username!
• Search Results Cleanup: Search results are looking sharp—no more wonky, mismatched sizes.
• Tipping is in Tip-Top Shape: The tip button on mobile is feeling a lot more cooperative. Thanks for your patience!
• Realm Image on Hero Streams: Streaming on the homepage's hero stream? The realm's profile image now shows up next to your stream.
• Renaming Your Realm: Renaming your realm hit a few snags for a few people—those edge cases are all cleared up now.

Check it out and let us know what you think! 🚀

📱 Mobile 1.0.2 Release

Small update to address a few bugs and improve the overall experience.

Improvements

• Separated the "likes text" at the bottom of a post into two lines. This will create a cleaner, more consistent look with the usernames on the first line (truncated if needed) and the number of likes on the second line.
• Changed the behavior of the sort dropdown to dismiss when tapping anywhere outside of it
• Condensed the timestamp date

Bug Fixes

• Made the like button more consistent. Unliking and then liking quickly should maintain the proper state.
• Fixed the visibility of the Sentiment tag
• Fixed messages not sending on the stream view

Io release: notifications, posts, and polish

Just shipped a pretty hefty update focused on making realms more manageable and social. Added YouTube embeds in posts (finally!), and you can now pin important announcements to keep them front and center. Also rolled out a proper realm directory and member management system - you can see everyone's roles at a glance now.

Threw in some quality-of-life improvements too, like better notification placement (no more floating numbers!) and cleaner empty states. Oh, and for you Moonbeam+ curious folks, there's a sneak peek of what's coming soon 👀

Improvements

• You can now embed YouTube videos directly in your posts
• Browse and discover communities in our new realm directory
• Keep important posts at the top with the new pin feature
• See all members and their roles in one organized view
• Notifications are now cleaner and easier to spot
• Added friendly messages when nobody is streaming in your realm
• Get a sneak preview of exciting Moonbeam+ features coming soon
• Customize what notifications you receive

Bug Fixes

• Fixed various alignment and spacing issues throughout the app

Hey there! 👋

Welcome to our change log! We'll use this page to announce new features, improvements, and bug fixes as we roll them out.