Zulip 10.0 improves permissions management and user experience for team communication

Zulip has announced the release of version 10.0 of its organized team chat software, introducing several new features and enhancements. This update includes a flexible system for permissions management, allowing users to configure and manage user group permissions from the group settings panel. A new feature enables users to send messages to a “general chat” topic by simply omitting a topic name.

Customization options have been expanded with a variety of font size and line spacing choices, enhancing user interface comfort. The user list now highlights recent participants in the current conversation, offers avatar display options, and improves availability indicators.

Linking to Zulip topics has been improved, with links remaining functional even if topics are renamed, moved, or resolved. Additionally, users can now save message snippets for quick insertion and utilize a new “Forward message” option, alongside enhanced collaborative to-do lists.

Reading improvements include typing indicators and performance enhancements. User onboarding has been streamlined with a new Welcome to Zulip video and comprehensive guides. Lastly, channel management has been enhanced, and the update introduces new and improved integrations, a beta topic AI summarization feature, and numerous refinements and bug fixes.