In-game event12 Sep 2026v1.8.4 Released: System Audio, Watch Together, Voice Improvements + MoreHi everyone, v1.8.4 has been released: System Audio and Watch Together Improvements Fixed 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…
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 Improvements CielChan’s base harne…
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…
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 improveme…
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 Watc…
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 possi…
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 f…
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 shu…
Hi everyone, v1.8.0 has been released: New Features Settings Tab A 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 consid…
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 informatio…
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.…
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…
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/disa…
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 > Advanc…
Hi everyone, v1.7.5 has been released: -Added improvements to prevent CielChan getting caught up on prior messages when using manual chat mode with smaller LLM models -Improved the Onboarding UI and starting tips for each respective language -Updated various settings descriptions and explanations across all languages -Other small refinements and back-end improvements More to come soon.
Hi everyone, V1.7.4 has been released: Watch Together Button Added a new Watch Together button to the chat title bar with a selection panel for Watch Together, Watch Together Game, and Watch Together Computer. Selecting Watch Together through this panel will automatically enable the options needed for operation, such as vision, observations, and System Audio Listen. This allows quick and simple…
Hi everyone, V1.7.3 has been released: Reminder Fix Fixed an issue that could temporarily stall CielChan when reminders fired. CPU Watch Together / Watch Together Game Fix Fixed an issue where vision could fail to trigger during Watch Together or Watch Together Game when running in CPU-only mode. System Audio Hand-off Improved Watch Together shutdown so System Audio Listen resumes correctly whe…
Hi everyone, v1.7.2 has been released: Book Summary Feature Improvement Fixed an issue that could cause a temporary freeze when using the document/book reader "Summarize" and "Key Points" feature while a document was being processed. Updated World Sim/Diorama UI Improved the World Sim diorama editor with a cleaner, more organized layout, localized tabs, enhanced light/dark theme support, and im…
Hi everyone, v1.7.1 has been released: Memory Categorization Added backend memory interest categorization so CielChan can better retrieve and use relevant user preferences more naturally in the right moments. Hide UI Added a Hide UI toggle at the bottom of the Advanced settings tab, which hides the vertical hot bar from the desktop when enabled. Settings Chat Added a Settings button directly to…
Hi everyone, v1.7.0 has been released: New Mode: Watch Together Game A new optional Game toggle now appears when using Watch Together. This tunes CielChan for gameplay instead of shows, movies, or YouTube videos, helping her follow the active game window, track gameplay progression over multiple screen reads, and react more naturally to player-focused content. Improved Watch Together Vision Wat…
Hi everyone, v1.6.9 is now live with new companion customization, smarter observations, smoother performance, and memory/tooling improvements. Personality Cards The Companion settings tab now includes Personality Cards. You can create, save, load, import, and export companion personalities with custom tone, preferences, greetings, lore, and observation style. You can also generate a personality…
CielChan v1.6.8 has been released: Slightly reduced the total download size of CielChan. Reverted the base model back to Llama 3.2 3B, as the Gemma model was reportedly causing issues for some users. Fixed an issue introduced in v1.6.7 where Watch Together System Audio could fail to detect multilingual text in certain edge cases. Substantially increased overall generation speeds. Recent optimiz…
Hi everyone, v1.6.7 has been released: Chat Hotkey By default, pressing Left Alt + 0 (Zero) will now focus the CielChan chatbox, allowing you to type and interact with CielChan even in applications that normally capture your input. This hotkey can be configured within the Settings and Advanced Menu, just under the font size option. Pressing the assigned hotkey a second time will return focus ba…
Hi everyone, v1.6.6 has been released: Local AI Model Update: The base included local model has been changed from Llama 3.2 3B to Gemma 3 4B. The new model is more intelligent and provides a better baseline for local CPU-only use across all 14 available languages in CielChan. Additional improvements have also been made to response generation, allowing Gemma 3 4B to match the response times of t…
Hi everyone, Update v1.6.6 is nearing completion and should be ready to go live soon. Some things that will be included are: Updated base local LLM model as well as updates to the generation pipeline so it's even more efficient and faster Big changes to Quick Chat. Quick Chat will no longer need to use a separate model and will function with your normal model Onboarding improvements Additional…
A few hotfixes were released for v1.6.5 which have addressed the following issues: Fixed an issue where in some instances the Chatbox could fail to display the "Thinking..." tip while CielChan was performing background observation work. Sending a message during this exact time could cause a bug where the AI would stop responding until the app was closed and reopened. This has been fixed. Fixed…
Hi everyone, v1.6.5 has been released: Codex Pet Sprite Support: Bring your hatched OpenAI Codex pets into CielChan as animated sprite avatars. Included in this release are three new sprites you can use, including the 2D CielChan sprite. There is one dog, a cat, and the CielChan sprite. You can find these sprites within the CielChan Steam directory inside the Spritesheets folder. Change your av…
Hi everyone, A smaller update today: The observation panel has received a nice little upgrade. You can now choose from a range of presets that further theme and guide CielChan’s passive observations, letting you tune the kind of things she notices and comments on. There are presets for things like sleeping meditation, focus, watching media together, study, creative work, grounding, decision hel…
Hi everyone, Small hotfix updates have been released which address the following issues: Fixed an issue where background preprocessing could cause the "Still Working..." text to appear at incorrect times and imply the AI was busy. Fixed an issue which stopped reminders from generating an AI message when requesting to "Set a reminder for 3pm" style of requests. Although the reminder would still…
v1.6.3 Update has been released: This update introduces a wide range of new features, system expansions, and usability improvements across CielChan. New Features Live2D Avatar Support Added preliminary Live2D avatar support, including Cubism `.model3.json` models and Live2D prefab bundles. Avatar selection is saved and restored between sessions where supported. A sample Haru Receptionist Live2D…
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