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Dock's first releases: messenger, meetings, docs and the desktop app

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Where it all started: a Lark-style messenger, meetings, Docs, Wiki, Calendar and Bots, plus the first notarized Mac app.

Illustration: Dock's little monster planting a blue flag on a hill at sunrise while a small rocket takes off

What's new

Calls in their own window, Connect AI, GitHub, Lark-style redesign

  • Calls open in their own window so the inbox stays usable.
  • Connect AI and GitHub linking arrive.
  • Calls and meetings open in their own tab or window; add people to a live call.
  • Meeting transcription with live captions, transcript and summary, plus a free-tier usage meter.
  • Connect AI: personal tokens and MCP setup for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more.
  • GitHub linking with today's pushes and repo knowledge.
  • Doc cards in chat, request access, group read status, mentions and typing indicators.

Remote control, group info, workspaces

  • Remote control of a shared screen on the Mac app.
  • Windows and Linux downloads.
  • Remote control of a shared screen (Mac app, whole-screen share) with a consent prompt and Cmd+Shift+Esc to stop.
  • Group info sidebar, chat IDs and an MCP server for agents.
  • Replies, threads, pins, forward, status and Do-not-disturb, scheduled send.
  • Tasks, Admin console with 2-step login, Drive, Contacts, unified search, Base dashboards and automations.
  • Installable web app (PWA) with push notifications and a phone layout.
  • Windows (64-bit) and Linux (64-bit) downloads.

Group info sidebar, photo upload, server hardening

  • Group info sidebar and profile photo upload.
  • Group info sidebar: members, files, mute, edit group info, leave or delete.
  • Chat and File tabs under every chat header.
  • Profile photo upload with preview and automatic square crop.

Meeting settings, profile cards, workspaces

  • A fuller meeting window and profile cards.
  • Meeting window: camera and audio menus, share-screen picker, invite menu, reactions, raise hand, settings dialog and call statistics.
  • Incoming call and meeting-invite popups with ring.
  • Profile cards: message, call, calendar, email, private alias and notes.
  • Workspace-bound invite codes: the ChatDaddy code only joins the ChatDaddy workspace.

New sign-in page, LiveKit-ready meetings

  • Redesigned sign-in and larger meetings through LiveKit.
  • Meetings can run through LiveKit for larger rooms (needs server credentials), with automatic fallback to direct calls.

Meetings, Docs, Wiki, Calendar, Bots

  • The first set of work apps beside chat.
  • Meetings app: new meeting, join by ID or link, schedule with invites, Live / Upcoming / History.
  • Docs and Wiki with real-time co-editing, comments and version history.
  • Calendar with recurring events, scheduling assistant, ICS import/export and subscription.
  • Bots and API: bots, incoming webhooks (Lark-format compatible), signed outgoing events, REST API.

Lark-style messenger

  • New layout with a left navigation and conversation list.

Notarized Mac app, Lark-style meetings

  • The Mac app is signed and notarized by Apple.
  • Meeting window with Dynamic, Gallery, Top thumbnail, Side thumbnail and Speaker layouts.
  • Participants panel, in-call chat, quick reactions and device picker; mute and camera state on every tile.
  • Dock shows its version and tells you when an update is available.

First release

  • Chat, search and video meetings, on Mac and in the browser.
  • Chat: channels, DMs, reactions, edit and delete, markdown, mentions, unread badges.
  • Full-text search across all messages, jump to message, Cmd-K switcher.
  • Video meetings with screen share (peer to peer, up to about 6 people).
  • Lark history import (text only).
  • Mac app (Apple Silicon and Intel) and browser version.

Improved

  • Lark-style composer, chat list, message menu and emoji picker; profile photo cropper and clay avatar builder; new ringtone.
  • Rebuilt Meetings page and Schedule dialog.
  • Static assets are version-stamped so updates show up immediately.
  • Migrated Lark groups are private to their real members.
  • New flat app icons.
  • Split-screen sign-in and create-account page with show/hide password.
  • New layout: left navigation, conversation list with previews and unread badges, people strip, chat bubbles.
  • Meeting started message is a card with a Join call button; redesigned composer.
  • Search moved to the top of the navigation; times in English format.

Fixed

  • The server no longer crashes on a bad request.
  • Meeting menus and the in-call chat placeholder.

Security

  • The Mac app is signed and notarized by Apple: no more "Apple could not verify" warning.