0.8

• Reposts and quote-reposts
• Post embeds
• Remote interaction popup when you try to interact with a post without an account
• New profile fields (starting to feel like a social network now)
• Comment view setting: threaded (default), two-level, flat
• Hover cards for mentions
• Mention autocomplete
• Bookmarks for profiles and groups
• Lots of minor fixes and improvements

0.7

• All-new moderation tools: role-based permissions, revamped reports, new ways of limiting user accounts, and so much more!
• All-new media storage: Smithereen now keeps track of references to files, simplifying the code, and adds support for S3 object storage.
• Tens of minor bug fixes and UX improvements.

0.6

• Direct messages
• Privacy settings
• Non-public posts (receive & display only)
• Support for federated account deletion (Delete{Person}) and migration (Move{Person})

0.5

• Federation improvements:
  • If an activity delivery failed, it will be retried with increasing intervals
  • If deliveries failed in 7 different days, the server will be marked as unavailable and deliveries stopped until it sends any activity to us
  • A new "Federation" tab in the admin panel, showing per-server statistics and allowing to block federation with servers
• Reporting: "report" button on posts, comments, profiles, and groups, and a corresponding moderation UI (very simple one for now). Report federation (Flag activity) is also supported in both directions.
• Comment thread pagination
• Way too many bug fixes and minor improvements

0.4.4

• Graffiti as a new type of post attachment
• Comments on wall posts are now treated like wall posts for the purposes of federation (subject to Add{Note} approval)
• Way too many internal changes
• Bug fixes, of course

0.4.3

• Somewhat rewritten news feed with similar entry grouping (John added 5 friends vs 5 separate entries)
• Bug fixes

0.4.2

• Revamped invite system with the ability to send email invites
• Mastodon-like "manual approval" signup mode
• Minor bug fixes

0.4.1

Added the ability to confirm email addresses for new accounts and the admin setting for it.