DiscordChatExporter/Changelog.md

v2.9 (09-Feb-2019)

• Added categories to channel list in GUI. Channels are now also grouped by category.
• Added ability to export multiple channels at once in GUI by selecting them with shift or ctrl keys.
• Added CLI command to export all available channels in a guild (exportguild).
• Added CLI command to export all direct message channels (exportdm).
• Added retry policy for 503 status code errors to prevent random crashes.
• Changed how channels are exported in GUI. Now you need to select them first and then click a button to export. You can also double click a single channel to export it as before.
• Improved default file name generation by adding date ranges and channel ID to the file name.
• Improved naming of files exported with partitioning.
• Improved usage instructions.
• Improved GUI layout and styling.
• Fixed an issue where dialogs would sometimes appear over other windows.
• Fixed an issue where launching DiscordChatExporter from Windows Start Menu would make it crash.

v2.8 (03-Nov-2018)

• Added support for partitioning which lets you split the output into multiple files by setting the partition message limit (-p parameter for CLI).
• Exported file will no longer open automatically on completion.
• Reduced amount of memory used during exporting.
• Disabled message grouping in PlainText export.
• Improved encoding of newlines in CSV export.
• Improved error messages in the GUI app during crashes.

v2.7 (14-Sep-2018)

• Updated instructions on how to obtain the user token.
• Expanded CLI with new commands: channels (get a list of channels in a guild), dm (get a list of DM channels), guilds (get a list of guilds), on top of export (export chatlog).
• Improved help text and error messages in CLI.
• In CLI, the file name will be automatically generated if the provided output file path is a directory.

v2.6 (25-Jul-2018)

• Added support for bot tokens as an alternative to user tokens. For GUI, use the button in the top-left to switch between user and bot token. For CLI, pass the --bot switch to indicate that the given token is a bot token.
• Added support for animated avatars.

v2.5.1 (01-Jul-2018)

• Fixed a bug that would prevent timestamps from rendering properly in CSV and PlainText exports.
• Fixed incorrect layout in CSV export.
• Improved readability of PlainText export.

v2.5 (28-Jun-2018)

• Added support for embeds and webhooks (HTML only).
• Implemented progress reporting when downloading messages.
• Added support for reactions (HTML only).
• Selected date range is now shown in the export (HTML and PlainText).
• Added placeholders for guild icons to display while the icons are loading.
• Added support for jumbo emojis (custom emojis only).
• Added basic retry policy for 429 error responses.
• Added validation for from/to dates in the UI which prevents choosing invalid date ranges.
• Added an error message when trying to export a deleted channel.

v2.4.1 (15-Apr-2018)

• Added CSV export format.
• Channels are now ordered by name in the UI.
• Exported file is now always opened upon completion.

v2.4 (08-Apr-2018)

• Added channel topic to output.
• Added a command line interface alternative to the current graphical user interface.
• Implemented application auto-update (can be disabled in settings).
• Improved some GUI elements and replaced some dialogs with notifications.
• Fixed a lot of issues with the markdown processor.
• Fixed DM group chats that have a custom name being shown as blank in the list.

v2.3 (27-Oct-2017)

• Improved message date filtering, it's now marginally faster.
• Fixed underscores not recognized as italics in markdown.
• Added support for custom emojis.
• Added support for user and role mentions.
• Added support for channel mentions.
• Fixed text in pre blocks not being wrapped correctly.
• Added workaround for non-default message types.