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Camfrog Video Chat Changelog

What's new in Camfrog Video Chat 7.9.2 Build 40860

Dec 20, 2023
  • Bug fixes and other general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.9.1 Build 40506 (Dec 1, 2023)

  • Bug fixes and other general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.9.0 Build 40264 (Nov 22, 2023)

  • Support for animated stickers (Lottie)
  • Camfrog Time
  • Update AVC library
  • Hotkeys fixed
  • Bug fixes and other general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.8.0 Build 38960 (Oct 5, 2023)

  • New notification center
  • Spanish language support
  • Room Ignore List rework
  • Bug fixes and other general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.7.0 Build 34885 (Apr 28, 2023)

  • Now you can sign-in using your Google & Facebook account
  • Translations updated
  • Bug fixes and other general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.6.1 Build 31852 (Dec 19, 2022)

  • Bug fixes and general improvements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.6.0 Build 31433 (Dec 8, 2022)

  • Camfrog will now display rooms in your language by default
  • Other interface improvements and bug fixes

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.5.1 Build 30870 (Nov 18, 2022)

  • Bug fixes and general improvements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.5.0 Build 30549 (Nov 16, 2022)

  • Reworked the IM history
  • Added an option to auto open IM windows
  • Brought back “locate user” function as requested by many
  • Bug fixes and general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.4.0 Build 28326 (Sep 9, 2022)

  • Room Link Sharing
  • Friend Location in Contact List
  • Bug fixes and general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.3.1 Build 26924 (Jul 29, 2022)

  • Bug fixes and general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.3.0 Build 26855 (Jul 26, 2022)

  • New conversations center
  • Separate room volume controls
  • Bug fixes and general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.2.4 Build 23522 (Apr 15, 2022)

  • Various technical improvements and bug fixes

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.2.3 Build 22593 (Mar 22, 2022)

  • Bug fixes and general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.2.2 Build 22016 (Mar 10, 2022)

  • Bug fixes and general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.2.1 Build 21359 (Feb 16, 2022)

  • New Room Browser design makes rooms more discoverable
  • Home page allows you to quickly enter your favorite rooms, see the rooms your friends are in, or easily access your room settings, all from the new homepage
  • Discover page helps you find new rooms that fit your interest in a new intuitive format focused on Room Categories and Room Topics
  • Search for rooms based on language, or use other filters and sorting options to narrow down your options
  • Quickly access your user profile, leaderboard, and contact list with a simple click from the browser
  • Easily share your feedback and let us know what you think about the new experience or any features you think we should focus on with a simple click of the menu

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.1.3 Build 19429 (Dec 20, 2021)

  • Bug fixes and improvements to the online experience.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.1.2 Build 18651 (Nov 27, 2021)

  • Bug fixes and general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.1.1 Build 17422 (Oct 12, 2021)

  • Bug fixes and general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.1.0 Build 17327 (Oct 8, 2021)

  • Added support for Windows 11 OS
  • Readied user rewards system structure enhancements
  • Various bug fixes and UI improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.0.10 Build 16662 (Sep 21, 2021)

  • Added Support for User Avatars
  • Small Improvements to the user interface
  • Various bug fixes and technical updates

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.0.9 Build 14591 (Jul 15, 2021)

  • Various bug fixes and performance enhancements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.0.8 Build 14312 (Jul 6, 2021)

  • Various bug fixes and performance enhancements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.0.7 Build 14180 (Jul 1, 2021)

  • Support for real-time email verification during registration
  • Webcam Auto-Organizing with options for multi-monitor support
  • New sorting options in room user lists that allow you to sort alphabetically, by gender, and Camfrog status
  • Added a new Search Bar in the room user list
  • Added the ability designate ‘Featured Users’ in rooms to help your members stand out
  • Various bug fixes and performance enhancements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.0.6 Build 11584 (Apr 1, 2021)

  • Bug fixes and general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 7.0.5 Build 11402 (Mar 25, 2021)

  • New and improved text over video controls
  • Bug fixes and general improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.54.1 Build 7037 (Sep 28, 2020)

  • Bug fixes and stability enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.54.0 Build 6714 (Sep 16, 2020)

  • Adding support for VIP and promoted room categories
  • Bug fixes and stability enhancements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.52.3 Build 5303 (May 22, 2020)

  • Updated internal browser
  • Bug fixes and stability enhancements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.52.1 Build 4586 (Apr 1, 2020)

  • Various bug fixes and enhancements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.52.0 Build 4267 (Mar 11, 2020)

  • Various bug fixes and enhancements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.51.2 Build 3800 (Feb 11, 2020)

  • See your Reward Points progress towards your next free bonus
  • Various bug fixes and enhancements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.51 Build 3325 (Feb 11, 2020)

  • Visual indicator for rewards
  • Various bug fixes and enhancements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.50 Build 761 (Nov 28, 2019)

  • Various bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.14 Build 584 (Jan 29, 2019)

  • Various bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 576 (Jan 29, 2019)

  • Various bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 566 (Jan 29, 2019)

  • Various bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 555 (Jan 29, 2019)

  • Various bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 554 (Aug 24, 2016)

  • Various bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 549 (May 20, 2016)

  • Virtual Gift button now appears in all IMs and Chat Rooms.
  • Security and bug fixes.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 546 (Apr 18, 2016)

  • Virtual Gift button now appears in all IMs and Chat Rooms.
  • Security and bug fixes.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 543 (Apr 4, 2016)

  • Virtual Gift button now appears in all IMs and Chat Rooms.
  • Security and bug fixes.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 540 (Apr 1, 2016)

  • Virtual Gift button now appears in all IMs and Chat Rooms.
  • Security and bug fixes.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 529 (Mar 16, 2016)

  • Virtual Gift button now appears in all IMs and Chat Rooms.
  • Security and bug fixes.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 525 (Mar 10, 2016)

  • Virtual Gift button now appears in all IMs and Chat Rooms.
  • Security and bug fixes.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 510 (Dec 15, 2015)

  • Updated Virtual Gift notifications.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 505 (Nov 26, 2015)

  • A few bug fixes, including fixes for some Virtual Gift notifications in IM windows, chat history, and other various notifications.
  • Updated support for Windows 10.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 499 (Aug 6, 2015)

  • A few bug fixes, including fixes for some Virtual Gift notifications in IM windows, chat history, and other various notifications.
  • Updated support for Windows 10.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 492 (Jul 16, 2015)

  • Fixed support for Windows 10.
  • Various bug fixes.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.11 Build 470 (May 6, 2015)

  • New: Camfrog Gold, with all the benefits of Extreme, plus:
  • Join 5 rooms at a time
  • Send 25 VIP messages per month
  • Change your nickname once a month
  • An elite GOLD nickname
  • Improved virtual gift notifications, including special notifications for bigger gifts.
  • New, faster login support for seamless signon experience.
  • Improved connectivity, to help prevent accidental logouts or disconnections.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.10 Build 454 (May 6, 2015)

  • New VIP Messaging for Extreme subscribers.
  • Customizable instant message background.
  • New IM window design with message bubbles.
  • Updated Room Browser design.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.10 Build 451 (Feb 10, 2015)

  • New VIP Messaging for Extreme subscribers.
  • Customizable instant message background.
  • New IM window design with message bubbles.
  • Updated Room Browser design.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.9 Build 413 (Nov 21, 2014)

  • Extreme users can now change their nickname, and even have spaces and other characters.
  • Extreme users can type /pop in-room to automatically open the most popular webcams.
  • Updated, easier to see notifications and alert sounds.
  • Various design enhancements and bug fixes.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.8 Build 387 (Sep 11, 2014)

  • New Camfrog Extreme Support.
  • New Custom Animated Emoticons.
  • Added ability to sort sticker packs.
  • Added ability to automatically view most popular webcams.
  • New "Report Webcam" flag to report inappropriate webcams to rom moderators.
  • Various interface updates.
  • Bug fixes and stability enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.7 Build 356 (May 2, 2014)

  • Fully re-designed Rooms Browser - Now browse by rooms that are near you, that are the most popular, have the most webcams, are the most favorite, or browse by interest tags!
  • Stickers can now be used in Instant Messages - Express yourself using stickers and have more fun.
  • Enhanced privacy - Now you can combine Privacy mode with Online, Away, Busy, Invisible
  • Change behavior of YouTube in chat rooms - You can now hide the video window and restore it
  • Various bug fixes and enhancements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.6 Build 336 (Dec 23, 2013)

  • Share a YouTube video in your room and let everyone watch it with you.
  • Multiple bug fixes and stability enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.6 Build 333 (Dec 19, 2013)

  • Share a YouTube video in your room and let everyone watch it with you.
  • Multiple bug fixes and stability enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.6 Build 320 (Nov 19, 2013)

  • Added Special Gift support.
  • Chat with Facebook friends with your existing nick.
  • Updated IM catcher.
  • Added support for fun stickers.
  • New colored nicknames.
  • Various bug fixes and stability enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.5 Build 300 (Jul 11, 2013)

  • Filter nicknames by custom names.
  • Auto-adjust contact list size.
  • Dedicated volume slider for Camfrog sounds.
  • Added buddy's local time in IM window.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.5 Build 292 (Jun 26, 2013)

  • Facebook instant messaging.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.5 Build 285 (Jun 7, 2013)

  • New and updated language packs.
  • Many bugfixes, and stability enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.5 Build 269 (Apr 25, 2013)

  • New Flash-based animated room gifts.
  • Store contacts’ custom names and groups on the server so they’re available when you login from another computer.
  • Removed VoIP controls.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.4 Build 257 (Feb 28, 2013)

  • Various bug fixes and stability enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.4 Build 250 (Dec 21, 2012)

  • Facebook Signup and Login.
  • Offline messaging.
  • 720p HD video calls.
  • Support for Camfrog Coins and achievement levels.
  • Extended Pond settings.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.3 Build 218 (Sep 27, 2012)

  • New Pond invite buttons.
  • Various bug fixes and stability enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.3 Build 208 (Aug 14, 2012)

  • Ponds - Private group video chat with up to 3 people for FREE members and up to 8 people for PRO users.
  • Games - Video chat with friends while playing games like Tic-Tac-Toe and Four-In-A-Row.
  • HD photo and video snapshots.
  • Import/export Chat Log history.
  • Better Acoustic Echo Cancellation for P2P/phone calls.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.2 Build 192 (Jul 31, 2012)

  • Updated language packs.
  • Various bug fixes and stability enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.2 Build 187 (May 22, 2012)

  • Updated language packs.
  • Various bug fixes and stability enhancements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.2 Build 182 (Apr 5, 2012)

  • Call phones all around the world directly from Camfrog
  • Send and receive SMS
  • Operator tools to facilitate chat room management for room owners
  • Group operations in the contact list
  • Send a bug report from Help menu

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.1 Build 156 (Apr 5, 2012)

  • Miscellaneous stability enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.1 Build 151 (Apr 5, 2012)

  • Fixed Ctrl-A for room input box
  • Updated language packs
  • Various bug fixes and stability enhancements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.1 Build 146 (Aug 23, 2011)

  • IM History and the IM Catcher are now available for free Camfrog users. We have fixed a bug that caused IM history to disappear for some users
  • Right click a remote video window and choose "Close all remote video windows but this one"
  • Users can now clear their nickname login list
  • Numerous bug fixes and improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.1 Build 138 (Jul 13, 2011)

  • Fixed a problem where the user directory button would sometimes not work.
  • Fixed miscellaneous bugs reported by users.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.1 Build 136 (Jul 7, 2011)

  • The top 5 most gifted users now get special icons.
  • Customizable hot keys.
  • Newly redesigned history system and user interface that includes instant search.
  • Right click the Camfrog icon in the Windows 7 task bar to change your status.
  • Performance increases and faster startup time.
  • Virus check of downloads using your own installed antivirus software.
  • Miscellaneous improvements and fixes.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.0 Build 111 (Jun 9, 2011)

  • Fixes a problem that was causing some users to have choppy audio in rooms.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.0 Build 110 (Jun 6, 2011)

  • Stability enhancements and several minor bug fixes.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.0 Build 108 (Jun 6, 2011)

  • Fixed a problem some users were having with audio in rooms and one-on-one.
  • Stability enhancements and several minor bug fixes.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.0 Build 100 (Apr 29, 2011)

  • Fixed a problem where snapshots would sometimes not work correctly.
  • Changes were made to the audio system to avoid choppy audio problems some users were experiencing.
  • Click a nickname in the chat room text area to view user video, new languages were added including Bosnian, Blugarian, Czech, Croatian, Indonesian, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, and Serbian.
  • It's now possible to hide the "Create Room" tab if you're a Pro user. Go to "Settings" then "IM & Chat" and then "Show Create Room".
  • Add Contact is now directly under the Camfrog menu for easier access.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.0 Build 92 (Mar 30, 2011)

  • Fixed a problem where user age/sex did not appear on mouse-over in rooms.
  • Added up to date language packs for Arabic and Chinese.
  • Fixed a bug where old IM messages would sometimes disappear.
  • Room list speed optimization, Polish keyboard fixes, plus many other enhancements and bug fixes.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.0 Build 80 (Mar 5, 2011)

  • Fixed several bugs and known crashes along with a memory leak.
  • Press the Enter key in the user room list to open videos similar to 5.X clients.
  • New language packs included.
  • Room user list sorting is now much faster.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.0 Build 77 (Feb 25, 2011)

  • Uses significantly less CPU resources.
  • Fixes memory leaks that appeared for some users while in a video chat room.
  • Customizable bot fonts.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.0 Build 75 (Feb 25, 2011)

  • Customizable fonts and colors.
  • New Camfrog menu at the top left of the user interface.
  • Favorite room tab in the contact list.
  • Visible users, hidden users, and lurkers groups are added to the room user lists.
  • If you are logged on to Camfrog client and go to our website you will be automatically logged on.
  • The "Invite a friend to this room" feature is back.
  • Smaller ad banners.
  • New smaller notifications in IM windows.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 6.0 Build 49 (Jan 11, 2011)

  • Completely redesigned and simplified UI
  • 8 predefined basic skins
  • Integrated chatroom window
  • Combined file transfer window
  • New registration dialog
  • Simplified settings window
  • Fullscreen video / Picture-in-picture
  • Video/audio snapshots recording and playback
  • Improved video codec
  • HD video support in p2p call
  • Audio echo cancellation
  • New room audio modes / scalable text-over-video (with support in the next 4.5 and 5.1 servers release)
  • Support for certificates system - extended privacy
  • Support for chatroom connection servers
  • Support for distributed media servers

New in Camfrog Video Chat 5.5.242 (Jan 11, 2011)

  • Bug fixes
  • Video quality improvements

New in Camfrog Video Chat 5.5.241 (Jan 11, 2011)

  • New Installer
  • Stability and bug fixes
  • More efficient logon to Camfrog

New in Camfrog Video Chat 5.5.238 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Fixed display problem with internal ads
  • Stability and bug fixes

New in Camfrog Video Chat 5.5.236 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • New video streaming technology will increase video quality and lower CPU usage
  • Stability and bug fixes

New in Camfrog Video Chat 5.4.231 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Solved a problem where some users were unable to video chat one on one using our new video technology

New in Camfrog Video Chat 5.4.228 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • New video streaming technology will increase video quality and lower CPU usage
  • Stability and bug fixes

New in Camfrog Video Chat 5.3.224 (Dec 17, 2009)

  • Pro users can remove ads from the internal video chat room list.
  • New Green Diamond virtual gift.
  • New dialog for email address change adds increased security.
  • Password limitation length minimum is now 6 characters.
  • Fixed several crashes some users were experiencing.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 5.3.215 (Dec 17, 2009)

  • Type @nickname to link to a user profile.
  • User custom status was lengthened.
  • Tooltips for room names in the contact list were added.
  • Miscellaneous fixes and stability enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 5.3.208 (May 29, 2009)

  • Fixed an audio problem some Camfrog users were having.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 5.3.206 (May 15, 2009)

  • Buy virtual gifts for rooms. Now you can give rooms virtual gifts. The top 3 rooms with the most gifts in any category appear at the top of the list. The internal video chat room list has been completely redesigned.
  • Mouse over remote or local video windows to see the new cool video rendering system control icons. Just mouse over a remote video window and press the “IM” icon to send the user an instant message.
  • Birthday Notifications. Users who have a birthday today have a fun hat icon next to their nickname. Buy your friend a birthday virtual gift by clicking on the hat icon.
  • The file transfer system has been improved where file transfers are faster and it’s now possible to send larger files and several files simultaneously. This new system is not compatible with older versions of Camfrog. New security upgrades have also been added to the file transfer system.
  • One “Call” button. Call to go into audio mode, then press “Start Video” to start your video if you wish to do so. You can go into your settings to make video start every time in one-on-one calls.
  • Teen Safety upgrades including a new foul language filter. Go to your settings to add bad words to the bad words list.
  • New hyperlink security upgrades for instant messages and rooms.
  • IM history is now on by default for all users. You can now also search your IM history. IM History is now encrypted.
  • Bots in your contact list now have a bot icon instead of a user icon. Bots can now receive virtual gifts and receive gift points.
  • 18+ rooms in your contact list now say (18+) next to them.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 5.2.169 (Feb 13, 2009)

  • Video chat privately with a friend to test out the new audio and video synchronization. Please note the new client private video chat is incompatible with the old version, so to test this the person you are testing with also needs the new version.
  • Pause your video in a chat room and you are now broadcasting a frozen video frame instead of just a blank white video window. To test this join a video chat room, then pause your local video window. If the person you are viewing is paused and using this new version then you can see their still frozen video frame too.
  • From your contact list go to the actions/settings menus, then choose "video" to change your default video window sizes to "small" if you prefer. Many users requested that they wanted to be able to choose small sized video windows in rooms as default with the webcam auto-organizer. Now you can do this with the new version. You can also disable the webcam auto-organizer and turn on "Sticky Video Windows" if you prefer the old Camfrog 3.X video window style.
  • Video Chatting one-on-one should now work 100% of the time with the new version. The old client versions could rarely fail in extreme circumstances, but after a lot of hard work we have figured out how to make this version 100% reliable. If you find your private video chat is still failing somehow and both users are using this new beta please let us know so we can investigate.
  • If you are a free user you'll notice when you join a room your remote video windows are now small even if the room is in "recommended" or "super" mode. Don't worry, you can still view large video. Mouse over the remote video window and press the enlarge icon to make the remote video window large again. We made this change so users with small screens can choose to see others with small video windows to save screen real estate.
  • Join a video chat room and right click your local video window to "resize all windows" simultaneously.
  • Go to the "view" menu in the chat room window to choose to "highlight friends". If "highlight friends" is activated and one of your friends from your profile is in a room his or her name will then be highlighted.
  • New language packs is added: Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional.
  • A lot of miscellaneous stability and efficiency enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 5.1.129 (Sep 10, 2008)

  • Stability enhancements and usability fixes.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 5.0.111 (Jun 27, 2008)

  • New super quality high-resolution video for chat rooms and point-to-point chat! Room owners can set their rooms to Classic video size, the new larger Recommended video, or Super high resolution video.
  • Camfrog now comes with English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish language packs.
  • Additional Language Pack support is also added, so we hope you will add your own language if it's not available yet.
  • Give Virtual Gifts to your buddies, friends and mysterious strangers you want to get attention of.
  • Lots of interface and usability improvements overall.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 3.93.22921 (Jul 9, 2007)

  • Multiple stability enhancements.
  • User interface compatibility updates.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 3.90.22337 (Mar 14, 2007)

  • Pando file exchange integrated. Sharing files is now much easier.
  • Go to your settings and choose "privacy" to see controls for Camfrog�s new social feature. To make your profile private or to block strangers from seeing your friends be sure and activate these settings before the social features become available next week.
  • Right click your local video window and choose "Camfrog Eyes" to see a fun video effect powered by Manycam.com.
  • Camfrog now supports Unicode. To use this functionality make sure you are talking with another 3.9 user and you are in a room with the new Camfrog Server version.
  • Security links enabled in instant messages and chat rooms. If you click a link inside Camfrog you may see a warning.
  • Miscellaneous multimedia updates.
  • Miscellaneous stability and security enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 3.81.21234 (Jan 3, 2007)

  • New parental controls and internal chat room filter.
  • "Connect to Chat Room" shortcut is changed from Ctrl C to Ctrl R.
  • Some users have privacy status on by default when they first use Camfrog.
  • When signing on and off your Camfrog status is now remembered
  • Now you can display the last (10-20) messages with a person in your IM window. This can be turned on in your settings but it is off by default. This setting is under "Privacy and Safety".
  • You can now clear your room history separate from your call history in settings.
  • Miscellaneous stability enhancements.

New in Camfrog Video Chat 3.80.20590 (Nov 11, 2006)

  • Simultaneous one-on-one and chat room videoconferencing
  • Sort females and males separately in room user lists
  • Animated emoticons
  • Video loads faster when viewing multiple webcams
  • Camcorders should now work with Camfrog
  • Various user interface, stability, and security upgrades