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Softros LAN Messenger

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  • Latest Version

    Softros LAN Messenger 12.4.0.0 LATEST

  • Review by

    Juan Garcia

  • Operating System

    Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 / Windows 11

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  • Author / Product

    Softros Systems, Inc. / External Link

  • Filename

    SoftrosLANMessengerSetup.msi

Softros LAN Messenger is a streamlined chat utility that does not rely on communicating with cloud-based servers but is crafted from the ground up to be fully functional in a peer-to-peer LAN network environment. It provides a wide array of chat features to computers connected to a single local area network, including text messages, emojis, status showcase, tabbed interface, system sound, and visual alerts, built-in file transfer service, and integrated hotkey support.

The LAN Messenger is offline-friendly, meaning that its chat connections will not be impacted if your entire LAN network loses connection to the internet, or even never gets access to it.



Regularly updated with new and exciting features, It has grown into highly-capable communication clients that home users, small businesses, organizations, and companies of all sizes can easily introduce to their Intranet, LAN, and WAN networks. To better serve more demanding users, developers of Softros LAN Messenger have adopted numerous advanced features such as integrated Remote Desktop Sharing, Terminal Services support, streamlined installation, and fully integrated advanced security that is based on a complete end-to-end AES-256 encryption.

Installation and Use

Even though Softros LAN Messenger comes pre-packed with a feature set that is ready for deployment in some of the largest companies in the work, its installation package is still fairly small and it clocks at less than 20 MB. The most popular Windows version comes with an intuitive installer that can be deployed on your PC in a matter of seconds. System administrators in larger companies can also take advantage of a separate “.MSI” package that is optimized for large-scale Active Directory deployment and Terminal Service Engine for terminal servers.
 
Upon first boot, you will be welcomed into an incredibly streamlined user interface that promotes quick access to chat features. The user listing window can be customized with directories for easier management of a large number of users. Individual chat windows feature a chat history tab, message text tab, and easily accessible tools for desktop sharing invites for group chats and file transfer tools. In addition to individual chat sessions, users can also broadcast messages to selected recipients. One of the highly praised tools of the Softros LAN Messenger is its History Viewer that lists all text chat and file history made with any of the selected users.

Settings area holds hundreds of useful tweaks that can make your chat experience more streamlined and personalized. All of the available configuration tools are separated into eight distinct tabs – General, User Information, Messaging, Sound Events, Network, File Transfer, Logging, and Hot Keys.

Features and Highlights
  • Fully-featured chat engine for networks that are not internet-connected.
  • Streamlined PC-to-PC and group LAN chat messaging.
  • Full focus on enhanced security, safety, and privacy.
  • Easy installation procedure and deployment on LAN networks of all sizes.
  • Full LAN, WAN, VPN, and VLAN Support.
  • Serverless architecture that takes full advantage of peer-to-peer communication.
  • Support for group messaging, file transfers, user groups, message history, single-click desktop remote sharing, and many other advanced features.
  • Importing, Exporting, and Pre-configuring User Settings in accordance with your deployment needs.
  • Advanced administrative features, such as restricting user access.
  • Included translations to 19 international languages.
  • Available on all modern versions of Windows (XP and newer), macOS (10.9 – 10.14), and Android (4.X and newer).
Note: 30 days trial version.

Also Available: Download Softros LAN Messenger for Mac

Download Softros LAN Messenger Latest Version

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What's new in this version:

Softros LAN Messenger 12.4.0.0
Improved:
- Visibility for Incoming Video Calls by automatically popping up the call window in the foreground


Softros LAN Messenger 12.3.0.0
- Added: Support of high contrast Windows theme


Softros LAN Messenger 12.2.0.0
- Added: Support of Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
- Fixed: Issue with accepting incoming video calls on French localization
- Improved: Microphone enhancements in video conferences


Softros LAN Messenger 12.1.3.0
Added:
- An option to enable or disable microphone enhancements in Video Call conferences

Fixed:
- Issue with receiving files from some Android devices


Softros LAN Messenger 12.1.2.0
Improved:
- Network Tagging: now users without tag can see all users, while users with tag - only those with same tag plus those without tag


Softros LAN Messenger 12.1.1.0
Added:
- Hot key allowing users to expand/collapse all groups at once


Softros LAN Messenger 12.1.0.0
Added:
- Option to assign tags for virtual segmentation of users into separate groups on single physical/virtual network

Updated:
- User Access Manager


Softros LAN Messenger 12.0.1.0
Fixed:
- Issue with User Access Manager not correctly implementing shared folder access rights when switching to Per Computer mode on non-English versions of Windows


Softros LAN Messenger 12.0.0.0
Added:
- Full support of Windows 10/11 dark mode
- Option to bypass Admin.ini restrictions for administrators

Improved:
- GUI

Updated:
- User Access Manager
- Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish translations


Softros LAN Messenger 11.4.0.0
Added:
- "Delete Selected Message" button on History Viewer's toolbar
- "Apply License" option in "About" dialog box

Improved:
- GUI

Updated:
- User Access Manager


Softros LAN Messenger 11.3.2.0
Improved:
- Video calls


Softros LAN Messenger 11.3.1.0
Fixed:
- Issue with "Conversation" window erroneously appearing when expanding user groups

Updated:
- User Access Manager


Softros LAN Messenger 11.3.0.0
Added:
- Option to blur or select preset background during video calls
- Option to select legacy view for user list

Updated:
- User Access Manager


Softros LAN Messenger 11.2.1.0
Added:
- Ability to send files using Softros LAN Messenger's command line tool and SDK API

Improved:
- User list's look

Updated:
- Slovenian translation


Softros LAN Messenger 11.2.0.0
Added:
- GUI tool for configuring "Admin.ini" restrictions
- Ability to control which users can launch Softros LAN Messenger locally
- Option to always have "Video Call" window on top of other programs


Softros LAN Messenger 11.1.2.0
Fixed:
- Issue with Softros LAN Messenger SDK DLL and command line tool not allowing users to send multi-line messages


Softros LAN Messenger 11.1.0.0
Added:
- Previews for transfers of single image files in "Conversation" window
- Ability to send files by copying them from File Explorer and then pasting them into "Conversation" window

Fixed:
- Issue with mouse cursor randomly moving to beginning of line in "Conversation" window's "Message text" area
- Issue with automatic update and installation of Softros TS Engine


Softros LAN Messenger 11.0.1.0
Added:
- Audio/video conferencing with no server or Internet connection
- "Admin.ini" entries for restricting access to audio/video conferencing based on user groups
- Automatic reloading of "network.cfg" file whenever computer's IP address changes

Fixed:
- Issue with sending zero-length files

Added:
- In multiuser conversations, when going offline, users now receive messages again after coming back online (rather than getting kicked out completely)


Softros LAN Messenger 11.0.0.0
Added:
- Audio/video conferencing with no server or Internet connection
- "Admin.ini" entries for restricting access to audio/video conferencing based on user groups
- Automatic reloading of "network.cfg" file whenever computer's IP address changes

Fixed:
- Issue with sending zero-length files

Added:
- In multiuser conversations, when going offline, users now receive messages again after coming back online (rather than getting kicked out completely)


Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.8.0
Fixed:
- "Range check" error on some configurations
- Issue with "Enable encryption of local message log files" feature


Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.7.0
Fixed:
- Issue with user status not switching back to "Available" after idling out (in Terminal Services environments)


Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.6.0
- Issue with playing sounds on some configurations


Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.5.0
Fixed:
- Issue with file transfer on high-latency networks such as satellite connections
- Issue with playing sounds on some configurations

Updated:
- Softros TS Engine prerequisite


Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.4.0
Fixed:
- Issue with user status automatically switching from "Away" to "Available" on some configurations

Improved:
- Loading of large IP address ranges


Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.3.1
- Change log not available for this version


Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.3
Added:
- Hidden feature to enable encryption of local message log files using "Admin.ini" parameter

Fixed:
- Issue with user status automatically switching to "Away" when monitor is powered off despite this option being disabled
- Issue with file transfer on high-latency networks such as satellite connections
- "Not integer value" error on some configurations

Updated:
- Help file


Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.2
Fixed:
- Issue with automatically handling and managing Windows Firewall exceptions for Softros TS Engine

Updated:
- Help file


Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.1
Improved:
- Handling and managing Windows Firewall exceptions for Softros LAN Messenger and Softros TS Engine


Softros LAN Messenger 10.1.0
Added:
- SDK and command line utility to automate sending of messages via Softros LAN Messenger
- Automatic installation and update of Softros TS Engine on local computer on Softros LAN Messenger's request
- Ability to remotely administer workgroup (not domain) users without passwords

Fixed:
- Issue with mouse cursor movements in remote desktop sessions if local and remote screen DPIs significantly differ
- Issue with mistakenly switching to user list window when ALT button is pressed on "Conversation" window
- Issue with showing incorrect number of used/active licenses on network
- Issue with loading message history from backup source (if configured in "Admin.ini")

Improved:
- Win and Win+D hotkey commands now transferred from local to remote desktop during remote desktop administration

Updated:
- Help file


Softros LAN Messenger 10.0.0
Added:
- Full Unicode support for messages, file transfers, user list and user information
- Full support of Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022
- Ability to start conversations by selecting user from tray menu

Fixed:
- Issue with "History Viewer" not selecting correct user when opened from "Conversation" window
- Minor GUI bugs


Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.10
Added:
- "Admin.ini" parameter allowing users to delete individual messages from "History Viewer" (local log files) and also to prevent that

Fixed:
- "Conversation" window button not flashing on taskbar when incoming messages arrive


Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.9
Added:
- Option to delete individual messages from "History Viewer" (local log files)

Fixed:
- Issue with single message window getting distorted when incoming file is received
- Issue with requesting remote assistance in single message mode


Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.8
Fixed:
- Issue with offline broadcast messages occasionally not getting delivered


Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.7
- Issue with remote desktop administration on Windows 7


Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.6
Fixed:
- Issue with licensing
- Issue with "Conversation" window with different DPI settings on local computer and in remote session connected to it
- Search function in "History Viewer"


Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.5
Fixed:
- Unquoted path to Softros Spell Checker service ("SoftrosSpellChecker.exe")


Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.4
Fixed:
- Issue with deleting images if "Delete messages older than" option is enabled


Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.3
Added:
- "Admin.ini" parameter allowing users to send images pasted from clipboard as well as prohibiting that (based on groups)

Fixed:
- Issue with pasting (R) sign emoji
- Issue with user list freezing up when "Hide offline users" option is enabled in single message mode
- Issue with "Conversation" window with different DPI settings on local computer and in remote session connected to it

Updated:
- German translation


Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.2
Added:
- Options to hide one’s own username and users who are away
- "Admin.ini" parameter allowing users to receive images pasted from clipboard as well as prohibiting that

Updated:
- Emoji
- Help file
- Portuguese (Brazilian) translation

Fixed:
- Search function in "History Viewer"
- Issue with “Conversation” window not getting restored from taskbar when clicking user’s name in user list
- Issue with offline users still showing up in user list even when “Hide offline users” option is enabled
- Issue with idle time not showing in offline users’ information tooltip after user groups are imported

Improved:
- "Delete messages older than" option now also deletes images associated with logged messages
- Locked user sessions now get automatically unlocked when connected to for remote administration
- File transfer timeout


Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.1
Fixed:
- Screenshot sharing not respecting "Admin.ini" settings that block file transfer
- Issue with manually moving users between groups


Softros LAN Messenger 9.6.0
- Change log not available for this version


Softros LAN Messenger 9.5.4
Added:
- Option to paste images from clipboard (e.g. screenshots, images from websites, etc) directly into individual and group conversations as well as broadcast messages
- Single message mode
- Support of long file/folder names and paths (longer than 260 characters) for file transfers

Fixed:
- Issue with files dragged and dropped on on some areas of "Conversation" window still being accepted for transfer despite "Admin.ini" restrictions
- Minor GUI bugs

Updated:
- Help file
- German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Italian and Portuguese (Brazilian) translations


Softros LAN Messenger 9.5.1
- Change log not available for this version


Softros LAN Messenger 9.5
Added:
- Option to paste images from clipboard (e.g. screenshots, images from websites, etc) directly into individual and group conversations as well as broadcast messages
- Single message mode

Updated:
- Help file
- German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Italian and Portuguese (Brazilian) translations

Fixed:
- Issue with files dragged and dropped on on some areas of "Conversation" window still being accepted for transfer despite "Admin.ini" restrictions
- Minor GUI bugs


Softros LAN Messenger 9.4.4
Added:
- Option to create individual subfolder for each sender of incoming files

Improved:
- UNC path parsing in messages and "History Viewer"


Softros LAN Messenger 9.4.3
- Change log not available for this version


Softros LAN Messenger 9.4.2
Added:
- "Admin.ini" option allowing non-administrative users to start remote assistance sessions

Fixed:
- Issue with 16-bit icons on Windows Server 2008/2012
- Issue with "Conversation" window's "Message text" box occasionally disappearing
- Issue with incorrect handling of users with identical User IDs on terminal servers


Softros LAN Messenger 9.4.1
Added:
- Softros LAN Messenger version in user information hoverbox
- Option to automatically bypass screen saver in remote desktop administration sessions

Fixed:
- Issue with access to remote log files in "History Viewer" if Softros LAN Messenger is updated to versions 9.2.2 - 9.4

I proved:
- "Delete messages older than" setting on "Logging" tab now also applies to multi-user conversation logs. Corresponding multi-user conversation log files will now be deleted to Recycle Bin


Softros LAN Messenger 9.4
Added:
- Multiple monitor support for desktop sharing features
- Support of Unicode file names in file transfers
- Support of Wine (Win32 runtime environment on Unix-like operating systems)

Fixed:
- Issue with sending broadcast messages (with file attachments) that contain Unicode characters


Softros LAN Messenger 9.3
Added:
- Support of high definition displays (Quad HD, 4K, etc)
- Option to save backup logs in files individual for each user
- New "Admin.ini" entries to manage permissions for sending broadcast messages to user groups

Fixed:
- Issue with sending Microsoft Office files (Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, etc) open at time of sending
- Memory leak in "Conversation" window

Updated:
- Emoji


Softros LAN Messenger 9.2.2
Added:
- Option to duplicate message logs to external location (on the fly backup)
- Text log entries for outgoing file transfers

Fixed:
- Broadcast messages sent with file attachments not getting logged
- Issue with quick messages not respecting "Admin.ini" settings that block sending messages
- Issue with playing sounds on some configurations

Updated:
- German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian translations


Softros LAN Messenger 9.2.1
Added:
- Support of environment variables in custom paths for: a) groups file location in groups import, b) "network.cfg" file location in network settings import, c) "Received Files" folder location in file transfer, d) log files location in logging, e) "custom.ini" file ("AppDir" key)
- "Copy Link Address" option in pop-up menu for URLs in "Conversation" and "History Viewer" windows

Fixed:
- Issue with sending tab symbols in messages
- Issue with remote administration of users with blank passwords
- GUI bugs (positioning of "History Viewer", resizing of quick messages, desktop edge snapping on Windows 10/Server 2016/2019, behavior of "Send" button in "Conversation" window)

Improved:
- Resizing of "Conversation" and "Send Broadcast Message" windows
- Making "Conversation" window pop up in foreground while user's session is locked or disconnected, or screen saver is enabled


Softros LAN Messenger 9.2
Added:
- Broadcast file transfer
- Release version for Windows 10/Server 2016 (e.g. 1709, 1803, etc) in "User Info" window

Fixed:
- Issue with user name coloring when invited to group conversation
- Issue with incorrect offline time displaying in user information popup and "User Info" window if groups are set to be imported from external file

Improved:
- "Hot Keys" tab added back to "Settings"

Updated:
- Help file
- German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian translations

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