CielChan: Anime Desktop AI Companion

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• Announcements·29 Aug 2026Official

  v1.8.3 Released: Updated Animations + Small Fixes

  Hi everyone,v1.8.3 has been released:Updated AnimationsThe animation system has been expanded and reorganized with additional conversational gestures, reactions, thinking animations, idle animations, and other various animations and tweaks.Animation selection and timing have been improved to provide greater variety and reduce repeated gestures and erratic movements. Animations now progress more naturally through their starting, looping, and ending stages before transitioning to the next state.CielChan will now look towards you when speaking despite the position of your mouse cursor and then return back to tracking your mouse once done.Blending and transition timing have been improved across dialogue, thinking, idle, emote, and movement animations.Avatar gaze handling has been refined to prevent certain animation states from briefly pulling the character’s head away from the cursor before snapping back.Added blinking to compatible VRM models including the default CielChan VRM model.Various Small Bug FixesFixed an issue that could cause the Change Voice panel to appear automatically when opening Settings after selecting a voice through the new quick Voice menu.Fixed an issue that could incorrectly display the speech-to-text restart warning after changing languages when restarting speech recognition was not necessary.Fixed a regression introduced in v1.8.2 that could cause the Observation route to occasionally capture an image of a black screen when the user was viewing their desktop, specifically while no other applications were open or used recently.Fixed an issue in the Custom Character Creator when saving your creation, it could in some cases save and use a preview of the models feet instead of the head/face when viewing your saved characters.Update will go live on Compact Branches and other Platforms shortly.
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• Announcements·25 Aug 2026Official

  v1.8.2 Now Live: Interface Upgrade, Backend Improvements + Smarter Multilingual

  Hi everyone,Following testing on the Beta branch, v1.8.2 has now been released to the main branch.Thank you to everyone who tested the beta and shared feedback. This update includes significant backend changes, interface upgrades, improved multilingual support, reduced resource usage, and further refinements made throughout beta testing.Backend and Local AI ImprovementsCielChan’s base harness and local model framework have been upgraded, allowing newer local models such as Gemma 4 to run within CielChan.The previous Llama 3.2 3B base model has been replaced with Gemma 4 E2B, which offers improved intelligence, generation speed, memory efficiency, and substantially better multilingual response quality. Startup times and general memory usage have been reduced as well.The original Llama-based build remains available through the optional Legacy branch for anyone who prefers the previous model and framework.UI UpdatesThe main vertical sidebar, chat box, and several other areas of the interface have been updated and reorganized.A new Home button has been added to the vertical sidebar. Selecting it opens a quick-settings menu containing shortcuts to areas such as:ActivitiesMicrophonePerformanceBrainOther commonly used settingsSelecting one of these options takes you directly to the corresponding settings section. This should make it easier for newer users to understand where different features and settings are located.The UI has received some extra visual polish and expanded color customization. Previously, changing your UI Color primarily affected the vertical sidebar and chat-box header. As of v1.8.2, your selected color is applied throughout the interface for a more consistent appearance.A new UI Color shortcut has been added to the bottom of the Settings menu for quicker access.Observation ImprovementsObservations now make better use of the context available through your enabled settings. When Vision is enabled, CielChan can better combine current visual information wi...
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• Announcements·20 Aug 2026Official

  v1.8.2 BETA Live: Interface Upgrade, Backend Improvements + Smarter Multilingual

  Hi everyone, v1.8.2 has now been released into BETA on the Beta branch so I can make sure there are no widespread compatibility issues before moving it to the main branch. To access the beta branch: Right-click CielChan in your Steam Library → Properties → Game Versions & Betas → select the beta branch. This update includes some significant backend changes, particularly an upgrade to CielChan's base harness and local model framework. This allows newer local models, such as Gemma 4, to now run within CielChan. The previous Llama 3.2 3B base model has also been replaced with Gemma 4 E2B, which offers improved intelligence, generation speed, and memory efficiency. Multilingual response quality is also substantially improved with this model. Startup time and general memory usage have also been reduced with this update. Once v1.8.2 moves to the main branch, the original Llama build will remain available as an optional Legacy branch for anyone who prefers to continue using the previous model and framework. UI Updates The main vertical sidebar, chat box, and several other areas of the UI have been updated and reorganized. A new Home button has been added to the vertical sidebar. Selecting it opens a quick settings menu containing shortcuts to areas such as: Activities Microphone Performance Brain Other commonly used settings {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/46054536/033357f5cbeaa3e1c8500546d91972738f904d02.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/46054536/74f7b66a9e88c07f89e0246f54abe9864ddb86e9.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/46054536/65345786e4d71545acf9096706104c579b1d875f.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/46054536/d579252da8cc69bce34a09546398ddf8fc213e14.jpg Selecting one of these options will take you directly to the related settings section. This has been introduced to make it easier for newer users to understand where different features and settings are located. The UI has also received some additional visual polish and expanded color customization. Previously, changing your UI Color primarily affected the vertical s...
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• Announcements·12 Aug 2026Official

  CielChan Since Launch: 50+ New Features, 14 Languages & More

  Hi everyone, Since CielChan launched on Steam in April, I’ve released more than 30 updates and hotfixes, adding new features and languages, responding to feedback, and continuing to improve the app. Since launch, CielChan has received: • 50+ new features and additions • New avatars, voices, custom voice options, and voice cloning • Watch Together, Tools, and experimental Goals • Major improvements to memory, vision, and performance • Expanded support across 14 languages • Numerous quality-of-life improvements, fixes, and backend optimizations CielChan is developed entirely by me as a solo developer, so I really appreciate everyone who has played, shared feedback, left reviews, reported issues, or suggested new features. Thank you for supporting CielChan and helping shape its development.
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• Patch Notes·12 Aug 2026Official

  Hotfix for 1.8.1 Released: Watch Together Game + Goals

  Hi everyone, A small hotfix has been released which improves and addresses a few issues with the new Goals (Experimental) feature. This also includes a small UI fix so that when CielChan asks multiple follow-up questions to perform the task, the text no longer overlaps within that respective panel as well as a few other improvements and adjustments. There has also been a improvement to the Watch Together Game feature to handle memory and garbage collection more reliably, allowing lower-end devices to better utilize the feature with larger, more intensive games. Please keep in mind that when running CielChan Watch Together Game, your device needs enough available RAM for both CielChan and the game you are running. Hotfix also live on the Compact Branches + other web platforms shortly. Thanks, everyone!
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