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You can now upload large files up to 1 GB in organizations on Zulip Cloud Standard or Zulip Cloud Plus plans.
Web and desktop updates
You can now start a new conversation from the left sidebar. Click the + button next to the name of a channel to start a new topic in that channel, or the + next to DIRECT MESSAGES to start a DM.
The user list now shows recent participants in the conversation you're viewing.
Most permissions in Zulip can now be granted to any combination of roles, groups, and individual users. Previously, permissions were configurable only by user role.
Creating new user groups now requires a Zulip Cloud Standard or Zulip Cloud Plus plan.
Web and desktop updates
To provide more information, long topic names are now shown on two lines in the left sidebar.
Pasted message links are now automatically converted into nicely formatted links.