We've rolled out several improvements aimed at making the creator experience on Pixelchat smoother, more stable, and more predictable. Here's a clear walkthrough of what's new.

Human Review for Edits to Published Chatbots

Until now, edits made to already-published public chatbots were evaluated primarily through automated moderation. This worked well in most cases, but certain edits could occasionally require a closer look after publishing.

Going forward, edits submitted to already-published public chatbots will also be reviewed by our human moderation team, in addition to automated systems. This adds a second layer of care to the process and helps catch nuances that automated review alone may not.

While your edit is being reviewed, the currently approved version of your chatbot remains live and fully accessible. Your users can continue chatting with it without interruption, and you don't have to worry about downtime while waiting for the new version to be approved.

Group Chat Controls

You now have direct control over whether your chatbot can be added to public group chats created by other users.

This option is available under Advanced Settings in the chatbot editor.

Please note: This setting applies only to future group additions. Chatbots that were already added to group chats before you toggle this setting will remain in those chats and won't be affected.

Lorebook Imports

You can now bring your existing lorebooks from other platforms directly into Pixelchat — no need to recreate them from scratch.

How to use it:

1. Go to the Lorebook creation page
2. Click Import
3. Upload your file and start using it right away

Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed an issue where Lorebook entries attached to private bots were not functioning correctly
• Fixed an error that could appear when starting a Group Chat without selecting who sends the first message
• Added clearer limits and error messaging for Custom Voices, so it's easier to understand when a limit has been reached

One More Thing

Something significant also shipped today. We'll be sharing the full details tomorrow — see if you can spot it in the meantime.

Thank you, as always, for the feedback that continues to shape Pixelchat. We're excited to keep building alongside you.

We’ve rolled out a couple of exciting improvements on the web that give you more control, better flow, and a smoother creative experience.

🎨 Improved Avatar Generation 

We’ve revamped the Avatar Generator with new models and tools to help you fine-tune your characters more easily.

What’s new:

• New powerful image models: Z-Image, Flux2 Klein, and Qwen Image
  
• AI-assisted image editing – make refinements after generating an image to get exactly what you want (like fixing deformities or removing unwanted elements)
• Image cropping to better fit avatars on chatbot cards
• Style picker for easier style selection from a list of predefined styles
• Larger editing playground on desktop
• Improved full-screen image viewer

A couple of important notes:

• These new models work best with detailed, prose-style descriptions. If you don’t describe a background or setting, the image may generate without one.

💬 Cleaner, More Focused Chat Input

We’ve also reworked the chat input to make conversations feel more fluid and less cluttered.

What’s changed:

• The text input is now focused purely on typing and all secondary actions (voice, image upload, suggest reply, commands, web search) have been moved into a new “+” action menu
• Opening or closing the menu won’t affect your typed text
• Actions only trigger when you explicitly tap them — no more accidental interruptions
• Images can now be dragged and dropped directly into chat
• Image-only messages are supported
• You can remove an attached image with a confirmation prompt
• When using commands (like OOC or Search), the input clearly switches into a command mode, making it visually distinct from normal messages

The goal here is simple: less friction, fewer mistakes, and a smoother writing flow.

📌 Availability
These updates are currently web-only and not yet available in native apps.

As always, thank you for the feedback that helped shape these improvements. We’re excited to see what you create with them  💜

Let’s start 2026 with a bang. We’ve got a few exciting updates and improvements to share with you.

📘 Private Lorebooks Now on Android

Private Lorebooks are now fully available on our Android app, bringing the same experience you’ve had on web straight to mobile app.

The feature is available in the latest version of the app. The new version is rolling out automatically over the next few days. If you’re eager to jump in now, just update the app manually from the Google Play Store.

Public Lorebooks are on the roadmap for 2026, so stay tuned for that. 

⚙️ New Feature: Generation Presets (Web Only for Now)

As we continue to introduce more models that work better with different generation settings, we know switching generation settings manually over and over can get tedious.

That’s why we’re introducing Generation Presets. You can now save your preferred generation settings and switch between them instantly while chatting. 

This feature is for subscribers only.

📖 You can read more about Generation Presets here

🔄 Refresh Recommendations

We’ve added a Refresh Recommendations option for users who feel their recommendations page hasn’t changed in a while.

This lets you:

- Pull in the latest recommendations

- Refresh the list if it feels stuck

Please note: this won’t change anything if you’re already seeing the most up-to-date recommendations.

🛠️ Fixes & Improvements

We’ve also shipped several quality-of-life fixes across web and Android:

- Fixed an issue where the Home page wouldn’t auto-scroll to the top when changing pages.

- Resolved a bug where the Android UI could block the “See More” button on chatbot profiles.

Additional UI and UX improvements to Lorebooks for smoother creation and editing.

That’s it for this update. As always, thank you for your feedback and support — it directly shapes what we build next.

Happy Chatting! 💜