CHANGELOG.md

August 12, 2026 · View on GitHub

v1.9.1

2026-08-12

Fix an issue where files other than images were being intercepted which prevented drag&drop on the page

4chan:

Add shadows to quote hover and post menus
Add a minimum width to OP hover preview

v1.9.0

2026-07-31

Style some elements that were previously unaffacted by Rounded Corners
Stylechan can now more correctly adapt to the mobile version of 4chan
Small fixes and menu adjustments

4chan:

New option: Randomize filenames
Stylechan menu will also appear in the bottom navigation (issue #37)

v1.8.2

2026-07-22

Remove some accidental rules causing the QR to be fixed at the bottom (issue #35 by @tetra65)

v1.8.1

2026-07-20

Set a max height on captcha images
Increased z-index of QR textarea so it doesn't show behind captcha
Fix an issue where 4chanX was preventing the QR form from expanding towards the top

v1.8.0

2026-07-20

New option: Larger Captcha Tasks (issue #33 by @Pentaphon)
- Increase the size of the captcha challenges
New theme added to Wiki: Kuma by @Jamayyy
Some changes to how StyleChan listens for image picking for Auto-Convert (issue #30 by @Pentaphon)
Small CSS changes
- Removed some of the height limitations on the QR textarea
- Small NeXT adjustments

4chanX:

Bottom board list will now be shown if the Hide bottom board list option in the header is disabled

4chan:

Replace the native 4chan QR file input
- Upload files by URL (or paste an URL link anywhere on the page)
- Edit file name
- Drag and drop files now works anywhere on the page
- Shift + Click or X to remove a file
Fix for backlink icons
Replace native menu button with a nicer symbol
Menu button will now follow backlink color
New: Add a Delete Post entry to the post menu

v1.7.3

2026-07-17

Auto-convert images: Refactor

Will now also convert other image formats such as JXL or AVIF
Should now correctly check and convert images above the dimension limits (issue #30)

v1.7.2

2026-07-12

Hashlinks will now follow the Backlink Color and Backlink Font Size (issue #31)
The Anonymous name when using 4chanX's Anonymize option will now also follow Font Size
4chanX icons in the header can now follow Font Size more closely and grow/shrink in size
Menu entries, Catalog Stats and File Info will now correctly follow Font Size, but reduced at 82%

v1.7.1

2026-06-14

Fix a formatting issue where certain 4chan posts were breaking the export of the StyleChan's JSON settings

v1.7.0

2026-06-11

New option: Highlight Opacity slider

v1.6.4

2026-06-10

Updated userscript meta:

StyleChan will no longer apply to Email Verification, Pass and Auth pages
Removed HTTP entries

v1.6.3

2026-06-10

Adjust a CSS rule causing the QR textarea to lag when expanding

v1.6.2

2026-06-07

Try the new online Stylechan theme creator: https://3nly.github.io/StyleChan/

Revert a change that caused (You)s to not work on 4chanX and XT if they weren't enabled for vanilla 4chan

v1.6.1

2026-06-06

Fix an issue with (you) highlights when using 4chanX and XT
Improve how Custom CSS is added so it doesn't break with certain symbols

v1.6.0

2026-06-03

New option: Use StyleChan Icons
Updated old themes in the Wiki to work with the new StyleChan
Removed text shadow on 4chanX notifications when styled
XT watch icon will no longer be off-center on Firefox
Fix an issue where names were doubling when using 4chanX's Anonymize option

v1.5.5

2026-06-02

Fix a stupid mistake where I hid the Cloudflare iframe in the captcha
Catalog Links: Fix an issue with Catalog Links triggering with 4chanX enabled
Custom Themes and saved 4chan settings will now be included in script's backup JSON file

v1.5.4

2026-06-02

Auto-Convert Images: will now also resize images if above the dimension limits as in feature request #30 (@Pentaphon @saxamaphone69)
Rounded Corners: will now also apply to userscript menus and buttons
Add/Create Theme: refactored the dialog
- Now shows a clickable dummy post
- Now shows on the side of the screen
- Added ⇆ toggle to switch sides
- Scroll up or down to see all the rules
Minor code cleanup and CSS adjustments

v1.5.3

2026-06-01

Fix an issue with Save and Cancel buttons not working in the Themes tab

v1.5.2

2026-05-31

Further options menu improvements and size responsiveness
Board title now correctly gets the custom font and font-weight applied

4chan:

Further theming improvements
Navigation bar, board title, pinned threads, post preview, catalog TW, now styled appropriately

v1.5.1

2026-05-30

Adjusted the script's defaults
Autohide Style: Add a Disabled option to Autohide Style in feature request #29 (@john32b)
Single View Captcha: Fix a small issue where the captcha description jumped up when requesting a new captcha after expiration
Fix minor position issues with the Announcement and Board Name on XT forks

4chan:

Remember Comment Draft: Will now work for the Quick Reply
Quick Reply: Add maxlength feature to Name and Comment fields
Fit Post Menu: Fix position of post menu button when using the option
Show Reply Form: Fix a display bug with the option in the menu

v1.5.0

2026-05-29

We're stable naow!

4chan X / XT

Style 4chanX Notifications: removed the X button, toasts can now be dismissed by click, same as Stylechan's toasts
New option: Show Original Form

4chan

New option: Follow Cursor
- Allows hover images to follow the cursor
Announcement icon:
- Will now be part of navigation links, clicking the icon will toggle the 4chan global message
Catalog Links: will now work for board dropdown list
Restore 4chan settings button: the page will now reload automatically after 2 seconds

Other Changes

Remember Draft Comment: improve the option, will also try to use GM storage and fallback to localStorage if not available
Style Scrollbars: Improve the color choice
Adjust and fix a few issues with the Add Theme dialog
Changed a few option descriptions
Small CSS fixes and adjustments here and there

v1.4.4

2026-05-29

Thank you for your patience and using Stylechan!

4chan XT: Fix an issue where the XT script wasn't being correctly targeted, causing all native 4chan options to trigger and some of the CSS rules to fail

Rework the Add Theme dialog in issue #27
Scrollbars will now correctly be colored when live editing a theme
StyleChan links and version will no longer be targeted by the UI Font Size option
Fix an error when saving a custom theme that prevented the use of the Close button

v1.4.3

2026-05-29

Force update
Same changes as 1.4.2

v1.4.2

2026-05-29

Fix the script not correctly targeting XT
Fix for the theme edit dialog being broken in issue #27
4chan: Fix for OP highlighting not working
4chan: Fix for Toggle You missing from OP post
Update userscript defaults

v1.4.1

2026-05-28

Remove :has selector on backlink icons which was causing slowdowns on entering a thread
Separate the catalog stats to stay slightly smaller than the UI Font Size (still follows this option)
Fix a few broken or repeated rules
Improve GM fallback
Changelog link will now direct to the releases page

4chan:

Styled the Spoiler checkbox in QR and post form
Styled the post form a bit more
Fix the Thread Watcher border not being styled

v1.4.0

2026-05-28

Refactor

Rewrite how font family is handled by @SystemPatch in #24
Remove a lot of dead or useless code, especially for theme conversion from older userscripts
StyleChan's menus are now more responsive to size changes

New Options:

Font Family
- This option has been expanded with new font options, the script will now detect the user's OS and show common font options for that system
Custom Font
- This option allows users to type the (exact) name of any font from their system to use within the script, writing anything overrides the "Font Family" option
Style Scrollbars
- This option will style the scrollbar with the theme's colors

4chan

The 4chan inline script is now a first class citizen within StyleChan and every option should work accordingly.

The global announcement is now styled
- Will show a small ! bubble :speech_balloon: on the left to check the announcement on hover
New option: Relative Post Dates
The Vertical Tabbed quick reply hiding option is now working
The Animated Transition option is now working
Remove the bottom arrow from header navigation
Style the post menu when using Fit Width option

Changes:

The script will now automatically adapt the menu options to only show 4chanX or 4chan options depending on usage
QR Expanding Form Inputs will only expand on focus now
Add localStorage fallback for certain userscript managers (@autoclave73 in macOS userscripts extension support #26)
Rewrite how the fonts are applied (@saxamaphone69 in #24)
Various script linting improvements and small CSS fixes

v1.3.0

2026-05-25

The 4chanSS renaissance!

Refactor

Stylechan no longer uses jsColor for color picking
Elements like checkboxes, selectors and inputs are now styled using CSS
Coloring and live theming now use global CSS variables
Despite the many new features added we still lost 200 lines of code over the last version!

New Options:

Main:

Single View Captcha > Auto Submit
- This option will submit the post automatically after the last challenge is picked

Misc:

Enable Mascots
- Mascots are back due to popular demand but in lite form, this time we won't bother ourselves with rendering them and slowing down everything on every page load
- Mascots can be added as external URLs or as base64

4chan native:

Watch Thread on Reply
Highlight Posts Quoting You
Highlight Own Posts

Changes:

The theme editor is now more responsive to resizing
Caveat with live theming: Older Firefox versions may still use a weird old color picker, not something we can change
Select inputs now have an arrow
Add maxlength to Name and Subject fields in feature request #23 (@Pentaphon), will also flash red when hitting the limit
4chan: Added a Toggle You option to the post menu
4chanX: The You toggle now has its checkbox back
Improve CSS loading
Various small code changes and improvements
A minified version of the script is now available (StyleChan.min.user.js)

v1.2.2

2026-05-23

New option: System theming
Improve script responsiveness
4chan: Fix Mobile button in header not being hidden in catalog
Remove further dead code
Small changes and improvements

PR by @SystemPatch:

Single view captcha: Fix unclickable link in PR #22

v1.2.1

2026-05-22

Catalog selects will no longer be targeted by UI Font Size

4chan:

Normal Autohide style for the native QR is now working
Fix Catalog Links not applying correctly
Remove the useless [Mobile] and [Search] links from the header
Fixes for board banner and board name interactions with the sidebars and catalog
Hide checkbox in quote previews

v1.2.0

2026-05-22

StyleChan has a new Misc tab with various new options!

Never obsolete

We continue to improve StyleChan for the changing environment, as 4chan X/XT maintenance gets shaky StyleChan will rely more on the native site script as a backup. Thank you to @SystemPatch for their contributions.

New Options:

Main:

UI Font Size
- This option will allow users to set a different font size for certain UI elements like dropdown menus, buttons, QR buttons.
- Adjusted various elements of the QR and menus to allow for higher font sizes without breaking
- Certain elements (13cdad228fee4abec8eecf112bd0b49d3971d5b2) are limited to 15px and will not go higher, or lower than 13px
Show Reply to Thread Button > Show Only in Catalog
- This option is geared towards the 4chan catalog so that it allows creating new threads in the catalog with the posting form
4chanX Header options -> moved to Misc tab

Misc:

Toast Notifications:
- Style 4chanX Notifications
- Center Notifications
- Full Border
  - This option gives the toasts a full border; the border width and style follow the same rules as Decoration Width and Highlight Style options in Post Decoration
4chan: Pin Quick Reply
4chan: Catalog Links
4chan: Save & Restore 4chan settings
- These two buttons will save or restore various localStorage keys for the native 4chan script

Changes and Fixes:

StyleChan will no longer save its options to localStorage but make use of GM storage
The StyleChan menu button will now appear in the 4chan mobile version of catalog
Styled the 4chan posting form a bit more
Posting form now correctly allows for single view captcha, image auto-conversion and comment draft saving
GIF files will no longer be converted
The native QR will now better adjust to the sidebar as well as the spoiler option
Add an Inset option to Highlight Style
Fix for sub options in the StyleChan menu not being collapsed without 4chanX
Fix [code] content rendering outside the viewport in long hover posts
Refactored some old code and how classes are added to the DOM
Removed a good amount of unused code
Various CSS changes and fixes

PR by @SystemPatch:

Finish styling new Captcha
Adjust spacing for inline posts when using bottom backlinks
Add support for XT's Scroll Markers
Fix issue with overlap in single view captcha

v1.1.1

2026-05-18

Fix for single view catcha jumping up when requesting a captcha
Fix for 4chanX menu moving from its usual placement
4chan:
- Fix for reply button color
- Fix for Mod capcode color
- Fix for index navigation buttons
- Remove the excess width from the File input
- Fix an issue where certain 4chan stylesheets were being blocked due to a broad rule

v1.1.0

2026-05-13

StyleChan has new options and features!

New option: Remember comment draft

This option will save any text left in the comment text area of the QR into the localStorage of the browser after 5 seconds of not typing. The text is restored on every page load until it is submitted or erased. Up to 10 drafts are saved. Cleaning of the drafts happens every time a new draft is saved, drafts older than 24 hours are then removed.

New option: Single view captcha

This option is an adaption of the captcha formatter script, it will show captcha challenges in a single view. Selecting a challenge moves to the next challenge. No keyboard shortcuts.

New feature: Notifications

StyleChan now has its own toast notification system and no longer relies on 4chanX. The notifications have four colors: info, warning, error and success.

Changes and fixes:

Removed the limits on the font size option
The StyleChan settings menu now has a background overlay when not using 4chanX and can be correctly dismissed
Checkboxes will now be correctly riced when not using 4chanX
Small CSS fixes

Added three new themes to the Wiki: Catppuccin Late, Catppuccin Mocha, W10

v1.0.39

2026-05-11

Removed rule that was misplacing the reply navigation arrows (top/bottom arrows)

Further improved the script to work without 4chanX:

Native theme style sheets can now load and apply their rules
Fix link colors
Fix backlink icons
Fix OP post
Adjusted Quick Reply (note: only the fade option will work, vertical QR is not supported)

v1.0.38

2026-05-06

Improve the hooking when selecting files through the file picker so StyleChan picks them up before 4chanX

v1.0.37

2026-05-06

Preliminary support for inline 4chan extension to work without 4chanX present
Add a new option: Auto-Convert Images, this option will auto-convert any drag&dropped or selected images that are WebP or above the filesize limit to JPEG (variable quality)

v1.0.36

2026-01-19

Add live theming preview for editing and creating new themes

v1.0.35

2025-12-20

Some performance improvements with newer, native JS and better caching
CSP-friendlier custom CSS processing
Add More Themes button to Themes tab

v1.0.34

2025-12-18

Style changes for the new captcha to match StyleChan theming
Small border radius fix for QR inputs

v1.0.33

2025-02-21

Inlined replies will now make a better use of space when Fit Width is enabled

PR by @SystemPatch:

OP is now affected by Margin Between Replies when OP Background is enabled.
Make the thread unread line more adaptable to when Margin Between Replies is set to None or Overlapping Borders. Unread line will now overlap the post borders instead of pushing apart the posts.
Finish styling native index nav buttons. Index buttons added to rounded corners option.

Fixes:

Add .identityIcon.
Dead backlink becoming uncolored in XT.
Add width to input transitions. This fixes the search boxes on the index not having the expanding animation.
Remove the search box IDs from border color styling. This fixes the search boxes not having their focus border.

v1.0.32

2025-01-16

PR by @SystemPatch:

QR: Adjustments for recent XT update

v1.0.31

2025-01-08

Small fixes for errors in browser console regarding icons and cookie

v1.0.30

2025-01-07

Add option to show 4chan Pass link
Style native catalog index buttons
Disable QR transition by default
Move 4chan Pass options to Main Rice

PR by @SystemPatch:

Prevent link color from overwriting spoiler
Native catalog thread margin
Option title line-height
Thumb opacity won't affect full inline images
Report page style
Several small fixes

v1.0.29

2024-12-30

Fix for Fit Post Menu applying to the catalog
Fix for weird interaction from issue #6

v1.0.28

2024-12-29

New option: Invert Spoiler (under Main Rice) (#7)
New option: Fit Post Menu (only available when Fit Width is enabled) (#8)
Fix for post menu slightly moving position when menu is opened
Fix for certain board titles being cut off when Minimal Sidebar is enabled
Fix for Vertical Tab QR breaking when Sidebar is disabled (#10)
Potential fixes to flashing of unstyled content when loading a 4chan page (#6)

PR by @SystemPatch:

Party hats will stick to OP now.

v1.0.27

2024-12-14

Add option for QR transition

PR by @SystemPatch:

Set file type for theme import
Add field class to CustomCSS textarea
Adjust textbox color transitions
Prevent inline posts from getting recolored
Fix padding around inline reply header
Add some padding-top for board title
Extend edge of SS-like sidebar into header
Add banner into rounded corners
Clarify description for expanded images option
Fix large unified thumbnails for native catalog
Get QR transitions working again

v1.0.26

2024-12-04

Use a different icon for 4chan XT
StyleChan will no longer apply CSS to 404 page

v1.0.25

2024-12-03

Remove 4channel from meta
Margins will no longer apply to the report window

v1.0.24

2024-11-29

StyleChan's options menu should now be more adaptive to the viewport
Increase visibility of options tabs

PR by @SystemPatch: For cases where reply opacity is used, usually with a BG image:

4Chan X/XT and Stylechan options will not use opacity for readability
Recolor even replies will use the opacity value, and not overwrite the post highlight when linked to.
Flash/Expired table will use recolored rows always, to prevent transparent rows
(per previous commit) Have table background disable when post is highlighted

v1.0.23

2024-11-29

Rewrite of Quick Reply and Sidebar CSS
Changed defaults for a few options
Fix for theme custom CSS not working
Made StyleChan's options menu a bit more responsive for smaller screens
Made 4chan X/XT's header bar more responsive for boardlist and settings icons
Fix for Unified Thumbnail Size in the catalog not working with large thumbnails
Fixes for /f/ - Flash board:
- Embeds will no longer be hidden behind other elements
- Catalog and OP posts visual changes
Various small fixes