What's New in Lime CRM Desktop 11.3

• Embedded web client — Search and open records directly in the web client from inside the desktop inspector
• Reworked inspector layout — Adjustable splitter between controls and tabs, pixel-level layout, and improved tab management
• Extended quick search — Filter by email, notes, name, class fields, key fields, and link fields — with operators like NULL, NOT, and date ranges
• Major stability pass — 20+ crash fixes, memory leaks resolved, and race conditions eliminated
• Performance boost — Async loading of images and relations, lazy refresh via timestamps, faster startup

• Empty fields now appear dimmed with a [Click to edit] indicator — less visual noise, cleaner layout
• Controls and tabs are separated by an adjustable splitter; double-click to quickly toggle
• Pixel-level layout for multiline text fields — remaining space is distributed evenly across variable-height rows
• Tab context menu with options: Open in new window, Open in WebClient, Close other tabs, Switch to tab, and Restore tab order
• Tab state is preserved when opening a record in a separate window
• Icon overlays on tabs for status indication; visible tabs shown in bold in dropdown selectors

• “My self” always appears at the top of coworker relation lists
• Recently used values shown in relation controls — great for repetitive tasks and quick rollback
• Search-as-you-type from already loaded values; backend search triggered by Enter once local cache is exhausted
• Improved autocomplete: preserves your exact input while typing and keeps the typed string visible

• Smooth pixel-based scrolling — replaces the old record-based scrolling and resolves issues with partially visible rows
• Natural sort order enabled
• Improved scroll wheel behaviour (multiple rounds of refinement)

• Extended quick search syntax:
  • @: — email
  • Notes: — notes
  • Name: — name
  • . — class fields
  • # — key fields
  • & — link fields
• Support for NULL, NOT, and explicit date/time operators
• Search columns indicated by icon in the explorer
• Search view can be preconfigured to avoid the default all-fields view
• Quick search can be cleared via mouse button
• Full-text search via Elastic supported; Ctrl+F3 improved with focus, SQL fallback, and clear button

• Extended filter dialog supports linked records and pools
• Added EXISTS operator
• Unified filters for single and multiple relations
• Hold Shift when opening a column filter to include invisible fields
• Column filters now trigger a backend refresh to reduce risk of stale data
• Filter state preserved when switching views

This feature is opt-in. It is not enabled by default and must be activated via settings.

• Records can be opened in the embedded web client instead of the traditional inspector
• Global search via web client (experimental) — accessible from the desktop toolbar
• Direct access to Lime Admin and Database Designer from the desktop client
• Controlled via allowWebClient and preferWebClient settings at user and system level, with an interactive kill switch
• Faster initial load of ActionPad with lazy rendering of LBS applications

• Async image loading — the record card is interactive before all images have loaded
• Async relation loading — the record card is interactive before all related fields have loaded
• Lazy refresh for lists via timestamps — reduces backend load while improving responsiveness
• Client-side query optimisation to reduce complexity, especially for nested filters
• Optimised file fields in lists: SQL-level joins and client-side processing instead of expensive backend calls
• Faster initial startup for new solutions and after model changes
• Faster startup for solutions with many VBA references
• ETag-based HTTP caching and delayed initial navigation to reduce backend congestion
• Background thread loading for options, metadata, and images

• Progress indication during document handling
• Refined Outlook integration for better document linking
• Improved error handling — uploaded files are no longer deleted on intermittent errors
• Attachment warnings via Windows standard hooks for local security policy prompts
• Local handling preferred for PDFs and Excel files with macros
• Failed document uploads moved to a separate folder to avoid infinite retries

• Fixed crashes in field resolution, VBA loading, rendering, icon handling, scroll wheel, column refresh, string formatting, and logger initialisation
• Fixed buffer overruns in toolbar state loading, string case conversion, and login dialog cache clearing
• Fixed uninitialised memory access and pointer validation issues

• Fixed race conditions in visibility management, logger initialisation, navigation, DDE/limecrm-link handling, double-click, and cookie synchronisation
• Added mutex for cache shared between threads
• Reduced deadlock risk in multi-threaded operations

• Fixed leaks in records dialog, async operations, and Session.GetDefaultDatabase
• Restructured cleanup of command parameters

• Improved robustness for ActiveInspector in VBA and LBS — reduces risk of errors and data corruption from ID mix-ups
• Improved handling of missing coworker cards
• Improved robustness for DDE and limecrm-protocol integrations
• Improved robustness for cloning records, intermittent network issues, async drag-and-drop, document check-in, and automatic login
• WebView2 now restarts after unexpected shutdown
• System sleep disabled during shutdown to prevent exit-related crashes

• Many compatibility improvements for legacy customisations — existing code should run better than ever
• Fixed regression where a modal dialog disabled VBA
• Unified naming for mail events (Item and MailItem now available in all handlers)
• Added COM event notifications for async usage from VBA
• Added async evaluation for VBA in KnockoutJS bindings
• Extended LBS patches to support obsolete datasource for active explorer
• Drop-in replacement for MSXML2.XMLHTTPRequest — resolves session handling issues with minimal code changes
• Fixed regression for case-sensitive commands in custom VBA
• StatusBar indication for BeforeCommand showing when default action was overridden
• Better error messages throughout

• Automatic option query based on current relations
• Refined cache for related records — already loaded fields accessible without a backend refresh
• All currently loaded fields included in JSON representation
• Fixed multiple issues with NULL handling, merged conditions, multi-relation filters, and de-duplication
• Normalised condition values to proper type and range before optimisation

• Direct access to management features from the Tools menu
• Check for Updates with notification support added
• Privacy policy link added to the Help menu
• SVG icon import via Class.ImportIcon with nanosvg integration
• Async drag-and-drop for WebView2, Edge, Chrome, and new Outlook
• Native support for object-level access control

Updated translations via Weblate for: Swedish, French, Norwegian Bokmål, Finnish, Danish

Please review these before upgrading.

• LiveDocs is now opt-in — previously enabled by default
• File access control — new restrictions based on file type and operation

If you're validating an upgrade, pay extra attention to:

• Filter engine — extensive changes to NULL handling, multi-relation merging, and condition optimisation
• Inspector layout — new splitter, tab management, and pixel-level layout
• Embedded web client — new WebView2 integration
• Cookie/session management — shift to cookie-based handling
• Extended quick search — new parser with complex filter engine interactions