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Unread counts on Trillian's lock screen

When Trillian is locked, its lock screen shows how many messages are waiting, and the GIFs you send now come from KLIPY.
Unread counts on Trillian's lock screen
June 26, 2026 • By the Trillian Team

Trillian's own lock screen on Windows now tells you how many messages are waiting. It's also the update that moved GIF sending to KLIPY, four days before Google shut down the Tenor API.

Unread counts while Trillian is locked

Unread count while locked

The count sits in a badge on the lock screen's icon. Only the number shows, never who sent the messages or what they say. The lock window's title says Trillian now too, so it's easy to tell which app is locked.

Lock it from the menu

Never locked Trillian before? Choose Lock from the Trillian button's menu.

Pick a PIN

The first time you do, Trillian asks you to pick a PIN, and that's the PIN you'll type to get back in.

GIFs from KLIPY

The GIF browser now uses KLIPY by default. Pick a GIF and it drops into the message box, ready to send with Enter. The May 26 update had already started showing the KLIPY GIFs other people send you, and this one fixes some that still didn't display.

One for IT, plus fixes

If your organization installs Trillian for everyone on a PC with the MSI installer, that copy now updates when Trillian starts, instead of at your next Windows sign-in.

Of the 14 fixes, two you may have run into: sending a file from the contact list's right-click menu works, and closing a chat window can no longer crash Trillian.

Where to get it

It's out for Windows today.