Changelog / Tako's Update
1.8.0 (July 14, 2025)
New Featured Features
- Overlay Control System, you can pause, skip, etc. for your overlays directly from OBS Studio or **Streamdeck!
- Want your overlays to be more customizable? Let's design your own overlay with Tako's Custom HTML feature! Not only HTML and CSS, you can also add your own script to your custom overlay and other possibilities!
- Are you from overseas and want to support Tako creators? Now you can use PayPal payment method in Tako! You can also pay via VISA/Mastercard directly!
- There is now an XP System in Tako, let's send as many gifts as possible and exchange your XP for collectibles in Tako! Soon there will be more that you can use with your XP!
- You can now Set your Default Currency in your creator account! Do you want to use USD? IDR? MYR? or SGD? It's easy, just change your currency directly on your creator account dashboard!
- Are you a developer? Want to integrate Tako with your system? You can use the integrate Tako API feature in your system now!
New
- Want to avoid weird words or messages in your gifts? Use the Strict Text Filter feature in Tako's word filter!
- You can also Export all transaction data (Gift, Withdrawal, Topup, and Gift History) from Tako to excel directly!
- Need help in Tako? Let's use the Livechat Support feature directly on the Tako website! You can also contact us via various channels from Instagram DM, Discord Ticket, WhatsApp, or email us at halo@tako.id.
- To prevent unwanted actions in Tako, we have implemented IP Filter in Tako where friends are now unable to send gifts if detected using a VPN IP or IP recorded as an Abuser IP (often misused), to avoid blocking, please log in to your Tako account!
- Now newly paid mediashare when mediashare has been turned off will change to Alert, this is to avoid the occurrence of Surprise Mediashare.
- Now Timers can still be added even if the time has been turned off, you can change this in the Timer settings.
- You can adjust the sound volume for each of your mediashare now!
- You can adjust the position of your overlay above or below!
- There is now an emoji picker and custom Tako emoji under the gift message input.
- Milestones can now hide the amount or display a percentage next to the milestone amount.
- Now you can set the number of people in your leaderboard overlay! (Up to 100 people)
- The Polls overlay now has the option to see the total earnings from your polls at the bottom.
- You can set the font size on your overlay now!
- You can now view the history of your gift submissions made while not logged in
- You can now adjust the volume of your overlay notification sound! By default, the Mediashare overlay no longer has the default notification sound.
- Voice Note or Text-to-Speech can be set to not immediately finish the Overlay Alert when the voice is finished!
- Mediashare Youtube link in the Gift box now includes the video start duration.
Fix
- Mediashare Instagram Reels is now fixed!
- Unplayable Tiktok videos will not be able to be sent on mediashare.
- The cursor position on the nominal input that changes due to the addition of points is now fixed!
- Login duration in Tako is extendable and by default will last for 7 days.
- Pause on Overlay Control will now pause the currently playing overlay or media (example: Youtube video will be paused when the overlay is paused).
- Your email will be automatically hidden when you send gifts not as anonymous.
- Custom Overlays are now available on all overlay types (except QR Code and Gacha).
Breaking Changes
- The Custom Currency feature has been removed, we will replace it with a gift unit preset feature that you can set yourself on your dashboard. [Work In Progress]
- Payment methods that are currently inactive (example: DANA) will no longer appear in the payment method options.
Updated on: 30/07/2025
Thank you!