The reason I selected "important" is because it is many minor things combined

Whenever I am pinged, there should be a notification-

I'm not suggesting a sound or a popup, but the little red number badge.

http://prntscr.com/leq3mn It'd look a little like this (link)

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Here's a few other things I'd like to see, in the form of a list.
-The ability to tie a message to a sent file
-Youtube video previews
-Markdown text
-The ability to pin tabs (like Chrome)
-The ability to close tabs to the left/right (also like Chrome)
-The ability to rename a server from the server options
-The ability to change a server icon from the server options
-The ability to enlarge an image within Ripcord, without opening a browser tab

(Stuff I'd like to see but don't really expect)
-The ability to change a username or icon from the user options
-File previews (such as videos, GIFs and audio files)

-The ability to tie a message to a sent file

Duplicate of https://dev.cancel.fm/tktview?name=ee891dbd2f

-Markdown text

Duplicate of https://dev.cancel.fm/tktview?name=aa559231ab

-Youtube video preview

Video thumbnail previews already work

-The ability to change a username or icon from the user options

Not possible without prompting the user for password and 2FA, which Ripcord doesn't do for Discord, and I'm not planning to implement. Use a web browser to do this.

-File previews (such as videos, GIFs and audio files)

Image uploads (including GIFs) are already shown. Audio and video playback is not possible due to codec licensing and patents.

-The ability to pin tabs (like Chrome)
-The ability to close tabs to the left/right (also like Chrome)
-The ability to rename a server from the server options
-The ability to change a server icon from the server options
-The ability to enlarge an image within Ripcord, without opening a browser tab

Please create separate feature requests for these instead of lumping it into one issue.