Changelog

Release 5.4.1 - 2026-07-31

improve: better detection of maximum texture limit
improve: code structure of C++20+ code
fix: prevent crash when certain formats are not write-supported by local ImageMagick/GraphicsMagick
fix: compilation with ReSVG with Qt-specific headers not available
fix: don't skip over any ImageMagick/GraphicsMagick suffixes
fix: proper remembering position/scale/mirror of images
fix: orientation handling of motion photos
fix: setting up of PhotoQt when passed-on image takes slightly longer to load

Release 5.4 - 2026-06-24

add: mj2 image format
improve: rework image plugin handling including more fine-grained format/plugin management
improve: more efficient filtering of key/mouse events
improve: widen use of QHash and QSet for performance critical code
improve: general performance improvements, better safety handling, and tweaks to all C++ code
improve: system extensions are always trusted automatically
improve: improve performance of loading extensions
improve: extension API is now more flexible and powerful
improve: screenshots for fake transparency only taken when needed and properly cleaned up at session end
improve: actually perform requested import of backup not until next startup
improve: more robust scroll manager with new debug statements
improve: more reliable and better archive handling
improve: show more detailed error image on failure
improve: figure out maximum texture size and ensure panoramas fall within limit
improve: zoom/scale handling for all thumbnails (filedialog and bar)
improve: extend and improve libsai image plugin
improve: when calculating string widths use proper font metrics
improve: when requesting a folder in the file dialog that does not exist, show proper error message
improve: address all issues and most warnings identified by qmllint
improve: address clazy recommendations
improve: replace deprecated Qca with direct calls to OpenSSL
improve: hide footer in integrated UI when status info disabled
hide footer and menu bar when window put into fullscreen
fix: execution with Qt 6.4/6.5
fix/improve: jpeg2000 when using openjasper does not like multi-threading (would crash)
fix: the headers in the favorites column of the file dialog should never be highlighted
fix: proper exception handling with ffmpegthumbnailer API
fix: runtime localization change
fix: certain configuration combinations might not show all thumbnails in thumbnail bar
fix: height of menu items when hidden/shown at runtime
fix: zooming to cursor position with sidebar on the left
fix: proper smoothing of scaled down images
fix: very small zoom speeds can cause zoom to get stuck
fix: entering specific zoom level did not work
fix: special actions are only considered when such an item is actually visible
fix: image caching with associated color profile information
fix: handling of address text editing in file dialog
fix: only ever allow checking one option in the thubmnail bar settings context menu for image option
fix: faulty thumbnail image in tooltip in file browser
fix: Windows: don't lock file by properly releasing property store after use

Release 5.3 - 2026-05-11

add: new photo sphere renderer
add: ratings feature for files
add: enter exact zoom level
add: filedialog thumbnail size follows global thumbnail size
add: wizard on update performs simple self-test
add: compile time option to use ffmpegthumbnail API directly for video thumbnails
add: extensions: add custom public key for extension verification
add: extensions: also verify built shared library with compile-time option to exclude libraries
add: extensions: extend extensions API
improve: better performance of all image plugins
improve: motion photo respects video backend selection
improve: during video playback fully hide controls when not needed
improve: better performance of loading archives
improve: faster extraction of motion photo video
improve: new spin box for numeric input
improve: better interpolation handling with more user facing controls
improve: zoom 'snaps in' at 100% and at the default scale
improve: catching shortcut for active window
improve: CMake now also informs explicitly exactly which options failed to be found
fix: localize all user facing parts of extensions
fix: don't force-hide thumbnails when changing images
fix: check for whether 'delete' window is visible could fail
fix: rotation handling for motion photo
fix: don't restrict precision of default scale factor
fix: reverse slider for setting slideshow animation speed
fix: context menu: fix height of dynamic entries
fix: broken mirror/rotation handling for normal images
fix: disabling global animation did not disable zoom animation
fix: tagging faces no longer reloads image immediately each time
fix: disable icns format for DevIL backend to avoid potential crash
fix: natural sorting on systems with certain locales
fix: properly exclude archives within archives
fix: potential erroneous 'loading' indicator when switching archives

Release 5.2 - 2026-02-20

add: controls for ignoring/limiting large archives
add: customizable sort order for folder thumbnails
improve: handle different screen scale factors for different screens on Wayland
improve: interpolation of normal images, both large and small
improve: filter not applied if no matches, showing notification instead
improve: only ever fully load one of the file views in the file dialog
improve: mouse events also captured on empty area around files in file dialog
improve: show busy indicator while loading large archives
improve: better information in status bar when in viewer mode
improve: handling of modal windows/elements
fix: building with ZXing-C++ 3.x
fix: scroll to thumbnail when PhotoQt started with an image
fix: don't load same archive more than once concurrently, keeping interface responsive
fix: setting/previewing custom accent colors
fix: width of slider in slideshow settings
fix: don't apply Exif orientation twice with any image plugin
fix: don't set up file view twice at startup
fix: don't always load image sizes in file dialog unless needed
change: removed support for FreeImage

Release 5.1 - 2026-01-16

add: virtual folders for browsing a selection of files and folders together
add: find/search feature (including 'find next' shortcuts)
add: use Qt's built-in XML by default with pugixml opt-in replacement
change: extensions need to be built separately
improve: all image plugins check for orientation metadata
improve: enable thumbnail sizes up to 4000 pixels
improve: slight visual improvements
improve: changing network shares behavior is immediately reflected in file dialog
improve: localized date/time string for metadata (thanks to @chenxiaolong)
improve: fail gracefully when OpenGL fails for photo spheres
fix: building with Qt 6.4
fix: building and using PhotoQt with QtLocation/QtPositioning disabled
fix: thumbnail bar width when centering on active thumbnail
fix: delete popup window now properly styled
fix: when location is not remembered default to home or custom folder
fix: respecting FitInWindow and PreserveZoom settings
fix: changing GPS map from settings
fix: prevent concurrent writes to QMap to avoid (rare) crashes
fix: windows portable: accept paths with special characters
fix: sizing image when started with image and with thumbnail bar kept visible
fix: loading metadata when started with image

Release 5.0 - 2025-12-23

improve: also detect ctrl modifier only shortcut
improve: disabling thumbnails in file dialog also disabled folder thumbnails
fix: missing COMPONENTS keyword and find_package() call in CMakeLists
fix: scale detection for archives
fix: archives with documents uses properly styled combobox now
fix: recording trashing files to facilitate undoing
fix: opening files by passing relative path to portable Windows version
fix: reporting resolution of images
fix: fit-to-zoom with mixed folders

Release 5.0-beta2 - 2025-12-17

improve: dropping a file/folder on PhotoQt loads the respective path
improve: detect alt/shift modifiers pressed on their own
improve: extensions are identified by id that incorporates their path
improve: replace slider/spinbox combo by new advanced slider
improve: interpolation threshold now based on window size instead of fixed value
improve: modern interface uses fully custom button again
improve: text width in settings manager capped at max width to improve readability
improve: thumbnail edge handling when switching to integrated interface
fix: highlight marker in select boxes in settings manager
fix: respect all command line flags at startup
fix: proper use of palette for proper theming on all platforms
fix: file dialog opens at proper folder when PhotoQt opened along with image
fix: browsing and viewer mode for archives/documents
fix: building with extensions support disabled
fix: alignment and styling of radiobutton and checkbox
fix: all text now follows system colors
fix: add missing scroll manager to settings manager
fix: thumbnail scrolling with active thumbnail kept in center
fix: message boxes would sometimes be shown behind a window
fix: hiding entries in context menu properly removes the entry from view
fix: extension: uploading images to imgur.com (anonymously) works again
fix: missing reset buttons in settings manager
fix: reset buttons in settings manager of hidden sections were not hidden
fix: properly style text area
fix: viewer mode tool button in integrated interface

Release 5.0-beta1 - 2025-11-28

Full reworking of code basis for better modularisation
Two interface variants: modern as before) and integrated (new)
More consistent interface styling
Support for extensions with various features converted to extensions
Touching up of all colors and better accent color handling
Reworked settings manager for better structure and easier discoverability of options
Initial support for SAI images using libsai
Improved shortcuts engine and manager
New shortcuts: sibling folders
Setting to disable all animations globally
Optional support for native file dialog
Better thumbnail scroll handling
Additional smaller minimap variant
Startup wizard shown after update and fresh install
Faster interface construction with smart loaders for delaying expensive operations
Better and more robust handling of CMake options
FreeImage compile option now off by default
QtPDF compile option now on by default in favour of Poppler
Proper handling of XDG_ACTIVATION_TOKEN on Wayland
Navigating up a folder in the file dialog pre-selects previous folder
Add quit shortcut (Ctrl+Q) to file dialog
Moving from image view to folder view pre-selects currently viewed image
Deleting a file no longer results in blank screen under certain circumstances
Improved speed of loading folders with large number of archives
Workaround for high-resolution scrolling on Wayland when used for shortcut

You can find the full changelog right here in the git repository.

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