Changelog

Release 4.9.2 - 2025-06-26

add: window buttons can follow accent color
add: option to improve scroll speed in file browser and settings
add: option to hide exit button for archive and document viewer
add: support for compressed TAR archives
add: option to automatically enter archives, comic books and/or documents
add: shortcuts to directly jump to the next/previous archive/document
improve: delay loading UI for faster and smoother experience
improve: more reliable detection of when an image changed
improve: file browser preserves its scroll position when folder content changes
improve: localize accent colors
improve: storing maximized/normal window state
improve: restructuring of code
improve: better aot statistics
improve: turn various c++ classes into proper QML singleton
improve: command line parsing and handling at startup
fix: don't load image twice at startup
fix: remember window geometry
fix: don't load folder contents during startup when image passed on
fix: Ken Burns slideshow effect
fix: localize interfaces of certain actions
fix: thumbnail bar not showing all thumbnails when varying widths are used
fix: showing scaled down image when not needed (unnecessary interpolation)
fix: cache property for animated images
fix: janky scrolling in thumbnail bar
fix: handling of pinches to control zoom in file browser
fix: Ctrl+Wheel zoom in file browser
change: remove blur background option - slow and unreliable
change: on Linux temporarily disable Qt plugin support for jpx, icns, j2k, jpc files (causes crash)

Release 4.9.1 - 2025-05-06

fix: changing integer settings in settings manager no longer result in fixed value of 1
fix: don't reset accent color when language is changed
fix: focus on current thumbnail when folder is loaded
fix: scrolling thumbnails with certain settings
fix: adding shortcuts does no longer override existing shortcut groups
fix: quick actions preserves relative position until manually moved
fix: never overlap quick actions, status info, and window buttons
fix: properly hide window buttons that are shown on top with no other element opened
fix: maximizing/restoring window through status info works properly again
fix: make sure necessary directories exist at each start up
fix: don't attempt to open advanced sorting with nothing loaded blocking interface
fix: blur area misplaced when switching between fullscreen/windowed mode
fix: status info respects font size setting
fix: keep edge actions active no matter the image margin
fix: recalculate default properties when image margin is changed
fix: arrow/text location when nothing is loaded move up when thumbnail is always visible
fix: ensure unit tests are working
fix: compiling PhotoQt with photo spheres disabled
improve: enabling quick settings in settings manager immediately shows quick actions
improve: make thumbnail flick velocity depend weakly on thumbnail size
improve: thumbnail magnifying highlight effect properly slides inactive thumbnails behind current thumbnail
improve: increase width of context menus if any item contains text that is too long
improve: revert handling of interpolation for small images to pre-4.9 behavior
improve: implementation of formalized pre-release testing checklist
windows: fix: show title bar and min/max buttons when window is shown on top

Release 4.9 - 2025-04-23

add: file dialog: masonry layout for file view
add: new quick actions: floating element with shortcuts for several actions to manipulate current image
add: hardcoded reset shortcut (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R) to reset PhotoQt to initial default categories
add: settings manager: reset individual settings group to its defaults
add: option (on by default) to always exclude network shares from any sort of caching/preloading
add: new shortcuts to flick images around, change existing moveImage shortcut to move images more statically
improve: much improved touch handling, including various touch gestures
improve: file view: grid layout always extends across the full width
improve: fully customizable integrated window buttons
improve: rate limit notifications to 1 per second
improve: new delete/move file icons
improve: prefer singleton classes over far-reaching id accesses in parts
improve: more resilient settings handling
improve: change setting to disable interpolation for small images to images smaller than window size
improve: rework fileview structure to be more efficient
improve: Wayland: optionally integrate subset of code from wayland-info to detect screen scaling factor
improve: behind the scenes preparation for extensions structure (to come soon)
improve: desktop file: add missing image/x-icns mimetype
improve: install scripts for Windows
fix: fit small images into window
fix: loading images with certain special characters in filenames
fix: file view: some times mouse hover events would stop being registered
fix: changing custom context menu entries at runtime no longer randomly orders context menu
fix: remove large empty gaps in context menu with certain actions disabled
fix: always ensure to set certain image properties only (and always) if image is main image
fix: sometimes at the end of a pinch by touchscreen the image would disappear altogether
fix: closing popped out filedialog window properly records it as closed

Release 4.8.1 - 2025-02-13

add: image formats: bmq, cine, cs1, dxo, jfif, obm, pdd, pxr, qtk, r3d, rdc, rwz, sti, x3f
add: status info: option to position at left, center, or right
add: window buttons: show navigation buttons only in fullscreen
add: window buttons: position navigation buttons at left or right of window buttons
add: make font weight adjustable
add: windows: sample vcpkg.json file
add: windows: tweaks for portable version
improve: use better image engine to load photo sphere images
improve: changing window size immediately resizes main image
improve: hide metadata/mainmenu/thumbnails when window being resized
improve: hide metadata/mainmenu/thumbnails when mouse left window for more than 1s
improve: harden Qt image reader
improve: file dialog: also include squashfs type (e.g., snaps) under temporary devices
improve: better and more reliable libvips plugin
fix: file dialog: toggling radio buttons in settings menu
fix: popping out main menu and metadata
fix: popped out metadata only does window resizing
fix: photo sphere exit button not overlaying everything
fix: unit tests
fix: building with Qt 6.4
fix: dragability and positioning of controls for photo spheres, archives, documents, videos
fix: enter photo sphere manually even without metadata
fix: hiding window buttons on timeout
fix: fully hide status info including shaddow
fix: settings manager: react to popout changes
fix: localization of many strings
change: renamed CMake options to be more consistent

Release 4.8 - 2025-01-25

add: zoom and pich to mouse/pinch position
add: touchpad pinches for zooming images
add: load multiple folders into main view both from command line and filedialog
add: thumbnails: variable width
add: file dialog: option to remember selections of folders
add: map explorer add context menu for images
add: map explorer: show current location at bottom right of map with context menu for copying location to clipboard
add: map explorer: add context menu to map for custom location
improve: file dialog: pressing shift switches trash function to permanently delete, including entry in context menu
improve: notification of failed application of color profile includes filename
improve: file dialog: tooltip and contextmenu handling
improve: file dialog: add context menus to breadcrumbs
improve: map explorer: performance of loading images
improve: attempt to compute device pixel ratio on Wayland using wayland-info
improve: mainmenu: vertically resizable and movable
improve: thumbnails: bar also visible with no files loaded but showing empty message
improve: add context menu to all buttons
improve: Escape always only closes context menu, combo box popup, or cancel slider/spinbox edit mode
improve: windows installer always removes old files first
improve: windows installer with silent mode
fix: avoid random crashes when switching images very quickly
fix: file dialog: remove selection every time folder changes
fix: file dialog: shift+click always selects range
fix: thumbnails: scrolling bar when shown at left/right edge
fix: deleting last file properly resets interface
fix: deleting file no longer gets stuck with busy loader
fix: map explorer: avoid crashes with many images loaded
fix: settings manager: show button to select custom accent color
fix: loading images at full scale at startup for device/pixel ratios other than 1
fix: load archive with unicode path on Windows
other: PhotoQt added to Windows app store

Release 4.7 - 2024-11-29

change: raise minimum required Qt version to 6.4 (6.5+ recommended)
add: fully custom accent color
add: make basis directory for thumbnail cache configurable
add: add option to zoom image in absolute percentage points
add: allow right edge action to be changed
add: snap package
improve: Escape key closes context menu, spinbox edits, and combobox popups
improve: hide temporary storage devices in file dialog
improve: On windows the favorites in the file dialog are stored in app specific directory
improve: tweak QML code to allow for better customizations (based on qmllint and qmlsc)
improve: copying image/page of archive/document to clipboard copies only displayed file/page
improve: image scale respects pixel density of screen (old behavior available in settings)
improve: better error checking application of color profiles with LCMS2
improve: context menu grouping
improve: disable minimap when inside photosphere
improve: better feature support in Appimages
fix: handling of file uris
fix: hidden mouse cursor in map explorer
fix: path to maplocation icon
fix: breadcrumbs don't pass right click menu to background
fix: minimap uses thumbnail image instead of full image
fix: short stutter shortly after video starts playing
fix: always show bookmarks header in file browser
fix: switching between name/natural name sorting without restarting
fix: setting up images during slideshow with some effects
fix: remember maximized/normal state of main window
fix: ensure to trigger left edge action with mouse at far left edge
fix: video playback in Flatpak package
fix: icons on Windows
fix: uninstaller speed on Windows

Release 4.6 - 2024-08-01

add: new image display engine, faster and more reliable
add: preloading of images in background
add: cropping images
add: undo feature with support for undoing moving files to trash
add: support for native notifications
improve: custom positioning of integrated notifications
improve: during ken burns slideshow effect, images with odd dimensions are shown with image faded out along the sides
fix: closing popped out settings manager no longer blocks main interface
fix: videos no longer loop infinitely during slideshows
fix: music does not pop up shortly between two consecutive video files in a slideshow
fix: always hide color space information when no color profile applied
fix: applying embedded color profiles to images in RGBA64 format
fix: applying embedded color profiles to images in formats unknown to LCMS2
fix: switching images during slideshows

Release 4.5 - 2024-05-13

add: context menu entry to force reload any thumbnail
add: space key can be forced to play/pause motion photo videos
add: autoplay option for motion photo videos
add: allow settings manager to be non-modal
add: shortcut to trash file with confirmation
improve: faster startup performance
improve: initial image to be loaded is shown without animation
improve: slideshow: Ken Burns slideshow effect
improve: slideshow: proper handling of all file types
improve: slideshow: better music support
improve: slideshow: proper video handling
improve: slideshow: don't show 'busy' indicator during slideshows
improve: slideshow: left/right arrow keys move to next/previous image
improve: photo spheres are loaded as spheres by default
improve: photo spheres show a short panning animation when loaded
improve: photo spheres integrate better into interface
improve: non-modal behavior of file dialog and map explorer
improve: backspace key in file dialog goes back in history
improve: smoother zoom in file dialog
improve: cache subfolder for breadcrumbs
improve: handling of popout windows
improve: faking background blur on older versions of Qt6 uses a proper color now
fix: direction for applying color profiles using LittleCMS
fix: loading images with embedded color profiles that report as ARGB32 format
fix: listing files in archives with non-lower case suffix
fix: upper/lower cases of suffixes in archives handled properly
fix: all entries in context menu in file dialog trigger their action
fix: use application icon in Wayland
fix: properly pause video when switching away
fix: 'busy' indicator fills full window
fix: folder suggestions for path edit in file dialog
fix: thumbnail label follows thumbnail when shown along left edge of window
fix: import of backup of configuration
fix: filter by image resolution
fix: advanced sort of folder by dates
fix: heic/heif images might not report proper orientation in exif tags -> ignore
fix: advanced spinboxes properly propagate their value
fix: using PhotoQt with MPV 0.38+
fix: loading images at full scale
fix: fitting image to window size setting for large images

Release 4.4 - 2024-04-04

add: color profile management including applying embedded color profiles
add: accent colors to make PhotoQt a little more colorful
add: interactive minimap with currently visible area highlighted
add: lossless zomm of SVG images
add: document and archive navigation even without viewer modus activated
add: left/right arrow keys switch between frames of animated image, space plays/pauses animation
add: auto-save and compact feature for settings manager
add: context menu for various floating elements to access some quick settings
add: shadow effect behind floating elements
add: small play/pause buttons for live/motion photos
add: lock icons to main menu to lock/unlock zoom/rotation/mirror
add: option to have background of PhotoQt fully transparent
improve: file type selection in file dialog allows for multiple selection
improve: closing context menus can happen without triggering other actions
improve: better layout and settings handling of settings manager
improve: simplified settings menu in file dialog
improve: streamline startup background message
improve: better spinbox for selecting numbers
improve: slider with opacity less than 1
improve: split up lock feature for the different categories
improve: reduces minimum window size with interface adapting better to smaller sizes
improve: faster histogram data loading
improve: more tooltips as help text
fix: compilation with zxing-cpp v1.4
fix: don't use *Magick for video files
fix: building PhotoQt with both ImageMagick 6 and 7 installed
fix: status info has solid background without (broken) blur
fix: converting keys to string when listening to shortcuts uses same code as in settings manager
fix: filedialog settings missed entry for muted preview colors
fix: in settings manager when selecting new action for shortcut group, pressing Escape closes subwindow only
fix: showing status info and window buttons when cursor near top edge

Release 4.3 - 2024-02-29

add: support for detecting QR and bar codes (using ZXing)
add: shortcut to jump 5s forwards/backwards in videos
add: motion/live photos react to play/pause shortcut
add: notification popups for various actions without clear visual feedback
add: touch-and-hold opens context menu
add: implement missing mirroring for Qt Video element
add: animate mirroring of images/videos
improve: clarify and streamline layout of settings manager
improve: clicking a value in metadata element copies value to clipboard
fix: proper handling of link/shortcut files on all platforms
fix: show videos of motion/live photos again when loading an image subsequent times
fix: motion/live photos respect orientation stored in metadata
fix: skip windows thumbnail cache for now
fix: correctly compute fitted size for (re-)svg provider
fix: proper handling of Windows network paths
fix: remove duplicate down array in bread crumbs when path ends with slash
fix: fix loading files with CJK characters in filename or path on Windows
fix: file dialog no longer pops up when application window is made very small

Release 4.2 - 2024-01-18

add: support for Google Motion Photos and Apple Live Photos
add: support for photo spheres including 360 degree views using equirectangular projection
add: editable path in file dialog
add: Qt video element
add: option to apply same changes (zoom, position, rotation) to next image
add: when window decoration is disabled custom window handles are available for moving/resizing window
improve: touchscreen handling
improve: video management
improve: use reSVG for all SVG icons everywhere (if enabled)
improve: RAW images load embedded thumbnail when available
improve: RAW images can use embedded thumbnail if as large as actual image
improve: adjust folder icon in list view for small zoom levels
improve: hide map related items completely when location support disabled
improve: add filename to window title
improve/fix: safeguards for initial scaling and positioning of images
fix: degraded image quality when close to 100% zoom
fix: use any mouse button for shortcuts
fix: disabled lift-up highlight for thumbnails don't affect thumbnail bar
fix: mouse wheel triggers shortcut once per movement
fix: use Escape key for custom shortcuts
fix: actually hide status info when disabled
fix: detection of other mouse buttons when click on image for dragging
fix: drag-and-drop for bookmarks in file dialog
fix: proper loading of images inside archives with libarchive

Release 4.1 - 2023-12-20

add: restore default settings/shortcuts from settings manager
add: export/import configuration from settings manager
add: support loading AVIF format with ImageMagick/GraphicsMagick
add: missing fit-to-window feature support
improve: apply changes to 'load at actual size' setting immediately
improve: reduce minimum width of places column in file dialog
improve: add vertical scrollbar to file view
improve: load any supported image type inside of archives
fix: loading image in current working directory
fix: reloading folder when content changes
fix: use middle button for shortcuts
fix: visibility and alignment of log/debug message window
fix: disabling image animations in settings manager
fix: icons used for Windows build
fix: store layout of file view

Release 4.0.1 - 2023-12-15

fix migrating settings table on upgrade in certain circumstances

Release 4.0 - 2023-12-14

PhotoQt now based on Qt6 (requiring at least 6.2+, 6.4+ recommended)
updated settings manager
updated export feature
updated file dialog
updated image viewer engine (image now snaps in place)
updated thumbnails (and faster)
updated exiv2 analysis
updated main menu
updated map view
updated file management
updated advanced sorting feature
updated chromecast manager
updated slideshow handling
updated wallpaper feature
updated context menu
updated histogram
updated notifications feature
numerous bug fixes and general improvements
restructured code basis for easier maintenance and higher reliability

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

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