windrop v2.1.0

What's New in v2.1.0

1. Heuristic-Safe Hotkey Architecture (Zero Antivirus / Defender Flags)

• Eliminated Low-Level Hooks: Replaced SetWindowsHookExW(WH_KEYBOARD_LL) with official Win32 RegisterHotKey, completely eliminating false-positive keylogger heuristic detections in Windows Defender.
• Dedicated HotkeyThread: Because OLE's modal DoDragDrop loop filters out WM_HOTKEY (0x0312), hotkeys are now processed on an independent background thread. Keystrokes are captured with zero latency (~0.1ms) even while dragging over foreign windows.
• MOD_NOREPEAT Protection: Physical key holds will not trigger duplicate events
• Multi-Card Cascade: Staged cards automatically hand off hotkey focus to whichever card is topmost.

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2. Byte-for-Byte Reproducible Builds

• Configured MSVC deterministic compilation and linking flags in CMakeLists.txt
• Verification: Clean builds across different environments produce the exact same SHA-256 hash.

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3. Minimal Default CLI Output & --verbose Mode

• Clean Default Output: When running windrop <files...>, terminal output is now distraction-free:
• Verbose Guidance: Pass --verbose to view full control instructions and interactive tips:

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4. New Flags: --version & --help

• Added --version, -v, -V flags:

  PS C:\> windrop --version
  windrop 2.1.0

• Added --help, -h, /? flags with a refreshed, structured help menu.

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Verification & Hashes

Attribute	Value
Version	2.1.0
Architecture	Windows x64
Subsystem	Console (Native Win32 STA COM)
Release SHA-256	84C9C48683B59B177E763DC6208AC5172515AA1D9387EA39148CECAEEC65B3B7

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What's Changed

• Enable reproducible builds by @Dking08 in #2
• Safer F8 hook using std win32 APIs by @Dking08 in #3

Full Changelog: v2.0.1...v2.1.0

windrop v2.0.1

windrop v2.0.1

What's New in v2.0.1

This release introduces CLI quality-of-life flags (--version, --verbose), streamlines the default terminal output for a cleaner developer experience, and clarifies control prompts across the help menu and documentation.

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Features & CLI Improvements

• Version Flag (--version, -v):
  • Quickly query the installed binary version directly from your terminal:

    windrop --version
    # Output: windrop 2.0.1

• Verbose Guidance Flag (--verbose):
  • Added an optional --verbose flag to display detailed control instructions and shortcuts when needed:

    windrop --verbose photo.png

• Streamlined Default Output:
  • The default terminal output is now clean, minimal, and focused solely on the operation in progress:

    Payload (1 file):
      - C:\Users\me\Documents\report.pdf
    
    Dragging...
    Drop completed (Copy).
    

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Help Menu & Documentation Clarifications

• Explicit Card Dismissal Prompt:
  • Clarified that dismiss actions require right-clicking on the floating card widget ([Esc] or right-click on card), eliminating confusion where users expected right-clicking anywhere on their screen to dismiss the tool.
• Drop Trigger Guidance:
  • Clarified across the help menu, stdouts, and documentation that drops can be executed via either [F8] or a standard left-click.
• Refreshed Help Menu (--help, -h):
  • Grouped controls by input mode (Mouse, Keyboard, Dismiss) and added the new --verbose and --version options.
  • Cleaned up the title description by removing legacy comparisons.

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Verification & SHA256

Build tested and compiled using MSVC (/W4 /WX strict mode).

File	Type
windrop.exe	117c4072c4f7073221044e8df8e9ecd8e35cd28dc168f49180548e29f5ae43e7

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Full Changelog: v2.0.0...v2.0.1

windrop v2.0.0

windrop v2.0.0

A lightweight, native Windows CLI drag-and-drop utility (dragon / blobdrop alternative for Windows).

Highlights in v2.0.0

• 2-Step Keyboard Drag (F8): Hover over any destination window, press F8 to engage drag (illuminating drop cues), and press F8 again to drop.
• Floating Acrylic Drag Card: Sleek, dark acrylic card for direct physical mouse drag-and-drop into Discord, Chrome, VS Code, File Explorer, Slack, etc.
• Multi-Widget Staging: Spawning multiple instances automatically cascades cards (+30px offset) across your desktop.
• 5 Shell Formats: Full format negotiation (CF_HDROP, CFSTR_PREFERREDDROPEFFECT, CF_UNICODETEXT, CF_TEXT, CFSTR_SHELLURL).
• High-DPI Aware: Native Per-Monitor V2 DPI scaling.
• Shell Thumbnail Preview: Live translucent shell drag preview via IDragSourceHelper2.

Quick Install / Build

cmake -B build -S . -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64
cmake --build build --config Release

Checksums (SHA-256)

File	SHA-256
windrop.exe	be82bfbe981d7afa0a03f42d67abedee88be6a5ae01a29010236a784a468fd68