Glance v0.1.3

Glance v0.1.3

This release adds Windows Explorer integration, resumable sessions, and per-file close controls.

Added

• Open with Glance in Windows Explorer for .md, .markdown, and .mdown, plus an Open with Glance context-menu entry.
• Drag a Markdown file onto the Glance icon to open it.
• Single-instance behavior: opening another file focuses the existing window instead of starting a second copy.
• A close control on each opened file in both the folder tree and the session list.
• Last-view restore: reopen the last document, folder, and opened-file session on the next launch.

Changed

• The Windows executable metadata now identifies the app as Glance instead of Electron.
• The installer registers Glance.exe with FriendlyAppName=Glance and removes stale electron.exe Open With entries.
• License: new releases use PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0. Commercial use requires a separate license. MIT grants for v0.1.1 and v0.1.2 remain valid.

Installer

Windows x64 installer: Glance.Setup.0.1.3.exe

SHA-256: 52C0BE36B17CDDB21C76C1B60CCA5CC5731154E5D167626DD6D1A49812551945

Size: 83,820,088 bytes.

The build is unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run.

Full changelog: v0.1.2...v0.1.3

Glance v0.1.2

Glance v0.1.2

This release rolls up the work since v0.1.1.

Added

• Mermaid diagrams rendered locally, theme-matched, with lazy loading, horizontal overflow, and a source fallback when a diagram is invalid.
• KaTeX math for inline $...$ and display $$...$$ expressions, including muted raw-source fallbacks and currency-safe parsing.
• GitHub alerts for NOTE, TIP, IMPORTANT, WARNING, and CAUTION.
• Footnotes and emoji shortcodes, with working reference/back-reference links and Unicode-only emoji.
• Code copy controls on fenced blocks, visible on hover or keyboard focus and copying the original source.
• Built-in help from the bundled HELP.md, opened with Help > Help or F1 without entering the file session.

Changed

• Folder mode with a sidebar tree, root README auto-open, folder-scoped relative links and images, and folder search.
• Live reload for the open file and folder tree.
• Contents rail, in-document find, sidebar search, back/forward history, and multi-file opening.
• New keyboard shortcuts for navigation, zoom, full screen, live reload, contents, and help.
• Packaged runtime assets are restricted to the required Mermaid, KaTeX, plugin, and vendor files.

Removed

• Toggle Developer Tools from the View menu. Ctrl+Shift+I, Ctrl+Shift+J, and F12 no longer open DevTools.

Installer

Windows x64 installer: Glance.Setup.0.1.2.exe

SHA-256: ea56f5d3d785f3c7e1aa157f828bfe60529dfce5ce5b0fec4be7586ef13724f6

Size: 83,814,987 bytes.

The build is unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run.

Full changelog: v0.1.1...v0.1.2

Glance v0.1.1

Bug-fix release.

• Drag-and-drop works again. Dropped files lost their path when Electron 32 removed the non-standard File.path, so a drop silently did nothing. Paths now come from webUtils.getPathForFile through the preload bridge.
• No more light-theme flash on launch. The stored (or OS) theme is applied before the first paint instead of after the document loads.
• The specified typography now renders. Source Serif 4 and JetBrains Mono are self-hosted in vendor/, since the app CSP allows no remote resources.

Windows installer below (unsigned build: SmartScreen will warn on first run).

Glance v0.1.0

First public release of Glance, a lightweight README viewer.

• Open .md files via menu, shortcut, or drag-and-drop
• GitHub-style rendering with syntax-highlighted code
• Dark/light themes, external links open in browser

Windows installer below (unsigned build: SmartScreen will warn on first run).