v1.0.0 - Initial Release

🎉 Release v1.0.0 (Initial Release)

We are excited to announce the first official release of the Folder Comments Shell Extension!

This tool integrates seamlessly into Windows Explorer, allowing you to easily view, add, and edit custom folder comments directly from the native Windows Folder Properties dialog.

✨ Key Features

• Native Explorer Integration: Adds a dedicated Comments tab to the properties dialog of any directory.
• Windows InfoTip Support: Comments are saved safely using native Windows APIs (). Your text will appear as a tooltip when you hover over the folder in Explorer.
• Massive Multilingual Support: UI translated and ready for over 40+ global languages, including automatic Right-to-Left (RTL) layout switching. (See full list below).
• Built-in Auto-Updater: Automatically checks GitHub for new versions in the background. Features a non-intrusive UI to Update Now, Remind Me Later, or Ignore a specific version.
• Clickable About Section: Direct links to visit the official website or contact support via email directly from the tab.

🌍 Multilingual Support (44 Languages)

The extension automatically adapts to your system language. Supported languages include:

Right-to-Left (RTL) Fully Supported:
Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew

Left-to-Right (LTR) Supported:
Afrikaans, Albanian, Basque, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faeroese, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.

🛡️ Stability & Architecture

Because shell extensions run directly inside , stability is a top priority in this release:

• Crash Protection: Wrapped with strict memory and lifecycle management to ensure the DLL safely unloads and prevents memory leaks.
• Failsafe Cleanups: Handles COM object reference counting flawlessly so Windows Explorer never freezes or crashes when closing the properties window.
• Debug Logging: Includes a built-in, thread-safe diagnostic logger. If you ever encounter an issue, a detailed is generated in the DLL directory to make troubleshooting easy.

💬 Feedback & Support

If you encounter any bugs, localization issues, or have feature requests, please open an issue on our GitHub repository.

Enjoy the release! 🚀