FeatherFiles 0.5.3

FeatherFiles 0.5.3 — no more 1000-file limit

Fixes

• Select or drop thousands of files at once. Picking or dragging more than 1000 photos or videos at a time
  failed with an "invalid selection" error. You can now add as many as you like in one go. Folders were never
  limited.
• Clearer error messages. Errors no longer start with technical text such as "Error invoking remote method".

Your settings and profiles from previous versions are kept when you install this version over the previous one.

Downloads

Platform	File
Windows 10/11 (64-bit)	FeatherFiles-Setup-x64.exe
Linux AppImage (x86_64)	FeatherFiles-x86_64.AppImage
Linux .deb (Debian, Ubuntu)	FeatherFiles-amd64.deb

Note

The Windows installer is not code-signed yet. If you see "Windows protected your PC", click
More info → Run anyway. See the installation guide for details.

SHA-256 checksums

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FeatherFiles 0.5.2

FeatherFiles 0.5.2 — smaller WhatsApp videos and original sound

New

• Short WhatsApp videos are reduced too. In Automatic, every WhatsApp video is now reduced to about two
  thirds of its size, not only those over 5 MB. Only very short ones (under 1 MB) are copied as they are. You can
  still pick a stronger reduction for any video in the list.
• Keep the original sound of your videos. New option in Settings → More options: Don't touch the sound
  of videos. The video is reduced, but the sound is copied exactly as it was, same format and quality. It takes
  a little more space, which is useful for music or concerts. Maximum sizes and percentages are still respected.
  It is off by default.

Security

• Updated the image engine (sharp) to the latest version, which fixes a recently published security advisory.

Your settings and profiles from previous versions are kept when you install this version over the previous one.

Downloads

Platform	File
Windows 10/11 (64-bit)	FeatherFiles-Setup-x64.exe
Linux AppImage (x86_64)	FeatherFiles-x86_64.AppImage
Linux .deb (Debian, Ubuntu)	FeatherFiles-amd64.deb

Note

The Windows installer is not code-signed yet. If you see "Windows protected your PC", click
More info → Run anyway. See the installation guide for details.

SHA-256 checksums

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Third-party licenses: THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md

FeatherFiles 0.5.1

FeatherFiles 0.5.1 — video conversion and fixes

New

• Convert videos to MP4 without losing quality. In What to do with your videos (for all videos, or for
  any single video in the list), choose Convert to MP4 (same quality): MOV, AVI, MKV and other videos become
  MP4 at the same resolution and quality, so they play on TVs and phones. Pick H.264 (most compatible) or
  H.265 (smaller, but some older devices can't play it). Videos already in that MP4 format are left as they
  are.
• Heavy WhatsApp videos are reduced automatically. WhatsApp videos over 5 MB are now reduced to about two
  thirds of their size even when WhatsApp had already compressed them. Small ones are still copied as they are.
• Side-by-side comparator. The before and after comparator now opens with the original and the result side
  by side. The view with a draggable line is still one click away, and zooming in moves both photos together.

Fixes

• The window fits small screens. It opens at a size that fits your screen and can be made much smaller
  (down to 720 × 520). Before, on laptops with display scaling it could not be resized vertically.
• Small WhatsApp photos no longer grow by 3 KB when their date is saved inside them: only the date itself is
  written now (about 150 bytes).
• Photos slightly over the target size are explained. Photos with a lot of detail (leaves, grass…) that don't
  fit the size even at the profile's lowest quality now say so in the list and in the summary, instead of just
  showing an orange badge.

Your settings and profiles from previous versions are kept when you install this version over the previous one.

Downloads

Platform	File
Windows 10/11 (64-bit)	FeatherFiles-Setup-x64.exe
Linux AppImage (x86_64)	FeatherFiles-x86_64.AppImage
Linux .deb (Debian, Ubuntu)	FeatherFiles-amd64.deb

Note

The Windows installer is not code-signed yet. If you see "Windows protected your PC", click
More info → Run anyway. See the installation guide for details.

SHA-256 checksums

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Third-party licenses: THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md

FeatherFiles 0.5.0

FeatherFiles 0.5.0 — videos your way, and a before/after comparator

Highlights

• Choose how much to shrink your videos. Settings has a new What to do with your videos section with three
  modes:
  • Automatic (the default): each video follows its profile, as before.
  • All the same: one setting for every video. Lower the quality (a little, a fair amount or a lot), set a
    maximum size (10, 16 or 25 MB, or any other), keep a percentage of the original, or leave them all as
    they are.
  • One by one: choose for each video, or tick several and give them the same setting at once.
    In every mode, each video in the list has its own selector, so you can change any single video. The list also
    shows an estimate of each video's final size before you start. These choices are temporary and never change
    your saved profiles.
• Before and after comparator. When a batch finishes, click Compare before and after, or any optimized
  photo in the list, to see the original and the result side by side with a line you can drag. Zoom in to full
  size to check the detail, and move to the previous or next photo without closing it.
• Exact sizes, metadata included. With Never go over the chosen size (on by default, in More options),
  the final file, EXIF data included, never exceeds the target size.
• Elapsed and remaining time. The summary shows how long the batch has been running and roughly how long is
  left, then the total time and what happened to the files (optimized, copied unchanged, left as you chose, with
  errors).

Improvements

• Shrinking always shrinks. A video is never encoded at more than about 70 % of its original bitrate, and the
  audio of a light video is not raised. If the result is still almost as large as the original, or over the chosen
  size, a second, tighter attempt is made automatically.
• WhatsApp videos sent in HD are reduced to 720p; videos WhatsApp already compressed are copied as they are.
  Both can be changed in More options.
• Dates for WhatsApp photos and videos. WhatsApp removes the capture date: it is now taken from the file name
  (for example IMG-20240311-…) and written inside the file, so galleries sort them correctly. Files that already
  have their own date keep it. You can turn this off in More options.
• Converted videos keep their recording date inside the file (the original's, or the one in the file name).

Notes

• If you used a previous version, your saved WhatsApp profiles keep working exactly as before. Turn on the new
  options in Settings → More options if you want them.

Your settings and profiles from previous versions are kept when you install this version over the previous one.

Downloads

Platform	File
Windows 10/11 (64-bit)	FeatherFiles-Setup-x64.exe
Linux AppImage (x86_64)	FeatherFiles-x86_64.AppImage
Linux .deb (Debian, Ubuntu)	FeatherFiles-amd64.deb

Note

The Windows installer is not code-signed yet. If you see "Windows protected your PC", click
More info → Run anyway. See the installation guide for details.

SHA-256 checksums

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Third-party licenses: THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md

FeatherFiles 0.4.0

FeatherFiles 0.4.0 — quick tasks

Highlights

• Quick tasks. Settings has a new What to do with your photos selector. Keep using your profiles (the
  default), or pick a one-off task:
  • Shrink to a maximum size — every photo under the size you choose, for forms or email.
  • Convert to another format — JPG, WebP or PNG, in high quality; photos already in that format are copied.
  • Remove metadata and location — GPS, camera, date and other hidden data are removed without
    re-encoding: the photo looks exactly the same. Works with JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, AVIF and TIFF.
    Tasks are temporary and never change your saved profiles. Videos keep following their profiles.
• New profile options: a Remove metadata action, and Copy if already in that format for format conversions.

Your settings and profiles from previous versions are kept when you install this version over the previous one.

Downloads

Platform	File
Windows 10/11 (64-bit)	FeatherFiles-Setup-x64.exe
Linux AppImage (x86_64)	FeatherFiles-x86_64.AppImage
Linux .deb (Debian, Ubuntu)	FeatherFiles-amd64.deb

Note

The Windows installer is not code-signed yet. If you see "Windows protected your PC", click
More info → Run anyway. See the installation guide for details.

SHA-256 checksums

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Third-party licenses: THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md

FeatherFiles 0.3.0

FeatherFiles 0.3.0 — videos at an exact size

Highlights

• Videos at an exact final size. Video profiles have a new Final size option next to Bitrate and CRF:
  choose the maximum size in MB and FeatherFiles calculates the bitrate from each video's length so it fits,
  lowering the resolution when needed. If a result ever went over the limit, it is flagged as Over target.
• New built-in profile: 10 MB video. Ready for Discord, email or any site with a 10 MB limit. Pick it from the
  video's drop-down in the file list, or edit it to use any other size.
• Version number in the header, next to the logo.
• Polish: new built-in profiles now appear next to the others of their kind, and drop-down arrows have proper
  spacing.

Your settings and profiles from previous versions are kept when you install this version over the previous one.

Downloads

Platform	File
Windows 10/11 (64-bit)	FeatherFiles-Setup-x64.exe
Linux AppImage (x86_64)	FeatherFiles-x86_64.AppImage
Linux .deb (Debian, Ubuntu)	FeatherFiles-amd64.deb

Note

The Windows installer is not code-signed yet. If you see "Windows protected your PC", click
More info → Run anyway. See the installation guide for details.

SHA-256 checksums

682ec93e9b111bebdc563a43d84a1e4eb42727c2e3b21b7d0d42e2f1b40358d7  FeatherFiles-Setup-x64.exe
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Third-party licenses: THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md

FeatherFiles 0.2.0

FeatherFiles 0.2.0 — now in English

Highlights

• English and Spanish. The whole app is now available in English. It follows your system language by default,
  and you can switch between ES and EN in the header at any time. Built-in profiles and rules are
  translated too, and the ones you have renamed keep your names.
• Consistent dark mode. When the theme is set to System and your computer uses dark mode, the settings
  panel now looks exactly the same as with Dark selected.

Your settings and profiles from 0.1.0 are kept when you install this version over the previous one.

Downloads

Platform	File
Windows 10/11 (64-bit)	FeatherFiles-Setup-x64.exe
Linux AppImage (x86_64)	FeatherFiles-x86_64.AppImage
Linux .deb (Debian, Ubuntu)	FeatherFiles-amd64.deb

Note

The Windows installer is not code-signed yet. If you see "Windows protected your PC", click
More info → Run anyway. See the installation guide for details.

SHA-256 checksums

b4db3e12fe94babe3dc613e3d56e1463b7ad58b89f8857186631c6bb2c4b0838  FeatherFiles-Setup-x64.exe
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Third-party licenses: THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md

FeatherFiles 0.1.0

FeatherFiles 0.1.0 — first public release 🎉

FeatherFiles shrinks entire photo and video libraries on your own computer, without uploading a single file.

Highlights

• Batch optimization of whole folders. It keeps the subfolder structure and handles tens of thousands of files.
• Automatic profiles. Files are sorted by name, folder and camera data: WhatsApp photos, camera photos,
  screenshots, scanned documents, videos and more. Every profile can be edited, duplicated and exported.
• Target-size encoding. For example, camera photos come out as WebP at about 300 KB, with the best quality that
  fits that size.
• Video. Videos are converted to 720p H.264 at 1.8 Mbps, using GPU acceleration when it is available.
• Metadata and dates are kept. EXIF data (camera, capture date, GPS) is preserved, and the creation and
  modification dates are restored on disk.
• Originals are never touched. The results go to a new (FeatherFiles) folder.
• HEIC support for photos from iPhone.
• Update notice. The app tells you when a new version is available. You can turn it off in the settings.

The app is in Spanish for now. An English version is on the way.

Downloads

Platform	File
Windows 10/11 (64-bit)	FeatherFiles-Setup-x64.exe
Linux AppImage (x86_64)	FeatherFiles-x86_64.AppImage
Linux .deb (Debian, Ubuntu)	FeatherFiles-amd64.deb

Note

The Windows installer is not code-signed yet. If you see "Windows protected your PC", click
More info → Run anyway. See the installation guide for details.

SHA-256 checksums

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