1.9.0

• Add the histogram of the photos' date/time.

1.8.0

• Update how thumbnails are shown in the sidebar.
  • Previously, thumbnails are displayed in the tooltips. From this version, such tooltips are abolished. Instead, thumbnails are shown within the sidebar.
• Update the pins on the map.
  • From this version, the pin shows the date which the photo is taken.
• Update how the cluster of photos are displayed on the map.
  • Previously, after clicking the cluster, it expands as pins. From this version, clicking the cluster shows the viewer for the photos in the cluster.

1.7.0

The release date of v1.7.0 is January 5, 2023.
For some reason, GitHub says it's March 3, 2023, but this is incorrect. Moreover, GitHub does not allow fixing it.

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• Add "Select by Region" feature
  • After a region is set on the map, "Select Photos" button appears on the map. Clicking the button selects the photos within the region.
• Support undo/redo of photo selection.
  • Available in the newly added Selection menu.
• Add "Select Only This" feature for the directory tree view.
  • Available in the context menu of the directory tree view.
• Reduce the size of thumbnail cache for HEIF files.
  • If you have generated thumbnail cache using prior versions, please delete the cache so that the thumbnail cache is generated with reduced size. Deleting the cache can be done in the Settings dialog.
• Fix the bug that loading many HEIF files (approximately more than 10000 files) crashes the application.
• Fix the bug that the Settings dialog is sluggish when the size of the thumbnail cache is big.
• Fix the bug that Bing Maps becomes empty when photo selection is changed frequently in a short time.

1.6.0

• Support the file with .MP4 extension for Live Photos
  • Requested in Discussion #406
  • Previously, .MOV extension is supported because it's the file gotten from iPhone as Live Photos. From this version, .MP4 extension can also be used.
• The popup in the map automatically appears when only one file is selected.
• Added "Select Only This" menu item in the photo info viewer.

1.5.0

• Added "View Data" menu item in the photo info viewer.
  • Clicking it launches a new window for displaying the EXIF data of the photo.
  • The integrated version of Photo Data Viewer runs in the new window.

1.4.0

• Support Bing Maps.
  • Users can choose "Bing (Road)", "Bing (Aerial)", "Bing (Aerial with Labels)" or "OpenStreetMap" with the layer selection button at the top right corner of the map.
  • The default map is "Bing (Road)".
• "More Options" menu (looks like horizontal three dots) is added in the photo info viewer.
  • "Open Folder" button is changed to a menu item in this menu.
  • "Open Google Maps" and "Open Google Street View" menu items are added.

1.3.0

• The loading folder dialog became smoother and more informative.

1.2.0

• Display the progress in the loading folder dialog after a folder is selected.
• Added the status bar which displays the information about the loaded files.
  • Visibility of the status bar can be toggled by the Show Status Bar checkbox in the settings dialog.
• PNG/TIFF files are displayed.
  • Note that PNG thumbnails are displayed, but TIFF thumbnails are not available.
• Metadata files generated by Windows or macOS (e.g. Thumbs.db, .DS_Store) are hidden in the directory tree view.
  • This is to be aligned with Explorer on Windows or Finder on macOS because such files are hidden.
• Fixed the bug that loading folder freezes when certain files are loaded.
• Performance improvement.

1.1.0

• Display the context menu for the items in the directory tree view.
  • In the context menu, "Open FILE_NAME" (FILE_NAME is the name of the item which received right-click) button and "Open Folder" button are displayed.
  • "Open FILE_NAME" button opens the file with its associated application.
    • The file type can be anything. For example, if it is a .pdf file, the file is opened with the application which is associated with .pdf extension.
  • "Open Folder" button opens Explorer on Windows or Finder on macOS for the folder containing the item.

1.0.0

• First major release 🎉
• Support HEIF files
  • Files with .heif or .heic extension are loaded.
  • Thumbnail generation is required for HEIF files. Thumbnail generation progress is displayed in the footer. The generated thumbnails are cached.
  • The settings dialog shows the location and the size of thumbnail cache. The settings dialog has the button to delete thumbnail cache.
  • Select Folder button is disabled when thumbnail generation is in progress.
• Added a dialog to let users know that photos with GPS locations do not exist in the selected folder when it is the case.
• Added more information in About Box.
• Added more information in Welcome Dialog.