ClipFlow v1.0.0 - Production Release

Changelog

All notable changes to the ClipFlow project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog,
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

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[1.0.0] - 2026-11-01

Added

• Native Windows 11 Fluent Interface:
  • Real Windows 11 Acrylic and Mica backdrop materials via DWM APIs (DwmSetWindowAttribute).
  • Immersive dark mode with rounded corners (DWMWCP_ROUND).
  • Customizable transparency and blur controls.
• Genuine Win32 Clipboard Engine:
  • Event-driven monitoring via AddClipboardFormatListener and WM_CLIPBOARDUPDATE.
  • Zero-polling architecture for 0% CPU consumption during idle.
  • Automatic clipboard access conflict recovery with exponential backoff.
  • Multi-format support: Plain Text, HTML, RTF, Images (DIB/PNG), and File Drops (HDROP).
  • Rapid duplicate suppression within 800ms window.
• Smart Content Recognition:
  • Instant classification of HEX and RGB colors with live visual swatch previews.
  • URL and domain parsing with direct default browser invocation.
  • Code snippet recognition with programming language detection (C#, JavaScript, Python, SQL, Rust, HTML, CSS, JSON).
  • File drop classification with native Windows file icons, extension badges, and size formatting.
  • Email address and phone number detection.
• Rich Visual Thumbnail Tiles:
  • 46x46 high-contrast visual tiles for every clipboard entry.
  • High-resolution thumbnails for copied screenshots and image files.
  • Actual Windows associated file icons for documents (.pdf, .docx, .zip, .exe, etc.).
  • Mini document text lines card representation for plain text.
• Linux / GNOME Fluid Micro-Animations:
  • Smooth card hover scaling (ScaleTransform 1.01) and rightwards translation (TranslateTransform X=3.5px) with CubicEaseOut.
  • Smooth sidebar selection pill animation (Height 0 -> 20px, Opacity 0 -> 1).
  • Tactile selection and press feedback.
  • Spring-bounce toast notifications with BackEase physics.
• Privacy & Security Shield:
  • 100% Local SQLite WAL storage with zero telemetry, zero analytics, and zero cloud sync.
  • Native password manager ignore format detection (Clipboard Viewer Ignore, ExcludeClipboardContentFromMonitor).
  • Automatic detection and exclusion of KeePass, 1Password, Bitwarden, LastPass, Enpass, Dashlane, and Remote Desktop (mstsc.exe).
  • Sensitive token regex scanner protecting JWTs, private keys, API tokens (sk_live, ghp, AKIA, AIza), passwords, and credit cards.
• System Tray & Global Hotkeys:
  • Pure Win32 Shell_NotifyIcon integration with WPF ContextMenu.
  • System-wide customizable hotkeys:
    • Win + Alt + V: Toggle ClipFlow window
    • Win + Alt + F: Focus search bar
    • Win + Alt + M: Pause / Resume monitoring
    • Win + Alt + C: Clear clipboard history
• Storage & Performance Tuning:
  • SQLite Write-Ahead Logging (WAL), PRAGMA temp_store = MEMORY, cache_size = -4000, and mmap_size = 268435456.
  • Working set trimmer (EmptyWorkingSet) invoked automatically upon tray minimization (reducing RAM footprint to < 35 MB).
  • Virtualized WPF recycling canvas with pixel-based smooth scrolling.
• Self-Contained Installer:
  • Bundled .NET 9 desktop runtime eliminating external runtime installation requirements.
  • Professional Inno Setup installer (dist/ClipFlow-Setup-v1.0.0.exe) with desktop shortcut and uninstaller.
  • Automated PowerShell build and test script (build.ps1).

Fixed

• Resolved WPF EqualityToBooleanConverter.ConvertBack unhandled exception when switching sidebar categories.
• Resolved process termination on window hide by setting Application.ShutdownMode to OnExplicitShutdown.
• Resolved icon GDI+ handle premature disposal in system tray notification loop.