VisionVault v1.0.4 Release
VisionVault v1.0.4 Released
Hey everyone, VisionVault v1.0.4 is now available for the .exe build.
This update adds some really nice quality-of-life improvements across the desktop app and the built-in VisionVault TV web interface. A big focus this round was expanding animated poster support, improving TV web playback, and making library importing easier for larger organized collections.
Before You Update
Before installing the new version, please make a backup of your existing VisionVault data so you do not lose your library progress, posters, or settings.
Back up these files and folders first:
movies.dbmovie_inventory_settings.jsonposters/
If you already have an existing VisionVault setup, backing these up is strongly recommended before replacing your current .exe.
What’s New in v1.0.4
Animated Poster Support
- Added support for animated posters in VisionVault
- Users can now assign animated poster media alongside standard posters for supported titles
- Added support for
.gifanimated posters in the desktop app - Added animated poster controls to the Edit dialog for easier poster management
- Added support for prioritizing animated poster artwork in supported views when both static and animated artwork exist
Selected-Only Animated Poster Playback
- Added selected-only animated poster playback in the desktop app
- Animated poster artwork now plays only when a title is selected
- Helps keep the library view cleaner while still giving selected titles a more dynamic animated effect
VisionVault TV Web UI Expansion
- Continued expanding the built-in VisionVault TV web interface into a more complete browser-based frontend
- Added a more polished home screen with a featured hero section, branded layout, and TV-style content rows
- Added logo support in the web UI for a stronger VisionVault-branded presentation
- Added animated poster support in the web UI, including better poster priority handling
- Added support for subtitle playback in the web-based player
- Added more flexible subtitle lookup support, including matching subtitle files beside the movie and in common subtitle subfolders
- Added a dedicated All Movies page for browsing the full movie library outside the limited home rows
- Added more complete movie and show detail support for the web interface
- Expanded browser-based playback and resume support to make the web UI feel more like a full media platform
Recursive Folder Import
- Added support for recursive folder importing in VisionVault
- Movie and TV folder imports can now scan subfolders automatically
- Users no longer need to manually add every nested folder one by one
- Makes it much easier to import larger, organized media libraries
Android TV Foundation Work
- Continued backend and interface groundwork for the upcoming VisionVault TV Android app
- Added support in the shared system for cleaner TV-oriented browsing, playback flow, and server connection handling
- Expanded backend support for features that will be used by the Android TV app, including improved detail handling for movies and shows
- Continued shaping VisionVault’s shared architecture so desktop, web, and future Android TV experiences can work from the same core system
Fixes
Web UI and TV Layout Stability
- Improved layout behavior in TV-oriented views to better support featured hero sections, browsing rows, and poster presentation
- Reduced oversized visual elements in supported TV-style layouts so content fits the screen more cleanly
- Improved spacing and presentation for a more polished couch-friendly experience
Shared Watch and Recent Activity Flow
- Added backend support for exposing more recent watch information to connected clients
- Improved groundwork for sharing playback-related state between the desktop/server side and future TV-facing clients
- Helps move VisionVault toward more accurate cross-device playback and watch flow behavior
Update Reminder
Again, before updating, make sure you back up:
movies.dbmovie_inventory_settings.jsonposters/
That way your watched progress, posters, and saved setup stay safe during the update.
Thanks to everyone trying VisionVault out and sharing feedback. More improvements are on the way.