view-calipers v0.1.0

view-calipers v0.1.0

The first public release: a Windows media browser for images, videos, comics, documents, and 3D models.

Highlights

• Always-available This PC tree, bookmarks, and clickable path breadcrumbs.
• Two independent browser panes with duplicatable and lockable tabs.
• Adjustable split preview: Pane 1 above Pane 2, including simultaneous video playback.
• Background thumbnail generation, persistent caching, folder / archive covers, and EXIF orientation.
• ZIP / CBZ, RAR / CBR, and 7z / CB7 image browsing.
• Video scrubbing, A–B playback markers, clip / section repeat, and optional GPU decoding.
• PDF page scrubbing and Markdown rendering.
• Interactive OBJ, FBX, glTF / GLB, and USD-family mesh previews via Blender.
• Fullscreen viewing and customizable shortcuts.

Installation

Download view-calipers-v0.1.0-windows-x64.zip, extract it, and run view-calipers.exe.

Requires Windows 10 / 11 x64 and an OpenGL 3.3 capable graphics driver. Install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (x64) if needed. Install FFmpeg, FFprobe, and FFplay for video, and Blender for 3D. These tools are not bundled.

Known limits

The executable is unsigned. Video previews are limited to approximately 960 × 540 pixels at 24 fps. 3D previews show static geometry and base colors, without textures or animation. Animated images show a still frame. Archive previews support images; password-protected archives are unsupported. Tabs and playback ranges are session-only.

Verification

The complete local suite passed: 26 tests covering EXIF, archive navigation, thumbnail caching, PDF / Markdown, 3D imports, tabs, and simultaneous video playback. GitHub Actions also passed the 22 tests that do not require external FFmpeg / Blender installations, built the Windows x64 release, and packaged its license notices. The downloaded release ZIP passed its SHA-256 check, and the packaged executable was launched successfully.