1.0.0-beta.4

The fourth beta release of Vistava, featuring the following changes and improvements:

• Extension support for alternative media sources
• Editable configurations for keybindings and certain application settings
• Added feature to open items and directories from Vistava in OS file explorer
• Various bugfixes and UI/UX improvements
• Included all required dependencies in Windows Installer/ZIP

It is recommended to uninstall any existing versions of Vistava before installing this version.

For Windows, the installer vistava-win-setup-1.0.0-beta.4.exe is recommended - just download and run the installer. Alternatively, the vistava-win-1.0.0-beta.4.zip archive can be downloaded and extracted - then, start the contained Vistava.exe executable.

For Linux, the vistava-linux-1.0.0-beta.4.flatpak is the recommended way to install Vistava on any distribution supporting flatpak. For Arch-based distributions, the vistava-linux-1.0.0-beta.4.pacman package can be installed (using pacman -U vistava-linux-1.0.0-beta.4.pacman). Alternatively, the vistava-linux-1.0.0-beta.4.tar.bz2 archive contains the precompiled executables for any other use-cases - install ffmpeg, extract the archive and run the contained vistava executable.

1.0.0-beta.3

The third beta release of Vistava, featuring the following changes and improvements:

• New thumbnail generation system using ffmpeg and ImageMagick on both Windows and Linux
• Added flatpak deployment to support more Linux distributions (replacing the AppImage and DEB versions)
• Added support for the 8BitDo Micro Bluetooth Gamepad
• Various smaller bugfixes and improvements

It is recommended to uninstall any existing versions of Vistava before installing this version.

For Windows, the installer vistava-win-setup-1.0.0-beta.3.exe is recommended - just download and run the installer, which will automatically install required dependencies. Alternatively, the vistava-win-1.0.0-beta.3.zip archive can be downloaded and extracted - then, start the contained Vistava.exe executable. This, however, requires manually installing ffmpeg.

For Linux, the vistava-linux-1.0.0-beta.3.flatpak is the recommended way to install Vistava on any distribution supporting flatpak. For Arch-based distributions, the vistava-linux-1.0.0-beta.3.pacman package can be installed (using pacman -U vistava-linux-1.0.0-beta.3.pacman). Alternatively, the vistava-linux-1.0.0-beta.3.tar.bz2 archive contains the precompiled executables for any other use-cases - install ffmpeg, extract the archive and run the contained vistava executable.

1.0.0-beta.2

The second beta release of Vistava, featuring the following changes and improvements:

• Thumbnails for directories and playlists were redesigned to take less space
• Icons have been cleaned up and improved
• Experimental support for the image formats TIFF, PSD and DDS was added
• Videos now loop by default
• Various smaller bugfixes and usability improvements

It is recommended to uninstall any existing versions of Vistava before installing this version.

For Windows users, the installer vistava-win-setup-1.0.0-beta.2.exe is recommended - alternatively, extracting the vistava-win-1.0.0-beta.2.zip archive and starting the contained Vistava.exe executable is also possible.

For Linux, the vistava-linux-1.0.0-beta.2.pacman package can be used to install Vistava on Arch-based distributions. For Debian-based distributions, the vistava-linux-1.0.0-beta.2.deb package can be used. Users of other Linux distributions can extract the provided vistava-linux-1.0.0-beta.2.tar.bz2 archive and execute the contained vistava executable.

1.0.0-beta.1

The initial beta release of Vistava! 🎉

For Windows, an automated installer (vistava-win-setup-1.0.0-beta.1.exe) is provided, which is recommended for most users. Alternatively, an extractable ZIP file is also provided - note that this route does not support explorer integration or an installer for .NET.

For Linux, the packages for Debian- or Arch-based distributions are recommended - alternatively, the (portable) AppImage can also be used. Please see the README.md for additional installation steps.