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qrate v0.2.0-alpha.3

A follow-up to alpha.2 with the fixes that came out of working a 5,000 item collection
of mixed media. This is alpha software. Keep a backup of your data.

What is new

The file viewer

  • The viewer no longer re-reads a file's details every time the panel repaints.
  • Video timelines are read off the interface thread. A long video no longer stalls the window.

The grid

  • A row keeps the same identity across a save. Notes stay attached to the item, not to the position it sat in.
  • Notes realign only after a row is added or removed, not on every edit.

Panels and the gallery

  • The grid resizes to fill the space when a dock opens or closes.
  • The gallery keeps its card density after you drag the slider.

Google Sheets

  • Sign-in and sync controls are in Settings, next to the consent gate, instead of only in the menu.
  • A public Google Sheet imports again without signing in.

Settings

  • More of a project's configuration is editable from the Settings window.

Downloads

  • Windows: *-setup.exe (installer, asks for per-user or all-users) or
    *-x86_64.zip (portable). Deploying to managed machines? See Enterprise below.
  • macOS: *-universal.dmg (Intel + Apple Silicon)
  • Linux: *-x86_64-linux.tar.gz (Wayland + X11; needs a Vulkan driver)

Verify your download against SHA256SUMS.txt.

Enterprise (Windows)

*-x86_64.msi installs per-machine and is built for Group Policy Software
Installation, SCCM, and Intune — or a plain silent push:

msiexec /i qrate-0.2.0-alpha.3-x86_64.msi /quiet /norestart

Upgrades in place on top of any earlier MSI install; downgrading is blocked.

File previews

PDF previews work out of the box everywhere — PDFium ships in every download.

Video previews and JPEG 2000/AVIF/HEIC need ffmpeg. It is bundled on Windows;
on macOS and Linux install it and qrate will find it on your PATH:

brew install ffmpeg          # macOS
sudo apt install ffmpeg      # Debian/Ubuntu

Without it those files fall back to a file-type icon; nothing else is affected.

Note

These builds are unsigned.

  • Windows: SmartScreen may warn "unknown publisher" — click More info → Run anyway.
  • macOS: right-click the app → Open the first time, or run
    xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/qrate.app".
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