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@fupdec fupdec released this 19 Jun 09:38
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v0.13.0
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Vue 3 rewrite

MediaChips v0.13.0 is a major release: a full rewrite of the application on a modern stack while keeping the same core idea — organize local media, attach rich metadata, filter, and play files from your own library.

🌐 Website: mediachips.app
📖 Installation: INSTALLATION.md
🕰 Previous version (Vue 2): v0.12.5-beta · branch legacy/vue2

Highlights

  • Vue 3 rewrite — new UI on Vue 3, Vite, Vuetify 3, and Pinia
  • Modern desktop stack — Electron 39, Express 5, Sequelize + SQLite
  • Local AI tools — path tag parser and optional video frame recognition (runs locally, no Python)
  • Database migration — import from legacy LowDB databases (Vue 2 era)
  • LAN access — browse your library from other devices on the local network
  • Privacy unchanged — no telemetry, no data collection, fully open source (GPL-3.0)

Added

  • Full Vue 3 + Vite + Vuetify 3 frontend rewrite
  • Local path tag parser with optional ML-based semantic matching (@xenova/transformers)
  • Video object recognition — suggest tags from video frames using a bundled local CLIP model
  • Migration from LowDB — move data from older MediaChips databases (Vue 2)
  • In-app documentation with contextual help in settings and dialogs
  • Improved file moving — progress reporting, free disk space checks, cross-drive copy support
  • Navigation menu visibility settings
  • Metadata pinning improvements in media and tag edit dialogs
  • Docker support (Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml)
  • Redesigned media and tag editing dialogs with a compact hero layout
  • Mobile-friendly navigation and stats cards on the home page

Changed

  • Default branch master now contains the Vue 3 codebase (clean release history)
  • Build system moved from Webpack → Vite
  • State management moved from Vuex → Pinia
  • Backend updated to Express 5 with an improved task and WebSocket layer
  • Player layout and fullscreen behavior refined
  • README and installation docs rewritten in English

Fixed

  • Player video wrapper height constraints in fullscreen and normal mode
  • Various UI issues in mobile navigation and home page widgets

Upgrade from v0.12.x

Topic Details
Vue 2 users Stay on legacy/vue2 or v0.12.5-beta
Database Use the built-in LowDB → SQLite migration in Settings when upgrading from older versions
Backup first Create a database backup before migrating
Clean install You can also start fresh with v0.13.0 and import media again

⚠️ This is a major rewrite, not a small patch. Test migration on a backup copy of your database before switching your main library.

Downloads

Platform File
macOS MediaChips-0.13.0.dmg
Windows MediaChips-0.13.0-win.exe (installer) / portable build
Linux MediaChips-0.13.0.AppImage

macOS note: the app is self-signed. If macOS blocks launch, see INSTALLATION.md.

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/fupdec/mediaChips.git
cd mediaChips
npm install
npm run download-parser-model   # optional: ML models for tag suggestions
npm run build
npm run server                  # or: npm run electron

See README.md for full development instructions.

Legacy codebase

The Vue 2 version remains available:

git checkout legacy/vue2

All previous releases and tags are preserved.

Feedback

Full Changelog: first public Vue 3 release — no prior commits on master (legacy history is on legacy/vue2)

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