v1.5.7

• add preference for dark/light appearance (overriding system setting if desired)
• set text color of filenames to white against dark backgrounds
• fix heic auto-orientation in slideshow
• generate larger thumbnails in some cases when preference is set to 160
• remember rotations in between slideshows
• fix: app should no longer prevent unmounting of volumes
• fix animated gifs when "show large images at actual size" pref was on
• update slideshow image correctly when performing lossless jpeg rotation and "don't change modification date" preference was on
• fix order of slideshow when files were changed in the background and images were sorted by modification date
• eliminate white edges to images in certain circumstances
• fix a small memory leak when viewing exif info

v1.5.6

• improve slideshow image quality; draw correctly to HiDPI/"retina" displays
• fix crash when loading thumbnails for some DNG files
• fix regression: "Show Large Images at Actual Size" not working
• add a line to the slideshow cheat sheet documenting option-arrow (goes to next/previous slide in order while in random mode)

v1.5.5

• fix: "Move To Trash" does not remove slide from slideshow when sorted by date
• fix: thumbnails not updated immediately after undoing a "Move To Trash"
• add hidden preference to disable slideshow looping indicator: defaults write net.blyt.phoenixslides SlideshowSuppressLoopIndicator -bool YES

v1.5.4

• faster thumbnails
• better performance in slideshows, especially for zoomed-in images
• categories (the ones assigned with F2-F12 keys) now saved across launches
• experimental support for animated webp images
• add preference for the startup slideshow to appear in a window
• fix bug where some EXIF thumbnails were not recognized
• fix regression: corresponding thumbnail not selected after closing slideshow

v1.5.3

• add ability to start slideshow immediately at startup (set in Preferences)
• add option to start without a browser window (when starting up with slideshow)
• add menu item File -> Move to Folder
• allow collapsing file browser (drag the divider all the way to the top)
• choose whether not to start slideshow/auto-advance when opening files from the Finder
• fix auto-advance being on sometimes despite preference setting
• improved startup time; other optimizations and bug fixes
• fix drag and drop resulting in string vs. file in apps like InDesign
• fix slideshow cheat sheet asking to load the LiHei Pro font on non-Chinese localizations

v1.5.2

• use embedded jpeg to generate thumbnails for raw files
• fix regression: exif orientation not read correctly
• slightly faster thumbnails for jpegs (use RAM instead of tmpfile)
• fix some rare potential crashes

v1.5.1

• sort by EXIF date (jpeg, heif, and raw supported)
• show EXIF info for heif and (many) raw files
• improve sorting speed (sorting by modification date is over 10x faster)
• a couple of bug fixes

v1.5

• add option to view slideshow in resizable window
• thumbnail view and slideshow will now automatically update when your files are moved/changed (for most directories)
• restore ability to refresh thumbnails when reloading a directory
• support tabs
• add keyboard shortcut (cmd-opt-R) for Random mode
• allow pinch to zoom thumbnails
• enable "Copy" of file paths in thumbnail view
• add hidden preference for thumbnail padding: e.g., defaults write net.blyt.phoenixslides thumbPadding -float 5 (accepts values of 0-16, but anything under 5 may look terrible)

v1.4.8

• avoid the notch on newer macbooks
• allow undo after moving files to the trash/Finder
• improve performance and memory usage when loading thumbnails
• restore feature: drag files to directory browser to open that directory (broken since 10.6 Snow Leopard!)
• files are now selected when dropping them onto the app or thumbnail view
• improve behavior (don't reload) if the current directory is renamed, deleted, unmounted
• show file type descriptions in the preferences
• fix some crashes that could happen after closing a window
• fix broken contextual menu when right-clicking on corrupt files
• the maxThumbsToLoad hidden preference now defaults to 100
• other bug fixes
• now requires macOS 10.13 or later

v1.4.7

• improve image interpolation quality in slideshow
• improve "Check For Update" behavior