faces-h v0.5.0

Installation

Download faces-h-setup-*.exe and run it. No additional software required.

The app will download the face recognition model (~300 MB) on first launch.

Note: This release is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run — click "More info → Run anyway".

Post-install verification

Run the bundled smoke test against the running sidecar:

python scripts/smoke_test.py

Updating

Existing installs get an in-app update notification (Help > Check for Updates…) — no need to manually download and run a new installer.

What's Changed

• [Frontend + Rust + Infra] In-app update notifications, skip NSIS uninstall prompt (closes #180) by @justminime in #181
• [Frontend + Python] Fix scan progress stuck at 0% and log coalescing bug (closes #182) by @justminime in #188
• fix(#185): refresh selected person's photo grid on background sweep by @justminime in #189
• Meaningful activity-log content from scanner and all API routers by @justminime in #190
• Broadcast sweep_started so naming/confirming a person feels immediate by @justminime in #191
• fix(#183): prioritize named-person matches over comparable unnamed clusters by @justminime in #193
• feat(#186): manage scan folders — list and remove scan roots by @justminime in #192
• [Docs] Reflect #183-#187 in README and landing guide by @justminime in #194

Full Changelog: v0.4.5...v0.5.0

faces-h v0.4.5

Installation

Download faces-h-setup-*.exe and run it. No additional software required.

The app will download the face recognition model (~300 MB) on first launch.

Note: This release is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run — click "More info → Run anyway".

Post-install verification

Run the bundled smoke test against the running sidecar:

python scripts/smoke_test.py

What's Changed

• [Python] Mark flaky scanner throughput benchmark as slow by @justminime in #177
• [Frontend] Refresh To-review queue on background sweep; surface stale-card errors (closes #178) by @justminime in #179

Full Changelog: v0.4.4...v0.4.5

faces-h v0.4.4

Installation

Download faces-h-setup-*.exe and run it. No additional software required.

The app will download the face recognition model (~300 MB) on first launch.

Note: This release is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run — click "More info → Run anyway".

Post-install verification

Run the bundled smoke test against the running sidecar:

python scripts/smoke_test.py

What's Changed

• [Python] Fix rotation-scan lock contention and hidden 500 errors (closes #173-#175) by @justminime in #176

Full Changelog: v0.4.3...v0.4.4

faces-h v0.4.3

Installation

Download faces-h-setup-*.exe and run it. No additional software required.

The app will download the face recognition model (~300 MB) on first launch.

Note: This release is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run — click "More info → Run anyway".

Post-install verification

Run the bundled smoke test against the running sidecar:

python scripts/smoke_test.py

What's Changed

• [Infra] Real description + icon in the NSIS installer (closes #166) by @justminime in #167
• [Frontend + Python + Rust] Dismiss faces, sweep after confirm, Rotate nav, About dialog (closes #168-#171) by @justminime in #172

Full Changelog: v0.4.2...v0.4.3

faces-h v0.4.2

Installation

Download faces-h-setup-*.exe and run it. No additional software required.

The app will download the face recognition model (~300 MB) on first launch.

Note: This release is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run — click "More info → Run anyway".

Post-install verification

Run the bundled smoke test against the running sidecar:

python scripts/smoke_test.py

What's Changed

• [Frontend + Python] Rotate sideways photos + network-file backups + restore (closes #160, #161, #162) by @justminime in #163
• [Frontend + Python] Local and network folders behave identically for delete/rotate (closes #164) by @justminime in #165

Full Changelog: v0.4.1...v0.4.2

faces-h v0.4.1

Installation

Download faces-h-setup-*.exe and run it. No additional software required.

The app will download the face recognition model (~300 MB) on first launch.

Note: This release is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run — click "More info → Run anyway".

Post-install verification

Run the bundled smoke test against the running sidecar:

python scripts/smoke_test.py

What's Changed

• [Frontend + Python] Delete manifest with thumbnails, network-folder deletes, sidebar nav for cleanup views (closes #158) by @justminime in #159

Full Changelog: v0.4.0...v0.4.1

faces-h v0.4.0

Installation

Download faces-h-setup-*.exe and run it. No additional software required.

The app will download the face recognition model (~300 MB) on first launch.

Note: This release is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run — click "More info → Run anyway".

Post-install verification

Run the bundled smoke test against the running sidecar:

python scripts/smoke_test.py

What's Changed

• [Frontend + Python] Find blurry photos + Recycle-Bin delete with live cutoff slider (closes #154) by @justminime in #156
• [Frontend + Python] Find duplicate photos — exact + similar, folder and filename per copy (closes #155) by @justminime in #157

Full Changelog: v0.3.0...v0.4.0

faces-h v0.3.0

Installation

Download faces-h-setup-*.exe and run it. No additional software required.

The app will download the face recognition model (~300 MB) on first launch.

Note: This release is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run — click "More info → Run anyway".

Post-install verification

Run the bundled smoke test against the running sidecar:

python scripts/smoke_test.py

What's Changed

• [Frontend + Python] Fast photo loads: threaded PIL, thumbnail warmup, lazy medallions (closes #150) by @justminime in #152
• [Docs] Refresh README, ARCHITECTURE, and the landing user guide (closes #151) by @justminime in #153

Full Changelog: v0.2.12...v0.3.0

faces-h v0.2.12

Installation

Download faces-h-setup-*.exe and run it. No additional software required.

The app will download the face recognition model (~300 MB) on first launch.

Note: This release is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run — click "More info → Run anyway".

Post-install verification

Run the bundled smoke test against the running sidecar:

python scripts/smoke_test.py

What's Changed

• [Python] FAISS promotion safety after restart + configurable UI log verbosity (closes #142, #143) by @justminime in #144
• [Frontend + Python] Seeded full-library shuffle for person galleries (closes #145) by @justminime in #146
• [Infra] Real app icon — the faces-h 'h' mark from the site (closes #147) by @justminime in #148
• [Frontend] Collapse single-face unnamed clusters in the sidebar (closes #141) by @justminime in #149

Full Changelog: v0.2.11...v0.2.12

faces-h v0.2.11

Installation

Download faces-h-setup-*.exe and run it. No additional software required.

The app will download the face recognition model (~300 MB) on first launch.

Note: This release is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run — click "More info → Run anyway".

Post-install verification

Run the bundled smoke test against the running sidecar:

python scripts/smoke_test.py

What's Changed

• [Python] Wire FAISS into face assignment: top-k shortlist + exact re-check (closes #106) by @justminime in #140

Full Changelog: v0.2.10...v0.2.11