immichBEAM v0.5.0-beta.1

Beta release — this is the first build with in-app auto-update. Help us test it: install this version, and when v0.5.0-beta.2 ships, the app should detect and offer the update automatically.

What's New

Similar Photos

• Lightbox now shows a Similar Photos carousel below the detail panel, powered by Immich's CLIP embedding search
• Click a similar photo to navigate directly to it

Server Capability Detection

• The app now queries GET /api/server/features on connection and gates UI features accordingly
• Map tab hidden when the server has maps disabled
• Smart search disabled when CLIP is off
• People tab always visible (face data persists even when ML is paused)

In-App Auto-Update

• Background update check on launch (24-hour cooldown)
• Sidebar dot + toast notification when a new version is available
• One-click download and install from About → Updates
• Stable / Beta channel picker — switching channels auto-checks for updates
• If a download fails, the pending update is preserved so you can retry without re-checking

Security Hardening

• validate_destination() blocks writes to sensitive directories (.ssh, .gnupg, .aws, .config, etc.) and direct $HOME writes
• validate_folder_path() and validate_watched_folders() block dangerous extensions (.pem, .key, .env)
• UUID validation on all immichasset:// protocol routes (prevents path traversal)
• Streaming body caps: 64 MB for thumbnails, 256 MB for proxied video

Browse & Search Improvements

• Unified AssetBrowser component replaces fragmented browse views
• Smart / Filename / Description / OCR scope picker for search
• Pop-out calendar with Week / Month / Year / Custom date presets
• Paginated People view with count badges
• Sticky filter headers with per-view scroll containers
• Video volume control with mute toggle

Overview Redesign

• Compact card layout with server storage, version, license, and member-since
• Clickable stats that navigate to filtered views
• Debounced remote refresh during sync (5-second cooldown)

Stability & Performance

• React Error Boundary prevents blank-window crashes
• DB retention pruning for history and stale hash cache
• useStatus throttled to prevent full-tree re-renders during sync
• Atomic config saves via temp-file rename
• One-time DB migrations gated behind PRAGMA user_version
• 11 unused dependencies removed

Bug Fixes

• Fixed ServerFeatures serde: rename → alias so feature flags reach the frontend correctly
• Fixed Smart mode + filter interaction bugs (scope preservation, date filter gating)
• Fixed stuck progress bar on pause
• Fixed album count badge fallback
• Fixed calendar scroll lockup
• Darkened brand-600 to meet WCAG AA contrast (4.81:1)

Downloads

Platform	File
macOS (Universal)	immichBEAM_0.5.0-1_universal.dmg
Windows x64	immichBEAM_0.5.0-1_x64-setup.exe or .msi
Windows ARM	immichBEAM_0.5.0-1_arm64-setup.exe or .msi
Linux x64 (Debian/Ubuntu)	immichBEAM_0.5.0-1_amd64.deb
Linux ARM (Debian/Ubuntu)	immichBEAM_0.5.0-1_arm64.deb
Linux x64 (AppImage)	immichBEAM_0.5.0-1_amd64.AppImage
Linux ARM (AppImage)	immichBEAM_0.5.0-1_aarch64.AppImage
Linux x64 (RPM)	immichBEAM-0.5.0-1-1.x86_64.rpm
Linux ARM (RPM)	immichBEAM-0.5.0-1-1.aarch64.rpm