Releases: picotorrent/picotorrent
PicoTorrent 0.16
First of all - sorry for the delay! I've been quite busy with real life and haven't had as much time to work on PicoTorrent. However, I'll try to change the trend and I will also move forward with smaller releases coming out more often, instead of waiting for bigger features.
That said, here it is! Finally.
This version of PicoTorrent is more or less completely rewritten, now using Qt as the UI framework. It has grown a bit in size, but it will lay the foundation of what have had in mind since the beginning - a hackable BitTorrent client. There's basic JavaScript support to add torrent filters, and I'll add both API documentation and more examples in the upcoming versions.
A few things to note, however
- This release is not signed - my code signing certificate has expired. This will be fixed in the future, but for now you might see that SmartScreen tries to block the installation. Click Run anyway to continue past this screen.
- The configuration and state has moved into a SQLite database. This can be viewed with any SQLite browser/explorer. The reason being that SQLite makes it easier for us to recover from crashes and unexpected errors.
Highlighted features
- GeoIP lookup now available in the peers view.
- Warn when disk space is too low.
- Adding magnet links now work much better - it will now search in the background and update the add torrent dialog when it finds the torrents (if you still have it open).
I expect there will be some issues with this being a complete rewrite, but I'll do my best to address any issues I find as quickly as I can
Enjoy!
PicoTorrent 0.15
PicoTorrent v0.15 comes with a few fixes and also brings back the feature to move completed downloads which was forgotten in the wxWidgets rewrite. Sorry about that! There has also been a few fixes to resolving paths which are based on the crash dumps that gets sent, so keep sending crash dumps. They help! 😄
It also comes with the option to encrypt the configuration file. This can be enabled from the advanced preferences panel, and is recommended.
Features
- Encrypt the configuration file. (#600)
- Move completed downloads. (#590)
- Set OK as default button in add torrent dialog. (#588)
🐛 Fixes
- Use correct directory for configuration file when running as portable. (#584)
🎏 Languages
Contributors
PicoTorrent 0.14.2
v0.14.2 fixes a few more issues with UTF8 encoding as well as brings back the Remove torrent and files option to the torrent context menu.
🐛 Fixes
- Fix Open in Explorer for UTF8 encoded paths.
- Fix taskbar progress calculation.
- Add the missing Remove torrent and files menu item.
- Fix UTF8 encoding for torrent files when adding torrents.
🎏 Languages
- Update Finnish translation.
Contributors
PicoTorrent 0.14.1
v0.14.1 of PicoTorrent comes with a few bug fixes and language improvements.
I've focused this release on fixing the most common errors reported from the built-in crash reporter dialog. This dialog attaches a minidump and sends to a central API for processing and analysis, so it really helps when you choose to send the error report 😄
Here's the rundown,
🐛 Fixes
- Fixed a few places where UTF8 strings where not shown correctly.
- Fixed a crash where the add torrent dialog would crash because it had no torrents to show.
- Added null-checks to fix a few crashes where we assumed non-null.
- Added an empty hidden column at the end of each list view to not have the last "real" column stretch.
🎏 Language
- Updated French translation.
- Updated German translation.
- Updated Portuguese translation.
Contributors
PicoTorrent 0.14
Finally, PicoTorrent 0.14 is here! It's been a long time since the last release, almost ten months, but I think the wait has been worth it.
This version of PicoTorrent is rebuilt on top of wxWidgets which is a cross-platform GUI library. It uses native controls on each platform, and will allow us to advance towards our cross-platform goal. PicoTorrent is still tiny, and has lots of performance.
Contributors
PicoTorrent 0.13
This release of PicoTorrent has been super delayed, but is finally here! It consists of a lot of bug fixes and enhancements.
At a glance
- The peer list view now shows the peer progress in a progress bar. (#434)
- The torrent list view now shows the actual size to download for torrents where not all files are selected. (#439)
- We have updated Boost, OpenSSL and Rasterbar-libtorrent to newer versions. (#437)
- Save configuration to disk when closing the Preferences dialog. (#433)
🐛 Squashed bugs
- Use the UI language as a default language (instead of the regional). (#377)
- Column sorting and reordering now works as it should. (#436)
- Show a warning message if the user enters an invalid regular expression when filtering files. (#442)
This is not a complete list, and there has been a lot of language file improvements as well! Many thanks to all contributors!
Contributors
- @izstas
- @ialexsilva
- @enr00ted
- @vmarci21
- @TechnoGreg
- @birkoffe
- @dertuxmalwieder
- @Gladorme
- @HavokNovak
- @VoodaGod
- @DoumanAsh
- @CodeSurfing145
- @zp
- @transifex3
- @SalGnt
PicoTorrent 0.12
You can now buy PicoTorrent in the Windows Store. It's available for $4.99 and it's an easy way to support development. Of course, PicoTorrent will always be available free of charge both here and on the website 😄
This version of PicoTorrent sees a bunch of new features, mostly regarding the flow in the user interface but also the WebSocket functionality which is back as a plugin!
At a glance
- Added a WebSocket plugin to provide real-time updates for connected clients (#350)
- The Add torrent dialog is now resizable, and also contains filters for including and excluding files (#357)
- Added an option to start PicoTorrent maximized (#365)
- The torrent file list can now be sorted (#369)
- Updated the Russian translation (#354)
- Grammar fixes in the German translation (#368)
- Added an option in the configuration file to allow enabling the anonymous mode (#355)
🐛 Squashed bugs
Contributors
PicoTorrent 0.11.1
This is a small bug fix update which solves an issue where PicoTorrent 0.11 searched for data files in the wrong directory.
ℹ️ If you had PicoTorrent 0.10 installed, things should now be back to normal.
❗️ If you are new to PicoTorrent and installed PicoTorrent 0.11, you will need to move some files (if you care about settings, otherwise you don't need to bother). The following files and folders should be moved to C:\Users\<user>\AppData\PicoTorrent,
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\PicoTorrent.jsonC:\Users\<user>\AppData\Torrents
PicoTorrent 0.11
It's been a long time since the last release, but finally, here's 0.11 for all your BitTorrent needs. This new version has been refactored almost from the ground up and contains a brand new plugin API as well as a lot of bug fixes and other features.
❗️ Do not update if you rely on the WebSocket functionality. It will be added back in v0.12
🐛 Bug fixes
- Validate rate limits (#273)
- Fix a crash when opening an invalid torrent file from Windows Explorer (#276)
- Fix an access violation exception on Windows 7 (#343)
Features
- Major refactor, easing development (#324)
- Added a brand new plugin API (#330)
- Moved update checking to a plugin (#330)
- Added a new Importer plugin which helps new users migrate torrents from existing torrent applications (#333)
- Added a privacy page with encryption options (#335)
- Added an option to move completed downloads to a specified directory (#336)
- Added ability to enable and disable DHT and LSD (#337)
- Extended notification area configuration (#338)
PicoTorrent 0.10
A month in the works, this release of PicoTorrent brings a whole lot to the table. Most notably the WebSocket API which allows developers to write remote clients to monitor PicoTorrent. The API is read-only for now, which means you cannot pause/resume/add/remove torrents, just observe.
Other features includes a cross-platform core, which is always nice to have. This means we get warnings and validation from another compiler, in this case GCC.
ℹ️ To run the portable version of PicoTorrent v0.10, you will need the Visual C++ 2015 runtime.
Features
- PicoTorrentCore now successfully builds on GCC. (#230)
- PicoTorrent now has a permanent peer ID (
-PI-). (#234) - Show warning if a user tries to add a torrent already in the session. (#235)
- All dialogs are now centered horizontally on their parent. (#237)
- Add an overview page to the torrent details dialog. (#239)
- Add a WebSocket API. (#238)
- Add a storage mode option to the add torrent dialog. (#244)
- Add a ratio column to the torrent list view. (#245)
🐛 Fixes
- Updated German translation. (#225)
- Center text in progress bar display. (#229)
- Restore OpenSSL to support HTTPS trackers. (#236)
- Refactored how PicoTorrent is initialized with default values and paths. (#247, #251)
- Refactored configuration. (#252)
- Use dynamic linking for all dependencies. (#250)
🎏 Languages
- Add Finnish translation. (#241)
Contributors