Project Update: v3.1.0 - Library Automation and UI Refinement

Project Update: v3.1.0 - Library Automation & UI Refinement

This minor update focuses on bridging the gap between your digital storefronts and your local machine. Version 3.1.0 introduces powerful automation tools for library management and a significant overhaul of the user interface components for a smoother, more consistent experience.

New Features

• Local Directory Scanner: You can now point Playlite to your game folders. The app will automatically scan, identify, and add local executables to your library, streamlining the transition from disk to dashboard.
• Enhanced Steam Integration: The Steam importer has been upgraded to not only fetch your library but also identify currently installed games automatically, syncing their status within Playlite.
• Unified UI Framework: A massive refactor of UI components. Dialogs, tooltips, and modals now follow a strictly consistent design language, improving accessibility and visual flow across the entire app.

Improvements

• Backend Integration Overhaul: Significant refactoring of the Rust backend to improve how the frontend communicates with core services, resulting in faster data serialization and lower latency.
• GamerPower API Patch: Fixed an issue with image loading from the GamerPower integration. Thumbnails for active giveaways now load reliably with improved error handling for external CDN failures.
• Responsive Dialogs: All system dialogs have been rewritten to be more responsive and provide better feedback during long-running tasks like library imports.

Fixed

• Resolved an edge case where Steam imports would stall if a game had missing metadata.
• Fixed broken image placeholders in the "Free Games" tab.

Installation (Windows)

Download the new installer Playlite_3.1.0_x64_en-US.msi and run it. The updater will handle the migration of your existing database automatically.

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What's Changed

• V3.1.0 by @Alan-oliveir in #6

Full Changelog: v3.0.0...v3.1.0