Happy Photon v0.2.5

Happy Photon is a focused, open-source photo workflow for RAW and JPEG
shoots. This is pre-1.0 software: keep backups and verify the formats and
cameras important to your work.

New in 0.2.5

• Add linear and radial masks in Develop for local Exposure, Temperature, Tint, and Saturation adjustments.
• Position masks on the image or with numeric controls, with feathering and inside/outside control for radial masks.
• Access Develop tools beneath the histogram, with clearer mask creation and centered placement controls.
• Download a Windows x64 ZIP as a fallback when the Microsoft Store is unavailable. The ZIP is unsigned and uses manual updates.

Catalog compatibility

Version-3 edit records continue to load and migrate in memory to the current format. Legacy version-2 edit records are no longer supported and load with default edits; reading them does not rewrite stored records or alter original photos.

Install

• Windows: install
  Happy Photon from the Microsoft Store.
  The Store build is Microsoft-signed and receives updates through the Store;
  alternatively, download the win-x64 ZIP below, extract the complete archive,
  and run HappyPhoton.exe. The ZIP is unsigned and requires manual updates;
  Windows may warn about it or block it under system policy.
• Linux: download the x86_64 AppImage, make it executable, and run it, or
  download the linux-x64 archive, extract it, and run HappyPhoton. The
  AppImage's pinned type-2 runtime is statically linked, so no libfuse2
  package is needed; it mounts itself through the FUSE support current
  distributions already ship. On a system without FUSE, run it with
  --appimage-extract-and-run.
• macOS: download the osx-arm64 ZIP on an Apple Silicon Mac running
  macOS 14 or later. Safari may unpack it automatically; otherwise, open the
  ZIP once. Open Happy Photon.app and optionally move it to Applications.
  Tagged Mac artifacts are Developer ID signed and notarized.

Checksums remain available in SHA256SUMS.txt for people who want to verify a
download manually. All platform archives contain the GPL license,
trademark policy, dependency inventory, and third-party notices.

Known limitations

• Camera and RAW compatibility varies by platform and capture mode.
• HEIC/HEIF support depends on operating-system codecs.
• Linux desktop integration is limited to the AppImage's desktop entry and
  icon.

Privacy and original-file safety

Happy Photon has no account, subscription, product telemetry, or advertising.
Original image files are never modified.

The generated changes section follows this release-specific guidance.

Full Changelog: v0.2.4...v0.2.5

Happy Photon v0.2.4

Happy Photon is a focused, open-source photo workflow for RAW and JPEG
shoots. This is pre-1.0 software: keep backups and verify the formats and
cameras important to your work.

Install

• Windows: install
  Happy Photon from the Microsoft Store.
  The Store build is Microsoft-signed and receives updates through the Store;
  Windows ZIPs are not distributed on GitHub.
• Linux: download the x86_64 AppImage, make it executable, and run it, or
  download the linux-x64 archive, extract it, and run HappyPhoton. The
  AppImage's pinned type-2 runtime is statically linked, so no libfuse2
  package is needed; it mounts itself through the FUSE support current
  distributions already ship. On a system without FUSE, run it with
  --appimage-extract-and-run.
• macOS: download the osx-arm64 ZIP on an Apple Silicon Mac running
  macOS 14 or later. Safari may unpack it automatically; otherwise, open the
  ZIP once. Open Happy Photon.app and optionally move it to Applications.
  Tagged Mac artifacts are Developer ID signed and notarized.

Checksums remain available in SHA256SUMS.txt for people who want to verify a
download manually. The Linux and macOS archives contain the GPL license,
trademark policy, dependency inventory, and third-party notices.

Known limitations

• Camera and RAW compatibility varies by platform and capture mode.
• HEIC/HEIF support depends on operating-system codecs.
• Linux desktop integration is limited to the AppImage's desktop entry and
  icon.

Privacy and original-file safety

Happy Photon has no account, subscription, product telemetry, or advertising.
Original image files are never modified.

The generated changes section follows this release-specific guidance.

Full Changelog: v0.2.3...v0.2.4

Happy Photon v0.2.2

Happy Photon is a focused, open-source photo workflow for RAW and JPEG
shoots. This is pre-1.0 software: keep backups and verify the formats and
cameras important to your work.

Install

• Windows: install
  Happy Photon from the Microsoft Store.
  The Store build is Microsoft-signed and receives updates through the Store;
  Windows ZIPs are not distributed on GitHub.
• Linux: download the x86_64 AppImage, make it executable, and run it, or
  download the linux-x64 archive, extract it, and run HappyPhoton. The
  AppImage's pinned type-2 runtime is statically linked, so no libfuse2
  package is needed; it mounts itself through the FUSE support current
  distributions already ship. On a system without FUSE, run it with
  --appimage-extract-and-run.
• macOS: download the osx-arm64 ZIP on an Apple Silicon Mac running
  macOS 14 or later. Safari may unpack it automatically; otherwise, open the
  ZIP once. Open Happy Photon.app and optionally move it to Applications.
  Tagged Mac artifacts are Developer ID signed and notarized.

Checksums remain available in SHA256SUMS.txt for people who want to verify a
download manually. The Linux and macOS archives contain the GPL license,
trademark policy, dependency inventory, and third-party notices.

Known limitations

• Camera and RAW compatibility varies by platform and capture mode.
• HEIC/HEIF support depends on operating-system codecs.
• Linux desktop integration is limited to the AppImage's desktop entry and
  icon.

Privacy and original-file safety

Happy Photon has no account, subscription, product telemetry, or advertising.
Original image files are never modified.

The generated changes section follows this release-specific guidance.

Full Changelog: v0.2.1...v0.2.2

Happy Photon v0.2.1

Happy Photon is a focused, open-source photo workflow for RAW and JPEG
shoots. This is pre-1.0 software: keep backups and verify the formats and
cameras important to your work.

Install

• Windows: install
  Happy Photon from the Microsoft Store.
  The Store build is Microsoft-signed and receives updates through the Store;
  Windows ZIPs are not distributed on GitHub.
• Linux: download the x86_64 AppImage, make it executable, and run it, or
  download the linux-x64 archive, extract it, and run HappyPhoton. The
  AppImage's pinned type-2 runtime is statically linked, so no libfuse2
  package is needed; it mounts itself through the FUSE support current
  distributions already ship. On a system without FUSE, run it with
  --appimage-extract-and-run.
• macOS: download the osx-arm64 ZIP on an Apple Silicon Mac running
  macOS 14 or later. Safari may unpack it automatically; otherwise, open the
  ZIP once. Open Happy Photon.app and optionally move it to Applications.
  Tagged Mac artifacts are Developer ID signed and notarized.

Checksums remain available in SHA256SUMS.txt for people who want to verify a
download manually. The Linux and macOS archives contain the GPL license,
trademark policy, dependency inventory, and third-party notices.

Known limitations

• Camera and RAW compatibility varies by platform and capture mode.
• HEIC/HEIF support depends on operating-system codecs.
• Linux desktop integration is limited to the AppImage's desktop entry and
  icon.

Privacy and original-file safety

Happy Photon has no account, subscription, product telemetry, or advertising.
Original image files are never modified.

The generated changes section follows this release-specific guidance.

Full Changelog: v0.2.0...v0.2.1

Happy Photon v0.2.0

Happy Photon is a focused, open-source photo workflow for RAW and JPEG
shoots. This is pre-1.0 software: keep backups and verify the formats and
cameras important to your work.

Install

• Windows: install
  Happy Photon from the Microsoft Store.
  The Store build is Microsoft-signed and receives updates through the Store;
  Windows ZIPs are not distributed on GitHub.
• Linux: download the linux-x64 archive, extract it, and run
  HappyPhoton. This is a portable archive rather than a native package.
• macOS: download the osx-arm64 ZIP on an Apple Silicon Mac running
  macOS 14 or later. Safari may unpack it automatically; otherwise, open the
  ZIP once. Open Happy Photon.app and optionally move it to Applications.
  Tagged Mac artifacts are Developer ID signed and notarized.

Checksums remain available in SHA256SUMS.txt for people who want to verify a
download manually. The Linux and macOS archives contain the GPL license,
trademark policy, dependency inventory, and third-party notices.

Known limitations

• Camera and RAW compatibility varies by platform and capture mode.
• HEIC/HEIF support depends on operating-system codecs.
• Linux desktop integration is not yet a native package.

Privacy and original-file safety

Happy Photon has no account, subscription, product telemetry, or advertising.
Original image files are never modified.

The generated changes section follows this release-specific guidance.

Full Changelog: v0.1.2...v0.2.0

Happy Photon v0.1.2

Happy Photon is a focused, open-source photo workflow for RAW and JPEG
shoots. This is pre-1.0 software: keep backups and verify the formats and
cameras important to your work.

Install

• Windows: install
  Happy Photon from the Microsoft Store.
  The Store build is Microsoft-signed and receives updates through the Store;
  Windows ZIPs are not distributed on GitHub.
• Linux: download the linux-x64 archive, extract it, and run
  HappyPhoton. This is a portable archive rather than a native package.
• macOS: download the osx-arm64 ZIP on an Apple Silicon Mac running
  macOS 14 or later. Safari may unpack it automatically; otherwise, open the
  ZIP once. Open Happy Photon.app and optionally move it to Applications.
  Tagged Mac artifacts are Developer ID signed and notarized.

Checksums remain available in SHA256SUMS.txt for people who want to verify a
download manually. The Linux and macOS archives contain the GPL license,
trademark policy, dependency inventory, and third-party notices.

Known limitations

• Camera and RAW compatibility varies by platform and capture mode.
• HEIC/HEIF support depends on operating-system codecs.
• Linux desktop integration is not yet a native package.
• Agent mutations are immediate and persistent; there is no
  activity ledger or session-wide revert.

Privacy and original-file safety

Happy Photon has no account, subscription, product telemetry, or advertising.
Original image files are never modified. PixelBlind agent access is disabled
by default and exposes metadata plus local thumbnail-derived statistics, not
image pixels. A connected external agent client may transmit the returned
data under that client's own privacy terms.

The generated changes section follows this release-specific guidance.

Full Changelog: v0.1.1...v0.1.2

Happy Photon v0.1.1

Happy Photon is a focused, open-source photo workflow for RAW and JPEG
shoots. This is pre-1.0 software: keep backups and verify the formats and
cameras important to your work.

What is fixed

• macOS: corrected hardened-runtime signing so the packaged app launches normally.
• Added a signed-app launch smoke test to prevent this packaging failure from recurring.

Install

• Windows: install
  Happy Photon from the Microsoft Store.
  The Store build is Microsoft-signed and receives updates through the Store;
  Windows ZIPs are not distributed on GitHub.
• Linux: download the linux-x64 archive, extract it, and run
  HappyPhoton. This is a portable preview rather than a native package.
• macOS: download the osx-arm64 ZIP on an Apple Silicon Mac running
  macOS 14 or later, extract it, and move Happy Photon.app to
  Applications. Tagged Mac artifacts are Developer ID signed and notarized.

Compare each GitHub archive against SHA256SUMS.txt. The Linux and macOS
archives contain the GPL license, trademark policy, dependency inventory, and
third-party notices.

Known limitations

• Camera and RAW compatibility varies by platform and capture mode.
• HEIC/HEIF support depends on operating-system codecs.
• Linux desktop integration is not yet a native package.
• Agent mutations are immediate and persistent in v0.1.0; there is no
  activity ledger or session-wide revert.

Privacy and original-file safety

Happy Photon has no account, subscription, product telemetry, or advertising.
Original image files are never modified. PixelBlind agent access is disabled
by default and exposes metadata plus local thumbnail-derived statistics, not
image pixels. A connected external agent client may transmit the returned
data under that client's own privacy terms.

The generated changes section follows this release-specific guidance.

Full Changelog: v0.1.0...v0.1.1

Happy Photon v0.1.0

Happy Photon is a focused, open-source photo workflow for RAW and JPEG
shoots. This is pre-1.0 software: keep backups and verify the formats and
cameras important to your work.

macOS notice: The v0.1.0 macOS archive fails to launch. Download v0.1.1 instead.

Install

• Windows: install
  Happy Photon from the Microsoft Store.
  The Store build is Microsoft-signed and receives updates through the Store;
  Windows ZIPs are not distributed on GitHub.
• Linux: download the linux-x64 archive, extract it, and run
  HappyPhoton. This is a portable preview rather than a native package.
• macOS: download the osx-arm64 ZIP on an Apple Silicon Mac running
  macOS 14 or later, extract it, and move Happy Photon.app to
  Applications. Tagged Mac artifacts are Developer ID signed and notarized.

Compare each GitHub archive against SHA256SUMS.txt. The Linux and macOS
archives contain the GPL license, trademark policy, dependency inventory, and
third-party notices.

Known limitations

• Camera and RAW compatibility varies by platform and capture mode.
• HEIC/HEIF support depends on operating-system codecs.
• Linux desktop integration is not yet a native package.
• Agent mutations are immediate and persistent in v0.1.0; there is no
  activity ledger or session-wide revert.

Privacy and original-file safety

Happy Photon has no account, subscription, product telemetry, or advertising.
Original image files are never modified. PixelBlind agent access is disabled
by default and exposes metadata plus local thumbnail-derived statistics, not
image pixels. A connected external agent client may transmit the returned
data under that client's own privacy terms.

The generated changes section follows this release-specific guidance.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/seasalim/happy-photon/commits/v0.1.0