Snapshot 2025-09-13 - Unlucky for some

Recent changes

• Add a use-fallback-video setting for cases where an OS is too old to meet the runtime requirement, or is too unstable to use the modern video player. Details, including performance constraints.
• Add selection and storage of per-camera capabilities (width, height, format, frame-rate).
• Improve GStreamer error reporting.
• Improve GStreamer device introspection.
• Add Gstreamer "debug" section to the user guide, including list of recommended GStreamer modules for video playback.
• Added gst-libav to the Windows installer. May solve a number of Windows playback issues.
• Ensure panel layout is saved on first use.

Trivia

While Bing maps URIs remain available, the Bing Map menu options remain. note: mwp does not require a Bing key.

Note

The architectural changes to support both Gtk4 and Windows / MSys2 have been substantial and intrusive. Do not be surprised if there is collateral breakage. Please report such instances if you find them, via a Github issue.

Janitorial notes

• Other bug and regression fixes.
• Please raise Github issues for stuff that is broken / regressions (much has changed internally to support the Windows build).
• The prior master (Gtk+-3.0) branch has been renamed to legacy, is no longer maintained and is read-only.
• The User Guide contains updated documentation.

Installation

• Install from source. Please follow the documented build instructions.
• Arch Linux AUR package
• A Debian archive (built on Debian Stable) may be provided below. E&OE
• A Windows installer mwptools_x.y.z_x86_64_installer.exe may be provided below (where x.y.z. represents the version tag (e.g. 38.01.19)) E&OE

For the Debian package:

Built on Debian Stable (Trixie), x86_64.

# download (Archive listed below or from terminal / `curl`  or `wget`)
$ curl -LO https://github.com/stronnag/mwptools/releases/download/x.y.z/mwptools_x.y.z_amd64.deb
# install
$ sudo apt install ./mwptools_x.y.z_amd64.deb

Where x.y.z. represents the version tag (e.g. 38.01.19).