Added

Customizable Fields

Fields are now fully customizable!

• The built-in list of fields (now referred to as "field templates") has been reduced to a list of handy essential templates that can be fully modified or deleted
• "Text Line" and "Text Box" field types have been combined into a single "Text" type with a "Multiline" option that can be configured on templates or toggled dynamically on existing text fields
• You can now create your own field templates in with custom names, types, and other options
• Fields applied to file entries can now have their names edited

• refactor!: uncouple fields from hard-coded values by @CyanVoxel in #1354
• fix: drop type_key column from text_fields and datetime_fields tables by @CyanVoxel in #1370
• feat: field template manager by @TrigamDev in #1374
• feat: add field template editor, editable field names by @CyanVoxel in #1396

Other Additions

• feat: add global setting to toggle refreshing when opening a library by @socalledtheraven in #1349
• feat: dismiss update notification, change missing ffmpeg popup to banner by @CyanVoxel in #1400
• feat: allow all raster images to be used as archive thumbnails by @Sola-ris in #1373

Fixed

• fix: fix update notification crash by @Sola-ris in #1278
• fix: correct ESCAPABLE_CHARS in query_lang tokenizer by @hieuit095 in #1334
• fix: empty ORLists now return false by @TheBobBobs in #1297
• fix: update thumb grid when adding tags from preview panel by @TheBobBobs in #1245
• fix: match against the correct path in the ignore registry by @TrigamDev in #1382
• fix: fix tag aliases by @CyanVoxel in #1399
• fix: fix faulty progress bars by @ludvig-sandh in #1293
• perf: optimize searching tags with DB indexes by @TheBobBobs in #1129

Changed

• ui: add v9.6 assets, update misc resources by @CyanVoxel in #1398

Internal Changes

• minor refactor: cleanup parameters of open_library and open_sqlite_library by @Computerdores in #1294
• refactor: sql migrations by @Computerdores in #1295
• fix: remove preferences table by @Computerdores in #1298
• doc: add REUSE license information by @Computerdores in #1361
• docs/chore: add .editorconfig and .prettierrc.toml configs by @CyanVoxel in #1362
• refactor(docs): uniform formatting pass by @CyanVoxel in #1363
• fix: pyright errors in ts_qt.py by @Computerdores in #1237
• fix(ci): address remaining pyright errors by @CyanVoxel in #1368
• ci: add pyright workflow by @Computerdores in #1232
• refactor(ci): remove mypy by @CyanVoxel in #1371
• chore(deps-dev): bump pytest from 8.3.5 to 9.0.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #1372
• doc(install): add common error message help text by @Computerdores in #1369
• chore(ci): bump ruff to 0.15.17 by @CyanVoxel in #1393
• fix(pyproject): allow Python 3.13 to function by @xarvex in #1047

Translations

• Amharic added by @Birhant (11%, can manually enable in settings file)
• Hebrew added by @JonathanGlixman (2%, can manually enable in settings file)
• French updated by @SodiumBismuth, @kitsumed
• Russian updated by @WerDei, @NikitaNik-of, @Dott-rus
• Hungarian updated by @smileyhead
• Japanese updated by wany-oh
• Italian updated by @EdelFlosWeiss
• Spanish updated by @JulArr22
• Toki Pona updated by Cyborus
• Viossa updated by @Nginearing
• Portuguese updated by ssantos

New Contributors

• @hieuit095 made their first contribution in #1334
• @socalledtheraven made their first contribution in #1349
• @ludvig-sandh made their first contribution in #1293

Full Changelog: v9.5.7...v9.6.0

This update adds several bugfixes and additions that have been sitting on the main branch for quite some time.

Added

• feat: add hidden tags by @TrigamDev in #1139
• feat: render .pdn thumbnails. by @Sola-ris in #1149
• feat: render .mdp thumbnails. by @Sola-ris in #1153
• feat: update notification by @Computerdores in #1166
• feat: render .clip thumbnails. by @Sola-ris in #1150
• feat: render archive thumbnails by @Sola-ris in #1194

Fixed

• fix: "Search for Tag" in Tag Manager executes multiple queries by @CallMeHein in #1173
• fix: 'Add Tag to Selected' action fails by @TrigamDev in #1224
• fix: escape dash in URL regex by @TrigamDev in #1255
• fix: running the 'Fix Ignored Entries' tool from the menu bar causes an error in the log by @TrigamDev in #1188
• fix: when deleting tag remove all TagParent rows with it's id by @TheBobBobs in #1250
• fix: remove entry even if deleting it's file failed by @TheBobBobs in #1246
• fix: tab order in build_tag modal by @Computerdores in #1235
• fix: prevent deadlock when wanted mnemonics conflict by @Computerdores in #1200
• fix: call ripgrep with explicit utf-8 encoding. by @Sola-ris in #1199
• fix: persist entry selection across pages and save scroll positions by @TheBobBobs in #1248
• fix: MacOS system theme fix (#999) by @terahidro2003 in #1328
• perf: Bulk insert/delete tag_entries by @TheBobBobs in #1296

Changed

Internal Changes

• fix(nix): replace wrapGAppsHook with wrapGAppsHook3 by @Ambossmann in #1189
• feat: add windows runner for pytest by @Sola-ris in #1201
• chore(thumb_renderer): bump Pillow by @xarvex in #1227
• fix(nix): add requests and semver to nix package by @Ambossmann in #1265
• fix: errors in DupeFilesRegistry by @Computerdores in #1233
• fix: pyright errors in blender_renderer.py by @Computerdores in #1236

Translations

• Cebuano added by @StartsMercury
• Chinese (Simpliflied Han Script) updated by @ngivanyh
• Chinese (Traditional Han Script) updated by @ngivanyh
• Dutch updated by @timomen
• French updated by @kitsumed
• Finnish updated by @JonneSaloranta
• German updated by @Dariton4000, @HerrChaos
• Greek updated by @Gvolexe
• Hungarian updated by @smileyhead
• Icelandic updated by @kristinnssig
• Italian updated by @EdelFlosWeiss
• Japanese updated by wany-oh
• Portugese (Brazil) updated by José Victor, dmto dmto, @AsmodeumX
• Spanish updated by @JCC1998, @JulArr22, @r40s-0
• Swedish updated by @vimml
• Tamil updated by @TamilNeram
• Toki Pona updated by @Math-Bee, Star Athendwyl

New Contributors

• @Ambossmann made their first contribution in #1189
• @CallMeHein made their first contribution in #1173
• @terahidro2003 made their first contribution in #1328

Full Changelog: v9.5.6...v9.5.7

Added

• feat: render .cb7 thumbnails. by @Sola-ris in #1118
• feat: add infinite scrolling, improve page performance by @TheBobBobs in #1119

Fixed

• fix: process ignore patterns for wcmatch in unlinked registry by @CyanVoxel in #1124
• fix: respect trailing slash patterns in glob by @CyanVoxel in #1127
• fix: always hide duration badge on non video ext by @TheBobBobs in #1134
• fix: update entry cache when toggling tags by @TheBobBobs in #1135
• fix: use absolute path for file opener by @TheBobBobs in #1136
• fix: toggle play only with left mouse button click by @csponge in #1152
• fix: Fix searching A AND A returning no results by @TrigamDev in #1138
• fix: add periodic yield to save_new_files by @TheBobBobs in #1040

Changed

Internal Changes

• fix: apply unwrap where necessary by @Computerdores in #1113
• fix: renderer type fixes by @Computerdores in #1114

Translations

• Dutch updated by @FlannyH
• French updated by @kitsumed
• Hungarian updated by @smileyhead
• Italian added and updated by @OmnipresentW
• Japanese updated by wany-oh
• Norwegian Bokmål updated by @Neemek
• Spanish updated by @jcc1999

Full Changelog: v9.5.5...v9.5.6

This is a quick patch to squash some bugs, add a few new settings, and update translations.

Added

New Settings

• feat(ui): add thumbnail cache size setting to settings panel by @CyanVoxel in #1088
• feat: add cached thumbnail quality and resolution settings by @CyanVoxel in #1101
  • Only available by editing the cached_thumb_quality and cached_thumb_resolution options in the settings.toml config file
• fix: add option to use old Windows 'start' command by @CyanVoxel in #1084
  • Only available by editing the windows_start_command option in the settings.toml file
  • Fixes niche issue on Windows systems, see #1036
• translations: add Czech, Portuguese (Portugal), and Romanian to settings panel (2db8bed)

File Previews

• feat: render .cbr thumbnails by @Sola-ris in #1112
• feat: render .cbt thumbnails by @Sola-ris in #1116

Fixed

• fix: JSON migration window getting stuck on finishing migration by @CyanVoxel in #1094
• fix: VTF files not rendering on Linux by @CyanVoxel in #1093
• fix: account for leading slash ignore pattern by @CyanVoxel in #1092
• fix: add option to use old Windows 'start' command by @CyanVoxel in #1084
• fix: always show first frame of video; autoplay will always play by @SumithSudheer and @CyanVoxel in #1104
• feat: read epub cover from ComicInfo.xml, if available. by @Sola-ris in #1109 and #1111
• fix: prevent mnemonic removal from removing escaped ampersands by @CyanVoxel in #1110
• fix: properly delete tag_parents row when deleting tag by @CyanVoxel in #1107

Changed

Translations

• French updated by @kitsumed , @RustyNova016
• Hungarian updated by @smileyhead
• Russian updated by @purpletennisball
• Spanish updated by @danpg94
• Toki Pona updated by @Math-Bee

Internal Changes

• refactor: untangle backend and frontend files by @CyanVoxel in #1095
• refactor: fix most pyright issues in library/alchemy/ by @CyanVoxel in #1103

New Contributors

• @SumithSudheer made their first contribution in #1104
• @Sola-ris made their first contribution in #1109

Full Changelog: v9.5.4...v9.5.5

Added

.ts_ignore File and Folder Ignore System

The previous system for ignoring file extensions has been replaced by a new .gitignore-style pattern matching system. This uses a .ts_ignore file inside your library's .TagStudio folder with glob-like rules to give more power options than what was previously possible. This file can be edited inside within TagStudio or externally, and rules are hot-reloaded in either case. Existing extension rules have been migrated as closely as possible to this new system. For more information on this new system, visit the "Ignore Files" page on the documentation site.

Along with this system also comes the additional features:

• TagStudio can now traverse symlinks in your library folders
• TagStudio can now leverage ripgrep, a rust-based directory search tool, for faster library refreshing
  • ripgrep must be installed on your system and able to be located by TagStudio

Pull Requests:

• feat: add .ts_ignore pattern ignoring system by @CyanVoxel in #897
• feat: replace extension exclusion system with .ts_ignore by @CyanVoxel in #1046

Library Information Window

A new "Library Information" window has been added and is accessible under the "View" window. This window includes statistics about your currently opened library, as well as convenient access to library cleanup tools. This includes a new tool to cleanup "ignored files", which are files that have been previously added to your library but now no longer meet the ignore pattern rules.

Pull Requests:

• feat: add LibraryInfoWindow with library statistics by @CyanVoxel in #1056
• feat: add library cleanup screen and 'fix ignored files' window by @CyanVoxel in #1070

Other Additions

• feat: add random sorting by @TheBobBobs in #1029
• feat: add exr thumbnail support by @CyanVoxel in #1035
• feat: add thumbnail generation toggle by @ZwodahS in #1057
• feat: cli version argument by @HeikoWasTaken in #1060
• feat: add setting to select splash screen by @CyanVoxel in #1077
  • Includes a new "'95" splash screen originally intended for the 9.5.0 release

Fixed

• fix: searching with internal tag ids ignores sorting order by @CyanVoxel in #1038
• fix: folders with names of unlinked entries are linked by @purpletennisball in #1027
• fix: parent tags in tag editor are uneditable by @purpletennisball in #1073
• feat: auto mnemonics by @Computerdores in #1082 and #1083

Changed

Performance

• perf: optimize sql for or queries by @TheBobBobs in #948
• perf: Optimize db queries for preview panel by @TheBobBobs in #942
• fix: add tags to selected entries in bulk not individually by @Computerdores in #1028

Translations

• Chinese (Traditional Han Script) by @tkiuvvv233
• French updated by @Bamowen, @kitsumed
• German updated by @Livesi5e
• Hungarian updated by @smileyhead
• Japanese updated by wany-oh
• Polish updated by @FeatherPrince
• Portuguese updated by @SantosSi
• Romanian updated by @VLTNOgithub
• Russian updated by @Dott-rus
• Spanish updated by @JCC1998
• Swedish updated by konto

Internal Changes

• feat: swap IDs in tag_parents table by @HeikoWasTaken in #998
  • fix: swap parent and child logic for TAG_CHILDREN_QUERY by @CyanVoxel in #1064
• fix(nix): fixup and rework, always use nixpkgs PySide/Qt by @xarvex in #1048
• refactor: make cache_manager thread safe by @TheBobBobs in #1039
• ci(tests): fix broken tests and add type hints by @CyanVoxel in #1062
• refactor: store DB version inside versions table by @CyanVoxel in #1058
• refactor: unwrap instead of assert not None by @Computerdores in #1068
• chore(thumb_renderer): prepare for pillow_heif removing AVIF support by @xarvex in #1065

New Contributors

• @HeikoWasTaken made their first contribution in #998
• @ZwodahS made their first contribution in #1057

Full Changelog: v9.5.3...v9.5.4

Thank you for your patience during this latest development cycle! This update includes a whole host of new quality of life additions, changes, and bug fixes. The release cycle should be more consistent going forward with more frequent updates and larger features being developed. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this update, and thank you all for continuing to use TagStudio!

- Travis (CyanVoxel)

Added

• Datetime fields by @Computerdores in #921, #946, and #926
• Add date_format and hour_format settings by @JCC1998 in #904
• Invert selection by @zfbx in #909
• Show stems for extension-less files by @CyanVoxel in #899
• Press enter when adding fields by @rsazra in #941
• Option to change tag click behavior by @Computerdores in #945
• Krita/Open Raster thumbnails by @mashed5894 in #985
• Zoom keyboard shortcuts by @purpletennisball in #956
• Clickable links in text fields by @TrigamDev in #924

Fixed

• Restore page navigation state by @Computerdores in #933
• Proper error on unterminated quoted string by @Computerdores in #936
• Creating new tag now refreshes the menu using the current search text by @purpletennisball in #939
• Preview thumbnails don't scale as large as they could by @Computerdores in #1005
• Add Nix path to FFmpeg locations on macOS by @thibmaek in #990
• Use srctools instead of vtf2img to render vtf files by @CyanVoxel in #1014

Changed

• Add parent tags to folders_to_tags macro and start tagging at root folder by @rsazra in #940
• Optimize page loading by @TheBobBobs in #954
• Add arrow icons for navigation buttons by @CyanVoxel in #1016
• Tweak media player style and behavior by @CyanVoxel in #1025

Translations

• Added Chinese (Simplified Han Script)
  • @tkiuvvv233, Luoyu, @ngivanyh
• Updated Dutch
  • @Pheubel
• Updated Filipino
  • @searinminecraft
• Updated French
  • @kitsumed
• Updated German
  • @Livesi5e, @Stereo157E
• Updated Hungarian
  • @smileyhead
• Updated Japanese
  • wany-oh
• Updated Norwegian Bokmål
  • @Neemek
• Updated Polish
  • @FeatherPrince
• Updated Russian
  • @Dott-rus, Utof, @maximmax42
• Updated Spanish
  • @JCC1998, Joan, Sunny, @danpg94
• Updated Tamil
  • @TamilNeram
• Updated Toki Pona
  • @Math-Bee
• Updated Viossa
  • @Nginearing

Internal Changes

• refactor: type fixes and minor improvements to preview_thumb.py by @VasigaranAndAngel in #906
• fix(test): Fix tests to pass on windows without disrupting other platforms by @zfbx in #903
• chore(pyproject): version bumping/relaxing by @xarvex in #886
• fix: tests were overwriting the settings.toml by @Computerdores in #928
• fix(nix/package): override PySide6 if later version is being used by @xarvex in #917
• refactor: split QtDriver into View and Controller to follow MVC model by @Computerdores in #935
• refactor: resource_manager.py by @VasigaranAndAngel in #958
• Type fixes to folders_to_tags.py, collage_icon.py and item_thumb.py by @VasigaranAndAngel in #959
• Type fixes to preview_panel.py, progress.py, tag.py and tag_box.py by @VasigaranAndAngel in #961
• Type improvements to landing.py and panel.py by @VasigaranAndAngel in #960
• refactor(preview_panel): mvc split by @Computerdores in #952
• refactor(preview_thumb): mvc split by @Computerdores in #978
• refactor: type improvements for main_window.py by @VasigaranAndAngel in #957
• fix(library): get_tag_by_name by @Computerdores in #1006
• fix: ensure initial browsing state uses UI values by @CyanVoxel in #1008
• refactor(tag_box): mvc split by @Computerdores in #1003
• fix(ui): hide empty ProgressWidget cancel button by @CyanVoxel in #1011
• fix(ui): fix audio waveform generation on numpy 2.3 by @CyanVoxel in #1013
• refactor: replace remaining instances of logging with structlog by @CyanVoxel in #1012
• fix: don't fail when posix env var is not present by @Computerdores in #1018
• fix(ui): show correct thumb labels by @CyanVoxel in #1010

Documentation

• Update CHANGELOG.md by @Math-Bee in #914
• Add QT MVC structure to style guide by @Computerdores in #950
• Fix wrong date on Changelog by @ugurozturk in #966

New Contributors

• @JCC1998 made their first contribution in #904
• @Math-Bee made their first contribution in #914
• @rsazra made their first contribution in #941
• @purpletennisball made their first contribution in #939
• @ngivanyh made their first contribution in #974
• @ugurozturk made their first contribution in #966
• @thibmaek made their first contribution in #990
• @TheBobBobs made their first contribution in #954
• @TrigamDev made their first contribution in #924

Full Changelog: v9.5.2...v9.5.3

Added

Search

• feat(ui): add setting to not display full filepaths by @HermanKassler in #841
• feat: add filename and path sorting by @Computerdores in #842

Settings

• feat: new settings menu + settings backend by @Computerdores in #859

UI

• feat(ui): merge media controls by @csponge in #805
  • fix: Remove border from video preview top and left by @zfbx in #900
• feat(ui): add more default icons and file type equivalencies by @CyanVoxel in #882
• ui: recent libraries list improvements by @CyanVoxel in #881

Misc

• feat: provide a .desktop file by @xarvex in #870

Fixed

• fix: catch NotImplementedError for Float16 JPEG-XL files by @CyanVoxel in #849
• fix(nix/package): account for GTK platform by @xarvex in #868
• fix: do not set palette for Linux-like systems that offer theming by @xarvex in #869
• fix(flake): remove pinned input, only consume in Nix shell by @xarvex in #872
• fix: stop ffmpeg cmd windows, refactor ffmpeg_checker by @CyanVoxel in #855
• fix: hide mnemonics on macOS by @CyanVoxel in #856
• fix: use UNION instead of UNION ALL by @CyanVoxel in #877
• fix: remove unescaped ampersand from "about.description" by @CyanVoxel in #885
• fix(ui): display 0 frame webp files in preview panel by @CyanVoxel in 64dc88a
• fix: close pdf file object in thumb renderer by @Computerdores in #893
• perf: improve responsiveness of GIF entries by @Computerdores in #894
• fix(ui): seamlessly loop videos by @CyanVoxel in #902

Internal Changes

• refactor!: change layout; import and build change by @xarvex and @CyanVoxel in #844
• fix: log all problems in translation test by @Computerdores in #839
• refactor: split translation keys for about screen by @CyanVoxel in #845
• feat(ci): development tooling refresh and split documentation by @xarvex in #867
• refactor: type hints and improvements in file_opener.py by @VasigaranAndAngel in #876
• build: update spec file to use proper pathex and datas paths by @Leonard2 in #895
• refactor: fix various missing and broken type hints@VasigaranAndAngel in #901
• refactor: fix type hints and overrides in flowlayout.py by @VasigaranAndAngel in #880

Documentation

• docs: fix typos and grammar by @Gawidev in #879
• docs: update ThumbRenderer source by @emmanuel-ferdman in #896

Translations

• Added Japanese (50%)
  • @needledetector
• Updated Turkish (93%)
  • @Nyghl
• Updated Filipino (57%)
  • @searinminecraft
• Updated Tamil (92%)
  • @TamilNeram
• Updated Portuguese (Brazil) (83%)
  • @viniciushelder
• Updated German (95%)
  • @DontBlameMe99, @Computerdores
• Updated Russian (85%)
  • werdi, @Dott-rus
• Updated Hungarian (100%)
  • Szíjártó Levente Pál
• Updated Spanish (96%)
  • Joan, @Nginearing
• Updated French (100%)
  • @kitsumed
• Updated Toki Pona (80%)
  • @Math-Bee

New Contributors

• @HermanKassler made their first contribution in #841
• @emmanuel-ferdman made their first contribution in #896
• @Leonard2 made their first contribution in #895
• @zfbx made their first contribution in #900

Full Changelog: v9.5.1...v9.5.2

Fixed

• Fixed translations crashing the program and preventing it from being reopened (#827)
  • fix: restore translate_formatted() method as format() by @CyanVoxel in #830
  • tests: add tests for translations by @Computerdores in #833
  • fix(translations): fix invalid placeholders by @CyanVoxel in #835
• Removed empty parentheses from the "About" screen title
  • fix: separate about screen title from translations by @CyanVoxel in #836

Translations

• Updated French (99%)
  • @alessdangelo, @Bamowen, @kitsumed
• Updated German (98%)
  • @Thesacraft
• Updated Portuguese (Brazil) (88%)
  • @viniciushelder
• Updated Russian (73%)
  • werdei
• Updated Spanish (95%)
  • @JCC1998

Documentation

• docs: fix category typo by @salem404 in #834

New Contributors

• @salem404 made their first contribution in #834

Full Changelog: v9.5.0...v9.5.1

Welcome to TagStudio 95 v9.5! This update has been several months in the making, and has focused largely on internal changes that completely rework the library system to run on SQLite instead of a homebrew JSON solution. This key change has allowed us to dramatically improve the search engine, reduce memory usage for large libraries, and provide a stable framework for several new additions - both in this release and in future releases moving forward! Despite this being a largely backend-focused update, there's still some exciting new features and changes that should make your tagging experiences better than ever! Thank you so much to everyone who's helped make this happen!

- Travis (CyanVoxel)

Added

Overhauled Search Engine

Boolean Operators

• feat: implement query language by @Computerdores in #606
• feat: optimize AND queries by @Computerdores in #679

Filetype, Mediatype, and Glob Path + Smartcase Searches

• fix: remove wildcard requirement for tags by @Tyrannicodin in #481
• feat: add filetype and mediatype searches by @python357-1 in #575
• feat: make path search use globs by @python357-1 in #582
• feat: implement search equivalence of "jpg" and "jpeg" filetypes by @Computerdores in #649
• feat: add smartcase and globless path searches by @CyanVoxel in #743

Sortable Results

• feat: sort by "date added" in library by @Computerdores in #674

Autocomplete

• feat: add autocomplete for search engine by @python357-1 in #586

Replaced "Tag Fields" with Tag Categories

Instead of tags needing to be added to a tag field type such as "Meta Tags", "Content Tags", or just the "Tags" field, tags are now added directly to file entries with no intermediary step. While tag field types offered a way to further organize tags, it was cumbersome, inflexible, and simply not fully fleshed out. Tag Categories offer all of the previous (intentional) functionality while greatly increasing the ease of use and customization.

• feat!: tag categories by @CyanVoxel in #655

  

Thumbnails and File Previews

New Thumbnail Support

• feat: add svg thumbnail support (port #442) by @Tyrannicodin and @CyanVoxel in #540
• feat: add pdf thumbnail support (port #378) by @Heiholf and @CyanVoxel in #543
• feat: add ePub thumbnail support (port #387) by @Heiholf and @CyanVoxel in #539
• feat: add OpenDocument thumbnail support (port #366) by @Joshua-Beatty and @CyanVoxel in #545
• feat: add JXL thumbnail and animated APNG + WEBP support (port #344 and partially port #357) by @BPplays and @CyanVoxel in #549
  • fix: catch ImportError for pillow_jxl module by @CyanVoxel in a2f9685

Audio Playback

• feat: audio playback by @csponge in #576
  • feat(ui): add audio volume slider by @SkeleyM in #691

Thumbnail Caching

• feat(ui): add thumbnail caching by @CyanVoxel in #694

Tags

Delete Tags (Finally!)

• feat: remove and create tags from tag database panel by @DandyDev01 in #569

Custom User-Created Tag Colors

Create your own custom tag colors via the new Tag Color Manager! Tag colors are assigned a namespace (group) and include a name, primary color, and optional secondary color. By default the secondary color is used for the tag text color, but this can also be toggled to apply to the border color as well!

• feat(ui)!: user-created tag colors@CyanVoxel in #801

New Tag Colors + UI

• feat: expanded tag color system by @CyanVoxel in #709
• fix(ui): use correct pink tag color by @CyanVoxel in 431efe4
• fix(ui): use consistent tag outline colors by @CyanVoxel in 020a73d

New Tag Alias UI

• fix: preview panel aliases not staying up to date with database by @DandyDev01 in #641
• fix: subtags/parent tags & aliases update the UI for building a tag by @DandyDev01 in #534

Translations

TagStudio now has official translation support! Head to the new settings panel and select from one of the initial languages included. Note that many languages currently have incomplete translations.

Translation hosting generously provided by Weblate. Check out our project page to help translate TagStudio! Thank you to everyone who's helped contribute to the translations so far!

• translations: add string tokens for en.json by @Bamowen in #507
• feat: translations by @Computerdores in #662
• feat(ui): add language setting by @CyanVoxel in #803

Initial Languages:

• Chinese (Traditional) (68%)
  • @brisu
• Dutch (35%)
  • @Pheubel
• Filipino (43%)
  • @searinminecraft
• French (100%)
  • @Bamowen, @alessdangelo, @kitsumed, Obscaeris
• German (98%)
  • @Ryussei, @Computerdores, Aaron M, @JoeJoeTV, @Kurty00
• Hungarian (100%)
  • @smileyhead
• Norwegian Bokmål (16%)
  • @comradekingu
• Polish (97%)
  • Anonymous
• Portuguese (Brazil) (64%)
  • @LoboMetalurgico, @SpaceFox1, @DaviMarquezeli, @viniciushelder, Alexander Lennart Formiga Johnsson
• Russian (22%)
  • @The-Stolas
• Spanish (57%)
  • @gallegonovato, @Nginearing, @noceno
• Swedish (24%)
  • @adampawelec, @mashed5894
• Tamil (22%)
  • @VasigaranAndAngel
• Toki Pona (32%)
  • @goldstargloww
• Turkish (22%)
  • @Nyghl

Miscellaneous

• feat: about section by @mashed5894 in #712
• feat(ui): add configurable splash screens by @CyanVoxel in #703
• feat(ui): show filenames in thumbnail grid by @CyanVoxel in #633
• feat(about): clickable links to docs/discord/etc in about modal by @SkeleyM in #799

Fixed

• fix(ui): display all tags in panel during empty search by @samuellieberman in #328
• fix: avoid KeyError in add_folders_to_tree() (fix #346) by @CyanVoxel in #347
• fix: error on closing library by @yedpodtrzitko in #484
• fix: resolution info #550 by @Roc25 in #551
• fix: remove queued thumnail jobs when closing library by @yedpodtrzitko in #583
• fix: use absolute ffprobe path on macos (Fix #511) by @CyanVoxel in #629
• fix(ui): prevent duplicate parent tags in UI by @SkeleyM in #665
• fix: fix -o flag not working if path has whitespace around it by @python357-1 in #670
• fix: better file opening compatibility with non-ascii filenames by @SkeleyM in #667
• fix: restore environment before launching external programs by @mashed5894 in #707
• fix: have pydub use known ffmpeg + ffprobe locations by @CyanVoxel in #724
• fix: add ".DS_Store" to GLOBAL_IGNORE_SET by @CyanVoxel in b72a2f2
• fix: don't add "._" files to libraries by @CyanVoxel in eb1f634

Changed

SQLite Save File Format

This was the main focus of this update, and where the majority of development time and resources have been spent since v9.4. These changes include everything that was done to migrate from the JSON format to SQLite starting from the initial SQLite PR, while re-implementing every feature from v9.4 as the initial SQLite PR was based on v9.3.x at the time.

• refactor!: use SQLite and SQLAlchemy for database backend by @yedpodtrzitko in https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pu...

For the final Pre-Release before v9.5.0, the remainder of the slated features are here along with a few fixes!

Added

Custom User-Created Tag Colors (@CyanVoxel in #801)

Create your own custom tag colors via the new Tag Color Manager! Tag colors are assigned a namespace (group) and include a name, primary color, and optional secondary color. By default the secondary color is used for the tag text color, but this can also be toggled to apply to the border color as well!

Translations

TagStudio now has official translation support! Head to the new settings panel and select from one of the initial languages included. Note that many languages currently have incomplete translations.

Translation hosting generously provided by Weblate. Check out our project page to help translate TagStudio! Thank you to everyone who's helped contribute to the translations so far!

• translations: add string tokens for en.json by @Bamowen in #507
• feat: translations by @Computerdores in #662
• feat(ui): add language setting by @CyanVoxel in #803

Initial Languages:

• Chinese (Traditional) (68%)
  • @brisu
• Dutch (35%)
  • @Pheubel
• Filipino (15%)
  • @searinminecraft
• French (89%)
  • @Bamowen, @alessdangelo, @kitsumed, Obscaeris
• German (73%)
  • @Ryussei, @Computerdores, Aaron M
• Hungarian (89%)
  • @smileyhead
• Norwegian Bokmål (16%)
  • @comradekingu
• Polish (76%)
  • Anonymous
• Portuguese (Brazil) (22%)
  • @LoboMetalurgico, @SpaceFox1
• Russian (22%)
  • @The-Stolas
• Spanish (46%)
  • @gallegonovato, @Nginearing, @noceno
• Swedish (24%)
  • @adampawelec, @mashed5894
• Tamil (22%)
  • @VasigaranAndAngel
• Toki Pona (32%)
  • @goldstargloww
• Turkish (22%)
  • @Nyghl

Fixed

• feat(about): clickable links to docs/discord/etc in about modal by @SkeleyM in #799

Internal Changes

This release increases the internal DB_VERSION to 8. Libraries created with this version of TagStudio can still be opened in earlier v9.5.0 pre-release versions, however the behavior of custom color borders will not be identical to the behavior in this PR. Otherwise it should still be possible to use any custom colors created in this version in these earlier pre-releases (but not really recommended).

Full Changelog: v9.5.0-pr3...v9.5.0-pr4