Release 1.9.0 | Plugin 2.1.0

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Release Notes

This release contains some major redesigns to Flow's main search and settings window UIs, we would like to say a big thank you to @onesounds for the tremendous work in modernising Flow's look and feel. Please see below for the highlights and full change log.

Highlights

• All new UI design

• New themes

• New Settings window

• Animation & sound effect for search window

• Light/Dark/Windows System default color

• New Plugin Store

• Game Mode for when you are playing games

• Wizard window for beginners

• Python plugins can now have settings in the Settings window

• Global browser and explorer settings

• Crowdin support for translations

Features

• Global browser setting with private mode option Global browser setting / Private mode option #800

• Python plugin setting support for the settings window Json rpc plugin setting control #657

• Added Portuguese (Portugal) Language Add Portuguese (Portugal) Language #855

• Added tab to autocomplete result Global TAB complete #850

• Explorer plugin now supports autocomplete of directory/file path Explorer plugin: Support AutoCompleteText Field #863

• Wizard window for our beginners Welcome window #849

• Added Glyph Icon support Add Glyph Icon Support #623

• Add Quick Access action keyword for Explorer Add Quick Access action keyword for Explorer #621

• Add Crowdin Integration (Add Crowdin Integration #826)

• Copy to clipboard is available via the API for plugins Add Clipboard copy to jsonRPC API #848

• Added Flow's version data as environmental vars that can be accessed by Python plugins Provide Flow Launcher program data in Environmental vars #847

• Switched off the default launch on system start up, so Flow will not start up when the computer starts by default Switch off the default launch on system start up #840

• You can now hide app's path for Program plugin Hide Apps Path & Adjust program plugin setting panel #835

• Game Mode added for those that would like to pause Flow during their gaming GameMode #824

• Manual plugin installation Detect URL and install using Plugin Manager #823

• Animation and sound when triggering Flow Add Animation and Sound / Fix Last Executed Position #810

• Default theme is changed change the default theme for fresh install #805

• Settings control template updated Split Custom Control Template / Change Toggle Control Template #793

• Updated Slovak translations Update Slovak translation #786, Update Slovak translation #775, Update Slovak translation #744, Update Slovak translation #811, Update Slovak translation #789, Update Slovak translation for Browser Bookmark plugin #753, Update Slovak translation #698

• Default File manager in settings that can be switched to use different explorers globally Default File manager #782

• Tweaked translation api Add OnCultureInfoChanged to IPluginI18n #781

• the Tray Menu is redesigned kind/ui Tray Menu Redesign #765

• For latest Windows release, Flow's popup now uses Windows notification Change the popup to windows notification #758

• Plugins can now execute shell commands via Flow's API add initial ShellRun support for JsonRPC #742

• New WindowsSettings plugin, replacing ControlPanel plugin Add WindowsSettings plugin #741

• New Plugin Store Plugin store #740

• Tweaked language functionality change cultural info when switching language #716

• Added modern themes Modern Themes #704

• Support download plugins via CDN Use CDN for PluginsManifest #699

• Refactor Bookmark plugin Refactor Bookmark plugin #695

• Added Advanced Boot Options restart for Sys plugin Add Advanced Boot Options restart for Sys plugin #679

• Added run as administrator when holding ctrl and shift run as administration when holding ctrl and shift #663

• Bumped applicable nuget packages to latest versions Bump applicable nuget packages to latest versions #654

• Refactor JsonRPC structure Refactor JsonRPC structure #653

• Updated Embedded Python download message from install to download update python message from install to download #647

• Cache program result Cache program result #451

Bug fixes

• Fixed misaligned suggestion text when query is long, especially in WebSearch plugin Fix misaligned suggestion text #860

• Fixed overlapping of scrollbar and resize area Fix overlapping of scrollbar and resize area #862

• Fixed Typo TermSeparator & removed the actionkeyword in Terms(API) Fixes Typo TermSeparator & remove the actionkeyword in Terms #681

• Make suggestions hidden if query matches Hide suggestions if query matches #854

• Refactored Shell Command Refactor Shell Command #829

• Fixed HideonStartup ("Hide Flow Launcher on startup" doesn't work in prerelease [1.9.0] #783) Force Exit & Fix HideonStartup (#783) #784

• Adjusted WebSearch plugin Adjust websearch plugin & Small Fix for pluginstore PR & Setting Popup Redesign #779

• Added width in setting and fixed max result displayed not reflected in real-time Add width in setting and fix max result displayed not reflected in real-time #767

• Fix empty query issue Fix empty query #749

• Tweaked result update functionality Rename with async suffix and add lock to prevent concurrent update check #743

• Fixed Explorer plugin crash on semicolon Fix Explorer plugin crash on semicolon #713

• Fixed WinGet update CI Fix winget update causing incompatibility with always retrieving latest #705

• Implemented re-query option and added re-query when calling customQueryHotkey Implement Requery option and requery when calling customQueryHotkey #702

Contributions

We would like to directly mention and thank the following people (in alphabetical order) for their contribution and support in this release, making Flow even better as this year wraps up.

@deefrawley, @Garulf, @JohnTheGr8, @kubalav, @onesounds, @pc223, @spedrickson, @taooceros, @themike10452, @Zeroto521 and everyone who has joined discussions, put through their ideas or reported bugs.