v1.6.0

Release Notes

Features

• New website https://flow-launcher.github.io
• Enhance Pinyin search, now with more precision when using acronyms
• User made plugins are now available to download:
  • Added new PluginsManager plugin for managing the installing, uninstalling and updating of community-made plugins
  • Use hotkeys pm install, pm update and pm uninstall
  • Have a plugin you would like to share, or making one yourself? Head over to the PluginsManifest repo to submit it
  • Use context menu to go see plugin's website, source code or make an enhancement/bug fix request directly with the plugin developer
  • Archived the old PluginManagement plugin
• Improved web connection method for general connections and when via a proxy
• Color plugin has been moved out of Flow as a default plugin, and is available for download via pm install instead
• Added search suggestions from Bing

Bug Fixes

• Polished up Slovak translation on plugins
• Fixed image flickering on results list
• Fixed Python plugin support via JsonRPC.Python:
  • The Python API is now available via PyPI pip install flowlauncher
  • For details of the py support see https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher.JsonRPC.Python
• Fixed tray menu translation not updating
• Added notification when version update failed instead of just writing to log

v1.5.0

Release Notes

Features

• Improved the way Flow opens URLs:

  • The default web browser set on the computer will now be used.

  • URLs in Flow's settings will open as a new browser tab instead of window

• Added Slovak translations for plugins

• Added a quick link to open custom theme folder

Bug Fixes

• Fixed unauthorised access to directory causing Flow to quit loading Win32 apps altogether in Program plugin

v1.4.0

Release Notes

Features

• Upgraded Pinyin library to ToolGood.Words:

  • Store whole Chinese words instead of individual characters

  • No longer saves cache on disk

• For Program plugin, added ability to open containing folder using custom app + args, eg. Total Commander

• Improved Program plugin:

  • Optimized the querying of programs in Program plugin by using generics to concatenate Win32 and UWP apps.

  • Removed duplicate fuzzy search calls.

  • Greatly improved indexing speed by changing how Directory enumerates.

Bug fixes

• Added loading of Edge Dev bookmarks and fixed scoring based on fuzzy search

• Improve memory consumption by limiting number of images preloaded in memory:

  • Addressing the unnecessary high memory caused by improperly handling of image caching.

  • Set maximum number of images cached to 50 from 5000.

  • Clean up by removing infrequently used images from dictionary once they go over permissible factor (2) X number of images (50).

• Fix plugin dependency loading and remove excess duplicate package references:

  • Added a custom assembly loader for plugins and resolve any of the plugin's dependent assemblies to load from the plugin's own directory, or if the assembly exists with Flow.Launcher.Plugin then use the assembly there.

  • Added Directory.Build.targets so default plugins will automatically look to Flow.Launcher.Plugin's referenced packages if not available in the local plugin folder.

  • Used CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies=true in project file for both default and future external plugins so all referenced assemblies in the plugin are outputted and available for the main application to point to.

Note:
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v1.3.1

Release Notes

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Bug fixes

• Fixed encoding error when user's input is GB2312(Simplified Chinese)

• Fixed Calculator plugin copy error when Window's Clipboard is opened by another resource at the same time

v1.3.0

Release Notes

Features

• Added new icon for missing thumbnail image in search result instead of the error icon

• ProcessKiller plugin's result is now sorted in ascending order by title

• ProcessKiller kill all functionality enhancements

  • Do not show a "kill all instances" item in the context-menu of "kill all X processes"
  • Show name of the process when kill all is available and show the number of process that will be terminated
  • Hide the "kill all instances of X process" option when the associated executable path is empty

Bug fixes

• Fixed issue with Explorer's directory search when the file or folder has '#' in its name resulting in broken path display and unable to open

• Fixed various unintended behaviours around Explorer's search

  • Fixed Quick Folder Access not triggering

  • Fixed behaviour to continue searching for files and folders using index search even when a match is found in Quick Folder Access list. This helps if user wants file/folder that has the same name in Quick Folder Access list but in different location

  • Prevent user from using global action keyword for content search

  • Exclude from Index Search when only '_' is typed

  • Fixed file extension search using '*' failing/not returning results

• Fixed method typos in Flow.Launcher.Plugin

v1.2.1

Release Notes

Bug fixes

• Fix navigation to localized path when using Explorer plugin

• Fix environment variables not working, including %homepath%, %homedrive% and %systemdrive%.

v1.2.0

Release Notes

Features

Plugin:

• Added file content search for Explorer plugin. Search contents of .docx, .pdf, .txt and etc documents with the new hotkey doc:

• Added support for Microsoft Edge bookmarks in BrowserBookmarks plugin

• WebSearch will no longer activate for directory/network paths queries

• Removed Everything from default plugins as its core functionalities are superseded by Explorer plugin. Everything plugin's new location here

UI:

• Improvements to set browser path text boxes

• Removed the success message box after saving/changing custom query hotkey or plugin hotkey

General:

• Added messages to indicate version upgrade progress

• Cleaned up obsolete methods, properties and classes

Bug fixes

UI:

• Fixed several settings in General and Hotkey tabs to take effect without requiring a restart

• Fixed auto-suggestions font color for BlurWhite theme

• Fixed missing result list in theme preview in Theme tab

v1.1.2

Release Notes

Bug fixes

• Fixed issue where BlurBlack theme auto-suggestion text color is not easy to read

v1.1.1

Release Notes

Bug fixes

• Fixed Process Killer plugin not built as part of the project

v1.1.0

Release Notes

Features

• Enhanced the Explorer plugin experience:

  • Show path on folder results

  • Added ability for plugins to display custom ToolTip message when hovering over the result

  • Show current path as a ToolTip message for current folder result

  • Open containing folder for file results on pressing Ctrl + Enter

• Added new Process Killer plugin

• Moved the hello-world plugins out of Flow Launcher and into a separate repository: Flow-Launcher/plugin-samples

• Fixed: Blur effect extends beyond boundaries of launcher window

• Added: Issue templates

Bug fixes

• Fixed issue with themes that use blur effect where restarting Flow will cause the width of the blur extend out beyond the search window.