Playnite

Fixed:

• Updated web view library
• Updated controller input and audio playback (SDL) libraries
• Play time not being counted properly if system is suspended during gameplay
• Shutting down system from Playnite causes application exit script not work properly sometimes
• List of disabled controllers is sometimes erased after disabling new devices
• Background music starts from scratch instead of resuming when exiting a game
• Updated emulator profiles
• "Hide imported" option on scan folder dialog doesn't prevent games from being imported
• Crash in Fullscreen mode after library update
• Crash when shutting down Playnite while also connecting/disconnecting controller devices
• Crash when parsing release dates on specific Windows locale settings

Fixed:

• Extra selection sound played on startup in Fullscreen mode
• Some controller buttons do not work after restoring system from hibernation

This update makes Playnite no longer work on Windows 7 and Windows 8. Do not update if you want to keep using Playnite on those Windows versions!

Fixed:

• Crash on startup in Desktop mode

This update makes Playnite no longer work on Windows 7 and Windows 8. Do not update if you want to keep using Playnite on those Windows versions!

New:

• Controller input handling switched to SDL library (supports DirectInput controllers) more info
• Audio handling switched to SDL library
• Option to customize folder tracking timings
• Software tools can execute scripts
• Option to restore Playnite window only when game was launched from UI
• Added option to completely disable program and addon update checks
• Install size is automatically calculated after game finishes installing
• Emulation scanner exclusions now support relative definitions and regular expressions
• Options to add system lock and logout actions to Fullscreen main menu
• {ReleaseYear} variable can be used in web image search string
• Installation status added to the explorer panel
• Statistics view allows filtering by installed state

Fixed:

• Updated web view component
• Multi game edit dialog shows warning about unsaved changes even if no changes have been made
• Some windows fail to properly restore saved size
• Settings window doesn't remember size and position
• Changing Desktop mode settings that require restart no longer switches to Fullscreen mode after restart
• Emulation scanner importing duplicates if assigned roms are missing names
• Adding new game doesn't properly set modified date as well
• Game selection is not remember on app restart
• Game menu showing some items incorrectly

New:

• Global search result order rankinng improvements (by darklinkpower)
• Data editing dialogs now show warning about unsaved changes when closing
• {PlayniteDir} variable can be used in software tools paths
• Crashes related to lack of disk space are reported as such
• Ruffle emulator profile
• Added chd support to PPSSPP profiles

Fixed:

• ScummVM game import script updated to support portable install and relative paths (by mobeck1)
• "Match all filters" option doesn't properly filter lists when "None" field state is selected
• Some windows do not fit properly on 768p screens
• Cancelling game startup from a script or an extension doesn't set UI state properly in Fullscreen mode
• Emulation scanner exclusions don't work properly on nested folders
• Crash when shutting down Playnite related to Discord integration
• Crash when assigning new category
• Localized strings not displaying properly under certain Windows language settings

New:

• Option to control SafeSearch settings when using web image search
• Long running global searches no longer prevent from typing new requests
• Double click on global search results invokes primary action
• Added profile for QT6 based RPCS3 versions

Fixed:

• UI freezes for a long time when downloading unavailable image via web search
• Cancelling metadata download stuck on long timeout doesn't work properly
• Games imported via .lnk files are sometimes wrongly named
• Crash when tracking games with invalid installation data
• Fullscreen crash with invalid view settings
• Crash when launching Fullscreen exe first after fresh installation

Fixed:

• Crash when an extension is fetching selected games

New:

• Added BigPEmu emulator profile

Fixed:

• Crash when installing a game via SDK
• Metadata plugins being incorrectly disposed during bulk metadata download

Fixed:

• Desktop mode window state issues introduced with 10.15 update

New:

• Distinct options to remove or keep completion untouched after playing a game for the first time

Fixed:

• Application/window restore issues in Fullscreen mode
• MS Store apps and games not showing up on manual scan dialog sometimes
• Random crash when closing a window
• Games imported via folder scan dialog have empty GameId field
• Plugin settings opened in a dedicated window can display incorrectly
• Search term exclusions can't be used on web image search dialog
• Updated Bizhawk and MelonDS emulator profiles (by Coloradohusky)

Fixed:

• Crash when editing filter presets via library manager
• "Xinput Device Support" setting reverts to its default behavior upon losing and regaining window focus

Fixed:

• Updated PCSX2 emulator profile
• Filter preset order doesn't properly update on explorer panel
• Better name handling of gzip ROM files
• Crash in Fullscreen mode with some custom themes
• Metadata download sometimes failing on game edit dialog
• Future release dates get day-of-week display values (by Jeshibu)
• Install size on stats view is calculated incorrectly
• Theme previews not working in Blend

Fixed:

• Possible company duplication when downloading metadata via game edit dialog
• Creating new fields from game edit dialog is not working properly
• Compatibility issues with some existing themes
• Filter presets name changes not saving upon restart (by darklinkpower)
• Add m3u format to Nintendo Gamecube profile of Dolphin emulator (by darklinkpower)

Fixed:

• Crash on startup with eMixedNite theme

New:

• Option to indicate number of days played in game time played format (by darklinkpower)
• Support to display total install size in statistics view (by darklinkpower)
• Option to change filter preset sort order in library manager (by darklinkpower)
• Add support to display game Added Date in game details (by darklinkpower)
• Option to switch to Fullscreen mode from taskbar jump list (by Rioluuu)
• Per game option to activate system HDR when a game launches (by lscholte)
• Option to hide already imported games on folder scan dialog
• Added support for playnite://playnite/search URI to open global search
• Option to choose tracking mode for emulators
• Option to control whether related ROM files should be merged during emulation scan
• Backup configurations now support additional OutputDir variable to set target backup folder instead of just OutputFile
• Fuzzy matching support in name filter
• Option to show assigned ROMs on List view
• Option to minimize Fullscreen mode from main menu

Fixed:

• Updates to built-in platforms list and emulation profiles (by darklinkpower)
• RMG emulator profile updated (by Rosalie241)
• Proton existing in Steam library causes install size scan error (by NekuSoul)
• Zoom steps are different when zooming in and out in grid view with the arrow keys
• $StartedProcessId variable not available to emulator scripts
• $SourceAction variable not available in post scripts
• Toolbox theme packaging includes some VS related files that should be excluded
• Various fixes to manual metadata download
• Metadata priority settings not working properly with some plugins
• Name field is overwritten during metadata download even if download of missing fields is enabled
• Games can't be relaunched from tray menu if game tracking bugs out
• Close to tray on startup not working if backup is also performed on startup
• Lag when selecting game with long description text

New:

• Acronyms search support in name filter and global search (by darklinkpower)
• Added main menu entry to restart Playnite (by darklinkpower)
• Added support to show favorite games in tray (by darklinkpower)

Fixed:

• Fixes to software tools configuration view
• Updated several emulation profiles
• Better error reporting for failures related to emulation scanner settings
• Crash when setting sorting names during library update
• Games not being detected during emulation scan due to ROM file extension case sensitivity

Fixed:

• Some windows don't remember last position and size
• Various issues related to metadata download from game edit dialog
• Crash when importing non-exe file as software tool
• Safe mode is not carried over when switching application modes
• View settings not being saved during system shutdown
• Some emulated games won't start properly if {EmulatorDir} variable is used as game installation folder
• Opening game's installation folder doesn't work if {EmulatorDir} variable is used as game installation folder

Fixed:

• Automatic install size scan overwrites manually set values
• Some theme styles can't be previewed in Blend
• Crash when importing emulated games after splitting them

Fixed:

• Global search sometimes closes prematurely

Fixed:

• Some Fullscreen themes causing crash on startup