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Breaking change: Scripts and plugins must be placed inside subfolders
New: Avarage update size reduced from 60MB to 2MB #363
New: Updates are not downloaded in background anymore, only after user confirms installation
New: VC++ Redistributable is installed during update only if needed
New: Added button to check for new updates #585
New: Playnite will close gracefully when Windows is shutting down #577
New: Added GameStarting event to extension API #574
New: "Modern" color profile for "Classic" theme
Fix: UI polish by spektor56
Fix: Team Fortress 2 not showing on Playnite #656
Fix: Some Steam games not tracking time/detecting game closure #648
Fix: Retroarch not getting focus properly when launched #652
Fix: Newly installed games not launching #526
Fix: Missing localizable strings #618
Fix: Install watcher not working properly for Origin games
Fix: Game scan failing on folders with ".exe" in their name #631
Fix: Game list not aligned properly in fullscreen mode #608
Fix: FullScreen user interface only responds to player 1 controller #650
Fix: Crash on Inaccessible Database #654

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New: Super Nintendo and Wii U/Switch Pro Controller fullscreen buttons #592
New: Menu option to install scripts extensions #610
New: Added definition for D-Fend Reloaded #542
Fix: Updated RetroArch profiles #607
Fix: Some non-EA Origin games have invalid Play action
Fix: Metadata download fails sometimes
Fix: Game selection highlighting not working properly in Fullscreen mode
Fix: Detection if the game is running not working properly sometimes
Fix: Crash when switching to fullscreen while downloading metadata #586
Fix: Crash related to gamepad handling #588

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New: Option to show game names on Cover view
New: Option to choose number of displayed items in Fullscreen mode
New: Multiple games can be selected on Covers view #553
New: Modern theme is the default theme
New: Lithuanian translation (thanks to Wargzax) #550
New: Hungarian translation (thanks to Ratox00) #564
New: Default extension directories are created if not found
New: Added ScummVM emulator profile #556
New: Added PCSXR-PGXP emulator profile #576
New: Added initial set of keyboard shortcuts
New: Added {Name} and {InstallDirName} dynamic variables
New: Ability to manually set installation state for custom games #546
New: Don't update library in fullscreen mode when started from desktop mode
Fix: Wrong display of (un)installation progress
Fix: Updated localizations
Fix: Time tracking for Windows Store games not working #567 (games need to be reimported for it work)
Fix: New lines not being formated properly for IGDB metadata descriptions
Fix: IronPython working directory is not set to Playnite program folder
Fix: Games added via drag'n'drop are not reported as installed
Fix: Crash when starting game #554
Fix: AuthorizationManager error when loading scripts

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Existing custom themes are not supported in Playnite 4. Themming support is being completely rewritten from scratch in one of upcoming 4.x versions.

New: Options to choose between store backgrounds and game screenshots for Steam games
New: Optional PlayStation button prompts for fullscreen view
New: Cover and Detail views added to Modern theme (selectable with ... button)
New: Added sorting to fullscreen view
New: Added context menu icons
New: Fullscreen mode can be opened with "Guide" controller button.
New: General UI polish and improvements
Fix: Script initialization failure if PowerShell 3+ is not installed #522
Fix: Crashed when manually adding game #522
Fix: Login windows don't have focus when displayed
Fix: Genres not being set properly when downloading metadata via IGDB
Fix: Don't use Windows ID for installation tracking #481

New: Fullscreen mode with controller support #56
New: Counting game session play time #120
New: Support for scripting (PowerShell and IronPython) #414
New: Support for compiled plugins (.NET) #115
New: Additional fields for game details #286
New: Ability to set completion status #281
New: Save state of collapsed groups #319
New: Games can be imported via by dropping executables (and folders) to Playnite window #187
New: Using screenshots instead of store background for Steam games
New: Script for exporting library to a csv or formatted txt file
New: Scanning for emulated and installed games can be canceled #276
New: Added review score game fields #273
New: PCem emulator profile
New: Vita3K emlator profile #500
New: Option to download metadata only for games missing them #413
New: Offer application restart when settings are changed #399
New: Last played time displayed the same way as in Steam client
New: Initial scan for installed games is not done by default anymore when importing installed programs
New: Improvements to cover view (Classic theme)
New: Change default installation location to %localappdata% #455
New: Favorite and Hidden fields selectable from game editing window
New: Critic and community score metadata download #273
New: Cache Steam metadata for faster downloads #418
New: Automatically assign PC platform when importing custom games
New: Force HTTPS for BattleNet login window and Steam private account URLs #477
Fix: GPU acceleration is disabled by default
Fix: French translation fixes #469
Fix: Portable version crashes when it tries to access the games.db #461
Fix: Sorting icons not visible on grid view
Fix: Selecting multiple games results in wrong list scrolling
Fix: Problem with shortcuts names and special characters #499
Fix: Possible crash due to corrupted Steam files #515
Fix: Playnite window is not maximized when opened from the taskbar #494
Fix: Playnite crashes when trying to remove emulated "Play" action #498
Fix: Other actions for Steam games are not imported correctly #470
Fix: Freezing and OutOfMemory crash when putting many games into a category #474
Fix: Crash when opening link without http #468
Fix: Context menu not updating properly when game properties change #504

New: Swedish localization (thanks to MrCraigen) #436
New: Dutch localization (thanks to wilco375) #429
New: Cxbx-Reloaded and yuzu emulator profiles #434
New: Added digital signature #80
Fix: Windows Store (UWP) game detection not working properly
Fix: Path variables not being used properly #411 #419
Fix: Nested context menu doesn't scroll when overflowing #421
Fix: Don't remove imported games no longer in user's library
Fix: Don't modify names for games from official sources
Fix: Crash when invalid theme is being loaded #409
Fix: Crash when monitoring Steam game installation process
Fix: Crash when editing game metadata #403
Fix: Battle.Net reports wrong login status #400
Fix: Additional game actions are not being set for Steam games

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Fix: Jumplist and tray icon game list not being updated properly
Fix: Crash when Steam is not installed

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New: List of Patreon contributors added into "About" menu dialog
New: List of various contributors added into "About" menu dialog
New: Show links on right-click menu #375
New: Option to close Platnite after when game is started #147
New: German localization (thanks to PhrozenByte) #347
New: French localization (thanks to ArtexJay) #343
New: Don't add shortcuts when updating #351
New: Cover image aspect ratio configurable via theme profiles (GameCoverViewRation variable)
New: Automatically set sorting name without "The" at the start of titles #154
New: Added various help links and tooltips
New: {PlayniteDir} variable can be used in game action paths #333
Fix: Various metadata download fixes and improvements #374 #377
Fix: Updated localizations
Fix: Slow startup time with large game library
Fix: Restored Modern theme look to original 3.0 release
Fix: Leaking Chromium processes
Fix: Database path changes not visible in settings
Fix: Crash when manual metadata download fails #376
Fix: Crash when downloading metadata from igdb #370
Fix: Crash when database is not opened #369
Fix: Cannot enter spaces into game details fields #386
Fix: Auto update failing #335
Fix: Tweak database open error messaging #327

New: IGDB as default cover image source #334 #311
New: Slovak localization (thanks to sekuka925) #329
New: Brazilian Portuguese localization (thanks to RubeensVinicius) #330
Fix: Unable to re-open game database when opening fails once
Fix: Prevent database file from being opened by multiple processes
Fix: Possible crash when downloading metadata for large libraries
Fix: Play Action changes not being saved #344
Fix: Missing localization strings #346
Fix: Game can be started by accident when double clicking #332
Fix: Filters stop working after canceling from Settings menu
Fix: Editing game category cannot be cancelled

New: Spanish localization (thanks to darklinkpower) #307
New: Russian localization (thanks to evgdovg1996) #320
New: Indonesia localization (thanks to operamaniac) #320
New: Hardware acceleration disabled by default
New: Added social links to main menu
Fix: Some UI strings can't be translated
Fix: Restored Steam friends button for Classic theme
Fix: Improved game name detection (primarily for ROM files)
Fix: Game details panel doesn't scroll properly
Fix: Filters stop working sometimes #316
Fix: Crash While Downloading Metadata #324
Fix: Crash when editing multiple games #315

New: IGDB API key is now required for metadata download feature (configurable in Settings->Advanced)
New: Database upgrade rollback to prevent corrupting library when upgrading to new version
Fix: Modern theme fixes
Fix: Spelling errors in English localization

New: Support for custom themes #70 #71
New: New optional "Modern" theme
New: Translations support #23
New: Support for private Steam profiles #90
New: RetroArch support #119
New: Ability to assign tags #153
New: Option to change background image #238
New: Option to automatically download metadata for multiple games #129
New: Warning when removing platform or emulator in use #163
New: Show unsaved change indicator when editing game
New: Show progress when updating database to new version
New: Reworked display of notifcation messages
New: Option to remove game media
New: Ignore already imported ROMs when adding games via emulator (detection from folder) #172
New: GOG games import working without Galaxy client being installed #189
New: Generate default platforms for new databases #173
New: Games features automatically imported as tags #152
New: FCEUX emulator support #290
New: Added ZSnes emulator support #235
New: Custom sorting title can be set for each game #84
New: Button to clear all filters
New: Automatically remove trademark and copyright characters from game names #251
New: Added "uninstall" registry key content into diagnostic package
New: Ability to cancel global task progress
New: Added several new emulator profiles #291
New: Improved metadata download accuracy
New: Improved game name detection when importing emulated games
New: Simplified Chinese localization (thanks to L1cardo) #299
Fix: Steam installed games import fails in some cases
Fix: Steam and GOG default cover rework #36
Fix: Setting Crash #277
Fix: Release date can't be set in some cases #243
Fix: Prevent duplicated images being saved in database
Fix: Metadata download doesn't replace covers and icons when using official store source
Fix: GOG metadata localized to native language #250
Fix: Destiny 2 detection fix
Fix: Crashes and messaging when Internet connection is not available
Fix: Cannot filter installed and unintalled games at the same time

New: Added news to Steam detail page links
Fix: Failed to import installed Origin games #244
Fix: Downloading Metadata from IGDB causes a crash #264
Fix: Crashes when GOG metadata download fails #237

New: Added VisualBoyAdvance(-M) emulator profile #208
New: Added "Clear web cache" button into settings (to help with account linking issues) #223
Fix: Issues using Model 2 Emulator #221
Fix: Filters are not working properly for entries with spaces #215
Fix: Emulator Import doesn't recognize 64bit version of snes9x #211
Fix: Crash when starting game via jump list #220
Fix: Crash when setting game category #226
Fix: Crash when loading image from DB #225
Fix: Improperly named games when importing from folder #171
Fix: Top of Playnite window defaults to a position above the screen #193

New: Battle.net support #34

New: Updated emulator definitions, changed platform names for consistency #161
Fix: Slow detection of installed Origin games
Fix: Platform icon is not saved properly when using exe as source #176
Fix: Name sorting not working properly #177
Fix: Crashing in some cases while importing library
Fix: Crash when trying to set categories to multiple games #174

Fix: Window position not being saved properly #148
Fix: Steam library import fixes #155, #156
Fix: GOG games not starting via Galaxy properly #158
Fix: Client crashes when attempting to grab exe file's icon #134

New: Option to disable hardware acceleration #125 (helps fixing stuttering when G-Sync/FreeSync is enabled)
Fix: Some Steam games not importing properly #144
Fix: Origin game import may fail on specific games #133

Fix: Game import not working properly sometimes
Fix: List of installed apps not showing up on Windows 10

New: Added Provider (Store) column in Details view #117
New: Added Cemu and RPCS3 emulator profiles
Fix: Some Origin games not detected as installed
Fix: Hidden games being visible when they shouldn't #118