Changelog

What changed in each release. You can update from inside the app on Windows; everyone else can grab the latest build from the download page.

  1. New

    • Old video formats now just play. AVI, WMV, MPG and FLV files, and older codecs inside MKV and MOV files, play directly in Loshelf with normal seeking. No more converting them first or opening them in another app.
    • A setting to turn this off. Settings → Video Playback → "Built-in decoder for older formats" (on by default). Switch it off to go back to the previous convert / open-externally behaviour.
    • Automatic updates on Windows. If you have automatic update checks enabled, Loshelf lets you know when a new version is available, and Settings → Updates can download and install it for you.
    • Unindexed files are flagged. If a scan stopped because of the free plan's file limit, a banner on the folder and search pages says how many files are missing, with a link to upgrade. Pro users see a "Rescan library" button instead.

    Changed

    • The "Legacy format handling" setting now only applies to the few videos the built-in player still can't handle.
    • Playback speed and picture-in-picture are unavailable while an older-format video is playing.

    Good to know

    • The first scan of each library after this update takes longer than usual while Loshelf reads codec details for every video. It only happens once.
    • Videos with modern H.264 or HEVC video paired with AC-3 or DTS audio still use the convert option.
  2. New

    • People. Tag the people who appear in your photos, videos and folders. Add an optional role, pin them to the moment they appear in a video, and browse by person from the new People page.
  3. Fixed

    • Large libraries no longer make the app freeze during heavy operations.
  4. New

    • Pin a tag to a moment in a video. Pinned tags show as markers on the timeline, and clicking one jumps straight there.
    • Added duplicate finder tool
  5. New

    • Custom fields. Add your own metadata (numbers, dates, text, yes/no, choices, links) to images, videos and folders, and filter by it.
    • Sort videos by length.

    Fixed

    • Collection thumbnails.
  6. New

    • Choose any frame of a video as its thumbnail.

    Changed

    • The sort control is now a dropdown.
    • The dashboard no longer stretches too wide on large screens.