New:

• Added jgenesis emulator profile (by darklinkpower)
• Added Ymir emulator profile (by MuntKaicho)

Fixed:

• Background music not restoring playback correctly after exiting a game
• gopher64 emulator profile not working properly
• Possible crash when opening extensions menu in Fullscreen mode

Important:

• This update clears existing web view data and will likely invalidate authentication sessions for various library integrations.

New:

• Automatic library data backups are enabled by default for new installations
• Software tools, 3rd party clients and extension menu items are available in Fullscreen mode
• Added support for changing user data folder via --userdatadir cmdline argument
• Added gopher64 emulator profile
• Added option to track games by specific process name
• Added close button to Explorer Panel (by darklinkpower)
• Added game provider filter to statistics view (by learn-more)
• Added error dialog when trying to bulk download metadata with no fields enabled (by Jeshibu)

Fixed:

• Fullscreen mode preventing system from going to sleep
• Better handling of errors and download cancellations when adding metadata files from http sources
• Updated gamepad input library and gamepad database
• Updated web view library
• FilteredGames and SelectedGames not returning any data in PowerShell scripts sometimes
• Playnite variables are not expanded in startup scripts
• Explorer "icon" is not highlighted when the explorer panel is opened
• Third-party client is shut down even while another game from the same client is being installed
• System shutdown from Fullscreen mode doesn't behave exactly the same as start menu shutdown
• shadPS4 profile: exclude patch directories (by JupiterJesus)

New:

• Added Lime3DS emulator profile (by Jeshibu)
• Added shadPS4 emulator support (by vaughngx4)

Fixed:

• RetroArch emulator profile updates (by darklinkpower)
• prevent HDR from being activated on Windows 24H2 when closing a game (by lscholte)
• Updated gamepad input library
• PluginStatus and SettingsBinding markups not available to themes in Fullscreen mode

Fixed:

• Updated web view component
• Updated controller input component

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