⭐ New Release: 3.3.0 Final

[Xanashi]

Good Afternoon Everyone,

The final version of Icaros 3.3.0 is finally here.
I got through most of the showstoppers. You can find the few changes between this and the previous RC1 build in a post below.

A new build will be coming soon with some property handler improvements, so stay tuned!

Thank you so much to everyone you has provided feedback and helped me troubleshoot various issues!
I really appreciate the engagement and support! <3

Also thanks to Witchilich, you can now also find and install Icaros with Winget!

EDIT: For full transparency as always, here are the donation amount from 2022:

2022 - $358

Huge thanks to all who donated to keep the Icaros development alive and well! ❤️

I hope you all enjoy the new releases!

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Icaros v.3.3.0 Final

[Major Changes]

• Added support for MP4 properties (incl. mov, 3gp, 3g2, mj2, psp, m4b, ism, ismv, f4v, m4a isma)
• Added support for AVIF thumbnailing
• Added support for TGA thumbnailing
• Added thumbnailing of AI files with an embedded image
• Added thumbnailing of PDF files with an embedded image
• Added AIF/AIFF/AIFC property support
• Added OGA, WEBMV and WEBMA properties
• Upgraded all Icaros Cache logic to 64bit
• Heavily improved all Icaros Cache logic
• The Icaros Cache no longer has a size limit where it stops working
• Added several new thumbnail cache sizes
• Improved automatic thumbnail size detection in the Icaros Cache for certain filetypes
• Improved cover selection logic of CBZ/CBR/CB7/EPUB files
• Implemented a way for Icaros to recover slightly corrupted cache files

[Fixes]

• Automatically undo registry block placed by other software, that prevented Icaros from working
• Disable the 'Icons Only' File Explorer folder setting when enabling thumbnailing
• Fixed thumbnailing of Dolby Vision HEVC streams (dvhe)
• Fixed and improved the WAV property and tag parser
• Fixed rare Explorer hang on specific files
• Fixed thumbnailing of certain PAL8 files
• Fixed a couple of rare issues that affected thumbnailing of some files
• Fixed cache crash when caching very small image thumbnails
• Fixed multiple potential cache crashes
• Fixed caching of folder thumbnails on Windows 10+
• Fixed cache indexer not using the thumbnail timestamp when enabled
• Fixed issue where cache didn't always return a valid thumbnail even though one was available
• Fixed a lot of small cache issues
• Fixed crash if the current Icaros Cache Location had suddenly gotten
  restrictive permissions applied to the folder
• Fixed Cache Indexer returning an 0x14 error when parsing long filenames (> 259 characters)
• Fixed IcarosConfig not properly handling long filenames (> 259 characters)
• Fixed Boolean file properties showing incorrect values in IcarosConfig (Debug Page)
• Fixed crash when adding files without an extension to IcarosConfig

[Improvements]

• Improved Debug Mode: Icaros should now catch far fewer crashes caused
  by other software loaded in the same process as Icaros
• File Explorer settings that have been modified by Icaros is now reverted during uninstall
• Made the [Und] track language tag optional, and hidden by default
• IcarosConfig now performs a permission check on the current Icaros
  Cache Location, when going to the Cache Page. If the check fails,
  an option has been added to attempt to fix the permission issues.
• Improved how IcarosConfig handles permission issues for the Icaros Cache
• When opening IcarosConfig for the first time, the default theme will now
  match the current Windows App theme
• Added a workaround for an issue that prevented the Icaros Thumbnail Provider from working on Vista
• IcarosConfig now uses %SystemRoot% instead of the hardcoded C:\Windows path when referencing the WOW64 regsvr32.exe
• Added additional error reporting during cache indexing and for certain IcarosConfig actions
• All MP4 properties are disabled by default (As the native Windows handler allows editing of properties)
• MP3 properties are now disabled by default
• Register OGA as an audio filetype
• Sidepanel position is now remembered in IcarosConfig
• Additional minor fixes and improvements

[Localizations & Other]

• Installer is now localized (Thank you bovirus for the implementation!)
• Installer has been updated with a slightly more modern look
• Added Romanian localization (Thank you Cătălin Popescu! ^__^)
• Added Polish installer localization (Thank you Xyzzy! ^__^)
• Updated Polish localization (Thank you Xyzzy! ^__^)
• Updated Italian localization (Thank you bovirus! ^__^)
• Updated localizations (Simplified Chinese) (Thank you ZerOri! ^__^)
• Updated VS, donations amount and copyright
• Updated LibDav1d to 1.0.0
• Updated Unarr to 1.1.0 Beta
• Updated GCC
• Updated FFmpeg

NOTE: All your existing Icaros Cache files will be automatically upgraded with this build and
will therefore no longer work with previous versions of Icaros. Make sure you take a backup of
these files if you're testing a Beta release of Icaros.

NOTE: If you decide to downgrade from this release, please note that your property settings in Icaros
will be reset back to the default values, and will need to be set again.

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This discussion was created from the release Icaros 3.3.0.

[Xanashi]

Changes between RC1 and the Final build

• Added support for TGA thumbnailing
• Improved handling of long filenames in the IcarosCache
• Fixed IcarosConfig not properly handling long filenames
• Fixed expansion of %SystemRoot% in IcarosConfig
• Fixed Boolean file properties showing incorrect values in IcarosConfig (Debug Page)
• Fixed crash when adding files without an extension to IcarosConfig
• Fixed filename not showing up in the minidump dialog
• Added additional error reporting during cache indexing and for certain IcarosConfig actions
• Added Polish installer localization (Thank you Xyzzy! ^__^)
• Updated Polish localization (Thank you Xyzzy! ^__^)
• Updated FFmpeg

[Klaus1189]

Thank you very much ❤️❤️❤️