UniGetUI 3.2.0

Changelog:

• New navigation bar
  • More responsive to layout changes
  • Has a back button
• New filters panel
  • Automatically collapses depending on the window size
• More improvements to the Settings UI
  • Better page fragmentation
  • Smoother navigation
• Package lists can be displayed as:
  • List
  • Grid
  • Icons
• Package lists layout has been greatly optimized
• Fixed a bug where icons would't show
• Some local packages will now display icons (most MSIX and a few ARP)
• Added Proxy support (both for UniGetUI and for the package managers that support it)
• Automatic package updates can now be paused when
  • Battery saver is on
  • User is connected to a metered connection
• Dropped NancyFx in favour of Asp.NET for the background API
• Improvements to Installation Options dialog
• All dialogs are responsive, and have a clickable close button
• Less disk space footprint
• Launch times have been greatly improved (via TRIM and compiler optimizations)
• Less RAM usage
• Sign the uninstaller
• Fix an issue where the uninstaller would launch UniGetUI
• Other internal improvements and fixes

What's Changed

• Update dependabot.yml by @snapsl in #3446
• Bump peter-evans/create-pull-request from 6 to 7 by @dependabot in #3449
• Bump vedantmgoyal9/winget-releaser from a3ac67b0c3026bc335a33b722188e3ec769d6a64 to f7efa6288d37219838d58cb2d953d35b71ebc5d3 by @dependabot in #3448
• Further settings improvements by @marticliment in #3464
• Fix dependabot by @snapsl in #3450
• Bump vedantmgoyal9/winget-releaser from f7efa6288d37219838d58cb2d953d35b71ebc5d3 to 3e78d7ff0f525445bca5d6a989d31cdca383372e in the actions-deps group by @dependabot in #3502
• New NavigationBar + WinUIEx titlebar by @marticliment in #3519
• Trim support by @marticliment in #3535
• Alternative views for package lists by @marticliment in #3551
• Add icons to local packages by @marticliment in #3564
• Fix Minor Update Check by @mrixner in #3573
• Load translations from Tolgee by @martinet101 in #3583
• More efficient package filtering and fetching on packages page by @marticliment in #3597
• Add Back button to the titlebar by @marticliment in #3598
• Ditch NancyFX in favour of ASP.NET by @marticliment in #3603

New Contributors

• @snapsl made their first contribution in #3446

SHA256: 9674CB060A769236DFA037A4DA485F79B650CCEBEFD5AD1AF5C12E436BDC0A67

Full Changelog: 3.1.8...3.2.0

UniGetUI 3.2.0 beta 4

Caution

PreRelease builds may be unstable and should not be used on a production environment

General changes

• Fixed ignored updates showing up on updates list
• Fixed not being able to ignore updates nor skip versions
• Replace NancyEx Http server with ASP.NET
• Enable trimming on full level
• Fixed a potential crash related with proxy support

SHA256: 44A61041DC5143A4230D673D67844AE6EB35F4F37355CBD676135FC9A8F1D753

UniGetUI 3.2.0 beta 3

Caution

PreRelease builds may be unstable and should not be used on a production environment

General changes

• Fixed a bug where some icons wouldn't render on packages list
• Icons from APPX packages will be loaded from the AppxManifest.xml file, instead of picking the first png file.
• Package filtering has been improved. Query matching will be user only when applicable.
• PackageWrapper lifecycle improvements: Do not destroy and create wrappers each time FilterPackages() is called.
• Improvements to Keyboard Navigation on package lists (mostly on grid and icons modes)
• Added a Back (<-) button on the titlebar.
• Allow to uninstall, then reinstall from the contextual options of an update.
• Added a popup that will be shown when attempting to do a not permitted action (show package details of a local package, for example)
• Fix an issue where UniGetUI would start when uninstalled.
• Improvements to Chocolatey fallback path detection.

SHA256: B3E0DA203B6160B6E041B00A8F309B4FDE5DFD7B36561112D25F8E75BC214F53

UniGetUI 3.2.0 beta 2

Caution

PreRelease builds may be unstable and should not be used on a production environment

General changes

• The package list now can be displayed in two new modes: Icons and Grid.
• Add a dedicated UI menu to change sorting order and UI layout mode
• Fix some issues related to the filters panel background tint.
• Launch times have been importantly improved, thanks to some previously-disabled compiler optimisations
• Package lists layout now weight less: All icons now take for 1 (instead of 3) layout elements.
• Uninstaller is now signed.
• Installed Packages list will show icons for certain local packages.
• Remove GSudo from UniGetUI builds.

Full Changelog: 3.2.0-beta1...3.2.0-beta2

SHA256: 8C6C991174431374719F8F1E6367070A6BB19527E5122AF65F881B33F88C537D

UniGetUI 3.2.0 beta 1

Caution

PreRelease builds may be unstable and should not be used on a production environment

General changes

• Interface improvements, most notably for less wide screens (improvements in responsiveness and dynamic layouts):
  • Navigation bar will change its format according to width
  • Filters pane will show in overlay mode when the width is smaller.
  • All dialogs have been improved to have dynamic dimensions.
  • Installation Options won't self-destroy anymore when resized.
• Fix some Elevator crashes
• More improvements to the settings UI
• Proxy support!
• The install/update/uninstall command will be shown on the InstallationOptions dialog, and will update automatically when changing options
• Automatic updates can be disabled when user is on battery saver or on metered connection
• Enable TRIM Support: 44% less disk usage and 6% less RAM usage

Full Changelog: 3.1.8...3.2.0-beta1

SHA256: 0496FF2DDD1ABC7F796B19DD7AB260321B62AAF297A38D1A06A4DD4A632B0C9D

UniGetUI 3.1.8

Changelog

• Redesigned Settings Page, for a more intuitive, more responsive and less cluttered experience.
• Package Managers have their own NavigationButton on the left navigation panel.
• Important improvements to keyboard navigation on Package pages.
• Desktop Shortcut Handler now has an option to automatically delete new shortcuts.
• Fixed issues where the Desktop Shortcut handler wouldn't launch.
• Other improvements to the Desktop Shortcut Handler UI.
• WinGet will now ignore, if the user enables the settings, any update failing with the result "Not applicable".
• Fixed an issue that would cause WinGet to not list any packages.
• Issues with Chocolatey search missing packages have been finally fixed.
• NuGet-based package managers will load package manifests in a smarter way.
• Fixed a crash related to the system tray icon.
• The system tray icon will not show blurred anymore on 125% scaled displays.
• WaitForInternetConnection won't rely on pings. This caused hangs when UniGetUI was run behind certain firewalls.

What's Changed

• Strip .git extension from scoop source URLs by @SierraKomodo in #3383
• Always Update Indexes by @mrixner in #3385
• Fix Steam Icons Having An Invalid Path by @mrixner in #3388
• Set focus to package when searching with key strokes by @tkohlmeier in #3360
• WinGet Code Handling Modifications by @mrixner in #3339
• New Settings UI by @marticliment in #3417
• Use PreviewKeyDown instead of KeyUp to handle package list keyboard shortcuts by @tkohlmeier in #3410
• Disable Package Manager Notifications by @mrixner in #3346
• Update icons and screenshots from the excel file by @github-actions in #3439
• 'Automatically Remove All Desktop Shortcuts' Option by @mrixner in #3338
• Load translations from Tolgee by @martinet101 in #3442

New Contributors

• @SierraKomodo made their first contribution in #3383

Full Changelog: 3.1.7...3.1.8

SHA256: 646ABE5BA7A0F2CC5FD8DCECCFBE6F58036FC542BA921F67EAABC4E488A444C2

UniGetUI 3.1.8 beta 1

Caution

PreRelease builds may be unstable and should not be used on a production environment

General changes

• Settings Page has been redesigned for improved responsiveness, less cluttered layouts and faster UI loading times.
• Settings page has been split into General Settings and Package Manager Settings
• Important improvements to keyboard navigation in package lists
• Add the ability to ignore WinGet's "Not Applicable" updates
• WaitForInternetConnection won't rely on pings anymore, fixing infinite hangs on clients running under certain firewalls
• Fixed an issue with WinGet where it would crash due to issues with permissions
• Fixed an issue where new desktop shortcuts wouldn't be properly reported to the user
• Fixed some WinGet operations failing
• Fixed crashes related to the Tray Icon
• Fixed Chocolatey listing outdated packages on the Discover Packages page
• Improvements to UniGetUI Elevator
• Minor improvements to the installer
• Updated bundled WinGet and Chocolatey to their respective latest versions

Full Changelog: 3.1.7...3.1.8-beta1

SHA256: 5361B3CED3F9C9FA896B0D3AF9BC2B01B53FD05DE10AD67A244CDCF2A68FB4BD

UniGetUI 3.1.7

Changelog

• This update focuses on reliability for package operations on the following package managers:
  • WinGet:
    • Improved version detection on uninstall.
    • Improved UAC temp folder behaviour.
  • PowerShell (5 and 7)
    • Fixed an issue with the -Scope parameter and Microsoft.WinGet.Client (again).
    • Improved CLI output parsing.
  • Chocolatey:
    • Improved CLI parsing and error detection.
    • Fixed version mismatch.
    • Fixed 20second timeout.
  • Scoop
    • Improved success/error detection.
    • Fixed skip hash check not working due to cli changes.
  • Pip
    • Removed deprecated flags.
  • Vcpkg:
    • Better bootstrapping and self-update
  • .NET Tool
    • Huge improvements in autoretry procedures, mostly when installing new tools.
    • Better CLI parsing.
    • Dependency dotnet-tools-outdated has been dropped, as it is not needed anymore.
  • Cargo:
    • Faster install and update times thanks to cargo-binstall.
    • Cargo packages now can be installed in different location and skip integrity checks.
• All NuGet-based package managers (except chocolatey) will use API-based check for updates
• Version comparisons have been improved. Now, 1.10 > 1.9. This fixes issues with Chocolatey and outdated versions showing.
• CPU Usage when UniGetUI is on background has been greatly improved (~1% before, ~0% now).
• Certain UniGetUI crash scenarions have been fixed.
• Added a button to manually add desktop shortcuts to be removed.
• Better display of certain UI conditions on the titlebar
• UI layout improvements.
• Improvements to desktop shortcut detection on updates.

What's Changed

• Update icons and screenshots from the excel file by @github-actions in #3271
• Allow Manual Scanning of Desktop Shortcuts by @mrixner in #3284
• Fix issues with High CPU Usage on background by @marticliment in #3278
• Improvements to version comparsion by @marticliment in #3333
• API-Based check for updates on NuGet package managers by @marticliment in #3337
• Package list: ignore modifier key press by @tkohlmeier in #3344
• Use KeyDown instead of KeyUp to handle MainView keyboard shortcuts by @tkohlmeier in #3354
• Fix the Improved Icon Detection by @mrixner in #3347
• Move configuration to separate directory by @Layfully in #3336
• Load translations from Tolgee by @martinet101 in #3371

New Contributors

• @tkohlmeier made their first contribution in #3344
• @Layfully made their first contribution in #3336

Full Changelog: 3.1.6...3.1.7

SHA256: 507A59A0DF140AC35785F81750BF7954E788B33CEAB916ACD51571EE048FBCF3

UniGetUI 3.1.7 beta 1

Caution

PreRelease builds may be unstable and should not be used on a production environment

General changes

• A new experimental change has been introduced, which makes UniGetUI consume near to 0% CPU when on background. This setting can be disabled from the settings, under experimental features.
• A new "Manual Scan" button has been added, so users can manually add more desktop shortcuts to automatically remove. (thanks @mrixner)
• After some analysis from the telemetry data, I was able to identify and fix some issues causing package operations to fail. The improvements apply to:
  • Chocolatey (fixed some hangs and improved operation output parsing)
  • Pip (removed deprecated flag and improved operation output parsing)
  • Vckpg (better vcpkg update and bootstrapping, significantly improving success rate)
  • .NET Tool (better global tool handling, mostly affecting new installs)
  • Scoop (better error detection and operation output parsing)
  • Cargo (usage of cargo-binstall for faster and more reliable install and update operations)
• Added a subtitle to the titlebar, what will inform the user when UniGetUI runs under special conditions (administrator, portable, etc.)
• Fixed a hard crash when UniGetUI can't write to the exe location in portable mode.
• Improvements to the UI Layout. Hidden pages will be detached from the root, instead of being hidden.
• Improvements to executable detection (for executables added to PATH)
• AppSdk was updated to 1.6.5

Full Changelog: 3.1.6...3.1.7-beta1

SHA256: D2825AC5CD413DFABD3C954F77C1B619A87BBE98675DF9B0C0527D84438CFE87

UniGetUI 3.1.6

Changelog

• Package operations have been greatly improved:
  • Operations bar can be resized and collapsed
  • Live output and Error dialogs have been improved to prevent dialog flooding
  • Operation notifications have been improved, to prevent notification stacking
  • All operations can be canceled at once,
  • Operations have quick actions associated to them:
    • Retry [for failed operations], Retry as admin, etc.
    • Package details, open install location, etc.
    • Skip this version, ignore updates for this app [for failed updates]
    • Etc.
  • Better queue management + concurrency improvements
  • Much more!
• Installers can be downloaded from package lists. Download operations will show on the operations bar as well.
• UniGetUI can now be configured to be fully portable, storing settings on the executable directory.
• A long-standing issue where WinGet would get corrupted on systems where the user didn't have admin privileges has been finally fixed.
• UniGetUI now has [optional] telemetry, that will serve to understand how the app is used, (and perhaps help create package rankings in the future)
• Other fixes and improvements.

What's Changed

• Updated Winget Workflows to Newer Versions by @vikingnope in #3119
• Update update-icons.yaml: Don't run for forks by @Saibamen in #3139
• Operations redesign by @marticliment in #3070
• Reorder max operation logs by @mrixner in #3155
• Remove obsolete code by @marticliment in #3158
• Pause Package Updates by @mrixner in #3135
• Skip minor updates by @mrixner in #3101
• Updated username for winget workflow by @vikingnope in #3197
• Diversify Icon Detection (Icons for Steam, Local PC, and Microsoft Store Applications) by @mrixner in #3189
• Better package installer download operations by @marticliment in #3178
• UniGetUI Portable by @marticliment in #3203
• Update icons and screenshots from the excel file by @github-actions in #3213
• Update NuGets by @Saibamen in #3216
• Add (optional) telemetry to UniGetUI by @marticliment in #3237
• Update LangData.py by @thepro-3418 in #3244
• Add Directory.Build.props by @Saibamen in #3215
• Further develop on telemetry by @marticliment in #3246
• Fix WinGet getting corrupted on devices with non-admin accounts by @marticliment in #3255
• Fix warnings part 1 by @Saibamen in #3251
• Load translations from Tolgee by @martinet101 in #3257

New Contributors

• @thepro-3418 made their first contribution in #3244

Full Changelog: 3.1.5...3.1.6

SHA256: D77959B5268B4850F8B98DE02D7B7BF6CE25A7EA7A9A15EC764065F03F10CA97