v1.16.1

Software

Summary

• feat: show exact error message when using IP address dialog or favorite dialog (@Tienisto)
• feat(desktop): highlight file when tapping "Show in folder" (@Tienisto)
• fix(android): properly close app on back gesture (@Tienisto)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/localsend/localsend/releases/tag/v1.16.1

Package

• Update to 1.16.1

Full Changelog: v1.16.0...v1.16.1

v1.16.0

Software

Windows 7 is no longer supported to keep up with the latest updates from Flutter.
LocalSend now uses Rust as HTTP client (rhttp). This improves performance when the sending device is the bottleneck (e.g. Android to Windows). The receiver is still written in Dart. In the future, we might also rewrite it in Rust to achieve the best performance.

Summary

• feat: improve transfer speed if the sending device is the bottleneck by using Rust as HTTP client and multithreading (@Tienisto)
• feat: add option to automatically receive files only from favorites (@Davte)
• feat: only automatically finish when files are either successfully received or skipped (@Tienisto)
• feat: improve various padding and spacing issues in RTL languages (@ShlomoCode)
• feat: persist "advanced settings" toggle (@Nolle10)
• feat: add alias-regeneration button and alias update dialog (@Nolle10)
• feat(macos): drag-and-drop files and text into menu bar icon (@ShlomoCode)
• feat(macos): drag-and-drop text into the app icon (@ShlomoCode)
• feat(macos): include LocalSend as a share target in the share menu (@ShlomoCode)
• feat(macos): starts hidden in menu bar instead of being minimized when autostart is enabled (@ShlomoCode)
• feat(macos): show error and success state in the app icon (@ShlomoCode, @Tienisto)
• feat(macos): also have autostart option in sandboxed version (App Store) (@ShlomoCode)
• feat(macos): LocalSend installed via dmg installer is sandboxed (@Tienisto)
• feat(android): enable clipboard button (@Seidko)
• feat(ios): enable clipboard button (@AnessZurba)
• fix(macos): reopen app from launchpad after minimizing to menu bar should make window visible (@ShlomoCode)
• fix(macos): persist write access to download location after app restart (@ShlomoCode)
• docs: @thatLeaflet, @GlgApr, @BigPebble123
• i18n: add Malaysian (@Gloridust), Slovak (@dodog)
• i18n: @Flitskikker, @tatsumain, @gdonisi, @UnifeGi, @Matthaiks, @graphemecluster, @dodog, @multipetros, @faea726, @sergd88, @Amereyeu, @vic-blt, @esaracho, @farshad991, @nidexingg, @LoboGuardian, @Neo1102, @gidano, @nebojsatomic, @BryanJames16, @ArthurLobopro, @ShlomoCode, @ilius, @sf0nt, @dz0ny, @LandOfDar, @protheeuz, @GlgApr, @manuelzzz, @louipa, @erelado, @Gloridust, @Olivetti, @Nolle10, @gavindang2911, @albanobattistella, @AmerDje, @plinkr, @ERy03, @gmourahub, @Scienticious, @LivioZ, @soya-daizu, @furkanipek, @Nixuge, @BigPebble123

Full Changelog: https://github.com/localsend/localsend/releases/tag/v1.16.0

Package

• Update to 1.16.0
• Bump minimum OS requirement to Windows 8 to reflect newly unsupported status for Windows 7

Full Changelog: v1.15.4...v1.16.0

v1.15.4

Software

Summary

• feat: add button to retry a failed file transfer (@Tienisto)
• feat: show tooltip on the "Scan" button (@Tienisto)
• feat: treat any URI as link, so it becomes clickable on receiver (e.g. file://, obsidian://) (@Tienisto)
• feat(mobile): adjust button width in send tab to indicate that it's scrollable (@Tienisto)
• feat(windows): title bar color should match the system theme (@FutoTan)
• fix: memory leak when sending files (regression in 1.15.0, 1.15.2 only fixed receiving files) (@Tienisto)
• fix(windows): LocalSend window is invisible at app start (@Tienisto)
• i18n: distinguish between "Exit" and "Quit" depending on the platform (@sergd88)
• i18n: add Hindi (@rishi-singh26)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/localsend/localsend/releases/tag/v1.15.4

Package

• Update to 1.15.4
• Include newly changed LICENSE
• Work around New-TemporaryFile failure when installing via PowerShell 7 (PowerShell/PowerShell#14100)

Full Changelog: v1.15.3.20240803...v1.15.4

v1.15.3.20240803

Package

• Moved the location of LocalSend's unzipped directory to the user's tools location (#1)
  • Intended to avoid settings write failures for non-Administrative users
  • Any LocalSend-generated files (e.g. the data directory) or modified package files (e.g. any old settings file backups) will need to be manually cleaned up
• Tweaked /NoShim package parameter behavior to clean up any existing shims
• Added support for settings file persistence between upgrades
  • Supports both the legacy and new install location, with preference given to the latter
• Implemented support for new package parameter /DontPersistSettings
  • Intended to accommodate users depending on the legacy settings file behavior (i.e. no persistence between upgrades, delete during uninstalls)
• Implemented support in update script for forced package updates

Full Changelog: v1.15.3...v1.15.3.20240803

v1.15.3

Software

A small release that primarily fixes an important bug on Android.

For Windows users (same as 1.15.0): To properly support autostart / start hidden, the msix installer has been removed. Please migrate to the EXE installer and uninstall the MSIX version.

Summary

• feat: reduce receive history length to 30 items to increase performance (@Tienisto)
• feat: show error message when initialization fails for better debugging (@Tienisto)
• fix(android): properly close app on back gesture (@Tienisto)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/localsend/localsend/releases/tag/v1.15.3

Package

• Update to 1.15.3

Full Changelog: v1.15.2...v1.15.3

v1.15.2

Software

For Windows users (same as 1.15.0): To properly support autostart / start hidden, the msix installer has been removed. Please migrate to the EXE installer and uninstall the MSIX version.

Summary

• feat: extract network scanning to separate threads, scanning should not cause UI lags anymore (@Tienisto)
• feat(windows): use bigger icon for the installer (@Tienisto)
• fix: memory leak when receiving files, properly receive files that exceed available RAM (@Tienisto)
• fix(android): save files outside of Download folder (@Tienisto)
• fix(windows): use correct portable settings file when started via autostart (@Tienisto)
• fix(windows): make installer work on arm64 (@Tienisto)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/localsend/localsend/releases/tag/v1.15.2

Package

• Update to 1.15.2

Full Changelog: v1.15.1...v1.15.2

v1.15.1

Software

For Windows users (same as 1.15.0): To properly support autostart / start hidden, the msix installer has been removed. Please migrate to the EXE installer and uninstall the MSIX version.

Summary

• feat: support Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) in web share (@Tienisto)
• feat: save auto accept state when switching encryption mode in web share (@Tienisto)
• feat: switch to "Send" tab when pasting via keyboard shortcut (@Tienisto)
• fix: count PIN tries correctly in web share (@Tienisto)
• fix(android): crash when picking files or folders on Android TV (@Tienisto)
• fix(windows): crash when sum of file sizes is greater than 2 GB (@Tienisto)
• fix(windows): bundle required DLL files to avoid crash on app start (@Tienisto)
• fix(macos): hide autostart option when installed via App Store because this switch is not working (@Tienisto)
• i18n: @sergd88, @UnifeGi, @toopkungza

Full Changelog: https://github.com/localsend/localsend/releases/tag/v1.15.1

Package

• Update to 1.15.1
• Remove dependency on vcredist140, as it's no longer needed

Full Changelog: v1.15.0...v1.15.1

v1.15.0

Software

Note

The note relating to the Windows installer is not applicable to this Chocolatey package. As the package name suggests, this consumes the portable ZIP archive instead of an installer package. This is still distributed and supported.

For Windows users: To properly support autostart / start hidden, the msix installer has been removed. Please migrate to the EXE installer and uninstall the MSIX version.

For Android users: There has been some troubles regarding Google Play Store review (localsend/localsend#1493). Hopefully, this version gets approved by Google.

Summary

• feat: add clear button in the send tab (@Caesarovich)
• feat: save text messages to history (@Tienisto)
• feat: keep timestamps of transferred files (@Tienisto)
• feat: add option to require PIN when sharing via link (@Tienisto)
• feat: add option to require PIN when receiving files (@Tienisto)
• feat: add option to open parent folder of received files in history (@Tienisto)
• feat: confirm before adding or removing favorites in the nearby devices list (@Tienisto)
• feat: add URL view when sharing via link that shows the URL in bigger font (@harriseldon)
• feat: add discovery timeout setting for advanced users (@o2e)
• feat(android): do not require MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, implement Android SAF (@Tienisto)
• feat(android): do not copy files to cache when select via file picker (@Tienisto)
• feat(windows): add context menu integration ("Send to") (@Tienisto)
• feat(windows): toggle "start hidden" in-app instead of referring to the system settings (@Tienisto)
• feat(desktop): make auto start + start hidden more stable, now listens to --hidden parameter instead of autostart (@Tienisto)
• feat(desktop): load initial files from command line arguments (@Tienisto)
• feat(desktop): show progress in the taskbar (@NightFeather0615)
• feat(macos): handle files that were dropped into the app icon (@Tienisto)
• fix: sanitize file names with invalid characters (@Caesarovich)
• fix: UI overflow when window height is too small (@CHUNG-HAO)
• fix(ios): make documents files visible to the Finder / AppleDevices app (@twinkles-twinstar)
• fix(windows): correctly remove tray icon when closing the app (@zpp0196)
• fix(windows): don't keep file open (@NightFeather0615)
• fix(linux): compatibility with newer libayatana versions (@ix5)
• i18n: add Serbian (@nebojsatomic), Finnish (@jooapa), Romanian (@UnifeGi)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/localsend/localsend/releases/tag/v1.15.0

Package

• Update to 1.15.0

Full Changelog: v1.14.0...v1.15.0

v1.14.0

Software

Summary

• feat: add option to automatically accept requests when sharing via link (@MisterChangRay, @Tienisto)
• feat: use fix button width for all buttons in the selection row (only noticeable in Russian) (@Tienisto)
• fix: picking many files should not freeze the UI (@Tienisto)
• fix: do not create a new session for the same IP when sharing via link (@MisterChangRay)
• fix(android): save files to SD card on Android 10 or older (@Tienisto)
• i18n: add Danish (@Limfjorden)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/localsend/localsend/releases/tag/v1.14.0

Package

• Update to 1.14.0
• Remove choco protocol link in package description, as it is no longer maintained

Full Changelog: v1.13.1...v1.14.0

v1.13.1

Software

This bug fix release solves several crash issues.

Summary

• feat: add a short delay when "Auto Finish" is enabled (localsend/localsend#1008) (@Tienisto)
• feat: automatically update the device name of favorite devices when they were unchanged by the user (localsend/localsend#1009) (@Tienisto)
• feat: expand file picker buttons if the button text is too long (localsend/localsend#1010) (@Tienisto)
• fix: various crash issues by downgrading Flutter from 3.16 to 3.13 (@Tienisto)
• i18n: @BryanJames16, @nidexingg, @watchakorn-18k, @gidano, @Jesse205

Full Changelog: https://github.com/localsend/localsend/releases/tag/v1.13.1

Package

• Update to 1.13.1

Full Changelog: v1.13.0...v1.13.1