What's new in 8GadgetPack 37.0.0
Aug 6, 2023
- Updated My Weather. Bugfix in 7 Sidebar involving Auto-hide. Removed weather gadgets that aren't working anymore.
New in 8GadgetPack 36.0.0 (Jan 16, 2023)
- Updated outdated gadgets.
New in 8GadgetPack 35.0.0 (Jul 7, 2022)
- Updated all outdated gadgets.
- Improve compatibility with Windows 11.
- Make hotkey Win+C for Clipboarder and Win+G for Gadget Focus work in Windows 11.
- Remove url for ip detection in Network Meter that was causing false Anit-Virus alerts.
- Fix bogus autorun message in Windows 11.
- Removed Sticky Notes Online for new installations (the service is no longer available).
New in 8GadgetPack 34.0.0 (Jul 13, 2021)
- Fixed some rare crashes during startup. Updated My Weather. Minor bugfix in Clipboarder. Bugfix in MSN Weather: Show correct day for today. Make notes gadget compatible with high-dpi monitors. 7 Sidebar bugfix: The skin is not reset on startup anymore. Note: This and prior versions still do not work correctly on Windows 11.
New in 8GadgetPack 33.0.0 (Jun 24, 2020)
- The previous version introduced two bugs: It would crash on Windows 8.1 with some Windows Updates installed and some gadgets render incorrectly in certain situations. Both should be fixed now. Also added a minor bugfix in Clipboarder.
New in 8GadgetPack 32.0.0 (Jun 14, 2020)
- Added monitor theme to Clock and Clipboarder gadgets.
- The clock theme was provided by Dmitri Poterianski, thank you!
- Improved multi-monitor support: gadgets now remain where they were placed after user-switch and remote-desktop connections. Improved DPI-support: DPI-aware gadgets remain sharp when they are moved to a monitor with different DPI-values and after the DPI-value is changed. DPI-unaware gadgets are now scaled so they are usable on monitors with very high DPI-values. Made it easier for gadget developers to make gadgets DPI-aware: objects added with addTextObject and addImageObject are now automatically scaled (calling fixDpiObject() is no longer necessary). Fixed Clock gadget rendering issues on Windows 8. Handle Windows major updates better so that gadget settings are not lost on some cases. Added back Microsoft Currency Gadget and made it working again. It now uses data from the European Central Bank and has some more bugfixes. Added back Microsoft RSS Feeds Gadget with better explanation on how to use it and some other improvements. Add 24/12-hour option in HUD Time gadget. Fix rendering issues in flyouts of some gadgets. Fixed scaling issues in RecycleBin and SearchAll gadgets. Remove Weather Meter Gadget (no longer working). Improved Slovak translation of 7 Sidebar. Clipboarder shouldn't slow down MS Word and Excel when copying anymore. Fixed rare crash of Clipboarder that would occur in some situations while files are in the clipboard. Made Clipboarder hotkeys compatible with a Windows Update of Windows 1909 and with Windows 2004. Updated MyWeather and Igors gadgets.
New in 8GadgetPack 31.0.0 (Oct 18, 2019)
- Fixed a bug introduced in version 30 that would sometimes crash the gadget process. Also fixed high-dpi problems with Drives Meter and Power Status Gadgets.
New in 8GadgetPack 30.0.0 (Oct 10, 2019)
- Updated all outdated gadgets. Further improved compatibility with Windows 10 1903.
- Added new gadgets: Countdown2Date, Date & Time, Desktop Calculator, Drive Activity, GPU Meter, Piano. Fixed high-dpi issues in the following gadgets: All CPU Meter, Drives Meter, Currency Meter, Network Meter, Top Five 10, Network Utilization, Drive Activity, Desktop Calculator, Clock, Picture Puzzle, CPU, Volume Control, GPU Meter, MSN Weather.
- Added German localization to MSN Weather gadget.
- Improved Brazilian Portuguese localization in 7 Sidebar and some minor bugfixes.
- Reverted behavior in Clipboarder to show the same copied text only once (because many applications put it into the clipboard multiple times).
New in 8GadgetPack 29.0.0 (May 24, 2019)
- Updated all outdated gadgets. Added compatibility with Windows 10 1903 (7 Sidebar emulates the white theme if enabled). Added CPU Usage Monitor for each gadget (see FAQ). Several bugfixes in 7 Sidebar and Clipboarder. Added two small gadgets: Breathe and Pomodoro. Simplified some internal javascript files to prevent false anti-virus warnings. Some bugfixes in the installer and uninstaller.
New in 8GadgetPack 28.0.0 (Jan 27, 2019)
- Updated all outdated gadgets. My Weather should work again. Changed Clipboarder so copied text always creates a new element, even if it is the same as the current one. Fixed installer errormessage bug. Fixed transparency bug in 7 Sidebar.
New in 8GadgetPack 27.0.0 (Sep 30, 2018)
- Made gadgets compatible with the upcoming Windows 10 1809 update. Clipboarder can now optionally override the new built-in Clipboard manager Win+V shortcut. Updated all outdated gadgets. The sidebar now adjusts its color when it is changed in Windows Settings.
New in 8GadgetPack 26.0.0 (Apr 30, 2018)
- Made gadgets compatible with the upcoming Windows 10 1803 update. Made the color for the sidebar more like the color of the taskbar in Windows 10. Added blurr behind the sidebar on Windows 1803 to match the taskbar. Fixed an issue with Clipboarder. It was locking the parent folder of the file that is in the current clipboard. Also fixed a small issue with copied images in firefox. Updated a bunch of gadgets. Removed the Microsoft Currency Gadget, as it is no longer working.
New in 8GadgetPack 25.0.0 (Dec 8, 2017)
- Changed the provider in the Currency Meter gadget to Google Finance to make it work again. Thanks to tomazov for the fix! Some minor improvements to Clipboarder.
New in 8GadgetPack 24.0.0 (Oct 8, 2017)
- Some compatibility bugfixes for the upcoming Windows 10 version in October. Also fixed some bugs that might occur if you use Clipboarder and Word/Excel (it's actually not Clipboarders fault, but I guess MS will never fix these bugs. So I added a workaround.). Updated some gadgets.
New in 8GadgetPack 23.0.0 (May 23, 2017)
- Made some usability tests and quite some issues came up! Added newsletter option so you can get notified about updates via mail. Fixed rare crash in Clipboarder when opening a link. Added workaround for a bug in MS Word when copying a formula while Clipboarder is running (Word crashes when the user copies a formula and then the textformat of the clipboard is requested. Clipboarder detects this now and skips the text formats). Added also another workaround for a minor bug in Word: When a certain clipboard format is requested Word adds a favorit inside the document. That format is now skipped as well. Fixed a bug with the "Enable unformatted paste" option in Clipboarder when used with the right shift-button. Clipboarder now handles images with transparency copied in browsers correctly. Added Date Time, Digitalclock, Turn off PC, CPU and Network Utilization Gadgets. Removed Google Mail gadget (it no longer works). You can place gadgets on the sidebar whereever you want now without snapping while holding Shift. Added workaround for a bug that caused several gadgets to fail sometimes during startup. Fixed a bug that caused gadgets to go behind the sidebar sometimes. Fixed many minor issues.
New in 8GadgetPack 22.0.0 (Mar 27, 2017)
- Released on 2017/03/25:
- Updated a bunch of gadgets. Removed intrusive window that appeared after major Windows Update. Glassy Network Monitor now scales the graph according to the maximum visible value. 8GadgetPack no longer overwrites Win+G per default. If you want to keep using Win+G for gadgets, go to 8GadgetPack Tools and reenable it there. Or use Win+Shift+G.
New in 8GadgetPack 21.0.0 (Sep 28, 2016)
- Fixed a bug that made gadgets freeze on Windows 10 Anniversary Update
- Improved LibreOffice support in Clipboarder.
- Fixed rendering issues in the Volume Control Gadget.
- Updated a few gadgets.
New in 8GadgetPack 20.0.0 (Aug 4, 2016)
- Made many gadgets work on Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Fixed a bug in Clipboarder that prevented Dropping of files onto Clipboarder on Windows 10. Added a bugfix by Sergey Shkurov to make the buttons in the Slideshow Gadget work again.
New in 8GadgetPack 19.0.0 (Jun 14, 2016)
- Fixed a bug in Clipboarder that caused it not to start up correctly. Fixed some bugs in the installer. Made it easier to disable the window-manager if activated by mistake. Fixed bug in DriveInfo gadget that caused high cpu and memory usage over time. Fixed an autorun issue. Improved compatibility with upcoming Anniversary Update of Win 10. Changed default Weather gadget to My Weather. Improved gadget shutdown performance. Updated several gadgets.
New in 8GadgetPack 18.0.0 (Jan 25, 2016)
- Fixed a transparency bug in 7 Sidebar. An errormessage "gadgets are not responding" shouldn't appear anymore. Updated several gadgets.
New in 8GadgetPack 17.0.0 (Dec 5, 2015)
- Fixed an issue with the flyout of the Microsoft Feeds Gadget. Improved performance of the Glassy Network Monitor. Fixed a bug that caused the sidebar to be white. Also the transparency can now be enabled in high contrast mode on Windows 8 and later. Added a workaround for a bug that caused the gadgets to be always on top temporarily when you press Win+D, then open a Modern app on Windows 10. Fixed a hang in 7 Sidebar that occured on Windows 10 when explorer.exe hangs and the window-manager was open. Fixed a bug that caused the clock to display its hands off center. Made the gadget "Remove Drive Safely" high-dpi compatible and fixed a bug in the gadget that caused high-cpu usage over time.
New in 8GadgetPack 16.0.0 (Nov 17, 2015)
- The default-theme of the clock is now crystal clear in high-dpi configurations (up to 200%).
- Added a workaround for an issue that occured on Windows 10 Insider that caused high cpu usage and prevented some gadgets to open. Added the Sticky Notes gadget by Microsoft that was included in Windows Vista as an alternative. Removed the Microsoft weather gadget from the package. It is extremely unreliable and there are plenty of alternatives included.
- Clipboarder now lets you search the internet for a copied text with a single click. Added a How-to.
- Improved HUT Time Gadget. Updated some gadgets.
New in 8GadgetPack 15.0.0 (Aug 31, 2015)
- Improved Windows 10 support. Created a new icon to fit Windows 10 style:
- (if installed on Windows 7 or 8 it will keep the old icon).
- Win+G now works in Windows 10 to switch between gadgets. (You can disable this in 8GadgetPack Tools if you want to use the game bar).
- 7 Sidebar now adjusts its style to the Win10 taskbar. The window-manager in the sidebar now supports the new virtual desktops in Windows 10 and hovering over a thumbnail to peek into a window works again.
- Fixed a crash that occured when using flyouts in certain gadgets (e.g. Launch Control).
- Added high-dpi support for these gadgets: Custom Calendar, Digiclock, Launch Control and My Weather.
- Added an option in 8GadgetPack Tools to disable/enable the sidebar (because many people don't seem to realize that it is just a gadget).
New in 8GadgetPack 14.0.0 (May 29, 2015)
- Added on option to 8GadgetPack Tools that allows to change the size of gadgets.
- Improved Windows 10 support.
- Added a fix that makes the Microsoft weather gadget more reliable.
- Added MSN Weather alternative.
- Improved DPI scaling with some gadgets.
- Fixed a bug in the CPU Gadget that occured on Non-English systems.
New in 8GadgetPack 13.0.0 (Jan 31, 2015)
- Finally added high-dpi support. Gadgets shouldn't appear too small anymore.
- Added a separate uninstaller tool to fix broken installations.
- Started to work on Windows 10 support. Most of the gadgets work on Windows 10, but not all.
- Updated outdated gadgets.
- Added iBattery gadget and a Japanese calendar gadget (only visible on Japanese Windows versions).
New in 8GadgetPack 12.0.0 (Sep 17, 2014)
- Added a workaround to make gadgets stay visible when pressing Win+D or when using the Show desktop button under Windows 8.1.
- Fixed a bug that prevented access to gadgets by touch.
- It is now possible to install 8GadgetPack on Windows 7.
- Improved startup reliability.
- Improved multi-monitor support in 7 Sidebar.
- Updated outdated gadgets and added a new gadget : Glassy Network Monitor.
New in 8GadgetPack 11.0.0 (Mar 27, 2014)
- Fixed a bug that often caused a crash at startup. Updated outdated gadgets.
New in 8GadgetPack 10.0.0 (Feb 27, 2014)
- Cleaned up the 8Gadgetpack Tools.
- Fixed a bug that caused gadgets to appear multiple times in startup tab of taskmanager.
- Also fixed a bug that caused not to load all gadgets on startup.
- And another bug that caused "library errors" and errors involving "d3d9.dll" was fixed (this bug was my fault for a change, and not Microsofts).
- Added skin support in Clipboarder and fixed a bug that prevented it to open clipboards in Modern App Programs.
- Added a few gadgets and updated the outdated ones.
New in 8GadgetPack 8.00 (Aug 22, 2013)
- Fixed a bug that prevented to start all gadgets at startup. The crash on startup should happen way less often now.
- Also fixed a bug that prevented the installation of 3rd party gadgets when the temp directory was not on the systemdrive.
- Added a few gadgets and updated the outdated ones.
New in 8GadgetPack 7.00 (Jul 22, 2013)
- Added Windows 8.1 compatibility
- All gadget settings will remain during the update to 8.1 if you install this version
- The new Internet Explorer in 8.1 is really buggy in combination with gadgets
New in 8GadgetPack 6.00 (May 7, 2013)
- Fixed a bug that caused the gadgets to crash at startup or prevented gadgets to show up.
- Also made autostart more stable.
- Fixed a bug that prevented flash gadgets to work.
- Updated outdated gadgets and added a few.
- Added silent install support
New in 8GadgetPack 5.00 (Jan 21, 2013)
- Resolved a bug preventing the gadgets to start.
- Updated a lot of gadgets and added a few.
- Improved install time and installer compression.
- Changed the weather gadget that appears on first start-up to WeatherCenter
New in 8GadgetPack 4.0.1 (Nov 19, 2012)
- Resolved an error message preventing to install when an uninstall previously went wrong
- Added several gadgets and updated a few
- New users will get a message now that the sidebar is closable and that gadgets still can be moved to the desktop
New in 8GadgetPack 3.0 (Oct 30, 2012)
- Resolved an error message appearing when opening event viewer
- Fixed a bug preventing the installer to work when windows is not installed on C:
New in 8GadgetPack 2.0 (Aug 30, 2012)
- Added 30 languages. Basically every major language is supported now. The Microsoft gadgets support only 6 languages (Chinese (simplified), English, French, German, Japanese, Russian) though, but they will fall back to English, so you can still use them.