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MaxLauncher Changelog

What's new in MaxLauncher 1.31.0.0

Oct 29, 2021
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 140 - Updated Norwegian translation.
  • 141 - Added Hungarian translation.
  • 142 - Updated Korean translation.

New in MaxLauncher 1.30.0.0 (Sep 9, 2021)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • 135 - Updated Italian translation. (moved Bug 102 -> Feature 134)
  • 136 - Updated French translation
  • 139 - Prevent customization of Basic and Detailed Themes. User needs to copy the theme to be customized. This is to prevent future updates from possibly overwriting packaged themes.
  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 105 - Items in Help -> Program Information overlap.
  • 107 - New installation fails due to non-existent C:Users\DocumentsMaxLauncher directory. Reference Feature 131

New in MaxLauncher 1.29.0.0 (Sep 2, 2021)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • Added Korean translation.
  • Updated Italian translation.
  • Create default mld (main.mld) file if file in OpenLastFileUsed does not exist. If option "Open last file used" is selected(default) and the file does not exist, an error is shown and the window will not show a tab control. This may be confusing to first time users. Solution: Create the default main.mld file if "Open last file used" is selected and the last opened file no longer exist.
  • Show latest version number in Update message box.

New in MaxLauncher 1.28.0.0 (Aug 26, 2021)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 97 - Changing a Button's icon to Default icon does not work.
  • 98 - Default icon is not displayed on Edit Dialog when the target is a UNC path.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 131 - Removed start dialog and create the first mld file.
  • 132 - Modify app.cfg saving mechanism. Save app.cfg when a setting is changed. Moved MaxLauncher's window size and location info to window.cfg and is saved on exit. Fix for bugs: 85, 78, 74, 52

New in MaxLauncher 1.27.4.0 (Jun 26, 2021)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • 129 - Added Dutch translation.
  • 130 - Prevent certain themes from being customized. Adding a .nc file in a theme folder will prevent customization. This forces users to copy packaged Themes before customization in order to prevent overwriting their customization when re-installing or installing a new version.

New in MaxLauncher 1.27.3.0 (Jun 23, 2021)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • 128 - Add a few basic themes.

New in MaxLauncher 1.27.2.0 (Jun 23, 2021)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 96 - Ongoing issues with Max Launcher. favorites.cfg and *.mld files are saved upon exit when changes are made. They are supposed to be saved instantly when changes are made and prevent saving when exiting. This is a similar bug with the corruption of app.cfg when saving during a restart or shutdown.

New in MaxLauncher 1.27.1.0 (Jun 22, 2021)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 95 - Default icon is empty when using a UNC path as Target.

New in MaxLauncher 1.27.0.0 (Jun 20, 2021)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • 125 - Updated Norwegian language.
  • 126 - Updated Chinese(Simplified) language.

New in MaxLauncher 1.26.3.0 Beta (May 28, 2021)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 93 - Error after restarting computer and launching MaxLauncher. Same as Bugs: 85, 78, 74, 52. I changed the way it saves app.cfg when logging out/rebooting. It is very hard to troubleshoot. Tried several different approaches. Build 1.26.3.0 was tested 500 times rebooting without issue. TO ALL USERS: Please report this error if you encounter it again. Thank you.
  • 94 - Copying Basic or Detailed themes does not copy customization if it exists.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 124 - Do not apply theme to Theme Editor window. It is difficult to read text if the text color is set to a light color.
  • 123 - Changed ToolTip look to standard black on yellow.

New in MaxLauncher 1.26.2.0 Beta (May 21, 2021)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 90 - Old Themes (ie. Brushed Metal *, Solid Color *, etc.) cannot override ControlTemplates for some controls.
  • 91 - The Window styles of old Themes (ie. Brushed Metal *, Solid Color *, etc.) are not working.
  • 92 - "Hide ButtonIcons" and "Hide Button Text" when using Old Themes (ie. Brushed Metal *, Solid Color *, etc.) no longer work.

New in MaxLauncher 1.26.1.0 Beta (May 19, 2021)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 89 - Notification Icon text not updated. Notification Icon text are not automatically updated when changing languages. Requires a restart of MaxLauncher.
  • 85 - Root Elemen t Missing, error etc.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 122 - Removed old themes. Removed the following old themes in version 1.25.0.0.
  • Brushed Metal - Dark
  • Brushed Metal - Dark Blue
  • Brushed Metal - Dark Brown
  • Brushed Metal - Dark Green
  • Brushed Metal - Dark Red
  • Brushed Metal - Light
  • Brushed Metal - Light Blue
  • Brushed Metal - Light Brown
  • Brushed Metal - Light Green
  • Brushed Metal - Light Red
  • Chrome
  • Solid Color - Dark
  • Solid Color - Light
  • There are now only 3 Themes; Default, Basic, and Detailed. Basic and Detailed are customizable and are easier to maintain. Older themes will still work but are not guaranteed to work in the future without some manual changes.
  • 121 - Added Basic theme. The Basic theme is easier to configure and maintain. Themes copied from Basic will reference the Basic theme instead of making a copy of all files. 120 - Added Detailed theme. The Detailed theme is easier to configure and maintain. Themes copied from Detailed will reference the Detailed theme's MainStyle.xaml instead of making a copy of all files.
  • 117 - Added Slovenian translation.

New in MaxLauncher 1.26.0.0 (Jan 22, 2021)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 88 - Bug when assigning the first image (index 0?) from a .ICO icon/icon library. Same thing with *.exe & *.dll, icon collections.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 115 - Updated French, Japanese and Norwegian translations.
  • 116 - Added Romanian translation.

New in MaxLauncher 1.25.0.0 (Dec 23, 2020)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 87 - When changing language, Search Box's default text does not change.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 111 - Updated French language.
  • 101 - Tooltips. Show tooltips when mouse hovers over entire button instead of just the text.
  • 109 - Option for ICON Only. Added option to hide button text.
  • 110 - Select Alternate Application Icon. Option to select a different icon from the application's file.

New in MaxLauncher 1.24.1.0 Beta (Nov 26, 2020)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • 101 - Tooltips. Show tooltips when mouse hovers over entire button instead of just the text.
  • 109 - Option for ICON Only. Added option to hide button text.
  • 110 - Select Alternate Application Icon. Option to select a different icon from the application's file.

New in MaxLauncher 1.24.0.0 (Oct 31, 2020)

  • Added Spanish language.

New in MaxLauncher 1.23.0.0 (Oct 7, 2020)

  • Added Serbian language.

New in MaxLauncher 1.22.0.0 (Sep 20, 2020)

  • Added Turkish language.

New in MaxLauncher 1.21.0.0 (Jul 12, 2020)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • 104 - Create a translator program.
  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 86 - Moving/Resizing with 2 screens with different resolutions/scale. Windows does not resize properly when moving from one screen to another screen with a different resolution/scale.

New in MaxLauncher 1.20.8.0 Beta (Jun 7, 2020)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • 103 - Only show TabControl context menu on tab area. Only show TabControl context menu if the mouse pointer is over the tab and not in the content area.
  • 102 - Modified the Default and Chrome themes. Make icon resize with the button.
  • 99 -Add a search filter field. Note: This version includes changes and fixes to this Feature.

New in MaxLauncher 1.20.7.0 Beta (May 13, 2020)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • Updated Italian language.
  • Add a search filter field.

New in MaxLauncher 1.20.6.0 Beta (Apr 21, 2020)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • 98 - Save Custom Theme Editor windows width, height and name column width.

New in MaxLauncher 1.20.4.0 Beta (Mar 10, 2020)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • Support for Environment Variables in Title & Description.

New in MaxLauncher 1.20.3.0 Beta (Feb 23, 2020)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • 78 - Description field. Add description field for buttons.

New in MaxLauncher 1.20.2.0 Beta (Feb 15, 2020)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 78 - In very rare occassions, app.cfg gets corrupted when ending a session (logout, restart or shutdown). Fix: Add a call to save in Application session ending.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 90 - Updated French and Brazilian languages.

New in MaxLauncher 1.20.1.0 Beta (Jan 1, 2020)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • Network path (UNC) does not work in 1.20.0.0
  • Feature(s) added:
  • Japanese language update.

New in MaxLauncher 1.20.0.0 (Dec 16, 2019)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 76 - Buttons are not displayed correctly after clearing or sorting buttons. When "Hide Empty Tab Buttons" is on, button(s) may or may not be displayed. Fix: Buttons are refreshed after clearing a tab or sorting buttons.
  • 75 - Portable mode relative paths are not converted to full paths before launching. Fix: In Portable mode, relative paths of folders being used by explorer are not converted to full paths before launching.
  • 74 - App.cfg crash bug. Fix: Simplified closing and saving of configuration files. Cancelled Application Session Ending Event and close app explicitly.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 85 - Prevent activating a different tab when showing window. With auto select tab on and the mouse pointer is on a tab other than the active tab, it should not activate that tab.
  • 84 - Add option to use folder path as Target.
  • 83 - Added Brazilian(Portugese) language.
  • 81 - Updated Chinese(Simplified) language.
  • 80 - Added customizable FontWeight of text in standard themes.
  • 79 - Updated Norwegian translation.
  • 75 - Option to have no Icon.

New in MaxLauncher 1.19.7278.39425 Beta (Dec 6, 2019)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • Buttons are not displayed correctly after clearing or sorting buttons. When "Hide Empty Tab Buttons" is on, button(s) may or may not be displayed. Fix: Buttons are refreshed after clearing a tab or sorting buttons.
  • Portable mode relative paths are not converted to full paths before launching. Fix: In Portable mode, relative paths of folders being used by explorer are not converted to full paths before launching.
  • App.cfg crash bug. Fix: Simplified closing and saving of configuration files. Cancelled Application Session Ending Event and close app explicitly.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • Prevent activating a different tab when showing window. With auto select tab on and the mouse pointer is on a tab other than the active tab, it should not activate that tab.
  • Add option to use folder path as Target.
  • Added Brazilian(Portugese) language.
  • Updated Chinese(Simplified) language.
  • Added customizable FontWeight of text in standard themes.
  • Updated Norwegian translation.
  • Option to have no Icon.

New in MaxLauncher 1.19.7267.5537 Beta (Nov 24, 2019)

  • Feature added:
  • 85 - Prevent activating a different tab when showing window. With auto select tab on and the mouse pointer is on a tab other than the active tab, it should not activate that tab.

New in MaxLauncher 1.19.7266.32919 Beta (Nov 24, 2019)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 75 - Portable mode relative paths are not converted to full paths before launching. Fix: In Portable mode, relative paths of folders being used by explorer are not converted to full paths before launching.
  • 74 - App.cfg crash bug. Fix: Simplified closing and saving of configuration files. Cancelled Application Session Ending Event and close app explicitly.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 84 - Add option to use folder path as Target.
  • 83 - Added Brazilian(Portugese) language.
  • 81 - Updated Chinese(Simplified) language.
  • 80 - Added customizable FontWeight of text in standard themes.
  • 79 - Updated Norwegian translation.
  • 75 - Option to have no Icon.

New in MaxLauncher 1.19.7220.35240 Beta (Oct 9, 2019)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • App.cfg crash bug. Fix: Simplified closing and saving of configuration files.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • Updated Chinese(Simplified) language.
  • Added customizable FontWeight of text in standard themes.
  • Updated Norwegian translation.
  • Option to have no Icon.

New in MaxLauncher 1.19.0.0 (Jan 27, 2019)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 70 - Multiple arguments with quotes do not work. Fix: Removed the function that strips leading and trailing quotes (").
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 70 - Added Japanese translation.
  • 69 - Added a manual update under the Help menu.
  • 68 - Updated French, Norwegian, Chinese (Simplified) languages.

New in MaxLauncher 1.18.0.0 (Aug 5, 2018)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • 66 - Include [Hide Empty Tab Buttons] in DnD mode. In [Drag and Drop Mode], the [Hide Empty Tab Buttons] will be disabled and buttons will be displayed until [Drag and Drop Mode] is turned off. 65 - Updated language files.
  • 54 - Lock Layout. Added a [Lock GUI] option under the [VIew] main menu item. This option prevents moving tabs, buttons, splitter bar and resizing of the window.

New in MaxLauncher 1.17.0.0 (Jul 15, 2018)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • Update fails after website was converted to https. Fix: Switched the website back to http and added a message notice if the update check fails.
  • Themes do not work on systems with only .Net 3.5 installed. Fix: Removed unused namespaces in XAML files.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • Updated all language files.
  • Added Norwegian translation.

New in MaxLauncher 1.16.0.0 (Jul 11, 2018)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 67 - Clicking edit on button throws exception. An exception occurs when drop down boxes are populated with window titles and process names. Since this is a non-critical error and it is only for the user's convenience, the exception will now be suppressed.
  • 64 - Funky Keyboard Navigation. Added a [Setting] - [Options], [Use arrow keys to select tabs]. Default: Yes. If unchecked left and right arrow keys behave normally.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 55 - Version history (changelog). Detailed changes are listed in the [Release Notes] section.
  • 58 - Change standard tab control background to transparent. This does not apply to the main tab. It is only for standard tab controls like the one used when editing a button.
  • 59 - Updated Chinese (Simplified) translation.
  • 60 - Added 2 themes with customizable background color (Solid Color - Dark and Solid Color - Light). "Solid Color - Dark" and "Solid Color - Light" themes are similar and can be modified. Other parts can also be modified. A Dark and Light version was created as a convenience only for those who just want to change the background color.
  • 61 - Added Italian translation.

New in MaxLauncher 1.15.6731.28649 Beta (Jun 7, 2018)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 67 - Clicking edit on button throws exception. An exception occurs when drop down boxes are populated with window titles and process names. Since this is a non-critical error and it is only for the user's convenience, the exception will now be suppressed.
  • 64 - Funky Keyboard Navigation. Added a [Setting] - [Options], [Use arrow keys to select tabs]. Default: Yes. If unchecked left and right arrow keys behave normally.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 55 - Version history (changelog). Detailed changes are listed in the [Release Notes] section.
  • 58 - Change standard tab control background to transparent. This does not apply to the main tab. It is only for standard tab controls like the one used when editing a button.
  • 59 - Updated Chinese (Simplified) translation.
  • 60 - Added 2 themes with customizable background color (Solid Color - Dark and Solid Color - Light). "Solid Color - Dark" and "Solid Color - Light" themes are similar and can be modified. Other parts can also be modified. A Dark and Light version was created as a convenience only for those who just want to change the background color.

New in MaxLauncher 1.15.0.0 (Dec 29, 2017)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 62 - Alt + Tab bug is back. Ref. Bug# 31 - When the Show in taskbar option is unchecked, MaxLauncher still shows up in Win/Alt + Tab list.
  • 63 - A data file cannot be opened when its local theme is deleted. Revert back to default theme if local theme does not exist.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 49 - font size?. Changed Dark and Light theme sets to be customizable.
  • Other change(s):
  • 6 - Updated active tab on startup feature.
  • 7 - Loading speed improvement.
  • 8 - Updated French translation.
  • 9 - Modify splitter bar theme so it can be seen easily.
  • 10 - Change website URL to https://maxlauncher.sourceforge.io.
  • 11 - Remove old themes Dark, Earth, Forest, Seashells and Simple@.
  • 12 - Sorted Theme list.

New in MaxLauncher 1.14.0.0 (Oct 30, 2017)

  • Bugs fixed:
  • 61 - At first activation, window is not centered on screen when start minimize is checked.

New in MaxLauncher 1.13.0.0 (Oct 9, 2017)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 60 - French language translation has a duplicate entry that causes a loading error.
  • Other change(s):
  • 2 - Modified all languages encoding to UTF-8 and made the formatting more consistent.

New in MaxLauncher 1.12.0.0 (Oct 8, 2017)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • 47 - Added a feature to set the Theme per data file.
  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 59 - "Center on Screen" option is not functioning correctly when larger DPI is selected (e.g. 125%)

New in MaxLauncher 1.11.6481.31653 Beta (Oct 1, 2017)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • 47 - Added a feature to set the Theme per data file.
  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 59 - "Center on Screen" option is not functioning correctly when larger DPI is selected (e.g. 125%)

New in MaxLauncher 1.11.0.0 (Sep 25, 2017)

  • Feature(s) added:
  • 42 - Add multi-line support for tab names
  • 43 - Added Polish translation
  • 44 - Display a Start Dialog to Create or Open a File if no data file is loaded.(Remove message box informing users to create or open a file if no data file is loaded.)

New in MaxLauncher 1.10.0.0 (Aug 15, 2017)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • Same EXE name + differents icon = same icon.
  • When iconcache.mldb is deleted. Only the first mld file's icons are cached unless other mld files are modified.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • Add a [Clear] option to the tab context menu to clear all of its buttons.
  • Other change(s):
  • Modified loading of icon buttons to be faster.

New in MaxLauncher 1.9.0.0 (Jul 23, 2017)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 32 - Custom Themes Chrome, Dark, Earth, Forest and SeaShells are unusable.

New in MaxLauncher 1.8.0.0 (Jul 17, 2017)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 49 - button tooltip displays a small tooltip when moving the mouse after the actual tooltip is displayed.
  • 50 - In the Edit button dialog box, changing from Maximized to Normal activates the Window tab even though the Window title is blank/empty.
  • 52 - Loading errors are not displayed in selected language other than English.
  • 52 - Changed the behavior of ENTER, UP/DOWN arrow keys when a special combobox has keyboard focus. Affects Select… and Target's Browse… buttons in the Edit Button Dialog box.
  • 52 - app.cfg:, favorites.cfg: and iconcache.mldb: are not referenced in language theme files.
  • 52 - PageDown shows up as Next
  • 53 - Data file is not saved immediately after adding a tab.
  • 54 - Data files sort error when having two or more identical entries.
  • 55 - A small empty tooltip shows up when a button's Tooltip is displayed and the mouse is moved.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 34 - Multi-line support for button text.
  • 34 - Missing entries in other language files:MainMenu_View_HideTabButtonsRow: MainMenu_View_HideTabButtonsRow1, MainMenu_View_HideTabButtonsRow2, MainMenu_View_HideTabButtonsRow3
  • 36 - Changed interface for renaming of menu names. It should now be edited inside the list box.
  • 37 - Close Theme Dialog and custom Theme Dialog when [ESC] is pressed.
  • 38 - Change/create GUI to view list of grouped buttons to launch.
  • Other change(s):
  • Centered text in controls vertically.
  • Edit dialog box - moved [Run:] and [Window title:] to [Window] tab. Also make [Window] tab always active. Changed how window moving/sizing settings are presented.
  • Edit dialog box - renamed [Group ID:] label to [Group launch ID:].
  • Edit dialog box and Language files - Added EditButtonDialog_Label_LocationSizePresetsComment= Requires Run=Normal and Window Title="a title".
  • Organize Data Files dialog box and Language files - Removed [DataFilesDialog_Label_MenuName] from language files.
  • Check boxes focus rectangle changed to a solid rectangle for dark themes.
  • Language files: Removed String_ButtonList.
  • Language files: Added MainMenu_Tools_ViewGroupLaunchList.
  • Language files: Added GroupLaunchDialog_Title.
  • Language files: AddedGroupLaunchDialog_Label_List.
  • Language files: Added GroupLaunchDialog_ListView_Header_GroupLaunchID.
  • Language files: Added GroupLaunchDialog_ListView_Header_TabNumber.
  • Language files: Added GroupLaunchDialog_ListView_Header_TabName.
  • Language files: Added GroupLaunchDialog_ListView_Header_ButtonKey.
  • Language files: Added GroupLaunchDialog_ListView_Header_ButtonName.
  • Language files: Added GroupLaunchDialog_ListView_Header_Target.
  • Language files: Added GroupLaunchDialog_ListView_Header_Arguments.

New in MaxLauncher 1.7.0.0 (Jun 26, 2017)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 46 - Last file used is not saved when TabControlDataRO = true in portable.cfg.
  • 47 - When TabControlDataRO = true and FavoritesConfigFileRO=false in portable.cfg, CTRL + DnD doesn't work on Favorites buttons.
  • 48 - When TabControlDataRO = true in portable.cfg Tab control context menu still appears when right-clicking when the tab count is less than 10.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 32 - Added ability to hide tab button rows.
  • 33 - Added LanguageDirectory location option in portable.cfg for Portable mode package.

New in MaxLauncher 1.6.0.0 (Jun 26, 2017)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 45 Windows set to Normal are moved to the upper-left corner of the screen.
  • Update(s):
  • Added more Documentation->KnowledgeBase items.
  • Added more themes

New in MaxLauncher 1.5.0.0 (Jun 26, 2017)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 43 After clicking a button that shows an error, the main window no longer show.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 30 Option to open in screen with mouse cursor.
  • Update(s):
  • Updated Simplified Chinese translation.

New in MaxLauncher 1.4.0.0 (Jun 26, 2017)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 37 Fixed themes that do not work with .Net 3.5
  • 38 Button does not get focus when its corresponding key is pressed.
  • 39 Icon files paths are being converted to relative path even if not in portable mode.
  • 40 Data menu item paths are being converted to relative path even if not in portable mode.
  • 41 Image as button icon is not displayed in Edit Button Dialog box when editing the second time.
  • 42 When a customizable theme is reset, the default values(except color) are not reloaded unless the program is restarted.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 26 Add Data Files sorting when Organizing Data Files
  • 27 Press key twice to launch
  • 28 Add Single-click/?Double-click button option
  • 29 In reference to DataAdd Current Data File, filename extension is removed from display

New in MaxLauncher 1.3.0.0 (Jun 26, 2017)

  • Bug(s) fixed:
  • 33 - Importing some *.mal files fail.
  • 34 - Disable File/Save As menu item when there is no file is loaded.
  • 35 - Error loading the icon when loading the current custom icon in EditButtonDialog box.
  • 36 - Icon file path not being converted to relative path when the source is in the same drive as the executable.
  • Show a message to create/open file when no file is loaded.
  • Feature(s) added:
  • 23 - Show a message to create/open file when no file is loaded.
  • 24 - Add tab buttons sorting
  • 25 - Only save icon cache when changed

New in MaxLauncher 1.2.0.0 (Sep 22, 2016)

  • Bugs fixed:
  • When the Show in taskbar option is unchecked, MaxLauncher still shows up in Win/Alt + Tab list.

New in MaxLauncher 1.1.0.0 (Sep 22, 2016)

  • Added Simplified Chinese translation.

New in MaxLauncher 1.0.0.0 (Dec 2, 2015)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Program sometimes crashes when pasting and "Drag and Drop" of invalid shortcuts.
  • Duplicate IDs in Group IDs drop down box of the Edit Button's dialog box are shown.
  • Added German translation.

New in MaxLauncher 0.14.0.0 Beta (Sep 6, 2015)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Installation - Set Display full path in title bar of File Explorer.
  • Explorer windows should only do full title matches and not partial matches.
  • Fixed and clipboard replacement feature.

New in MaxLauncher 0.13.0.0 Beta (Aug 6, 2015)

  • Features:
  • Add single-instance option (for each maxlauncher.exe location)
  • Added Tools menu (Open Start Menu in explorer)
  • Add language(internationalization) support.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Window style gets restored to Normal when maximizing within several seconds of launching.
  • Preset tab selection is not activated when using the hotkey.
  • Error occurs when adding a data file for the first time right after a fresh installation.
  • Does not save file immediately after creation.
  • When all windows are minimized using Show Desktop while a file dialog is open, the window cannot be restored unless the tray icon is clicked.

New in MaxLauncher 0.12.0.0 Beta (Jun 19, 2015)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Installer does not create MaxLauncher icon

New in MaxLauncher 0.11.0.0 Beta (Jun 19, 2015)

  • Features:
  • Madapplauncher's theme.
  • Files and configuration information are now saved when changed.
  • Added a command line option -DefaultTheme that starts the program using the default theme.
  • Removed File/Save menu option.
  • Improved application's responsiveness.
  • Added IconCacheRO setting in portable.cfg.
  • Added support for customizable themes.
  • Added auto-hide menu option.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Some windows fail to resize.
  • Does not save when closing using the [X] or from the system menu.
  • Launching a program with a window is not being moved/resized when using custom size/location. This occurs only when Window Title is not specified.
  • Button text is not recognized when using voice recognition software.
  • Error when quitting immediately before the application is fully loaded. Happens when shutting down Windows before the application has fully loaded.
  • Buttons' key text(i.e. qwerty...) when switching languages and then switching tabs.
  • Error when double-clicking on an mld file

New in MaxLauncher 0.10.0.0 Beta (Mar 9, 2015)

  • Feature #7 added: Reduce memory usage when opening multiple files
  • Feature #8 added: Add option to organize frequently used data files
  • Bug #8 fixed: When a button with an invalid Target is ran and AutoHide is set, the tab set in Hotkey/Activate Tab is activated
  • Bug #9 fixed: Hotkey/Activate tab: sometimes does not display the previously assigned tab no
  • Bug #10 fixed: When deleting the rightmost tab and if there are no other changes, the file is not saved.
  • Bug #11 fixed: When editing a button which target contains an environment variable, the icon in the Edit Dialog Box is not updated correctly.
  • Bug #12 fixed: Errors when saving files due to missing destination directories. Solution: Directories are created, if they do not exist, upon startup.
  • Bug #13 fixed: Memory leak when loading or creating files. Solution: Remove old tab control from layout before adding a new tab control.
  • Bug #14 fixed: Error on logoff or shutdown when and while running for the first time.

New in MaxLauncher 0.9.0.0 Beta (Mar 9, 2015)

  • Feature #6 added: Add option to add/delete themes
  • Bug #5 fixed: MaxLauncher fails to run on XP and Windows 7 with only .Net 3.5 installed
  • Bug #6 fixed: No selection cue for list box item when list box has no focus
  • Bug #7 fixed: View List Button in Edit Button Dialog displays all buttons when the Group ID is blank

New in MaxLauncher 0.8.0.0 Beta (Mar 9, 2015)

  • Bug #3 fixed: Unhandled Exception is thrown when an empty button's key is pressed.
  • Bug #4 fixed: TabControl's buttons may display incorrect label when language is changed.

New in MaxLauncher 0.7.0.0 Beta (Mar 9, 2015)

  • Feature #4 added: Ability to launch a group of buttons
  • Feature #5 added: Move-only window feature instead of move and resize

New in MaxLauncher 0.6.0.0 Beta (Mar 9, 2015)

  • Bug #2 fixed: Memory leak when changing Themes. --> User and GDI+ Objects grows every time the Theme is changed
  • Feature #1 added: Set default hotkey to CTRL + ~ (tilde)
  • Feature #2 added: Change Drag and Drop sensitivity
  • Feature #3 added: Add Program Information that displays configuration locations

New in MaxLauncher 0.5.0.0 Beta (Mar 9, 2015)

  • I145: Changed target from C:\Windows\explorer.exe to %windir%\explorer.exe when adding a folder for portable compatibility
  • I139: Added a button property called "Window process name". Use to move/size windows by title more specifically by specifying the process name

New in MaxLauncher 0.4.0.0 Beta (Mar 9, 2015)

  • I117: Fixed drag and drop copying of buttons where both source and destination would share the same data
  • I94: Added support for custom application icon
  • I117: Activates the window then the mouse hovers a tab or button during a drag and drop operation

New in MaxLauncher 0.3.0.0 Beta (Mar 9, 2015)

  • Fixed incorrect application window sizing that happens sometimes
  • Added custom window sizing feature

New in MaxLauncher 0.2.0.0 Beta (Mar 9, 2015)

  • Fixed tab control border problem on Windows 8
  • Support for readonly configuration files using portable.cfg
  • Other minor bug fixes and improvements