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Flow Launcher Changelog

What's new in Flow Launcher 1.18.0

Apr 22, 2024
  • Features:
  • Program plugin now shows the target path when hovering over the result
  • Context Menu's query speed has been improved for JsonRPC plugins
  • Added a new feature ReQuery to the plugin API, allowing plugin developers to reload queries in order to refresh plugin result data
  • Sound effect volume is now adjustable
  • Added a new context menu for Program plugin to open the destination folder for resutls that are program shortcuts
  • The search window will now be hidden when dragging results
  • Added a new keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+C to copy the result path
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed an issue with Opera bookmarks
  • Fixed Custom Query Shortcut logic when two or more share the same prefix
  • Fixed Program plugin's indexer, which will now run when either Win32 or UWP application cache is empty
  • Node plugins using V2 JsonRPC now works as expected
  • Added new and updated translations
  • Reworked image caching

New in Flow Launcher 1.17.2 (Feb 13, 2024)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed a rare issue where Plugin Store could crash due to some missing added/released plugin dates
  • Fixed new translations
  • Fixed an issue causing JS/TS plugins to stop working
  • Fixed an issue causing some Python plugins to be missing settings fields
  • Fixed missing DuckDuckGo autocomplete search option in Web Searches plugin

New in Flow Launcher 1.17.1 (Feb 5, 2024)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed Explorer plugin's Windows Index search returning no results
  • Fixed the search window's clipboard paste issue
  • Fixed tab to complete functionality missing action keyword

New in Flow Launcher 1.17.0 (Feb 4, 2024)

  • Features:
  • Search in context menu is now faster
  • Added 'Open With' option in context menu for files found by Explorer plugin
  • ToggleGameMode is now available via Sys plugin
  • Updated Calculator plugin with additional functionalities- factorial, sign, isprime, isinfty, remainder & comparisons
  • When an error occurs with a plugin, flow now shows it as an error result instead of a pop-up dialog
  • New option added for Shell plugin to close shell by manually pressing key
  • PluginsManager/Store has the added option for user to manually restart after doing bulk installing/uninstalling/updating plugins
  • Added ability for PluginsManager plugin to update all applicable plugins at once
  • Added code for plugins to use JSON-RPC V2
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed issue with pasting multi-line text in the search window
  • Translation updates
  • Fixed missing reserved keywords for Explorer plugin
  • General project README fixes
  • Add new translatable words for Sys Plugin
  • Fixed BrowserBookmark plugin crash during loading due to missing key in loaded data
  • Missing 'Sign Out' text is added as an alias for 'Log Off'
  • Fix an issue when pressing Ctrl+Num to open result, the Ctrl+Enter action is triggered.
  • Added improvements to JSON-RPC plugin settings
  • Fixed Explorer Quick Access Links to use FuzzySearch
  • Added missing Edge Workspace support for BrowserBookmark plugin
  • Fix Program plugin search to ignore file extenstion

New in Flow Launcher 1.16.2 (Sep 26, 2023)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Updated Python from v3.8.9 to v3.11.4
  • Published default plugins to the Plugin Store
  • Fixed an issue where the resize bar is still draggable when preview is off
  • Added explanation for using '@' prefix for custom shortcut
  • Improved startup's hotkey registration failure popup message
  • Fixed exclude path not working for index search
  • Updated translations

New in Flow Launcher 1.16.1 (Aug 9, 2023)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed an issue in Explorer plugin caused by Windows Search returning empty paths in its own result set
  • Set the main Flow Launcher project as the default start up project
  • Removed the irrelevant action keyword in Shell plugin's description
  • Translations have been added/updated
  • Fixed the translated Slovak language name in Flow's settings window

New in Flow Launcher 1.16.0 (Jul 10, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Improved how we fetch community plugin data, new plugin updates should now arrive on time
  • Added Czech and Arabic language support
  • New plugin API feature for .Net plugins to monitor when the search window is visible/hidden
  • New plugin API feature to manually hide the search window or check its visibility
  • New search window animation slider to control how fast you want the animation to appear
  • Shell plugin now supports Pwsh (PowerShell 7.x)
  • New keyboard shortcut Ctrl + R to refresh results by rerunning the current query
  • Clipboard copying functionality has been improved
  • Bug fixes:
  • New translation updates
  • Fixed result comparison missing AutoComplete and CopyText fields
  • Fixed ProcessKiller plugin to honor "Last Query Style" option after killing the process
  • Fixed an issue with BrowserBookmarks plugin causing memory leaks on some occasions and locking up bookmark files
  • Fixed an issue where auto startup option not working when there are spaces in flow's location path
  • Resolved an issue where certain WindowsSettings plugin result fail silently when admin permission is required
  • Resolved Plugin Store's refresh button issue causing search to not work after clicking
  • Resolved occasional increased CPU and disk usage during Program plugin's startup

New in Flow Launcher 1.15.0 (May 5, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Added ability for Program plugin to open parent folder via Ctrl + Enter
  • New option for Explorer plugin to open the folder instead of navigating the directry tree when pressing Enter
  • The preview window can now be resized by mouse click and drag
  • New options for Search window position
  • Explorer plugin's Everything can now sort result based on its file action RunCount
  • Bug fixes:
  • Programs in Windows Start menu's startup folder will no longer be shown
  • Fix an issue with image caching
  • Fixed ProcessKiller plugin not updating its results after killing a process
  • Fixed an issue with Files app intergration
  • New translation updates
  • Fixed Program plugin's duplicate results coming from Windows' registry
  • Fixed an occasional problem with notification causing plugins to not install
  • Fixed Explorer plugin's recursive search > not excluding whitespaces
  • An issue with Plugin Store's version checking has been addressed
  • Appearance section now has subtitle 'Theme' added
  • An issue with WebSearch's column sorting has been fixed
  • An issue for some users where there is no sound on search window activation has been addressed

New in Flow Launcher 1.14.1 (Apr 21, 2023)

  • This is a hotfix release to address an issue causing Everything search engine to not be usable and plugins not installing properly. We think this issue is caused by Windows update to 10.0.22621.1413 or 10.0.22621.1485 and prior versions should not be affected.
  • Please note only if you are having the issue, after installing this hotfix you will not be able to see any notifications from Flow but Everything and plugins should start working. This is temporary while we investigate and resolve the root cause.
  • Fix Windows 11 22H2 (22621) notification error
  • Fix legacy notification not working on some Win 10 and below machines

New in Flow Launcher 1.14.0 (Mar 3, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Added custom Firefox browser support
  • UI Improvement in Bookmarks plugin for managing custom browsers
  • Bug fixes:
  • Explorer plugin's Everything full path search can now be toggled on/off
  • Adjusted sidebar texts in flow's settings window
  • Fixed Sys plugin to show full path on delete confirm dialog
  • Additional fixes for compatible preview hotkeys
  • Translation fixes

New in Flow Launcher 1.13.0 (Feb 7, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Everything search in Explorer plugin can now match the full path of a file, e.g. typing 'wall arts' will match file path D:/all/wallpapers/artstation/
  • Updated Flow's target framework to .Net 7
  • Bug fixes:
  • Adjusted plugin download success message to show the plugin name
  • Adjusted the default action keyword for Plugin Indicator to '?'
  • Adjusted Program plugin to read the list of programs from Start Menu folder instead of Start Menu/Programs
  • Fixed backup settings load error when the original file doesn't exist
  • Fixed Explorer plugin delete function's missing language key
  • Fixed Custom Query Hotkey error when an invalid hokey is inputted
  • Fixed Program plugin's auto-complete function

New in Flow Launcher 1.12.1 (Jan 25, 2023)

  • Theming:
  • We have discovered and corrected a misspelled key in some of the theme files - updated BaseItemHotkeySelecetedStyle to BaseItemHotkeySelectedStyle. Going forward the incorrect BaseItemHotkeySelecetedStyle key will be removed, which will then break themes that are still using the incorrect key. If you have custom themes please do a quick find for this key and correct it.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Addressed an issue with saving settings files in v1.12.0 for new installations

New in Flow Launcher 1.12.0 (Jan 24, 2023)

  • Maximum 100 and Minimum -100 values have been added to disallow going above or below when setting the priority value for a plugin.
  • New translations have been added from Crowdin
  • Plugin name can now be searched by Plugin Indicator to find the action keyword
  • Hotkey validation has been added to prevent selecting unsupported keys
  • Settings reset issue for some users have been addressed
  • Log Off command from Sys plugin will now prompt before executing
  • The issue where Flow terminates silently during auto updating has been addressed
  • Glyph icons have been added for Explorer's 'Open With Shell' and 'Open With Editor' functionalities
  • Refactored clear log folder logic
  • Fixed Explorer plugin crashing when first input is colon ':'
  • Fixed how Explorer plugin treats environment variables and only expand when path starts with %
  • Fixed misspelled style key in theme files
  • Addressed a error where exception was caused when killing unused JSON-RPC process
  • Addressed an issue where Explorer plugin does not honour the UseLocationAsWorkingDir setting
  • Addressed the logic how the Program plugin displays program descriptions
  • Fixed many typos

New in Flow Launcher 1.10.1 (Dec 19, 2022)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed an issue where typing anything will cause a crash due to Windows Search service being disabled
  • Fixed progress bar size and result list's margin during loading of results when used with preview panel
  • Fixed env paths search
  • Fixed a bottom margin issue when result loading is in progress
  • Fixed Explorer context menu's opening with editor error when file path containing blanks
  • Translations have been updated

New in Flow Launcher 1.10.0 (Dec 13, 2022)

  • Highlights:
  • New Preview Panel
  • New clock & date display in search window
  • Plugin Store search
  • Ability to drag and drop files
  • New applications and bookmarks will now be automatically indexed, no need to manual reload
  • New and updated themes, don't forget to check them out
  • New keyboard shortcuts to adjust the search window's width and number of displayed results
  • Everything plugin is now part of Explorer plugin (remember to remove the existing standalone Everything plugin if installed)
  • Pre-releases are now available to try at Flow-Launcher/Prereleases
  • Features:
  • Bookmarks can now be loaded by browser with the ability to switch on/off
  • Adjusted general designs & texts of the search and settings window
  • Added open recycle bin and indexing option to commands to Sys plugin
  • Added Illustrations when setting custom query windows
  • Adjust plugin info area's look and feel
  • Added text focus to plugin & plugin store search box so can start typing to search
  • Added 'Become A Sponsor' Button in settings window
  • Improved and added new themes
  • Pre-releases are now deployed to Flow-Launcher/Prereleases
  • Updated setting window designs
  • Results appear higher up for a match that is closer to the start of the search string
  • Added ability to search programs in PATH
  • Support .url file searches via Programs plugin
  • Plugin Store plugin display is updated
  • Added 10th result hotkey
  • Added dragging and dropping files
  • Added uninstall button to each of plugin's settings
  • Added a 'Clear Log' button in About tab of settings
  • Added new keyboard shortcuts to adjust the search window's width and number of displayed results, as well as to toggle game mode on/off
  • Setting window's size and location will now be remembered
  • Added new search window positions, it can now appear based on the location of your mouse
  • Drive space will be displayed when in root
  • Preview panel has been added
  • Clock & date display in search window has been added
  • Rounded icons for plugins have been added
  • Plugins can now use web URL as an icon path
  • Implemented asynchronous result execution for JsonRPC plugins
  • User's query containing trailing whitespace will not be trimmed when passed through to plugins
  • Everything plugin is now merged into Explorer plugin
  • Minor enhancements made to search window's auto-completion
  • Made some improvements to the PluginManager plugin
  • Added glyph Icon Support
  • Updated icons & non-glyph icons for context menus
  • Application Uri execution is now supported in OpenUrl API call
  • Auto re-index for Program and Bookmark plugins
  • Added Custom Query Shortcut
  • Hotkey for triggering the search window is now displayed in tray icon's context menu
  • Search window's search icon now changes based on the plugin (action keyword) you are using
  • Search plugins in the Plugin Store as well as plugins tab
  • Use Ctrl + Backspace in the search window when navigating directories to go up one level
  • Keyboard shortcut to copy file/folder result to clipboard
  • Updated the default app missing icon image
  • Upgraded to .Net 6
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed setting window's panel Layout
  • Fixed Program plugin's setting display
  • Fixed Program Plugin's button size
  • Fixed some untranslatable text
  • Bump NuGet CommandLine version
  • Fixed clicking on tray icon not showing the search window
  • Fixed missing 'Installing Plugin' string
  • Refactored UWP class in Program plugin
  • Fixed Theme Preview display
  • Changed WindowsSettings plugin keyword to 's' from '*'
  • Updated wording for Pingyin search message box
  • Fixed Program plugin's ability to distinguish .lnks by arguments
  • Fixed Context Menu design
  • Fixed searching in Chinese even if Pinyin is enabled
  • Fixed minor pipeline issues and added caching
  • Fixed Plugin Store memory leaks
  • General fixes on Program plugin
  • Removed ColorProfileData in app_missing_img
  • Changed the delete icon to a recycle bin icon
  • Fixed a progress bar display issue
  • Fixed WindowsSettings plugin untranslatable strings
  • Fixed blurry search window context menu
  • Fixed WebSearch plugin's search source setting guide
  • Remove font-family style for Chinese
  • Fixed LastQueryMode's selection language display when new language is selected
  • Fixed Explorer crash on a reserved character when performing ole db query
  • Fixed QueryTextbox's binding event
  • Fixed some build warnings
  • Updated readme
  • New Crowdin updates

New in Flow Launcher 1.9.5 (Sep 28, 2022)

  • Plugin development:
  • We have fixed the URL for reporting plugin errors to point directly at the plugin’s own repository. This means when users experience plugin errors, instead of previously directing them to create an issue in Flow’s repository, they will now be creating an issue in the repository of the plugin. If you find that the error is actually from Flow, please feel free to create an issue to let us know so we can fix it.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed plugin exceptions handling to include the correct URL for reporting plugin errors
  • Fixed missing Spanish & Spanish Latin America languages
  • Fixed an issue where the error reporting URL opens twice
  • Changed the maximum allowed search window width from 900 to 1920
  • Fixed crashing when setting flow to start up with Windows and user does not have registry access
  • Fixed plugin info not displaying when multiple action keywords exist
  • Fixed an issue causing fonts on search window and result list to not update when changed
  • Fixed theme fonts not changing separately for search window and result list
  • Fixed incorrect cursor position in some scenarios where the Custom Query or Shell plugin's Win+R hotkey is used
  • Added missing ability to open plugin website from the context menu
  • Fixed random error 'IndexOutOfRangeException'
  • Fixed random error 'Object reference null exception'

New in Flow Launcher 1.9.4 (Jul 24, 2022)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed a potential security issue with NuGet.CommandLine used in our release pipeline
  • Fixed shell cmd command when used with quotes and spaces
  • Fixed occasional NullReferenceException error
  • Updated Python download mirrors
  • Fixed font-anti-aliasing
  • Fixed decimal separator when used as part of the query
  • Fixed plugins inside settings window to expand correctly and fill the entire window when required
  • Updated Shell plugin's default setting for replacing Win+R hotkey to off
  • Fixed incorrect button visibility in Explorer plugin's setting panel
  • Updated Explorer's path search to not use index by default when searching inside directories
  • Fixed a silent error thrown when Chromium bookmarks are loaded
  • Fixed typos in context menu result's plugin title and WindowsSettings' name
  • Fixed the occasional error 'No process is associated with this object'

New in Flow Launcher 1.9.3 (Mar 3, 2022)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Addressed the issue where WindowsSettings plugin results appear higher than other results
  • Fixed an issue where full screen mode does not disable hotkey when enabled
  • Fixed some potential issues when loading plugins that use shared assembly
  • Sorted out a race condition issue causing image loading on some results to fail
  • Revised ttf/otf support
  • Resolved the issue where WebSearch plugin would crash if not connected to internet
  • Fixed incorrect text for "New Tab" and "New Window" buttons under Settings' default browser section

New in Flow Launcher 1.9.2 (Feb 2, 2022)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Address security vulnerability CVE-2021-32840 on a third party package used by PluginsManager
  • Switch to Microsoft Package to handle toast notification
  • Stop triggering hotkey Win + R by the Shell plugin when the plugin itself is not enabled
  • Fix the positioning of toggle switch knobs in the settings window
  • Fix untranslatable string 'Success' when setting a topmost record
  • Fix misspellings in several areas

New in Flow Launcher 1.9.1 (Jan 1, 2022)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Updated translations via Crowdin
  • Fixed an error which caused JavaScript/TypeScript plugins to error when used
  • Fixed default browser setting's new tab & new window strings, they are now translatable
  • Fixed autocomplete text being slightly misaligned in certain situations
  • Fixed an issue causing Flow to crash during startup due to animation for the main search window not finished loading whilst being available for use
  • Fixed a Bookmark plugin key string issue
  • Notification of plugin manifest download failure has been changed to silent during app start up and update checks
  • Adjusted vertical alignment and margins for Python plugin's settings panel
  • Small design fixes in the Settings window
  • Fixed incorrect cursor position in some scenarios
  • Removed less used subtitle highlighting
  • Updated Plugin API's documentation

New in Flow Launcher 1.9.0 (Dec 9, 2021)

  • Highlights:
  • All new UI design
  • New themes
  • New Settings window
  • Animation & sound effect for search window
  • Light/Dark/Windows System Default color
  • New Plugin Store
  • Game Mode for when you are playing games
  • Wizard window for beginners
  • Python plugins can now have settings in the Settings window
  • Global browser and explorer settings
  • Crowdin support for translations
  • Features:
  • Global browser setting with private mode option
  • Python plugin setting support for the settings window
  • Added Portuguese (Portugal) Language
  • Added tab to autocomplete result
  • Explorer plugin now supports autocomplete of directory/file path
  • Wizard window for our beginners
  • Added Glyph Icon support
  • Add Quick Access action keyword for Explorer
  • Add Crowdin Integration
  • Copy to clipboard is available via the API for plugins
  • Added Flow's version data as environmental vars that can be accessed by Python plugins
  • Switched off the default launch on system start up, so Flow will not start up when the computer starts by default
  • You can now hide app's path for Program plugin
  • Game Mode added for those that would like to pause Flow during their gaming
  • Manual plugin installation
  • Animation and sound when triggering Flow
  • Default theme is changed
  • Settings control template updated
  • Updated Slovak translations
  • Default File manager in settings that can be switched to use different explorers globally
  • Tweaked translation api
  • the Tray Menu is redesigned kind/ui
  • For latest Windows release, Flow's popup now uses Windows notification
  • Plugins can now execute shell commands via Flow's API
  • New WindowsSettings plugin, replacing ControlPanel plugin
  • New Plugin Store
  • Tweaked language functionality
  • Added modern themes
  • Support download plugins via CDN
  • Refactor Bookmark plugin
  • Added Advanced Boot Options restart for Sys plugin
  • Added run as administrator when holding ctrl and shift
  • Bumped applicable nuget packages to latest versions
  • Refactor JsonRPC structure
  • Updated Embedded Python download message from install to download
  • Cache program result
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed misaligned suggestion text when query is long, especially in WebSearch plugin
  • Fixed overlapping of scrollbar and resize area
  • Fixed Typo TermSeparator & removed the actionkeyword in Terms (API)
  • Make suggestions hidden if query matches
  • Refactored Shell Command
  • Fixed HideonStartup
  • Adjusted WebSearch plugin
  • Added width in setting and fixed max result displayed not reflected in real-time
  • Fix empty query issue
  • Tweaked result update functionality
  • Fixed Explorer plugin crash on semicolon
  • Fixed WinGet update CI
  • Implemented re-query option and added re-query when calling customQueryHotkey

New in Flow Launcher 1.8.3 (Sep 5, 2021)

  • Fixed File Content Search's action keyword change error, and you can also now disable it too

New in Flow Launcher 1.8.2 (Aug 11, 2021)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fix Explorer's file result subtitle tool tip as file path instead
  • Fixed image loading to have better speed
  • Fixed JsonRPC plugin exception handling
  • Fixed PluginsManager's install to update transition query window focus
  • Fixed a potential issue that could cause Explorer plugin's action keywords to multiply
  • Fixed the issue where search precision score is not being saved after Flow exists
  • Fixed Explorer plugin crashing due to Windows Index Search service not activated

New in Flow Launcher 1.8.1 (Jul 29, 2021)

  • Portable Zip Download:
  • You can now download portable version directly from the releases page. This is the same as manually enabling portable mode after the installation.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed an issue where Python plugins could not display more than 49 results
  • Fixed Explorer crashing due to Windows Index Search service not activated
  • Fixed progress bar animation not rerunning after query window reappears during loading
  • Resolved the scenario where settings not saved after Python path is set. Settings now save after flow finished starting up
  • Reduced query window's magnifying glass icon size so it looks more aligned with the rest of the icons and text boxes
  • Updated Slovak translations
  • Added some space to the bottom of the General tab in Settings window

New in Flow Launcher 1.8.0 (Jul 19, 2021)

  • Breaking Change:
  • Plugin API (Flow.Launcher.Plugin) upgraded from .Net Core 3.1 to .Net 5
  • Features:
  • General:
  • Install Flow via WinGet: WinGet install "Flow Launcher"
  • New documentation page!
  • Press F5 in query window to reload all plugin data
  • Automatic Python installation for Python plugins
  • Added documentation usage tips link in the Settings About tab
  • Optimized exception handling and logging
  • Remove top and bottom margin of General tab (Settings)
  • Added the option to enable or disable auto hiding of the settings window scrollbar
  • Increased the Settings page's default width and allow user to resize the window
  • Performance:
  • Improved flow's download efficiency
  • Optimized result list queuing and updating, this means results return faster
  • Reworked result score bumping mechanism to allow more accurate score bumps for frequently used results
  • Plugin:
  • Enable Flow's saving mechanism to be used by plugins via direct API call to save their settings
  • Added logging, save and load settings json files to IPublicAPI for plugins to use
  • IPlugin interface now inherits from IAsyncPlugin
  • Optimize plugins manifest downloading behavior
  • Updated JSON-RPC model to async
  • Added copy command via context menu for Shell plugin
  • Enabled saving of Shell plugin's commands history, with option to set the display number of most used commands in result list
  • Add API error msg handling method
  • Add tips, UserData and Log location commands for Sys plugin
  • Run Shell plugin cmds as admin with ctrl
  • Ctrl + enter/click opens Plugin's url in the plugins download list
  • Copy the bookmark's url to clipboard via BrowserBookmarks's context menu
  • Multiple UX/UI enhancements to WebSearch plugin
  • Implemented the option to disable program description
  • For Explorer plugin, in addition to the main search action keyword also added action keywords to separately search for directory paths and indexed files and folders
  • Allow Quick Access Links to be searched using part of the string instead of the word starting with
  • Bug fixes:
  • General:
  • Fixed issue causing Flow to turn into a vertical black line after waking from hibernation
  • Fixed the Settings window freezing after locking computer screen (Win+L)
  • Fixed some minor debuging issues
  • Fixed query window's shadow margin not appearing at top and bottom, as well as being cut off at the corners
  • Fixed Context Menu bug where when no item is selected going to the context menu results in weird UX
  • Fixed the Query Box Is Not Focused When HotKey Invoked when using Shell plugin's Win+R shortcut
  • Fix flow's hotkey not working correctly or responding after changing in settings
  • Performance:
  • Fixed progress bar animation, which should drop cpu usage when hidden while query is running
  • Fixed settings window doesn't show back up when minimized in taskbar
  • Plugins:
  • Fixed win32 app loading for Program plugin:
  • Now able to retrieve the correct file path for programs in the start menu that have LNK extension
  • Fix the issue where type 'cmd' does not get you Command Prompt
  • Remove ShObjldITIb.dll used for Win32 loading, we now directly use the code
  • Remove duplicate lnk program pointing to the same exe with the same description
  • Removed AppxPackagingTlb.dll used for UWP loading
  • Fixed a bug related to operation timeout issue for Flow's version updater and WebSearch plugin
  • Updated json response usage in WebSearch plugin
  • Fixed WebSearch plugin's action keyword:
  • Changed the WebSearch's google search action keyword to global as the default
  • Fixed ordering of the plugin's result so non global action keyword matches will appear above global action keyword matches
  • Re-added missing Google Scholar action keyword sc
  • Fixed the issue where indexing would need to finish before Flow could continue loading the rest of startup
  • Fixed exclusion of Windows Index search, making it effective also for searches via file/folder names or file contents
  • Optimized BrowserBookmarks and Calculator plugins' startup speed
  • Remove redundant QuickAccess folder nickname path
  • Added/updated Slovak translation for plugins
  • Added and corrected Chinese translation
  • Fix Plugin Indicator when more than one query term is typed
  • Fixed Win32 & UWP's AppxManifest.xml leak
  • Fixed loading when no action keywords present for a plugin in user plugin setting
  • Fixed duplicate query searches from same global action keywords
  • Fix unparsed property when using Python plugins
  • Changed sequence of loading for Shell plugin to avoid null reference
  • Fixed JSON-RPC model issues
  • Fixed a potential issue with querying after loading a Python context menu
  • Fixed PluginsManifest constantly updating in the background when queried
  • Removed empty entries when specifying program suffixes
  • Fixed missing disposable call that allows plugins to do something before flow exits

New in Flow Launcher 1.7.2 (Feb 22, 2021)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed an issue where plugin's action keyword setting gets removed when updating
  • Fixed an issue where Flow's auto update may crash randomly due to unhandled task cancellation exception
  • Fixed duplicate entry when using Quick Access
  • Fixed an issue with http proxy that caused Flow to crash

New in Flow Launcher 1.7.1 (Feb 13, 2021)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed an issue where PluginsManager is unable install downloaded plugin due to Flow being in a location other than C drive
  • Fixed an issue where plugins using the JsonRPCModel would error out
  • Fixed some Slovak translations
  • Updated Web Site icon image in PluginsManager context menu to use the Plugin's icon
  • Fixed the issue where uninstalling plugin does not remove its entry in Flow's settings
  • Fixed scaling issue with Flow's setting's icon

New in Flow Launcher 1.7.0 (Feb 3, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Added search using acronyms
  • Add and remove files or folders in Explorer's Quick Access via context menu, you can now also launch Quick Access files
  • Improve Explorer plugin's handling of long running files and folders search, additionally enhanced result list update speed
  • Hide Flow's progress bar when search window is hidden
  • Auto re-index Programs plugin when re-index has not run for more than 3 days
  • New themes Nord, Nord Darker and BlurBlack Darker
  • Improved the logic for how search results are rendered and new results are added to the results list
  • Added plugin priority setting, you can now set the priority of each plugin's result manually
  • Added ability to manually reload the plugin manifest list, use reload plugin data
  • Updated to avoid the task allocation during image processing
  • Improved search window's icon(magnifying glass) rendering and quality
  • Improved plugin's asynchronous operations and introduced new async interfaces
  • Create and deploy releases from CI
  • Upgraded the library used to load settings
  • Added Slovak translation for PluginsManager
  • Added additional functionalities to Flow's IPlugin interface, this means plugins can all utilise
  • FuzzySearch to search for user's query against strings and text
  • Http.GetAsync, Http.GetStreamAsync and Http.DownloadAsync to download from the web
  • Plugins can also use add & remove ActionKeyword fuctionalities
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed issue where the query c:> does not use directory search
  • Fixed missing translation files
  • Use wildcard to include images in projects
  • Fixed error causing PluginsManager unable to install plugins
  • Added additional error handling and error logging when updating/downloading plugins #270
  • Fixed several untranslatable settings text
  • Fixed Slovak translation for settings, Url and WebSearch plugins text
  • Fixed Http Proxy not initialized at startup and not working in some case.
  • Fixed Explorer not opening folder path correctly when path contains a comma

New in Flow Launcher 1.6.0 Pre-release (Jan 2, 2021)

  • Fixed missing translation files #259
  • Use wildcard to include images in projects #261
  • Fixed error causing PluginsManager unable to install plugins #257

New in Flow Launcher 1.6.0 (Dec 31, 2020)

  • Features:
  • New website https://flow-launcher.github.io
  • Enhance Pinyin search, now with more precision when using acronyms
  • User made plugins are now available to download:
  • Added new PluginsManager plugin for managing the installing, uninstalling and updating of community-made plugins
  • Use hotkeys pm install, pm update and pm uninstall
  • Have a plugin you would like to share, or making one yourself? Head over to the PluginsManifest repo to submit it
  • Use context menu to go see plugin's website, source code or make an enhancement/bug fix request directly with the plugin developer
  • Archived the old PluginManagement plugin
  • Improved web connection method for general connections and when via a proxy
  • Color plugin has been moved out of Flow as a default plugin, and is available for download via pm install instead
  • Added search suggestions from Bing
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Polished up Slovak translation on plugins
  • Fixed image flickering on results list
  • Fixed Python plugin support via JsonRPC.Python:
  • The Python API is now available via PyPI pip install flowlauncher
  • For details of the py support see https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher.JsonRPC.Python
  • Fixed tray menu translation not updating
  • Added notification when version update failed instead of just writing to log

New in Flow Launcher 1.5.0 (Nov 22, 2020)

  • Features:
  • Improved the way Flow opens URLs:
  • The default web browser set on the computer will now be used.
  • URLs in Flow's settings will open as a new browser tab instead of window
  • Added Slovak translations for plugins
  • Added a quick link to open custom theme folder
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed unauthorised access to directory causing Flow to quit loading Win32 apps altogether in Program plugin

New in Flow Launcher 1.4.0 (Nov 14, 2020)

  • Features:
  • Upgraded Pinyin library to ToolGood.Words:
  • Store whole Chinese words instead of individual characters
  • No longer saves cache on disk
  • For Program plugin, added ability to open containing folder using custom app + args, eg. Total Commander
  • Improved Program plugin:
  • Optimized the querying of programs in Program plugin by using generics to concatenate Win32 and UWP apps.
  • Removed duplicate fuzzy search calls.
  • Greatly improved indexing speed by changing how Directory enumerates.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Added loading of Edge Dev bookmarks and fixed scoring based on fuzzy search
  • Improve memory consumption by limiting number of images preloaded in memory:
  • Addressing the unnecessary high memory caused by improperly handling of image caching.
  • Set maximum number of images cached to 50 from 5000.
  • Clean up by removing infrequently used images from dictionary once they go over permissible factor (2) X number of images (50).
  • Fix plugin dependency loading and remove excess duplicate package references:
  • Added a custom assembly loader for plugins and resolve any of the plugin's dependent assemblies to load from the plugin's own directory, or if the assembly exists with Flow.Launcher.Plugin then use the assembly there.
  • Added Directory.Build.targets so default plugins will automatically look to Flow.Launcher.Plugin's referenced packages if not available in the local plugin folder.
  • Used CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies=true in project file for both default and future external plugins so all referenced assemblies in the plugin are outputted and available for the main application to point to.

New in Flow Launcher 1.3.1 (Oct 20, 2020)

  • Fixed encoding error when user's input is GB2312(Simplified Chinese)
  • Fixed Calculator plugin copy error when Window's Clipboard is opened by another resource at the same time

New in Flow Launcher 1.3.0 (Oct 14, 2020)

  • Features:
  • Added new icon for missing thumbnail image in search result instead of the error icon
  • ProcessKiller plugin's result is now sorted in ascending order by title
  • ProcessKiller kill all functionality enhancements
  • Do not show a "kill all instances" item in the context-menu of "kill all X processes"
  • Show name of the process when kill all is available and show the number of process that will be terminated
  • Hide the "kill all instances of X process" option when the associated executable path is empty
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed issue with Explorer's directory search when the file or folder has '#' in its name resulting in broken path display and unable to open
  • Fixed various unintended behaviours around Explorer's search
  • Fixed Quick Folder Access not triggering
  • Fixed behaviour to continue searching for files and folders using index search even when a match is found in Quick Folder Access list. This helps if user wants file/folder that has the same name in Quick Folder Access list but in different location
  • Prevent user from using global action keyword for content search
  • Exclude from Index Search when only '_' is typed
  • Fixed file extension search using '*' failing/not returning results
  • Fixed method typos in Flow.Launcher.Plugin

New in Flow Launcher 1.2.1 (Aug 27, 2020)

  • Fix navigation to localized path when using Explorer plugin
  • Fix environment variables not working, including %homepath%, %homedrive% and %systemdrive%.

New in Flow Launcher 1.2.0 (Aug 17, 2020)

  • Features:
  • Plugin:
  • Added file content search for Explorer plugin. Search contents of .docx, .pdf, .txt and etc documents with the new hotkey doc:
  • Added support for Microsoft Edge bookmarks in BrowserBookmarks plugin
  • WebSearch will no longer activate for directory/network paths queries
  • Removed Everything from default plugins as its core functionalities are superseded by Explorer plugin. Everything plugin's new location here
  • UI:
  • Improvements to set browser path text boxes
  • Removed the success message box after saving/changing custom query hotkey or plugin hotkey
  • General:
  • Added messages to indicate version upgrade progress
  • Cleaned up obsolete methods, properties and classes
  • Bug fixes:
  • UI:
  • Fixed several settings in General and Hotkey tabs to take effect without requiring a restart
  • Fixed auto-suggestions font color for BlurWhite theme
  • Fixed missing result list in theme preview in Theme tab

New in Flow Launcher 1.1.2 (Jul 29, 2020)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed issue where BlurBlack theme auto-suggestion text color is not easy to read