Get My IP Changelog

What's new in Get My IP 0.10.0

Mar 27, 2024
  • Changes:
  • Updated: Migrated to .NET 8. See next section for more information.
  • Updated: Replaced ipext.org with seeip.org
  • Updated: Migrated Material Design in XAML to version 5.0.0
  • Updated: Upgraded Octokit to version 10.0.0
  • Updated: Upgraded H.NotifyIcon to version 2.0.124
  • Updated: Upgraded NLog to 5.2.8
  • Updated: Several language updates
  • Updated: Minor localization tweaks
  • Added: Ctrl+Minus and Ctrl+Minus keyboard shortcuts to adjust size
  • Fixed: Grid background wasn't updating after a theme change
  • Fixed: Date format on About page should now be localized correctly
  • Change to .NET 8:
  • Starting with version 0.10.0, Get My IP uses the .NET 8 desktop runtime.
  • .NET 8 is the current Long Term Support release of .NET and will be supported until November 2026.
  • If you can't upgrade to .NET 8, you can still use Get My IP by choosing one of the self-contained versions to download.

New in Get My IP 0.9.8 (Dec 14, 2023)

  • New: French language translation added courtesy of @logounet.
  • New: Added option to hide Exit in the navigation menu. #55
  • Updated: NLog and H.NotifyIcon.Wpf dependencies have been updated to their latest versions.
  • Updated: Improved resiliency when internet connection is not available.
  • New: Additional download and installation options. See below.

New in Get My IP 0.9.7 (Nov 27, 2023)

  • Fixed: Settings will now be saved every time a user navigates away from the Settings page. Settings were saved at shutdown, but this can be an issue with a long running application.
  • Fixed: If a newer version of Get My IP is found when checking for an updated release from the About page, clicking OK in the resulting message box will now close Get My IP after navigating to the GitHub Releases page.
  • Fixed: Only one Instance of Get My IP will be allowed to run at a time. This fixes the scenario described in Issue #51. Logging to a permanent log file is exempted from the only one instance rule.
  • Fixed: Logging to a permanent log file was broken in d1e9f05. It now works correctly.
  • Fixed: The list of translation contributors on the about page is now aligned correctly. This didn't cause any harm, it just bugged me.
  • New: Added Free IP API as an IP information provider. It's good to have options.
  • New: The list of IP information providers used by Get My IP is now available at the bottom of the about page.
  • New: An option to show external IP type (IPv4 or IPv6) in the tray icon tooltip has been added.

New in Get My IP 0.9.6 (Nov 22, 2023)

  • Added: Slovak language! #44
  • Added: German language! #46
  • Added: Option to start with Windows #22
  • Added: Option to start minimized #22
  • Added: Option to minimize to tray (notification area) instead of closing #22
  • Added: Option to periodically refresh to keep external IP updated #30
  • Added: Option to be notified if IP address changes #30
  • Updated: Removed carriage returns from all language files #43
  • Updated: All the language files were updated with the latest additions
  • Updated: NLog dependency has been updated to the latest version
  • Updated: Minor UI tweaks & bug fixes

New in Get My IP 0.9.5 Beta (Nov 20, 2023)

  • New features:
  • German translation by @uDEV2019 in #46
  • Automatic refresh of external IP address
  • Notification of IP address change
  • Breaking change:
  • Adding the notification required changing the build to target windows10.0.19041 or higher. Get My IP may not work on WIndows 7, 8, or Windows 10 with build numbers lower than 19041.

New in Get My IP 0.9.3 (Nov 1, 2023)

  • Added: Language file testing. See the wiki topic for details. #26
  • Fixed: Major bug when clicking the 'Map' button while using a language other than English. The bug would also manifest itself when IP information source was not ip-api.com. The map button will now be disabled when latitude and longitude are not available. #36
  • Fixed: Navigation menu not resizing to fit content. #36
  • Fixed: Settings page truncating content. #36
  • Updated: Changed 'Cancel' to 'Close' in three-dot menu. #36
  • Updated: Octokit dependency has been updated to the latest version.

New in Get My IP 0.9.2 (Oct 29, 2023)

  • Added: Italian language
  • Added: Dutch language.
  • Added: Option to obfuscate IP address details in log.
  • Added: Option to use ipext.org as external IP address provider.
  • Fixed: Error parsing JSON. JSON was null.
  • Fixed: Desktop shortcuts not removed after uninstalling.
  • Updated: Inno Setup installer improvements.
  • Updated: Community Toolkit Mvvm dependency has been updated to the latest version.
  • Updated: Several UI fixes and tweaks.

New in Get My IP 0.9.1 (Oct 24, 2023)

  • New: Additional logging to help diagnose #20.

New in Get My IP 0.8.1 (Jul 15, 2023)

  • Changes:
  • Updated: The application has an updated look. I hope that you like it.
  • New: added Autonomous System (AS) Number and Name to external IP information.
  • Updated: More robust error handling. The application should no longer crash if the network/internet connection is down.
  • Breaking Change: The command line argument to write to a log file has changed. /hide and /write will no longer work. Use -h or --hide starting with this version.
  • Updated: Replaced default tooltip with a custom control. Tooltip should no longer appear in the upper left corner. Tooltip is no longer limited to the amount of text it will hold.
  • Updated: Timestamp in application log format changed.
  • Updated: Some keyboard shortcuts have changed. See the ReadMe file.
  • Updated: Lots of code changes to fix bugs, add stability, and be more in line with the MVVM pattern.
  • Updated: Dependencies have been updated to the latest release.
  • Updated: Removed the Material Design Extensions dependency.
  • New: Get My IP can now check to see if there is an updated version. Link on the About page.
  • New: Starting with this version, a "portable" zip archive is also available.

New in Get My IP 0.7.1 (Feb 19, 2023)

  • Changes:
  • New: Tray icon with customizable tooltip
  • New: Refresh button
  • Updated: Settings page redesign
  • Updated: Minor tweaks to title bar and theme colors