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Immersive Explorer Portable Changelog

What's new in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.7.2

Apr 13, 2020
  • Set the expiration date to 2020/05/10
  • New: HEIC images and HEVC videos are supported on Windows 10 (if the Microsoft HEIC/HEIF and HEVC extensions are installed from the Microsoft Store)
  • New: Pin folder to Taskbar
  • Improvement: in picture viewer, "Smart stretch" will now stretch 4:3 pictures on large screens
  • New icon
  • Bug fixes

New in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.7.1 Beta (Oct 18, 2019)

  • Set the expiration date to 2019/10/31

New in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.7.0 Beta (Oct 3, 2019)

  • Immersive Explorer is an alternative to the default file explorer included in Windows (known as Windows Explorer).
  • It is designed to provide an "immersive" experience to the user by focusing on the content rather than hiding it
  • Behind icons and large window chrome and borders. It allows the user to avoid opening different applications and
  • Switching between multiple windows when doing tasks as simple as viewing a picture, thanks to the built-in viewer.
  • Although it is not a Windows 8 "Metro application", Immersive Explorer is designed around the "Metro" user interface
  • Guidelines. It is optimized for tablets and computers with touch-screens, but it also offers a great experience for
  • Mouse/keyboard users (with features like scroll-to-zoom, keyboard navigation).
  • Immersive Explorer is based on Win32/.NET/WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation). It uses graphical hardware
  • Acceleration to display fluid animations and transitions, making it look more modern than the default Windows
  • File Explorer. Note that it's not a complete replacement for the Windows Shell (it's just an alternative to the
  • Windows Explorer) and it doesn't even need administrator rights to be installed.

New in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.6.0 (May 24, 2018)

  • Set the expiration date to 2018/06/15
  • New: location bar can be clicked to navigate to a parent folder
  • New: detection of MP4 video rotation metadata

New in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.5.2 (Nov 17, 2017)

  • set the expiration date to 2017/12/15
  • bug fixes
  • UI improvements (added spacing between groups in the navigation bar;
  • added buttons to change the view, displayed only when toolbar has enough room for them)

New in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.4.1 (Apr 22, 2016)

  • set the expiration date to 2016/05/15
  • setup improvements : added silent install/uninstall, and ability to deploy configuration files more easily
  • files can be pinned to the Home screen
  • common folders and local drives can be hidden (manually edit the .conf file to do so)
  • ImmersiveExplorerFavoriteFolders.conf file can expand these environment variables: %userprofile% and "%public%
  • improved visibility of tiles in White background mode
  • other minor improvements

New in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.4.0 (Apr 22, 2016)

  • set the expiration date to 2016/02/15
  • improved setup (packaged in a single EXE file)
  • added the ability to disable the confirmation dialog that appears when opening files
  • fixed issue with taskbar pinning

New in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.3.5 (Apr 22, 2016)

  • set the expiration date to 2016/02/01
  • fixed: low resolution previews in the image viewer were displaying with an incorrect ratio

New in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.3.4 (Apr 22, 2016)

  • set the expiration date to 2016/01/20

New in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.3.3 (Apr 22, 2016)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/12/15
  • digitally signed release
  • file names on image tiles are now visible only when selection mode is active
  • blur effect on wallpaper
  • improved animations
  • bug fixes

New in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.3.2 (Apr 22, 2016)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/12/01

New in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.3.1 (Apr 22, 2016)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/11/01
  • folders can be pinned to the "Computer" screen (ability to pin to taskbar will come in the next version)
  • ability to download language files is back
  • updates are now checked over HTTPS (also applies to language files download)
  • updated translation support

New in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.3.0 (Apr 22, 2016)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/09/05
  • new: detailed list view (use the "Change view" button, "View as List")
  • new: JPEG images and their thumbnail are rotated according to their EXIF information
  • new: setting allowing to choose whether to use JPEG EXIF thumbnails when available, or use Windows Explorer thumbnail APIs every time
  • new: after navigating back/forward, the previously selected item is selected again and scrolled into view
  • new: command line argument now accepts both folders and files (useful if you want to set this app as your photo viewer in Windows Explorer)
  • improved: videos are now properly centered when stretched, and seeking through a paused video now updates the image
  • improved: keyboard scrolling in vertical list mode
  • icons have been changed to better fit the Windows 10 style
  • toolbar buttons are now displayed only in the mode in which they are relevant (browse mode or edit mode)

New in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.2.0 (Apr 22, 2016)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/05/10
  • new: vertical scrolling
  • new: "square" tiles
  • new: ability to change the size of the tiles (keyboard shortcut: + or -)
  • improved: shortcut opening dialog
  • improved: taskbar shortcut icons (files, pictures, videos)

New in Immersive Explorer Portable 1.1.4 (Apr 22, 2016)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/04/20
  • new: the file opening dialog displays the name of the associated app and its icon
  • improved: performance when loading file type descriptions
  • improved: minor visual changes