4.0.3

Release date: 2025-05-09

๐Ÿ™ Thanks to everyone who reported bugs and shared suggestions โ€” you rock! <3

โœจ General

  • vc runtime DLLs are back!!! ๐ŸŽ‰
  • Fixed an issue where clicking links in the update window didn't open them
  • Fixed compatibility issues with some versions of PhotoShop
  • Fixed the bug where clicking โœ” after changing a plugin's file extension had no effect
  • Fixed a rare issue where the interface showed a completely white, empty window
  • Fixed a crash when retrieving file properties
  • Process Communication: Added new IPC messages โ€” get previewed file path, get Seer version, check file tracking status. See: https://github.com/ccseer/Seer-sdk
  • user.ini Enhancements: Added window_size for each module [0.01, 0.95]. Example: [Text] window_size=0.9

๐Ÿ“ Folder

  • Local folder previews now follow system settings on whether to show hidden files
  • Fixed issues with certain file types (like .vhd) not previewing correctly when multiple previewers are available

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Image

  • Fixed issue where image thumbnails had a pure black background

๐Ÿงพ Markdown

  • Full emoji support: Converts :heart: :smile: :+1: into real emojis
  • KaTeX support for math formulas: Requires font resources, so Seer will make CSS network requests each time

๐Ÿ“ Text

  • Added custom_theme option in user.ini. Try fancy themes from: https://github.com/ccseer/Seer/issues/460

๐Ÿ” Everything 1.5a Support

  • Full preview support for Everything 1.5a (no need for filename/path in first columns)
  • Still requires Seer to run with equal or higher privileges

๐Ÿ—‚ XYplorer & Directory Opus

  • Improved support: faster response โ€” no longer saves temp files just to pass data
  • Thanks to https://github.com/WKenX for the contribution

๐Ÿ“œ Script Previews

  • Fixed EPUB script not working
  • Updated ipynb script to version 1.1.0
  • Scripts repo: https://github.com/ccseer/Seer-Scripts/tree/main/preview