4.2.0

Release date: 2026-03-21

โœจ General

  • Crash Reporting Module Updated: Updated relevant DLLs. Ideally, Seer should only use %TEMP%/seer and %LOCALAPPDATA%/Corey/Seer
  • Better File Management: For new desktop users, configuration files are now saved in %LOCALAPPDATA%/Corey/Seer by default instead of the Registry
  • Improved the System Viewer
  • Context Menu for Previewer: A long-awaited (and slightly controversial) addition ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ
  • New Focus Options (Settings > Advanced > Others):
    • Never: (Default) Focus stays on your current app
    • On Window Show: Focus only when the window transitions from hidden to visible
    • On Every File: Focus shifts to the preview window every time a new file finishes loading
  • Properties View: Fixed an issue where the Details node state wasn't being saved
  • Fixed a bug where Daylight Saving Time changes could cause the app to stop responding
  • New user.ini tweaks: Added general - ignored_extensions and SystemViewer - exclude
  • Fixed an issue where conversion plugins (DLL and Torrent plugins) weren't working properly
  • AI-Powered Localizations: All languages (except Simplified Chinese) have been fully re-translated using AI. If you spot any weird translations or UI glitches, please let us know via email or GitHub

๐Ÿ“ Folder

  • Fixed sorting errors in the Date Type column
  • Improved overall sorting performance
  • Optimized parsing speed for extra-large compressed archives

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Image

  • Better RAW Support: Updated LibRaw to 0.22.0
  • Fixed a potential crash when rapidly switching between images while thumbnails were being generated
  • New Interaction Logic ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ: Fit to Short Side and Auto Fit will now scale dynamically with the window size. Original Size and manual zoom will remain fixed regardless of window resizing
  • Fixed a bug where copying an image didn't respect the current flipped/inverted state
  • GIF Overhaul: Improved previewing with much lower CPU and memory usage

๐ŸŽฆ Multimedia

  • Fixed an issue where videos sometimes failed to replay

๐Ÿ“„ PDF

  • Fixed some obscure bugs that only an AI could find

๐ŸŒ HTML

  • Fixed a bug where SVG files were opening with the wrong previewer
  • Added a new button to the control bar to toggle SVGs back to standard image preview mode

๐Ÿ“ Text

  • Fixed the L shortcut key not working
  • Fixed an issue where files larger than 4GB couldn't be read
  • Smart Copy: For massive files, the copy command now copies the text currently visible in the view instead of taking a screenshot of the text