v1.9.0

In this release, we introduced the new Open Meteo widget, which provides weather data, including hourly and daily forecasts.

We also added the Quick Launch widget, enhancing user interaction with a search bar and integrated file system watching. Key fixes include resolving an issue with the wallpaper widget validation. Full changelog below.

New Features

• enhance timer label to include total work elapsed f5b7dd9
• implement Quick Launch widget (#710 by amnweb) 5debd16
• add app name position configuration 67c83ae
• add option to set unlimited time remaining icon/text c1e1bca
• add monitor_exclusive IPC mode and deprecate hide_empty_workspaces c96d504
• implement update check service for winget, scoop, and windows e74c665
• add detached launch functionality for executables and shortcuts f7d029d
• add VSCode and Window Switcher providers e79e3b8
• refactor detached launch functionality for executables d9746d2
• introduce shell utilities for non-blocking file and URL launches fb0d22b
• add signing workflow for YASB GUI artifacts 43fdaf8
• add Open Meteo widget and configuration models 76bb575
• add profile_image_size property for avatar resizing f3f0f3b

Bugfixes

• wallpaper widget validation (#707 by Video-Nomad) cec841c
• add encoding and error handling to subprocess calls d62d5b5
• correct noise_reduction type and default monstercat value 510846a
• update mark_all_as_read method for notifications 209d982
• correct start menu directory paths 21e016b

Refactors

• remove unnecessary stretch from button layout 8acdfdf
• enhance memory data handling and worker integration ac01432
• streamline CPU data handling and worker integration 415e8be
• migrate to RegisterHotKey for global hotkey support 47a5a8b
• implement server monitoring service and worker 37225bc
• clean up code and add new providers 79e3aaf
• simplify Copilot client management and remove server code 11382ec
• revert to plugged+charging icon and refactor (#732 by Video-Nomad) e67e65c

Documentation Changes

• add Open Meteo and Quick Launch widgets to documentation 8ec0c87

Chores

• bump holidays from 0.89 to 0.90 264c712
• update schema.json for v1.8.9 329cc51
• bump pillow from 12.1.0 to 12.1.1 58d76ac
• bump github-copilot-sdk from 0.1.20 to 0.1.23 7de6b93
• bump openai from 2.16.0 to 2.20.0 975ad48
• bump holidays from 0.90 to 0.91 d8fa08c
• bump github-copilot-sdk from 0.1.23 to 0.1.25 bd7c5f2
• bump openai from 2.20.0 to 2.21.0 89e048b
• update dependencies and improve build configuration eb2d788
• update permissions for signing artifacts e4fc136
• update build and CLI versions to 1.9.0 and 1.1.6 2cde2f6

Other Changes

• Merge pull request #712 by amnweb from amnweb/refactor/register-hotkey f6024bf
• Merge pull request #711 by amnweb from amnweb/refactor/cpu-memory-background-workers f32d5cb
• Merge pull request #709 by dependabot[bot] from amnweb/dependabot/pip/pillow-12.1.1 21da0e9
• Merge pull request #676 by dependabot[bot] from amnweb/dependabot/pip/holidays-0.90 f93af0b
• Merge pull request #695 by dependabot[bot] from amnweb/dependabot/pip/github-copilot-sdk-0.1.23 10daf74
• Merge pull request #708 by dependabot[bot] from amnweb/dependabot/pip/openai-2.20.0 4d28cc2

What's Changed

• fix(validation): wallpaper widget validation by @Video-Nomad in #707
• refactor(hotkeys): migrate to RegisterHotKey for global hotkey support by @amnweb in #712
• refactor(cpu/memory): streamline data handling and worker integration by @amnweb in #711
• chore(deps): bump pillow from 12.1.0 to 12.1.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #709
• chore(deps): bump holidays from 0.89 to 0.90 by @dependabot[bot] in #676
• chore(deps): bump github-copilot-sdk from 0.1.20 to 0.1.23 by @dependabot[bot] in #695
• chore(deps): bump openai from 2.16.0 to 2.20.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #708
• feat(quick-launch): implement Quick Launch widget by @amnweb in #710
• feat(battery): add option to set unlimited time remaining icon/text by @stylebending in #670
• feat(glazewm): add monitor_exclusive IPC mode and deprecate hide_empty_workspaces by @Louis047 in #718
• refactor(quick-launch): clean up code and add new providers by @amnweb in #725
• chore(deps): bump holidays from 0.90 to 0.91 by @dependabot[bot] in #728
• chore(deps): bump github-copilot-sdk from 0.1.23 to 0.1.25 by @dependabot[bot] in #727
• chore(deps): bump openai from 2.20.0 to 2.21.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #721
• feat(update-check): implement update check service for winget, scoop, and windows by @amnweb in #729
• refactor(battery): revert to plugged+charging icon and refactor by @Video-Nomad in #732
• feat(open-meteo): add Open Meteo widget and configuration models by @amnweb in #734
• feat(power_menu): add profile_image_size property for avatar resizing by @Louis047 in #736

New Contributors

• @stylebending made their first contribution in #670
• @Louis047 made their first contribution in #718

Full Changelog: v1.8.9...v1.9.0