What’s Changed

This update introduces a major overhaul to your library management with a new Grid View, manual metadata editing, and a powerful Profiles system for .ini customization. We've added SteamGridDB support for better cover art fetching and a new multi-threaded scanning engine to keep the UI fluid. Additionally, users can now choose their default GPU, install OptiPatcher alongside OptiScaler, and manage global installation defaults through a unified settings menu.

Changelog

Added

• Default GPU Selection
  • You can now choose which GPU the application will use by default.
• Grid View & Library Organization
  • Added a toggle to switch between List and Grid views (Grid is now the default).
  • New Organization Mode allows you to reorder, hide, or show games in your list.
• Manual Game Editing (by @luismaSE )
  • Titles and cover art can now be manually edited from the Game Management window.
• OptiPatcher Integration
  • Added the option to install OptiPatcher together with OptiScaler from the management window.
• SteamGridDB Support
  • Optional API Key integration in settings to improve fetching for covers not found by primary methods.
• Advanced Scanning Options
  • New Scanning Window to select specific sources and drives before starting a scan.
  • Added a "Covers Only" scan mode to update missing art without rescanning all drives.
• Profiles System
  • New sidebar section to manage .ini configuration files applied during installation.
  • Easy Mode: Simple toggles for common settings like default upscaler, hotkeys, and overlays.
  • Advanced Mode: Provides full access to all OptiScaler configuration strings.
  • Supports creating, editing, deleting, setting defaults, and importing/exporting .ini files.
• Help & Documentation
  • Renamed "About" to Help and implemented a paginated info system including a detailed usage guide and common fixes.
• Cache Management
  • Added a button to clear cached application data to resolve potential errors.

Improvements

• Installation Feedback
  • Clearer visual feedback when downloading and installing OptiScaler versions not currently in cache.
• Clean Installation Logic
  • Improved the install/uninstall algorithm to be more robust and prevent "dirty" folders.
• Performance & Multi-threading
  • The game scanning algorithm is now multi-threaded, significantly increasing speed.
  • Cover art fetching now happens in the background, keeping the app responsive during the process.
• UI/UX Enhancements
  • The Game Management window has been redesigned for better aesthetics and visibility (by @luismaSE ).
  • Added a disclaimer to the Help window.
• Unified Default Settings
  • Replaced the "Prefer Beta" toggle with a selector for Stable or Beta versions.
  • Created a unified menu to set default versions for OptiScaler, FSR4 INT 8, and OptiPatcher used in Quick, Bulk, and Manual installs.

Fixes

• UI Responsiveness
  • Improved thread management for downloading, extracting, and installing to prevent UI freezes.
• Download Handling
  • Fixed errors when attempting multiple downloads of the same version simultaneously.
• Version & Cache Errors
  • Resolved the "Optiscaler.dll or nvngx.dll not found" error caused by corrupted cache files.
  • Fixed incorrect labeling and sorting where the latest versions appeared at the bottom of the list.
• Quick Install Logic
  • Fixed a bug where Quick Install would ignore the default FSR4 INT 8 configuration.
• General Stability
  • Fixed a crash triggered by scanning specific full directory paths.
  • Resolved an issue where changing the interface language caused several UI elements to disappear.

What's Changed

• Feat/edit game info by @luismaSE in #38
• PR for v1.0.4 by @Agustinm28 in #47

New Contributors

• @luismaSE made their first contribution in #38

Full Changelog: OptiscalerClient-1.0.3.1...OptiscalerClient-1.0.4