52.0 - "I'm back" edition 😎

What's Changed

• General stability and UX improvements
• Multiple fixes and UI enhancements
• Ported Onboard Dialog to AdwDialog for better integration with libadwaita
• Fixed "Is a directory" error (closes #4144)
• Added support for Windows Vista
• Added the option to cancel bottle creation
• The Onboard Dialog now displays which operations are being performed
• Added the ability to cancel component downloads
• Enabled the Sandbox feature
• Improved copy performance by transferring data in chunks instead of byte by byte
• Fixed an issue where orphaned entries were not removed from the library after uninstalling a program
• Fixed a bug that prevented the configuration from loading in certain cases
• Font smoothing is now enabled by default
• Made the donation button more prominent
• Updated GNOME Platform to 49
• Resolved a long-standing issue with Weblate - translations are now updating again

Contributors

• @mirkobrombin — #4131, #4139, #4143, #4148, #4149, #4150, #4151
• @weblate — #4140, #4141
• and many others but we had to squash and merge the Weblate PR due to a know GitHub issue...

Full Changelog: 51.25...52.0

Release Tested With Following Programs

• Notepad++
• Battle.net

51.25

What's Changed

• fix: invalid method call when changing the "update-date" preference by @ju1ius in #4046
• fix: prevent exception when updating a bottle's dependecy list view by @ju1ius in #4045
• Added support for st terminal by @pikami in #4016
• fix: ensure the whole placeholder folder gets removed on bottle deletion
• fix (steam): load BottleConfig from bottle.yml if it exists
• fix: broken CMD action with xfce4-terminal

New Contributors

• @ju1ius made their first contribution in #4046
• @pikami made their first contribution in #4016

Release Tested With Following Programs

• Notepad++
• Battle.net

Full Changelog: 51.24...51.25

51.24

• Add donation dialog (#3984)
• Revert "Remove NVIDIA Flatpak Workaround" (#3853)

51.23

Revert everything due to a mistake with the release

51.22

Warning

This release accidentally incorporates a lot of untested code. Everything is reverted in 51.23.

What's Changed

• Appstream improvements by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3704
• Restructure by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3691
• Integrate pyupgrade as a pre-commit hook by @EmoonX in #3697
• Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #3522
• Update deps by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3741
• Remove NVIDIA Flatpak Workaround by @404NetworkError in #3726
• appdata: translate=no properties by @yakushabb in #3327
• frontend: Added 'Failed adding to Steam Library dialog' in program_row.py' dialog by @mhd12e in #3730
• Fix build by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3749
• chore: Update dependency list updater by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3770
• fix: use correct wine path on 10.2 and above by @lagodimos in #3800
• 🤖: Update manifest (important) by @github-actions[bot] in #3753
• bottle-row: Set can-target and can-focus to false by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3808
• flatpak: Split dependencies by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3845
• Jetbrains logo by @Karol23145 in #3974
• Donation dialog by @mirkobrombin in #3984
• Revert "Remove NVIDIA Flatpak Workaround" by @404NetworkError in #3853

New Contributors

• @404NetworkError made their first contribution in #3726
• @yakushabb made their first contribution in #3327
• @mhd12e made their first contribution in #3730
• @lagodimos made their first contribution in #3800
• @Karol23145 made their first contribution in #3974

Full Changelog: 51.18...51.22

51.21

• Add more categories to appstream and desktop entry
• Fix bug where creating a 64-bit bottle would not work on Wine 10.2 and above (#3800)
• Fix bug where clicking the radio button in the new bottle dialog would not set the appropriate environment

Full Changelog: 51.20...51.21

51.20

Make the preferences dialog open again

Full Changelog: 51.19...51.20

51.19

Important

Any release beyond this point and under 52.0 will only contain backports from main.

What's Changed

• Re-introduce runtime
• Add translate=no properties (#3327)
• Update screenshots
• Add brand colors
• Update developer name
• Use sentence case for summary
• Add screenshot captions
• Fix DXVK-NVAPI not toggling bug

Full Changelog: 51.18...51.19

51.18

What's Changed

• fix[close #3599]: CLI no longer works when starting a Bottle by @jntesteves in #3605
• Use GtkButton for donate button by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3603
• Add keyboard shortcuts dialog by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3588
• Integrate pre-commit by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3592
• Use FileDialog for all file/path pickers by @penguinpee in #3554
• Delete sandbox and runtime, and clean up directory structure by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3615
• Fix missing combo letter when removing a drive by @EmoonX in #3616
• Save pre/post-scripts paths with None instead of "" on reset by @EmoonX in #3620
• window: Add mnemonics in primary menu by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3665
• Rework New Bottle dialog by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3653
• Fix forums link by @Qronikarz in #3672
• Start "Add Shortcuts" dialog at the root of the bottle by @XBagon in #3688
• Rework Environment Variables dialog by @jntesteves in #3679
• bottle-row: Port to AdwWrapBox by @TheEvilSkeleton in #3700

New Contributors

• @penguinpee made their first contribution in #3554
• @cain-dev made their first contribution in #3461
• @Qronikarz made their first contribution in #3672
• @XBagon made their first contribution in #3688

Full Changelog: 51.17...51.18

51.17

🙏 Do you enjoy Bottles?

If so, please consider donating to support the Future of Bottles.

📣 What's Changed

• Update DXVK subtitles to include Direct3D 8 by @EmoonX in #3557
• Restore line accidentally deleted in 5439cf0 by @jntesteves in #3596
• Fixed a regression that makes the bottle's preferences page blank in some cases by @mirkobrombin in #3600

🎮 App/Game used to test this release

We are experimenting with this new thing in the release notes. Basically this is the app/game we used to test the new release.

• Grand Theft Auto V via Epic Games Store

💬 Forums are back!

Forums are now back on GitHub Discussions!

Full Changelog: 51.16...51.17