v1.63.0

[alextran1502]

v1.63.0

Hello, Immich fans! Welcome to the v1.63.0 release of Immich. There are many updates in this version that we hope you'll like. Some of the key highlights include:

• Initial support for a read-only/existing library.
• Support for more raw formats.
• Album titles now appear in the search results.
• Pinch-to-zoom asset grid on the mobile app.
• Facial recognition on the mobile app.

Highlights

Initial support for read-only/existing library.

Thanks to @alex-phillips, Immich now has the ability to import an existing gallery without the need to upload the files. This has been one of the most requested features, and I am happy that we can now cover this use case as well. However, this is only the initial implementation and will receive improvements in the future.

The current limitations of this feature are:

• Assets are not automatically synced and must instead be manually synced with the CLI tool.
• Only new files that are added to the gallery will be detected.
• Deleted and moved files will not be detected.

To understand how to use this feature, please see head to the documentation site

Support for more raw formats

With the integration of imagemagick, Immich now has support more raw photo formats and will generate high quality thumbnails to display on the timeline. I hope this helps everyone who owns a DSLR or mirrorless camera.

More love to the mobile app

We have neglected the mobile app for a while, so we’ve decided to give it some left over love from the Web and the Server 😛.

We added the facial recognition feature to the mobile app so you can view faces and photos of a person.

You can pinch to zoom in and out of the timeline to change the number of assets displayed on each row.

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And as always, bugs are fixed, and many other improvements also come with this release.

Please consider supporting the project.

Support

If you find the project helpful, you can support Immich via the following channels.

• Monthly donation via GitHub Sponsors
• One-time donation via GitHub Sponsors
• Librepay
• buymeacoffee
• Bitcoin: 1FvEp6P6NM8EZEkpGUFAN2LqJ1gxusNxZX

It is a great way to let me know that you want me to continue developing and working on this project for years to come.

🎉 Cheers! 🎉

What Changes

Web

• feat(web): add zoom toggle icon by @mtaberna in feat(web): add zoom toggle icon #2873
• feat(web): Add album sorting to albums view by @klejejs in feat(web): Add album sorting to albums view #2861
• feat(web): custom drop down button by @alextran1502 in feat(web): custom drop down button #2887
• feat(web): add album to search result by @alextran1502 in feat(web): add album to search result #2900
• feat(web): Add keyboard event support to memory view by @klejejs in feat(web): Add keyboard event support to memory view #2890
• fix(web): redirect to parent folder if asset viewer was open before reloading by @Sophtli in fix(web): redirect to parent folder if asset viewer was open before reload #2863
• fix(web): Mov files should show up in file picker. by @samip5 in fix(web): Mov files should show up in file picker. #2886
• fix(web): keep video volume by @faupau03 in fix(web): keep video volume #2897
• fix(web): memory pause autoplay when scrolling down by @alextran1502 in fix(web): memory pause autoplay when scrolling down #2923

Server

• feat(server): Add support for many missing raw formats by @elliotclee in Add support for many missing raw formats #2834
• feat(server): JPEG XL by @uhthomas in feat: JPEG XL #2893
• feat(server): M2TS by @uhthomas in feat: M2TS #2896
• feat(server): support for read-only assets and importing existing items in the filesystem by @alex-phillips in feat(server): support for read-only assets and importing existing items in the filesystem #2715
• fix(server): use HTTP status OK instead of CREATED for assets by @uhthomas in fix(server): use HTTP status OK instead of CREATED for assets #2876
• fix(server): Fix person's assets retrieval order by @alextran1502 in fix(server): Fix person's assets retrival order #2920
• fix(server): transform isReadOnly DTO to boolean by @alextran1502 in fix(server): transform isReadOnly DTO to boolean #2912
• chore(server): remove openapi assertion for dart by @alextran1502 in chore(server): remove openapi assertion for dart 2 #2916
• chore(server): Improve moveAsset log by @alextran1502 in chore(server): Improve moveAsset log #2878
• chore(server): patch dart openapi assertion by @alextran1502 in chore(server): patch dart openapi assertion #2914
• chore(server): add Canon CR3 mime type by @416c616e in chore(server): add Canon CR3 mime type #2922
• refactor(server, web): create shared link by @jrasm91 in refactor(server, web): create shared link #2879

Mobile

• feat(mobile): Adds photo thumbnail to videos by @martyfuhry in Adds photo thumbnail to videos #2880
• fix(mobile): Fixes local position late initialization by @martyfuhry in fix(mobile): Fixes local position late initialization #2884
• feat(mobile): pinch to zoom on asset grid by @fyfrey in feat(mobile): pinch to zoom on asset grid #2905
• feat(mobile): optimize screen space usage by @fyfrey in feat(mobile): optimize screen space usage #2911
• feat(mobile): Facial recognition by @alextran1502 in feat(mobile): Facial recognition #2507

Chore

• fix(deployment) Add dependency on immich-web to immich-proxy by @etnoy in fix(deployment) Add dependency on immich-web to immich-proxy #2875
• chore(doc): move public msg to general section by @stavros-k in [DOCS/Envs]: move public msg to general section #2864
• chore(readme): mention offline support feature by @fyfrey in chore(readme): mention offline support feature #2902

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This discussion was created from the release v1.63.0.

[tbleiker]

I like the new "read-only/existing library" feature. Is it possible to add the same library/folder to multiple users? What happens if I set the same path for multiple users and run the cli for each of them?

And once more: thx a lot to all who put time and passion into this great project!

Edit: typo

[etnoy]

It will probably work but it's not tested. Feel free to report the results!

[alex-phillips]

Currently there is a unique check on the file path. You can set the same path for multiple users, but only one user can import each file. If another user attempts to the API will respond that the file is a duplicate. I believe the best way to handle multiple users accessing the same imported files is to share them

[0xEmma]

Was v1.63.1 skipped with the v1.63.2 release?

[alextran1502]

Yes, I triggered the release pipeline this morning but forgot actually to release it. So after additional fixes, they are all in the new 1.63.2 release

[charles-997]

@alex-phillips thank you for your contribution around the existing folder support. Do you have a github sponsor or something setup for users to send some thanks your way?

[alex-phillips]

@charles-997 I don't personally, but I would encourage and thanks for donations to benefit the project directly! There are several links at the bottom of the project README you can use.

[charles-997]

@charles-997 I don't personally, but I would encourage and thanks for donations to benefit the project directly! There are several links at the bottom of the project README you can use.

Agreed! Already done, I am now a GitHub sponsor of the immich project. Thank you for your contributions.