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Playnite 10 is now available

Added 2022-09-06 13:53:00 +0000 UTC

Hello everyone!

Playnite 10 is now available for download:

This release doesn't have any breaking changes. Existing plugins and themes are compatible with this version.

Public release is currently planned on 20th. I will have some information about Playnite 11's development for you soon after that.

As always, thank you very much for continued support!

Josef

New:

Global search view
Library backup and restore
Smooth scrolling for game lists
Ability to auto-fill the Sorting Name field when importing games (by Jeshibu)
New options to control play time sync behavior (by darklinkpower)
Option to define startup and shutdown application scripts
Option to go to game details from random game selection dialog
Option to create new completion status from game edit window
Option to exclude hidden games on statistics view
Library update on startup is automatically skipped if Internet connection is not available
Options to control update check behavior
Option to hide game name from details panels
Option to override installation status on automatically imported games
Quality of life improvements to metadata download configuration views
Added game tracking mode option that only tracks originally started process
Option to start on boot closed to tray
Option to start interactive PowerShell console with loaded Playnite SDK
Font preview when selecting application fonts

Fullscreen mode:

Allow for more space between game covers in Fullscreen mode
Option to assign game fields in Fullscreen mode
Option to open filter preset selection via Left Stick button or R key
Option to restart in safe mode from Fullscreen mode
Option for Xbox / Guide controller button to restore Fullscreen mode into focus
Option to only accept inputs from primary controller
Option to invert A/B button bindings (for confirmation and cancellation actions)
Smooth scrolling of the game list

Emulation:

"Choose on startup" option for emulator play actions also available on emulator level
Option to override platform assignment on emulation scanner
Exclusion list support for emulation scanners
Option to disable scan of archives during emulation import
Option to exclude subfolders from emulation scan
Option to import emulated games under related file paths (enabled by default)
Import emulators using relative paths if possible

Fixed (only most noteworthy fixes mentioned):

Filter panel in Fullscreen mode doesn't scroll properly when using big font size
Filter presets are not scrolled into view when switching them in Fullscreen mode
Some Fullscreen views can't be closed using Backspace key
Saved window position is not properly constrained to connected displays if DPI changes
TGA metadata files are not properly converted on import
Grid View items disappear before they are fully out of view while scrolling
Game list doesn't update properly after switching filter preset in Fullscreen mode
Details view scroll position doesn't reset on game selection change
{EmulatorDir} variable not expanded in emulator scripts
Some game menu actions are very slow on large number of selected games
Better visual indicator of selected item on filter preset panel in Fullscreen mode
Ignore config, redistributables and game engine executables during executables scan
Fullscreen mode doesn't adjust properly to screen resolution changes
Sidebar doesn't update properly without re-launching Playnite
{InstallDirName} variable is not expanded properly in some cases
Grid view rendering glitches when grouping is enabled
Performance optimization to library filter
Better handling of m3u files when scanning emulated games
Better handling of emulated game files stored in long paths (260+ chars)
Restoring existing Fullscreen instance by starting its executable doesn't properly focus on opened views
Better keyboard input support on Fullscreen mode's text input dialog
Better handling of multi-disk emulated games
Importing emulated games from UNC shares doesn't work properly
Some game variables are not expanded properly in emulator configuration strings
Launching a game via random selection dialog can lead to wrong game being shown as running
Scrolling performance in Fullscreen mode slows down after opening game details for the first time
Games show wrong background image when scrolling through game list quickly
Clicking in the empty area of the zoom moves the bar but doesn't change zoom
Clicking empty part of horizontal scrollbar moves view vertically
No "Select Sound" is played when selecting a game with the mouse in Fullscreen mode
List view columns can be accidentally hidden by resizing
Play actions keep reappearing after being removed from already imported games
Emulator scanner does not pick up ROM files with double extensions
Missed inputs when multiple controllers are connected in Fullscreen mode