Playnite 9 release is available!

Hello everyone!

Stable Playnite 9 build is now available for download. There are couple things worth considering before you update, please read these carefully!

- Playnite 9 contains breaking changes to both extensions and themes. Even though some developers already updated their add-ons and have P9 compatible versions available, not all did. Which means that if you absolutely depend on some specific theme or extension and they are not available for P9, you might want to wait with update to P9.

- All plugins will report that they are not compatible with current version after the update to P9. This is intentional since all built-in extensions are no longer included in Playnite's base installation package. You will need to navigate to new Add-ons menu and update them from there (there's Update section that will update all extensions automatically in bulk).

- Updates from P9 beta builds are not supported.

To update: just re-installer over existing installation using P9 installation package or extract portable zip into Playnite's installation directory.

As always, thank you very much for continued support!

Josef

Installer

Portable

Changelog:

This list is not fully exhaustive, there are many more smaller fixes and improvements in this release.

Breaking:

• Removed IronPython and Batch game script support

New:

• Completely reworked emulation support
• Add-on browser
• Audio feedback and background sound support in Fullscreen mode
• Improved mouse and keyboard navigation in Fullscreen mode
• Plaform, AgeRating, Region and Series fields can hold multiple values
• Completion status is now fully customizable
• Many improvements and new features in SDK
• Improvements to startup speed (library load times)
• Option to switch to Fullscreen from tray menu
• Option to install add-ons via Playnite URI
• Configurable buttons on top panel
• Option to cancel library update in Fullscreen mode
• URI command to open on specific game details
• Support for game variables in game manual field
• Show images dimensions in metadata comparison window
• Scroll behaviour and layout options for Grid view
• Playnite API and game object accessible in game scripts
• Option to swap X/A button on main FS screen
• Option to specify monospaced font (used by some text fields like scripts)
• Option to save filter presets
• Option to reset application settings to default
• Option to not minimize Fullscreen app after starting a game
• Option to keep main menu on top panel if sidebar is visible
• Option to change play time tracking mode
• Option to change font sizes in Fullscreen mode
• Option to hide some items from Fullscreen main menu
• Option to hide mouse cursor in Fullscreen mode
• Option to show software tools on Sidebar
• Option to force Fullscreen mode to always use primary display
• Option to enable async image loading in Fullscreen mode
• Option to disable XInput support in Fullscreen mode
• Option to assign partial release dates
• Image rendering quality/performance scaling options
• Game groups on Grid view
• Button to test game scripts
• Allow multiple Play actions
• Import exclusion are stored in game library files
• Support to search for specific resolutions during google image searches and added resolution presets.
• Show address bar on WebView windows
• Game scripts now share one runtime instance allowing them to share data between various events

Fixed:

• Playnite's library data are now stored in less files and they are  locked while Playnite is running. This should fix data corruption issues  when syncing Playnite's files via could storage solutions.
• Mouse scrolling doesn't work properly in FS mode
• Sorting name is ignored when grouping by name
• Prevent updating game library entries during library update when no data has changed
• Game menu not visible fully under some circumstances
• Don't prevent wake events when suspending/hibernating Windows from Playnite
• "Recently played" tab in Fullscreen Mode doesn't update after launching game
• Race condition during addon installation