⚙️ v.1.1.7 (24 Jan 2026)

✨ Features

• Added Search to the history window.
• Native Windows Video Thumbnails: Replaced the heavy opencv implementation with the native Windows IShellItemImageFactory API. Thumbnails are now generated by the OS, identical to File Explorer, with zero external overhead.
• Enhanced History Viewer:
  • Added new "File Name" column for easier list scanning.
• Deployed a separete website to handle embeddable videos.
  • Integrated LZString compression for cleaner embeddable URL generation that supports titles.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed potential PyHANDLE type errors when interacting with Windows GDI objects.

🔧 Technical Changes

• Massive Optimization: Removed opencv-python, moviepy, numpy, pandas, scikit-image, imageio, and decorator dependencies.
• Size Reduction: The compiled executable is approx. 100MB+ smaller and starts significantly faster.
• Refactoring: Rewrote thumb.py to use ctypes and win32gui for direct memory handling of bitmaps, removing the need for intermediate temp files or heavy processing libraries.

📦 Installation Notes

• New users: Download and run the EXE installer
• Existing users: The new installer will automatically detect and preserve your settings and data

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Full Changelog: v1.1.5...v1.1.7

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⚙️ v.1.1.5 (25 Dec 2025)

Release Notes

✨ Features

• Full light theme support: Application now automatically detects Windows light/dark theme and adapts UI accordingly thanks to @meatsnails
  • Context menus styled for both themes
  • Checkboxes with proper theming
  • Light variant icons for better visibility (bin_light.ico, reload_light.ico, etc.)
  • Light variant icons for context menu options that refresh each time the app is launched
• Improved upload cancellation: Cancel button now gracefully stops uploads and updates UI
• Smart mass delete button: Mass delete button only appears when at least one User upload is selected (not for Anonymous/Litterbox uploads which can't be deleted remotely)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed upload cancellation sometimes taking too long to respond
• Fixed delayed UI updates after successful uploads

🔧 Technical Changes

• Added UploadCancelledException for clean upload interruption
• Thread termination with 100ms grace period for immediate cancellation
• QApplication.processEvents() for forced UI updates
• Added get_themed_icon() helper function for theme-aware icon loading
• Added get_menu_stylesheet() for consistent themed context menus
• CustomCheckBox now emits stateChanged signal for reactive UI updates

📦 Installation Notes

• New users: Download and run the EXE installer
• Existing users: The new installer will automatically detect and preserve your settings and data

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Full Changelog: v1.1.3...v1.1.5

New Contributors

Huge thanks for @meatsnails for taking the time to issue and fix

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⚙️ v.1.1.3 (28 Oct 2025)

Release Notes

✨ Features

• Simplified video embeds: Replaced benny.fun (not stable) with streamlined embeds.video/cat/ service for one-click Discord-compatible video sharing

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed open_url_in_browser() function signature causing crashes when opening URLs from history viewer or progress
• Removed unnecessary userhash prompt when uploading to Litterbox (temporary uploads don't require authentication)

🔧 Technical Changes

• Embed URLs now use simple format: https://embeds.video/cat/{filename}
• Works seamlessly with both Catbox and Litterbox video files
• Reduced external API dependencies for faster embed generation

Note: videos may take a while to be playable in an embed, please wait a few minutes and try again if your video is not playing

📦 Installation Notes

• New users: Download and run the EXE installer
• Existing users: The new installer will automatically detect and preserve your settings and data

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⚙️ v.1.1.1 (9 Aug 2025)

v.1.1.1 Release Notes

🚀 Major Installation Improvements

New Installer Format

• Switched from MSI to EXE installer with compressed MSI inside
• Significantly reduced download size through advanced compression
• Faster installation times with improved extraction process
• Better compatibility across different Windows configurations

🔧 Technical Improvements

Database Management

• Added comprehensive database validation and schema checking
• Automatic migration from working directory to %APPDATA%/Catbox Uploader/
• Enhanced backward compatibility for existing installations
• Improved error handling for database operations

User Interface Enhancements

• Fixed missing cancel_upload method in upload window
• Enhanced context menu functionality for uploaded URLs
• Improved URL handling with embeddable video link support
• Better error reporting and user feedback

Mass Operations

• Fixed mass delete functionality to only remove successfully deleted items
• Improved selection handling in history viewer
• Enhanced confirmation dialogs with detailed feedback
• Better progress tracking for bulk operations

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Resolved import errors for sqlite3 and shutil modules
• Fixed database schema validation issues
• Corrected file path handling for different installation locations
• Improved registry key validation and updates

🔄 Migration & Compatibility

• Automatic database migration from old location to new standardized path
• Preserved upload history during migration process
• Backward compatibility maintained for existing configurations
• Registry cleanup improvements for uninstallation

📝 Development Changes

• Commit Reference: d1e282c
• Full Changelog: 1.0.2...1.1.1
• Refactored installation architecture for better maintainability
• Improved code organization and error handling
• Enhanced debugging capabilities

📦 Installation Notes

• New users: Download and run the EXE installer
• Existing users: The new installer will automatically detect and preserve your settings and data

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⚙️ v1.0.2 (16 Apr 2025)

What's New:

🛠 Took me long enough to realise I forgot to remove the timeout parameter – uploads were silently failing after 60 seconds. That’s now fixed. Timeout is set to None so uploads won’t cut off mid-way anymore, no matter how big the file (unless timed out by the Catbox API itself). (a48b4c5)

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Introducing Catbox Uploder

Highlights:

• 🎉 First official release of the Catbox Uploader for Windows.
• 💾 Installer (.msi) installs the app to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Catbox Uploader for per-user deployment.
• 📁 Adds two Start Menu shortcuts:
  • Catbox Uploader – Context Menu Setup: Quickly enable/disable Windows context menu integration for uploading files.
  • Catbox Uploader – Upload History: View a visual log of your previously uploaded files, complete with thumbnails and status indicators.

Features:

• Seamless file uploading to Catbox and Litterbox.
• Context menu integration with customizable options.
• Clean, modern GUI with real-time progress and post-upload links.
• Automatic thumbnail previews and smart file-type handling.