Hi! Folder Slice has finally grown into the tool I envisioned a year ago—a simple yet efficient tool for quick file access and retrieval. It has evolved from an initial rant into a robust tool featuring Dynamic Folder Groups, Dynamic Filtering, and Enhanced Tags, covering everything from daily routines to professional creative workflows. Many of these additions and refinements were born directly from your suggestions and feedback. Looking back at this journey, I am truly filled with emotion. This is a significant milestone, marking the next stage of development for the product. Thank you to every friend for your trust and support along the way. I look forward to walking the future path with you! # Improvements - Optimized multi-monitor experience, adapted for professional workflows - Optimized interface copy and visual styles - Added multi-language support - Fixed known issues and improved stability

# New Features - Added option to disable auto-collapse window when mouse leaves - Folder group feature now supports custom switching behavior for unconfigured apps # Improvements - Added cache for some information to improve response speed - Optimized file loading logic in color card mode and enhanced tags - Adapted macOS 26 component styles - Folder groups no longer auto-switch for unconfigured apps - Optimized file sync logic - More language support - Improved text and translations - Improved style details # Bug Fixes - Hover preview window and settings menu no longer trigger auto-collapse window - Fixed text centering issue at bottom of window - Fixed issue where window couldn't be pinned in some cases

# New Features - Added folder group feature with manual switching, enable it in Settings - Folders - Folder groups can automatically switch based on current app - Window automatically closes when mouse moves outside - Pasting text triggers new text file creation - Added theme colors for dark mode # Improvements - Improved folder drag-and-drop sorting experience - Improved some text and translations - Improved some style details # Bug Fixes - Fixed issue where moving files to trash at bottom still required confirmation - Fixed issue where hiding file extensions affected folder names I really love the feature of automatically switching folder groups based on the app. It's very convenient, and I hope you like it too!

# Bug Fixes - Fixed folder loading exception that occur under certain conditions

# Improvements - Automatic hover preview no longer appears when right-clicking on files - Added temporary caching for key file information to improve processing performance - Move to trash confirmation only appears on first use and will not prompt again - Optimized icons in list mode # Bug Fixes - Fixed some hover preview compatibility issues on macOS 13 - Fixed some functional detail issues

# Improvements - Optimized file processing workflow to improve efficiency - Smart folder functionality now supports all folder modes - Optimized image 3D rotation layout and filename generation logic # Bug Fixes - Fixed some functional detail issues

# New Features - Added image 3D rotation feature, accessible through right-click quick actions on image files, with adjustable 3D rotation generation settings # Improvements - Optimized SRT to FCPXML functionality, using unstyled FCPXML version with basic adjustable parameters - Optimized performance of some features # Bug Fixes - Fixed external drive authorization expiration issue that occurred in some cases

# Improvements - Optimized enhanced tag styles by merging with main window instead of using separate window - Optimized task queue styles to be hidden by default and show only when triggered - Optimized system tag filter text - Optimized folder configuration to inherit parent folder settings by default, with option for individual customization - Removed full view functionality # Bug Fixes - Fixed external drive authorization expiration issue that occurred in some cases

# New Features - Added image asset mode to allow folders to be added as image asset libraries for a more professional and efficient management experience - Added smart folder feature to customize rules based on file properties currently supports image asset mode - Added image viewer that supports switching images with arrow keys and browsing all images in the current folder currently supports image asset mode - Pin images to desktop with new two-finger zoom gesture - Folders support custom icon colors - Added more general image background removal feature - Added support for external hard drives # Improvements - Optimized color detection in color card mode - Optimized interface style and performance for some features

# New Features - After selecting a file, press cmd + t to quickly open the enhanced tag management or add popup - Added local AI tag recommendation feature only supported on macOS 15.0 and above - Added image text extraction feature supports multiple display modes and translation only supported on macOS 15.0 and above - Added the ability to zoom in and view images pinned to the screen # Improvements - Optimized some styles # Bug Fixes - Fixed the issue where the enhanced tag window was blocked after resizing the window

# New Features - Added enhanced tag multi-selection feature # Improvements - Optimized some style details and performance # Bug Fixes - Fixed error triggered by displaying introduction

# New Features - Added multi-level tag system for more flexible and efficient search making it easier to manage and find content - Added fullscreen view mode for easier browsing and filtering when there are many assets works better with tag feature - Introduced new color palette mode supports creating palette folders saving color schemes and finding similar palettes by color or image - Asset mode is now available for asset folders providing more professional information extraction and convenient search experience color palette mode is the first asset mode to launch # Improvements - Optimized folder path display characters in some languages in settings - Optimized folder loading performance - Optimized some style details and interactions # Bug Fixes - Fixed occasional crash when hovering preview with no file displayed

# Improvements - Optimized icon loading mechanism - Optimized clickable area of filter options - Optimized some styles and copywriting # Bug Fixes - Fixed the issue where hover preview could not be triggered on some models in macOS 15.5 - Fixed the issue where folder layout switch configuration could not be saved in certain situations

# New Features - Added background removal feature for image files - Added cmd + e shortcut to quickly show selected files in Finder - Added window options triggered only when holding the cmd key to reduce accidental touches - Added option to unpin and collapse window when triggered again - Added thumbnail switch option for office files for easier distinction - Added option to prioritize showing folders in right-click menu of list view # Improvements - Optimized hover preview settings, some options need to be reset after adjustment - Optimized pinned file style on desktop, more space to display content - Optimized drag sensitivity in icon view, - Optimized display style related settings - Optimized some style details and interactions

# Improvements - Added a complete beginner's guide, available on the Settings-About page - Optimized the guide page and related text - Optimized some style details

# New Features - Added independent configuration capability for files, allowing each folder's view, sorting, and priority display folder configuration to be independently configured The operation method remains the same, and the new version will be compatible with previous configurations - Added a pin file feature, which can be pinned for display by right-clicking after selection, perfect for files that need frequent use This feature only supports icon layout - Added quick video compression operation, allowing quick video compression by right-clicking the selected video file, providing multiple compression options It's that simple - Added a feature to continue accessing from the last left subfolder, which records the last accessed path after switching folders and uses the last left path when switching back It can be enabled in Settings-General-Operation Behavior # Improvements - Further optimized window animations - Optimized some style details

# New Features - Support setting hidden file name extensions to display more file names, works better with icons showing file extensions # Improvements - Use faster and simpler window appear/hide animations to improve daily usage efficiency - Optimize window styles and increase margins between the window and screen edges - Reduce the minimum adjustable height of the window

# New Features - Added multilingual support # Improvements - Optimized some style details # Bug Fixes - Fixed hover preview compatibility issue on macOS 13

# New Features - Added icon and text scaling feature - Added hide window feature after dragging out files - Added "Show in Finder" option in the right-click menu of the top folder - Added feature to hide menu bar icons, only available in non-menubar mode - Added more parameter settings for mouse-triggered features, such as disabling mouse triggers and adjustable delay trigger time # Improvements - Increased the level of the fixed file window for better visibility - Optimized the maximum length limit for the top folder to prevent overly long file names - Optimized some style details # Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where Quick Look occasionally fails to preview file content correctly - Fixed an issue where clicking to sort is not possible after adding a column in list mode - Fixed the size adaptation issue for SRT and other windows during hover preview - Fixed an issue where switching to the Downloads folder with today's filter option is sometimes unstable

# New Features - Support pinning image, pdf, txt, markdown, srt, and fcpxml files on the screen, with markdown, srt, and fcpxml files supporting style rendering - After selecting, you can choose to pin to the screen from the right-click menu, or directly drag the file to the bottom of the window to place it in the pinned area - A new option to prioritize displaying folders has been added to the right-click menu under Sort - Support new folde # Improvements - Optimized some styles and text - Removed the sort option from the right-click menu after selecting files # Bug Fixes - Fixed the issue of duplicate suffixes when saving files during drag and paste actions - Fixed the issue of dragging files caused by occasional double-clicks on the Magic Mouse, which seems to be a physical sliding of the mouse, temporarily resolved, and further optimizations are ongoing

# New Features - Added cmd + v paste file feature to copy as a new file - Added cmd + v paste image feature to save as a new file - Added cmd + v paste text feature to save as a new file, defaulting to TXT format - When selecting a single TXT file, you can use cmd + v to append text - Added quick action to convert video formats, supporting single and batch operations - Added quick action to extract audio, supporting single and batch operations - Added copy file content feature to the right-click menu, supporting TXT and SRT formats - Unified the copying of SRT subtitle file content into the copy file content feature from quick actions - Improved compatibility for cross-platform SRT files # Improvements - Temporarily removed the background style of FCPXML after conversion to fit general scenarios, with style editing features to be launched later - Optimized some interaction details of features

# New Features - Added 14-day free trial - Added annual and monthly subscription plans to provide more flexible options # Improvements - Optimize some styles and interactions

# New Features - Support dragging files from Finder - Support dragging files from social software - Support dragging images from web pages - Added file processing task system to provide basic support for professional tools - Drag files to the folder area to quickly add folders - Added Open with function to the right-click menu of list view - Added quick operation of FCPXML to SRT # Improvements - Optimized the interaction details of some functions # Fixes - Fixed the permission problem of some quick operations

# Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where apps may crash under certain circumstances on M1 devices. Special thanks to @dmnbme for assisting with testing multiple times, helping me accurately locate and resolve this issue.

# New Features - Hover preview supports quick preview of FCPXML subtitle files in SRT format # Improvements - Optimize the style of hover previews of some files - Optimize the style and interaction details of some functions # Bug Fixes - Fixed the app crash issue on M1 devices