Changelog

A running log of the features and fixes in each DejaView release.

v5.0

April 18, 2026

On This Day, photo overlays, and a lighter rendering engine

  • Added On This Day — a new Smart Stream that surfaces photos taken on today's date in past years.
  • Added photo overlays with date and location badges in Dark, Light, and Minimal styles, with six positions and crop-aware placement.
  • Added folder-stream overlay support that reads date and location from EXIF metadata.
  • Added HD, 4K, and 8K presets for one-click target-display configuration.
  • Added Auto Image Size, which derives optimal serving resolution from target display and block size.
  • Improved rendering performance — new Core Graphics engine cuts overlay memory from ~200 MB to ~20 MB per render.

v4.0

March 18, 2026

HTTPS by default and clearer connection state

  • Added a lock/unlock icon and tooltip to the menu bar so it's clear whether you're running HTTPS or HTTP.
  • Improved default behavior — HTTPS is now on by default to meet DAKboard's URL Photos requirement.

v3.0

February 27, 2026

Folder streaming and resilience updates

  • Added local folder streaming support for libraries outside Apple Photos.
  • Added folder-stream thumbnails and improved stream source handling.
  • Improved Photos permission denial handling and introduced server lifecycle refactoring for stability.

v2.0

January 22, 2026

Collections, stream controls, and reliability improvements

  • Added collection editing and improved collection management workflows.
  • Added sidebar search, sort, and stream control polish.
  • Added deferred startup, improved indexing progress state, and HTTPS startup/keychain fixes.

v1.0

August 26, 2025

Initial stream engine and Apple Photos support

  • Added photo stream foundation with smart Apple Photos library filtering.
  • Added HTTPS support with custom certificates and improved settings UX.
  • Improved launch stability and crash/race-condition handling early in release lifecycle.