v3.0.0

What's Changed in 3.0.0

Complete UI overhaul — the application has been migrated from Windows Forms to WPF, delivering a modern look inspired by WinUI 3 and native Windows 11 apps.

New

• Modern UI: Rebuilt from the ground up with WPF and MahApps.Metro
• OS theme sync: Automatically follows your Windows accent color and light/dark mode
• Rounded corners: Native Windows 11 rounded window chrome via DWM API
• Vector icons: Crisp icons at any DPI via MahApps IconPacks

Fixed

• Drag-and-drop now correctly sets paths on drop (previously set on drag enter)

Removed

• Microsoft-WindowsAPICodePack dependency — replaced with .NET 8 built-in dialogs

Full Changelog: v2.1.0...v3.0.0

v2.1.0

What's Changed

• feat: add support for signed releases by @amd989
• docs: 📝 update readme by @amd989
• chore: add funding usernames by @amd989

Full Changelog: v2.0.0...v2.1.0

v2.0.0

🚀 What's New

This release modernizes the Symlinker project with a full framework upgrade, CI/CD integration, and improved deployment tooling. Here's a breakdown of the key changes:

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✨ Features

• Upgrade to .NET 8
  • Migrated from .NET Framework 4.7.2 to .NET 8 (net8.0-windows)
  • Adopted SDK-style project format for better maintainability
  • Updated dependencies to use PackageReference with centralized versioning via Directory.Packages.props
  • Dropped support for Windows versions below 10

🔧 Chores

• Restore ClickOnce

  • Re-enabled ClickOnce publishing for auto-update support
  • Added ClickOnceProfile.pubxml targeting GitHub Pages
  • Updated deployment logic to use environment variables and CI integration

• Increase Version

  • Bumped application version to 2.0.0.0 to reflect major changes
  • Synced version metadata across manifest and publish profiles

⚙️ CI/CD

• Add GitHub Actions Support
  • Introduced release.yml workflow to automate publishing on tag push
  • Added release.ps1 script to handle build, versioning, and deployment to gh-pages
  • CI pipeline includes restore, build, publish, and artifact staging

📚 Documentation

• Update Docs
  • Refreshed README.md with new download links and updated badges
  • Added historical context for the 2025 revival
  • Clarified platform requirements and installer options
  • Added changelogs with git-cliff

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📝 Notes

• All ClickOnce artifacts are now published to the gh-pages branch.
• The app now requires .NET 8 and Windows 10+ to run.
• Legacy .csproj and packages.config formats have been removed.

v1.1.2.15 - Current Version

Changelog

• New. Got a Code Signing Certificate, The installation should be smooth now?

v1.1.2.0

Creating a release in Github to allow people download the application easily.

Changelog

• Added. Added ability to run as an administrator with UAC enabled, with this, support for Windows 8 and 8.1 is done.
• Disabled. Unfortunately Drag&Drop does not work when running as an administrator.