v2.4.0

2.4.0 (2025-10-31)

Features

• add GIF format to the file picker (8f0fa92)
• allow to disable resuming last playing video on startup (9d30331)
• allow to loop specific videos until manual skip (dde9a80)
• switch videos only after a global fixed duration (#163) (9706d35)

Bug Fixes

• first video not random (824aa46)

v2.3.2

2.3.2 (2025-06-20)

Bug Fixes

• check empty callback in DBusFallBack (07ef926)

v2.3.1

2.3.1 (2025-06-15)

Bug Fixes

• make gdbus fallback actually work (7154ff4)
• undefined and invalid global property errors (1108dc0)
• unfiltered video config on startup (eda0786)

v2.3.0

2.3.0 (2025-04-30)

Features

• better Desktop Effects settings UI/UX (9b76ca4)
• skip crossfade on manual switch and use a smoother easing type (a41977a)

Code Refactoring / Performance

• port dbus calls to org.kde.plasma.workspace.dbus (19ffb79)
• port lock screen dbus method polling to ActiveChanged signal (19ffb79)

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v2.2.0

2.2.0 (2025-04-17)

Features

• add option to disable automatic switch to next video (4bab06d)

Bug Fixes

• add missing bits from refactor (edc1f0c)
• hide next video action when there is only one video (9b1f0bb)

Important

Translations are currently not loading, see issue #84 if you want to help.

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v2.1.0

2.1.0 (2025-03-16)

Features

• allow setting custom playback speed per video (6e2e649)

Bug Fixes

• black media player on fresh install (8a524e4)

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v2.0.0

2.0.0 (2025-02-26)

⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

• if you had audio enabled you will have to re-enable it
• due to changes in the configuration format you may need to reconfigure blur option

Features

• mute audio based on window maximized/active/shown state (5570235)
• right click on Desktop to change/play/pause/mute video (3fe6d77)
• translations: Dutch, el_GR, pt_BR

Code Refactoring

• simplify blur and pause configuration logic (5618e7d)

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v1.1.1

1.1.1 (2025-02-14)

Bug Fixes

• lock screen mode detection for all wallpaper configuring methods (4ff5627)

v1.1.0

1.1.0 (2025-02-08)

Features

• always pause video for Desktop wallpaper when screen is locked (f61d9ca)
• automatically detect lock screen mode (8942721)
• resume from last playing video on login/lock (328bb48)

Bug Fixes

• don't remove videos below when removing a single video (5e53f9b)

Matrix room

For Help/Support/Discussion there is now a matrix room https://matrix.to/#/#kde-plasma-smart-video-wallpaper-reborn:matrix.org

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v1.0.0

1.0.0 (2024-12-09)

BREAKING CHANGE

Configuration format for the videos list has changed, if you update and get black wallpaper try re-adding the videos in the wallpaper settings and report a bug.

Features

• add option to play videos in random order (877ed0a)
• implement disabling & ordering of videos (6705b89)
• show current version and project urls in settings window (51a10f9)
• split configuration into tabs (936f974)

Bug Fixes

• settings crash due to binding on buttons with custom colors (16efd8a), closes #43

Miscellaneous Chores

• release 1.0.0 (d28f0fd)