Rapid Photo Downloader 0.9.27b2 is released, with support for Windows 11 via WSL 2

Install this beta the usual way . Be sure to run the install script like this:

python3 install.py --devel

If the website is down when you are reading this (upcoming DNS changes might cause issues), then you can grab the installation script directly from Launchpad.

If you want to run it under Windows 11, I very much recommend reading the documentation β€” especially the part about the version of WSL 2 that is supported. Please report any bugs you might find. Running on WSL means running on a hybrid of Linux and Windows, which means twice as much can go wrong!

New features:

  • Enable running under WSLg and WSL2 on Windows 11. Not all features are
    supported. See the program documentation.

  • By default only non-system directories are now shown in the directory
    listings for Photo and Video destinations, as well as This Computer. Right-
    click in the directory listings to enable showing all system directories.

  • The install.py script now updates the mime info cache, meaning the program
    should now appear as an option to handle photographic media in file
    managers when installed using this script.

  • Fix bug #1946407: another compatibility fix for Python 3.10 that 0.9.27b1 and
    0.9.27a3 did not fully resolve.

  • Don’t crash when showing photo or video in file manager after right-clicking
    on thumbnail and no file is selected.

  • Update Albanian, Dutch and Swedish translations.

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