Version History

Development timeline and changes

Latest Release

Your projects

New Backup button in the launcher header: export the projects of PyPotteryLens, PyPotteryScan and PyPotteryTrace to a single .zip file, and import them back on any installation. You choose which projects to save, and what to do when one already exists (keep both, replace it, or skip it)
Updating or reinstalling a module no longer deletes its projects. Before, an update replaced the whole module folder, projects included. Uninstalling a module or the suite still removes them, so the uninstall confirmation and the Windows uninstaller now say so and point to Backup

Interface

The module cards, the start and install dialogs and the changelog now use the new logos without the written name
The changelog panel shows the release notes written in the documentation
Fonts, icons and the Excel export library are served from the launcher itself, so it looks the same without an internet connection
The downloaded AI models list shows the YOLO and classifier weights as used by PyPotteryLens

For testers

Beta channel: set PYPOTTERY_CHANNEL=beta (or put a channel.txt containing beta next to the launcher) to install the modules from their beta branch instead of the latest release. The channel is read again at every install

Added Developer Mode: run sub-apps directly from their local git checkout instead of a downloaded copy, for contributors working on the source
The launcher now shuts itself down (and stops any running app) automatically when its browser tab is closed
Live “Check Updates” now correctly refreshes installed version numbers when running from a local git checkout

Minor bug fixes:
- Fixed issue with PyPotteryLens not starting
- Reduced update checker cache duration to 2 hours