fire-eggs/DarkThumbs
Adds thumbnail preview to Windows Explorer for EPUB, FB2, DJVU and Kindle ebooks; 7Z, CB7, CBZ, CBR, RAR and ZIP archives.
fire-eggs·1y ago·May 17, 2025📋 Changes
- Fix typo preventing CB7 from working
- Add CB7 as a separate checkable option
- Add PHZ and GGB as supported extensions [tied to the ZIP archive option]
- NOTE: to enable PHZ/GGB, you must disable ZIP, click 'Apply', then enable ZIP
- Fix settings dialog box layout issues
fire-eggs·1y ago·October 17, 2024📋 Changes
- 7z / cb7
- djvu
- #90 : zip files larger than 2G supported
- #33 : some zip files weren't working with Unzip
- #35 : "version is blocked" message when trying to install new version. Note: I still recommend the uninstall / install for preference, as a "replacement" install appears to require a Windows restart!
fire-eggs·2y ago·May 2, 2024📋 Changes
- Issues #82, #83 : allow heic, heif, avif or jxl images [requires WIC codecs]
- Issue #87 : if selected, show the archive icon for CBR/RAR files
- Issue #85 : never show the archive icon for MOBI files
- Issue #86: use WIC for MOBI files to support more image formats
- Issue #71: more intelligent drawing of the archive icon
fire-eggs·2y ago·April 24, 2024📋 Changes
- Issue #76 : make sure the version numbers are consistent
- Issue #78 : fix problems with file sorting ("0.jpg" should be used instead of "1.jpg")
- Issue #79 : Upgrade to the latest RAR code to handle WinRAR5 format.
fire-eggs·3y ago·January 26, 2023📋 Changes
- For archives (not ebooks): Add the option to skip "scanlation" files and seek "cover" files (see issue #43). "scanlation" files are often added to manga archives by "scanlation" groups, and the names often includes "credits", "recruit", "logo" and others.
- Rework the manager. Addresses issue #66, adds the scanlation/cover options, and now uses tooltips for explanation of the advanced options:
- Partially address issue #34. Shows a partial cover for the "advanced" versions of "Standard Ebooks". [See issue #34 for more details]
- Update the libmobi library.
- Fix a bug where the archive icon could randomly appear even if set to off
fire-eggs·3y ago·September 13, 2022A minor release, to fix some small issues and add some small features. 1. FB2 / Mobi options are now dis-entangled (Issue #59) 2. Support SOLID .rar archives (Issue #30) 3. Remove the context-sensitive help support from the manager (Issue #28) 4. For ZIP / CBZ / EPUB, use the latest Windows graphics for thumbnails [supports more image formats if the necessary windows codecs are installed].
fire-eggs·3y ago·June 28, 2022Fixes a problem with the installer whereby DarkThumbs ... wouldn't work! Also restores the "Show archive icon" and corrects the version value. Reminder: .mobi support is not included in the 32-bit version. Reminder: to upgrade DarkThumbs, you must first uninstall the existing version via "Add / Remove Programs". If you find DarkThumbs useful, please consider [buying me a coffee](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fireeggs)! Special thanks to @vivadavid and @dudelstein for trying V1.5 and pointing out my bugs!
fire-eggs·4y ago·May 15, 2022Fixes issue #42, where Windows Explorer would "freeze" at some point after thumbnails had been created. The installer includes a new dependency, vcruntime140_1.dll, which doesn't seem to be installed by Microsoft's runtime package. **NOTE**: at this time, the 32-bit (x86) version does _not_ include MOBI support!
fire-eggs·4y ago·May 10, 2022This is the V1.4.1 release but with logging added. It might be helpful when trying to identify problem files. To install it, 1. If you haven't already, download and install DarkThumbs V1.4.1. 2. Make a copy of CBXShell.dll which you installed (e.g. in c:\program files\DarkThumbs). 3. Download the attached CBXShell.dll. Copy it over the existing CBXShell.dll. To view the log messages, you need to use the attached DebugView program, dbgview64. [You can download the full package from [Microsoft](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/debugview)]. My recommended steps would be: A. Close all Windows Explorer windows. B. Wipe the thumbnail cache using Disk Cleanup. C. Run dbgview64. D. Open a Windows Explorer window and set the view to show icons. Navigate to folders containing books. DarkThumbs should show a message for each book examined but logs nothing extra on success. On failure or exception, a message should appear. You can click on the message(s) in dbgview to copy them with Ctrl+C. Ctrl+X clears everything.
L0garithmic·5y ago·August 20, 2020Public release of DarkThumbs for Windows.