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Release History ​

LumiFind Release History ​

1.7 ​

Blog: LumiFind 1.6 Release Notes: Performance overhaul with smarter metadata search and a changed layout

Release Date: 03 November 2026
Highlights:

  • New "Find Duplicates" mode: search for exact copies of a selected file, or scan the whole library for duplicate groups and see how much space they take. Fast check by default, with optional exact verification.
  • Tray support.
  • Related files also work in metadata-only mode.
  • Welcome Wizard now guides you through four steps, including a dedicated "Where should LumiFind look?" step and an optional Fine-Tune step.
  • You can re-run the Welcome Wizard at any time from the Help menu; your current settings are restored into the wizard.
  • Find Duplicates is available as soon as LumiFind starts, even while analyses (and model loading) are still running.
  • EXIF geocoding option added to Analysis Settings (Pro Edition).
  • "Delete Frame Model Data" option added to Danger Zone (Pro Edition).
  • Updated libraries with the latest fixes, including eMudhra security vulnerability.

1.6 ​

Blog: LumiFind 1.6 Release Notes: Performance overhaul with smarter metadata search and a changed layout

Release Date: 05 October 2026
Highlights:

  • Performance overhaul for heavy analyses and faster rescans.
  • More information in the logs when operations take longer.
  • Single-line status bar added, summarizing what LumiFind is actually doing.
  • Fix for corrupted files stopping the analysis.
  • Photos can be searched using GPS and EXIF data including city, country, camera model.
  • Console mode for Windows is added.
  • Improved offline mode and model checks, including detection of corrupted downloads.
  • Improved analysis mode window layout.
  • Updated libraries with the latest fixes.

1.5 ​

Blog: LumiFind 1.5 Release Notes: File Search, Related Files, Multi-Model Search, Exporting Results

Release Date: 01 July 2026
Highlights:

  • Multi-model search is possible
  • Search based on a selected file is possible
  • Exporting search results in different file formats possible
  • Find related files by double clicking on a result
  • Whisper v3 is available as a default model
  • Update dependencies
  • Updated to Python 3.14 for latest security patches and updates

1.4 ​

Blog: LumiFind 1.4 Release Notes: Smarter Filters, Safer Indexing and Better Control

Release Date: 01 March 2026
Highlights:

  • Better file-type-aware filtering
  • Improved metadata search consistency
  • Analysis backups (including optional thumbnails)
  • Checkpoint system for automatic resume after interruption
  • Shared analysis folders available for all editions
  • Fine-tune controls surfaced earlier, including on Welcome screen
  • Reorganized search settings for better workflow
  • Independent video-frame and audio handling
  • Timestamp improvements for voice and video audio
  • Configurable internal storage folders
  • Dependency updates and performance optimizations
  • Ability to download private models from Hugging Face
  • Localization corrections and stability fixes

1.3 ​

Blog: LumiFind 1.3 Release Notes: 3GP Format, Pause/Resume Analysis and More
Release Date: 08 February 2026
Highlights:

  • Added support for 3GP video format
  • Pause / resume analysis controls
  • Improved logging system
  • Refined scoring behavior
  • Indexing made safer and more predictable
  • Localization improvements and multiple bug fixes

1.2 ​

Blog: LumiFind 1.2 Release Notes: Smarter Search, Video Frames, and File Watcher
Release Date: 10 January 2026
Highlights:

  • Smarter search improvements
  • New video frame detector feature
  • File watcher that monitors folders and tracked files
  • Oldest file filter added
  • Better metadata and search setting handling
  • Multiple fixes for layout, localization, and analysis issues

1.0.0 ​

Blog: LumiFind 1.0 is Released
Release Date: 11 December 2025
Highlights:

  • First major public release
  • ePUB support added
  • Update checking on all platforms
  • Automatic updater for Windows
  • New privacy controls
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Improved console mode
  • Email attachment indexing
  • Localization updates
  • Many minor bug fixes

Pre-1.0 Updates (Informal / Interim Releases) ​

Unofficial Update (Post-1.0, fast follow) ​

Blog: LumiFind Gets Another Update. Yes that quick!
Date: 02 December 2025
Highlights:

  • Excluded folder support
  • Per-file tracking
  • Custom model support
  • Log export and automatic log creation
  • Button to open folder of result item
  • Dutch, Italian, Mandarin Chinese localizations
  • License troubleshooting helper
  • Faster incremental analysis and stability improvements

Kickstarter & Early History ​

Initial Launch / Early Access ​

Blog: LumiFind Ships Early. Here Is What Happened So Far
Date: 25 November 2025
Highlights:

  • LumiFind shared publicly following successful Kickstarter
  • Tool provides semantic local search across documents, images, audio, video