Release 1.4.0

Published: 2025-11-11 Upstream release: https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/releases/tag/v1.4.0

Installers for the most recent version of ManiVault can always be found on manivault.studio/downloads. All available installers are listed here.

What’s Changed

Some highlights:

New

• Integrate Sentry by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/777

• Set window title using application base name by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1109

• Set application window icon on startup by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1111

• Add option to prefer initial floating for view plugins by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/847

• Selection group dialog in data hierarchy context menu by @alxvth in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/841

• Add serialization to- and from counting by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/886

• Customizable start page for application building (including project repo support) by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/870

• Add task-based notification by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/908

• Add cmake function to handle plugin meta data by @alxvth in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/911

• Add scripting manager and scripting UI by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/915

• Add range action to 1d color map UI by @sbvis in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/969

• HTML foundation API for support HTML splash screen body by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1094

• Application customization using JSON config file by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1099

Improved

• Show only loadable tutorials by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/856

• Set icon when the action changes by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/839

• Renderer upgrade by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/868

• Update “About ManiVault” dialog with version and webpage link by @alxvth in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/916

• Validate downloaded JSON content using schema validation by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/925

• Show plugin help if available by @alxvth in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/957

• Show recommended requirements by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/979

• Only last major font awesome release by @alxvth in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1021

• Speeding up completer popup in dimension picker action by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1041

• Polish project download machinery by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1037

• Enable splash screen by default on startup by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1113

• Refactor cursor override handling in openProject by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1115

• Enable start page customization toggle by default by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1117

• Improve pixel selection tool and plugin actions by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1128

• Open external links in default browser in TutorialWidget by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1130

Fixed

• Several fixes to ensure more robust app closing down by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/918

• Fix rectangle connections by @alxvth in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/846

• Fix sorting and selection issues with option action line edit mode by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/860

• Fix text cursor position for mv::gui::StringAction by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/872

• Fix tutorial plugin serialization by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/877

• Fix view menu views toggle read-only by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/844

• Initialize with the correct color scheme by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/849

• Fix broken tutorial plugin by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/852

• Fix tasks plugin by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/854

• Fix simultaneous project launch crash by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1031

• Proper size calculation for task-based notifications by @ThomasKroes in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1082

• Stop error logging before shutdown to prevent crash dialog by @JulianThijssen in https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/pull/1140

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/compare/v1.3…v1.4.0