Release v1.10.52

Workrave 1.10.52 has been released.

Changes since Workrave 1.10.51.1:

• Fix GNOME 45 compatibility (#508)

v1.11.0-beta.7

Workrave 1.11.0-beta.7 has been released.

• Fix download of automatic update
• Support HTTP proxies for automatic update downloads
• Support Unicode characters in the automatic update changelog
• Updated Translations:
  • Created Tamil translation (#498, TamilNeram)
  • Updated Italian translation (#496, albanobattistella)

v1.11.0-beta.6

Workrave 1.11.0-beta.6 has been released.

• Fix preferences icons on Linux
• Improve High-DPI icons on Windows
• Support GNOME Shell 44 (#471, Jeremy Bicha)
• Support GNOME Shell 44 in combination with Gtk 4 (#487)
• On Windows, Workrave now raises the main window when clicking on the pinned application icon.
• Bug fixes:
  • Fix "Start Workrave on logon" (#462)
  • Fix Assertion 'GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed (#472)
  • Several build fixes (#468, #469, #473, #474, wojnilowicz)
  • Status window is no longer displayed when not configured (#444)
• Updated Translations:
  • Updated Polish translation (#465, ChuckMichael)
  • Updated Italian translation (#489, #490, albanobattistella)
  • Updated Polish translation (#484, Hanna Kraska)
  • Updates Spanish translation (#494, Cristian Martínez)

Release v1.10.51.1

Workrave 1.10.51.1 has been released. This release improves compatibility with GNOME 44 and Wayland.

Changes since Workrave 1.10.50:

• Support GNOME Shell 43 (#430 by Jeremy Bich,async from 1.11)
• Add option to force the use of the X11 Gtk backend on Wayland
• Support GNOME Shell 44 (#487)
• Fix crash on Linux when not using GNOME.

Release v1.11.0.beta.5

Changes since Workrave 1.11.0-beta.2:

• Added preferences for the experimental auto-update feature
• Preliminary support for custom user defined exercises
• Redesigned the preferences dialog
• Bug fixes:
  • Fixed language selection on Windows
  • Fixed special characters in the Windows status icon menu
  • Fixed issue where sound could not be disabled (#443)
  • Fixed issue where the status window could not be disabled (#444)
  • The installer now removes files no longer required (#446)

Release v1.11.0-beta.2

Changes since Workrave 1.11.0-alpha.3:

• Updates Polish translation (#423 by ChuckMichael)
• Update Dutch translation (#437 by WKobes)
• Support GNOME Shell 43 (#430 by Jeremy Bicha)
• Add option to force the use of the X11 Gtk backend on Wayland
• Experimental auto-update feature
• Signed executable and installer on Windows
• Bug fixes:
  • Fix 'Lock screen' functionality from rest break window
  • Fix showing natural break window when screen is unlocked

Release v1.11.0.alpha.3

Changes since Workrave 1.11.0-alpha.2:

• Fix GNOME shell applet loading on Ubuntu Focal

Release v1.11.0.alpha.2

Changes since Workrave 1.11.0-alpha.1:

• Networking support was removed
• Focus assist settings moved from menu to preferences
• The menus are no longer accessible during a break (#394 by 1Jesper1)
• Bug fixes:
  • Fix GNOME shell applet on GNOME 42 (#396)
  • The installer will ask for a reboot if in-use files were overwritten
  • The installer will terminate Workrave when it is running
  • The application icon is now properly displayed
  • The break warning window no longer disappears when moving aside
• Translations:
  • Updated Simplified Chinese translation (#391 by sr093906)
  • Updated Italian translation (#403 by albanobattistella)

Release v1.10.50

Workrave 1.10.50 has been released. This release brings a number of small improvements.

• The "Restbreak now" button in the main window no longer responds to keyboard (#368)
• Allow installation on Windows without administrator rights.
• Fix vertical alignment of GNOME shell applet (#356)
• Support GNOME Shell 42 (#396)
• Restore support for Windows Vista and up (#367)
• The 'Backward shoulder stretch' exercises now plays a sound twice matching the description (#354)

Release v1.11.0.alpha1

Changes since Workrave 1.10.49:

• Major internal code cleanup and code modernization.
• Initial (incomplete) port to macOS using Qt6
• The default sound theme was changed to the "Subtle" theme (#362)
• You can now change the operation mode for a limited amount of time (#98,
• A portable version is now available for Windows and Linux (#180)
• Workrave now follows the XDG basedirectory specification (#192)
• The Windows version is now 64 bit (#295)
• Workrave can now automatically change the operation mode based on Windows Focus Assist (#255,
• A dark UI theme is now supported on Windows (#214)
• Bug fixes:
  • Fixed Windows system tray menu that would not always properly open (#373)
  • Fixed vertical positioning of GNOME shell applet (#356)
  • GNOME shell applet is now compatible with GNOME up to version 42 (#342, #352, #355)
  • DPI scaling with multiple monitor has been fixed (#308, #315)
  • Fixed the description of the backward shoulder stretch exercise (#354)
  • Add version number to installer to support Microsoft's Windows Package Manager (winget) (#349, #353 by Kaleb Luedtke)
• Translations:
  • Complete overhaul of Simplified Chinese translation (#385 by sr093906)
  • Updated Hebrew translation (#361 by Omer I.S.)
  • Updated Italian translation (#359 by albanobattistella)
  • Updated Persian translation (#358 by MSKF)
  • Updated Catalan translation (#338 by Jordi Mallach)
• and more... (the final 1.11 release will have a more complete list of changes)