Commits

July 2026:

• Blink: allow viewing and editing captionsee6f05d · 3 July · +305, −31

June 2026:

• FocusedImage: fix layout flashes when the underlying data changes584f492 · 29 June · +34, −8
• Blink: add a ScriptHelper enum for running AppleScripte154ddb · 28 June · +50, −13

May 2026:

• README: add alt text for the images37d01fd · 20 May · +2, −2

September 2023:

• Fix another bug where the thumbnail list got out of syncfec0a94 · 2 September · +7, −7

August 2023:

• Fix a bug where the thumbnail list got out of synca616d77 · 16 August · +7, −7
• Fix the text colour of the album info overlay8f142c0 · 11 August · +7, −6

June 2023:

• bump the version again1912f08 · 25 June · +6, −6
• bump the build number againf5b9631 · 20 June · +6, −6
• Add a right-click menu to copy an image45fe7ed · 20 June · +15, −6
• Make the focused image draggablea97e3e5 · 20 June · +7, −6
• Remove an unnecessary VStacka699459 · 18 June · +10, −6
• show a progress spinner before the auth message5fbb506 · 19 June · +21, −7
• move the Xcode bits to the top level8fe8b15 · 18 June ·
• add an app category9e56ed2 · 18 June · +8, −6
• remove all the old app stuff946eeb7 · 18 June · −1156
• Pick up edits to photos made outside the app1352565 · 18 June · +19, −6
• Allow opening the photo directly in Photosd55716d · 18 June · +25, −10
• Add support for light/dark mode and a settingbd29fe6 · 18 June · +56, −9
• the app only has and needs a single window097102b · 17 June · +14, −8
• Merge pull request #22 from alexwlchan/track-asset-identifiers701b7a7 · 16 June · +401, −146
• more commentaryda50dba · 16 June · +10, −8
• Add more comments on PHAssetHStack1b5ed36 · 16 June · +13, −30
• Add some more comments, move things aroundfc9e76c · 16 June · +82, −62
• Move functions around into a more sensible order, add more comments1feb066 · 16 June · +40, −27
• Push out the timing code into a separate filef110b44 · 16 June · +51, −36
• Add a comment to photoLibraryDidChangee312e50 · 16 June · +12, −1
• Add a comment about the list of internal identifiers59a0bb7 · 16 June · +24, −10
• remove some unused variables053eb3e · 16 June · −3
• Fix album info96175a1 · 15 June · +13, −11
• Snap to scroll when we're moving >100 images at a time0528e53 · 15 June · +8, −2
• Push some setState stuff into PhotosLibrary for snappier UIfd49963 · 15 June · +83, −42
• WIP make it faster (but more complicated)3bba5d9 · 15 June · +57, −30
• now data is live, but slow7859ac3 · 15 June · +90, −26
• WIP don't fetch the PHAsset immediately705bb3a · 15 June · +61, −36
• Track the asset identifiers in the HStackd7fb0ab · 15 June · +69, −34
• remove an unused import7495512 · 14 June · −1
• auto-increment the build number13a57d7 · 14 June · +30, −6
• Add ⌘← / ⌘→ to jump to the beginning/end of the Photos Libraryf3a870a · 14 June · +8
• Implement a basic LRU cache to limit memory usage777309f · 14 June · +120, −30
• Simplify how the FocusedImage is determinedca1cb3f · 14 June · +35, −31
• Remove an old variablec0c4a85 · 14 June · −1
• make the thumbnails look less fuzzy7d79f17 · 14 June · +1, −1
• fix the linksab3b416 · 13 June · +3
• less slagging off of Darkroomd5f339c · 13 June · +4
• let's not slag off Darkroomb13ec5b · 13 June · −14
• Add the new READMEe38ac79 · 13 June · +56, −47
• Merge pull request #18 from alexwlchan/remove-dead-code152cc54 · 11 June · +9, −31
• Remove some unused profiling code9d375d8 · 11 June · −14
• Remove some commented-out code in ThumbnailImage69ceba3 · 11 June · +9, −17
• Merge pull request #17 from alexwlchan/tidy-up-event-handlerd6cc5e9 · 11 June · +54, −14
• Add some syntactic sugar for looking up state by indexf6262e5 · 11 June · +20, −2
• Add some syntactic sugar for looking up assets by indexbea0037 · 11 June · +9, −5
• Consume any handled keyDown eventsa25e625 · 11 June · +25, −7
• bigger icon!1a15e4b · 11 June · +2
• fix a file association97ceb71 · 11 June · +2, −2
• finish renaming to Blink426de65 · 11 June · +15, −39
• rename to Blink688d2bb · 11 June · +182, −84
• fix some crappy naming choices5db1c53 · 11 June · +19, −19
• this is really a model class758e3ec · 11 June · +1, −1
• remember to actually assign this variable!802aafa · 11 June · +1
• Try to preserve a user's position in the thumbnail lista7de9be · 11 June · +143, −4
• Add a basic info overlay; right-align infoe4749db · 10 June · +68, −11
• better variable name698a0e6 · 10 June · +2, −2
• remove a bunch of commented-out code07a2b4c · 10 June · −10
• remove a bunch of dead code573249e · 10 June · −99
• jump to last unreviewed/random unreviewedfedef80 · 10 June · +20
• include the asset index as debug info46792a0 · 10 June · +2, −1
• allow jumping directly to a photoe691d0a · 10 June · +3, −1
• mark images as degraded when we switch049ab13 · 10 June · +6, −4
• black9942539 · 10 June · +2
• remove the word 'new' from a bunch of placesd680737 · 10 June · +33, −77
• Ensure we pick up changes to album info in AlbumInfoOverlay57b7720 · 10 June · +6, −4
• allow selecting the debug/stats text2a43d2f · 10 June · +2
• remove a now-unused asset85a37d4 · 10 June · +1, −6
• fix a warning about optional debug info8fcf9d4 · 10 June · +1, −1
• make the icons a different size if the item is selected1507ae3 · 10 June · +15, −10
• Fix the performance issues in PHAssetHStackf464461 · 10 June · +35, −13
• Revert "Revert "don't doubly-create this Collection""f7c0be6 · 10 June · +4, −3
• Revert "don't doubly-create this Collection"995573a · 10 June · +3, −4
• don't doubly-create this Collection305a6bf · 10 June · +4, −3
• fetch all the photosec9eeb8 · 10 June · −2
• Handle the Photos Library auth flow properly9175fdb · 10 June · +25, −23
• keep the thumbnail list scrolled to the right position954fda1 · 10 June · +17, −7
• remove some old code9a54a45 · 10 June · +1, −218
• keep cranking away at review latencyaf7cab6 · 10 June · +18, −12
• default showing debug info to false2f376ec · 10 June · +1, −1
• Get thumbnails working in a non-awful way322fe4b · 10 June · +65, −45
• make .gitignore happy7f5afe6 · 10 June · +1
• make sure thsi still compiles855bfa9 · 10 June · +1, −1
• Tidy up FavoriteOverlay68918e0 · 10 June · +4, −2
• create a NewThumbnailList viewaab9fad · 10 June · +28, −5
• keep tidying58a8d78 · 10 June · +57, −9
• move album info down a layer9926d6d · 9 June · +1, −1
• remove some old codeb606c0c · 9 June · +5, −10
• add a loading indicator overlayc0fd3f4 · 9 June · +44
• clean up some old code035b996 · 9 June · +96, −152
• wire up favorite togglingafd6660 · 9 June · +9, −2
• Fix the problem with albums not updating66d65fe · 9 June · +39, −25
• fiddle with album overlays, allow reviewing again1d997c8 · 9 June · +146, −24
• Sort out FocusedImage and why it works75a3b5f · 9 June · +43, −46
• make xcode project files happyd569d3c · 9 June · +20
• add a big image, implement basic back/forth navigation416432b · 9 June · +66, −1
• start writing a faster path for dealing with updates8039a1d · 9 June · +24, −1
• Break up all the thumbnail bits5fda324 · 9 June · +189, −29
• get the new hstack working with thumbnailsd7a568b · 9 June · +119, −47
• remove an unnecessary VStack0b26311 · 9 June · +40, −46
• remove a file I never usedcd74515 · 9 June · −20
• Make the PHAssetHStack indexes consistentd39deb5 · 9 June · +12, −14
• Create a generic version of the PHAssetHStackda3a549 · 9 June · +120, −13
• Add a preview for PHFetchResultCollectiond1df9b9 · 9 June · +40
• Add a preview for DeferredRendering6f38c6c · 9 June · +10, −1
• Extract and document PHFetchResultCollection3005f5c · 9 June · +37, −14
• remove some dead code14e6e30 · 9 June · +1, −48
• more debugging6a55fd7 · 9 June · +2, −1
• delete debugging text68af43a · 9 June · −1
• get indexes working againac53bc6 · 9 June · +86, −89
• WIP44bdc1f · 9 June · +71, −68
• reduce diff churn0d34ad6 · 9 June · +10, −10
• reduce diff churn97888b1 · 9 June · +16, −13
• WIPb299180 · 9 June · +31, −41
• try using PHFetchResulte155f99 · 9 June · +93, −49
• We only need to get a PHFetchResult here, don't load into memorye4fabe6 · 9 June · +22, −41
• add a path to update this snappily90687fa · 9 June · +35, −3
• Cache the list of approved/rejected/needs action assets2942f9f · 9 June · +33, −34
• Only create a single instance of PhotosLibrary1d67a77 · 9 June · +4, −2
• Add another layer of caching in PHAssetImage1b0855e · 9 June · +22
• Pass along the deliveryModefa2167f · 9 June · +8, −5
• add a note on an edge case7701214 · 9 June · +2, −1
• Don't show the progress indicator for the first second7547102 · 9 June · +41, −12
• Add a spinning indicator for images which are loadingb934093 · 9 June · +79, −8
• Handle errors when getting the image; don't crashf7203b2 · 9 June · +5, −1
• actually refresh the assets when possible562d3fe · 9 June · +1, −1
• add a stats overlay80e5bcf · 9 June · +80, −14
• jump to last unreviewed3cca041 · 9 June · +11
• remove some unnecessary loggingc4f72ba · 9 June · −1
• try shoving state around1c965af · 9 June · +32, −15
• We can get the asset for AlbumInfo from PHAssetImage6b253b0 · 9 June · +7, −4
• keep fiddling with PHAssetImagedaa445e · 9 June · +10, −41
• get async images working (kinda)d9b30e5 · 9 June · +74, −3
• add a cross-stitch toggleeadcc63 · 8 June · +10
• sort photos by date2a8cce4 · 8 June · +4, −1
• get toggling working for favouitesb17a278 · 8 June · +67, −22
• toggle favorites, kinda42064a2 · 8 June · +5
• allow marking a photo as reviewed57b22cc · 8 June · +132
• remove an unused filef1759e5 · 8 June · −24
• desaturate rejected imagesb85e54a · 8 June · +1
• don't show the names of meta-albums6a0293e · 8 June · +30, −9
• Add coloured icons to show what review state a photo is in32918c6 · 8 June · +132, −48
• start adding review statesae1b773 · 8 June · +56, −1
• Add a little heart overlay for favorites3c2551b · 8 June · +12, −12
• Start by scrolling to the end (hacky)7dd10e9 · 8 June · +34, −8
• Merge pull request #8 from alexwlchan/jump-to-imageeb04cac · 8 June · +50, −21
• Add the missing vertical space in the VStacke9b4ed6 · 8 June · +2
• remove a now-completed TODO item210177d · 8 June · −1
• tidy up the main window9089602 · 8 June · +1, −6
• Pull this view out into a standalone file2b64a0e · 8 June · +50, −27
• Add a tap gesture to jump to a selected photoec40633 · 8 June · +3, −1
• Make array index available inside this ForEach8cd41ac · 8 June · +10, −2
• Merge pull request #7 from alexwlchan/swiftui8d90f16 · 8 June · +1128
• Get thumbnailimage workingbff1a60 · 8 June · +67, −100
• fixes, readabilityd76b475 · 8 June · +4, −6
• move out a couple more bitsae72f2b · 8 June · +31, −20
• Move out some of the helper functions5361a64 · 8 June · +34, −13
• Add a TODO commente6274b4 · 8 June · +1
• remove border65d1f8d · 8 June · −1
• keep fiddling with thumbnailsa8a3eec · 8 June · +10, −7
• do some cleanup0b97a84 · 8 June · +2, −4
• don't put this asset in the app9c8c59a · 8 June · +2, −9
• update thumbnailImage when you page through76d9744 · 8 June · +2, −2
• get nice square images42ae8fc · 8 June · +81, −55
• now put thumbnails in the scrollbar015884c · 8 June · +54, −14
• update the position of thumbnailsb7b2d78 · 8 June · +5, −4
• get a scrolling list of images6231083 · 8 June · +86, −45
• Add AlbumInfo and PreviewImageeaa34f3 · 8 June · +97, −65
• render a full-sized image7be2ee1 · 8 June · +101, −13
• ignore a few other bitse6c1f9f · 8 June · +2, −1
• ignore xcuserdatabe96c87 · 8 June · +1
• get all the photo data9cf55da · 8 June · +37, −7
• Add the basic SwiftUI app3e6e144 · 8 June · +877

May 2023:

• get some fancy corner stuff working2eb8250 · 30 May · +48, −9
• kick off background tasks for thumbnail regen9cf268a · 25 May · +27, −4
• Optimise the state toggling logiceaabfa8 · 23 May · +46, −9
• add a 'random unreviewed' command0d3fa13 · 22 May · +20
• improve the error handling for conflicting states120fc6b · 15 May · +15, −3
• add a command to jump to the next unreviewed photocd5c2e5 · 15 May · +27, −19
• move some of the JavaScript out into a separate file, use a switch3de7e94 · 15 May · +53, −46
• remember to reload after getting new metadata1588bec · 14 May · +1, −1
• add a button to refresh the metadata7ad4596 · 14 May · +24, −5
• fix a typofa8fa66 · 14 May · +1, −1
• restructure run_action to minimise db lookups1ff774a · 14 May · +39, −30
• Don't retrieve the asset unless we're going to use it6ae8736 · 14 May · +2, −2
• make sure 'next unreviewed' actually works!1563ac9 · 14 May · +11, −5
• add an explanation of the video1af2900 · 14 May · +10
• add a brief usage bit9eacb35 · 14 May · +17
• add more readme stuffe9f071a · 14 May · +40, −2
• add some architecture notes5f24a25 · 14 May · +36
• add some statsc1e01de · 14 May · +41, −3
• approved, not flagged3584f96 · 14 May · +44, −29
• Update README.md5710777 · 14 May · +6, −2
• start writing the READMEf0da2b1 · 14 May · +11
• add the screen recording83bbb6a · 14 May ·
• get the original filename9159541 · 14 May · +150, −106
• start opening photos.app18e63ef · 14 May · +6
• add the missing variablef131afa · 14 May · +1
• WIP0d39a31 · 14 May · +38, −20
• fix a couple of issuesfc5bebc · 13 May · +2, −2
• comment the get_asset_jpeg script4af2577 · 13 May · +103, −84
• remove two unused scripts42b9cd1 · 13 May · −112
• add some explanatory comments658b66e · 13 May · +83, −37
• add more comments and swift-i-nessf979de0 · 13 May · +67, −63
• remove two unused files; keep tweakingbc23c7a · 13 May · +4, −133
• wire up the other actionsd8dcb11 · 13 May · +229, −203
• switch to actions for flagged2c52306 · 13 May · +53, −109
• start refactoring the actions19c8508 · 13 May · +12, −8
• allow toggling favorite status0e1eaa6 · 13 May · +126, −2
• tidy up code, only interested in imagesac5741b · 13 May · +88, −156
• get flagging/rejecting working462c2db · 13 May · +26, −35
• get actions working9786983 · 13 May · +394, −25
• get the viewer working3b652f6 · 13 May · +189, −17
• continue fleshing out get_asset_jpeg; add a web server2779ea2 · 13 May · +195, −37
• continue sorting out the scripts I need12212bb · 12 May · +174, −97
• create some thumbnailsfce131a · 11 May · +41, −7
• get some sort of script working07ab719 · 7 May · +45, −37
• start fleshing out the Swift scripts4e37d29 · 7 May · +101
• Add a script to remove a photo from a photo album001cb09 · 7 May · +65