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Release History

LumiFind Release History

1.6

Blog: Coming Soon
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. Improved offline mode and model checks, including detection of corrupted downloads. 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 implemented
    • Search based on a selected file is implemented
    • Exporting search results in different file formats possible
    • Find related files is implemented
    • 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