chore: bump version to v9.5.5

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.envrc.recommended

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# vi: ft=bash
-#
-# If you wish to use this file, copy or symlink it to `.envrc` for direnv to read it.
-# This will use the flake development shell.
-
-if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 3.0.5; then
-    source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/3.0.5/direnvrc" "sha256-RuwIS+QKFj/T9M2TFXScjBsLR6V3A17YVoEW/Q6AZ1w="
-fi
-
-devenv_root_file="$(mktemp -t devenv-root-XXXXXXXX)"
-printf %s "${PWD}" >"${devenv_root_file}"
-if ! use flake . --override-input devenv-root "file+file://${devenv_root_file}"; then
-    printf '%s\n' "devenv could not be built. The devenv environment was not loaded. Make the necessary changes to devenv.nix and hit enter to try again." >&2
-fi
-rm "${devenv_root_file}"
-unset devenv_root_file

.github/FUNDING.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+patreon: cyanvoxel

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 name: Bug Report
 description: File a bug or issue report.
 title: '[Bug]: '
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ body:
   - type: textarea
     attributes:
       label: Steps to Reproduce
-      description: Minimal steps neded for the problem to occur.
+      description: Minimal steps needed for the problem to occur.
       placeholder: |
         1.
         2.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 name: Feature Request
 description: Suggest a new feature.
 title: '[Feature Request]: '

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+### Summary
+
+<!--
+^^^ Summarize the changes done and why they were done above.
+
+By submitting this pull request, you certify that you have read the
+[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+IMPORTANT FOR FEATURES: Please verify that a feature request or some other form
+of communication with maintainers was already conducted in terms of approving.
+
+Thank you for your eagerness to contribute!
+-->
+
+### Tasks Completed
+
+<!-- No requirements, just context for reviewers. -->
+
+-   Platforms Tested:
+    -   [ ] Windows x86
+    -   [ ] Windows ARM
+    -   [ ] macOS x86
+    -   [ ] macOS ARM
+    -   [ ] Linux x86
+    -   [ ] Linux ARM
+    <!-- If an unspecified platform was tested, please add it here -->
+-   Tested For:
+    -   [ ] Basic functionality
+    -   [ ] PyInstaller executable <!-- Not necessarily required, but appreciated! -->
+    <!-- If other important criteria was tested for, please add it here -->

.github/workflows/mypy.yaml

@@ -1,38 +1,34 @@
+---
 name: MyPy
 
-on: [ push, pull_request ]
-
+on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   mypy:
     name: Run MyPy
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
+      - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: reviewdog/action-setup@v1
+      - name: Setup reviewdog
+        uses: reviewdog/action-setup@v1
         with:
           reviewdog_version: latest
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
-          cache: 'pip'
+          cache: pip
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade uv
-          uv pip install --system -r requirements.txt
-          uv pip install --system mypy==1.11.2
-          mkdir tagstudio/.mypy_cache
+          uv pip install --system .[mypy]
 
-      - uses: tsuyoshicho/action-mypy@v4
+      - name: Execute MyPy
+        uses: tsuyoshicho/action-mypy@v4
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          reporter: github-check
           fail_on_error: true
-          workdir: tagstudio
-          level: error
-          mypy_flags: --config-file ../pyproject.toml

.github/workflows/publish_docs.yaml

@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
-name: Publish Docs 
+---
+name: Publish Docs
 
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
     paths:
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - 'mkdocs.yml'
-      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
-      - '.github/workflows/publish_docs.yaml'
+      - .github/workflows/publish_docs.yaml
+      - docs/**
+      - mkdocs.yml
+      - CHANGELOG.md
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
 
-concurrency: 
+concurrency:
   group: publish-docs
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
@@ -21,18 +22,28 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.x
-      - run: echo "cache_id=$(date --utc '+%V')" >> $GITHUB_ENV 
+          python-version: '3.12'
+          cache: pip
+
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade uv
+          uv pip install --system .[mkdocs]
+
+      - run: echo "cache_id=$(date --utc '+%V')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           key: mkdocs-material-${{ env.cache_id }}
           path: .cache
           restore-keys: |
                   mkdocs-material-
-      - run: pip install mkdocs-material mkdocs-material[imaging]
-      - run: mkdocs gh-deploy --force
-
 
+      - name: Execute mkdocs
+        run: mkdocs gh-deploy --force

.github/workflows/pytest.yaml

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+---
 name: pytest
 
-on: [ push, pull_request ]
+on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   pytest:
-    name: Run tests
+    name: Run pytest
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
@@ -15,56 +16,54 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
-          cache: 'pip'
+          cache: pip
+
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade uv
+          uv pip install --system .[pytest]
 
       - name: Install system dependencies
         run: |
-          # dont run update, it is slow
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-            libxkbcommon-x11-0 \
-            x11-utils \
-            libyaml-dev \
-            libgl1 \
             libegl1 \
+            libgl1 \
+            libopengl0 \
+            libpulse0 \
+            libxcb-cursor0 \
             libxcb-icccm4 \
             libxcb-image0 \
             libxcb-keysyms1 \
             libxcb-randr0 \
             libxcb-render-util0 \
             libxcb-xinerama0 \
-            libopengl0 \
-            libxcb-cursor0 \
-            libpulse0
+            libxkbcommon-x11-0 \
+            libyaml-dev \
+            x11-utils
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade uv
-          uv pip install --system -r requirements.txt
-          uv pip install --system -r requirements-dev.txt
-
-      - name: Run pytest
+      - name: Execute pytest
         run: |
           xvfb-run pytest --cov-report xml --cov=tagstudio
 
-      - name: Store coverage
+      - name: Upload coverage
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: 'coverage'
-          path: 'coverage.xml'
+          name: coverage
+          path: coverage.xml
 
   coverage:
-    name: Check Code Coverage
+    name: Check coverage
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: pytest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Load coverage
+      - name: Fetch coverage
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: 'coverage'
+          name: coverage
 
-      - name: Check Code Coverage
+      - name: Check coverage
         uses: yedpodtrzitko/coverage@main
         with:
           thresholdAll: 0.4

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 name: Release
 
 on:
@@ -19,15 +20,27 @@ jobs:
             suffix: _portable
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
-          cache: 'pip'
-      - run: pip install -Ur requirements.txt pyinstaller
-      - run: pyinstaller tagstudio.spec -- ${{ matrix.build-flag }}
-      - run: tar czfC dist/tagstudio_linux_x86_64${{ matrix.suffix }}.tar.gz dist tagstudio
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+          cache: pip
+
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade uv
+          uv pip install --system .[pyinstaller]
+
+      - name: Execute PyInstaller
+        run: |
+          pyinstaller tagstudio.spec -- ${{ matrix.build-flag }}
+          tar czfC dist/tagstudio_linux_x86_64${{ matrix.suffix }}.tar.gz dist tagstudio
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: tagstudio_linux_x86_64${{ matrix.suffix }}
           path: dist/tagstudio_linux_x86_64${{ matrix.suffix }}.tar.gz
@@ -41,20 +54,35 @@ jobs:
             arch: x86_64
           - os-version: '14'
             arch: aarch64
+
     runs-on: macos-${{ matrix.os-version }}
+
     env:
-      # even though we run on 12, target towards compatibility
+      # INFO: Even though we run on 13, target towards compatibility
       MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: '11.0'
+
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
-          cache: 'pip'
-      - run: pip install -Ur requirements.txt pyinstaller
-      - run: pyinstaller tagstudio.spec
-      - run: tar czfC dist/tagstudio_macos_${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz dist TagStudio.app
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+          cache: pip
+
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade uv
+          uv pip install --system .[pyinstaller]
+
+
+      - name: Execute PyInstaller
+        run: |
+          pyinstaller tagstudio.spec
+          tar czfC dist/tagstudio_macos_${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz dist TagStudio.app
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: tagstudio_macos_${{ matrix.arch }}
           path: dist/tagstudio_macos_${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz
@@ -72,30 +100,51 @@ jobs:
             build-flag: --portable
             suffix: _portable
             file-end: .exe
-    runs-on: windows-2019
+
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
-          cache: 'pip'
-      - run: pip install -Ur requirements.txt pyinstaller
-      - run: PyInstaller tagstudio.spec -- ${{ matrix.build-flag }}
-      - run: Compress-Archive -Path dist/TagStudio${{ matrix.file-end }} -DestinationPath dist/tagstudio_windows_x86_64${{ matrix.suffix }}.zip
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+          cache: pip
+
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade uv
+          uv pip install --system .[pyinstaller]
+
+      - name: Execute PyInstaller
+        run: |
+          PyInstaller tagstudio.spec -- ${{ matrix.build-flag }}
+          Compress-Archive -Path dist/TagStudio${{ matrix.file-end }} -DestinationPath dist/tagstudio_windows_x86_64${{ matrix.suffix }}.zip
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: tagstudio_windows_x86_64${{ matrix.suffix }}
           path: dist/tagstudio_windows_x86_64${{ matrix.suffix }}.zip
 
   publish:
     needs: [linux, macos, windows]
+
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     permissions:
       contents: write
+
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-      - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Fetch artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+
+      - name: Publish release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           files: |
             tagstudio_linux_x86_64/*

.github/workflows/ruff.yaml

@@ -1,20 +1,31 @@
+---
 name: Ruff
-on: [ push, pull_request ]
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
 jobs:
   ruff-format:
+    name: Run Ruff format
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: chartboost/ruff-action@v1
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Execute Ruff format
+        uses: astral-sh/ruff-action@v3
         with:
-          version: 0.6.4
-          args: 'format --check'
+          version: 0.11.0
+          args: format --check
 
   ruff-check:
+    name: Run Ruff check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: chartboost/ruff-action@v1
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Execute Ruff check
+        uses: astral-sh/ruff-action@v3
         with:
-          version: 0.6.4
-          args: 'check'
+          version: 0.11.8
+          args: check

.gitignore

@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ profile_default/
 ipython_config.py
 
 # pyenv
-#   For a library or package, you might want to ignore these files since the code is
-#   intended to run in multiple environments; otherwise, check them in:
-# .python-version
+.python-version
 
 # pipenv
 #   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
@@ -267,3 +265,6 @@ TagStudio.ini
 .envrc
 .direnv
 .devenv
+
+result
+result-*

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -1,7 +1,26 @@
+---
 repos:
-  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    # Ruff version.
-    rev: v0.6.4
+  - repo: local
     hooks:
-      - id: ruff-format
+      - id: mypy
+        name: mypy
+        entry: mypy
+        language: system
+        types_or: [python, pyi]
+        require_serial: true
+
       - id: ruff
+        name: ruff
+        entry: ruff check
+        language: system
+        types_or: [python, pyi, jupyter]
+        args: [--force-exclude]
+        require_serial: true
+
+      - id: ruff-format
+        name: ruff-format
+        entry: ruff format
+        language: system
+        types_or: [python, pyi, jupyter]
+        args: [--force-exclude, --check]
+        require_serial: true

Build_MacOS_app.sh

@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env bash
-# GETTING BASE DIR
-SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
-
-# SETTING UP CONSTANTS
-TAGSTUDIO_NAME="TagStudio"
-TAGSTUDIO_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/tagstudio"
-TAGSTUDIO_DIR_RESOURCES="$TAGSTUDIO_DIR/resources"
-TAGSTUDIO_ICON="$TAGSTUDIO_DIR/resources/icon.ico"
-TAGSTUDIO_SRC="$TAGSTUDIO_DIR/src"
-TAGSTUDIO_MAIN="$TAGSTUDIO_DIR/tag_studio.py"
-DIST_PATH="$SCRIPT_DIR/dist"
-BUILD_PATH="$SCRIPT_DIR/build"
-LOGS_PATH="$BUILD_PATH/logs"
-
-printf -- "🏁 Starting Script \n"
-
-# CREATE VENV AND INSTALL REQUIREMENTS
-printf -- "🐍 Creating Python virtual env\n"
-python3 -m venv .venv 
-source .venv/bin/activate
-
-if [ ! -d $LOGS_PATH ]; then
-  printf -- "📁 Creating Logs folder\n"
-  mkdir -p $LOGS_PATH;
-fi
-
-printf -- "💻 Installing Requirements \n"
-pip install -r requirements.txt > "$LOGS_PATH/pip.log" 2>&1
-pip install PyInstaller > "$LOGS_PATH/pip.log" 2>&1
-
-
-if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
-    printf -- "🍏 MacOS Detected \n"
-    SYS_CMD="--windowed"
-    OS=0
-fi
-
-SECONDS=0
-
-# CREATE COMMAND 
-printf -- "⏳ Building App \n"
-
-COMMAND=$( python -m PyInstaller \
-  --name "$TAGSTUDIO_NAME" \
-  --icon "$TAGSTUDIO_ICON" \
-  --add-data "$TAGSTUDIO_DIR_RESOURCES:./resources" \
-  --add-data "$TAGSTUDIO_SRC:./src" \
-  --distpath "$DIST_PATH" \
-  -p "$TAGSTUDIO_DIR" \
-  --noconsole \
-  --workpath "$BUILD_PATH" \
-  -y "$SYS_CMD" "$TAGSTUDIO_MAIN" \
-  > "$LOGS_PATH/pyinstaller.log" 2>&1 )
-
-duration=$SECONDS
-
-if $COMMAND; then
-  printf -- "✅ Build Successfull \n"
-  printf -- "⌛ $((duration)) seconds of build\n"
-    if [[ "$OS" == 0 ]]; then
-      printf -- "📁 Opening App folder \n"
-      open $DIST_PATH
-    fi 
-else
-    printf -- "❌ Error Building the app\nPlease read the logs\navailable at build/logs\n"
-fi
-
-printf -- "🏁 END OF TRANSMISSION"

Build_win.bat

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-set TAGSTUDIO_NAME=TagStudio
-set TAGSTUDIO_DIR=tagstudio
-set TAGSTUDIO_DIR_RESOURCES=%TAGSTUDIO_DIR%/resources
-set TAGSTUDIO_ICON=%TAGSTUDIO_DIR%/resources/icon.ico
-set TAGSTUDIO_SRC=%TAGSTUDIO_DIR%/src
-set TAGSTUDIO_MAIN=%TAGSTUDIO_DIR%/tag_studio.py
-set BUILD_MODE=--onedir
-
-
-if "%1" == "--help" (
-    echo run "%~nx0" for normal Build
-    echo run "%~nx0 --portable" for Build packaged into one file
-    goto end
-)
-if "%1" == "--portable" (
-    echo Building portable executable...
-    set BUILD_MODE=--onefile
-    goto run
-)
-if not "%1" == "" (
-    echo Invalid argument run "%~nx0 --help" for help
-    goto end
-)
-:run
-echo Building executable...
-set COMMAND=PyInstaller --name "%TAGSTUDIO_NAME%" --icon "%TAGSTUDIO_ICON%" --add-data "%TAGSTUDIO_DIR_RESOURCES%:./resources" --add-data "%TAGSTUDIO_SRC%:./src" -p "%TAGSTUDIO_DIR%" --console %BUILD_MODE% "%TAGSTUDIO_MAIN%" -y
-call .venv\Scripts\activate.bat
-%COMMAND%
-deactivate
-:end

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,805 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [9.5.2] - 2025-03-31
+
+### Added
+
+#### Search
+
+- feat(ui): add setting to not display full filepaths by [@HermanKassler](https://github.com/HermanKassler) in [#841](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/841)
+- feat: add filename and path sorting by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#842](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/842)
+
+#### Settings
+
+- feat: new settings menu + settings backend by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#859](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/859)
+
+#### UI
+
+- feat(ui): merge media controls by [@csponge](https://github.com/csponge) in [#805](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/805)
+    - fix: Remove border from video preview top and left by [@zfbx](https://github.com/zfbx) in [#900](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/900)
+- feat(ui): add more default icons and file type equivalencies by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#882](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/882)
+- ui: recent libraries list improvements by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#881](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/881)
+
+#### Misc
+
+- feat: provide a .desktop file by [@xarvex](https://github.com/xarvex) in [#870](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/870)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- fix: catch NotImplementedError for Float16 JPEG-XL files by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#849](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/849)
+- fix(nix/package): account for GTK platform by [@xarvex](https://github.com/xarvex) in [#868](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/868)
+- fix: do not set palette for Linux-like systems that offer theming by [@xarvex](https://github.com/xarvex) in [#869](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/869)
+- fix(flake): remove pinned input, only consume in Nix shell by [@xarvex](https://github.com/xarvex) in [#872](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/872)
+- fix: stop ffmpeg cmd windows, refactor ffmpeg_checker by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#855](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/855)
+- fix: hide mnemonics on macOS by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#856](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/856)
+- fix: use UNION instead of UNION ALL by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#877](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/877)
+- fix: remove unescaped ampersand from "about.description" by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#885](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/885)
+- fix(ui): display 0 frame webp files in preview panel by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [64dc88a](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/64dc88afa90bb11f3c9b74a2522f947370ce21db)
+- fix: close pdf file object in thumb renderer by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#893](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/893)
+- perf: improve responsiveness of GIF entries by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#894](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/894)
+- fix(ui): seamlessly loop videos by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#902](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/902)
+
+### Internal Changes
+
+- refactor!: change layout; import and build change by [@xarvex](https://github.com/xarvex) and [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#844](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/844)
+- fix: log all problems in translation test by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#839](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/839)
+- refactor: split translation keys for about screen by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#845](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/845)
+- feat(ci): development tooling refresh and split documentation by [@xarvex](https://github.com/xarvex) in [#867](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/867)
+- refactor: type hints and improvements in file_opener.py by [@VasigaranAndAngel](https://github.com/VasigaranAndAngel) in [#876](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/876)
+- build: update spec file to use proper pathex and datas paths by [@Leonard2](https://github.com/Leonard2) in [#895](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/895)
+- refactor: fix various missing and broken type hints@VasigaranAndAngel in [#901](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/901)
+- refactor: fix type hints and overrides in flowlayout.py by [@VasigaranAndAngel](https://github.com/VasigaranAndAngel) in [#880](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/880)
+
+### Documentation
+
+- docs: fix typos and grammar by [@Gawidev](https://github.com/Gawidev) in [#879](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/879)
+- docs: update `ThumbRenderer` source by [@emmanuel-ferdman](https://github.com/emmanuel-ferdman) in [#896](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/896)
+
+### Translations
+
+- Added Japanese (50%)
+    - [@needledetector](https://github.com/needledetector)
+- Updated Turkish (93%)
+    - [@Nyghl](https://github.com/Nyghl)
+- Updated Filipino (57%)
+    - [@searinminecraft](https://github.com/searinminecraft)
+- Updated Tamil (92%)
+    - [@TamilNeram](https://github.com/TamilNeram)
+- Updated Portuguese (Brazil) (83%)
+    - [@viniciushelder](https://github.com/viniciushelder)
+- Updated German (95%)
+    - [@DontBlameMe99](https://github.com/DontBlameMe99), [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores)
+- Updated Russian (85%)
+    - werdi, [@Dott-rus](https://github.com/Dott-rus)
+- Updated Hungarian (100%)
+    - Szíjártó Levente Pál
+- Updated Spanish (96%)
+    - Joan, [@Nginearing](https://github.com/Nginearing)
+- Updated French (100%)
+    - [@kitsumed](https://github.com/kitsumed)
+- Updated Toki Pona (80%)
+    - [@Math-Bee](https://github.com/Math-Bee)
+
+## [9.5.1] - 2025-03-06
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed translations crashing the program and preventing it from being reopened ([#827](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues/827))
+    - fix: restore `translate_formatted()` method as `format()` by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#830](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/830)
+    - tests: add tests for translations by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#833](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/833)
+    - fix(translations): fix invalid placeholders by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#835](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/835)
+- Removed empty parentheses from the "About" screen title
+    - fix: separate about screen title from translations by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#836](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/836)
+
+### Translations
+
+- Updated French (99%)
+    - [@alessdangelo](https://github.com/alessdangelo), [@Bamowen](https://github.com/Bamowen), [@kitsumed](https://github.com/kitsumed)
+- Updated German (98%)
+    - [@Thesacraft](https://github.com/Thesacraft)
+- Updated Portuguese (Brazil) (88%)
+    - [@viniciushelder](https://github.com/viniciushelder)
+- Updated Russian (73%)
+    - werdei
+- Updated Spanish (95%)
+    - [@JCC1998](https://github.com/JCC1998)
+
+### Documentation
+
+- docs: fix category typo by [@salem404](https://github.com/salem404) in [#834](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/834)
+
+## [9.5.0] - 2025-03-03
+
+### Added
+
+#### Overhauled Search Engine
+
+##### Boolean Operators
+
+- feat: implement query language by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#606](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/606)
+- feat: optimize AND queries by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#679](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/679)
+
+##### Filetype, Mediatype, and Glob Path + Smartcase Searches
+
+- fix: remove wildcard requirement for tags by [@Tyrannicodin](https://github.com/Tyrannicodin) in [#481](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/481)
+- feat: add filetype and mediatype searches by [@python357-1](https://github.com/python357-1) in [#575](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/575)
+- feat: make path search use globs by [@python357-1](https://github.com/python357-1) in [#582](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/582)
+- feat: implement search equivalence of "jpg" and "jpeg" filetypes by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#649](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/649)
+- feat: add smartcase and globless path searches by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#743](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/743)
+
+##### Sortable Results
+
+- feat: sort by "date added" in library by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#674](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/674)
+
+##### Autocomplete
+
+- feat: add autocomplete for search engine by [@python357-1](https://github.com/python357-1) in [#586](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/586)
+
+#### Replaced "Tag Fields" with Tag Categories
+
+Instead of tags needing to be added to a tag field type such as "Meta Tags", "Content Tags", or just the "Tags" field, tags are now added directly to file entries with no intermediary step. While tag field types offered a way to further organize tags, it was cumbersome, inflexible, and simply not fully fleshed out. Tag Categories offer all of the previous (intentional) functionality while greatly increasing the ease of use and customization.
+
+- feat!: tag categories by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#655](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/655)
+    
+    [![Screenshot 2025-01-04 at 04 23 43](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/400138597-0b92eca5-db8f-4e3e-954b-1b4f3795f073.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.cE_WO9AHsigusAbtaQV0QtN4FjYJz0lyHLLwFFDBO-0)](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/400138597-0b92eca5-db8f-4e3e-954b-1b4f3795f073.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.cE_WO9AHsigusAbtaQV0QtN4FjYJz0lyHLLwFFDBO-0)
+
+#### Thumbnails and File Previews
+
+##### New Thumbnail Support
+
+- feat: add svg thumbnail support (port [#442](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/442)) by [@Tyrannicodin](https://github.com/Tyrannicodin) and [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#540](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/540)
+- feat: add pdf thumbnail support (port [#378](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/378)) by [@Heiholf](https://github.com/Heiholf) and [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#543](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/543)
+- feat: add ePub thumbnail support (port [#387](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/387)) by [@Heiholf](https://github.com/Heiholf) and [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#539](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/539)
+- feat: add OpenDocument thumbnail support (port [#366](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/366)) by [@Joshua-Beatty](https://github.com/Joshua-Beatty) and [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#545](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/545)
+- feat: add JXL thumbnail and animated APNG + WEBP support (port [#344](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/344) and partially port [#357](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/357)) by [@BPplays](https://github.com/BPplays) and [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#549](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/549)
+    - fix: catch ImportError for pillow_jxl module by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [a2f9685](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/a2f9685bc0d744ea6f5334c6d2926aad3f6d375a)
+
+##### Audio Playback
+
+- feat: audio playback by [@csponge](https://github.com/csponge) in [#576](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/576)
+    - feat(ui): add audio volume slider by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#691](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/691)
+
+##### Thumbnail Caching
+
+- feat(ui): add thumbnail caching by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#694](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/694)
+
+#### Tags
+
+##### Delete Tags _(Finally!)_
+
+- feat: remove and create tags from tag database panel by [@DandyDev01](https://github.com/DandyDev01) in [#569](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/569)
+
+##### Custom User-Created Tag Colors
+
+Create your own custom tag colors via the new Tag Color Manager! Tag colors are assigned a namespace (group) and include a name, primary color, and optional secondary color. By default the secondary color is used for the tag text color, but this can also be toggled to apply to the border color as well!
+
+- feat(ui)!: user-created tag colors@CyanVoxel in [#801](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/801)
+
+[![](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/413668576-b591f1fe-1c44-4d82-b6e5-d166590aeab1.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.EOEVWLDMx5CT-Gg5UhBmdMIYT49IZPKrrA9VL7N-pBQ)](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/413668576-b591f1fe-1c44-4d82-b6e5-d166590aeab1.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3NDY2NTU5ODIsIm5iZiI6MTc0NjY1NTY4MiwicGF0aCI6Ii80NjkzOTgyNy80MTM2Njg1NzYtYjU5MWYxZmUtMWM0NC00ZDgyLWI2ZTUtZDE2NjU5MGFlYWIxLnBuZz9YLUFtei1BbGdvcml0aG09QVdTNC1ITUFDLVNIQTI1NiZYLUFtei1DcmVkZW50aWFsPUFLSUFWQ09EWUxTQTUzUFFLNFpBJTJGMjAyNTA1MDclMkZ1cy1lYXN0LTElMkZzMyUyRmF3czRfcmVxdWVzdCZYLUFtei1EYXRlPTIwMjUwNTA3VDIyMDgwMlomWC1BbXotRXhwaXJlcz0zMDAmWC1BbXotU2lnbmF0dXJlPTdiZjM4NzczYTFhYmFhNjgwMWJlYjgwNTkzYjA3ZWFlNTkwNzBiYTlhNTAzM2Y0MWM1MWQ0MzY1YmEyNmE4NjAmWC1BbXotU2lnbmVkSGVhZGVycz1ob3N0In0.EOEVWLDMx5CT-Gg5UhBmdMIYT49IZPKrrA9VL7N-pBQ) [![](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/413668612-96e81b08-6993-4a5e-96d0-3b05b50fbe44.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.rqM3YOwrYdBCiwbBbEvalj7Tsfl-XWqgD1K9PeE46tI)](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/413668612-96e81b08-6993-4a5e-96d0-3b05b50fbe44.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.rqM3YOwrYdBCiwbBbEvalj7Tsfl-XWqgD1K9PeE46tI)
+
+##### New Tag Colors + UI
+
+- feat: expanded tag color system by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#709](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/709)
+- fix(ui): use correct pink tag color by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [431efe4](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/431efe4fe93213141c763e59ca9887215766fd42)
+- fix(ui): use consistent tag outline colors by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [020a73d](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/020a73d095c74283d6c80426d3c3db8874409952)
+
+[![Screenshot 2025-01-04 at 04 23 43](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/408753168-c8f82d89-ad7e-4be6-830e-b91cdc58e4c6.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3NDY2NTU5ODIsIm5iZiI6MTc0NjY1NTY4MiwicGF0aCI6Ii80NjkzOTgyNy80MDg3NTMxNjgtYzhmODJkODktYWQ3ZS00YmU2LTgzMGUtYjkxY2RjNThlNGM2LnBuZz9YLUFtei1BbGdvcml0aG09QVdTNC1ITUFDLVNIQTI1NiZYLUFtei1DcmVkZW50aWFsPUFLSUFWQ09EWUxTQTUzUFFLNFpBJTJGMjAyNTA1MDclMkZ1cy1lYXN0LTElMkZzMyUyRmF3czRfcmVxdWVzdCZYLUFtei1EYXRlPTIwMjUwNTA3VDIyMDgwMlomWC1BbXotRXhwaXJlcz0zMDAmWC1BbXotU2lnbmF0dXJlPTk1OWNhZGNkOTRiZGJhNGQxNGU1MjJhYTViYTc0OTNiNTA4NDUxODA4OTYxZDUwNzYxZDhmYWZkNzM4NTE3N2QmWC1BbXotU2lnbmVkSGVhZGVycz1ob3N0In0.HLnwHyp3BYg8vXo3BtvqBoOqtpQTI1eykqa-L3chLUk)](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/408753168-c8f82d89-ad7e-4be6-830e-b91cdc58e4c6.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.HLnwHyp3BYg8vXo3BtvqBoOqtpQTI1eykqa-L3chLUk)
+
+##### New Tag Alias UI
+
+- fix: preview panel aliases not staying up to date with database by [@DandyDev01](https://github.com/DandyDev01) in [#641](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/641)
+- fix: subtags/parent tags & aliases update the UI for building a tag by [@DandyDev01](https://github.com/DandyDev01) in [#534](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/534)
+
+#### Translations
+
+TagStudio now has official translation support! Head to the new settings panel and select from one of the initial languages included. Note that many languages currently have incomplete translations.
+
+Translation hosting generously provided by [Weblate](https://weblate.org/en/). Check out our [project page](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/tagstudio/) to help translate TagStudio! Thank you to everyone who's helped contribute to the translations so far!
+
+- translations: add string tokens for en.json by [@Bamowen](https://github.com/Bamowen) in [#507](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/507)
+- feat: translations by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#662](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/662)
+- feat(ui): add language setting by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#803](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/803)
+
+Initial Languages:
+
+- Chinese (Traditional) (68%)
+    - [@brisu](https://github.com/brisu)
+- Dutch (35%)
+    - [@Pheubel](https://github.com/Pheubel)
+- Filipino (43%)
+    - [@searinminecraft](https://github.com/searinminecraft)
+- French (100%)
+    - [@Bamowen](https://github.com/Bamowen), [@alessdangelo](https://github.com/alessdangelo), [@kitsumed](https://github.com/kitsumed), Obscaeris
+- German (98%)
+    - [@Ryussei](https://github.com/Ryussei), [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores), Aaron M, [@JoeJoeTV](https://github.com/JoeJoeTV), [@Kurty00](https://github.com/Kurty00)
+- Hungarian (100%)
+    - [@smileyhead](https://github.com/smileyhead)
+- Norwegian Bokmål (16%)
+    - [@comradekingu](https://github.com/comradekingu)
+- Polish (97%)
+    - Anonymous
+- Portuguese (Brazil) (64%)
+    - [@LoboMetalurgico](https://github.com/LoboMetalurgico), [@SpaceFox1](https://github.com/SpaceFox1), [@DaviMarquezeli](https://github.com/DaviMarquezeli), [@viniciushelder](https://github.com/viniciushelder), Alexander Lennart Formiga Johnsson
+- Russian (22%)
+    - [@The-Stolas](https://github.com/The-Stolas)
+- Spanish (57%)
+    - [@gallegonovato](https://github.com/gallegonovato), [@Nginearing](https://github.com/Nginearing), [@noceno](https://github.com/noceno)
+- Swedish (24%)
+    - [@adampawelec](https://github.com/adampawelec), [@mashed5894](https://github.com/mashed5894)
+- Tamil (22%)
+    - [@VasigaranAndAngel](https://github.com/VasigaranAndAngel)
+- Toki Pona (32%)
+    - [@goldstargloww](https://github.com/goldstargloww)
+- Turkish (22%)
+    - [@Nyghl](https://github.com/Nyghl)
+
+#### Miscellaneous
+
+- feat: about section by [@mashed5894](https://github.com/mashed5894) in [#712](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/712)
+- feat(ui): add configurable splash screens by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#703](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/703)
+- feat(ui): show filenames in thumbnail grid by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#633](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/633)
+- feat(about): clickable links to docs/discord/etc in about modal by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#799](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/799)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- fix(ui): display all tags in panel during empty search by [@samuellieberman](https://github.com/samuellieberman) in [#328](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/328)
+- fix: avoid `KeyError` in `add_folders_to_tree()` (fix [#346](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues/346)) by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#347](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/347)
+- fix: error on closing library by [@yedpodtrzitko](https://github.com/yedpodtrzitko) in [#484](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/484)
+- fix: resolution info [#550](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues/550) by [@Roc25](https://github.com/Roc25) in [#551](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/551)
+- fix: remove queued thumnail jobs when closing library by [@yedpodtrzitko](https://github.com/yedpodtrzitko) in [#583](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/583)
+- fix: use absolute ffprobe path on macos (Fix [#511](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues/511)) by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#629](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/629)
+- fix(ui): prevent duplicate parent tags in UI by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#665](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/665)
+- fix: fix -o flag not working if path has whitespace around it by [@python357-1](https://github.com/python357-1) in [#670](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/670)
+- fix: better file opening compatibility with non-ascii filenames by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#667](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/667)
+- fix: restore environment before launching external programs by [@mashed5894](https://github.com/mashed5894) in [#707](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/707)
+- fix: have pydub use known ffmpeg + ffprobe locations by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#724](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/724)
+- fix: add ".DS_Store" to `GLOBAL_IGNORE_SET` by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [b72a2f2](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/b72a2f233141db4db6aa6be8796b626ebd3f0756)
+- fix: don't add "._" files to libraries by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [eb1f634](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/eb1f634d386cd8a5ecee1e6ff6a0b7d8811550fa)
+
+### Changed
+
+#### SQLite Save File Format
+
+This was the main focus of this update, and where the majority of development time and resources have been spent since v9.4. These changes include everything that was done to migrate from the JSON format to SQLite starting from the initial SQLite PR, while re-implementing every feature from v9.4 as the initial SQLite PR was based on v9.3.x at the time.
+
+- refactor!: use SQLite and SQLAlchemy for database backend by [@yedpodtrzitko](https://github.com/yedpodtrzitko) in [#332](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/332)
+- feat: make search results more ergonomic by [@yedpodtrzitko](https://github.com/yedpodtrzitko) in [#498](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/498)
+- feat: store `Entry` suffix separately by [@yedpodtrzitko](https://github.com/yedpodtrzitko) in [#503](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/503)
+- feat: port thumbnail ([#390](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/390)) and related features to v9.5 by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#522](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/522)
+- fix: don't check db version with new library by [@yedpodtrzitko](https://github.com/yedpodtrzitko) in [#536](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/536)
+- fix(ui): update ui when removing fields by [@DandyDev01](https://github.com/DandyDev01) in [#560](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/560)
+- feat(parity): backend for aliases and parent tags by [@DandyDev01](https://github.com/DandyDev01) in [#596](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/596)
+- fix: "open in explorer" opens correct folder by [@KirilBourakov](https://github.com/KirilBourakov) in [#603](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/603)
+- fix: ui/ux parity fixes for thumbnails and files by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#608](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/608)
+- feat(parity): migrate json libraries to sqlite by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#604](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/604)
+- fix: clear all setting values when opening a library by [@VasigaranAndAngel](https://github.com/VasigaranAndAngel) in [#622](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/622)
+- fix: remove/rework windows path tests by [@VasigaranAndAngel](https://github.com/VasigaranAndAngel) in [#625](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/625)
+- fix: add check to see if library is loaded in filter_items by [@Roc25](https://github.com/Roc25) in [#547](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/547)
+- fix: multiple macro errors by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#612](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/612)
+- fix: don't allow blank tag alias values in db by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#628](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/628)
+- feat: Reimplement drag drop files on sql migration by [@seakrueger](https://github.com/seakrueger) in [#528](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/528)
+- fix: stop sqlite db from being updated while running tests by [@python357-1](https://github.com/python357-1) in [#648](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/648)
+- fix: enter/return adds top result tag by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#651](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/651)
+- fix: show correct unlinked files count by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#653](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/653)
+- feat: implement parent tag search by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#673](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/673)
+- fix: only close add tag menu with no search by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#685](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/685)
+- fix: drag and drop no longer resets by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#710](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/710)
+- feat(ui): port "create and add tag" to main branch by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#711](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/711)
+- fix: don't add default title field, use proper phrasing for adding files by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#701](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/701)
+- fix: preview panel + main window fixes and optimizations by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#700](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/700)
+- fix: sort tag results by [@mashed5894](https://github.com/mashed5894) in [#721](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/721)
+- fix: restore opening last library on startup by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#729](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/729)
+- fix(ui): don't always create tag on enter by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#731](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/731)
+- fix: use tag aliases in tag search by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#726](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/726)
+- fix: keep initial id order in `get_entries_full()` by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#736](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/736)
+- fix: always catch db mismatch by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#738](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/738)
+- fix: relink unlinked entry to existing entry without sql error by [@mashed5894](https://github.com/mashed5894) in [#730](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues/730)
+- fix: refactor and fix bugs with missing_files.py by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#739](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/739)
+- fix: dragging files references correct entry IDs [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [44ff17c](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/44ff17c0b3f05570e356c112f005dbc14c7cc05d)
+- ui: port splash screen from Alpha-v9.4 by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [af760ee](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/af760ee61a523c84bab0fb03a68d7465866d0e05)
+- fix: tags created from tag database now add aliases by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [2903dd2](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/2903dd22c45c02498687073d075bb88886de6b62)
+- fix: check for tag name parity during JSON migration by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#748](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/748)
+- feat(ui): re-implement tag display names on sql by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#747](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/747)
+- fix(ui): restore Windows accent color on PySide 6.8.0.1 by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#755](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/755)
+- fix(ui): (mostly) fix right-click search option on tags by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#756](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/756)
+- feat: copy/paste fields and tags by [@mashed5894](https://github.com/mashed5894) in [#722](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/722)
+- perf: optimize query methods and reduce preview panel updates by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#794](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/794)
+- feat: port file trashing ([#409](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/409)) to v9.5 by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#792](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/792)
+- fix: prevent future library versions from being opened by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [bcf3b2f](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/bcf3b2f96bc8b876ca4b0c1d1882ce14a190f249)
+
+#### UI/UX
+
+- feat(ui): pre-select default tag name in `BuildTagPanel` by [@Cool-Game-Dev](https://github.com/Cool-Game-Dev) in [#592](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/592)
+- feat(ui): keyboard navigation for editing tags by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#407](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/407)
+- feat(ui): use tag query as default new tag name by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [29c0dfd](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/29c0dfdb2d88e8f473e27c7f1fe7ede6e5bd0feb)
+- feat(ui): shortcut to add tags to selected entries; change click behavior of tags to edit by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#749](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/749)
+- fix(ui): use consistent dark mode colors for all systems by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#752](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/752)
+- fix(ui): use camera white balance for raw images by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [6ee5304](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/6ee5304b52f217af0f5df543fcb389649203d6b2)
+- Mixed field editing has been limited due to various bugs in both the JSON and SQL implementations. This will be re-implemented in a future release.
+- fix(ui): improve tagging ux by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#633](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/633)
+- fix(ui): hide library actions when no library is open by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#787](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/787)
+- refactor(ui): recycle tag list in TagSearchPanel by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#788](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/788)
+    - feat(ui): add tag view limit dropdown
+- fix(ui): expand usage of esc and enter for modals by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#793](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/793)
+
+#### Performance
+
+- feat: improve performance of "Delete Missing Entries" by [@Toby222](https://github.com/Toby222) and [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#696](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/696)
+
+#### Internal Changes
+
+- refactor: combine open launch args by [@UnusualEgg](https://github.com/UnusualEgg) in [#364](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/364)
+- feat: add date_created, date_modified, and date_added columns to entries table by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#740](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/740)
+
+## [9.5.0 Pre-Release 4] - 2025-02-17
+
+### Added
+
+#### Custom User-Created Tag Colors ([@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#801](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/801))
+
+Create your own custom tag colors via the new Tag Color Manager! Tag colors are assigned a namespace (group) and include a name, primary color, and optional secondary color. By default the secondary color is used for the tag text color, but this can also be toggled to apply to the border color as well!
+
+[![Screenshot 2025-02-16 at 17 34 22](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/413668576-b591f1fe-1c44-4d82-b6e5-d166590aeab1.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3NDY2NTQ3MTYsIm5iZiI6MTc0NjY1NDQxNiwicGF0aCI6Ii80NjkzOTgyNy80MTM2Njg1NzYtYjU5MWYxZmUtMWM0NC00ZDgyLWI2ZTUtZDE2NjU5MGFlYWIxLnBuZz9YLUFtei1BbGdvcml0aG09QVdTNC1ITUFDLVNIQTI1NiZYLUFtei1DcmVkZW50aWFsPUFLSUFWQ09EWUxTQTUzUFFLNFpBJTJGMjAyNTA1MDclMkZ1cy1lYXN0LTElMkZzMyUyRmF3czRfcmVxdWVzdCZYLUFtei1EYXRlPTIwMjUwNTA3VDIxNDY1NlomWC1BbXotRXhwaXJlcz0zMDAmWC1BbXotU2lnbmF0dXJlPTBhYzUwZmExZjRlMWI4YzJjZTZmNDRiMjFiN2ZlZjg4ZjE3MWM4NzBkNmJlZWNjMzg2OWU5YTE2OWVmZTA2YTEmWC1BbXotU2lnbmVkSGVhZGVycz1ob3N0In0.nEs6bk1euKTEkIqDipNJBrXHbHegb3PHWoW3tKI02_8)](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/413668576-b591f1fe-1c44-4d82-b6e5-d166590aeab1.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.nEs6bk1euKTEkIqDipNJBrXHbHegb3PHWoW3tKI02_8)
+
+[![Screenshot 2025-02-16 at 17 32 56](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/413668612-96e81b08-6993-4a5e-96d0-3b05b50fbe44.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.VD2trGcVKQVKUpzVog1UhZUM0JRcEHUhwGCiHpZ8zF0)](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/413668612-96e81b08-6993-4a5e-96d0-3b05b50fbe44.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.VD2trGcVKQVKUpzVog1UhZUM0JRcEHUhwGCiHpZ8zF0)
+
+#### Translations
+
+TagStudio now has official translation support! Head to the new settings panel and select from one of the initial languages included. Note that many languages currently have incomplete translations.
+
+Translation hosting generously provided by [Weblate](https://weblate.org/en/). Check out our [project page](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/tagstudio/) to help translate TagStudio! Thank you to everyone who's helped contribute to the translations so far!
+
+- translations: add string tokens for en.json by [@Bamowen](https://github.com/Bamowen) in [#507](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/507)
+- feat: translations by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#662](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/662)
+- feat(ui): add language setting by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#803](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/803)
+
+Initial Languages:
+
+- Chinese (Traditional) (68%)
+    - [@brisu](https://github.com/brisu)
+- Dutch (35%)
+    - [@Pheubel](https://github.com/Pheubel)
+- Filipino (15%)
+    - [@searinminecraft](https://github.com/searinminecraft)
+- French (89%)
+    - [@Bamowen](https://github.com/Bamowen), [@alessdangelo](https://github.com/alessdangelo), [@kitsumed](https://github.com/kitsumed), Obscaeris
+- German (73%)
+    - [@Ryussei](https://github.com/Ryussei), [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores), Aaron M
+- Hungarian (89%)
+    - [@smileyhead](https://github.com/smileyhead)
+- Norwegian Bokmål (16%)
+    - [@comradekingu](https://github.com/comradekingu)
+- Polish (76%)
+    - Anonymous
+- Portuguese (Brazil) (22%)
+    - [@LoboMetalurgico](https://github.com/LoboMetalurgico), [@SpaceFox1](https://github.com/SpaceFox1)
+- Russian (22%)
+    - [@The-Stolas](https://github.com/The-Stolas)
+- Spanish (46%)
+    - [@gallegonovato](https://github.com/gallegonovato), [@Nginearing](https://github.com/Nginearing), [@noceno](https://github.com/noceno)
+- Swedish (24%)
+    - [@adampawelec](https://github.com/adampawelec), [@mashed5894](https://github.com/mashed5894)
+- Tamil (22%)
+    - [@VasigaranAndAngel](https://github.com/VasigaranAndAngel)
+- Toki Pona (32%)
+    - [@goldstargloww](https://github.com/goldstargloww)
+- Turkish (22%)
+    - [@Nyghl](https://github.com/Nyghl)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- feat(about): clickable links to docs/discord/etc in about modal by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#799](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/799)
+
+### Internal Changes
+
+This release increases the internal `DB_VERSION` to 8. Libraries created with this version of TagStudio can still be opened in earlier v9.5.0 pre-release versions, however the behavior of custom color borders will not be identical to the behavior in this PR. Otherwise it should still be possible to use any custom colors created in this version in these earlier pre-releases (but not really recommended).
+
+## [9.5.0 Pre-Release 3] - 2025-02-10
+
+### Added
+
+##### [#743](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/743) by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel)
+
+Added "Smartcase" and Globless Path Search
+
+- `path: temp`: Returns all paths that have "temp" **(Case insensitive)** somewhere in the name.
+    
+- `path: Temp`: Returns all paths that have "Temp" **(Case sensitive)** somewhere in the name.
+    
+
+Glob Patterns w/ Smartcase
+
+- `path: *temp*`: Returns all paths that have "temp" **(Case insensitive)** somewhere in the name.
+    
+- `path: *Temp*`: Returns all paths that have "Temp" **(Case sensitive)** somewhere in the name.
+    
+- `path: temp*`: Returns all paths that start with "temp" **(Case insensitive)** somewhere in the name.
+    
+- `path: Temp*`: Returns all paths that start with "Temp" **(Case sensitive)** somewhere in the name.
+    
+- `path: *temp`: Returns all paths that end with "temp" **(Case insensitive)** somewhere in the name.
+    
+- `path: *TEmP`: Returns all paths that end with "TEmP" **(Case sensitive)** somewhere in the name.
+    
+
+##### [#788](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/788) by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel)
+
+- Added a "View Limit" dropdown to tag search boxes to limit the number of on-screen tags. Previously this limit was hardcoded to 100, but now options range from 25 to unlimited.  
+    [![](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/411701461-7f7da065-888d-4fe5-a4e7-f99447bcce98.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.a3xUaH5r3HsDgOb6-lo3T-xSRRSy7dDOrln5i62KFP8)](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/411701461-7f7da065-888d-4fe5-a4e7-f99447bcce98.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.a3xUaH5r3HsDgOb6-lo3T-xSRRSy7dDOrln5i62KFP8)
+
+### Changed
+
+- fix(ui): expand usage of esc and enter for modals by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#793](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/793)
+- perf: optimize query methods and reduce preview panel updates by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#794](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/794)
+
+##### [#788](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/788) by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel)
+
+- Improved performance of tag search boxes, including the tag manager
+
+### Fixed
+
+- fix(ui): hide library actions when no library is open by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#787](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/787)
+- feat: port file trashing ([#409](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/409)) to v9.5 by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#792](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/792)
+
+### Docs
+
+- Added references to alternative POSIX shells, as well as pyenv to CONTRIBUTING.md by [@ChloeZamorano](https://github.com/ChloeZamorano) in [#791](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/791)
+## [9.5.0 Pre-Release 2] - 2025-02-03
+
+### Added
+
+##### [#784](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/784) by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel)
+
+- Add Ctrl+M shortcut to open the "Tag Manager"
+
+### Fixed
+
+- fix: don't wrap field names too early by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [2215403](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/2215403201e3b416a43ead0a322688180af6d71b) and [90a826d](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/90a826d12804b3386a0b9003abb20f23f88ab3be)
+- fix: save all tag attributes from "Create & Add" modal by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#762](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/762)
+- fix: allow tag names with colons in search by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#765](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/765)
+- fix: catch `ParsingError` by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#779](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/779)
+- fix: patch incorrect description type & invalid disambiguation_id refs by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#782](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/782)
+
+##### [#784](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/784) by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel)
+
+- Reset tag search box and focus each time a tag search panel is opened
+- Include tag parents in tag search results (v9.4 parity)
+- Lowercase tag names now get properly sorted with uppercase ones
+- Don't include tag display names in "closeness" factor when searching
+- Escape "&" characters inside tag names so Qt doesn't treat them as mnemonics
+- Set minimum tag width
+- Fix "Add Tags" panel missing its window title when accessing from the keyboard shortcut
+
+### Changed
+
+##### [#784](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/784) by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel)
+
+- The "use for disambiguation" button has been moved to the right-hand side of parent tags in order to prevent accidental clicks involving the left-hand "remove tag" button
+- Add "Create & Add" button to the bottom of all non-whitespace searches, even if they return some tags
+- The awkward "+" button next to tags in the "Add Tags" panel has been removed in favor of clicking on tags themselves
+- Improved visual feedback for highlighting, keyboard focusing, and clicking tags
+- The clickable area of the "-" button on tags has been increased and has visual feedback when you hover and click it
+- You can now tab into the tag search list and add tags with a spacebar press (previously possible but very janky)
+- In tag search panels, pressing the Esc key will return your focus to the search bar and highlight your previous query. If the search box is already highlighted, pressing Esc will close the modal
+- In modals such as the "Add Tag" and "Edit Tag" panels, pressing Esc will cancel the operation and close the modal
+
+### Internal Changes
+
+- refactor: wrap migration_iterator lambda in a try/except block by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#773](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/773)
+
+### Docs
+
+- docs: update field and library pages by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [f5ff4d7](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/f5ff4d78c1ad53134e9c64698886aee68c0f1dc1)
+- docs: add information about "tag manager" by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [9bdbafa](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/9bdbafa40c4274922f6533b5b5fcee9a4fe43030)
+- docs: add note about glob searching in the readme by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [6e402ac](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/6e402ac34d2d60e71fbd36ad234fe3914d5eb8e0)
+- docs: add library_search page by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [5be7dfc](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/5be7dfc314b21042c18b2f08893f2b452d12394a)
+- docs: docs: add more links to index.md by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [d795889](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/d7958892b7762586837204d686a6a2a993e3c26e)
+- docs: fix typo for "category" in usage.md by [@pinheadtf2](https://github.com/pinheadtf2) in [#760](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/760)
+- fix(docs): fix screenshot sometimes not rendering by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#775](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/775)
+## [9.5.0 Pre-Release 1] - 2025-01-31
+
+### Added
+
+#### Overhauled Search Engine
+
+##### Boolean Operators
+
+- feat: implement query language by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#606](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/606)
+- feat: optimize AND queries by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#679](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/679)
+
+##### Filetype, Mediatype, and Glob Path Searches
+
+- fix: remove wildcard requirement for tags by [@Tyrannicodin](https://github.com/Tyrannicodin) in [#481](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/481)
+- feat: add filetype and mediatype searches by [@python357-1](https://github.com/python357-1) in [#575](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/575)
+- feat: make path search use globs by [@python357-1](https://github.com/python357-1) in [#582](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/582)
+- feat: implement search equivalence of "jpg" and "jpeg" filetypes by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#649](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/649)
+
+##### Sortable Results
+
+- feat: sort by "date added" in library by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#674](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/674)
+
+##### Autocomplete
+
+- feat: add autocomplete for search engine by [@python357-1](https://github.com/python357-1) in [#586](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/586)
+
+#### Replaced "Tag Fields" with Tag Categories
+
+Instead of tags needing to be added to a tag field type such as "Meta Tags", "Content Tags", or just the "Tags" field, tags are now added directly to file entries with no intermediary step. While tag field types offered a way to further organize tags, it was cumbersome, inflexible, and simply not fully fleshed out. Tag Categories offer all of the previous (intentional) functionality while greatly increasing the ease of use and customization.
+
+- feat!: tag categories by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#655](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/655)
+    
+    [![Screenshot 2025-01-04 at 04 23 43](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/400138597-0b92eca5-db8f-4e3e-954b-1b4f3795f073.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.B5NRZmHygdHlMy2ZnZtHjfOs83jjEliwfxoe3eMBnEQ)](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/400138597-0b92eca5-db8f-4e3e-954b-1b4f3795f073.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.B5NRZmHygdHlMy2ZnZtHjfOs83jjEliwfxoe3eMBnEQ)
+
+#### Thumbnails and File Previews
+
+##### New Thumbnail Support
+
+- feat: add svg thumbnail support (port [#442](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/442)) by [@Tyrannicodin](https://github.com/Tyrannicodin) and [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#540](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/540)
+- feat: add pdf thumbnail support (port [#378](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/378)) by [@Heiholf](https://github.com/Heiholf) and [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#543](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/543)
+- feat: add ePub thumbnail support (port [#387](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/387)) by [@Heiholf](https://github.com/Heiholf) and [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#539](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/539)
+- feat: add OpenDocument thumbnail support (port [#366](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/366)) by [@Joshua-Beatty](https://github.com/Joshua-Beatty) and [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#545](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/545)
+- feat: add JXL thumbnail and animated APNG + WEBP support (port [#344](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/344) and partially port [#357](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/357)) by [@BPplays](https://github.com/BPplays) and [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#549](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/549)
+    - fix: catch ImportError for pillow_jxl module by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [a2f9685](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/a2f9685bc0d744ea6f5334c6d2926aad3f6d375a)
+
+##### Audio Playback
+
+- feat: audio playback by [@csponge](https://github.com/csponge) in [#576](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/576)
+    - feat(ui): add audio volume slider by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#691](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/691)
+
+##### Thumbnail Caching
+
+- feat(ui): add thumbnail caching by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#694](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/694)
+
+#### Tags
+
+##### Delete Tags _(Finally!)_
+
+- feat: remove and create tags from tag database panel by [@DandyDev01](https://github.com/DandyDev01) in [#569](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/569)
+
+##### New Tag Colors + UI
+
+- feat: expanded tag color system by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#709](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/709)
+- fix(ui): use correct pink tag color by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [431efe4](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/431efe4fe93213141c763e59ca9887215766fd42)
+- fix(ui): use consistent tag outline colors by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [020a73d](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/020a73d095c74283d6c80426d3c3db8874409952)
+
+[![Screenshot 2025-01-04 at 04 23 43](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/408753168-c8f82d89-ad7e-4be6-830e-b91cdc58e4c6.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.0RYUWgVW8VFvu2unzdWHtDCE4USYM77OcMvWeZkd8Hs)](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/46939827/408753168-c8f82d89-ad7e-4be6-830e-b91cdc58e4c6.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.0RYUWgVW8VFvu2unzdWHtDCE4USYM77OcMvWeZkd8Hs)
+
+##### New Tag Alias UI
+
+- fix: preview panel aliases not staying up to date with database by [@DandyDev01](https://github.com/DandyDev01) in [#641](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/641)
+- fix: subtags/parent tags & aliases update the UI for building a tag by [@DandyDev01](https://github.com/DandyDev01) in [#534](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/534)
+
+#### Miscellaneous
+
+- feat: about section by [@mashed5894](https://github.com/mashed5894) in [#712](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/712)
+- feat(ui): add configurable splash screens by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#703](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/703)
+- feat(ui): show filenames in thumbnail grid by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#633](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/633)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- fix(ui): display all tags in panel during empty search by [@samuellieberman](https://github.com/samuellieberman) in [#328](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/328)
+- fix: avoid `KeyError` in `add_folders_to_tree()` (fix [#346](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues/346)) by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#347](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/347)
+- fix: error on closing library by [@yedpodtrzitko](https://github.com/yedpodtrzitko) in [#484](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/484)
+- fix: resolution info [#550](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues/550) by [@Roc25](https://github.com/Roc25) in [#551](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/551)
+- fix: remove queued thumnail jobs when closing library by [@yedpodtrzitko](https://github.com/yedpodtrzitko) in [#583](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/583)
+- fix: use absolute ffprobe path on macos (Fix [#511](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues/511)) by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#629](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/629)
+- fix(ui): prevent duplicate parent tags in UI by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#665](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/665)
+- fix: fix -o flag not working if path has whitespace around it by [@python357-1](https://github.com/python357-1) in [#670](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/670)
+- fix: better file opening compatibility with non-ascii filenames by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#667](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/667)
+- fix: restore environment before launching external programs by [@mashed5894](https://github.com/mashed5894) in [#707](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/707)
+- fix: have pydub use known ffmpeg + ffprobe locations by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#724](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/724)
+- fix: add ".DS_Store" to `GLOBAL_IGNORE_SET` by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [b72a2f2](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/b72a2f233141db4db6aa6be8796b626ebd3f0756)
+- fix: don't add "._" files to libraries by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [eb1f634](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/eb1f634d386cd8a5ecee1e6ff6a0b7d8811550fa)
+
+### Changed
+
+#### SQLite Save File Format
+
+This was the main focus of this update, and where the majority of development time and resources have been spent since v9.4. These changes include everything that was done to migrate from the JSON format to SQLite starting from the initial SQLite PR, while re-implementing every feature from v9.4 as the initial SQLite PR was based on v9.3.x at the time.
+
+- refactor!: use SQLite and SQLAlchemy for database backend by [@yedpodtrzitko](https://github.com/yedpodtrzitko) in [#332](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/332)
+- feat: make search results more ergonomic by [@yedpodtrzitko](https://github.com/yedpodtrzitko) in [#498](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/498)
+- feat: store `Entry` suffix separately by [@yedpodtrzitko](https://github.com/yedpodtrzitko) in [#503](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/503)
+- feat: port thumbnail ([#390](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/390)) and related features to v9.5 by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#522](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/522)
+- fix: don't check db version with new library by [@yedpodtrzitko](https://github.com/yedpodtrzitko) in [#536](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/536)
+- fix(ui): update ui when removing fields by [@DandyDev01](https://github.com/DandyDev01) in [#560](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/560)
+- feat(parity): backend for aliases and parent tags by [@DandyDev01](https://github.com/DandyDev01) in [#596](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/596)
+- fix: "open in explorer" opens correct folder by [@KirilBourakov](https://github.com/KirilBourakov) in [#603](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/603)
+- fix: ui/ux parity fixes for thumbnails and files by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#608](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/608)
+- feat(parity): migrate json libraries to sqlite by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#604](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/604)
+- fix: clear all setting values when opening a library by [@VasigaranAndAngel](https://github.com/VasigaranAndAngel) in [#622](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/622)
+- fix: remove/rework windows path tests by [@VasigaranAndAngel](https://github.com/VasigaranAndAngel) in [#625](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/625)
+- fix: add check to see if library is loaded in filter_items by [@Roc25](https://github.com/Roc25) in [#547](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/547)
+- fix: multiple macro errors by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#612](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/612)
+- fix: don't allow blank tag alias values in db by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#628](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/628)
+- feat: Reimplement drag drop files on sql migration by [@seakrueger](https://github.com/seakrueger) in [#528](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/528)
+- fix: stop sqlite db from being updated while running tests by [@python357-1](https://github.com/python357-1) in [#648](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/648)
+- fix: enter/return adds top result tag by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#651](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/651)
+- fix: show correct unlinked files count by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#653](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/653)
+- feat: implement parent tag search by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#673](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/673)
+- fix: only close add tag menu with no search by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#685](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/685)
+- fix: drag and drop no longer resets by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#710](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/710)
+- feat(ui): port "create and add tag" to main branch by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#711](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/711)
+- fix: don't add default title field, use proper phrasing for adding files by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#701](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/701)
+- fix: preview panel + main window fixes and optimizations by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#700](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/700)
+- fix: sort tag results by [@mashed5894](https://github.com/mashed5894) in [#721](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/721)
+- fix: restore opening last library on startup by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#729](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/729)
+- fix(ui): don't always create tag on enter by [@SkeleyM](https://github.com/SkeleyM) in [#731](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/731)
+- fix: use tag aliases in tag search by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#726](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/726)
+- fix: keep initial id order in `get_entries_full()` by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#736](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/736)
+- fix: always catch db mismatch by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#738](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/738)
+- fix: relink unlinked entry to existing entry without sql error by [@mashed5894](https://github.com/mashed5894) in [#730](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues/730)
+- fix: refactor and fix bugs with missing_files.py by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#739](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/739)
+- fix: dragging files references correct entry IDs [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [44ff17c](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/44ff17c0b3f05570e356c112f005dbc14c7cc05d)
+- ui: port splash screen from Alpha-v9.4 by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [af760ee](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/af760ee61a523c84bab0fb03a68d7465866d0e05)
+- fix: tags created from tag database now add aliases by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [2903dd2](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/2903dd22c45c02498687073d075bb88886de6b62)
+- fix: check for tag name parity during JSON migration by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#748](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/748)
+- feat(ui): re-implement tag display names on sql by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#747](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/747)
+- fix(ui): restore Windows accent color on PySide 6.8.0.1 by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#755](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/755)
+- fix(ui): (mostly) fix right-click search option on tags by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#756](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/756)
+- feat: copy/paste fields and tags by [@mashed5894](https://github.com/mashed5894) in [#722](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/722)
+
+#### UI/UX
+
+- feat(ui): pre-select default tag name in `BuildTagPanel` by [@Cool-Game-Dev](https://github.com/Cool-Game-Dev) in [#592](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/592)
+- feat(ui): keyboard navigation for editing tags by [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#407](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/407)
+- feat(ui): use tag query as default new tag name by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [29c0dfd](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/29c0dfdb2d88e8f473e27c7f1fe7ede6e5bd0feb)
+- feat(ui): shortcut to add tags to selected entries; change click behavior of tags to edit by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#749](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/749)
+- fix(ui): use consistent dark mode colors for all systems by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#752](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/752)
+- fix(ui): use camera white balance for raw images by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [6ee5304](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/6ee5304b52f217af0f5df543fcb389649203d6b2)
+- Mixed field editing has been limited due to various bugs in both the JSON and SQL implementations. This will be re-implemented in a future release.
+
+#### Performance
+
+- feat: improve performance of "Delete Missing Entries" by [@Toby222](https://github.com/Toby222) and [@Computerdores](https://github.com/Computerdores) in [#696](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/696)
+
+#### Internal Changes
+
+- refactor: combine open launch args by [@UnusualEgg](https://github.com/UnusualEgg) in [#364](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/364)
+- feat: add date_created, date_modified, and date_added columns to entries table by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#740](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/740)
+
+## [9.4.2] - 2024-12-01
+
+### Added/Fixed
+
+- Create auto-backup of library for use in save failures (Fix [#343](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues/343)) by [@CyanVoxel](https://github.com/CyanVoxel) in [#554](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pull/554)
+
+## [9.4.1] - 2024-09-13
+
+### Added
+
+- Warn user if FFmpeg is not installed
+- Support for `.raf` and `.orf` raw image thumbnails and previews
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Use `birthtime` for file creation time on Mac & Windows
+- Use audio icon fallback when FFmpeg is not detected
+- Retain search query upon directory refresh
+
+### Changed
+
+- Significantly improve file re-scanning performance
+
+## [9.4.0] - 2024-09-03
+
+### Added
+
+- Copy and paste fields
+- Add multiple fields at once
+- Drag and drop files in/out of the program
+  - Files can be shared by dragging them from the thumbnail grid to other programs
+  - Files can be added to library folder by dragging them into the program
+- Manage Python virtual environment in Nix flake
+- Ability to create tag when adding tags
+- Blender preview thumbnail support
+- File deletion/trashing
+  - Added right-click option on thumbnails and preview panel to delete files
+  - Added Edit Menu option for deleting files
+  - Added <kbd>Delete</kbd> key shortcut for deleting files
+- Font preview thumbnail support
+  - Short "Aa" previews for thumbnails
+  - Full alphabet preview for the preview pane
+- Sort tags by alphabetical/color
+- File explorer action follows OS naming
+- Preview Source Engine files
+- Expanded thumbnail and preview features
+  - Add album cover art thumbnails
+  - Add audio waveform thumbnails for audio files without embedded cover art
+  - Add new default file thumbnails, both for generic and specific file types
+  - Change the unlinked file icon to better convey its meaning
+  - Add dropdown for different thumbnail sizes
+- Show File Creation and Modified dates; Restyle file path label
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Backslashes in f-string on file dupe widget
+- Tags not shown when none searched
+- Avoid error from eagerly grabbing data values
+- Correct behavior for tag search options
+- Load Gallery-DL sidecar files correctly
+- Correct duplicate file matching
+- GPU hardware acceleration in Nix flake
+- Suppress command prompt windows for FFmpeg in builds
+
+### Internal Changes
+
+- Move type constants to media classes
+- Combine open launch arguments
+- Revamp Nix flake with devenv/direnv in cb4798b
+- Remove impurity of Nix flake when used with direnv in bc38e56
+
+## [9.3.2] - 2024-07-18
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix signal log warning
+- Fix "Folders to Tags" feature
+- Fix search ignoring case of extension list
+
+### Internal Changes
+
+- Add tests into CI by
+- Create testing library files ad-hoc
+- Refactoring: centralize field IDs
+- Update to pyside6 version 6.7.1
+
+## [9.3.1] - 2024-06-13
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Separately pin QT nixpkg version
+- Bugfix for #252, don't attempt to read video file if invalid or 0 frames long
+- Toggle Mouse Event Transparency on ItemThumbs
+- Refactor `video_player.py`
+
+## [9.3.0] - 2024-06-08
+
+### Added
+
+- Added playback previews for video files
+- Added Boolean "and/or" search mode selection
+- Added ability to scan and fix duplicate entries (not to be confused with duplicate files) from the "Fix Unlinked Entries" menu
+- Added “Select All” (<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>A</kbd> / <kbd>⌘ Command</kbd>+<kbd>A</kbd>) hotkey for the library grid view
+- Added "Clear Selection" hotkey (<kbd>Esc</kbd>) for the library grid view
+- Added the ability to invert the file extension inclusion list into an exclusion list
+- Added default landing page when no library is open
+
+### Fixed
+
+- TagStudio will no longer attempt to or allow you to reopen a library from a missing location
+- Fixed `PermissionError` when attempting to access files with a higher permission level upon scanning the library directory
+- Fixed RAW image previews sometimes not loadingand
+- Fixed most non-UTF-8 encoded text files from not being able to be previewed
+- Fixed "Refresh Directories"/"Fix Unlinked Entries" creating duplicate entries
+- Other miscellaneous fixes
+
+### Changed
+
+- Renamed "Subtags" to "Parent Tags" to help better describe their function
+- Increased number of tags shown by default in the "Add Tag" modal from 29 to 100
+- Documentation is now split into individual linked files and updated to include future features
+- Replaced use of `os.path` with `pathlib`
+- `.cr2` files are now included in the list of RAW image file types
+- Minimum supported macOS version raised to 12.0
+
+## [9.2.1] - 2024-05-23
+
+### Added
+
+- Basic thumbnail/preview support for RAW images (currently `.raw`, `.dng`, `.rw2`, `.nef`, `.arw`, `.crw`, `.cr3`)
+  - NOTE: These previews are currently slow to load given the nature of rendering them. In the future once thumbnail caching is added, this process should only happen once.
+- Thumbnail/preview support for HEIF images
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed sidebar not expanding horizontally
+- Fixed "Recent Library" list not updating when creating a new library
+- Fixed palletized images not loading with alpha channels
+- Low resolution images (such as pixel art) now render with crisp edges in thumbnails and previews
+- Fixed visual bug where the edit icon would show for incorrect fields
+
 ## [9.2.0] - 2024-05-14
 
 ### Added
@@ -48,6 +847,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - New application icons
 
 ### Known Issues
+
 - Using and editing multiple entry fields of the same type may result in incorrect field(s) being updated
 - Adding Favorite or Archived tags via the thumbnail badges may apply the tag(s) to incorrect fields
 - Searching for tag names with spaces does not currently function as intended

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,83 +1,56 @@
 # Contributing to TagStudio
 
-_Last Updated: January 30th, 2025_
+_Last Updated: March 8th, 2025_
 
 Thank you so much for showing interest in contributing to TagStudio! Here are a set of instructions and guidelines for contributing code or documentation to the project. This document will change over time, so make sure that your contributions still line up with the requirements here before submitting a pull request.
 
 ## Getting Started
 
--   Check the [Feature Roadmap](/docs/updates/roadmap.md) page to see what priority features there are, the [FAQ](/README.md/#faq), as well as the open [Issues](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues) and [Pull Requests](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pulls).
+-   Check the [Feature Roadmap](/docs/updates/roadmap.md) page to see what priority features there are, the [FAQ](/README.md/#faq), as well as the project's [Issues](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues) and [Pull Requests](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pulls).
 -   If you'd like to add a feature that isn't on the feature roadmap or doesn't have an open issue, **PLEASE create a feature request** issue for it discussing your intentions so any feedback or important information can be given by the team first.
     -   We don't want you wasting time developing a feature or making a change that can't/won't be added for any reason ranging from pre-existing refactors to design philosophy differences.
 -   **Please don't** create pull requests that consist of large refactors, _especially_ without discussing them with us first. These end up doing more harm than good for the project by continuously delaying progress and disrupting everyone else's work.
--   If you wish to discuss TagStudio further, feel free to join the [Discord Server](https://discord.com/invite/hRNnVKhF2G)
+-   If you wish to discuss TagStudio further, feel free to join the [Discord Server](https://discord.com/invite/hRNnVKhF2G)!
 
 ### Contribution Checklist
 
 -   I've read the [Feature Roadmap](/docs/updates/roadmap.md) page
 -   I've read the [FAQ](/README.md/#faq), including the "[Features I Likely Won't Add/Pull](/README.md/#features-i-likely-wont-addpull)" section
--   I've checked the open [Issues](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues) and [Pull Requests](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pulls)
+-   I've checked the project's [Issues](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues) and [Pull Requests](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/pulls)
 -   **I've created a new issue for my feature/fix _before_ starting work on it**, or have at least notified others in the relevant existing issue(s) of my intention to work on it
 -   I've set up my development environment including Ruff, Mypy, and PyTest
 -   I've read the [Code Guidelines](#code-guidelines) and/or [Documentation Guidelines](#documentation-guidelines)
 -   **_I mean it, I've found or created an issue for my feature/fix!_**
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> If the fix is small and self-explanatory (i.e. a typo), then it doesn't require an issue to be opened first. Issue tracking is supposed to make our lives easier, not harder. Please use your best judgement to minimize the amount of work involved for everyone involved.
+> If the fix is small and self-explanatory (i.e. a typo), then it doesn't require an issue to be opened first. Issue tracking is supposed to make our lives easier, not harder. Please use your best judgement to minimize the amount of work for everyone involved.
 
 ## Creating a Development Environment
 
-### Prerequisites
+If you wish to develop for TagStudio, you'll need to create a development environment by installing the required dependencies. You have a number of options depending on your level of experience and familiarly with existing Python toolchains.
 
--   [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) 3.12
--   [Ruff](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff) (Included in `requirements-dev.txt`)
--   [Mypy](https://github.com/python/mypy) (Included in `requirements-dev.txt`)
--   [PyTest](https://docs.pytest.org) (Included in `requirements-dev.txt`)
+If you know what you're doing and have developed for Python projects in the past, you can get started quickly with the "Brief Instructions" below. Otherwise, please see the full instructions on the documentation website for "[Creating a Development Environment](https://docs.tagstud.io/install/#creating-a-development-environment)".
 
-### Creating a Python Virtual Environment
+### Brief Instructions
 
-If you wish to launch the source version of TagStudio outside of your IDE:
+1.  Have [Python 3.12](https://www.python.org/downloads/) and PIP installed. Also have [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html) installed if you wish to have audio/video playback and thumbnails.
+2.  Clone the repository to the folder of your choosing:
+    ```
+    git clone https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio.git
+    ```
+3.  Use a dependency manager such as [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) or [Poetry 2.0](https://python-poetry.org/blog/category/releases/) to install the required dependencies, or alternatively create and activate a [virtual environment](https://docs.tagstud.io/install/#manual-installation) with `venv`.
 
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> Depending on your system, Python may be called `python`, `py`, `python3`, or `py3`. These instructions use the alias `python3` for consistency. You can check to see which alias your system uses and if it's for the correct Python version by typing `python3 --version` (or whichever alias) into your terminal.
+4.  If using a virtual environment instead of a dependency manager, install an editable version of the program and development dependencies with the following PIP command:
 
-> [!TIP]
-> On Linux and macOS, you can launch the `tagstudio.sh` script to skip the following process, minus the `requirements-dev.txt` installation step. _Using the script is fine if you just want to launch the program from source._
+    ```
+    pip install -e ".[dev]"
+    ```
 
-1. In the root repository directory, create a python virtual environment:  
-   `python3 -m venv .venv`
-2. Activate your environment:
+    Otherwise, modify the command above for use with your dependency manager of choice. For example if using uv, you may use this:
 
--   Windows w/Powershell: `.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1`
--   Windows w/Command Prompt: `.venv\Scripts\activate.bat`
--   Linux/macOS: `source .venv/bin/activate`
-
-3. Install the required packages:
-
--   `pip install -r requirements.txt`
--   If developing (includes Ruff and Mypy): `pip install -r requirements-dev.txt`
-
-_Learn more about setting up a virtual environment [here](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html)._
-
-### Manually Launching (Outside of an IDE)
-
--   **Windows** (start_win.bat)
-
-    -   To launch TagStudio, launch the `start_win.bat` file. You can modify this .bat file or create a shortcut and add one or more additional arguments if desired.
-
--   **Linux/macOS** (TagStudio.sh)
-
-    -   Run the "TagStudio.sh" script and the program should launch! (Make sure that the script is marked as executable if on Linux). Note that launching from the script from outside of a terminal will not launch a terminal window with any debug or crash information. If you wish to see this information, just launch the shell script directly from your terminal with `./TagStudio.sh`.
-
-    -   **NixOS** (Nix Flake)
-        -   Use the provided [Flake](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes) to create and enter a working environment by running `nix develop`. Then, run the program via `python3 tagstudio/tag_studio.py` from the root directory.
-
-> [!WARNING]
-> Support for NixOS is still a work in progress.
-
--   **Any** (No Scripts)
-
-    -   Alternatively, with the virtual environment loaded, run the python file at `tagstudio\tag_studio.py` from your terminal. If you're in the project's root directory, simply run `python3 tagstudio/tag_studio.py`.
+    ```
+    uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
+    ```
 
 ## Workflow Checks
 
@@ -108,31 +81,19 @@ Mypy is a static type checker for Python. It sure has a lot to say sometimes, bu
 
 #### Running Locally
 
--   **First time only:** Move into the `/tagstudio` directory with `cd tagstudio` and run the following:
+-   **(First time only)** Run the following:
     -   `mkdir -p .mypy_cache`
     -   `mypy --install-types --non-interactive`
--   Check code by moving into the `/tagstudio` directory with `cd tagstudio` _(if you aren't already inside)_ and running `mypy --config-file ../pyproject.toml .`. _(Don't forget the `.` at the end!)_
+-   You can now check code by running `mypy --config-file pyproject.toml .` in the repository root. _(Don't forget the "." at the end!)_
 
 Mypy is also available as a VS Code [extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=matangover.mypy), PyCharm [plugin](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/11086-mypy), and [more](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/11086-mypy).
 
 ### PyTest
 
--   Run all tests by moving into the `/tagstudio` directory with `cd tagstudio` and running `pytest tests/`.
+-   Run all tests by running `pytest tests/` in the repository root.
 
 ## Code Style
-
-Most of the style guidelines can be checked, fixed, and enforced via Ruff. Older code may not be adhering to all of these guidelines, in which case _"do as I say, not as I do"..._
-
--   Do your best to write clear, concise, and modular code.
--   Keep a maximum column with of no more than **100** characters.
--   Code comments should be used to help describe sections of code that can't speak for themselves.
--   Use [Google style](https://google.github.io/styleguide/pyguide.html#s3.8-comments-and-docstrings) docstrings for any classes and functions you add.
-    -   If you're modifying an existing function that does _not_ have docstrings, you don't _have_ to add docstrings to it... but it would be pretty cool if you did ;)
--   Imports should be ordered alphabetically.
--   Lists of values should be ordered using their [natural sort order](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_sort_order).
-    -   Some files have their methods ordered alphabetically as well (i.e. [`thumb_renderer`](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/blob/main/tagstudio/src/qt/widgets/thumb_renderer.py)). If you're working in a file and notice this, please try and keep to the pattern.
--   When writing text for window titles or form titles, use "[Title Case](https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/capitalization/title-case)" capitalization. Your IDE may have a command to format this for you automatically, although some may incorrectly capitalize short prepositions. In a pinch you can use a website such as [capitalizemytitle.com](https://capitalizemytitle.com/) to check.
--   If it wasn't mentioned above, then stick to [**PEP-8**](https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/)!
+See the [Style Guide](/STYLE.md)
 
 ### Modules & Implementations
 
@@ -156,7 +117,7 @@ Most of the style guidelines can be checked, fixed, and enforced via Ruff. Older
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > Please do not force push if your PR is open for review!
 >
-> Force pushing makes it impossible to discern which changes have already been reviewed and which haven't. This means a reviewer will then have to rereview all the already reviewed code, which is a lot of unnecessary work for reviewers.
+> Force pushing makes it impossible to discern which changes have already been reviewed and which haven't. This means a reviewer will then have to re-review all the already reviewed code, which is a lot of unnecessary work for reviewers.
 
 > [!TIP]
 > If you're unsure where to stop the scope of your PR, ask yourself: _"If I broke this up, could any parts of it still be used by the project in the meantime?"_
@@ -165,7 +126,7 @@ Most of the style guidelines can be checked, fixed, and enforced via Ruff. Older
 
 -   Final code must function on supported versions of Windows, macOS, and Linux:
     -   Windows: 10, 11
-    -   macOS: 12.0+
+    -   macOS: 13.0+
     -   Linux: _Varies_
 -   Final code must **_NOT:_**
     -   Contain superfluous or unnecessary logging statements

README.md

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ TagStudio is a photo & file organization application with an underlying tag-base
 ## Goals
 
 -   To achieve a portable, private, extensible, open-format, and feature-rich system of organizing and rediscovering files.
--   To provide powerful methods for organization, notably the concept of tag inheritance, or “taggable tags” _(and in the near future, the combination of composition-based tags)._
+-   To provide powerful methods for organization, notably the concept of tag inheritance, or "taggable tags" _(and in the near future, the combination of composition-based tags)._
 -   To create an implementation of such a system that is resilient against a user’s actions outside the program (modifying, moving, or renaming files) while also not burdening the user with mandatory sidecar files or requiring them to change their existing file structures and workflows.
 -   To support a wide range of users spanning across different platforms, multi-user setups, and those with large (several terabyte) libraries.
 -   To make the dang thing look nice, too. It’s 2025, not 1995.
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Translation hosting generously provided by [Weblate](https://weblate.org/en/). C
 -   Add metadata to your library entries, including:
     -   Name, Author, Artist (Single-Line Text Fields)
     -   Description, Notes (Multiline Text Fields)
--   Create rich tags composed of a name, color, a list of aliases, and a list of “parent tags” - these being tags in which these tags inherit values from.
+-   Create rich tags composed of a name, color, a list of aliases, and a list of "parent tags" - these being tags in which these tags inherit values from.
 -   Copy and paste tags and fields across file entries
 -   Automatically organize tags into groups based on parent tags marked as "categories"
 -   Generate tags from your existing folder structure with the "Folders to Tags" macro (NOTE: these tags do NOT sync with folders after they are created)
@@ -98,29 +98,21 @@ Translation hosting generously provided by [Weblate](https://weblate.org/en/). C
 
 ## Installation
 
-To download TagStudio, visit the [Releases](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases) section of the GitHub repository and download the latest release for your system under the "Assets" section. TagStudio is available for **Windows**, **macOS** _(Apple Silicon & Intel)_, and **Linux**. Windows and Linux builds are also available in portable versions if you want a more self-contained executable to move around.
+To download executable builds of TagStudio, visit the [Releases](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases) page of the GitHub repository and download the latest release for your system under the "Assets" section at the bottom of the release.
 
-**We do not currently publish TagStudio to any package managers. Any TagStudio distributions outside of the GitHub releases page are _unofficial_ and not maintained by us.** Installation support will not be given to users installing from unofficial sources. Use these versions at your own risk.
+TagStudio has builds for **Windows**, **macOS** _(Apple Silicon & Intel)_, and **Linux**. We also offer portable releases for Windows and Linux which are self-contained and easier to move around.
 
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> On macOS, you may be met with a message saying _""TagStudio" can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software."_ If you encounter this, then you'll need to go to the "Settings" app, navigate to "Privacy & Security", and scroll down to a section that says _""TagStudio" was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer."_ Click the "Open Anyway" button to allow TagStudio to run. You should only have to do this once after downloading the application.
+For detailed instructions, installation help, and instructions for developing for TagStudio, please see the "[Installation](https://docs.tagstud.io/install/)" page on our documentation website.
 
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> On Linux with non-Qt based Desktop Environments you may be unable to open TagStudio. You need to make sure that "xcb-cursor0" or "libxcb-cursor0" packages are installed. For more info check [Missing linux dependencies](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/discussions/182#discussioncomment-9452896)
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+> [!CAUTION]
+> **We do not currently publish TagStudio to any package managers. Any TagStudio distributions outside of the GitHub [Releases](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases) page are _unofficial_ and not maintained by us.**
+>
+> Installation support will not be given to users installing from unofficial sources. Use these versions at your own risk!
 
 ### Third-Party Dependencies
 
--   For video thumbnails and playback, you'll also need [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html) installed on your system. If you encounter any issues with this, please reference our [FFmpeg Help](/docs/help/ffmpeg.md) guide.
-
-### Optional Arguments
-
-Arguments available to pass to the program, either via the command line or a shortcut.
-
-> `--open <path>` / `-o <path>`
-> Path to a TagStudio Library folder to open on start.
->
-> `--config-file <path>` / `-c <path>`
-> Path to the TagStudio config file to load.
+For video thumbnails and playback, you'll also need [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html) installed on your system. If you encounter any issues with this, please reference our [FFmpeg Help](/docs/help/ffmpeg.md) guide.
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -136,13 +128,13 @@ Libraries under 10,000 files automatically scan for new or modified files when o
 
 Access the "Add Tag" search box by either clicking on the "Add Tag" button at the bottom of the right sidebar, accessing the "Add Tags to Selected" option from the File menu, or by pressing <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>T</kbd>.
 
-From here you can search for existing tags or create a new one if the one you're looking for doesn't exist. Click the “+” button next to any tags you want to to the currently selected file entries. To quickly add the top result, press the <kbd>Enter</kbd>/<kbd>Return</kbd> key to add the the topmost tag and reset the tag search. Press <kbd>Enter</kbd>/<kbd>Return</kbd> once more to close the dialog box. By using this method, you can quickly add various tags in quick succession just by using the keyboard!
+From here you can search for existing tags or create a new one if the one you're looking for doesn't exist. Click the "+" button next to any tags you want to to the currently selected file entries. To quickly add the top result, press the <kbd>Enter</kbd>/<kbd>Return</kbd> key to add the the topmost tag and reset the tag search. Press <kbd>Enter</kbd>/<kbd>Return</kbd> once more to close the dialog box. By using this method, you can quickly add various tags in quick succession just by using the keyboard!
 
 To remove a tag from a file entry, hover over the tag in the preview panel and click on the "-" icon that appears.
 
 ### Adding Metadata to File Entries
 
-To add a metadata field to a file entry, start by clicking the “Add Field” button at the bottom of the preview panel. From the dropdown menu, select the type of metadata field you’d like to add to the entry
+To add a metadata field to a file entry, start by clicking the "Add Field" button at the bottom of the preview panel. From the dropdown menu, select the type of metadata field you’d like to add to the entry
 
 ### Editing Metadata Fields
 
@@ -164,7 +156,7 @@ Create a new tag by accessing the "New Tag" option from the Edit menu or by pres
     -   Parent tags with the disambiguation check next to them will be used to help disambiguate tag names that may not be unique.
     -   For example: If you had a tag for "Freddy Fazbear", you might add "Five Nights at Freddy's" as one of the parent tags. If the disambiguation box is checked next to "Five Nights at Freddy's" parent tag, then the tag "Freddy Fazbear" will display as "Freddy Fazbear (Five Nights at Freddy's)". Furthermore, if the "Five Nights at Freddy's" tag has a shorthand like "FNAF", then the "Freddy Fazbear" tag will display as "Freddy Fazbear (FNAF)".
 -   The **color** option lets you select an optional color palette to use for your tag.
--   The **"Is Cagegory"** property lets you treat this tag as a category under which itself and any child tags inheriting from it will be sorted by inside the preview panel.
+-   The **"Is Category"** property lets you treat this tag as a category under which itself and any child tags inheriting from it will be sorted by inside the preview panel.
 
 #### Tag Manager
 
@@ -172,11 +164,11 @@ You can manage your library of tags from opening the "Tag Manager" panel from Ed
 
 ### Editing Tags
 
-To edit a tag, click on it inside the preview panel or right-click the tag and select “Edit Tag” from the context menu.
+To edit a tag, click on it inside the preview panel or right-click the tag and select "Edit Tag" from the context menu.
 
 ### Relinking Moved Files
 
-Inevitably some of the files inside your library will be renamed, moved, or deleted. If a file has been renamed or moved, TagStudio will display the thumbnail as a red broken chain link. To relink moved files or delete these entries, select the "Manage Unlinked Entries" option under the Tools menu. Click the "Refresh" button to scan your library for unlinked entries. Once complete, you can attempt to “Search & Relink” any unlinked file entries to their respective files, or “Delete Unlinked Entries” in the event the original files have been deleted and you no longer wish to keep their entries inside your library.
+Inevitably some of the files inside your library will be renamed, moved, or deleted. If a file has been renamed or moved, TagStudio will display the thumbnail as a red broken chain link. To relink moved files or delete these entries, select the "Manage Unlinked Entries" option under the Tools menu. Click the "Refresh" button to scan your library for unlinked entries. Once complete, you can attempt to "Search & Relink" any unlinked file entries to their respective files, or "Delete Unlinked Entries" in the event the original files have been deleted and you no longer wish to keep their entries inside your library.
 
 > [!WARNING]
 > There is currently no method to relink entries to files that have been renamed - only moved or deleted. This is a high priority for future releases.
@@ -194,7 +186,7 @@ These features were present in pre-public versions of TagStudio (9.0 and below)
 
 #### Fix Duplicate Files
 
-Load in a .dupeguru file generated by [dupeGuru](https://github.com/arsenetar/dupeguru/) and mirror metadata across entries marked as duplicates. After mirroring, return to dupeGuru to manage deletion of the duplicate files. After deletion, use the “Fix Unlinked Entries” feature in TagStudio to delete the duplicate set of entries for the now-deleted files
+Load in a .dupeguru file generated by [dupeGuru](https://github.com/arsenetar/dupeguru/) and mirror metadata across entries marked as duplicates. After mirroring, return to dupeGuru to manage deletion of the duplicate files. After deletion, use the "Fix Unlinked Entries" feature in TagStudio to delete the duplicate set of entries for the now-deleted files
 
 > [!CAUTION]
 > While this feature is functional, it’s a pretty roundabout process and can be streamlined in the future.

STYLE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# Code Style
+
+Most of the style guidelines can be checked, fixed, and enforced via Ruff. Older code may not be adhering to all of these guidelines, in which case _"do as I say, not as I do"..._
+
+-   Do your best to write clear, concise, and modular code.
+    - This should include making methods private by default (e.g. `__method()`)
+    - Methods should only be protected (e.g. `_method()`) or public (e.g. `method()`) when needed and warranted
+-   Keep a maximum column width of no more than **100** characters.
+-   Code comments should be used to help describe sections of code that can't speak for themselves.
+-   Use [Google style](https://google.github.io/styleguide/pyguide.html#s3.8-comments-and-docstrings) docstrings for any classes and functions you add.
+    -   If you're modifying an existing function that does _not_ have docstrings, you don't _have_ to add docstrings to it... but it would be pretty cool if you did ;)
+-   Imports should be ordered alphabetically.
+-   Lists of values should be ordered using their [natural sort order](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_sort_order).
+    -   Some files have their methods ordered alphabetically as well (i.e. [`thumb_renderer`](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/blob/main/src/tagstudio/qt/widgets/thumb_renderer.py)). If you're working in a file and notice this, please try and keep to the pattern.
+-   When writing text for window titles or form titles, use "[Title Case](https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/capitalization/title-case)" capitalization. Your IDE may have a command to format this for you automatically, although some may incorrectly capitalize short prepositions. In a pinch you can use a website such as [capitalizemytitle.com](https://capitalizemytitle.com/) to check.
+-   If it wasn't mentioned above, then stick to [**PEP-8**](https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/)!
+
+## QT
+As of writing this section, the QT part of the code base is quite unstructured and the View and Controller parts are completely intermixed[^1]. This makes maintenance, fixes and general understanding of the code base quite challenging, because the interesting parts you are looking for are entangled in a bunch of repetitive UI setup code. To address this we are aiming to more strictly separate the view and controller aspects of the QT frontend.
+
+The general structure of the QT code base should look like this:
+```
+qt
+├── controllers
+│   ├── widgets
+│   │   └── preview_panel_controller.py
+│   └── main_window_controller.py
+├── views
+│   ├── widgets
+│   │   └── preview_panel_view.py
+│   └── main_window_view.py
+├── ts_qt.py
+└── mixed.py
+```
+
+In this structure there are the `views` and `controllers` sub-directories. They have the exact same structure and for every `<component>_view.py` there is a `<component>_controller.py` at the same location in the other subdirectory and vice versa.
+
+Typically the classes should look like this:
+```py
+# my_cool_widget_view.py
+class MyCoolWidgetView(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.__button = QPushButton()
+        self.__color_dropdown = QComboBox()
+        # ...
+        self.__connect_callbacks()
+        
+    def __connect_callbacks(self):
+        self.__button.clicked.connect(self._button_click_callback)
+        self.__color_dropdown.currentIndexChanged.connect(
+            lambda idx: self._color_dropdown_callback(self.__color_dropdown.itemData(idx))
+        )
+    
+    def _button_click_callback(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+```
+```py
+# my_cool_widget_controller.py
+class MyCoolWidget(MyCoolWidgetView):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+    
+    def _button_click_callback(self):
+        print("Button was clicked!")
+
+    def _color_dropdown_callback(self, color: Color):
+        print(f"The selected color is now: {color}")
+```
+
+Observe the following key aspects of this example:
+- The Controller is just called `MyCoolWidget` instead of `MyCoolWidgetController` as it will be directly used by other code
+- The UI elements are in private variables
+  - This enforces that the controller shouldn't directly access UI elements
+  - Instead the view should provide a protected API (e.g. `_get_color()`) for things like setting/getting the value of a dropdown, etc.
+  - Instead of `_get_color()` there could also be a `_color` method marked with `@property` 
+- The callback methods are already defined as protected methods with NotImplementedErrors
+  - Defines the interface the callbacks
+  - Enforces that UI events be handled
+
+> [!TIP]
+> A good (non-exhaustive) rule of thumb is: If it requires a non-UI import, then it doesn't belong in the `*_view.py` file.
+
+[^1]: For an explanation of the Model-View-Controller (MVC) Model, checkout this article: [MVC Framework Introduction](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/mvc-framework-introduction/).

TagStudio.sh

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env bash
-set -e
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-! [ -d .venv ] && python3 -m venv .venv
-source .venv/bin/activate
-pip install -r requirements.txt
-python tagstudio/tag_studio.py

contrib/.envrc-nix

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+
+# If you wish to use this file, symlink or copy it to `.envrc` for direnv to read it.
+# This will use the Nix flake development shell.
+#
+# ln -s contrib/.envrc-nix .envrc
+
+if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 3.0.6; then
+    source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/3.0.6/direnvrc" "sha256-RYcUJaRMf8oF5LznDrlCXbkOQrywm0HDv1VjYGaJGdM="
+fi
+
+watch_file nix/shell.nix pyproject.toml
+
+use flake
+
+# Only watch now, or direnv will execute again if created or modified by itself.
+watch_file "${UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT:-.venv}"/bin/activate
+
+# vi: ft=bash

contrib/.envrc-uv

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+
+# If you wish to use this file, symlink or copy it to `.envrc` for direnv to read it.
+# This will use a virtual environment created by uv.
+#
+# ln -s contrib/.envrc-uv .envrc
+
+watch_file .python-version pyproject.toml uv.lock
+
+venv="$(expand_path "${UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT:-.venv}")"
+
+if [ ! -f "${venv}"/bin/activate ]; then
+    printf '%s\n' 'Generating virtual environment...' >&2
+    rm -rf "${venv}"
+    uv venv "${venv}"
+fi
+
+# Only watch now, or direnv will execute again if created or modified by itself.
+watch_file "${venv}"/bin/activate
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+source "${venv}"/bin/activate
+
+if [ ! -f "${venv}"/pyproject.toml ] || ! diff --brief pyproject.toml "${venv}"/pyproject.toml >/dev/null; then
+    printf '%s\n' 'Installing dependencies, pyproject.toml changed...' >&2
+    uv pip install --quiet --editable '.[dev]'
+    cp pyproject.toml "${venv}"/pyproject.toml
+fi
+
+pre-commit install
+
+# vi: ft=bash

contrib/.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "TagStudio",
+            "type": "python",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/src/tagstudio/main.py",
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "justMyCode": true,
+            "args": [
+                "-o",
+                "~/Documents/Example"
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}

docs/assets/icon_mono.svg

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docs/develop.md

@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+---
+icon: material/code-braces
+---
+
+# :material-code-braces: Developing
+
+If you wish to develop for TagStudio, you'll need to create a development environment by installing the required dependencies. You have a number of options depending on your level of experience and familiarity with existing Python toolchains.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! tip "Contributing"
+    If you wish to contribute to TagStudio's development, please read our [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)!
+
+## Installing Python
+
+Python [3.12](https://www.python.org/downloads) is required to develop for TagStudio. Any version matching "Python 3.12.x" should work, with "x" being any number. Alternatively you can use a tool such as [pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv) to install this version of Python without affecting any existing Python installations on your system. Tools such as [uv](#installing-with-uv) can also install Python versions.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! info "Python Aliases"
+    Depending on your system, Python may be called `python`, `py`, `python3`, or `py3`. These instructions use the alias `python` for consistency.
+
+If you already have Python installed on your system, you can check the version by running the following command:
+
+```sh
+python --version
+```
+
+---
+
+### Installing with pyenv
+
+If you choose to install Python using pyenv, please refer to the following instructions:
+
+1. Follow pyenv's [install instructions](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/?tab=readme-ov-file#installation) for your system.
+2. Install the appropriate Python version with pyenv by running `pyenv install 3.12` (This will **not** mess with your existing Python installation).
+3. Navigate to the repository root folder in your terminal and run `pyenv local 3.12`. You could alternatively use `pyenv shell 3.12` or `pyenv global 3.12` instead to set the Python version for the current terminal session or the entire system respectively, however using `local` is recommended.
+
+---
+
+## Cloning from GitHub
+
+The repository can be cloned/downloaded via `git` in your terminal, or by downloading the zip file from the "Code" button on the [repository page](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio).
+
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio.git
+```
+
+## Installing Dependencies
+
+To install the required dependencies, you can use a dependency manager such as [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv) or [Poetry 2.0](https://python-poetry.org). Alternatively you can create a virtual environment and manually install the dependencies yourself.
+
+### Installing with uv
+
+If using [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv), you can install the dependencies for TagStudio with the following command:
+
+```sh
+uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
+```
+
+A reference `.envrc` is provided for use with [direnv](#direnv), see [`contrib/.envrc-uv`](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/blob/main/contrib/.envrc-uv).
+
+---
+
+### Installing with Poetry
+
+If using [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org), you can install the dependencies for TagStudio with the following command:
+
+```sh
+poetry install --with dev
+```
+
+---
+
+### Manual Installation
+
+If you choose to manually set up a virtual environment and install dependencies instead of using a dependency manager, please refer to the following instructions:
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! tip "Virtual Environments"
+    Learn more about setting up a virtual environment with Python's [official tutorial](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html).
+
+1.  In the root repository directory, create a python virtual environment:
+
+    ```sh
+    python -m venv .venv
+    ```
+
+2.  Activate your environment:
+
+    -   Windows w/Powershell: `.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1`
+    -   Windows w/Command Prompt: `.venv\Scripts\activate.bat`
+    -   Linux/macOS: `source .venv/bin/activate`
+
+    <!-- prettier-ignore -->
+    !!! info "Supported Shells"
+        Depending on your system, the regular activation script _might_ not work on alternative shells. In this case, refer to the table below for supported shells:
+
+        |      Shell | Script                    |
+        | ---------: | :------------------------ |
+        |   Bash/ZSH | `.venv/bin/activate`      |
+        |       Fish | `.venv/bin/activate.fish` |
+        |   CSH/TCSH | `.venv/bin/activate.csh`  |
+        | PowerShell | `.venv/bin/activate.ps1`  |
+
+3.  Use the following PIP command to create an editable installation and install the required development dependencies:
+
+    ```sh
+    pip install -e ".[dev]"
+    ```
+
+## Nix(OS)
+
+If using [Nix](https://nixos.org/), there is a development environment already provided in the [flake](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Flakes) that is accessible with the following command:
+
+```sh
+nix develop
+```
+
+A reference `.envrc` is provided for use with [direnv](#direnv), see [`contrib/.envrc-nix`](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/blob/main/contrib/.envrc-nix).
+
+## Tooling
+
+### Editor Integration
+
+The entry point for TagStudio is `src/tagstudio/main.py`. You can target this file from your IDE to run or connect a debug session. The example(s) below show off example launch scripts for different IDEs. Here you can also take advantage of [launch arguments](./usage.md/#launch-arguments) to pass your own test [libraries](./library/index.md) to use while developing. You can find more editor configurations in [`contrib`](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/tree/main/contrib).
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+=== "VS Code"
+    ```json title=".vscode/launch.json"
+    {
+        "version": "0.2.0",
+        "configurations": [
+            {
+                "name": "TagStudio",
+                "type": "python",
+                "request": "launch",
+                "program": "${workspaceRoot}/src/tagstudio/main.py",
+                "console": "integratedTerminal",
+                "justMyCode": true,
+                "args": ["-o", "~/Documents/Example"]
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+    ```
+
+### pre-commit
+
+There is a [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/) configuration that will run through some checks before code is committed. Namely, mypy and the Ruff linter and formatter will check your code, catching those nits right away.
+
+Once you have pre-commit installed, just run:
+
+```sh
+pre-commit install
+```
+
+From there, Git will automatically run through the hooks during commit actions!
+
+### direnv
+
+You can automatically enter this development shell, and keep your user shell, with a tool like [direnv](https://direnv.net/). Some reference `.envrc` files are provided in the repository at [`contrib`](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/tree/main/contrib).
+
+Two currently available are for [Nix](#nixos) and [uv](#installing-with-uv), to use one:
+
+```sh
+ln -s .envrc-$variant .envrc
+```
+
+You will have to allow usage of it.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! warning "direnv Security Framework"
+    These files are generally a good idea to check, as they execute commands on directory load. direnv has a security framework to only run `.envrc` files you have allowed, and does keep track on if it has changed. So, with that being said, the file may need to be allowed again if modifications are made.
+
+```sh
+cat .envrc # You are checking them, right?
+direnv allow
+```
+
+## Building
+
+To build your own executables of TagStudio, first follow the steps in "[Installing Dependencies](#installing-dependencies)." Once that's complete, run the following PyInstaller command:
+
+```
+pyinstaller tagstudio.spec
+```
+
+If you're on Windows or Linux and wish to build a portable executable, then pass the following flag:
+
+```
+pyinstaller tagstudio.spec -- --portable
+```
+
+The resulting executable file(s) will be located in a new folder named "dist".

docs/help/ffmpeg.md

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-# FFmpeg
+---
+icon: material/movie-open-cog
+---
+
+# :material-movie-open-cog: FFmpeg
 
 FFmpeg is required for thumbnail previews and playback features on audio and video files. FFmpeg is a free Open Source project dedicated to the handling of multimedia (video, audio, etc) files. For more information, see their official website at [ffmpeg.org](https://www.ffmpeg.org/).
 
@@ -10,7 +14,8 @@ Pre-built binaries from trusted sources are available on the [FFmpeg website](ht
 
 ![Windows Download Location](../assets/ffmpeg_windows_download.png)
 
-!!! note
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! warning
     Do NOT download the source code by mistake!
 
 To Install:
@@ -19,10 +24,10 @@ To Install:
 2. Move extracted contents to a unique folder (i.e; `c:\ffmpeg` or `c:\Program Files\ffmpeg`)
 3. Add FFmpeg to your system PATH
 
-   1. In Windows, search for or go to "Edit the system environment variables" under the Control Panel
-   2. Under "User Variables", select "Path" then edit
-   3. Click new and add `<Your folder>\bin` (e.g; `c:\ffmpeg\bin` or `c:\Program Files\ffmpeg\bin`)
-   4. Click "Okay"
+    1. In Windows, search for or go to "Edit the system environment variables" under the Control Panel
+    2. Under "User Variables", select "Path" then edit
+    3. Click new and add `<Your folder>\bin` (e.g; `c:\ffmpeg\bin` or `c:\Program Files\ffmpeg\bin`)
+    4. Click "Okay"
 
 ### Package Managers
 
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ FFmpeg is available under the macOS section of the [FFmpeg website](https://www.
 
 ### Package Managers
 
-FFmpeg may be installed by default on some Linux distributions, but if not, it is available via your distro's package manager of choice:
+FFmpeg may be installed by default on some Linux distributions, but if not, it is available via your distribution package manager of choice:
 
 1. Debian/Ubuntu (`sudo apt install ffmpeg`)
 2. Fedora (`sudo dnf install ffmpeg-free`)

docs/index.md

@@ -1,52 +1,110 @@
 ---
 title: Home
+hide:
+    - toc
 ---
 
-# Welcome to the TagStudio Documentation!
+#
 
-![TagStudio Alpha](assets/github_header.png)
-
-TagStudio is a photo & file organization application with an underlying tag-based system that focuses on giving freedom and flexibility to the user. No proprietary programs or formats, no sea of sidecar files, and no complete upheaval of your filesystem structure.
-
-<figure width="60%" markdown="span">
-
-  ![TagStudio screenshot](assets/screenshot.png)
-  
-  <figcaption>TagStudio Alpha v9.5.0 running on macOS Sequoia.</figcaption>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="stylesheets/home.css">
 
+<figure markdown="span">
+  ![TagStudio](./assets/ts-9-3_logo_text.png){ width=80% }<h2>A User-Focused Photo & File Management System</h2>
 </figure>
 
-## Feature Roadmap
+<br>
 
-The [Feature Roadmap](updates/roadmap.md) lists all of the planned core features for TagStudio to be considered "feature complete" along with estimated release milestones. The development and testing of these features takes priority over all other requested or submitted features unless they are later added to this roadmap. This helps ensure that TagStudio eventually sees a full release and becomes more usable by more people more quickly.
+<figure markdown="span">
+  ![TagStudio screenshot](./assets/screenshot.png){ width=80% }
+  <figcaption>TagStudio Alpha v9.5.0 running on macOS Sequoia.</figcaption>
+</figure>
 
-## Current Features
+<div class="grid" markdown>
 
-### Libraries
+![TagStudio screenshot](./assets/tag_bubbles.png)
 
--   Create [libraries](./library/index.md) centered around a system directory. Libraries contain a series of entries: the representations of your files combined with metadata fields. Each entry represents a file in your library’s directory, and is linked to its location.
--   Address moved, deleted, or otherwise "unlinked" files by using the "Fix Unlinked Entries" option in the Tools menu.
+**TagStudio** is a photo & file organization application with an underlying tag-based system that focuses on giving freedom and flexibility to the user. No proprietary programs or formats, no sea of sidecar files, and no complete upheaval of your filesystem structure.
 
-### Tagging + Metadata Fields
+</div>
 
--   Add custom powerful [tags](./library/tag.md) to your library entries
--   Add [metadata fields](./library/field.md) to your library entries, including:
-    -   Name, Author, Artist (Single-Line Text Fields)
-    -   Description, Notes (Multiline Text Fields)
--   Create rich tags composed of a name, color, a list of aliases, and a list of “parent tags” - these being tags in which these tags inherit values from.
--   Copy and paste tags and fields across file entries
--   Automatically organize tags into groups based on parent tags marked as "categories"
--   Generate tags from your existing folder structure with the "Folders to Tags" macro (NOTE: these tags do NOT sync with folders after they are created)
+<figure markdown="span">
+  [:material-download: Download Latest Release](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
+</figure>
 
-### Search
+## :material-star: Core Features
 
--   [Search](./library/library_search.md) for file entries based on tags, file path (`path:`), file types (`filetype:`), and even media types! (`mediatype:`)
--   Use and combine boolean operators (`AND`, `OR`, `NOT`) along with parentheses groups, quotation escaping, and underscore substitution to create detailed search queries
--   Use special search conditions (`special:untagged`) to find file entries without tags or fields, respectively
+<div class="grid cards" markdown>
 
-### File Entries
+-   :material-file-multiple:{ .lg .middle } **[All Files](./library/entry.md) Welcome**
 
--   Nearly all [file](./library/entry.md) types are supported in TagStudio libraries - just not all have dedicated thumbnail support.
--   Preview most image file types, animated GIFs, videos, plain text documents, audio files, Blender projects, and more!
--   Open files or file locations by right-clicking on thumbnails and previews and selecting the respective context menu options. You can also click on the preview panel image to open the file, and click the file path label to open its location.
--   Delete files from both your library and drive by right-clicking the thumbnail(s) and selecting the "Move to Trash"/"Move to Recycle Bin" option.
+    ***
+
+    TagStudio works with photos, videos, music, documents, and more! **All file types** are recognized by TagStudio, with most common ones having built-in preview support.
+
+    [:material-arrow-right: See Full Preview Support](./library/index.md#preview-support)
+
+-   :material-tag-text:{ .lg .middle } **Create [Tags](./library/tag.md) Your Way**
+
+    ***
+
+    -   :material-format-font: No character restrictions
+    -   :material-form-textbox: Add aliases/alternate names
+    -   :material-palette: Customize colors and styles
+    -   :material-tag-multiple: Tags can be tagged with other tags!
+    -   :material-star-four-points: And more!
+
+-   :material-magnify:{ .lg .middle } **Powerful [Search](./library/library_search.md)**
+
+    ***
+
+    -   Full [Boolean operator](./library/library_search.md) support
+    -   Filenames, paths, and extensions with [glob](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glob_(programming)>) syntax
+    -   General media types (e.g. "Photo", "Video", "Document")
+    -   Special searches (e.g. "Untagged")
+    -   "[Smartcase](./library/library_search.md#case-sensitivity)" case sensitivity
+
+-   :material-text-box:{ .lg .middle } **Text and Date [Fields](./library/field.md)**
+
+    ***
+
+    Along with tags, add custom metadata fields such as text and dates to your files!
+
+    This is useful for adding notes and descriptions, titling files, and keeping track of extra dates and times.
+
+</div>
+
+## :material-toolbox: Built Different
+
+<div class="grid cards" markdown>
+
+-   :material-scale-balance:{ .lg .middle } **Open Source**
+
+    ***
+
+    TagStudio is licensed under the GPL-3.0 license with the source code and executable releases available on [GitHub](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio).
+
+    [:material-arrow-right: View License](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/blob/main/LICENSE)
+
+    [:material-arrow-right: Roadmap to MIT Core Library License](./updates/roadmap.md#core-library-api)
+
+-   :material-database:{ .lg .middle } **Central Save File**
+
+    ***
+
+    Apposed to filling your drives with [sidecar files](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidecar_file), TagStudio uses a project-like [library](./library/index.md) system that stores your tags and metadata inside a single save file per-library.
+
+    [:material-arrow-right: Learn About the Format](./library/index.md)
+
+</div>
+
+---
+
+## :material-layers-triple: More Than an Application
+
+TagStudio aims to create an **open** and **robust** format for file tagging that isn't burdened by the limitations of traditional tagging and file metadata systems. **TagStudio** is the first proof-of-concept implementation of this system.
+
+<div class="grid cards" markdown>
+
+-   :material-map-check:{ .lg .middle } See the [**Roadmap**](./updates/roadmap.md) for future features and updates
+
+</div>

docs/install.md

@@ -1,26 +1,242 @@
-# Installation
+---
+icon: material/download
+---
 
-To download TagStudio, visit the [Releases](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases) section of the GitHub repository and download the latest release for your system under the "Assets" section. TagStudio is available for **Windows**, **macOS** _(Apple Silicon & Intel)_, and **Linux**. Windows and Linux builds are also available in portable versions if you want a more self-contained executable to move around.
+# :material-download: Installation
 
-**We do not currently publish TagStudio to any package managers. Any TagStudio distributions outside of the GitHub releases page are _unofficial_ and not maintained by us.** Installation support will not be given to users installing from unofficial sources. Use these versions at your own risk.
+TagStudio provides [releases](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases) as well as full access to its [source code](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio) under the [GPLv3](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/blob/main/LICENSE) license.
 
+## Executables
 
-!!! info "For macOS Users"
-    On macOS, you may be met with a message saying _""TagStudio" can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software."_ If you encounter this, then you'll need to go to the "Settings" app, navigate to "Privacy & Security", and scroll down to a section that says _""TagStudio" was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer."_ Click the "Open Anyway" button to allow TagStudio to run. You should only have to do this once after downloading the application.
+To download executable builds of TagStudio, visit the [Releases](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases) page of the GitHub repository and download the latest release for your system under the "Assets" section at the bottom of the release.
 
-!!! info "For Linux Users"
-    On Linux with non-Qt based Desktop Environments you may be unable to open TagStudio. You need to make sure that "xcb-cursor0" or "libxcb-cursor0" packages are installed. For more info check [Missing linux dependencies](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/discussions/182#discussioncomment-9452896)
+TagStudio has builds for :fontawesome-brands-windows: **Windows**, :fontawesome-brands-apple: **macOS** _(Apple Silicon & Intel)_, and :material-penguin: **Linux**. We also offer portable releases for Windows and Linux which are self-contained and easier to move around.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! info "Third-Party Dependencies"
+    You may need to install [third-party dependencies](#third-party-dependencies) such as [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html) to use the full feature set of TagStudio.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! warning ":fontawesome-brands-apple: macOS "Privacy & Security" Popup"
+    On macOS, you may be met with a message saying "**"TagStudio" can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.**" If you encounter this, then you'll need to go to the "Settings" app, navigate to "Privacy & Security", and scroll down to a section that says "**"TagStudio" was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer.**" Click the "Open Anyway" button to allow TagStudio to run. You should only have to do this once after downloading the application.
+
+---
+
+## Package Managers
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! danger "Unofficial Releases"
+    **We do not currently publish TagStudio to _remote_ package repositories. Any TagStudio distributions outside of the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio) are _unofficial_ and not maintained by us!**
+
+    Installation support will not be given to users installing from unofficial sources. Use these versions at your own risk!
+
+### :fontawesome-brands-python: Installing with PIP
+
+TagStudio is installable via [PIP](https://pip.pypa.io/). Note that since we don't currently distribute on PyPI, the repository needs to be cloned and installed locally. Make sure you have Python 3.12 and PIP installed if you choose to install using this method.
+
+The repository can be cloned/downloaded via `git` in your terminal, or by downloading the zip file from the "Code" button on the [repository page](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio).
+
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio.git
+```
+
+Once cloned or downloaded, you can install TagStudio with the following PIP command:
+
+```sh
+pip install .
+```
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! note "Developer Dependencies"
+    If you wish to create an editable install with the additional dependencies required for developing TagStudio, use this modified PIP command instead:
+    ```sh
+    pip install -e ".[dev]"
+    ```
+    _See more under "[Developing](./develop.md)"_
+
+TagStudio can now be launched via the `tagstudio` command in your terminal.
+
+---
+
+### :material-penguin: Linux
+
+Some external dependencies are required for TagStudio to execute. Below is a table of known packages that will be necessary.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+| Package | Reason |
+|--------------- | --------------- |
+| [dbus](https://repology.org/project/dbus) | required for Qt; opening desktop applications |
+| [ffmpeg](https://repology.org/project/ffmpeg) | audio/video playback |
+| libstdc++ | required for Qt |
+| [libva](https://repology.org/project/libva) | hardware rendering with [VAAPI](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/vaapi) |
+| [libvdpau](https://repology.org/project/libvdpau) | hardware rendering with [VDPAU](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/VDPAU) |
+| [libx11](https://repology.org/project/libx11) | required for Qt |
+| libxcb-cursor OR [xcb-util-cursor](https://repology.org/project/xcb-util-cursor) | required for Qt |
+| [libxkbcommon](https://repology.org/project/libxkbcommon) | required for Qt |
+| [libxrandr](https://repology.org/project/libxrandr) | hardware rendering |
+| [pipewire](https://repology.org/project/pipewire) | PipeWire audio support |
+| [qt](https://repology.org/project/qt) | required |
+| [qt-multimedia](https://repology.org/project/qt) | required |
+| [qt-wayland](https://repology.org/project/qt) | Wayland support |
+
+### :material-nix: Nix(OS)
+
+For [Nix(OS)](https://nixos.org/), the TagStudio repository includes a [flake](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Flakes) that provides some outputs such as a development shell and package.
+
+Two packages are provided: `tagstudio` and `tagstudio-jxl`. The distinction was made because `tagstudio-jxl` has an extra compilation step for [JPEG-XL](https://jpeg.org/jpegxl) image support. To give either of them a test run, you can execute `nix run github:TagStudioDev/TagStudio#tagstudio`. If you are in a cloned repository and wish to run a package with the context of the repository, you can simply use `nix run` with no arguments.
+
+`nix build` can be used in place of `nix run` if you only want to build. **The packages will only build if tests pass.**
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! info "Nix Support"
+    Support for Nix is handled on a best-effort basis by one of our maintainers. Issues related to Nix may be slower to resolve, and could require further details.
+
+Want to add TagStudio into your configuration?
+
+This can be done by first adding the flake input into your `flake.nix`:
+
+```nix title="flake.nix"
+{
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+
+    tagstudio = {
+      url = "github:TagStudioDev/TagStudio";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs"; # Use the same package set as your flake.
+    };
+  };
+}
+```
+
+Then, make sure you add the `inputs` context to your configuration:
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+=== "NixOS with Home Manager"
+    ```nix title="flake.nix"
+    {
+      outputs =
+        inputs@{ home-manager, nixpkgs, ... }:
+          {
+            nixosConfigurations.HOSTNAME = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+              system = "x86_64-linux";
+
+              specialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
+              modules = [
+                ./configuration.nix
+
+                home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
+                {
+                  home-manager = {
+                    useGlobalPkgs = true;
+                    useUserPackages = true;
+
+                    extraSpecialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
+                    users.USER.imports = [
+                      ./home.nix
+                    ];
+                  };
+                }
+              ];
+            };
+          };
+    }
+    ```
+=== "NixOS"
+    ```nix title="flake.nix"
+    {
+      outputs =
+        inputs@{ nixpkgs, ... }:
+          {
+            nixosConfigurations.HOSTNAME = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+              system = "x86_64-linux";
+
+              specialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
+              modules = [
+                ./configuration.nix
+              ];
+            };
+          };
+    }
+    ```
+=== "Home Manager (standalone)"
+    ```nix title="flake.nix"
+    {
+      outputs =
+        inputs@{ home-manager, nixpkgs, ... }:
+        let
+          pkgs = import nixpkgs {
+            system = "x86_64-linux";
+          };
+        in
+        {
+          homeConfigurations.USER = home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
+            inherit pkgs;
+
+            extraSpecialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
+            modules = [
+              ./home.nix
+            ];
+          };
+        };
+    }
+    ```
+<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+
+Finally, `inputs` can be used in a module to add the package to your packages list:
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+=== "Home Manager module"
+    ```nix title="home.nix"
+    { inputs, pkgs, ... }:
+
+    {
+      home.packages = [
+        inputs.tagstudio.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.tagstudio
+      ];
+    }
+    ```
+=== "NixOS module"
+    ```nix title="configuration.nix"
+    { inputs, pkgs, ... }:
+
+    {
+      environment.systemPackages = [
+        inputs.tagstudio.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.tagstudio
+      ];
+    }
+    ```
+<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+
+Don't forget to rebuild!
 
 ## Third-Party Dependencies
 
--   For video thumbnails and playback, you'll also need [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html) installed on your system. If you encounter any issues with this, please reference our [FFmpeg Help](/docs/help/ffmpeg.md) guide.
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! tip
+    You can check to see if these dependencies are correctly located by launching TagStudio and going to "About TagStudio" in the menu bar.
 
-## Optional Arguments
+### FFmpeg/FFprobe
 
-Optional arguments to pass to the program:
+For audio/video thumbnails and playback you'll need [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html) installed on your system. If you encounter any issues with this, please reference our [FFmpeg Help](./help/ffmpeg.md) guide.
 
-`--open <path>` / `-o <path>`
-: Path to a TagStudio Library folder to open on start.
+### RAR Extractor
 
-`--config-file <path>` / `-c <path>`
-: Path to the TagStudio config file to load.
+To generate thumbnails for RAR-based files (like `.cbr`) you'll need an extractor capable of handling them.
+
+-   :material-penguin: On Linux you'll need to install either `unrar` (likely in you distro's non-free repository) or `unrar-free` from your package manager.
+
+-   :fontawesome-brands-apple: On macOS `unrar` can be installed through Homebrew's [`rar`](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/rar) formula.
+
+    <!-- prettier-ignore -->
+    !!! warning ":fontawesome-brands-apple: macOS "Privacy & Security" Popup"
+        On macOS, you may be met with a message similar to  "**"unrar" Not Opened. Apple could not verify "unrar" is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy**" If you encounter this, then you'll need to go to the "Settings" app, navigate to "Privacy & Security", and scroll down to a section that says "**"unrar" was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer.**" Click the "Open Anyway" button to allow unrar to be used.
+
+-   :fontawesome-brands-windows: On Windows you'll need to install either [`WinRAR`](https://www.rarlab.com/download.htm) or [`7-zip`](https://www.7-zip.org/) and add their folder to you `PATH`.
+
+    <!-- prettier-ignore -->
+    !!! tip "WinRAR License"
+        Both `unrar` and `WinRAR` require a license, but since the evaluation copy has no time limit you can simply dismiss the prompt.
+
+### ripgrep
+
+A recommended tool to improve the performance of directory scanning is [`ripgrep`](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep), a Rust-based directory walker that natively integrates with our [`.ts_ignore`](./utilities/ignore.md) (`.gitignore`-style) pattern matching system for excluding files and directories. Ripgrep is already pre-installed on some Linux distributions and also available from several package managers.

docs/library/entry.md

@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
-# File Entries
+---
+icon: material/file
+---
 
-File entries are the individual representations of your files inside a TagStudio [library](index.md). Each one corresponds one-to-one to a file on disk, and tracks all of the additional [tags](tag.md) and metadata that you attach to it inside TagStudio.
+# :material-file: Entries
+
+Entries are the individual representations of your files inside a TagStudio [library](./index.md). Each one corresponds one-to-one to a file on disk, and tracks all of the additional [tags](tag.md) and metadata that you attach to it inside TagStudio.
 
 ## Storage
 
-File entry data is storied within the `ts_library.sqlite` file inside each library's `.TagStudio` folder. No modifications are made to your actual files on disk, and nothing like sidecar files are generated for your files.
+File entry data is stored within the `ts_library.sqlite` file inside each library's `.TagStudio` folder. No modifications are made to your actual files on disk, and nothing like sidecar files are generated for your files.
 
 ## Appearance
 
-File entries appear as file previews both inside the thumbnail grid. The preview panel shows a more detailed preview of the file, along with extra file stats and all attached TagStudio tags and fields.
+File entries appear as thumbnails inside the grid display. The preview panel shows a more detailed preview of the file, along with extra file stats and all attached TagStudio tags and fields.
 
-## Unlinked File Entries
+## Unlinked Entries
 
-If the file that an entry is referencing has been moved, renamed, or deleted on disk, then TagStudio will display a red chain-link icon for the thumbnail image. Certain uncached stats such as the file size and image dimensions will also be unavailable to see in the preview panel when a file becomes unlinked.
+If the file that an entry is referencing has been moved, renamed, or deleted on disk, then TagStudio will display its unlinked status with a red chain-link icon instead of its thumbnail image. Certain uncached stats such as the file size and image dimensions will also be unavailable to see in the preview panel.
 
-To fix file entries that have become unlinked, select the "Fix Unlinked Entries" option from the Tools menu. From there, refresh the unlinked entry count and choose whether to search and relink you files, and/or delete the file entires from your library. This will NOT delete or modify any files on disk.
+To fix file entries that have become unlinked, select the "Fix Unlinked Entries" option from the Tools menu. From there, refresh the unlinked entry count and choose whether to search and relink you files, and/or delete the file entries from your library. This will NOT delete or modify any files on disk.
 
 ## Internal Structure
 
@@ -32,11 +36,11 @@ To fix file entries that have become unlinked, select the "Fix Unlinked Entries"
 -   `date_created` (`DATETIME`/`Datetime`)
     -   _Not currently used, will be implemented in an upcoming update._
     -   The creation date of the file (not the entry).
-    -   Generates from `st_birthtime` on Windows and Mac, and `st_ctime` on Linux.
+    -   Generated from `st_birthtime` on Windows and Mac, and `st_ctime` on Linux.
 -   `date_modified` (`DATETIME`/`Datetime`)
     -   _Not currently used, will be implemented in an upcoming update._
     -   The latest modification date of the file (not the entry).
-    -   Generates from `st_mtime`.
+    -   Generated from `st_mtime`.
 -   `date_added` (`DATETIME`/`Datetime`)
     -   The date the file entry was added to the TagStudio library.
 

docs/library/entry_groups.md

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
----
-tags:
-  - Upcoming Feature
----
-
-# Entry Groups
-
-Entries can be grouped via tags marked as “groups” which when applied to different entries will signal TagStudio to treat those entries as a single group inside of searches and browsing.

docs/library/field.md

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-# Fields
+---
+icon: material/text-box
+---
 
-Fields are additional types of metadata that you can attach to [file entries](entry.md). Like [tags](tag.md), fields are not stored inside files themselves nor in sidecar files, but rather inside the respective TagStudio [library](index.md) save file.
+# :material-text-box: Fields
+
+Fields are additional types of metadata that you can attach to [file entries](./entry.md). Like [tags](./tag.md), fields are not stored inside files themselves nor in sidecar files, but rather inside the respective TagStudio [library](./index.md) save file.
 
 ## Field Types
 

docs/library/index.md

@@ -1,5 +1,155 @@
-# Library
+# :material-database: Library
 
-The library is how TagStudio represents your chosen directory, with every file inside being represented by a [file entry](entry.md). You can have as many or few libraries as you wish, since each libraries' data is stored within a `.TagStudio` folder at its root. From there the library save file itself is stored as `ts_library.sqlite`, with TagStudio versions 9.4 and below using a the legacy `ts_library.json` format.
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! info
+    This page is a work in progress and needs to be updated with additional information.
 
-Note that this means [tags](tag.md) you create only exist _per-library_.
+The library is how TagStudio represents your chosen directory, with every file inside being represented by a [file entry](./entry.md). You can have as many or few libraries as you wish, since each libraries' data is stored within a `.TagStudio` folder at its root. From there the library save file itself is stored as `ts_library.sqlite`, with TagStudio versions 9.4 and below using a the legacy `ts_library.json` format.
+
+Note that this means [tags](./tag.md) you create only exist _per-library_. Global tags along with other library structure updates are planned for future releases on the [roadmap](../updates/roadmap.md#library).
+
+---
+
+## Preview Support
+
+TagStudio offers built-in preview and thumbnail support for a wide variety of file types. Files that don't have explicit support can still be added to your library like normal, they will just show a default icon for thumbnails and previews. TagStudio also references the file's [MIME](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_type) type in an attempt to render previews for file types that haven't gained explicit support yet.
+
+### :material-image-outline: Images
+
+Images will generate thumbnails the first time they are viewed or since the last time they were modified. Thumbnails are used in the grid view, but not in the Preview Panel. Animated images will play in the Preview Panel.
+
+| Filetype             | Extensions                                         |              Animation              |
+| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------: |
+| Animated PNG         | `.apng`                                            | :material-check-circle:{.lg .green} |
+| Apple Icon Image     | `.icns`                                            | :material-minus-circle:{.lg .gray}  |
+| AVIF                 | `.avif`                                            | :material-minus-circle:{.lg .gray}  |
+| Bitmap               | `.bmp`                                             | :material-minus-circle:{.lg .gray}  |
+| GIF                  | `.gif`                                             | :material-check-circle:{.lg .green} |
+| HEIF                 | `.heif`, `.heic`                                   | :material-minus-circle:{.lg .gray}  |
+| JPEG                 | `.jpeg`, `.jpg`, `.jfif`, `.jif`, `.jpg_large`[^1] | :material-minus-circle:{.lg .gray}  |
+| JPEG-XL              | `.jxl`                                             |  :material-close-circle:{.lg .red}  |
+| OpenEXR              | `.exr`                                             | :material-minus-circle:{.lg .gray}  |
+| OpenRaster           | `.ora`                                             | :material-minus-circle:{.lg .gray}  |
+| PNG                  | `.png`                                             | :material-minus-circle:{.lg .gray}  |
+| SVG                  | `.svg`                                             | :material-minus-circle:{.lg .gray}  |
+| TIFF                 | `.tiff`, `.tif`                                    | :material-minus-circle:{.lg .gray}  |
+| Valve Texture Format | `.vtf`                                             |  :material-close-circle:{.lg .red}  |
+| WebP                 | `.webp`                                            | :material-check-circle:{.lg .green} |
+| Windows Icon         | `.ico`                                             | :material-minus-circle:{.lg .gray}  |
+
+#### :material-image-outline: RAW Images
+
+| Filetype                         | Extensions             |
+| -------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
+| Camera Image File Format (Canon) | `.crw`, `.cr2`, `.cr3` |
+| Digital Negative                 | `.dng`                 |
+| Fuji RAW                         | `.raf`                 |
+| Nikon RAW                        | `.nef`, `.nrw`         |
+| Olympus RAW                      | `.orf`                 |
+| Panasonic RAW                    | `.raw`, `.rw2`         |
+| Sony RAW                         | `.arw`                 |
+
+### :material-movie-open: Videos
+
+Video thumbnails will default to the closest viable frame from the middle of the video. Both thumbnail generation and video playback in the Preview Panel requires [FFmpeg](../install.md#third-party-dependencies) installed on your system.
+
+| Filetype              | Extensions              | Dependencies |
+| --------------------- | ----------------------- | :----------: |
+| 3GP                   | `.3gp`                  |    FFmpeg    |
+| AVI                   | `.avi`                  |    FFmpeg    |
+| AVIF                  | `.avif`                 |    FFmpeg    |
+| FLV                   | `.flv`                  |    FFmpeg    |
+| HEVC                  | `.hevc`                 |    FFmpeg    |
+| Matroska              | `.mkv`                  |    FFmpeg    |
+| MP4                   | `.mp4` , `.m4p`         |    FFmpeg    |
+| MPEG Transport Stream | `.ts`                   |    FFmpeg    |
+| QuickTime             | `.mov`, `.movie`, `.qt` |    FFmpeg    |
+| WebM                  | `.webm`                 |    FFmpeg    |
+| WMV                   | `.wmv`                  |    FFmpeg    |
+
+### :material-sine-wave: Audio
+
+Audio thumbnails will default to embedded cover art (if any) andfallback to generated waveform thumbnails. Audio file playback is supported in the Preview Panel if you have [FFmpeg](../install.md#third-party-dependencies) installed on your system. Audio waveforms are currently not cached.
+
+| Filetype            | Extensions               | Dependencies |
+| ------------------- | ------------------------ | :----------: |
+| AAC                 | `.aac`, `.m4a`           |    FFmpeg    |
+| AIFF                | `.aiff`, `.aif`, `.aifc` |    FFmpeg    |
+| Apple Lossless[^2]  | `.alac`, `.aac`          |    FFmpeg    |
+| FLAC                | `.flac`                  |    FFmpeg    |
+| MP3                 | `.mp3`,                  |    FFmpeg    |
+| Ogg                 | `.ogg`                   |    FFmpeg    |
+| WAVE                | `.wav`, `.wave`          |    FFmpeg    |
+| Windows Media Audio | `.wma`                   |    FFmpeg    |
+
+### :material-file-chart: Documents
+
+Preview support for office documents or well-known project file formats varies by the format and whether or not embedded thumbnails are available to be read from. OpenDocument-based files are typically supported.
+
+| Filetype                      | Extensions            | Preview Type                                                               |
+| ----------------------------- | --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Blender                       | `.blend`, `.blend<#>` | Embedded thumbnail :material-alert-circle:{ title="If available in file" } |
+| Keynote (Apple iWork)         | `.key`                | Embedded thumbnail                                                         |
+| Krita[^3]                     | `.kra`, `.krz`        | Embedded thumbnail :material-alert-circle:{ title="If available in file" } |
+| MuseScore                     | `.mscz`               | Embedded thumbnail :material-alert-circle:{ title="If available in file" } |
+| Numbers (Apple iWork)         | `.numbers`            | Embedded thumbnail                                                         |
+| OpenDocument Presentation     | `.odp`, `.fodp`       | Embedded thumbnail                                                         |
+| OpenDocument Spreadsheet      | `.ods`, `.fods`       | Embedded thumbnail                                                         |
+| OpenDocument Text             | `.odt`, `.fodt`       | Embedded thumbnail                                                         |
+| Pages (Apple iWork)           | `.pages`              | Embedded thumbnail                                                         |
+| PDF                           | `.pdf`                | First page render                                                          |
+| Photoshop                     | `.psd`                | Flattened image render                                                     |
+| PowerPoint (Microsoft Office) | `.pptx`, `.ppt`       | Embedded thumbnail :material-alert-circle:{ title="If available in file" } |
+
+### 3D Models
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! failure "3D Model Support"
+    TagStudio does not currently support previews for 3D model files *(outside of Blender project embedded thumbnails)*. This is on our [roadmap](../updates/roadmap.md#uiux) for future features.
+
+### :material-format-font: Fonts
+
+Font thumbnails will use a "Aa" example preview of the font, with a full alphanumeric of the font available in the Preview Panel.
+
+| Filetype             | Extensions        |
+| -------------------- | ----------------- |
+| OpenType Font        | `.otf`, `.otc`    |
+| TrueType Font        | `.ttf`, `.ttc`    |
+| Web Open Font Format | `.woff`, `.woff2` |
+
+### :material-text-box: Text
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! info "Plain Text Support"
+    TagStudio supports the *vast* majority of files considered to be "[plain text](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_text)". If an extension or format is not listed here, odds are it's still supported anyway.
+
+Text files render the first 256 bytes of text information to an image preview for thumbnails and the Preview Panel. Improved thumbnails, full scrollable text, and syntax highlighting are on our [roadmap](../updates/roadmap.md#uiux) for future features.
+
+| Filetype   | Extensions                                    |        Syntax Highlighting         |
+| ---------- | --------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------: |
+| CSV        | `.csv`                                        | :material-close-circle:{.lg .red}  |
+| HTML       | `.html`, `.htm`, `.xhtml`, `.shtml`, `.dhtml` | :material-close-circle:{.lg .red}  |
+| JSON       | `.json`, `.jsonc`, `.json5`                   | :material-close-circle:{.lg .red}  |
+| Markdown   | `.md`, `.markdown`, `.mkd`, `.rmd`            | :material-close-circle:{.lg .red}  |
+| Plain Text | `.txt`, `.text`                               | :material-minus-circle:{.lg .gray} |
+| TOML       | `.toml`                                       | :material-close-circle:{.lg .red}  |
+| XML        | `.xml`, `.xul`                                | :material-close-circle:{.lg .red}  |
+| YAML       | `.yaml`, `.yml`                               | :material-close-circle:{.lg .red}  |
+
+### :material-file: Other
+
+| Filetype | Extensions | Preview Type         |
+| -------- | ---------- | -------------------- |
+| EPUB     | `.epub`    | Embedded ebook cover |
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+[^1]:
+    The `.jpg_large` extension is unofficial and instead the byproduct of how [Google Chrome used to download images from Twitter](https://fileinfo.com/extension/jpg_large). Since this mangled extension is still in circulation, TagStudio supports it.
+
+[^2]:
+    Apple Lossless traditionally uses `.m4a` and `.caf` containers, but may unofficially use the `.alac` extension. The `.m4a` container is also used for separate compressed audio codecs.
+
+[^3]:
+    Krita also supports saving projects as OpenRaster `.ora` files. Support for these is listed in the "[Images](#images)" section.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->

docs/library/library_search.md

@@ -1,36 +1,50 @@
-# Library Search
+---
+icon: material/magnify
+---
+
+# :material-magnify: Search
+
+TagStudio provides various methods to search your library, ranging from TagStudio data such as tags to inherent file data such as paths or media types.
 
 ## Boolean Operators
 
-TagStudio allows you to use common [boolean search](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full-text_search#Boolean_queries) operators when searching your library, along with [grouping](#grouping-and-nesting), [nesting](#grouping-and-nesting), and [character escaping](#escaping-characters). Note that you may need to use grouping in order to get the desired results you're looking for.
+TagStudio allows you to use common [Boolean search](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full-text_search#Boolean_queries) operators when searching your library, along with [grouping](#grouping-and-nesting), [nesting](#grouping-and-nesting), and [character escaping](#escaping-characters). Note that you may need to use grouping in order to get the desired results you're looking for.
 
 ### AND
 
-The `AND` operator will only return results that match **both** sides of the operator. `AND` is used implicitly when no boolean operators are given. To use the `AND` operator explicitly, simply type "and" (case insensitive) in-between items of your search.
+The `AND` operator will only return results that match **both** sides of the operator. `AND` is used implicitly when no Boolean operators are given. To use the `AND` operator explicitly, simply type "and" (case insensitive) in-between items of your search.
 
-> For example, searching for "Tag1 Tag2" will be treated the same as "Tag1 `AND` Tag2" and will only return results that contain both Tag1 and Tag2.
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! example
+    Searching for "Tag1 Tag2" will be treated the same as "Tag1 `AND` Tag2" and will only return results that contain both Tag1 and Tag2.
 
 ### OR
 
 The `OR` operator will return results that match **either** the left or right side of the operator. To use the `OR` operator simply type "or" (case insensitive) in-between items of your search.
 
-> For example, searching for "Tag1 `OR` Tag2" will return results that contain either "Tag1", "Tag2", or both.
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! example
+    Searching for "Tag1 `OR` Tag2" will return results that contain either "Tag1", "Tag2", or both.
 
 ### NOT
 
 The `NOT` operator will returns results where the condition on the right is **false.** To use the `NOT` operator simply type "not" (case insensitive) in-between items of your search. You can also begin your search with `NOT` to only view results that do not contain the next term that follows.
 
-> For example, searching for "Tag1 `NOT` Tag2" will only return results that contain "Tag1" while also not containing "Tag2".
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! example
+    Searching for "Tag1 `NOT` Tag2" will only return results that contain "Tag1" while also not containing "Tag2".
 
 ### Grouping and Nesting
 
 Searches can be grouped and nested by using parentheses to surround parts of your search query.
 
-> For example, searching for "(Tag1 `OR` Tag2) `AND` Tag3" will return results any results that contain Tag3, plus one or the other (or both) of Tag1 and Tag2.
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! example
+    Searching for "(Tag1 `OR` Tag2) `AND` Tag3" will return any results that contain Tag3, plus one or the other (or both) of Tag1 and Tag2.
 
 ### Escaping Characters
 
-Sometimes search queries have ambiguous characters and need to be "escaped". This is most common with tag names which contain spaces, or overlap with existing search keywords such as "[path:](#filename--filepath) of exile". To escape most search terms, surround the section of your search in plain quotes. Alternatively, spaces in tag names can be replaced by underscores.
+Sometimes search queries have ambiguous characters and need to be "escaped". This is most common with tag names which contain spaces, or overlap with existing search keywords such as "[path:](#filename-and-path) of exile". To escape most search terms, surround the section of your search in plain quotes. Alternatively, spaces in tag names can be replaced by underscores.
 
 #### Valid Escaped Tag Searches
 
@@ -44,50 +58,68 @@ Sometimes search queries have ambiguous characters and need to be "escaped". Thi
 
 ## Tags
 
-[Tag](#tags) search is the default mode of file entry search in TagStudio. No keyword prefix is required, however using `tag:` will also work. The tag search attempts to match tag [names](tag.md#name), [shorthands](tag.md#shorthand), [aliases](tag.md#aliases), as well as allows for tags to [substitute](tag.md#intuition-via-substitution) in for any of their [parent tags](tag.md#parent-tags).
+[Tag](#tags) search is the default mode of file entry search in TagStudio. No keyword prefix is required, however using `tag:` will also work. The tag search attempts to match tag [names](./tag.md#name), [shorthands](./tag.md#shorthand), [aliases](./tag.md#aliases), as well as allows for tags to [substitute](./tag.md#intuition-via-substitution) in for any of their [parent tags](./tag.md#parent-tags).
 
-You may also see the `tag_id:` prefix keyword show up with using the right-click "Search for Tag" option on tags. This is meant for internal use, and eventually will not be displayed or accessible to the user.
+You may also see the `tag_id:` prefix keyword show up when using the right-click "Search for Tag" option on tags. This is meant for internal use, and eventually will not be displayed or accessible to the user.
 
 ## Fields
 
-_[Field](field.md) search is currently not in the program, however is coming in a future version._
+_[Field](./field.md) search is currently not in the program, however is coming in a future version._
 
 ## File Entry Search
 
-### Filename + Filepath
+### Filename and Path
 
-Currently (v9.5.0-PR1) the filepath search uses [glob](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glob_(programming)>) syntax, meaning you'll likely have to wrap your filename or partial filepath inside asterisks for results to appear. This search is also currently case sensitive. Use the `path:` keyword prefix followed by the filename or path, with asterisks surrounding partial names.
+Filename and path search is available via the `path:` keyword and comes in a few different styles. By default, any string that follows the `path:` keyword will be searched as a substring inside a file's complete filepath. This means that given a file `folder/my_file.txt`, searching for `path: my_file` or `path: folder` will both return results for that file.
+
+#### Case Sensitivity
+
+TagStudio uses a "[smartcase](https://neovim.io/doc/user/options.html#'smartcase')"-like system for case sensitivity. This means that a search term typed in `lowercase` will be treated as **case-insensitive**, while a term typed in any `MixedCase` will be treated as **case-sensitive**. This makes it quicker to type searches when case sensitivity isn't required, while also providing a simple option to leverage case sensitivity when desired. Note that this means there's technically no way to currently search for a lowercase term while respecting case sensitivity.
+
+#### Glob Syntax
+
+Optionally, you may use [glob](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glob_(programming)>) syntax to search filepaths.
 
 #### Examples
 
-Given a file "artwork/piece.jpg", these searches will return results with it:
-
--   `path: artwork/piece.jpg` _(Note how no asterisks are required if the full path is given)_
--   `path: *piece.jpg*`
--   `path: *artwork*`
--   `path: *rtwor*`
--   `path: *ece.jpg*`
--   `path: *iec*`
-
-And these (currently) won't:
+Given a file "Artwork/Piece.jpg", the following searches will return results for it:
 
+-   `path: artwork/piece.jpg`
+-   `path: Artwork/Piece.jpg`
 -   `path: piece.jpg`
--   `path: piece.jpg`
+-   `path: Piece.jpg`
 -   `path: artwork`
 -   `path: rtwor`
 -   `path: ece.jpg`
 -   `path: iec`
+-   `path: artwork/*`
+-   `path: Artwork/*`
+-   `path: *piece.jpg*`
+-   `path: *Piece.jpg*`
+-   `path: *artwork*`
+-   `path: *Artwork*`
+-   `path: *rtwor*`
+-   `path: *ece.jpg*`
+-   `path: *iec*`
+-   `path: *.jpg`
+
+While the following searches will **NOT:**
+
+-   `path: ARTWORK/Piece.jpg` _(Reason: Mismatched case)_
+-   `path: *aRtWoRk/Piece*` _(Reason: Mismatched case)_
+-   `path: PieCe.jpg` _(Reason: Mismatched case)_
+-   `path: *PieCe.jpg*` _(Reason: Mismatched case)_
 
 ## Special Searches
 
-"Special" searches use the `special:` keyword prefix and give quick results for certain special search queries.
+Some predefined searches use the `special:` keyword prefix and give quick results for certain special search queries.
 
 ### Untagged
 
-To see all your file entries which don't contain any tags, use the `special:untagged` search.
+To see all your file entries which don't contain any tags, use the `special: untagged` search.
 
 ### Empty
 
-**_NOTE:_** _Currently unavailable in v9.5.0-PR1_
+**_NOTE:_** _Currently unavailable in v9.5.0_
 
-To see all your file entries which don't contain any tags _and_ any fields, use the `special:empty` search.
+To see all your file entries which don't contain any tags _and_ any fields, use the `special: empty` search.

docs/library/tag.md

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-# Tags
+---
+icon: material/tag-text
+---
+
+# :material-tag-text: Tags
 
 Tags are discrete objects that represent some attribute. This could be a person, place, object, concept, and more. Unlike most tagging systems, TagStudio tags are not solely represented by a line of text or a hashtag. Tags in TagStudio consist of several properties and relationships that give extra customization, searching power, and ease of tagging that cannot be achieved by string-based tags alone. TagStudio tags are designed to be as simple or as complex as you'd like, giving options to users of all skill levels and use cases.
 
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ This is a special type of alias that's used for shortening the tag name under sp
 
 Aliases are alternate names that the tag can go by. This may include individual first names for people, alternate spellings, shortened names, and more. If there's a common abbreviation or shortened name for your tag, it's recommended to use the [shorthand](#shorthand) field for this instead.
 
-When searching for a tag, aliases (including the shorthand) can also be used to find the tag. This not only includes searching for tags themselves, but for tagged [file entries](entry.md) as well!
+When searching for a tag, aliases (including the shorthand) can also be used to find the tag. This not only includes searching for tags themselves, but for tagged [file entries](./entry.md) as well!
 
 ### Automatic Disambiguation
 
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ Given a tag named "Freddy", we may confuse it with other "Freddy" tags in our li
 
 ![Tag Disambiguation Example](../assets/tag_disambiguation_example.png)
 
-So if the "Five Night's at Fredddy's" tag is added as a parent tag on the "Freddy" tag, and the disambiguation box next to it is checked, then our tag name will automatically be displayed as "Freddy (Five Nights at Freddy's)". Better yet, if the "Five Night's at Fredddy's" tag has a shorthand such as "FNAF", then our "Freddy" tag will be displayed as "Freddy (FNAF)". This process preserves our base tag name ("Freddy") and provides an option to get a clean and consistent method to display disambiguating parent categories, rather than having to type this information in manually for each applicable tag.
+So if the "Five Nights at Freddy's" tag is added as a parent tag on the "Freddy" tag, and the disambiguation box next to it is checked, then our tag name will automatically be displayed as "Freddy (Five Nights at Freddy's)". Better yet, if the "Five Nights at Freddy's" tag has a shorthand such as "FNAF", then our "Freddy" tag will be displayed as "Freddy (FNAF)". This process preserves our base tag name ("Freddy") and provides an option to get a clean and consistent method to display disambiguating parent categories, rather than having to type this information in manually for each applicable tag.
 
 ## Tag Relationships
 
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ In a system where tags have no relationships, you're required to add as many tag
 
 #### Intuition via Substitution
 
-Now when searching for for images that have `Dreamworks` and `Character`, any images or files originally just tagged with `Shrek` will appear as you would expect. A little bit of tag setup goes a long way not only saving so much time during tagging, but also to ensure an intuitive way to search your files!
+Now when searching for images that have `Dreamworks` and `Character`, any images or files originally just tagged with `Shrek` will appear as you would expect. A little bit of tag setup goes a long way not only saving so much time during tagging, but also to ensure an intuitive way to search your files!
 
 #### Rediscovery via Linking
 
@@ -60,23 +64,27 @@ Lastly, when searching your files with broader categories such as `Character` or
 
 ### Component Tags
 
-**_[Coming in version 9.6](../updates/roadmap.md#96-alpha)_**
+**_Coming in version 9.6_**
 
-Component tags will be built from a composition-based, or "HAS" type relationship between tags. This takes care of instances where an attribute may "have" another attribute, but doesn't inherit from it. Shrek may be an `Orge`, he may be a `Character`, but he is NOT a `Leather Vest` - even if he's commonly seen _with_ it. Component tags, along with the upcoming [Tag Override](tag_overrides.md) feature, are built to handle these cases in a way that still simplifies the tagging process without adding too much undue complexity for the user.
+Component tags will be built from a composition-based, or "HAS" type relationship between tags. This takes care of instances where an attribute may "have" another attribute, but doesn't inherit from it. Shrek may be an `Ogre`, he may be a `Character`, but he is NOT a `Leather Vest` - even if he's commonly seen _with_ it. Component tags, along with the upcoming "Tag Override" feature, are built to handle these cases in a way that still simplifies the tagging process without adding too much undue complexity for the user.
 
 ## Tag Appearance
 
 ### Color
 
-Tags use a default uncolored appearance by default, however can take on a number of built-in and user-created\* colors and color palettes! Tag color palettes can be based on a single color value (see: TagStudio Standard, TagStudio Shades, TagStudio Pastels) or use an optional secondary color to override the border and text colors (see: TagStudio Neon).
+Tags use a default uncolored appearance by default, however can take on a number of built-in and user-created colors and color palettes! Tag color palettes can be based on a single color value (see: TagStudio Standard, TagStudio Shades, TagStudio Pastels) or use an optional secondary color use for the text and optionally the tag border (e.g. TagStudio Neon).
 
 ![Tag Color Selection](../assets/tag_color_selection.png)
 
-\*_Coming in the full version 9.5.0 release_
+#### User-Created Colors
+
+Custom palettes and colors can be created via the [Tag Color Manager](./tag_color.md). These colors will display alongside the built-in colors inside the tag selection window and are separated by their namespace names. Colors which use the secondary color for the tag border will be outlined in that color, otherwise they will only display the secondary color on the bottom of the swatch to indicate at a glance that the text colors are different.
+
+![Custom Tag Color Selection](../assets/custom_tag_color_selection.png)
 
 ### Icon
 
-**_[Coming in version 9.6](../updates/roadmap.md#96-alpha)_**
+**_Coming in version 9.6_**
 
 ## Tag Properties
 
@@ -90,7 +98,7 @@ When the "Is Category" property is checked, this tag now acts as a category sepa
 
 #### Is Hidden
 
-**_[Coming in version 9.6](../updates/roadmap.md#96-alpha)_**
+**_Coming in version 9.6_**
 
 When the "Is Hidden" property is checked, any file entries tagged with this tag will not show up in searches by default. This property comes by default with the built-in "Archived" tag.
 

docs/library/tag_categories.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
-tags:
+icon: material/shape-plus
 ---
 
-# Tag Categories
+# :material-shape-plus: Tag Categories
 
-The "Is Category" property of tags determines if a tag should be treated as a category itself when being organized inside the preview panel. Tags marked as categories will show themselves and all tags inheriting from it (including recursively) underneath a field-like section with the tag's name. This means that duplicates of tags can appear on entries if the tag inherits from multiple parent categories, however this is by design and reflects the nature multiple inheritance. Any tags not inheriting from a category tag will simply show under a default "Tag" section.
+The "Is Category" property of tags determines if a tag should be treated as a category itself when being organized inside the preview panel. Tags marked as categories will show themselves and all tags inheriting from it (including recursively) underneath a field-like section with the tag's name. This means that duplicates of tags can appear on entries if the tag inherits from multiple parent categories, however this is by design and reflects the nature of multiple inheritance. Any tags not inheriting from a category tag will simply show under a default "Tag" section.
 
 ![Tag Categories Example](../assets/tag_categories_example.png)
 

docs/library/tag_color.md

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+---
+icon: material/palette
+---
+
+# :material-palette: Tag Colors
+
+TagStudio features a variety of built-in tag colors, alongside the ability for users to create their own custom tag color palettes.
+
+## Tag Color Manager
+
+The Tag Color Manager is where you can create and manage your custom tag colors and associated namespaces. You can access the Tag Color Manager from the "File -> Manage Tag Colors" option in the menu bar.
+
+![Tag Color Manager](../assets/tag_color_manager.png)
+
+## Creating a Namespace
+
+TagStudio uses namespaces to group colors into palettes. Namespaces are a way for you to use the same color name across multiple palettes without having to worry about [name collision](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_collision) with other palettes. This is especially useful when sharing your color palettes with others!\*
+
+_\* Color pack sharing coming in a future update_
+
+To create your first namespace, either click the "New Namespace" button or the large button prompt underneath the built-in colors.
+
+![Create Namespace](../assets/create_namespace.png)
+
+### Name
+
+The display name of the namespace, used for presentation.
+
+### ID Slug
+
+An internal ID for the namespace which is automatically derived from the namespace name.
+
+Namespaces beginning with "tagstudio" are reserved by TagStudio and will automatically have their text changed.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! note
+    It's currently not possible to manually edit the Namespace ID Slug. This will be possible once sharable color packs are added.
+
+## Creating a Color
+
+Once you've created your first namespace, click the "+" button inside the namespace section to create a color. To edit a color that you've previously created, either click on the color name or right click and select "Edit Color" from the context menu.
+
+![Create Color (Primary Color)](../assets/custom_color_primary_only.png)
+
+### Name
+
+The display name for the color, used for presentation. You may occasionally see the color name followed by the [namespace name](#name) in parentheses to disambiguate it from other colors with the same name.
+
+### ID Slug
+
+Similar to [Namespace ID Slugs](#id-slug), the ID Slug is used as an internal ID and is automatically derived from the tag color name.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! note
+    It's currently not possible to manually edit the Color ID Slug. This will be possible once sharable color packs are added.
+
+### Primary Color
+
+The primary color is used as the main tag color and by default is used as the background color with the text and border colors being derived from this color.
+
+### Secondary Color
+
+By default, the secondary color is only used as an optional override for the tag text color. This color can be cleared by clicking the adjacent "Reset" button.
+
+![Create Color (Secondary Color)](../assets/custom_color_no_border.png)
+
+The secondary color can also be used as the tag border color by checking the "Use Secondary Color for Border" box.
+
+![Create Color (Use Secondary for Border)](../assets/custom_color_border.png)
+
+## Using Colors
+
+When editing a tag, click the tag color button to bring up the tag color selection panel. From here you can choose any built-in TagStudio color as well as any of your custom colors.
+
+![Tag Color Selection](../assets/tag_color_selection.png)

docs/library/tag_overrides.md

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
----
-tags:
-  - Upcoming Feature
----
-
-# Tag Overrides
-
-Tag overrides are the ability to add or remove [parent tags](tag.md#subtags) from a [tag](tag.md) on a per- [entry](entry.md) basis.
-
-## Examples
-
-<figure markdown="span">
-  ![Example 1](../assets/tag_override_ex-1.png){ height="300" }
-  <figcaption>Ex. 1 - Comparing standard tag composition vs additive and subtractive inheritance overrides.</figcaption>
-</figure>
-
-<figure markdown="span">
-  ![Example 2](../assets/tag_override_ex-2.png){ height="300" }
-  <figcaption>Ex. 2 - Parent tag swap using tag overrides.</figcaption>
-</figure>

docs/stylesheets/extra.css

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/* Dark Theme */
+[data-md-color-scheme="slate"] {
+    --md-default-bg-color: #060617;
+    --md-default-fg-color: #eae1ff;
+    --md-default-fg-color--light: #b898ff;
+    --md-code-fg-color: #eae1ffcc;
+    --md-code-hl-string-color: rgb(92, 255, 228);
+    --md-code-hl-keyword-color: rgb(61, 155, 255);
+    --md-code-hl-constant-color: rgb(205, 78, 255);
+    --md-footer-bg-color--dark: #03030c;
+    --md-code-bg-color: #090a26;
+}
+
+/* Light Theme */
+[data-md-color-scheme="default"] {
+    --md-default-fg-color--light: #090a26;
+}
+
+.md-header {
+    background: linear-gradient(
+        60deg,
+        rgb(205, 78, 255) 10%,
+        rgb(116, 123, 255) 50%,
+        rgb(72, 145, 255) 75%,
+        rgb(98, 242, 255) 100%
+    );
+}
+
+/* Mobile Nav Header */
+.md-nav__source {
+    background: linear-gradient(
+        60deg,
+        rgb(205, 78, 255) 0%,
+        rgb(116, 123, 255) 100%
+    );
+    border-style: solid;
+    border-width: 0 0 2px 0;
+    border-color: #ffffff33;
+}
+
+th,
+td {
+    padding: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 1em !important;
+}
+
+.md-header {
+    border-style: solid;
+    border-width: 0 0 2px 0;
+    border-color: #ffffff33;
+}
+
+.md-header__title {
+    font-family: "Bai Jamjuree", Roboto, sans-serif;
+    font-weight: 500 !important;
+    font-size: 1.1rem;
+    letter-spacing: -0.05rem !important;
+}
+
+.md-nav__title,
+h1,
+h2,
+.md-nav__item--section > .md-nav__link {
+    font-family: "Bai Jamjuree", Roboto, sans-serif;
+    font-weight: 500 !important;
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    letter-spacing: -0.05rem !important;
+}
+
+/* Add padding to stop text from cutting off early due to negative letter spacing */
+.md-nav__item--section > .md-nav__link > .md-ellipsis {
+    padding-right: 0.5rem;
+}
+.md-header__title .md-header__topic .md-ellipsis {
+    padding-right: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.md-header__button.md-logo {
+    padding-right: 0;
+    padding-bottom: 0.3rem;
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docs/updates/changelog.md

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Changelog
+icon: material/list-status
 ---
---8<-- "CHANGELOG.md"
+
+--8<-- "CHANGELOG.md"

docs/updates/roadmap.md

@@ -1,275 +1,283 @@
-# Feature Roadmap
+---
+icon: material/map-check
+---
 
-This checklist details the current and remaining features required at a minimum for TagStudio to be considered “Feature Complete”. This list is _not_ a definitive list for additional feature requests and PRs as they come in, but rather an outline of my personal core feature set intended for TagStudio.
+# :material-map-check: Roadmap
 
-## Priorities
+This page outlines the current and planned features required for TagStudio to be considered "feature complete" (v10.0.0). Features and changes are broken up by group in order to better assess the overall state of those features. [Priority levels](#priority-levels) and [version estimates](#version-estimates) are provided in order to give a rough idea of what's planned and when it may release.
 
-Features are broken up into the following priority levels, with nested priorities referencing their relative priority for the overall feature (i.e. A [LOW] priority feature can have a [HIGH] priority element but it otherwise still a [LOW] priority item overall):
+This roadmap will update as new features are planned or completed. If there's a feature you'd like to see but is not listed on this page, please check the GitHub [Issues](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues) page and submit a feature request if one does not already exist!
 
--   [HIGH] - Core feature
--   [MEDIUM] - Important but not necessary
--   [LOW] - Just nice to have
+## Priority Levels
 
-## Core Feature List
+Planned features and changes are assigned **priority levels** to signify how important they are to the feature-complete version of TagStudio and to serve as a general guide for what should be worked on first, along with [version estimates](#version-estimates). When features are completed, their priority level icons are removed.
 
--   [ ] Tags [HIGH]
-    -   [x] ID-based, not string based [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Tag name [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Tag alias list, aka alternate names [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Tag shorthand (specific short alias for displaying) [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Parent/Inheritance subtags [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Composition/HAS subtags [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Deleting Tags [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Merging Tags [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Tag Icons [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Small Icons [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Large Icons for Profiles [MEDIUM]
-        -   [ ] Built-in Icon Packs (i.e. Boxicons) [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] User Defined Icons [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Multiple Languages for Tag Strings [MEDIUM]
-    -   [ ] User-defined tag colors [HIGH]
-        -   [x] ID based, not string or hex [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Color name [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Color value (hex) [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Existing colors are now a set of base colors [HIGH]
-    -   [x] [Tag Categories](../library/tag_categories.md) [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Property available for tags that allow the tag and any inheriting from it to be displayed separately in the preview panel under a title [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Title is tag name [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] [Tag Overrides](../library/tag_overrides.md) [MEDIUM]
-        -   [ ] Per-file overrides of subtags [HIGH]
--   [ ] Tag Packs [MEDIUM]
-    -   [ ] Human-readable (i.e. JSON) files containing tag data [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Importable [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Exportable [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Conflict resolution [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Color Packs [MEDIUM]
-        -   [ ] Human-readable (i.e. JSON) files containing tag data [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Importable [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Exportable [HIGH]
--   [ ] Exportable Library Data [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Standard notation format (i.e. JSON) contacting all library data [HIGH]
--   [ ] [Macros](../utilities/macro.md) [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Sharable Macros [MEDIUM]
-        -   [ ] Standard notation format (i.e. JSON) contacting macro instructions [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Exportable [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Importable [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Triggers [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] On new file [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] On library refresh [HIGH]
-        -   [...]
-    -   [ ] Actions [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Add tag(s) [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Add field(s) [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Set field content [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] [...]
--   [ ] Settings Menu [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Application Settings [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Stored in system user folder/designated folder [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Library Settings [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Stored in `.TagStudio` folder [HIGH]
--   [ ] Multiple Root Directories per Library [HIGH]
--   [ ] [Entry groups](../library/entry_groups.md) [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Groups for files/entries where the same entry can be in multiple groups [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Ability to number entries within group [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Ability to set sorting method for group [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Ability to set custom thumbnail for group [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Group is treated as entry with tags and metadata [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Nested groups [MEDIUM]
--   [ ] Fields [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Text Boxes [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Text Lines [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Dates [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Custom field names [HIGH]
--   [ ] Search engine [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Boolean operators [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Tag objects + autocomplete [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Filename search [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Filetype search [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Search by extension (e.g. ".jpg", ".png") [HIGH]
-            -   [x] Optional consolidation of extension synonyms (i.e. ".jpg" can equal ".jpeg") [LOW]
-        -   [x] Search by media type (e.g. "image", "video", "document") [MEDIUM]
-    -   [ ] Field content search [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] HAS operator for composition tags [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] OCR search [LOW]
-    -   [ ] Fuzzy Search [LOW]
-    -   [ ] Sortable results [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Sort by relevance [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Sort by date added [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Sort by date created [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Sort by date modified [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Sort by date taken (photos) [MEDIUM]
-        -   [ ] Sort by file size [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Sort by file dimension (images/video) [LOW]
--   [ ] Automatic Entry Relinking [HIGH] [#36](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues/36)
-    -   [ ] Detect Renames [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Detect Moves [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Detect Deletions [HIGH]
--   [ ] Image Collages [LOW] [#91](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/issues/91)
-    -   [ ] UI [HIGH]
--   [ ] Tagging Panel [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Top Tags [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Recent Tags [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Tag Search [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Pinned Tags [HIGH]
--   [ ] Configurable Thumbnails [MEDIUM]
-    -   [ ] Custom thumbnail override [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Toggle File Extension Label [MEDIUM]
-    -   [ ] Toggle Duration Label [MEDIUM]
-    -   [ ] Custom Tag Badges [LOW]
--   [ ] Thumbnails [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] File Duration Label [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] 3D Model Previews [MEDIUM]
-        -   [ ] STL Previews [HIGH]
--   [x] Drag and Drop [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Drag files _to_ other programs [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Drag files _to_ file explorer windows [MEDIUM]
-    -   [x] Drag files _from_ file explorer windows [MEDIUM]
-    -   [x] Drag files _from_ other programs [LOW]
--   [ ] File Preview Panel [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Video Playback [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Play/Pause [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Loop [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Toggle Autoplay [MEDIUM]
-        -   [ ] Volume Control [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Toggle Mute [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Timeline scrubber [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Fullscreen [MEDIUM]
-    -   [x] Audio Playback [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Play/Pause [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Loop [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Toggle Autoplay [MEDIUM]
-        -   [x] Volume Control [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Toggle Mute [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Timeline scrubber [HIGH]
--   [ ] Optimizations [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Thumbnail caching [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] File property caching/indexes [HIGH]
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! info "Priority Level Icons"
+    -   :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **High Priority** - Core features
+    -   :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" } **Medium Priority** - Important, but not necessary
+    -   :material-chevron-up:{ .priority-low title="Low Priority" } **Low Priority** - Just nice to have
 
-## Version Milestones
+## Version Estimates
 
-These version milestones are rough estimations for when the previous core features will be added. For a more definitive idea for when features are coming, please reference the current GitHub [milestones](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/milestones).
+Features are given rough estimations for which version they will be completed in, and are listed next to their names (e.g. Feature **[v9.0.0]**). They are eventually replaced with links to the version changelog in which they were completed in, if applicable.
 
-_(This list was created after the release of version 9.4)_
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! tip
+    For a more definitive and up-to-date list of features planned for near-future updates, please reference the current GitHub [Milestones](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/milestones)!
 
-### 9.5 (Alpha)
+---
 
--   [x] SQL backend [HIGH]
--   [x] Translations _(Any applicable)_ [MEDIUM]
--   [ ] Tags [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Deleting Tags [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] User-defined tag colors [HIGH]
-        -   [x] ID based, not string or hex [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Color name [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Color value (hex) [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Existing colors are now a set of base colors [HIGH]
-    -   [x] [Tag Categories](../library/tag_categories.md) [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Property available for tags that allow the tag and any inheriting from it to be displayed separately in the preview panel under a title [HIGH]
--   [ ] Search engine [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Boolean operators [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Tag objects + autocomplete [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Filename search [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Filetype search [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Search by extension (e.g. ".jpg", ".png") [HIGH]
-            -   [x] Optional consolidation of extension synonyms (i.e. ".jpg" can equal ".jpeg") [LOW]
-        -   [x] Search by media type (e.g. "image", "video", "document") [MEDIUM]
-    -   [ ] Field content search [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Sortable results [HIGH]
-        -   [x] Sort by date added [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Sort by date created [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Sort by date modified [HIGH]
--   [ ] Settings Menu [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Application Settings [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Stored in system user folder/designated folder [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Library Settings [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Stored in `.TagStudio` folder [HIGH]
--   [ ] Optimizations [HIGH]
-    -   [x] Thumbnail caching [HIGH]
+## Core
 
-### 9.6 (Alpha)
+### :material-database: SQL Library Database
 
--   [ ] Tags [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Merging Tags [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Composition/HAS subtags [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Tag Icons [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Small Icons [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Large Icons for Profiles [MEDIUM]
-        -   [ ] Built-in Icon Packs (i.e. Boxicons) [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] User Defined Icons [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Multiple Languages for Tag Strings [MEDIUM]
-        -   [ ] Title is tag name [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Title has tag color [MEDIUM]
-        -   [ ] Tag marked as category does not display as a tag itself [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] [Tag Overrides](../library/tag_overrides.md) [MEDIUM]
-        -   [ ] Per-file overrides of subtags [HIGH]
--   [ ] Fields [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Dates [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Custom field names [HIGH]
--   [ ] Multiple Root Directories per Library [HIGH]
--   [ ] `.ts_ignore` (`.gitignore`-style glob ignoring) [HIGH]
--   [ ] Tagging Panel [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Top Tags [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Recent Tags [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Tag Search [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Pinned Tags [HIGH]
--   [ ] Search engine [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] HAS operator for composition tags [HIGH]
+An improved SQLite-based library save file format in which legacy JSON libraries are be migrated to.
+Must be finalized or deemed "feature complete" before other core features are developed or finalized.
 
-### 9.7 (Alpha)
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! note
+    See the "[Library](#library)" section for features related to the library database rather than the underlying schema.
 
--   [ ] Configurable Thumbnails [MEDIUM]
-    -   [ ] Toggle File Extension Label [MEDIUM]
-    -   [ ] Toggle Duration Label [MEDIUM]
-    -   [ ] Custom Tag Badges [LOW]
--   [ ] Thumbnails [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] File Duration Label [HIGH]
--   [ ] [Entry groups](../library/entry_groups.md) [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Groups for files/entries where the same entry can be in multiple groups [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Ability to number entries within group [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Ability to set sorting method for group [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Ability to set custom thumbnail for group [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Group is treated as entry with tags and metadata [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Nested groups [MEDIUM]
+-   [x] A SQLite-based library save file format **[[v9.5.0](./changelog.md#950-2025-03-03)]**
+-   [ ] Cached File Properties Table :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+    -   [x] Date Entry Added to Library :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Date File Created :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Date File Modified :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Date Photo Taken :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Media Duration :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Media Dimensions :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Word Count :material-chevron-up:{ .priority-low title="Low Priority" }
 
-### 9.8 (Possible Beta)
+### :material-database-cog: Core Library + API
 
--   [ ] Automatic Entry Relinking [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Detect Renames [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Detect Moves [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Detect Deletions [HIGH]
--   [ ] [Macros](../utilities/macro.md) [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Sharable Macros [MEDIUM]
-        -   [ ] Standard notation format (i.e. JSON) contacting macro instructions [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Exportable [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Importable [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Triggers [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] On new file [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] On library refresh [HIGH]
-        -   [...]
-    -   [ ] Actions [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Add tag(s) [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Add field(s) [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Set field content [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] [...]
+A separated, UI agnostic core library that would be used to interface with the TagStudio library format. Would host an API for communication from outside the program. This would be licensed under the more permissive [MIT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License) license to foster wider adoption compared to the TagStudio application source code.
 
-### 9.9 (Possible Beta)
+-   [ ] Core Library :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v10.0.0]**
+-   [ ] Core Library API :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v10.0.0]**
+-   [ ] MIT License :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v10.0.0]**
 
--   [ ] Tag Packs [MEDIUM]
-    -   [ ] Human-readable (i.e. JSON) files containing tag data [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Importable [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Exportable [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Conflict resolution [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Color Packs [MEDIUM]
-        -   [ ] Human-readable (i.e. JSON) files containing tag data [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Importable [HIGH]
-        -   [ ] Exportable [HIGH]
--   [ ] Exportable Library Data [HIGH]
-    -   [ ] Standard notation format (i.e. JSON) contacting all library data [HIGH]
+### :material-clipboard-text: Format Specification
 
-### 10.0 (Possible Beta/Full Release)
+A detailed written specification for the TagStudio tag and/or library format. Intended for used by third-parties to build alternative cores or protocols that can remain interoperable.
 
--   [ ] All remaining [HIGH] and optional [MEDIUM] features
+-   [ ] Format Specification Established :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v10.0.0]**
 
-### Post 10.0
+---
 
--   [ ] Core Library/API
--   [ ] Plugin Support
+## Application
+
+### :material-button-cursor: UI/UX
+
+-   [x] Library Grid View
+    -   [ ] Explore Filesystem in Grid View :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Infinite Scrolling (No Pagination) :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+-   [ ] Library List View :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Explore Filesystem in List View :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+-   [ ] Lightbox View :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   Similar to List View in concept, but displays one large preview that can cycle back/forth between entries.
+    -   [ ] Smaller thumbnails of immediate adjacent entries below :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+-   [x] Library Statistics Screen :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" } **[v9.5.4]**
+-   [ ] Unified Library Health/Cleanup Screen :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" } **[v9.5.4]**
+    -   [x] Fix Unlinked Entries
+    -   [x] Fix Duplicate Files
+    -   [x] ~~Fix Duplicate Entries~~
+    -   [ ] Remove Ignored Entries :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.5.4]**
+    -   [ ] Delete Old Backups :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" } **[v9.5.5]**
+    -   [ ] Delete Legacy JSON File :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" } **[v9.5.5]**
+-   [x] Translations
+-   [ ] Search Bar Rework :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.7.0]**
+    -   [ ] Improved Tag Autocomplete :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Tags appear as widgets in search bar :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+-   [x] Unified Media Player
+    -   [x] Auto-Hiding Player Controls
+    -   [x] Play/Pause
+    -   [x] Loop
+    -   [x] Toggle Autoplay
+    -   [x] Volume Control
+    -   [x] Toggle Mute
+    -   [x] Timeline scrubber
+    -   [ ] Fullscreen :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Fine-Tuned UI/UX :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6]**
+-   [ ] 3D Model Thumbnails/Previews :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] STL File Support
+    -   [ ] OBJ File Support
+-   [ ] Plaintext Thumbnails/Previews :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [x] Basic Support
+    -   [ ] Full File Preview :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Syntax Highlighting :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+-   [ ] Toggleable Persistent Tagging Panel :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Top Tags
+    -   [ ] Recent Tags
+    -   [ ] Tag Search
+    -   [ ] Pinned Tags
+-   [ ] New Tabbed Tag Building UI to Support New Tag Features :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+-   [ ] Custom Thumbnail Overrides :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+-   [ ] Media Duration Labels :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+-   [ ] Word/Line Count Labels :material-chevron-up:{ .priority-low title="Low Priority" }
+-   [ ] Custom Tag Badges :material-chevron-up:{ .priority-low title="Low Priority" }
+    -   Would serve as an addition/alternative to the Favorite and Archived badges.
+
+### :material-cog: Settings
+
+-   [x] Application Settings
+    -   [x] Stored in System User Folder/Designated Folder
+    -   [x] Language
+    -   [x] Date and Time Format
+    -   [x] Theme
+    -   [x] Thumbnail Generation :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" } **[v9.5.4]**
+-   [x] Configurable Page Size
+-   [ ] Library Settings :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Stored in `.TagStudio` folder :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+-   [ ] Toggle File Extension Label :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+-   [ ] Toggle Duration Label :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+
+### :material-puzzle: Plugin Support
+
+Some form of official plugin support for TagStudio, likely with its own API that may connect to or encapsulate part of the the [core library API](#core-library-api).
+
+-   [ ] Plugin Support :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v10.0.0]**
+
+---
+
+## [Library](../library/index.md)
+
+### :material-wrench: Library Mechanics
+
+-   [x] Per-Library Tags
+-   [ ] Global Tags :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+-   [ ] Multiple Root Directories :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+    -   [ ] Ability to store TagStudio library folder separate from library files :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+-   [ ] Automatic Entry Relinking :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.7.0]**
+    -   [ ] Detect Renames :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Detect Moves :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Detect Deletions :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Performant :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+-   [ ] Background File Scanning :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.7.0]**
+-   [x] Thumbnail Caching **[[v9.5.0](./changelog.md#950-2025-03-03)]**
+    -   [ ] Audio Waveform Caching :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" } **[v9.7.0]**
+
+### :material-grid: [Entries](../library/entry.md)
+
+Library representations of files or file-like objects.
+
+-   [x] File Entries **[v1.0.0]**
+-   [ ] Folder Entries :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+-   [ ] URL Entries / Bookmarks :material-chevron-up:{ .priority-low title="Low Priority" }
+-   [x] Fields
+    -   [x] Text Lines
+    -   [x] Text Boxes
+    -   [x] Datetimes **[v9.5.4]**
+    -   [ ] User-Titled Fields :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+        -   [ ] Removal of Deprecated Fields :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+-   [ ] Entry Groups :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.7.0]**
+    -   [ ] Non-exclusive; Entries can be in multiple groups :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Ability to number entries within group :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Ability to set sorting method for group :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Ability to set custom thumbnail for group :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Group is treated as entry with tags and metadata :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Nested groups :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+
+### :material-tag-text: [Tags](../library/tag.md)
+
+Discrete library objects representing [attributes](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_(philosophy)>). Can be applied to library [entries](../library/entry.md), or applied to other tags to build traversable relationships.
+
+-   [x] Tag Name **[v8.0.0]**
+-   [x] Tag Shorthand Name **[v8.0.0]**
+-   [x] Tag Aliases List **[v8.0.0]**
+-   [x] Tag Color **[v8.0.0]**
+-   [ ] Tag Description :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+-   [x] Tag Colors
+    -   [x] Built-in Color Palette **[v8.0.0]**
+    -   [x] User-Defined Colors **[[v9.5.0](./changelog.md#950-2025-03-03)]**
+    -   [x] Primary and Secondary Colors **[[v9.5.0](./changelog.md#950-2025-03-03)]**
+-   [ ] Tag Icons :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+    -   [ ] Small Icons :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+    -   [ ] Large Icons for Profiles :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+    -   [ ] Built-in Icon Packs (i.e. Boxicons) :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+    -   [ ] User-Defined Icons :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+-   [x] [Category Property](../library/tag_categories.md) **[[v9.5.0](./changelog.md#950-2025-03-03)]**
+    -   [x] Property available for tags that allow the tag and any inheriting from it to be displayed separately in the preview panel under a title
+    -   [ ] Fine-tuned exclusion from categories :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+-   [ ] Hidden Property :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+    -   [ ] Built-in "Archived" tag has this property by default :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+    -   [ ] Checkbox near search bar to show hidden tags in search :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+-   [ ] Tag Relationships
+    -   [x] [Parent Tags](../library/tag.md#parent-tags) ([Inheritance](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inheritance_(object-oriented_programming)>) Relationship) **[v9.0.0]**
+    -   [ ] [Component Tags](../library/tag.md#component-tags) ([Composition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_composition) Relationship) :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+-   [ ] Multiple Language Support :material-chevron-up:{ .priority-low title="Low Priority" } **[v9.9.0]**
+-   [ ] Tag Overrides :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+-   [ ] Tag Merging :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+
+### :material-magnify: [Search](../library/library_search.md)
+
+-   [x] Tag Search **[v8.0.0]**
+-   [x] Filename Search **[[v9.5.0](./changelog.md#950-2025-03-03)]**
+    -   [x] Glob Search **[[v9.5.0](./changelog.md#950-2025-03-03)]**
+-   [x] Filetype Search **[[v9.5.0](./changelog.md#950-2025-03-03)]**
+    -   [x] Search by Extension (e.g. ".jpg", ".png") **[[v9.5.0](./changelog.md#950-2025-03-03)]**
+        -   [x] Optional consolidation of extension synonyms (i.e. ".jpg" can equal ".jpeg") **[[v9.5.0](./changelog.md#950-2025-03-03)]**
+    -   [x] Search by media type (e.g. "image", "video", "document") **[[v9.5.0](./changelog.md#950-2025-03-03)]**
+-   [ ] Field Content Search :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+-   [x] [Boolean Operators](../library/library_search.md) **[[v9.5.0](./changelog.md#950-2025-03-03)]**
+    -   [x] `AND` Operator
+    -   [x] `OR` Operator
+    -   [x] `NOT` Operator
+    -   [x] Parenthesis Grouping
+    -   [x] Character Escaping
+-   [ ] `HAS` Operator (for [Component Tags](../library/tag.md#component-tags)) :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+-   [ ] Conditional Search :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" } **[v9.7.0]**
+    -   [ ] Compare Dates :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Compare Durations :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Compare File Sizes :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Compare Dimensions :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+-   [x] Smartcase Search [[v9.5.0](./changelog.md#950-2025-03-03)]
+-   [ ] Search Result Sorting
+    -   [x] Sort by Filename **[[v9.5.2](./changelog.md#952-2025-03-31)]**
+    -   [x] Sort by Date Entry Added to Library **[[v9.5.2](./changelog.md#952-2025-03-31)]**
+    -   [ ] Sort by File Creation Date :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+    -   [ ] Sort by File Modification Date :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+    -   [ ] Sort by File Modification Date :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Sort by Date Taken (Photos) :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.6.0]**
+    -   [x] Random/Shuffle Sort
+-   [ ] OCR Search :material-chevron-up:{ .priority-low title="Low Priority" }
+-   [ ] Fuzzy Search :material-chevron-up:{ .priority-low title="Low Priority" }
+
+### :material-file-cog: [Macros](../utilities/macro.md)
+
+-   [ ] Standard, Human Readable Format (TOML) :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.5.5]**
+-   [ ] Versioning System :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.5.5]**
+-   [ ] Triggers **[v9.5.5]**
+    -   [ ] On File Added :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] On Library Refresh :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] [...]
+-   [ ] Actions **[v9.5.5]**
+    -   [ ] Add Tag(s) :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Add Field(s) :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Set Field Content :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] [...]
+
+### :material-table-arrow-right: Sharable Data
+
+Sharable TagStudio library data in the form of data packs (tags, colors, etc.) or other formats.
+Packs are intended as an easy way to import and export specific data between libraries and users, while export-only formats are intended to be imported by other programs.
+
+-   [ ] Color Packs :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.5.5]**
+    -   [ ] Importable
+    -   [ ] Exportable
+    -   [x] UUIDs + Namespaces :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [x] Standard, Human Readable Format (TOML) :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Versioning System :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+-   [ ] Tag Packs :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.9.0]**
+    -   [ ] Importable :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Exportable :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] UUIDs + Namespaces :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Standard, Human Readable Format (TOML) :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Versioning System :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" }
+-   [ ] Macro Sharing :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v9.5.5]**
+    -   [ ] Importable :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+    -   [ ] Exportable :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" }
+-   [ ] Sharable Entry Data :material-chevron-double-up:{ .priority-med title="Medium Priority" } **[v9.9.0]**
+    -   _Specifics of this are yet to be determined_
+-   [ ] Export Library to Human Readable Format :material-chevron-triple-up:{ .priority-high title="High Priority" } **[v10.0.0]**
+    -   Intended to give users more flexible options with their data if they wish to migrate away from TagStudio

docs/updates/schema_changes.md

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+---
+icon: material/database-edit
+---
+
+# :material-database-edit: Save Format Changes
+
+This page outlines the various changes made to the TagStudio library save file format over time, sometimes referred to as the "database" or "database file".
+
+---
+
+## JSON
+
+Legacy (JSON) library save format versions were tied to the release version of the program itself. This number was stored in a `version` key inside the JSON file.
+
+### Versions 1.0.0 - 9.4.2
+
+| Used From | Format | Location                                      |
+| --------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------- |
+| v1.0.0    | JSON   | `<Library Folder>`/.TagStudio/ts_library.json |
+
+The legacy database format for public TagStudio releases [v9.1](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/tree/Alpha-v9.1) through [v9.4.2](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases/tag/v9.4.2). Variations of this format had been used privately since v1.0.0.
+
+Replaced by the new SQLite format introduced in TagStudio [v9.5.0 Pre-Release 1](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases/tag/v9.5.0-pr1).
+
+---
+
+## SQLite
+
+Starting with TagStudio [v9.5.0-pr1](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases/tag/v9.5.0-pr1), the library save format has been moved to a [SQLite](https://sqlite.org) format. Legacy JSON libraries are migrated (with the user's consent) to the new format when opening in current versions of the program. The save format versioning is now separate from the program's versioning number.
+
+Versions **1-100** stored the database version in a table called `preferences` in a row with the `key` column of `"DB_VERSION"` inside the corresponding `value` column.
+
+Versions **>101** store the database version in a table called `versions` in a row with the `key` column of `'CURRENT'` inside the corresponding `value` column. The `versions` table also stores the initial database version in which the file was created with under the `'INITIAL'` key. Databases created before this key was introduced will always have `'INITIAL'` value of `100`.
+
+```mermaid
+erDiagram
+  versions {
+    TEXT key PK "Values: ['INITIAL', 'CURRENT']"
+    INTEGER value
+  }
+```
+
+### Versions 1 - 5
+
+These versions were used while developing the new SQLite file format, outside any official or recommended release. These versions **were never supported** in any official capacity and were actively warned against using for real libraries.
+
+---
+
+### Version 6
+
+| Used From                                                                       | Format | Location                                        |
+| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| [v9.5.0-pr1](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases/tag/v9.5.0-pr1) | SQLite | `<Library Folder>`/.TagStudio/ts_library.sqlite |
+
+The first public version of the SQLite save file format.
+
+Migration from the legacy JSON format is provided via a walkthrough when opening a legacy library in TagStudio [v9.5.0 Pre-Release 1](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases/tag/v9.5.0-pr1) or later.
+
+---
+
+### Version 7
+
+| Used From                                                                       | Format | Location                                        |
+| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| [v9.5.0-pr2](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases/tag/v9.5.0-pr2) | SQLite | `<Library Folder>`/.TagStudio/ts_library.sqlite |
+
+-   Repairs "Description" fields to use a TEXT_LINE key instead of a TEXT_BOX key.
+-   Repairs tags that may have a disambiguation_id pointing towards a deleted tag.
+
+---
+
+### Version 8
+
+| Used From                                                                       | Format | Location                                        |
+| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| [v9.5.0-pr4](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases/tag/v9.5.0-pr4) | SQLite | `<Library Folder>`/.TagStudio/ts_library.sqlite |
+
+-   Adds the `color_border` column to the `tag_colors` table. Used for instructing the [secondary color](../library/tag_color.md#secondary-color) to apply to a tag's border as a new optional behavior.
+-   Adds three new default colors: "Burgundy (TagStudio Shades)", "Dark Teal (TagStudio Shades)", and "Dark Lavender (TagStudio Shades)".
+-   Updates Neon colors to use the new `color_border` property.
+
+---
+
+### Version 9
+
+| Used From                                                               | Format | Location                                        |
+| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| [v9.5.2](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases/tag/v9.5.2) | SQLite | `<Library Folder>`/.TagStudio/ts_library.sqlite |
+
+-   Adds the `filename` column to the `entries` table. Used for sorting entries by filename in search results.
+
+---
+
+### Version 100
+
+| Used From                                                                                            | Format | Location                                        |
+| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| [74383e3](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/commit/74383e3c3c12f72be1481ab0b86c7360b95c2d85) | SQLite | `<Library Folder>`/.TagStudio/ts_library.sqlite |
+
+-   Introduces built-in minor versioning
+    -   The version number divided by 100 (and floored) constitutes the **major** version. Major version indicate breaking changes that prevent libraries from being opened in TagStudio versions older than the ones they were created in.
+    -   Values more precise than this ("ones" through "tens" columns) constitute the **minor** version. These indicate minor changes that don't prevent a newer library from being opened in an older version of TagStudio, as long as the major version is not also increased.
+-   Swaps `parent_id` and `child_id` values in the `tag_parents` table
+
+#### Version 101
+
+| Used From                                                               | Format | Location                                        |
+| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| [v9.5.4](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases/tag/v9.5.4) | SQLite | `<Library Folder>`/.TagStudio/ts_library.sqlite |
+
+-   Deprecates the `preferences` table, set to be removed in a future TagStudio version.
+-   Introduces the `versions` table
+    -   Has a string `key` column and an int `value` column
+    -   The `key` column stores one of two values: `'INITIAL'` and `'CURRENT'`
+    -   `'INITIAL'` stores the database version number in which in was created
+        -   Pre-existing databases set this number to `100`
+    -   `'CURRENT'` stores the current database version number
+
+#### Version 102
+
+| Used From                                                               | Format | Location                                        |
+| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| [v9.5.4](https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio/releases/tag/v9.5.4) | SQLite | `<Library Folder>`/.TagStudio/ts_library.sqlite |
+
+-   Applies repairs to the `tag_parents` table created in [version 100](#version-100), removing rows that reference tags that have been deleted.

docs/usage.md

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-# Usage
+---
+icon: material/mouse
+---
+
+# :material-mouse: Usage
 
 ## Creating/Opening a Library
 
@@ -12,13 +16,13 @@ Libraries under 10,000 files automatically scan for new or modified files when o
 
 Access the "Add Tag" search box by either clicking on the "Add Tag" button at the bottom of the right sidebar, accessing the "Add Tags to Selected" option from the File menu, or by pressing <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>T</kbd>.
 
-From here you can search for existing tags or create a new one if the one you're looking for doesn't exist. Click the “+” button next to any tags you want to to the currently selected file entries. To quickly add the top result, press the <kbd>Enter</kbd>/<kbd>Return</kbd> key to add the the topmost tag and reset the tag search. Press <kbd>Enter</kbd>/<kbd>Return</kbd> once more to close the dialog box. By using this method, you can quickly add various tags in quick succession just by using the keyboard!
+From here you can search for existing tags or create a new one if the one you're looking for doesn't exist. Click the "+" button next to any tags you want to the currently selected file entries. To quickly add the top result, press the <kbd>Enter</kbd>/<kbd>Return</kbd> key to add the topmost tag and reset the tag search. Press <kbd>Enter</kbd>/<kbd>Return</kbd> once more to close the dialog box. By using this method, you can quickly add various tags in quick succession just by using the keyboard!
 
 To remove a tag from a file entry, hover over the tag in the preview panel and click on the "-" icon that appears.
 
 ## Adding Metadata to File Entries
 
-To add a metadata field to a file entry, start by clicking the “Add Field” button at the bottom of the preview panel. From the dropdown menu, select the type of metadata field you’d like to add to the entry
+To add a metadata field to a file entry, start by clicking the "Add Field" button at the bottom of the preview panel. From the dropdown menu, select the type of metadata field you’d like to add to the entry
 
 ## Editing Metadata Fields
 
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ Create a new tag by accessing the "New Tag" option from the Edit menu or by pres
 -   The tag **name** is the base name of the tag. **_This does NOT have to be unique!_**
 -   The tag **shorthand** is a special type of alias that displays in situations where screen space is more valuable, notably with name disambiguation.
 -   **Aliases** are alternate names for a tag. These let you search for terms other than the exact tag name in order to find the tag again.
--   **Parent Tags** are tags in which this this tag can substitute for in searches. In other words, tags under this section are parents of this tag.
+-   **Parent Tags** are tags in which this tag can substitute for in searches. In other words, tags under this section are parents of this tag.
     -   Parent tags with the disambiguation check next to them will be used to help disambiguate tag names that may not be unique.
     -   For example: If you had a tag for "Freddy Fazbear", you might add "Five Nights at Freddy's" as one of the parent tags. If the disambiguation box is checked next to "Five Nights at Freddy's" parent tag, then the tag "Freddy Fazbear" will display as "Freddy Fazbear (Five Nights at Freddy's)". Furthermore, if the "Five Nights at Freddy's" tag has a shorthand like "FNAF", then the "Freddy Fazbear" tag will display as "Freddy Fazbear (FNAF)".
 -   The **color** option lets you select an optional color palette to use for your tag.
@@ -41,22 +45,35 @@ Create a new tag by accessing the "New Tag" option from the Edit menu or by pres
 
 ### Tag Manager
 
-You can manage your library of tags from opening the "Tag Manager" panel from Edit -> "Tag Manager". From here you can create, search for, edit, and permanently delete any tags you've created in your library.
+You can manage your library of tags by opening the "Tag Manager" panel from Edit -> "Manage Tags". From here you can create, search for, edit, and permanently delete any tags you've created in your library.
 
 ## Editing Tags
 
-To edit a tag, click on it inside the preview panel or right-click the tag and select “Edit Tag” from the context menu.
+To edit a tag, click on it inside the preview panel or right-click the tag and select "Edit Tag" from the context menu.
 
 ## Relinking Moved Files
 
-Inevitably some of the files inside your library will be renamed, moved, or deleted. If a file has been renamed or moved, TagStudio will display the thumbnail as a red broken chain link. To relink moved files or delete these entries, select the "Manage Unlinked Entries" option under the Tools menu. Click the "Refresh" button to scan your library for unlinked entries. Once complete, you can attempt to “Search & Relink” any unlinked file entries to their respective files, or “Delete Unlinked Entries” in the event the original files have been deleted and you no longer wish to keep their entries inside your library.
+Inevitably some of the files inside your library will be renamed, moved, or deleted. If a file has been renamed or moved, TagStudio will display the thumbnail as a red broken chain link. To relink moved files or delete these entries, select the "Manage Unlinked Entries" option under the Tools menu. Click the "Refresh" button to scan your library for unlinked entries. Once complete, you can attempt to "Search & Relink" any unlinked file entries to their respective files, or "Delete Unlinked Entries" in the event the original files have been deleted and you no longer wish to keep their entries inside your library.
 
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 !!! warning
     There is currently no method to relink entries to files that have been renamed - only moved or deleted. This is a high priority for future releases.
 
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
 !!! warning
     If multiple matches for a moved file are found (matches are currently defined as files with a matching filename as the original), TagStudio will currently ignore the match groups. Adding a GUI for manual selection, as well as smarter automated relinking, are high priorities for future versions.
 
 ### Saving the Library
 
 As of version 9.5, libraries are saved automatically as you go. To save a backup of your library, select File -> Save Library Backup from the menu bar.
+
+## Launch Arguments
+
+There are a handful of launch arguments you can pass to TagStudio via the command line or a desktop shortcut.
+
+| Argument                 | Short | Description                                            |
+| ------------------------ | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `--cache-file <path>`    | `-c`  | Path to a TagStudio .ini or .plist cache file to use.  |
+| `--open <path>`          | `-o`  | Path to a TagStudio Library folder to open on start.   |
+| `--settings-file <path>` | `-s`  | Path to a TagStudio .toml global settings file to use. |
+| `--version`              | `-v`  | Displays TagStudio version information.                |

docs/utilities/ignore.md

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+---
+title: Ignore Files
+icon: material/file-document-remove
+---
+
+# :material-file-document-remove: Ignore Files & Directories
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! warning "Legacy File Extension Ignoring"
+    TagStudio versions prior to v9.5.4 use a different, more limited method to exclude or include file extensions from your library and subsequent searches. Opening a pre-exiting library in v9.5.4 or later will non-destructively convert this to the newer, more extensive `.ts_ignore` format.
+
+    If you're still running an older version of TagStudio in the meantime, you can access the legacy system by going to "Edit -> Manage File Extensions" in the menubar.
+
+TagStudio offers the ability to ignore specific files and directories via a `.ts_ignore` file located inside your [library's](../library/index.md) `.TagStudio` folder. This file is designed to use very similar [glob](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glob_(programming)>)-style pattern matching as the [`.gitignore`](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore) file used by Git™[^1]. It can be edited within TagStudio or opened to edit with an external program by going to the "Edit -> Ignore Files" option in the menubar.
+
+This file is only referenced when scanning directories for new files to add to your library, and does not apply to files that have already been added to your library.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! tip
+    If you just want some specific examples of how to achieve common tasks with the ignore patterns (e.g. ignoring a single file type, ignoring a specific folder) then jump to the "[Use Cases](#use-cases)" section!
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+=== "Example .ts_ignore file"
+```toml title="My Library/.TagStudio/.ts_ignore"
+# TagStudio .ts_ignore file.
+
+# Code
+__pycache__
+.pytest_cache
+.venv
+.vs
+
+# Projects
+Minecraft/**/Metadata
+Minecraft/Website
+!Minecraft/Website/*.png
+!Minecraft/Website/*.css
+
+# Documents
+*.doc
+*.docx
+*.ppt
+*.pptx
+*.xls
+*.xlsx
+```
+<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+
+## Pattern Format
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! note ""
+    _This section sourced and adapted from Git's[^1] `.gitignore` [documentation](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore)._
+
+### Internal Processes
+
+When scanning your library directories, the `.ts_ignore` file is read by either the [`wcmatch`](https://facelessuser.github.io/wcmatch/glob/) library or [`ripgrep`](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep) in glob mode depending if you have the later installed on your system and it's detected by TagStudio. Ripgrep is the preferred method for scanning directories due to its improved performance and identical pattern matching to `.gitignore`. This mixture of tools may lead to slight inconsistencies if not using `ripgrep`.
+
+---
+
+### Comments ( `#` )
+
+A `#` symbol at the start of a line indicates that this line is a comment, and match no items. Blank lines are used to enhance readability and also match no items.
+
+-   Can be escaped by putting a backslash ("`\`") in front of the `#` symbol.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+=== "Example comment"
+    ```toml
+    # This is a comment! I can say whatever I want on this line.
+    file_that_is_being_matched.txt
+
+    # file_that_is_NOT_being_matched.png
+    file_that_is_being_matched.png
+    ```
+=== "Organizing with comments"
+    ```toml
+    # TagStudio .ts_ignore file.
+
+    # Minecraft Stuff
+    Minecraft/**/Metadata
+    Minecraft/Website
+    !Minecraft/Website/*.png
+    !Minecraft/Website/*.css
+
+    # Microsoft Office
+    *.doc
+    *.docx
+    *.ppt
+    *.pptx
+    *.xls
+    *.xlsx
+    ```
+=== "Escape a # symbol"
+    ```toml
+    # To ensure a file named '#hashtag.jpg' is ignored:
+    \#hashtag.jpg
+    ```
+<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+
+---
+
+### Directories ( `/` )
+
+The forward slash "`/`" is used as the directory separator. Separators may occur at the beginning, middle or end of the `.ts_ignore` search pattern.
+
+-   If there is a separator at the beginning or middle (or both) of the pattern, then the pattern is relative to the directory level of the particular `.TagStudio` library folder itself. Otherwise the pattern may also match at any level below the `.TagStudio` folder level.
+
+-   If there is a separator at the end of the pattern then the pattern will only match directories, otherwise the pattern can match both files and directories.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+=== "Example folder pattern"
+    ```toml
+    # Matches "frotz" and "a/frotz" if they are directories.
+    frotz/
+    ```
+=== "Example nested folder pattern"
+    ```toml
+    # Matches "doc/frotz" but not "a/doc/frotz".
+    doc/frotz/
+    ```
+<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+
+---
+
+### Negation ( `!` )
+
+A `!` prefix before a pattern negates the pattern, allowing any files matched matched by previous patterns to be un-matched.
+
+-   Any matching file excluded by a previous pattern will become included again.
+-   **It is not possible to re-include a file if a parent directory of that file is excluded.**
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+=== "Example negation"
+    ```toml
+    # All .jpg files will be ignored, except any located in the 'Photos' folder.
+    *.jpg
+    Photos/!*.jpg
+    ```
+=== "Escape a ! Symbol"
+    ```toml
+    # To ensure a file named '!wowee.jpg' is ignored:
+    \!wowee.jpg
+    ```
+<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+
+---
+
+### Wildcards
+
+#### Single Asterisks ( `*` )
+
+An asterisk "`*`" matches anything except a slash.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+=== "File examples"
+    ```toml
+    # Matches all .png files in the "Images" folder.
+    Images/*.png
+
+    # Matches all .png files in all folders
+    *.png
+    ```
+=== "Folder examples"
+    ```toml
+    # Matches any files or folders directly in "Images/" but not deeper levels.
+    #   Matches file "Images/mario.jpg"
+    #   Matches folder "Images/Mario"
+    #   Does not match file "Images/Mario/cat.jpg"
+    Images/*
+    ```
+<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+
+#### Question Marks ( `?` )
+
+The character "`?`" matches any one character except "`/`".
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+=== "File examples"
+    ```toml
+    # Matches any .png file starting with "IMG_" and ending in any four characters.
+    #   Matches "IMG_0001.png"
+    #   Matches "Photos/IMG_1234.png"
+    #   Does not match "IMG_1.png"
+    IMG_????.png
+
+    # Same as above, except matches any file extension instead of only .png
+    IMG_????.*
+    ```
+=== "Folder examples"
+    ```toml
+    # Matches all files in any direct subfolder of "Photos" beginning in "20".
+    #   Matches "Photos/2000"
+    #   Matches "Photos/2024"
+    #   Matches "Photos/2099"
+    #   Does not match "Photos/1995"
+    Photos/20??/
+    ```
+<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+
+#### Double Asterisks ( `**` )
+
+Two consecutive asterisks ("`**`") in patterns matched against full pathname may have special meaning:
+
+-   A leading "`**`" followed by a slash means matches in all directories.
+-   A trailing "`/**`" matches everything inside.
+-   A slash followed by two consecutive asterisks then a slash ("`/**/`") matches zero or more directories.
+-   Other consecutive asterisks are considered regular asterisks and will match according to the previous rules.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+=== "Leading **"
+    ```toml
+    # Both match file or directory "foo" anywhere
+    **/foo
+    foo
+
+    # Matches file or directory "bar" anywhere that is directly under directory "foo"
+    **/foo/bar
+    ```
+=== "Trailing /**"
+    ```toml
+    # Matches all files inside directory "abc" with infinite depth.
+    abc/**
+    ```
+=== "Middle /**/"
+    ```toml
+    # Matches "a/b", "a/x/b", "a/x/y/b" and so on.
+    a/**/b
+    ```
+<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+
+#### Square Brackets ( `[a-Z]` )
+
+Character sets and ranges are specific and powerful forms of wildcards that use characters inside of brackets (`[]`) to leverage very specific matching. The range notation, e.g. `[a-zA-Z]`, can be used to match one of the characters in a range.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! tip
+    For more in-depth examples and explanations on how to use ranges, please reference the [`glob`](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/glob.7.html) man page.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+=== "Range examples"
+    ```toml
+    # Matches all files that start with "IMG_" and end in a single numeric character.
+        # Matches "IMG_0.jpg", "IMG_7.png"
+        # Does not match "IMG_10.jpg", "IMG_A.jpg"
+    IMG_[0-9]
+
+    # Matches all files that start with "IMG_" and end in a single alphabetic character
+    IMG_[a-z]
+    ```
+=== "Set examples"
+    ```toml
+    # Matches all files that start with "IMG_" and in any character in the set.
+        # Matches "draft_a.docx", "draft_b.docx", "draft_c.docx"
+        # Does not match "draft_d.docx"
+    draft_[abc]
+
+    # Matches all files that start with "IMG_" and end in a single alphabetic character
+    IMG_[a-z]
+    ```
+<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+
+---
+
+## Use Cases
+
+### Ignoring Files by Extension
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+=== "Ignore all .jpg files"
+    ```toml
+    *.jpg
+    ```
+=== "Ignore all files EXCEPT .jpg files"
+    ```toml
+    *
+    !*.jpg
+    ```
+=== "Ignore all .jpg files in specific folders"
+    ```toml
+    ./Photos/Worst Vacation/*.jpg
+    Music/Artwork Art/*.jpg
+    ```
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! tip "Ensuring Complete Extension Matches"
+    For some filetypes, it may be nessisary to specify different casing and alternative spellings in order to match with all possible variations of an extension in your library.
+
+    ```toml title="Ignore (Most) Possible JPEG File Extensions"
+    # The JPEG Cinematic Universe
+    *.jpg
+    *.jpeg
+    *.jfif
+    *.jpeg_large
+    *.JPG
+    *.JPEG
+    *.JFIF
+    *.JPEG_LARGE
+    ```
+
+### Ignoring a Folder
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+=== "Ignore all "Cache" folders"
+    ```toml
+    # Matches any folder called "Cache" no matter where it is in your library.
+    cache/
+    ```
+=== "Ignore a "Downloads" folder"
+    ```toml
+    # "Downloads" must be a folder on the same level as your ".TagStudio" folder.
+    #   Does not match with folders name "Downloads" elsewhere in your library
+    #   Does not match with a file called "Downloads"
+    /Downloads/
+    ```
+=== "Ignore .jpg files in specific folders"
+    ```toml
+    Photos/Worst Vacation/*.jpg
+    /Music/Artwork Art/*.jpg
+    ```
+
+[^1]: The term "Git" is a licensed trademark of "The Git Project", a member of the Software Freedom Conservancy. Git is released under the [GNU General Public License version 2.0](https://opensource.org/license/GPL-2.0), an open source license. TagStudio is not associated with the Git Project, only including systems based on some therein.

docs/utilities/macro.md

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-# Tools & Macros
+---
+icon: material/script-text
+---
+
+# :material-script-text: Tools & Macros
 
 Tools and macros are features that serve to create a more fluid [library](../library/index.md)-managing process, or provide some extra functionality. Please note that some are still in active development and will be fleshed out in future updates.
 
@@ -35,12 +39,12 @@ This tool is a preview of an upcoming feature. When selected, TagStudio will gen
 
 ### Auto-fill [WIP]
 
-Tool is in development and will be documented in future update.
+Tool is in development and will be documented in a future update.
 
 ### Sort fields
 
-Tool is in development, will allow for user-defined sorting of [fields](../library/field.md).
+Tool is in development. Will allow for user-defined sorting of [fields](../library/field.md).
 
 ### Folders to Tags
 
-Creates tags from the existing folder structure in the library, which are previewed in a hierarchy view for the user to confirm. A tag will be created for each folder and applied to all entries, with each subfolder being linked to the parent folder as a [parent tag](../library/tag.md#subtags). Tags will initially be named after the folders, but can be fully edited and customized afterwards.
+Creates tags from the existing folder structure in the library, which are previewed in a hierarchy view for the user to confirm. A tag will be created for each folder and applied to all entries, with each subfolder being linked to the parent folder as a [parent tag](../library/tag.md#parent-tags). Tags will initially be named after the folders, but can be fully edited and customized afterwards.

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     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1692808169,
-        "narHash": "sha256-x9Opq06rIiwdwGeK2Ykj69dNc2IvUH1fY55Wm7atwrE=",
+        "lastModified": 1755615617,
+        "narHash": "sha256-HMwfAJBdrr8wXAkbGhtcby1zGFvs+StOp19xNsbqdOg=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "9201b5ff357e781bf014d0330d18555695df7ba8",
+        "rev": "20075955deac2583bb12f07151c2df830ef346b4",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs-qt6": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1718428119,
-        "narHash": "sha256-WdWDpNaq6u1IPtxtYHHWpl5BmabtpmLnMAx0RdJ/vo8=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "e6cea36f83499eb4e9cd184c8a8e823296b50ad5",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "e6cea36f83499eb4e9cd184c8a8e823296b50ad5",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs-regression": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1643052045,
-        "narHash": "sha256-uGJ0VXIhWKGXxkeNnq4TvV3CIOkUJ3PAoLZ3HMzNVMw=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "215d4d0fd80ca5163643b03a33fde804a29cc1e2",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "215d4d0fd80ca5163643b03a33fde804a29cc1e2",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs-regression_2": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1643052045,
-        "narHash": "sha256-uGJ0VXIhWKGXxkeNnq4TvV3CIOkUJ3PAoLZ3HMzNVMw=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "215d4d0fd80ca5163643b03a33fde804a29cc1e2",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "215d4d0fd80ca5163643b03a33fde804a29cc1e2",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs-stable": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1710695816,
-        "narHash": "sha256-3Eh7fhEID17pv9ZxrPwCLfqXnYP006RKzSs0JptsN84=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "614b4613980a522ba49f0d194531beddbb7220d3",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "nixos-23.11",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs_2": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1713361204,
-        "narHash": "sha256-TA6EDunWTkc5FvDCqU3W2T3SFn0gRZqh6D/hJnM02MM=",
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "repo": "devenv-nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "285676e87ad9f0ca23d8714a6ab61e7e027020c6",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "ref": "rolling",
-        "repo": "devenv-nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs_3": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1724819573,
-        "narHash": "sha256-GnR7/ibgIH1vhoy8cYdmXE6iyZqKqFxQSVkFgosBh6w=",
-        "owner": "nixos",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "71e91c409d1e654808b2621f28a327acfdad8dc2",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nixos",
         "ref": "nixos-unstable",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "poetry2nix": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
-        "nix-github-actions": "nix-github-actions",
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "devenv",
-          "cachix",
-          "devenv",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1692876271,
-        "narHash": "sha256-IXfZEkI0Mal5y1jr6IRWMqK8GW2/f28xJenZIPQqkY0=",
-        "owner": "nix-community",
-        "repo": "poetry2nix",
-        "rev": "d5006be9c2c2417dafb2e2e5034d83fabd207ee3",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nix-community",
-        "repo": "poetry2nix",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "pre-commit-hooks": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": [
-          "devenv",
-          "flake-compat"
-        ],
-        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_2",
-        "gitignore": "gitignore",
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "devenv",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ],
-        "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable"
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1713775815,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Wu9cdYTnGQQwtT20QQMg7jzkANKQjwBD9iccfGKkfls=",
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "repo": "pre-commit-hooks.nix",
-        "rev": "2ac4dcbf55ed43f3be0bae15e181f08a57af24a4",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "repo": "pre-commit-hooks.nix",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
-        "devenv": "devenv",
-        "devenv-root": "devenv-root",
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
-        "nix2container": "nix2container",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3",
-        "nixpkgs-qt6": "nixpkgs-qt6",
-        "systems": "systems_4"
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "systems": "systems"
       }
     },
     "systems": {
@@ -511,51 +57,6 @@
         "repo": "default",
         "type": "github"
       }
-    },
-    "systems_2": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1681028828,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default",
-        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "systems_3": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1681028828,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default",
-        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "systems_4": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1689347949,
-        "narHash": "sha256-12tWmuL2zgBgZkdoB6qXZsgJEH9LR3oUgpaQq2RbI80=",
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default-linux",
-        "rev": "31732fcf5e8fea42e59c2488ad31a0e651500f68",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default-linux",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
     }
   },
   "root": "root",

flake.nix

@@ -2,209 +2,72 @@
   description = "TagStudio";
 
   inputs = {
-    devenv.url = "github:cachix/devenv";
-
-    devenv-root = {
-      url = "file+file:///dev/null";
-      flake = false;
-    };
-
     flake-parts = {
       url = "github:hercules-ci/flake-parts";
       inputs.nixpkgs-lib.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
 
-    nix2container = {
-      url = "github:nlewo/nix2container";
-      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
-    };
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
 
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-
-    # Pinned to Qt version 6.7.1
-    nixpkgs-qt6.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/e6cea36f83499eb4e9cd184c8a8e823296b50ad5";
-
-    systems.url = "github:nix-systems/default-linux";
+    systems.url = "github:nix-systems/default";
   };
 
   outputs =
-    {
+    inputs@{
       flake-parts,
       nixpkgs,
-      nixpkgs-qt6,
       self,
-      systems,
       ...
-    }@inputs:
+    }:
+    let
+      inherit (nixpkgs) lib;
+    in
     flake-parts.lib.mkFlake { inherit inputs; } {
-      imports = [ inputs.devenv.flakeModule ];
-
-      systems = import systems;
+      systems = import inputs.systems;
 
       perSystem =
-        {
-          config,
-          pkgs,
-          system,
-          ...
-        }:
+        { pkgs, ... }:
         let
-          inherit (nixpkgs) lib;
-
-          qt6Pkgs = import nixpkgs-qt6 { inherit system; };
+          python3 = pkgs.python312;
         in
         {
-          formatter = pkgs.nixfmt-rfc-style;
+          packages =
+            let
+              python3Packages = python3.pkgs;
 
-          devenv.shells = rec {
-            default = tagstudio;
-
-            tagstudio =
-              let
-                cfg = config.devenv.shells.tagstudio;
-              in
-              {
-                # NOTE: many things were simply transferred over from previous,
-                # there must be additional work in ensuring all relevant dependencies
-                # are in place (and no extraneous). I have already spent much
-                # work making this in the first place and just need to get it out
-                # there, especially after my promises. Would appreciate any help
-                # (possibly PRs!) on taking care of this. Otherwise, just expect
-                # this to get ironed out over time.
-                #
-                # Thank you! -Xarvex
-
-                devenv.root =
-                  let
-                    devenvRoot = builtins.readFile inputs.devenv-root.outPath;
-                  in
-                  # If not overriden (/dev/null), --impure is necessary.
-                  pkgs.lib.mkIf (devenvRoot != "") devenvRoot;
-
-                name = "TagStudio";
-
-                # Derived from previous flake iteration.
-                packages =
-                  (with pkgs; [
-                    cmake
-                    binutils
-                    coreutils
-                    dbus
-                    fontconfig
-                    freetype
-                    gdb
-                    glib
-                    libGL
-                    libGLU
-                    libgcc
-                    libxkbcommon
-                    mypy
-                    ruff
-                    xorg.libxcb
-                    xorg.libX11
-                    zstd
-                  ])
-                  ++ (with qt6Pkgs; [
-                    qt6.full
-                    qt6.qtbase
-                    qt6.qtwayland
-                    qtcreator
-                  ]);
-
-                enterShell =
-                  let
-                    setQtEnv =
-                      pkgs.runCommand "set-qt-env"
-                        {
-                          buildInputs = with qt6Pkgs.qt6; [
-                            qtbase
-                          ];
-
-                          nativeBuildInputs =
-                            (with pkgs; [
-                              makeShellWrapper
-                            ])
-                            ++ (with qt6Pkgs.qt6; [
-                              wrapQtAppsHook
-                            ]);
-                        }
-                        ''
-                          makeShellWrapper "$(type -p sh)" "$out" "''${qtWrapperArgs[@]}"
-                          sed "/^exec/d" -i "$out"
-                        '';
-                  in
-                  ''
-                    source ${setQtEnv}
-                  '';
-
-                scripts.tagstudio.exec = ''
-                  python ${cfg.devenv.root}/tagstudio/tag_studio.py
-                '';
-
-                env = {
-                  QT_QPA_PLATFORM = "wayland;xcb";
-
-                  # Derived from previous flake iteration.
-                  # Not desired given LD_LIBRARY_PATH pollution.
-                  # See supposed alternative below, further research required.
-                  LD_LIBRARY_PATH = lib.makeLibraryPath (
-                    (with pkgs; [
-                      dbus
-                      fontconfig
-                      freetype
-                      gcc-unwrapped
-                      glib
-                      libglvnd
-                      libkrb5
-                      libpulseaudio
-                      libva
-                      libxkbcommon
-                      openssl
-                      stdenv.cc.cc.lib
-                      wayland
-                      xorg.libxcb
-                      xorg.libX11
-                      xorg.libXrandr
-                      zlib
-                      zstd
-                    ])
-                    ++ (with qt6Pkgs.qt6; [
-                      qtbase
-                      qtwayland
-                      full
-                    ])
-                  );
-                };
-
-                languages.python = {
-                  enable = true;
-                  venv = {
-                    enable = true;
-                    quiet = true;
-                    requirements =
-                      let
-                        excludeDeps =
-                          req: deps:
-                          builtins.concatStringsSep "\n" (
-                            builtins.filter (line: !(lib.any (elem: lib.hasPrefix elem line) deps)) (lib.splitString "\n" req)
-                          );
-                      in
-                      ''
-                        ${builtins.readFile ./requirements.txt}
-                        ${excludeDeps (builtins.readFile ./requirements-dev.txt) [
-                          "mypy"
-                          "ruff"
-                        ]}
-                      '';
-                  };
-
-                  # Should be able to replace LD_LIBRARY_PATH?
-                  # Was not quite able to get working,
-                  # will be consulting cachix community. -Xarvex
-                  # libraries = with pkgs; [ ];
-                };
+              pillow-jxl-plugin = python3Packages.callPackage ./nix/package/pillow-jxl-plugin.nix {
+                inherit (pkgs) cmake;
+                inherit pyexiv2;
               };
+              pyexiv2 = python3Packages.callPackage ./nix/package/pyexiv2.nix { inherit (pkgs) exiv2; };
+            in
+            rec {
+              default = tagstudio;
+              tagstudio = pkgs.callPackage ./nix/package {
+                inherit python3Packages;
+
+                inherit pillow-jxl-plugin;
+              };
+              tagstudio-jxl = tagstudio.override { withJXLSupport = true; };
+
+              inherit pillow-jxl-plugin pyexiv2;
+            };
+
+          devShells = rec {
+            default = tagstudio;
+            tagstudio = import ./nix/shell.nix {
+              inherit
+                inputs
+                lib
+                pkgs
+                self
+
+                python3
+                ;
+            };
           };
+
+          formatter = pkgs.nixfmt-rfc-style;
         };
     };
 }

mkdocs.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # To run the preview server:
 # mkdocs serve
 
+---
 site_name: TagStudio
 site_description: "A User-Focused Photo & File Management System"
 site_url: https://docs.tagstud.io/
@@ -25,58 +26,59 @@ extra:
   tags:
     Upcoming Feature: upcoming
 
-# by default the navigation is an alphanumerically sorted, 
-# nested list of all the Markdown files found within the /docs directory
-# where index files are always first
-# uncomment the following to configure the navigation manually:
-
-# nav:
-#   - Home:
-#     - index.md
-#     - install.md
-#     - usage.md
-#   - Library:
-#     - library/index.md
-#     - library/entry.md
-#     - library/entry_groups.md
-#     - library/field.md
-#     - library/tag.md
-#     - library/tag_categories.md
-#     - library/tag_overrides.md
-#   - Utilities:
-#     - utilities/macro.md
-#   - Updates:
-#     - updates/changelog.md
-#     - updates/roadmap.md
-#     - updates/db_migration.md
+nav:
+  - Home:
+      - index.md
+      - install.md
+      - usage.md
+      - develop.md
+  - Help:
+      - help/ffmpeg.md
+  - Library:
+      - library/index.md
+      - library/library_search.md
+      - library/entry.md
+      - library/field.md
+      - library/tag.md
+      - library/tag_categories.md
+      - library/tag_color.md
+  - Utilities:
+      - utilities/ignore.md
+      - utilities/macro.md
+  - Updates:
+      - updates/changelog.md
+      - updates/roadmap.md
+      - updates/schema_changes.md
 
 theme:
   name: material
+  custom_dir: overrides
   palette:
     # Palette toggle for automatic mode
     - media: "(prefers-color-scheme)"
       toggle:
-        icon: material/brightness-auto
-        name: Switch to light mode
+        icon: material/lightbulb-auto-outline
+        name: Switch to Light Mode
     # Palette toggle for light mode
-    - media: "(prefers-color-scheme: light)" 
+    - media: "(prefers-color-scheme: light)"
       scheme: default
-      primary: deep purple
-      accent: deep purple
+      primary: purple
+      accent: purple
       toggle:
-        icon: material/brightness-7
-        name: Switch to dark mode
+        icon: material/lightbulb
+        name: Switch to Dark Mode
     # Palette toggle for dark mode
-    - media: "(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" 
+    - media: "(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"
       scheme: slate
-      primary: deep purple
-      accent: deep purple
+      primary: purple
+      accent: purple
       toggle:
-        icon: material/brightness-4
-        name: SSwitch to system preference
-  logo: assets/icon.png
+        icon: material/lightbulb-night-outline
+        name: Switch to System Preference
+  logo: assets/icon_mono.svg
   favicon: assets/icon.ico
-  font: false # use system fonts
+  font:
+    code: Jetbrains Mono
   language: en
   features:
     - navigation.instant
@@ -84,12 +86,11 @@ theme:
     - navigation.tracking
     - navigation.expand
     - navigation.sections
-    #- navigation.tabs
-    #- content.tabs.link
-    #- navigation.top
     - search.suggest
     - content.code.annotate
+    - content.code.copy
     - content.action.edit
+    - content.tooltips
   icon:
     repo: fontawesome/brands/github
     tag:
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ markdown_extensions:
   - def_list
   - footnotes
   - md_in_html
+  - tables
   - toc:
       permalink: true
 
@@ -114,11 +116,15 @@ markdown_extensions:
       smart_enable: all
   - pymdownx.caret
   - pymdownx.details
+  - pymdownx.emoji:
+      emoji_index: !!python/name:material.extensions.emoji.twemoji
+      emoji_generator: !!python/name:material.extensions.emoji.to_svg
   - pymdownx.highlight
   - pymdownx.inlinehilite
   - pymdownx.keys
   - pymdownx.mark
   - pymdownx.smartsymbols
+  - pymdownx.snippets
   - pymdownx.superfences:
       custom_fences:
         - name: mermaid
@@ -134,5 +140,9 @@ markdown_extensions:
 plugins:
   - search
   - tags
-  - social: # social embed cards
-      enabled: !ENV [CI, false] # enabled only when running in CI (eg GitHub Actions)
+  - social:  # social embed cards
+      enabled: !ENV [CI, false]  # enabled only when running in CI (eg GitHub Actions)
+
+extra_css:
+  - stylesheets/extra.css
+  - https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bai+Jamjuree:ital,wght@0,200;0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;1,200;1,300;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700&display=swap

nix/package/default.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+{
+  ffmpeg-headless,
+  lib,
+  pipewire,
+  python3Packages,
+  qt6,
+  ripgrep,
+  stdenv,
+  wrapGAppsHook,
+
+  pillow-jxl-plugin,
+
+  withJXLSupport ? false,
+}:
+
+let
+  pyproject = (lib.importTOML ../../pyproject.toml).project;
+in
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication {
+  pname = pyproject.name;
+  inherit (pyproject) version;
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = ../../.;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    python3Packages.pythonRelaxDepsHook
+    qt6.wrapQtAppsHook
+
+    # Should be unnecessary once PR is pulled.
+    # PR: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/271037
+    # Issue: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/149812
+    wrapGAppsHook
+  ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    qt6.qtbase
+    qt6.qtmultimedia
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = with python3Packages; [
+    pytest-qt
+    pytest-xdist
+    pytestCheckHook
+    syrupy
+  ];
+
+  # TODO: Install more icon resolutions when available.
+  preInstall = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/share/applications $out/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps
+
+    cp $src/src/tagstudio/resources/tagstudio.desktop $out/share/applications
+    cp $src/src/tagstudio/resources/icon.png $out/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/tagstudio.png
+  '';
+
+  dontWrapGApps = true;
+  dontWrapQtApps = true;
+  makeWrapperArgs = [
+    "--prefix PATH : ${
+      lib.makeBinPath [
+        ffmpeg-headless
+        ripgrep
+      ]
+    }"
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux "--prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${
+    lib.makeLibraryPath [ pipewire ]
+  }"
+  ++ [
+    "\${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}"
+    "\${qtWrapperArgs[@]}"
+  ];
+
+  pythonRemoveDeps = lib.optional (!withJXLSupport) [ "pillow_jxl" ];
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "numpy"
+    "pillow"
+    "pillow-avif-plugin"
+    "pillow-heif"
+    "pillow-jxl-plugin"
+    "pyside6"
+    "structlog"
+    "typing-extensions"
+  ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "tagstudio" ];
+
+  build-system = with python3Packages; [ hatchling ];
+  dependencies =
+    with python3Packages;
+    [
+      chardet
+      ffmpeg-python
+      humanfriendly
+      mutagen
+      numpy
+      opencv-python
+      pillow
+      pillow-avif-plugin
+      pillow-heif
+      pydantic
+      pydub
+      pyside6
+      rawpy
+      send2trash
+      sqlalchemy
+      srctools
+      structlog
+      toml
+      ujson
+      wcmatch
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optional withJXLSupport pillow-jxl-plugin;
+
+  # These tests require modifications to a library, which does not work
+  # in a read-only environment.
+  disabledTests = [
+    "test_badge_visual_state"
+    "test_browsing_state_update"
+    "test_flow_layout_happy_path"
+    "test_get" # TODO: Look further into, might be possible to run.
+    "test_json_migration"
+    "test_library_migrations"
+    "test_update_tags"
+  ];
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    "tests/qt/test_build_tag_panel.py"
+    "tests/qt/test_field_containers.py"
+    "tests/qt/test_file_path_options.py"
+    "tests/qt/test_preview_panel.py"
+    "tests/qt/test_tag_panel.py"
+    "tests/qt/test_tag_search_panel.py"
+    "tests/test_library.py"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    inherit (pyproject) description;
+    homepage = "https://docs.tagstud.io/";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ xarvex ];
+    mainProgram = "tagstudio";
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+  };
+}

nix/package/pillow-jxl-plugin.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+{
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  cmake,
+  fetchPypi,
+  lib,
+  numpy,
+  packaging,
+  pillow,
+  pyexiv2,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  rustPlatform,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pillow-jxl-plugin";
+  version = "1.3.4";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    pname = "pillow_jxl_plugin";
+    inherit version;
+    hash = "sha256-jqWJ/FWep8XfzLQq9NgUj121CPX01FGDKLq1ox/LJo4=";
+  };
+
+  cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoVendor {
+    inherit src;
+    hash = "sha256-7j+sCn+P6q6tsm2MJ/cM7hF2KEjILJNA6SDb35tecPg=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    rustPlatform.cargoSetupHook
+    rustPlatform.maturinBuildHook
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    numpy
+    pyexiv2
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  # Working directory takes precedence in the Python path. Remove
+  # `pillow_jxl` to prevent it from being loaded during pytest, rather than the
+  # built module, as it includes a `pillow_jxl.pillow_jxl.so` that is imported.
+  # See: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/255262
+  # See: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/255471
+  preCheck = ''
+    rm -r pillow_jxl
+  '';
+
+  dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pillow_jxl" ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    packaging
+    pillow
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Pillow plugin for JPEG-XL, using Rust for bindings";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Isotr0py/pillow-jpegxl-plugin";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/Isotr0py/pillow-jpegxl-plugin/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ xarvex ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+  };
+}

nix/package/pyexiv2.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{
+  autoPatchelfHook,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  exiv2,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  lib,
+  setuptools,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pyexiv2";
+  version = "2.15.3";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "LeoHsiao1";
+    repo = "pyexiv2";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-83bFMaoXncvhRJNcCgkkC7B29wR5pjuLO/EdkQdqxxo=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoPatchelfHook ];
+  buildInputs = [ exiv2.lib ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pyexiv2" ];
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Read and write image metadata, including EXIF, IPTC, XMP, ICC Profile";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/LeoHsiao1/pyexiv2";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/LeoHsiao1/pyexiv2/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ xarvex ];
+    platforms = with lib.platforms; darwin ++ linux ++ windows;
+  };
+}

nix/shell.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+
+  python3,
+  ...
+}:
+
+let
+  pythonLibraryPath =
+    with pkgs;
+    lib.makeLibraryPath (
+      [
+        fontconfig
+        freetype
+        glib
+        qt6.qtbase
+        stdenv.cc.cc
+        zstd
+      ]
+      ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [
+        dbus
+        libGL
+        libdrm
+        libpulseaudio
+        libva
+        libxkbcommon
+        pipewire
+        qt6.qtwayland
+        xorg.libX11
+        xorg.libXrandr
+      ]
+    );
+
+  libraryPath = "${lib.optionalString pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin "DY"}LD_LIBRARY_PATH";
+
+  python3Wrapped = pkgs.symlinkJoin {
+    inherit (python3)
+      name
+      pname
+      version
+      meta
+      ;
+
+    paths = [ python3 ];
+
+    nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
+      makeWrapper
+      qt6.wrapQtAppsHook
+
+      # Should be unnecessary once PR is pulled.
+      # PR: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/271037
+      # Issue: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/149812
+      wrapGAppsHook
+    ];
+    buildInputs = with pkgs.qt6; [
+      qtbase
+      qtmultimedia
+    ];
+
+    postBuild = ''
+      wrapProgram $out/bin/${python3.meta.mainProgram} \
+        --prefix ${libraryPath} : ${pythonLibraryPath} \
+        "''${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}" \
+        "''${qtWrapperArgs[@]}"
+    '';
+
+    dontWrapGApps = true;
+    dontWrapQtApps = true;
+  };
+in
+pkgs.mkShellNoCC {
+  nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    coreutils
+    uv
+
+    ruff
+  ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    python3Wrapped
+  ]
+  ++ (with pkgs; [
+    ffmpeg-headless
+    ripgrep
+  ]);
+
+  env = {
+    QT_QPA_PLATFORM = "wayland;xcb";
+
+    UV_NO_SYNC = "1";
+    UV_PYTHON_DOWNLOADS = "never";
+  };
+
+  shellHook =
+    let
+      python = lib.getExe python3Wrapped;
+
+      # PySide/Qt are very particular about matching versions. Override with nixpkgs package.
+      pythonPath = lib.makeSearchPathOutput "lib" python3.sitePackages (
+        with python3.pkgs; [ pyside6 ] ++ pyside6.propagatedBuildInputs or [ ]
+      );
+    in
+    # bash
+    ''
+      venv=''${UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT:-.venv}
+
+      if [ ! -f "''${venv}"/bin/activate ] || [ "$(readlink -f "''${venv}"/bin/python)" != "$(readlink -f ${python})" ]; then
+          printf '%s\n' 'Regenerating virtual environment, Python interpreter changed...' >&2
+          rm -rf "''${venv}"
+          uv venv --python ${python} "''${venv}"
+      fi
+
+      source "''${venv}"/bin/activate
+      PYTHONPATH=${pythonPath}''${PYTHONPATH:+:}''${PYTHONPATH:-}
+
+      if [ ! -f "''${venv}"/pyproject.toml ] || ! diff --brief pyproject.toml "''${venv}"/pyproject.toml >/dev/null; then
+          printf '%s\n' 'Installing dependencies, pyproject.toml changed...' >&2
+          uv pip install --quiet --editable '.[mkdocs,mypy,pre-commit,pytest]'
+          cp pyproject.toml "''${venv}"/pyproject.toml
+      fi
+
+      pre-commit install
+    '';
+
+  meta = {
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ xarvex ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+  };
+}

overrides/partials/header.html

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+<!--
+  Copyright (c) 2016-2025 Martin Donath <martin.donath@squidfunk.com>
+
+  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+  deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+  rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+  sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+  all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+  FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+  IN THE SOFTWARE.
+-->
+
+<!-- Determine classes -->
+{% set class = "md-header" %}
+{% if "navigation.tabs.sticky" in features %}
+  {% set class = class ~ " md-header--shadow md-header--lifted" %}
+{% elif "navigation.tabs" not in features %}
+  {% set class = class ~ " md-header--shadow" %}
+{% endif %}
+
+<!-- Header -->
+<header class="{{ class }}" data-md-component="header">
+  <nav
+    class="md-header__inner md-grid"
+    aria-label="{{ lang.t('header') }}"
+  >
+
+    <!-- Link to home -->
+    <a
+      href="{{ config.extra.homepage | d(nav.homepage.url, true) | url }}"
+      title="{{ config.site_name | e }}"
+      class="md-header__button md-logo"
+      aria-label="{{ config.site_name }}"
+      data-md-component="logo"
+    >
+      {% include "partials/logo.html" %}
+    </a>
+
+    <!-- Button to open drawer -->
+    <label class="md-header__button md-icon" for="__drawer">
+      {% set icon = config.theme.icon.menu or "material/menu" %}
+      {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
+    </label>
+
+    <!-- Header title -->
+    <div class="md-header__title" data-md-component="header-title">
+      <div class="md-header__ellipsis">
+        <div class="md-header__topic">
+          <span class="md-ellipsis">
+            <a style="font-weight: 900;">Tag</a><a style="font-weight: 500;"><i>Studio</i></a>
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="md-header__topic" data-md-component="header-topic">
+          <span class="md-ellipsis">
+            {% if page.meta and page.meta.title %}
+              {{ page.meta.title }}
+            {% else %}
+              {{ page.title }}
+            {% endif %}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Color palette toggle -->
+    {% if config.theme.palette %}
+      {% if not config.theme.palette is mapping %}
+        {% include "partials/palette.html" %}
+      {% endif %}
+    {% endif %}
+
+    <!-- User preference: color palette -->
+    {% if not config.theme.palette is mapping %}
+      {% include "partials/javascripts/palette.html" %}
+    {% endif %}
+
+    <!-- Site language selector -->
+    {% if config.extra.alternate %}
+      {% include "partials/alternate.html" %}
+    {% endif %}
+
+    <!-- Button to open search modal -->
+    {% if "material/search" in config.plugins %}
+      {% set search = config.plugins["material/search"] | attr("config") %}
+
+      <!-- Check if search is actually enabled - see https://t.ly/DT_0V -->
+      {% if search.enabled %}
+        <label class="md-header__button md-icon" for="__search">
+          {% set icon = config.theme.icon.search or "material/magnify" %}
+          {% include ".icons/" ~ icon ~ ".svg" %}
+        </label>
+
+        <!-- Search interface -->
+        {% include "partials/search.html" %}
+      {% endif %}
+    {% endif %}
+
+    <!-- Repository information -->
+    {% if config.repo_url %}
+      <div class="md-header__source">
+        {% include "partials/source.html" %}
+      </div>
+    {% endif %}
+  </nav>
+
+  <!-- Navigation tabs (sticky) -->
+  {% if "navigation.tabs.sticky" in features %}
+    {% if "navigation.tabs" in features %}
+      {% include "partials/tabs.html" %}
+    {% endif %}
+  {% endif %}
+</header>

overrides/partials/nav.html

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<!--
+  Copyright (c) 2016-2025 Martin Donath <martin.donath@squidfunk.com>
+
+  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+  deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+  rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+  sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+  all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+  FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+  IN THE SOFTWARE.
+-->
+
+{% import "partials/nav-item.html" as item with context %}
+
+<!-- Determine classes -->
+{% set class = "md-nav md-nav--primary" %}
+{% if "navigation.tabs" in features %}
+  {% set class = class ~ " md-nav--lifted" %}
+{% endif %}
+{% if "toc.integrate" in features %}
+  {% set class = class ~ " md-nav--integrated" %}
+{% endif %}
+
+<!-- Navigation -->
+<nav
+  class="{{ class }}"
+  aria-label="{{ lang.t('nav') }}"
+  data-md-level="0"
+>
+
+  <!-- Site title -->
+  <!-- <label class="md-nav__title" for="__drawer">
+    <a
+      href="{{ config.extra.homepage | d(nav.homepage.url, true) | url }}"
+      title="{{ config.site_name | e }}"
+      class="md-nav__button md-logo"
+      aria-label="{{ config.site_name }}"
+      data-md-component="logo"
+    >
+      {% include "partials/logo.html" %}
+    </a>
+    {{ config.site_name }}
+  </label> -->
+
+  <!-- Repository information -->
+  {% if config.repo_url %}
+    <div class="md-nav__source">
+      {% include "partials/source.html" %}
+    </div>
+  {% endif %}
+
+  <!-- Navigation list -->
+  <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-scrollfix>
+    {% for nav_item in nav %}
+      {% set path = "__nav_" ~ loop.index %}
+      {{ item.render(nav_item, path, 1) }}
+    {% endfor %}
+  </ul>
+</nav>

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,49 +1,120 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
 [project]
 name = "TagStudio"
 description = "A User-Focused Photo & File Management System."
-version = "9.5.0-pre2"
+version = "9.5.5"
 license = "GPL-3.0-only"
 readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.12,<3.13"
+dependencies = [
+    "chardet~=5.2",
+    "ffmpeg-python~=0.2",
+    "humanfriendly==10.*",
+    "mutagen~=1.47",
+    "numpy~=2.2",
+    "opencv_python~=4.11",
+    "Pillow>=10.2,<=11",
+    "pillow-avif-plugin~=1.5",
+    "pillow-heif~=0.22",
+    "pillow-jxl-plugin~=1.3",
+    "pydantic~=2.10",
+    "pydub~=0.25",
+    "PySide6==6.8.0.*",
+    "rarfile==4.2",
+    "rawpy~=0.24",
+    "Send2Trash~=1.8",
+    "SQLAlchemy~=2.0",
+    "srctools~=2.6",
+    "structlog~=25.3",
+    "toml~=0.10",
+    "typing_extensions~=4.13",
+    "ujson~=5.10",
+    "wcmatch==10.*",
+]
 
-[tool.ruff]
-exclude = ["main_window.py", "home_ui.py", "resources.py", "resources_rc.py"]
-line-length = 100
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = ["tagstudio[mkdocs,mypy,pre-commit,pyinstaller,pytest,ruff]"]
+mkdocs = ["mkdocs-material[imaging]>=9.6.14"]
+mypy = ["mypy==1.15.0", "mypy-extensions==1.*", "types-ujson~=5.10"]
+pre-commit = ["pre-commit~=4.2"]
+pyinstaller = ["Pyinstaller~=6.13"]
+pytest = [
+    "pytest==8.3.5",
+    "pytest-cov==6.1.1",
+    "pytest-qt==4.4.0",
+    "syrupy==4.9.1",
+]
+ruff = ["ruff==0.11.8"]
 
-[tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]
-"tagstudio/tests/**" = ["D", "E402"]
-"tagstudio/src/qt/helpers/vendored/**" = ["B", "E", "N", "UP", "SIM115"]
+[project.gui-scripts]
+tagstudio = "tagstudio.main:main"
 
-[tool.ruff.lint.pydocstyle]
-convention = "google"
-
-[tool.ruff.lint]
-select = ["B", "D", "E", "F", "FBT003", "I", "N", "SIM", "T20", "UP"]
-ignore = ["D100", "D101", "D102", "D103", "D104", "D105", "D106", "D107"]
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
+packages = ["src/tagstudio"]
 
 [tool.mypy]
-strict_optional = false
-disable_error_code = ["func-returns-value", "import-untyped"]
+mypy_path = ["src/tagstudio"]
+disable_error_code = [
+    "annotation-unchecked",
+    "func-returns-value",
+    "import-untyped",
+]
 explicit_package_bases = true
+ignore_missing_imports = true
+implicit_optional = true
+strict_optional = false
 warn_unused_ignores = true
-check_untyped_defs = true
-mypy_path = ["tagstudio"]
+exclude = ["build", "dist"]
 
 [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
-module = "tests.*"
+module = "tagstudio.qt.main_window"
 ignore_errors = true
 
 [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
-module = "src.qt.main_window"
+module = "tagstudio.qt.ui.home_ui"
 ignore_errors = true
 
 [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
-module = "src.qt.ui.home_ui"
-ignore_errors = true
-
-[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
-module = "src.core.ts_core"
+module = "tagstudio.core.ts_core"
 ignore_errors = true
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 #addopts = "-m 'not qt'"
 qt_api = "pyside6"
+
+[tool.pyright]
+ignore = [
+    ".venv/**",
+    "src/tagstudio/core/library/json/",
+    "src/tagstudio/qt/previews/vendored/pydub/",
+]
+include = ["src/tagstudio", "tests"]
+reportAny = false
+reportIgnoreCommentWithoutRule = false
+reportImplicitStringConcatenation = false
+reportMissingTypeArgument = false
+reportMissingTypeStubs = false
+# reportOptionalMemberAccess = false
+reportUnannotatedClassAttribute = false
+reportUnknownArgumentType = false
+reportUnknownLambdaType = false
+reportUnknownMemberType = false
+reportUnusedCallResult = false
+
+[tool.ruff]
+exclude = ["home_ui.py", "resources.py", "resources_rc.py"]
+line-length = 100
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+select = ["B", "D", "E", "F", "FBT003", "I", "N", "SIM", "T20", "UP"]
+ignore = ["D100", "D101", "D102", "D103", "D104", "D105", "D106", "D107"]
+
+[tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]
+"tests/**" = ["D", "E402"]
+"src/tagstudio/qt/previews/vendored/**" = ["B", "E", "N", "UP", "SIM115"]
+
+[tool.ruff.lint.pydocstyle]
+convention = "google"

requirements-dev.txt

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-ruff==0.8.1
-pre-commit==3.7.0
-pytest==8.2.0
-Pyinstaller==6.6.0
-mypy==1.11.2
-syrupy==4.7.1
-pytest-qt==4.4.0
-pytest-cov==5.0.0

requirements.txt

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-chardet==5.2.0
-ffmpeg-python==0.2.0
-humanfriendly==10.0
-mutagen==1.47.0
-numpy==2.1.0
-opencv_python==4.10.0.84
-pillow-heif==0.16.0
-pillow-jxl-plugin==1.3.0
-Pillow==10.3.0
-pydub==0.25.1
-PySide6_Addons==6.8.0.1
-PySide6_Essentials==6.8.0.1
-PySide6==6.8.0.1
-rawpy==0.22.0
-SQLAlchemy==2.0.34
-structlog==24.4.0
-typing_extensions>=3.10.0.0,<=4.11.0
-ujson>=5.8.0,<=5.9.0
-vtf2img==0.1.0

src/tagstudio/core/constants.py

@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 # Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
 # Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
 
-VERSION: str = "9.5.0"  # Major.Minor.Patch
-VERSION_BRANCH: str = "Pre-Release 2"  # Usually "" or "Pre-Release"
+VERSION: str = "9.5.5"  # Major.Minor.Patch
+VERSION_BRANCH: str = ""  # Usually "" or "Pre-Release"
 
 # The folder & file names where TagStudio keeps its data relative to a library.
 TS_FOLDER_NAME: str = ".TagStudio"
 BACKUP_FOLDER_NAME: str = "backups"
 COLLAGE_FOLDER_NAME: str = "collages"
+IGNORE_NAME: str = ".ts_ignore"
 THUMB_CACHE_NAME: str = "thumbs"
 
 FONT_SAMPLE_TEXT: str = (
@@ -25,3 +26,5 @@ TAG_FAVORITE = 1
 TAG_META = 2
 RESERVED_TAG_START = 0
 RESERVED_TAG_END = 999
+
+RESERVED_NAMESPACE_PREFIX = "tagstudio"

src/tagstudio/core/driver.py

@@ -2,15 +2,20 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import structlog
 from PySide6.QtCore import QSettings
-from src.core.constants import TS_FOLDER_NAME
-from src.core.enums import SettingItems
-from src.core.library.alchemy.library import LibraryStatus
+
+from tagstudio.core.constants import TS_FOLDER_NAME
+from tagstudio.core.enums import SettingItems
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import LibraryStatus
+from tagstudio.qt.global_settings import GlobalSettings
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
 class DriverMixin:
-    settings: QSettings
+    cached_values: QSettings
+    # TODO: GlobalSettings has become closely tied to Qt.
+    # Should there be a base Settings class?
+    settings: GlobalSettings
 
     def evaluate_path(self, open_path: str | None) -> LibraryStatus:
         """Check if the path of library is valid."""
@@ -20,17 +25,17 @@ class DriverMixin:
             if not library_path.exists():
                 logger.error("Path does not exist.", open_path=open_path)
                 return LibraryStatus(success=False, message="Path does not exist.")
-        elif self.settings.value(
-            SettingItems.START_LOAD_LAST, defaultValue=True, type=bool
-        ) and self.settings.value(SettingItems.LAST_LIBRARY):
-            library_path = Path(str(self.settings.value(SettingItems.LAST_LIBRARY)))
+        elif self.settings.open_last_loaded_on_startup and self.cached_values.value(
+            SettingItems.LAST_LIBRARY
+        ):
+            library_path = Path(str(self.cached_values.value(SettingItems.LAST_LIBRARY)))
             if not (library_path / TS_FOLDER_NAME).exists():
                 logger.error(
                     "TagStudio folder does not exist.",
                     library_path=library_path,
                     ts_folder=TS_FOLDER_NAME,
                 )
-                self.settings.setValue(SettingItems.LAST_LIBRARY, "")
+                self.cached_values.setValue(SettingItems.LAST_LIBRARY, "")
                 # dont consider this a fatal error, just skip opening the library
                 library_path = None
 

src/tagstudio/core/enums.py

@@ -10,13 +10,26 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 class SettingItems(str, enum.Enum):
     """List of setting item names."""
 
-    START_LOAD_LAST = "start_load_last"
     LAST_LIBRARY = "last_library"
     LIBS_LIST = "libs_list"
-    WINDOW_SHOW_LIBS = "window_show_libs"
-    SHOW_FILENAMES = "show_filenames"
-    AUTOPLAY = "autoplay_videos"
-    THUMB_CACHE_SIZE_LIMIT = "thumb_cache_size_limit"
+
+
+class ShowFilepathOption(int, enum.Enum):
+    """Values representing the options for the "show_filenames" setting."""
+
+    SHOW_FULL_PATHS = 0
+    SHOW_RELATIVE_PATHS = 1
+    SHOW_FILENAMES_ONLY = 2
+    DEFAULT = SHOW_RELATIVE_PATHS
+
+
+class TagClickActionOption(int, enum.Enum):
+    """Values representing the options for the "tag_click_action" setting."""
+
+    OPEN_EDIT = 0
+    SET_SEARCH = 1
+    ADD_TO_SEARCH = 2
+    DEFAULT = OPEN_EDIT
 
 
 class Theme(str, enum.Enum):
@@ -65,10 +78,9 @@ class DefaultEnum(enum.Enum):
         raise AttributeError("access the value via .default property instead")
 
 
+# TODO: Remove DefaultEnum and LibraryPrefs classes once remaining values are removed.
 class LibraryPrefs(DefaultEnum):
     """Library preferences with default value accessible via .default property."""
 
     IS_EXCLUDE_LIST = True
-    EXTENSION_LIST: list[str] = [".json", ".xmp", ".aae"]
-    PAGE_SIZE: int = 500
-    DB_VERSION: int = 7
+    EXTENSION_LIST = [".json", ".xmp", ".aae"]

src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/constants.py

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2025
+# Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
+# Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
+
+
+from sqlalchemy import text
+
+SQL_FILENAME: str = "ts_library.sqlite"
+JSON_FILENAME: str = "ts_library.json"
+
+DB_VERSION_LEGACY_KEY: str = "DB_VERSION"
+DB_VERSION_CURRENT_KEY: str = "CURRENT"
+DB_VERSION_INITIAL_KEY: str = "INITIAL"
+DB_VERSION: int = 102
+
+TAG_CHILDREN_QUERY = text("""
+WITH RECURSIVE ChildTags AS (
+    SELECT :tag_id AS tag_id
+    UNION
+    SELECT tp.child_id AS tag_id
+	FROM tag_parents tp
+    INNER JOIN ChildTags c ON tp.parent_id = c.tag_id
+)
+SELECT * FROM ChildTags;
+""")
+
+TAG_CHILDREN_ID_QUERY = text("""
+WITH RECURSIVE ChildTags AS (
+    SELECT :tag_id AS tag_id
+    UNION
+    SELECT tp.child_id AS tag_id
+    FROM tag_parents tp
+    INNER JOIN ChildTags c ON tp.parent_id = c.tag_id
+)
+SELECT tag_id FROM ChildTags;
+""")

src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/db.py

@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 # Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
 # Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
 
+
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import override
 
 import structlog
 from sqlalchemy import Dialect, Engine, String, TypeDecorator, create_engine, text
 from sqlalchemy.exc import OperationalError
 from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
-from src.core.constants import RESERVED_TAG_END
+
+from tagstudio.core.constants import RESERVED_TAG_END
 
 logger = structlog.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -17,12 +20,14 @@ class PathType(TypeDecorator):
     impl = String
     cache_ok = True
 
-    def process_bind_param(self, value: Path, dialect: Dialect):
+    @override
+    def process_bind_param(self, value: Path | None, dialect: Dialect):
         if value is not None:
             return Path(value).as_posix()
         return None
 
-    def process_result_value(self, value: str, dialect: Dialect):
+    @override
+    def process_result_value(self, value: str | None, dialect: Dialect):
         if value is not None:
             return Path(value)
         return None

src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/default_color_groups.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import structlog
 
-from .models import Namespace, TagColorGroup
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Namespace, TagColorGroup
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -307,6 +307,12 @@ def pastels() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
 
 
 def shades() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
+    burgundy = TagColorGroup(
+        slug="burgundy",
+        namespace="tagstudio-shades",
+        name="Burgundy",
+        primary="#6E1C24",
+    )
     auburn = TagColorGroup(
         slug="auburn",
         namespace="tagstudio-shades",
@@ -319,19 +325,31 @@ def shades() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Olive",
         primary="#4C652E",
     )
+    dark_teal = TagColorGroup(
+        slug="dark-teal",
+        namespace="tagstudio-shades",
+        name="Dark Teal",
+        primary="#1F5E47",
+    )
     navy = TagColorGroup(
         slug="navy",
         namespace="tagstudio-shades",
         name="Navy",
         primary="#104B98",
     )
+    dark_lavender = TagColorGroup(
+        slug="dark_lavender",
+        namespace="tagstudio-shades",
+        name="Dark Lavender",
+        primary="#3D3B6C",
+    )
     berry = TagColorGroup(
         slug="berry",
         namespace="tagstudio-shades",
         name="Berry",
         primary="#9F2AA7",
     )
-    return [auburn, olive, navy, berry]
+    return [burgundy, auburn, olive, dark_teal, navy, dark_lavender, berry]
 
 
 def earth_tones() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
@@ -421,6 +439,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon Red",
         primary="#180607",
         secondary="#E22C3C",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     neon_red_orange = TagColorGroup(
         slug="neon-red-orange",
@@ -428,6 +447,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon Red Orange",
         primary="#220905",
         secondary="#E83726",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     neon_orange = TagColorGroup(
         slug="neon-orange",
@@ -435,6 +455,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon Orange",
         primary="#1F0D05",
         secondary="#ED6022",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     neon_amber = TagColorGroup(
         slug="neon-amber",
@@ -442,6 +463,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon Amber",
         primary="#251507",
         secondary="#FA9A2C",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     neon_yellow = TagColorGroup(
         slug="neon-yellow",
@@ -449,6 +471,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon Yellow",
         primary="#2B1C0B",
         secondary="#FFD63D",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     neon_lime = TagColorGroup(
         slug="neon-lime",
@@ -456,6 +479,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon Lime",
         primary="#1B220C",
         secondary="#92E649",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     neon_green = TagColorGroup(
         slug="neon-green",
@@ -463,6 +487,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon Green",
         primary="#091610",
         secondary="#45D649",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     neon_teal = TagColorGroup(
         slug="neon-teal",
@@ -470,6 +495,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon Teal",
         primary="#09191D",
         secondary="#22D589",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     neon_cyan = TagColorGroup(
         slug="neon-cyan",
@@ -477,6 +503,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon Cyan",
         primary="#0B191C",
         secondary="#3DDBDB",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     neon_blue = TagColorGroup(
         slug="neon-blue",
@@ -484,6 +511,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon Blue",
         primary="#09101C",
         secondary="#3B87F0",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     neon_indigo = TagColorGroup(
         slug="neon-indigo",
@@ -491,6 +519,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon Indigo",
         primary="#150B24",
         secondary="#874FF5",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     neon_purple = TagColorGroup(
         slug="neon-purple",
@@ -498,6 +527,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon Purple",
         primary="#1E0B26",
         secondary="#BB4FF0",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     neon_magenta = TagColorGroup(
         slug="neon-magenta",
@@ -505,6 +535,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon Magenta",
         primary="#220A13",
         secondary="#F64680",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     neon_pink = TagColorGroup(
         slug="neon-pink",
@@ -512,6 +543,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon Pink",
         primary="#210E15",
         secondary="#FF62AF",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     neon_white = TagColorGroup(
         slug="neon-white",
@@ -519,6 +551,7 @@ def neon() -> list[TagColorGroup]:
         name="Neon White",
         primary="#131315",
         secondary="#F2F1F8",
+        color_border=True,
     )
     return [
         neon_red,

src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/enums.py

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+import enum
+import random
+from dataclasses import dataclass, replace
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import structlog
+
+from tagstudio.core.query_lang.ast import AST
+from tagstudio.core.query_lang.parser import Parser
+
+MAX_SQL_VARIABLES = 32766  # 32766 is the max sql bind parameter count as defined here: https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/master/src/sqliteLimit.h#L140
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class TagColorEnum(enum.IntEnum):
+    DEFAULT = 1
+    BLACK = 2
+    DARK_GRAY = 3
+    GRAY = 4
+    LIGHT_GRAY = 5
+    WHITE = 6
+    LIGHT_PINK = 7
+    PINK = 8
+    RED = 9
+    RED_ORANGE = 10
+    ORANGE = 11
+    YELLOW_ORANGE = 12
+    YELLOW = 13
+    LIME = 14
+    LIGHT_GREEN = 15
+    MINT = 16
+    GREEN = 17
+    TEAL = 18
+    CYAN = 19
+    LIGHT_BLUE = 20
+    BLUE = 21
+    BLUE_VIOLET = 22
+    VIOLET = 23
+    PURPLE = 24
+    LAVENDER = 25
+    BERRY = 26
+    MAGENTA = 27
+    SALMON = 28
+    AUBURN = 29
+    DARK_BROWN = 30
+    BROWN = 31
+    LIGHT_BROWN = 32
+    BLONDE = 33
+    PEACH = 34
+    WARM_GRAY = 35
+    COOL_GRAY = 36
+    OLIVE = 37
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_color_from_str(color_name: str) -> "TagColorEnum":
+        for color in TagColorEnum:
+            if color.name == color_name.upper().replace(" ", "_"):
+                return color
+        return TagColorEnum.DEFAULT
+
+
+class ItemType(enum.Enum):
+    ENTRY = 0
+    COLLATION = 1
+    TAG_GROUP = 2
+
+
+class SortingModeEnum(enum.Enum):
+    DATE_ADDED = "file.date_added"
+    FILE_NAME = "generic.filename"
+    PATH = "file.path"
+    RANDOM = "sorting.mode.random"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class BrowsingState:
+    """Represent a state of the Library grid view."""
+
+    page_index: int = 0
+    sorting_mode: SortingModeEnum = SortingModeEnum.DATE_ADDED
+    ascending: bool = True
+    random_seed: float = 0
+
+    query: str | None = None
+
+    # Abstract Syntax Tree Of the current Search Query
+    @property
+    def ast(self) -> AST | None:
+        if self.query is None:
+            return None
+        return Parser(self.query).parse()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def show_all(cls) -> "BrowsingState":
+        return BrowsingState()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_search_query(cls, search_query: str) -> "BrowsingState":
+        return cls(query=search_query)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_tag_id(
+        cls, tag_id: int | str, state: "BrowsingState | None" = None
+    ) -> "BrowsingState":
+        """Create and return a BrowsingState object given a tag ID.
+
+        Args:
+            tag_id(int): The tag ID to search for.
+            state(BrowsingState|None): An optional BrowsingState object to use
+                existing options from, such as sorting options.
+
+        """
+        logger.warning(state)
+        if state:
+            return state.with_search_query(f"tag_id:{str(tag_id)}")
+        return cls(query=f"tag_id:{str(tag_id)}")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_path(cls, path: Path | str) -> "BrowsingState":
+        return cls(query=f'path:"{str(path).strip()}"')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_mediatype(cls, mediatype: str) -> "BrowsingState":
+        return cls(query=f"mediatype:{mediatype}")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_filetype(cls, filetype: str) -> "BrowsingState":
+        return cls(query=f"filetype:{filetype}")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_tag_name(cls, tag_name: str) -> "BrowsingState":
+        return cls(query=f'tag:"{tag_name}"')
+
+    def with_page_index(self, index: int) -> "BrowsingState":
+        return replace(self, page_index=index)
+
+    def with_sorting_mode(self, mode: SortingModeEnum) -> "BrowsingState":
+        seed = self.random_seed
+        if mode == SortingModeEnum.RANDOM:
+            seed = random.random()
+        return replace(self, sorting_mode=mode, random_seed=seed)
+
+    def with_sorting_direction(self, ascending: bool) -> "BrowsingState":
+        return replace(self, ascending=ascending)
+
+    def with_search_query(self, search_query: str) -> "BrowsingState":
+        return replace(self, query=search_query)
+
+
+class FieldTypeEnum(enum.Enum):
+    TEXT_LINE = "Text Line"
+    TEXT_BOX = "Text Box"
+    TAGS = "Tags"
+    DATETIME = "Datetime"
+    BOOLEAN = "Checkbox"

src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/fields.py

@@ -2,20 +2,21 @@
 # Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
 # Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
 
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, override
 
 from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, declared_attr, mapped_column, relationship
 
-from .db import Base
-from .enums import FieldTypeEnum
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.db import Base
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.enums import FieldTypeEnum
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from .models import Entry, ValueType
+    from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry, ValueType
 
 
 class BaseField(Base):
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class BaseField(Base):
 
     @declared_attr
     def type(self) -> Mapped[ValueType]:
-        return relationship(foreign_keys=[self.type_key], lazy=False)  # type: ignore
+        return relationship(foreign_keys=[self.type_key], lazy=False)  # type: ignore # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
 
     @declared_attr
     def entry_id(self) -> Mapped[int]:
@@ -39,19 +40,20 @@ class BaseField(Base):
 
     @declared_attr
     def entry(self) -> Mapped[Entry]:
-        return relationship(foreign_keys=[self.entry_id])  # type: ignore
+        return relationship(foreign_keys=[self.entry_id])  # type: ignore # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
 
     @declared_attr
     def position(self) -> Mapped[int]:
         return mapped_column(default=0)
 
+    @override
     def __hash__(self):
         return hash(self.__key())
 
-    def __key(self):
+    def __key(self):  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownParameterType]
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    value: Any
+    value: Any  # pyright: ignore
 
 
 class BooleanField(BaseField):
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@ class BooleanField(BaseField):
     def __key(self):
         return (self.type, self.value)
 
-    def __eq__(self, value) -> bool:
+    @override
+    def __eq__(self, value: object) -> bool:
         if isinstance(value, BooleanField):
             return self.__key() == value.__key()
         raise NotImplementedError
@@ -73,10 +76,11 @@ class TextField(BaseField):
 
     value: Mapped[str | None]
 
-    def __key(self) -> tuple:
+    def __key(self) -> tuple[ValueType, str | None]:
         return self.type, self.value
 
-    def __eq__(self, value) -> bool:
+    @override
+    def __eq__(self, value: object) -> bool:
         if isinstance(value, TextField):
             return self.__key() == value.__key()
         elif isinstance(value, DatetimeField):
@@ -92,7 +96,8 @@ class DatetimeField(BaseField):
     def __key(self):
         return (self.type, self.value)
 
-    def __eq__(self, value) -> bool:
+    @override
+    def __eq__(self, value: object) -> bool:
         if isinstance(value, DatetimeField):
             return self.__key() == value.__key()
         raise NotImplementedError
@@ -106,7 +111,7 @@ class DefaultField:
     is_default: bool = field(default=False)
 
 
-class _FieldID(Enum):
+class FieldID(Enum):
     """Only for bootstrapping content of DB table."""
 
     TITLE = DefaultField(id=0, name="Title", type=FieldTypeEnum.TEXT_LINE, is_default=True)

src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/joins.py

@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 # Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
 # Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
 
+
 from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column
 
-from .db import Base
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.db import Base
 
 
 class TagParent(Base):

src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/models.py

@@ -4,20 +4,22 @@
 
 from datetime import datetime as dt
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import override
 
 from sqlalchemy import JSON, ForeignKey, ForeignKeyConstraint, Integer, event
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column, relationship
+from typing_extensions import deprecated
 
-from ...constants import TAG_ARCHIVED, TAG_FAVORITE
-from .db import Base, PathType
-from .fields import (
+from tagstudio.core.constants import TAG_ARCHIVED, TAG_FAVORITE
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.db import Base, PathType
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.enums import FieldTypeEnum
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.fields import (
     BaseField,
     BooleanField,
     DatetimeField,
-    FieldTypeEnum,
     TextField,
 )
-from .joins import TagParent
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.joins import TagParent
 
 
 class Namespace(Base):
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ class TagColorGroup(Base):
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column()
     primary: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(nullable=False)
     secondary: Mapped[str | None]
+    color_border: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(nullable=False, default=False)
 
     # TODO: Determine if slug and namespace can be optional and generated/added here if needed.
     def __init__(
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ class TagColorGroup(Base):
         name: str,
         primary: str,
         secondary: str | None = None,
+        color_border: bool = False,
     ):
         self.slug = slug
         self.namespace = namespace
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ class TagColorGroup(Base):
         self.primary = primary
         if secondary:
             self.secondary = secondary
+        self.color_border = color_border
         super().__init__()
 
 
@@ -96,8 +101,8 @@ class Tag(Base):
     aliases: Mapped[set[TagAlias]] = relationship(back_populates="tag")
     parent_tags: Mapped[set["Tag"]] = relationship(
         secondary=TagParent.__tablename__,
-        primaryjoin="Tag.id == TagParent.parent_id",
-        secondaryjoin="Tag.id == TagParent.child_id",
+        primaryjoin="Tag.id == TagParent.child_id",
+        secondaryjoin="Tag.id == TagParent.parent_id",
         back_populates="parent_tags",
     )
     disambiguation_id: Mapped[int | None]
@@ -123,8 +128,8 @@ class Tag(Base):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
+        name: str,
         id: int | None = None,
-        name: str | None = None,
         shorthand: str | None = None,
         aliases: set[TagAlias] | None = None,
         parent_tags: set["Tag"] | None = None,
@@ -143,26 +148,31 @@ class Tag(Base):
         self.shorthand = shorthand
         self.disambiguation_id = disambiguation_id
         self.is_category = is_category
-        assert not self.id
-        self.id = id
+        self.id = id  # pyright: ignore[reportAttributeAccessIssue]
         super().__init__()
 
+    @override
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"<Tag ID: {self.id} Name: {self.name}>"
 
+    @override
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return self.__str__()
 
-    def __lt__(self, other) -> bool:
+    @override
+    def __hash__(self) -> int:
+        return hash(self.id)
+
+    def __lt__(self, other: "Tag") -> bool:
         return self.name < other.name
 
-    def __le__(self, other) -> bool:
+    def __le__(self, other: "Tag") -> bool:
         return self.name <= other.name
 
-    def __gt__(self, other) -> bool:
+    def __gt__(self, other: "Tag") -> bool:
         return self.name > other.name
 
-    def __ge__(self, other) -> bool:
+    def __ge__(self, other: "Tag") -> bool:
         return self.name >= other.name
 
 
@@ -184,6 +194,7 @@ class Entry(Base):
     folder: Mapped[Folder] = relationship("Folder")
 
     path: Mapped[Path] = mapped_column(PathType, unique=True)
+    filename: Mapped[str] = mapped_column()
     suffix: Mapped[str] = mapped_column()
     date_created: Mapped[dt | None]
     date_modified: Mapped[dt | None]
@@ -226,9 +237,11 @@ class Entry(Base):
         date_modified: dt | None = None,
         date_added: dt | None = None,
     ) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
         self.path = path
         self.folder = folder
-        self.id = id
+        self.id = id  # pyright: ignore[reportAttributeAccessIssue]
+        self.filename = path.name
         self.suffix = path.suffix.lstrip(".").lower()
 
         # The date the file associated with this entry was created.
@@ -272,8 +285,8 @@ class ValueType(Base):
     key: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(nullable=False)
     type: Mapped[FieldTypeEnum] = mapped_column(default=FieldTypeEnum.TEXT_LINE)
-    is_default: Mapped[bool]
-    position: Mapped[int]
+    is_default: Mapped[bool]  # pyright: ignore[reportUninitializedInstanceVariable]
+    position: Mapped[int]  # pyright: ignore[reportUninitializedInstanceVariable]
 
     # add relations to other tables
     text_fields: Mapped[list[TextField]] = relationship("TextField", back_populates="type")
@@ -298,16 +311,26 @@ class ValueType(Base):
 
 
 @event.listens_for(ValueType, "before_insert")
-def slugify_field_key(mapper, connection, target):
+def slugify_field_key(mapper, connection, target):  # pyright: ignore
     """Slugify the field key before inserting into the database."""
     if not target.key:
-        from .library import slugify
+        from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import slugify
 
         target.key = slugify(target.tag)
 
 
+# NOTE: The "Preferences" table has been depreciated as of TagStudio 9.5.4
+# and is set to be removed in a future release.
+@deprecated("Use `Version` for storing version, and `ts_ignore` system for file exclusion.")
 class Preferences(Base):
     __tablename__ = "preferences"
 
     key: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
     value: Mapped[dict] = mapped_column(JSON, nullable=False)
+
+
+class Version(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "versions"
+
+    key: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    value: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(nullable=False, default=0)

src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/registries/dupe_files_registry.py

@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import structlog
-from src.core.library import Entry, Library
-from src.core.library.alchemy.enums import FilterState
+
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.enums import BrowsingState
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger()
 
 
 @dataclass
-class DupeRegistry:
+class DupeFilesRegistry:
     """State handler for DupeGuru results."""
 
     library: Library
@@ -50,14 +52,15 @@ class DupeRegistry:
                         continue
 
                     results = self.library.search_library(
-                        FilterState.from_path(path_relative),
+                        BrowsingState.from_path(path_relative), 500
                     )
+                    entries = self.library.get_entries(results.ids)
 
                     if not results:
                         # file not in library
                         continue
 
-                    files.append(results[0])
+                    files.append(entries[0])
 
                 if not len(files) > 1:
                     # only one file in the group, nothing to do
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ class DupeRegistry:
         )
 
         for i, entries in enumerate(self.groups):
-            remove_ids = [x.id for x in entries[1:]]
+            remove_ids = entries[1:]
             logger.info("Removing entries group", ids=remove_ids)
             self.library.remove_entries(remove_ids)
             yield i - 1  # The -1 waits for the next step to finish

src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/registries/ignored_registry.py

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2025
+# Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
+# Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
+
+
+from collections.abc import Iterator
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import structlog
+
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry
+from tagstudio.core.library.ignore import Ignore
+from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class IgnoredRegistry:
+    """State tracker for ignored entries."""
+
+    lib: Library
+    ignored_entries: list[Entry] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    @property
+    def ignored_count(self) -> int:
+        return len(self.ignored_entries)
+
+    def reset(self):
+        self.ignored_entries.clear()
+
+    def refresh_ignored_entries(self) -> Iterator[int]:
+        """Track the number of entries that would otherwise be ignored by the current rules."""
+        logger.info("[IgnoredRegistry] Refreshing ignored entries...")
+
+        self.ignored_entries = []
+        library_dir: Path = unwrap(self.lib.library_dir)
+
+        for i, entry in enumerate(self.lib.all_entries()):
+            if not Ignore.compiled_patterns:
+                # If the compiled_patterns has malfunctioned, don't consider that a false positive
+                yield i
+            elif Ignore.compiled_patterns.match(library_dir / entry.path):
+                self.ignored_entries.append(entry)
+            yield i
+
+    def remove_ignored_entries(self) -> None:
+        self.lib.remove_entries(list(map(lambda ignored: ignored.id, self.ignored_entries)))
+        self.ignored_entries = []

src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/registries/unlinked_registry.py

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+from collections.abc import Iterator
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import structlog
+from wcmatch import pathlib
+
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry
+from tagstudio.core.library.ignore import PATH_GLOB_FLAGS, Ignore
+from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger()
+
+
+@dataclass
+class UnlinkedRegistry:
+    """State tracker for unlinked entries."""
+
+    lib: Library
+    files_fixed_count: int = 0
+    unlinked_entries: list[Entry] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    @property
+    def unlinked_entries_count(self) -> int:
+        return len(self.unlinked_entries)
+
+    def reset(self):
+        self.unlinked_entries.clear()
+
+    def refresh_unlinked_files(self) -> Iterator[int]:
+        """Track the number of entries that point to an invalid filepath."""
+        logger.info("[UnlinkedRegistry] Refreshing unlinked files...")
+
+        self.unlinked_entries = []
+        for i, entry in enumerate(self.lib.all_entries()):
+            full_path = unwrap(self.lib.library_dir) / entry.path
+            if not full_path.exists() or not full_path.is_file():
+                self.unlinked_entries.append(entry)
+            yield i
+
+    def match_unlinked_file_entry(self, match_entry: Entry) -> list[Path]:
+        """Try and match unlinked file entries with matching results in the library directory.
+
+        Works if files were just moved to different subfolders and don't have duplicate names.
+        """
+        library_dir = unwrap(self.lib.library_dir)
+        matches: list[Path] = []
+
+        ignore_patterns = Ignore.get_patterns(library_dir)
+        for path in pathlib.Path(str(library_dir)).glob(
+            f"***/{match_entry.path.name}",
+            flags=PATH_GLOB_FLAGS,
+            exclude=ignore_patterns,
+        ):
+            if path.is_dir():
+                continue
+            if path.name == match_entry.path.name:
+                new_path = Path(path).relative_to(library_dir)
+                matches.append(new_path)
+
+        logger.info("[UnlinkedRegistry] Matches", matches=matches)
+        return matches
+
+    def fix_unlinked_entries(self) -> Iterator[int]:
+        """Attempt to fix unlinked file entries by finding a match in the library directory."""
+        self.files_fixed_count = 0
+        matched_entries: list[Entry] = []
+        for i, entry in enumerate(self.unlinked_entries):
+            item_matches = self.match_unlinked_file_entry(entry)
+            if len(item_matches) == 1:
+                logger.info(
+                    "[UnlinkedRegistry]",
+                    entry=entry.path.as_posix(),
+                    item_matches=item_matches[0].as_posix(),
+                )
+                if not self.lib.update_entry_path(entry.id, item_matches[0]):
+                    try:
+                        match = unwrap(self.lib.get_entry_full_by_path(item_matches[0]))
+                        entry_full = unwrap(self.lib.get_entry_full(entry.id))
+                        self.lib.merge_entries(entry_full, match)
+                    except AttributeError:
+                        continue
+                self.files_fixed_count += 1
+                matched_entries.append(entry)
+            yield i
+
+        for entry in matched_entries:
+            self.unlinked_entries.remove(entry)
+
+    def remove_unlinked_entries(self) -> None:
+        self.lib.remove_entries(list(map(lambda unlinked: unlinked.id, self.unlinked_entries)))
+        self.unlinked_entries = []

src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/visitors.py

@@ -2,39 +2,37 @@
 # Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
 # Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
 
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+import re
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, override
 
 import structlog
-from sqlalchemy import ColumnElement, and_, distinct, func, or_, select, text
+from sqlalchemy import ColumnElement, and_, distinct, func, or_, select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
-from src.core.media_types import FILETYPE_EQUIVALENTS, MediaCategories
-from src.core.query_lang import BaseVisitor
-from src.core.query_lang.ast import ANDList, Constraint, ConstraintType, Not, ORList, Property
+from sqlalchemy.sql.operators import ilike_op
 
-from .joins import TagEntry
-from .models import Entry, Tag, TagAlias
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.constants import TAG_CHILDREN_ID_QUERY
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.joins import TagEntry
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry, Tag, TagAlias
+from tagstudio.core.media_types import FILETYPE_EQUIVALENTS, MediaCategories
+from tagstudio.core.query_lang.ast import (
+    AST,
+    ANDList,
+    BaseVisitor,
+    Constraint,
+    ConstraintType,
+    Not,
+    ORList,
+    Property,
+)
 
-# workaround to have autocompletion in the Editor
+# Only import for type checking/autocompletion, will not be imported at runtime.
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from .library import Library
+    from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 else:
-    Library = None  # don't import .library because of circular imports
+    Library = None  # don't import library because of circular imports
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
-# TODO: Reevaluate after subtags -> parent tags name change
-TAG_CHILDREN_ID_QUERY = text("""
--- Note for this entire query that tag_parents.child_id is the parent id and tag_parents.parent_id is the child id due to bad naming
-WITH RECURSIVE ChildTags AS (
-    SELECT :tag_id AS child_id
-    UNION ALL
-    SELECT tp.parent_id AS child_id
-	FROM tag_parents tp
-    INNER JOIN ChildTags c ON tp.child_id = c.child_id
-)
-SELECT child_id FROM ChildTags;
-""")  # noqa: E501
-
 
 def get_filetype_equivalency_list(item: str) -> list[str] | set[str]:
     for s in FILETYPE_EQUIVALENTS:
@@ -48,56 +46,54 @@ class SQLBoolExpressionBuilder(BaseVisitor[ColumnElement[bool]]):
         super().__init__()
         self.lib = lib
 
-    def visit_or_list(self, node: ORList) -> ColumnElement[bool]:
-        return or_(*[self.visit(element) for element in node.elements])
+    @override
+    def visit_or_list(self, node: ORList) -> ColumnElement[bool]:  # type: ignore
+        tag_ids, bool_expressions = self.__separate_tags(node.elements, only_single=False)
+        if len(tag_ids) > 0:
+            bool_expressions.append(self.__entry_has_any_tags(tag_ids))
+        return or_(*bool_expressions)
 
-    def visit_and_list(self, node: ANDList) -> ColumnElement[bool]:
-        tag_ids: list[int] = []
-        bool_expressions: list[ColumnElement[bool]] = []
-
-        # Search for TagID / unambiguous Tag Constraints and store the respective tag ids separately
-        for term in node.terms:
-            if isinstance(term, Constraint) and len(term.properties) == 0:
-                match term.type:
-                    case ConstraintType.TagID:
-                        try:
-                            tag_ids.append(int(term.value))
-                        except ValueError:
-                            logger.error(
-                                "[SQLBoolExpressionBuilder] Could not cast value to an int Tag ID",
-                                value=term.value,
-                            )
-                        continue
-                    case ConstraintType.Tag:
-                        if len(ids := self.__get_tag_ids(term.value)) == 1:
-                            tag_ids.append(ids[0])
-                            continue
-
-            bool_expressions.append(self.visit(term))
-
-        # If there are at least two tag ids use a relational division query
-        # to efficiently check all of them
-        if len(tag_ids) > 1:
+    @override
+    def visit_and_list(self, node: ANDList) -> ColumnElement[bool]:  # type: ignore
+        tag_ids, bool_expressions = self.__separate_tags(node.terms, only_single=True)
+        if len(tag_ids) > 0:
             bool_expressions.append(self.__entry_has_all_tags(tag_ids))
-        # If there is just one tag id, check the normal way
-        elif len(tag_ids) == 1:
-            bool_expressions.append(
-                self.__entry_satisfies_expression(TagEntry.tag_id == tag_ids[0])
-            )
-
         return and_(*bool_expressions)
 
-    def visit_constraint(self, node: Constraint) -> ColumnElement[bool]:
+    @override
+    def visit_constraint(self, node: Constraint) -> ColumnElement[bool]:  # type: ignore
         """Returns a Boolean Expression that is true, if the Entry satisfies the constraint."""
         if len(node.properties) != 0:
             raise NotImplementedError("Properties are not implemented yet")  # TODO TSQLANG
 
         if node.type == ConstraintType.Tag:
-            return self.__entry_matches_tag_ids(self.__get_tag_ids(node.value))
+            return self.__entry_has_any_tags(self.__get_tag_ids(node.value))
         elif node.type == ConstraintType.TagID:
-            return self.__entry_matches_tag_ids([int(node.value)])
+            return self.__entry_has_any_tags([int(node.value)])
         elif node.type == ConstraintType.Path:
-            return Entry.path.op("GLOB")(node.value)
+            ilike = False
+            glob = False
+
+            # Smartcase check
+            if node.value == node.value.lower():
+                ilike = True
+            if node.value.startswith("*") or node.value.endswith("*"):
+                glob = True
+
+            if ilike and glob:
+                logger.info("ConstraintType.Path", ilike=True, glob=True)
+                return func.lower(Entry.path).op("GLOB")(f"{node.value.lower()}")
+            elif ilike:
+                logger.info("ConstraintType.Path", ilike=True, glob=False)
+                return ilike_op(Entry.path, f"%{node.value}%")
+            elif glob:
+                logger.info("ConstraintType.Path", ilike=False, glob=True)
+                return Entry.path.op("GLOB")(node.value)
+            else:
+                logger.info(
+                    "ConstraintType.Path", ilike=False, glob=False, re=re.escape(node.value)
+                )
+                return Entry.path.regexp_match(re.escape(node.value))
         elif node.type == ConstraintType.MediaType:
             extensions: set[str] = set[str]()
             for media_cat in MediaCategories.ALL_CATEGORIES:
@@ -116,21 +112,14 @@ class SQLBoolExpressionBuilder(BaseVisitor[ColumnElement[bool]]):
         # raise exception if Constraint stays unhandled
         raise NotImplementedError("This type of constraint is not implemented yet")
 
-    def visit_property(self, node: Property) -> None:
+    @override
+    def visit_property(self, node: Property) -> ColumnElement[bool]:  # type: ignore
         raise NotImplementedError("This should never be reached!")
 
-    def visit_not(self, node: Not) -> ColumnElement[bool]:
+    @override
+    def visit_not(self, node: Not) -> ColumnElement[bool]:  # type: ignore
         return ~self.visit(node.child)
 
-    def __entry_matches_tag_ids(self, tag_ids: list[int]) -> ColumnElement[bool]:
-        """Returns a boolean expression that is true if the entry has at least one of the supplied tags."""  # noqa: E501
-        return (
-            select(1)
-            .correlate(Entry)
-            .where(and_(TagEntry.entry_id == Entry.id, TagEntry.tag_id.in_(tag_ids)))
-            .exists()
-        )
-
     def __get_tag_ids(self, tag_name: str, include_children: bool = True) -> list[int]:
         """Given a tag name find the ids of all tags that this name could refer to."""
         with Session(self.lib.engine) as session:
@@ -149,11 +138,49 @@ class SQLBoolExpressionBuilder(BaseVisitor[ColumnElement[bool]]):
                 )
             if not include_children:
                 return tag_ids
-            outp = []
+            outp: list[int] = []
             for tag_id in tag_ids:
                 outp.extend(list(session.scalars(TAG_CHILDREN_ID_QUERY, {"tag_id": tag_id})))
             return outp
 
+    def __separate_tags(
+        self, terms: list[AST], only_single: bool = True
+    ) -> tuple[list[int], list[ColumnElement[bool]]]:
+        tag_ids: list[int] = []
+        bool_expressions: list[ColumnElement[bool]] = []
+
+        for term in terms:
+            if isinstance(term, Constraint) and len(term.properties) == 0:
+                match term.type:
+                    case ConstraintType.TagID:
+                        try:
+                            tag_ids.append(int(term.value))
+                        except ValueError:
+                            logger.error(
+                                "[SQLBoolExpressionBuilder] Could not cast value to an int Tag ID",
+                                value=term.value,
+                            )
+                        continue
+                    case ConstraintType.Tag:
+                        ids = self.__get_tag_ids(term.value)
+                        if not only_single:
+                            tag_ids.extend(ids)
+                            continue
+                        elif len(ids) == 1:
+                            tag_ids.append(ids[0])
+                            continue
+                    case ConstraintType.FileType:
+                        pass
+                    case ConstraintType.Path:
+                        pass
+                    case ConstraintType.Special:
+                        pass
+                    case _:
+                        raise NotImplementedError(f"Unhandled constraint: '{term.type}'")
+
+            bool_expressions.append(self.visit(term))
+        return tag_ids, bool_expressions
+
     def __entry_has_all_tags(self, tag_ids: list[int]) -> ColumnElement[bool]:
         """Returns Binary Expression that is true if the Entry has all provided tag ids."""
         # Relational Division Query
@@ -164,9 +191,8 @@ class SQLBoolExpressionBuilder(BaseVisitor[ColumnElement[bool]]):
             .having(func.count(distinct(TagEntry.tag_id)) == len(tag_ids))
         )
 
-    def __entry_satisfies_expression(self, expr: ColumnElement[bool]) -> ColumnElement[bool]:
-        """Returns Binary Expression that is true if the Entry satisfies the column expression.
-
-        Executed on: Entry ⟕ TagEntry (Entry LEFT OUTER JOIN TagEntry).
-        """
-        return Entry.id.in_(select(Entry.id).outerjoin(TagEntry).where(expr))
+    def __entry_has_any_tags(self, tag_ids: list[int]) -> ColumnElement[bool]:
+        """Returns Binary Expression that is true if the Entry has any of the provided tag ids."""
+        return Entry.id.in_(
+            select(TagEntry.entry_id).where(TagEntry.tag_id.in_(tag_ids)).distinct()
+        )

src/tagstudio/core/library/ignore.py

@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Travis Abendshien (CyanVoxel).
+# Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
+# Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
+
+from copy import deepcopy
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import structlog
+import wcmatch.fnmatch as fnmatch
+from wcmatch import glob, pathlib
+
+from tagstudio.core.constants import IGNORE_NAME, TS_FOLDER_NAME
+from tagstudio.core.utils.singleton import Singleton
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger()
+
+PATH_GLOB_FLAGS = glob.GLOBSTARLONG | glob.DOTGLOB | glob.NEGATE | pathlib.MATCHBASE
+
+
+GLOBAL_IGNORE = [
+    # TagStudio -------------------
+    f"{TS_FOLDER_NAME}",
+    # Trash -----------------------
+    ".Trash-*",
+    ".Trash",
+    ".Trashes",
+    "$RECYCLE.BIN",
+    # System ----------------------
+    "._*",
+    ".DS_Store",
+    ".fseventsd",
+    ".Spotlight-V100",
+    ".TemporaryItems",
+    "desktop.ini",
+    "System Volume Information",
+    ".localized",
+]
+
+
+def ignore_to_glob(ignore_patterns: list[str]) -> list[str]:
+    """Convert .gitignore-like patterns to explicit glob syntax.
+
+    Args:
+        ignore_patterns (list[str]): The .gitignore-like patterns to convert.
+    """
+    glob_patterns: list[str] = deepcopy(ignore_patterns)
+    glob_patterns_remove: list[str] = []
+    additional_patterns: list[str] = []
+    root_patterns: list[str] = []
+
+    # Mimic implicit .gitignore syntax behavior for the SQLite GLOB function.
+    for pattern in glob_patterns:
+        # Temporarily remove any exclusion character before processing
+        exclusion_char = ""
+        gp = pattern
+        if pattern.startswith("!"):
+            gp = pattern[1:]
+            exclusion_char = "!"
+
+        if not gp.startswith("**/") and not gp.startswith("*/") and not gp.startswith("/"):
+            # Create a version of a prefix-less pattern that starts with "**/"
+            gp = "**/" + gp
+            additional_patterns.append(exclusion_char + gp)
+
+            gp = gp.removesuffix("/**").removesuffix("/*").removesuffix("/")
+            additional_patterns.append(exclusion_char + gp)
+
+            gp = gp.removeprefix("**/").removeprefix("*/")
+            additional_patterns.append(exclusion_char + gp)
+
+        elif gp.startswith("/"):
+            # Matches "/file" case for .gitignore behavior where it should only match
+            # a file or folder int the root directory, and nowhere else.
+            glob_patterns_remove.append(gp)
+            gp = gp.lstrip("/")
+            root_patterns.append(exclusion_char + gp)
+
+    for gp in glob_patterns_remove:
+        glob_patterns.remove(gp)
+
+    glob_patterns = glob_patterns + additional_patterns
+
+    # Add "/**" suffix to suffix-less patterns to match implicit .gitignore behavior.
+    for pattern in glob_patterns:
+        if pattern.endswith("/**"):
+            continue
+
+        glob_patterns.append(pattern.removesuffix("/*").removesuffix("/") + "/**")
+
+    glob_patterns = glob_patterns + root_patterns
+    glob_patterns = list(set(glob_patterns))
+
+    logger.info("[Ignore]", glob_patterns=glob_patterns)
+    return glob_patterns
+
+
+class Ignore(metaclass=Singleton):
+    """Class for processing and managing glob-like file ignore file patterns."""
+
+    _last_loaded: tuple[Path, float] | None = None
+    _patterns: list[str] = []
+    compiled_patterns: fnmatch.WcMatcher | None = None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def read_ignore_file(library_dir: Path) -> list[str]:
+        """Get the entire raw '.ts_ignore' file contents as a list of strings."""
+        ts_ignore_path = Path(library_dir / TS_FOLDER_NAME / IGNORE_NAME)
+
+        if not ts_ignore_path.exists():
+            logger.info(
+                "[Ignore] No .ts_ignore file found",
+                path=ts_ignore_path,
+            )
+
+            return []
+
+        with open(ts_ignore_path, encoding="utf8") as f:
+            return f.readlines()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def write_ignore_file(library_dir: Path, lines: list[str]) -> None:
+        """Write to the '.ts_ignore' file."""
+        ts_ignore_path = Path(library_dir / TS_FOLDER_NAME / IGNORE_NAME)
+
+        if not ts_ignore_path.exists():
+            logger.info(
+                "[Ignore] No .ts_ignore file found",
+                path=ts_ignore_path,
+            )
+
+            return
+
+        with open(ts_ignore_path, "w", encoding="utf8") as f:
+            f.writelines(lines)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_patterns(library_dir: Path, include_global: bool = True) -> list[str]:
+        """Get the ignore patterns for the given library directory.
+
+        Args:
+            library_dir (Path): The path of the library to load patterns from.
+            include_global (bool): Flag for including the global ignore set.
+                In most scenarios, this should be True.
+        """
+        patterns = GLOBAL_IGNORE if include_global else []
+        ts_ignore_path = Path(library_dir / TS_FOLDER_NAME / IGNORE_NAME)
+
+        if not ts_ignore_path.exists():
+            logger.info(
+                "[Ignore] No .ts_ignore file found",
+                path=ts_ignore_path,
+            )
+            Ignore._last_loaded = None
+            Ignore._patterns = patterns
+
+            return Ignore._patterns
+
+        # Process the .ts_ignore file if the previous result is non-existent or outdated.
+        loaded = (ts_ignore_path, ts_ignore_path.stat().st_mtime)
+        if not Ignore._last_loaded or (Ignore._last_loaded and Ignore._last_loaded != loaded):
+            logger.info(
+                "[Ignore] Processing the .ts_ignore file...",
+                library=library_dir,
+                last_mtime=Ignore._last_loaded[1] if Ignore._last_loaded else None,
+                new_mtime=loaded[1],
+            )
+            Ignore._patterns = patterns + Ignore._load_ignore_file(ts_ignore_path)
+            Ignore.compiled_patterns = fnmatch.compile(
+                ignore_to_glob(Ignore._patterns),
+                PATH_GLOB_FLAGS,
+            )
+        else:
+            logger.info(
+                "[Ignore] No updates to the .ts_ignore detected",
+                library=library_dir,
+                last_mtime=Ignore._last_loaded[1],
+                new_mtime=loaded[1],
+            )
+        Ignore._last_loaded = loaded
+
+        return Ignore._patterns
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _load_ignore_file(path: Path) -> list[str]:
+        """Load and process the .ts_ignore file into a list of glob patterns.
+
+        Args:
+            path (Path): The path of the .ts_ignore file.
+        """
+        patterns: list[str] = []
+        if path.exists():
+            with open(path, encoding="utf8") as f:
+                for line_raw in f.readlines():
+                    line = line_raw.strip()
+                    # Ignore blank lines and comments
+                    if not line or line.startswith("#"):
+                        continue
+                    patterns.append(line)
+
+        return patterns

src/tagstudio/core/library/json/library.py

@@ -7,29 +7,27 @@
 """The Library object and related methods for TagStudio."""
 
 import datetime
+from enum import Enum
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 import time
 import traceback
+from typing import Generator, cast
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
 import structlog
+from typing_extensions import Self
 import ujson
 
-from enum import Enum
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import cast, Generator
-from typing_extensions import Self
-
-from .fields import DEFAULT_FIELDS, TEXT_FIELDS
-from src.core.enums import OpenStatus
-from src.core.utils.str import strip_punctuation
-from src.core.utils.web import strip_web_protocol
-from src.core.constants import (
+from tagstudio.core.constants import (
     BACKUP_FOLDER_NAME,
     COLLAGE_FOLDER_NAME,
     TS_FOLDER_NAME,
     VERSION,
 )
+from tagstudio.core.enums import OpenStatus
+from tagstudio.core.library.json.fields import DEFAULT_FIELDS, TEXT_FIELDS
+from tagstudio.core.utils.str_formatting import strip_punctuation, strip_web_protocol
 
 TYPE = ["file", "meta", "alt", "mask"]
 
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ class Entry:
                     if field_index >= 0 and field_index == i:
                         t: list[int] = library.get_field_attr(f, "content")
                         logger.info(
-                            f't:{tag_id}, i:{i}, idx:{field_index}, c:{library.get_field_attr(f, "content")}'
+                            f"t:{tag_id}, i:{i}, idx:{field_index}, c:{library.get_field_attr(f, 'content')}"
                         )
                         t.remove(tag_id)
                     elif field_index < 0:
@@ -208,9 +206,9 @@ class Tag:
         """Returns a formatted tag name intended for displaying."""
         if self.subtag_ids:
             if library.get_tag(self.subtag_ids[0]).shorthand:
-                return f"{self.name}" f" ({library.get_tag(self.subtag_ids[0]).shorthand})"
+                return f"{self.name} ({library.get_tag(self.subtag_ids[0]).shorthand})"
             else:
-                return f"{self.name}" f" ({library.get_tag(self.subtag_ids[0]).name})"
+                return f"{self.name} ({library.get_tag(self.subtag_ids[0]).name})"
         else:
             return f"{self.name}"
 
@@ -759,7 +757,7 @@ class Library:
 
         logger.info(f"[LIBRARY] Saving Library Backup to Disk...")
         start_time = time.time()
-        filename = f'ts_library_backup_{datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%F_%T").replace(":", "")}.json'
+        filename = f"ts_library_backup_{datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime('%F_%T').replace(':', '')}.json"
 
         self.verify_ts_folders()
         with open(

src/tagstudio/core/library/refresh.py

@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2025
+# Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
+# Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
+
+
+import shutil
+from collections.abc import Iterator
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from datetime import datetime as dt
+from pathlib import Path
+from time import time
+
+import structlog
+from wcmatch import pathlib
+
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry
+from tagstudio.core.library.ignore import PATH_GLOB_FLAGS, Ignore, ignore_to_glob
+from tagstudio.core.utils.silent_subprocess import silent_run  # pyright: ignore
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RefreshTracker:
+    library: Library
+    files_not_in_library: list[Path] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    @property
+    def files_count(self) -> int:
+        return len(self.files_not_in_library)
+
+    def save_new_files(self):
+        """Save the list of files that are not in the library."""
+        if self.files_not_in_library:
+            entries = [
+                Entry(
+                    path=entry_path,
+                    folder=self.library.folder,  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+                    fields=[],
+                    date_added=dt.now(),
+                )
+                for entry_path in self.files_not_in_library
+            ]
+            self.library.add_entries(entries)
+
+        self.files_not_in_library = []
+
+        yield
+
+    def refresh_dir(self, library_dir: Path, force_internal_tools: bool = False) -> Iterator[int]:
+        """Scan a directory for files, and add those relative filenames to internal variables.
+
+        Args:
+            library_dir (Path): The library directory.
+            force_internal_tools (bool): Option to force the use of internal tools for scanning
+                (i.e. wcmatch) instead of using tools found on the system (i.e. ripgrep).
+        """
+        if self.library.library_dir is None:
+            raise ValueError("No library directory set.")
+
+        ignore_patterns = Ignore.get_patterns(library_dir)
+
+        if force_internal_tools:
+            return self.__wc_add(library_dir, ignore_to_glob(ignore_patterns))
+
+        dir_list: list[str] | None = self.__get_dir_list(library_dir, ignore_patterns)
+
+        # Use ripgrep if it was found and working, else fallback to wcmatch.
+        if dir_list is not None:
+            return self.__rg_add(library_dir, dir_list)
+        else:
+            return self.__wc_add(library_dir, ignore_to_glob(ignore_patterns))
+
+    def __get_dir_list(self, library_dir: Path, ignore_patterns: list[str]) -> list[str] | None:
+        """Use ripgrep to return a list of matched directories and files.
+
+        Return `None` if ripgrep not found on system.
+        """
+        rg_path = shutil.which("rg")
+        # Use ripgrep if found on system
+        if rg_path is not None:
+            logger.info("[Refresh: Using ripgrep for scanning]")
+
+            compiled_ignore_path = library_dir / ".TagStudio" / ".compiled_ignore"
+
+            # Write compiled ignore patterns (built-in + user) to a temp file to pass to ripgrep
+            with open(compiled_ignore_path, "w") as pattern_file:
+                pattern_file.write("\n".join(ignore_patterns))
+
+            result = silent_run(
+                " ".join(
+                    [
+                        "rg",
+                        "--files",
+                        "--follow",
+                        "--hidden",
+                        "--ignore-file",
+                        f'"{str(compiled_ignore_path)}"',
+                    ]
+                ),
+                cwd=library_dir,
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                shell=True,
+            )
+            compiled_ignore_path.unlink()
+
+            if result.stderr:
+                logger.error(result.stderr)
+
+            return result.stdout.splitlines()  # pyright: ignore [reportReturnType]
+
+        logger.warning("[Refresh: ripgrep not found on system]")
+        return None
+
+    def __rg_add(self, library_dir: Path, dir_list: list[str]) -> Iterator[int]:
+        start_time_total = time()
+        start_time_loop = time()
+        dir_file_count = 0
+        self.files_not_in_library = []
+
+        for r in dir_list:
+            f = pathlib.Path(r)
+
+            end_time_loop = time()
+            # Yield output every 1/30 of a second
+            if (end_time_loop - start_time_loop) > 0.034:
+                yield dir_file_count
+                start_time_loop = time()
+
+            # Skip if the file/path is already mapped in the Library
+            if f in self.library.included_files:
+                dir_file_count += 1
+                continue
+
+            # Ignore if the file is a directory
+            if f.is_dir():
+                continue
+
+            dir_file_count += 1
+            self.library.included_files.add(f)
+
+            if not self.library.has_path_entry(f):
+                self.files_not_in_library.append(f)
+
+        end_time_total = time()
+        yield dir_file_count
+        logger.info(
+            "[Refresh]: Directory scan time",
+            path=library_dir,
+            duration=(end_time_total - start_time_total),
+            files_scanned=dir_file_count,
+            tool_used="ripgrep (system)",
+        )
+
+    def __wc_add(self, library_dir: Path, ignore_patterns: list[str]) -> Iterator[int]:
+        start_time_total = time()
+        start_time_loop = time()
+        dir_file_count = 0
+        self.files_not_in_library = []
+
+        logger.info("[Refresh]: Falling back to wcmatch for scanning")
+
+        try:
+            for f in pathlib.Path(str(library_dir)).glob(
+                "***/*", flags=PATH_GLOB_FLAGS, exclude=ignore_patterns
+            ):
+                end_time_loop = time()
+                # Yield output every 1/30 of a second
+                if (end_time_loop - start_time_loop) > 0.034:
+                    yield dir_file_count
+                    start_time_loop = time()
+
+                # Skip if the file/path is already mapped in the Library
+                if f in self.library.included_files:
+                    dir_file_count += 1
+                    continue
+
+                # Ignore if the file is a directory
+                if f.is_dir():
+                    continue
+
+                dir_file_count += 1
+                self.library.included_files.add(f)
+
+                relative_path = f.relative_to(library_dir)
+
+                if not self.library.has_path_entry(relative_path):
+                    self.files_not_in_library.append(relative_path)
+        except ValueError:
+            logger.info("[Refresh]: ValueError when refreshing directory with wcmatch!")
+
+        end_time_total = time()
+        yield dir_file_count
+        logger.info(
+            "[Refresh]: Directory scan time",
+            path=library_dir,
+            duration=(end_time_total - start_time_total),
+            files_scanned=dir_file_count,
+            tool_used="wcmatch (internal)",
+        )

src/tagstudio/core/media_types.py

@@ -1,50 +1,64 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2024 Travis Abendshien (CyanVoxel).
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Travis Abendshien (CyanVoxel).
 # Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
 # Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
 
-import logging
+
 import mimetypes
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
 
-logging.basicConfig(format="%(message)s", level=logging.INFO)
+import structlog
 
-FILETYPE_EQUIVALENTS = [set(["jpg", "jpeg"])]
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+FILETYPE_EQUIVALENTS = [
+    set(["aif", "aiff", "aifc"]),
+    set(["html", "htm", "xhtml", "shtml", "dhtml"]),
+    set(["jfif", "jpeg_large", "jpeg", "jpg_large", "jpg"]),
+    set(["json", "jsonc", "json5"]),
+    set(["md", "markdown", "mkd", "rmd"]),
+    set(["tar.gz", "tgz"]),
+    set(["xml", "xul"]),
+    set(["yaml", "yml"]),
+]
 
 
 class MediaType(str, Enum):
     """Names of media types."""
 
-    ADOBE_PHOTOSHOP: str = "adobe_photoshop"
-    AFFINITY_PHOTO: str = "affinity_photo"
-    ARCHIVE: str = "archive"
-    AUDIO_MIDI: str = "audio_midi"
-    AUDIO: str = "audio"
-    BLENDER: str = "blender"
-    DATABASE: str = "database"
-    DISK_IMAGE: str = "disk_image"
-    DOCUMENT: str = "document"
-    EBOOK: str = "ebook"
-    FONT: str = "font"
-    IMAGE_ANIMATED: str = "image_animated"
-    IMAGE_RAW: str = "image_raw"
-    IMAGE_VECTOR: str = "image_vector"
-    IMAGE: str = "image"
-    INSTALLER: str = "installer"
-    MATERIAL: str = "material"
-    MODEL: str = "model"
-    OPEN_DOCUMENT: str = "open_document"
-    PACKAGE: str = "package"
-    PDF: str = "pdf"
-    PLAINTEXT: str = "plaintext"
-    PRESENTATION: str = "presentation"
-    PROGRAM: str = "program"
-    SHORTCUT: str = "shortcut"
-    SOURCE_ENGINE: str = "source_engine"
-    SPREADSHEET: str = "spreadsheet"
-    TEXT: str = "text"
-    VIDEO: str = "video"
+    ADOBE_PHOTOSHOP = "adobe_photoshop"
+    AFFINITY_PHOTO = "affinity_photo"
+    ARCHIVE = "archive"
+    AUDIO_MIDI = "audio_midi"
+    AUDIO = "audio"
+    BLENDER = "blender"
+    CODE = "code"
+    DATABASE = "database"
+    DISK_IMAGE = "disk_image"
+    DOCUMENT = "document"
+    EBOOK = "ebook"
+    FONT = "font"
+    IMAGE_ANIMATED = "image_animated"
+    IMAGE_RAW = "image_raw"
+    IMAGE_VECTOR = "image_vector"
+    IMAGE = "image"
+    INSTALLER = "installer"
+    IWORK = "iwork"
+    MATERIAL = "material"
+    MODEL = "model"
+    OPEN_DOCUMENT = "open_document"
+    PACKAGE = "package"
+    PDF = "pdf"
+    PLAINTEXT = "plaintext"
+    PRESENTATION = "presentation"
+    PROGRAM = "program"
+    SHADER = "shader"
+    SHORTCUT = "shortcut"
+    SOURCE_ENGINE = "source_engine"
+    SPREADSHEET = "spreadsheet"
+    TEXT = "text"
+    VIDEO = "video"
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -67,6 +81,21 @@ class MediaCategory:
     name: str
     is_iana: bool = False
 
+    def contains(self, ext: str, mime_fallback: bool = False) -> bool:
+        """Check if an extension is a member of this MediaCategory.
+
+        Args:
+            ext (str): File extension with a leading "." and in all lowercase.
+            mime_fallback (bool): Flag to guess MIME type if no set matches are made.
+        """
+        if ext in self.extensions:
+            return True
+        elif mime_fallback and self.is_iana:
+            mime_type: str | None = mimetypes.guess_type(Path("x" + ext), strict=False)[0]
+            if mime_type is not None and mime_type.startswith(self.media_type.value):
+                return True
+        return False
+
 
 class MediaCategories:
     """Contain pre-made MediaCategory objects as well as methods to interact with them."""
@@ -80,6 +109,7 @@ class MediaCategories:
         ".psd",
     }
     _AFFINITY_PHOTO_SET: set[str] = {".afphoto"}
+    _KRITA_SET: set[str] = {".kra", ".krz"}
     _ARCHIVE_SET: set[str] = {
         ".7z",
         ".gz",
@@ -96,8 +126,10 @@ class MediaCategories:
     _AUDIO_SET: set[str] = {
         ".aac",
         ".aif",
+        ".aifc",
         ".aiff",
         ".alac",
+        ".caf",
         ".flac",
         ".m4a",
         ".m4p",
@@ -143,13 +175,75 @@ class MediaCategories:
         ".blend31",
         ".blend32",
     }
+    _CODE_SET: set[str] = {
+        ".bat",
+        ".cfg",
+        ".conf",
+        ".cpp",
+        ".cs",
+        ".csh",
+        ".css",
+        ".d",
+        ".dhtml",
+        ".fgd",
+        ".fish",
+        ".gitignore",
+        ".h",
+        ".hpp",
+        ".htm",
+        ".html",
+        ".inf",
+        ".ini",
+        ".js",
+        ".json",
+        ".json5",
+        ".jsonc",
+        ".jsx",
+        ".kv3",
+        ".lua",
+        ".meta",
+        ".nix",
+        ".nu",
+        ".nut",
+        ".php",
+        ".plist",
+        ".prefs",
+        ".ps1",
+        ".py",
+        ".pyi",
+        ".qml",
+        ".qrc",
+        ".qss",
+        ".rs",
+        ".sh",
+        ".shtml",
+        ".sip",
+        ".spec",
+        ".tcl",
+        ".timestamp",
+        ".toml",
+        ".ts",
+        ".tsx",
+        ".vcfg",
+        ".vdf",
+        ".vmt",
+        ".vqlayout",
+        ".vsc",
+        ".vsnd_template",
+        ".xhtml",
+        ".xml",
+        ".xul",
+        ".yaml",
+        ".yml",
+    }
     _DATABASE_SET: set[str] = {
         ".accdb",
         ".mdb",
+        ".pdb",
         ".sqlite",
         ".sqlite3",
     }
-    _DISK_IMAGE_SET: set[str] = {".bios", ".dmg", ".iso"}
+    _DISK_IMAGE_SET: set[str] = {".bios", ".dmg", ".fhdx", ".iso"}
     _DOCUMENT_SET: set[str] = {
         ".doc",
         ".docm",
@@ -166,23 +260,23 @@ class MediaCategories:
         ".wps",
     }
     _EBOOK_SET: set[str] = {
+        ".azw",
+        ".azw3",
+        ".cb7",
+        ".cba",
+        ".cbr",
+        ".cbt",
+        ".cbz",
+        ".djvu",
         ".epub",
-        # ".azw",
-        # ".azw3",
-        # ".cb7",
-        # ".cba",
-        # ".cbr",
-        # ".cbt",
-        # ".cbz",
-        # ".djvu",
-        # ".fb2",
-        # ".ibook",
-        # ".inf",
-        # ".kfx",
-        # ".lit",
-        # ".mobi",
-        # ".pdb"
-        # ".prc",
+        ".fb2",
+        ".ibook",
+        ".inf",
+        ".kfx",
+        ".lit",
+        ".mobi",
+        ".pdb",
+        ".prc",
     }
     _FONT_SET: set[str] = {
         ".fon",
@@ -204,12 +298,15 @@ class MediaCategories:
         ".crw",
         ".dng",
         ".nef",
+        ".nrw",
         ".orf",
         ".raf",
         ".raw",
         ".rw2",
+        ".srf",
+        ".srf2",
     }
-    _IMAGE_VECTOR_SET: set[str] = {".svg"}
+    _IMAGE_VECTOR_SET: set[str] = {".eps", ".epsf", ".epsi", ".svg", ".svgz"}
     _IMAGE_RASTER_SET: set[str] = {
         ".apng",
         ".avif",
@@ -218,6 +315,7 @@ class MediaCategories:
         ".gif",
         ".heic",
         ".heif",
+        ".icns",
         ".j2k",
         ".jfif",
         ".jp2",
@@ -235,6 +333,7 @@ class MediaCategories:
         ".webp",
     }
     _INSTALLER_SET: set[str] = {".appx", ".msi", ".msix"}
+    _IWORK_SET: set[str] = {".key", ".pages", ".numbers"}
     _MATERIAL_SET: set[str] = {".mtl"}
     _MODEL_SET: set[str] = {".3ds", ".fbx", ".obj", ".stl"}
     _OPEN_DOCUMENT_SET: set[str] = {
@@ -248,6 +347,7 @@ class MediaCategories:
         ".odp",
         ".ods",
         ".odt",
+        ".ora",
     }
     _PACKAGE_SET: set[str] = {
         ".aab",
@@ -258,51 +358,22 @@ class MediaCategories:
         ".pkg",
         ".xapk",
     }
-    _PDF_SET: set[str] = {
-        ".pdf",
-    }
+    _PDF_SET: set[str] = {".pdf"}
     _PLAINTEXT_SET: set[str] = {
-        ".bat",
-        ".cfg",
-        ".conf",
-        ".cpp",
-        ".cs",
-        ".css",
         ".csv",
-        ".fgd",
-        ".gi",
-        ".h",
-        ".hpp",
-        ".htm",
-        ".html",
-        ".inf",
-        ".ini",
-        ".js",
-        ".json",
-        ".jsonc",
-        ".kv3",
-        ".lua",
+        ".i3u",
+        ".lang",
+        ".lock",
+        ".log",
+        ".markdown",
         ".md",
-        ".nut",
-        ".php",
-        ".plist",
-        ".prefs",
-        ".py",
-        ".pyc",
-        ".qss",
-        ".sh",
-        ".toml",
-        ".ts",
+        ".mkd",
+        ".rmd",
+        ".text",
         ".txt",
-        ".vcfg",
-        ".vdf",
-        ".vmt",
-        ".vqlayout",
-        ".vsc",
-        ".vsnd_template",
-        ".xml",
-        ".yaml",
-        ".yml",
+        "contributing",
+        "license",
+        "readme",
     }
     _PRESENTATION_SET: set[str] = {
         ".key",
@@ -310,9 +381,16 @@ class MediaCategories:
         ".ppt",
         ".pptx",
     }
-    _PROGRAM_SET: set[str] = {".app", ".exe"}
-    _SOURCE_ENGINE_SET: set[str] = {
-        ".vtf",
+    _PROGRAM_SET: set[str] = {".app", ".bin", ".exe"}
+    _SOURCE_ENGINE_SET: set[str] = {".vtf"}
+    _SHADER_SET: set[str] = {
+        ".effect",
+        ".frag",
+        ".fsh",
+        ".glsl",
+        ".shader",
+        ".vert",
+        ".vsh",
     }
     _SHORTCUT_SET: set[str] = {".desktop", ".lnk", ".url"}
     _SPREADSHEET_SET: set[str] = {
@@ -335,190 +413,215 @@ class MediaCategories:
         ".mp4",
         ".webm",
         ".wmv",
+        ".ts",
     }
 
-    ADOBE_PHOTOSHOP_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    ADOBE_PHOTOSHOP_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.ADOBE_PHOTOSHOP,
         extensions=_ADOBE_PHOTOSHOP_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="photoshop",
     )
-    AFFINITY_PHOTO_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    AFFINITY_PHOTO_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.AFFINITY_PHOTO,
         extensions=_AFFINITY_PHOTO_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="affinity photo",
     )
-    ARCHIVE_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    ARCHIVE_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.ARCHIVE,
         extensions=_ARCHIVE_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="archive",
     )
-    AUDIO_MIDI_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    AUDIO_MIDI_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.AUDIO_MIDI,
         extensions=_AUDIO_MIDI_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="audio midi",
     )
-    AUDIO_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    AUDIO_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.AUDIO,
         extensions=_AUDIO_SET | _AUDIO_MIDI_SET,
         is_iana=True,
         name="audio",
     )
-    BLENDER_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    BLENDER_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.BLENDER,
         extensions=_BLENDER_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="blender",
     )
-    DATABASE_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    CODE_TYPES = MediaCategory(
+        media_type=MediaType.CODE,
+        extensions=_CODE_SET,
+        is_iana=False,
+        name="code",
+    )
+    DATABASE_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.DATABASE,
         extensions=_DATABASE_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="database",
     )
-    DISK_IMAGE_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    DISK_IMAGE_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.DISK_IMAGE,
         extensions=_DISK_IMAGE_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="disk image",
     )
-    DOCUMENT_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    DOCUMENT_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.DOCUMENT,
         extensions=_DOCUMENT_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="document",
     )
-    EBOOK_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    EBOOK_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.EBOOK,
         extensions=_EBOOK_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="ebook",
     )
-    FONT_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    FONT_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.FONT,
         extensions=_FONT_SET,
         is_iana=True,
         name="font",
     )
-    IMAGE_ANIMATED_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    IMAGE_ANIMATED_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.IMAGE_ANIMATED,
         extensions=_IMAGE_ANIMATED_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="animated image",
     )
-    IMAGE_RAW_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    IMAGE_RAW_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.IMAGE_RAW,
         extensions=_IMAGE_RAW_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="raw image",
     )
-    IMAGE_VECTOR_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    IMAGE_VECTOR_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.IMAGE_VECTOR,
         extensions=_IMAGE_VECTOR_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="vector image",
     )
-    IMAGE_RASTER_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    IMAGE_RASTER_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.IMAGE,
         extensions=_IMAGE_RASTER_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="raster image",
     )
-    IMAGE_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    IMAGE_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.IMAGE,
         extensions=_IMAGE_RASTER_SET | _IMAGE_RAW_SET | _IMAGE_VECTOR_SET,
         is_iana=True,
         name="image",
     )
-    INSTALLER_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    INSTALLER_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.INSTALLER,
         extensions=_INSTALLER_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="installer",
     )
-    MATERIAL_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    IWORK_TYPES = MediaCategory(
+        media_type=MediaType.IWORK,
+        extensions=_IWORK_SET,
+        is_iana=False,
+        name="iwork",
+    )
+    MATERIAL_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.MATERIAL,
         extensions=_MATERIAL_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="material",
     )
-    MODEL_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    MODEL_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.MODEL,
         extensions=_MODEL_SET,
         is_iana=True,
         name="model",
     )
-    OPEN_DOCUMENT_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    OPEN_DOCUMENT_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.OPEN_DOCUMENT,
         extensions=_OPEN_DOCUMENT_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="open document",
     )
-    PACKAGE_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    PACKAGE_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.PACKAGE,
         extensions=_PACKAGE_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="package",
     )
-    PDF_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    PDF_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.PDF,
         extensions=_PDF_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="pdf",
     )
-    PLAINTEXT_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    PLAINTEXT_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.PLAINTEXT,
-        extensions=_PLAINTEXT_SET,
+        extensions=_PLAINTEXT_SET | _CODE_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="plaintext",
     )
-    PRESENTATION_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    PRESENTATION_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.PRESENTATION,
         extensions=_PRESENTATION_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="presentation",
     )
-    PROGRAM_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    PROGRAM_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.PROGRAM,
         extensions=_PROGRAM_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="program",
     )
-    SHORTCUT_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    SHADER_TYPES = MediaCategory(
+        media_type=MediaType.SHADER,
+        extensions=_SHADER_SET,
+        is_iana=False,
+        name="shader",
+    )
+    SHORTCUT_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.SHORTCUT,
         extensions=_SHORTCUT_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="shortcut",
     )
-    SOURCE_ENGINE_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    SOURCE_ENGINE_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.SOURCE_ENGINE,
         extensions=_SOURCE_ENGINE_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="source engine",
     )
-    SPREADSHEET_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    SPREADSHEET_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.SPREADSHEET,
         extensions=_SPREADSHEET_SET,
         is_iana=False,
         name="spreadsheet",
     )
-    TEXT_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    TEXT_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.TEXT,
         extensions=_DOCUMENT_SET | _PLAINTEXT_SET,
         is_iana=True,
         name="text",
     )
-    VIDEO_TYPES: MediaCategory = MediaCategory(
+    VIDEO_TYPES = MediaCategory(
         media_type=MediaType.VIDEO,
         extensions=_VIDEO_SET,
         is_iana=True,
         name="video",
     )
+    KRITA_TYPES = MediaCategory(
+        media_type=MediaType.IMAGE,
+        extensions=_KRITA_SET,
+        is_iana=False,
+        name="krita",
+    )
 
-    ALL_CATEGORIES: list[MediaCategory] = [
+    ALL_CATEGORIES = [
         ADOBE_PHOTOSHOP_TYPES,
         AFFINITY_PHOTO_TYPES,
         ARCHIVE_TYPES,
@@ -535,6 +638,7 @@ class MediaCategories:
         IMAGE_TYPES,
         IMAGE_VECTOR_TYPES,
         INSTALLER_TYPES,
+        IWORK_TYPES,
         MATERIAL_TYPES,
         MODEL_TYPES,
         OPEN_DOCUMENT_TYPES,
@@ -543,11 +647,14 @@ class MediaCategories:
         PLAINTEXT_TYPES,
         PRESENTATION_TYPES,
         PROGRAM_TYPES,
+        CODE_TYPES,
+        SHADER_TYPES,
         SHORTCUT_TYPES,
         SOURCE_ENGINE_TYPES,
         SPREADSHEET_TYPES,
         TEXT_TYPES,
         VIDEO_TYPES,
+        KRITA_TYPES,
     ]
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -559,16 +666,11 @@ class MediaCategories:
             mime_fallback (bool): Flag to guess MIME type if no set matches are made.
         """
         media_types: set[MediaType] = set()
-        # mime_guess: bool = False
 
         for cat in MediaCategories.ALL_CATEGORIES:
-            if ext in cat.extensions:
+            if cat.contains(ext, mime_fallback):
                 media_types.add(cat.media_type)
-            elif mime_fallback and cat.is_iana:
-                mime_type: str = mimetypes.guess_type(Path("x" + ext), strict=False)[0]
-                if mime_type and mime_type.startswith(cat.media_type.value):
-                    media_types.add(cat.media_type)
-                    # mime_guess = True
+
         return media_types
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -580,10 +682,4 @@ class MediaCategories:
             media_cat (MediaCategory): The MediaCategory to to check for extension membership.
             mime_fallback (bool): Flag to guess MIME type if no set matches are made.
         """
-        if ext in media_cat.extensions:
-            return True
-        elif mime_fallback and media_cat.is_iana:
-            mime_type: str = mimetypes.guess_type(Path("x" + ext), strict=False)[0]
-            if mime_type and mime_type.startswith(media_cat.media_type.value):
-                return True
-        return False
+        return media_cat.contains(ext, mime_fallback)

src/tagstudio/core/query_lang/ast.py

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2025
+# Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
+# Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
+
+
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Generic, TypeVar
+from typing import Generic, TypeVar, override
 
 
 class ConstraintType(Enum):
@@ -12,7 +17,7 @@ class ConstraintType(Enum):
     Special = 5
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_string(text: str) -> "ConstraintType":
+    def from_string(text: str) -> "ConstraintType | None":
         return {
             "tag": ConstraintType.Tag,
             "tag_id": ConstraintType.TagID,
@@ -24,14 +29,16 @@ class ConstraintType(Enum):
 
 
 class AST:
-    parent: "AST" = None
+    parent: "AST | None" = None
 
+    @override
     def __str__(self):
         class_name = self.__class__.__name__
         fields = vars(self)  # Get all instance variables as a dictionary
         field_str = ", ".join(f"{key}={value}" for key, value in fields.items())
         return f"{class_name}({field_str})"
 
+    @override
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return self.__str__()
 

src/tagstudio/core/query_lang/parser.py

@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
-from .ast import AST, ANDList, Constraint, Not, ORList, Property
-from .tokenizer import ConstraintType, Token, Tokenizer, TokenType
-from .util import ParsingError
+# Copyright (C) 2025
+# Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
+# Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
+
+
+from tagstudio.core.query_lang.ast import (
+    AST,
+    ANDList,
+    Constraint,
+    ConstraintType,
+    Not,
+    ORList,
+    Property,
+)
+from tagstudio.core.query_lang.tokenizer import Token, Tokenizer, TokenType
+from tagstudio.core.query_lang.util import ParsingError
 
 
 class Parser:
@@ -19,7 +32,7 @@ class Parser:
         if self.next_token.type == TokenType.EOF:
             return ORList([])
         out = self.__or_list()
-        if self.next_token.type != TokenType.EOF:
+        if self.next_token.type != TokenType.EOF:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnnecessaryComparison]
             raise ParsingError(self.next_token.start, self.next_token.end, "Syntax Error")
         return out
 
@@ -33,7 +46,7 @@ class Parser:
         return ORList(terms) if len(terms) > 1 else terms[0]
 
     def __is_next_or(self) -> bool:
-        return self.next_token.type == TokenType.ULITERAL and self.next_token.value.upper() == "OR"
+        return self.next_token.type == TokenType.ULITERAL and self.next_token.value.upper() == "OR"  # pyright: ignore
 
     def __and_list(self) -> AST:
         elements = [self.__term()]
@@ -59,7 +72,7 @@ class Parser:
                 raise self.__syntax_error("Unexpected AND")
 
     def __is_next_and(self) -> bool:
-        return self.next_token.type == TokenType.ULITERAL and self.next_token.value.upper() == "AND"
+        return self.next_token.type == TokenType.ULITERAL and self.next_token.value.upper() == "AND"  # pyright: ignore
 
     def __term(self) -> AST:
         if self.__is_next_not():
@@ -77,11 +90,14 @@ class Parser:
             return self.__constraint()
 
     def __is_next_not(self) -> bool:
-        return self.next_token.type == TokenType.ULITERAL and self.next_token.value.upper() == "NOT"
+        return self.next_token.type == TokenType.ULITERAL and self.next_token.value.upper() == "NOT"  # pyright: ignore
 
     def __constraint(self) -> Constraint:
         if self.next_token.type == TokenType.CONSTRAINTTYPE:
-            self.last_constraint_type = self.__eat(TokenType.CONSTRAINTTYPE).value
+            constraint = self.__eat(TokenType.CONSTRAINTTYPE).value
+            if not isinstance(constraint, ConstraintType):
+                raise self.__syntax_error()
+            self.last_constraint_type = constraint
 
         value = self.__literal()
 
@@ -90,7 +106,7 @@ class Parser:
             self.__eat(TokenType.SBRACKETO)
             properties.append(self.__property())
 
-            while self.next_token.type == TokenType.COMMA:
+            while self.next_token.type == TokenType.COMMA:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnnecessaryComparison]
                 self.__eat(TokenType.COMMA)
                 properties.append(self.__property())
 
@@ -102,11 +118,16 @@ class Parser:
         key = self.__eat(TokenType.ULITERAL).value
         self.__eat(TokenType.EQUALS)
         value = self.__literal()
+        if not isinstance(key, str):
+            raise self.__syntax_error()
         return Property(key, value)
 
     def __literal(self) -> str:
         if self.next_token.type in [TokenType.QLITERAL, TokenType.ULITERAL]:
-            return self.__eat(self.next_token.type).value
+            literal = self.__eat(self.next_token.type).value
+            if not isinstance(literal, str):
+                raise self.__syntax_error()
+            return literal
         raise self.__syntax_error()
 
     def __eat(self, type: TokenType) -> Token:

src/tagstudio/core/query_lang/tokenizer.py

@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
-from enum import Enum
-from typing import Any
+# Copyright (C) 2025
+# Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
+# Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
 
-from .ast import ConstraintType
-from .util import ParsingError
+
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import override
+
+from tagstudio.core.query_lang.ast import ConstraintType
+from tagstudio.core.query_lang.util import ParsingError
 
 
 class TokenType(Enum):
@@ -21,28 +26,32 @@ class TokenType(Enum):
 
 class Token:
     type: TokenType
-    value: Any
+    value: str | ConstraintType | None
 
     start: int
     end: int
 
-    def __init__(self, type: TokenType, value: Any, start: int = None, end: int = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(
+        self, type: TokenType, value: str | ConstraintType | None, start: int, end: int
+    ) -> None:
         self.type = type
         self.value = value
         self.start = start
         self.end = end
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_type(type: TokenType, pos: int = None) -> "Token":
+    def from_type(type: TokenType, pos: int) -> "Token":
         return Token(type, None, pos, pos)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def EOF() -> "Token":  # noqa: N802
-        return Token.from_type(TokenType.EOF)
+    def EOF(pos: int) -> "Token":  # noqa: N802
+        return Token.from_type(TokenType.EOF, pos)
 
+    @override
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"Token({self.type}, {self.value}, {self.start}, {self.end})"  # pragma: nocover
 
+    @override
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return self.__str__()  # pragma: nocover
 
@@ -50,7 +59,7 @@ class Token:
 class Tokenizer:
     text: str
     pos: int
-    current_char: str
+    current_char: str | None
 
     ESCAPABLE_CHARS = ["\\", '"', '"']
     NOT_IN_ULITERAL = [":", " ", "[", "]", "(", ")", "=", ","]
@@ -63,7 +72,7 @@ class Tokenizer:
     def get_next_token(self) -> Token:
         self.__skip_whitespace()
         if self.current_char is None:
-            return Token.EOF()
+            return Token.EOF(self.pos)
 
         if self.current_char in ("'", '"'):
             return self.__quoted_string()
@@ -119,6 +128,8 @@ class Tokenizer:
         out = ""
 
         while escape or self.current_char != quote:
+            if self.current_char is None:
+                raise ParsingError(start, self.pos, "Unterminated quoted string")
             if escape:
                 escape = False
                 if self.current_char not in Tokenizer.ESCAPABLE_CHARS:

src/tagstudio/core/query_lang/util.py

@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2025
+# Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
+# Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
+
+
+from typing import override
+
+
 class ParsingError(BaseException):
     start: int
     end: int
     msg: str
 
     def __init__(self, start: int, end: int, msg: str = "Syntax Error") -> None:
+        super().__init__()
         self.start = start
         self.end = end
         self.msg = msg
 
+    @override
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"Syntax Error {self.start}->{self.end}: {self.msg}"  # pragma: nocover
 
+    @override
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return self.__str__()  # pragma: nocover

src/tagstudio/core/ts_core.py

@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from src.core.constants import TS_FOLDER_NAME
-from src.core.library import Entry, Library
-from src.core.library.alchemy.fields import _FieldID
-from src.core.utils.missing_files import logger
+import structlog
+
+from tagstudio.core.constants import TS_FOLDER_NAME
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.fields import FieldID
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
 class TagStudioCore:
@@ -42,27 +46,27 @@ class TagStudioCore:
                     return {}
 
                 if source == "twitter":
-                    info[_FieldID.DESCRIPTION] = json_dump["content"].strip()
-                    info[_FieldID.DATE_PUBLISHED] = json_dump["date"]
+                    info[FieldID.DESCRIPTION] = json_dump["content"].strip()
+                    info[FieldID.DATE_PUBLISHED] = json_dump["date"]
                 elif source == "instagram":
-                    info[_FieldID.DESCRIPTION] = json_dump["description"].strip()
-                    info[_FieldID.DATE_PUBLISHED] = json_dump["date"]
+                    info[FieldID.DESCRIPTION] = json_dump["description"].strip()
+                    info[FieldID.DATE_PUBLISHED] = json_dump["date"]
                 elif source == "artstation":
-                    info[_FieldID.TITLE] = json_dump["title"].strip()
-                    info[_FieldID.ARTIST] = json_dump["user"]["full_name"].strip()
-                    info[_FieldID.DESCRIPTION] = json_dump["description"].strip()
-                    info[_FieldID.TAGS] = json_dump["tags"]
+                    info[FieldID.TITLE] = json_dump["title"].strip()
+                    info[FieldID.ARTIST] = json_dump["user"]["full_name"].strip()
+                    info[FieldID.DESCRIPTION] = json_dump["description"].strip()
+                    info[FieldID.TAGS] = json_dump["tags"]
                     # info["tags"] = [x for x in json_dump["mediums"]["name"]]
-                    info[_FieldID.DATE_PUBLISHED] = json_dump["date"]
+                    info[FieldID.DATE_PUBLISHED] = json_dump["date"]
                 elif source == "newgrounds":
                     # info["title"] = json_dump["title"]
                     # info["artist"] = json_dump["artist"]
                     # info["description"] = json_dump["description"]
-                    info[_FieldID.TAGS] = json_dump["tags"]
-                    info[_FieldID.DATE_PUBLISHED] = json_dump["date"]
-                    info[_FieldID.ARTIST] = json_dump["user"].strip()
-                    info[_FieldID.DESCRIPTION] = json_dump["description"].strip()
-                    info[_FieldID.SOURCE] = json_dump["post_url"].strip()
+                    info[FieldID.TAGS] = json_dump["tags"]
+                    info[FieldID.DATE_PUBLISHED] = json_dump["date"]
+                    info[FieldID.ARTIST] = json_dump["user"].strip()
+                    info[FieldID.DESCRIPTION] = json_dump["description"].strip()
+                    info[FieldID.SOURCE] = json_dump["post_url"].strip()
 
         except Exception:
             logger.exception("Error handling sidecar file.", path=_filepath)

src/tagstudio/core/utils/silent_subprocess.py

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2025
+# Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
+# Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
+
+# pyright: reportExplicitAny=false
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from collections.abc import Callable, Collection, Iterable
+from typing import Any
+
+"""Implementation of subprocess.Popen that does not spawn console windows or log output
+and sanitizes pyinstaller environment variables."""
+
+
+def silent_popen(
+    args,
+    bufsize: int = -1,
+    executable=None,
+    stdin=None,
+    stdout=None,
+    stderr=None,
+    preexec_fn: Callable[[], Any] | None = None,
+    close_fds: bool = True,
+    shell: bool = False,
+    cwd=None,
+    env=None,
+    universal_newlines: bool | None = None,
+    startupinfo: Any | None = None,
+    creationflags: int = 0,
+    restore_signals: bool = True,
+    start_new_session: bool = False,
+    pass_fds: Collection[int] = (),
+    *,
+    text: bool | None = None,
+    encoding: str | None = None,
+    errors: str | None = None,
+    user: str | int | None = None,
+    group: str | int | None = None,
+    extra_groups: Iterable[str | int] | None = None,
+    umask: int = -1,
+    pipesize: int = -1,
+    process_group: int | None = None,
+):
+    """Call subprocess.Popen without creating a console window."""
+    current_env = env
+
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        creationflags |= subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+        import ctypes
+
+        ctypes.windll.kernel32.SetDllDirectoryW(None)
+    elif (
+        sys.platform == "linux"
+        or sys.platform.startswith("freebsd")
+        or sys.platform.startswith("openbsd")
+    ):
+        # pass clean environment to the subprocess
+        current_env = os.environ
+        original_env = current_env.get("LD_LIBRARY_PATH_ORIG")
+        current_env["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"] = original_env if original_env else ""
+
+    return subprocess.Popen(
+        args=args,
+        bufsize=bufsize,
+        executable=executable,
+        stdin=stdin,
+        stdout=stdout,
+        stderr=stderr,
+        preexec_fn=preexec_fn,
+        close_fds=close_fds,
+        shell=shell,
+        cwd=cwd,
+        env=current_env,
+        universal_newlines=universal_newlines,
+        startupinfo=startupinfo,
+        creationflags=creationflags,
+        restore_signals=restore_signals,
+        start_new_session=start_new_session,
+        pass_fds=pass_fds,
+        text=text,
+        encoding=encoding,
+        errors=errors,
+        user=user,
+        group=group,
+        extra_groups=extra_groups,
+        umask=umask,
+        pipesize=pipesize,
+        process_group=process_group,
+    )
+
+
+def silent_run(
+    args,
+    bufsize=-1,
+    executable=None,
+    stdin=None,
+    stdout=None,
+    stderr=None,
+    preexec_fn=None,
+    close_fds=True,
+    shell=False,
+    cwd=None,
+    env=None,
+    universal_newlines=None,
+    startupinfo=None,
+    creationflags=0,
+    restore_signals=True,
+    start_new_session=False,
+    pass_fds=(),
+    *,
+    capture_output=False,
+    group=None,
+    extra_groups=None,
+    user=None,
+    umask=-1,
+    encoding=None,
+    errors=None,
+    text=None,
+    pipesize=-1,
+    process_group=None,
+):
+    """Call subprocess.run without creating a console window."""
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        creationflags |= subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+        import ctypes
+
+        ctypes.windll.kernel32.SetDllDirectoryW(None)
+    elif (
+        sys.platform == "linux"
+        or sys.platform.startswith("freebsd")
+        or sys.platform.startswith("openbsd")
+    ):
+        # pass clean environment to the subprocess
+        env = os.environ
+        original_env = env.get("LD_LIBRARY_PATH_ORIG")
+        env["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"] = original_env if original_env else ""
+
+    return subprocess.run(
+        args=args,
+        bufsize=bufsize,
+        executable=executable,
+        stdin=stdin,
+        stdout=stdout,
+        stderr=stderr,
+        preexec_fn=preexec_fn,
+        close_fds=close_fds,
+        shell=shell,
+        cwd=cwd,
+        env=env,
+        startupinfo=startupinfo,
+        creationflags=creationflags,
+        restore_signals=restore_signals,
+        start_new_session=start_new_session,
+        pass_fds=pass_fds,
+        capture_output=capture_output,
+        group=group,
+        extra_groups=extra_groups,
+        user=user,
+        umask=umask,
+        encoding=encoding,
+        errors=errors,
+        text=text,
+        pipesize=pipesize,
+        process_group=process_group,
+    )

src/tagstudio/core/utils/str_formatting.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2024 Travis Abendshien (CyanVoxel).
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Travis Abendshien (CyanVoxel).
 # Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
 # Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
 
@@ -24,3 +24,11 @@ def strip_punctuation(string: str) -> str:
         .replace(" ", "")
         .replace("　", "")
     )
+
+
+def strip_web_protocol(string: str) -> str:
+    r"""Strips a leading web protocol (ex. \"https://\") as well as \"www.\" from a string."""
+    prefixes = ["https://", "http://", "www.", "www2."]
+    for prefix in prefixes:
+        string = string.removeprefix(prefix)
+    return string

src/tagstudio/core/utils/types.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
+# Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
+
+from typing import TypeVar
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+
+def unwrap(optional: T | None, default: T | None = None) -> T:
+    if optional is not None:
+        return optional
+    if default is not None:
+        return default
+    raise ValueError("Expected a value, but got None and no default was provided.")

src/tagstudio/main.py

@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@
 # Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.
 # Created for TagStudio: https://github.com/CyanVoxel/TagStudio
 
+
 """TagStudio launcher."""
 
 import argparse
-import logging
 import traceback
 
 import structlog
-from src.qt.ts_qt import QtDriver
 
-structlog.configure(
-    wrapper_class=structlog.make_filtering_bound_logger(logging.INFO),
-)
+from tagstudio.core.constants import VERSION, VERSION_BRANCH
+from tagstudio.qt.ts_qt import QtDriver
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
 def main():
@@ -31,11 +31,18 @@ def main():
         help="Path to a TagStudio Library folder to open on start.",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "-c",
-        "--config-file",
-        dest="config_file",
+        "-s",
+        "--settings-file",
+        dest="settings_file",
         type=str,
-        help="Path to a TagStudio .ini or .plist config file to use.",
+        help="Path to a TagStudio .toml global settings file to use.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-c",
+        "--cache-file",
+        dest="cache_file",
+        type=str,
+        help="Path to a TagStudio .ini or .plist cache file to use.",
     )
 
     # parser.add_argument('--browse', dest='browse', action='store_true',
@@ -49,15 +56,15 @@ def main():
         help="Reveals additional internal data useful for debugging.",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--ui",
-        dest="ui",
-        type=str,
-        help="User interface option for TagStudio. Options: qt, cli (Default: qt)",
+        "-v",
+        "--version",
+        action="version",
+        help="Displays TagStudio version information.",
+        version=f"TagStudio v{VERSION} {VERSION_BRANCH}",
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    from src.core.library import alchemy as backend
 
-    driver = QtDriver(backend, args)
+    driver = QtDriver(args)
     ui_name = "Qt"
 
     # Run the chosen frontend driver.
@@ -65,7 +72,7 @@ def main():
         driver.start()
     except Exception:
         traceback.print_exc()
-        logging.info(f"\nTagStudio Frontend ({ui_name}) Crashed! Press Enter to Continue...")
+        logger.info(f"\nTagStudio Frontend ({ui_name}) Crashed! Press Enter to Continue...")
         input()