io.github.kolunmi.Bazaar CC0-1.0 GPL-3.0-or-later Bazaar Discover and install apps

A fast and modern app store for Linux with a focus on discovering and installing Flatpak apps and add-ons, particularly from Flathub.

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New Features

  • Added an optional auto-update system
  • Greatly reduced memory usage when the app is running in the background
  • Metainfo files can now be opened in Bazaar directly from the file manager
  • Added scrollbars to the screenshot viewer

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where EOL rebases were not handled properly
  • Reduced the clunkiness of the "Leftover User Data" page

Thanks for reading, and have a great day!

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.9.1

New Features

  • Added a "Similar Apps" section

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash when opening a second window while logged in
  • Only start on the Curated section if it is not empty
  • Stopped the carousel from changing the layout while screenshots are loading

Thanks for reading, and have a great day!

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.9.0

New Features

  • Added three new tabs to the "We ❤️ Games" section
  • App links can now span two columns
  • Improved the apps startup time
  • Improved the image viewer opening animation
  • Made many accessibility improvements

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the app page would sometimes not update when busy refreshing

Thanks for reading, and have a great day!

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.8.2

Maintenance Release

  • Add mobile search filter
  • Fix infinite fetching of user data folder size
  • Add Network subcategories
  • Remove tag list SEO-ism
  • Rework some UI components

Thanks for reading, and have a great day!

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.8.1

Hot fix for an issue where updates would not show. Also adds a cancel button to the app tiles on the search page.

Other Fixes

  • Fix Flathub page svg graphics being rendered with a solid fill
  • Disable broken graphs for very new Flathub apps
  • Add workaround for KRunner sending broken app IDs

Thanks for reading, and have a great day!

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.8.0

New Features

  • Add support for installing (.flatpak) bundles
  • New progress indicators
  • The ability to view and delete app caches

Fixes

  • Fix the download context tile not displaying a label for non-Flathub apps
  • Reduce RAM usage when no windows are open
  • Fix an issue where a window could open at the wrong size while a transaction was running
  • Many other bug fixes

Thanks for reading, and have a great day!

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.15

New Features

  • Add support for previewing metainfo files
  • Show total installed apps number in the library view
  • Make exported desktop search provider app icon sizes adjustable

Fixes

  • Fix download timeline graph rerendering too much
  • Fix animated widget ticks not being in sync with fps
  • Fix progress animation for vertical pride flag stripes
  • Many other bug fixes

Thanks for reading, and have a great day!

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.14

New Features

  • Rework the add-ons dialog
  • Add a gradient under the download timeline
  • Add a filter button to the search page
  • Add a button to show the EULA for some proprietary apps
  • Make the names of verified developers clickable links

Fixes

  • Fix the colours of the update card
  • Make the update banner follow the accent colour

Thanks for reading, and have a great day!

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.13

Changes

  • Update to GNOME 50 Runtime
  • Force Adwaita icon theme to ensure consistency
  • Add support for clickable links in app descriptions
  • Add timed lingering cache to async textures, thereby reducing image flickering
  • Add ability to sort installed apps by size in library view
  • Add BAZAAR_N_DOWNLOAD_WORKERS envvar support

Bug Fixes

  • Fix double shadow around update cards
  • Fix global progress button displaying a focus ring when invisible
  • Fix incorrect total size displayed on update tasks
  • Fix empty UI when Flathub hasn't finished syncing yet

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.11

This release contains many technical improvements. This changelog reflects roughly 2 weeks of work.

Changes

  • Respect system parental controls settings
  • Reap download workers when all windows are closed, reducing total memory usage
  • Add mnemonics to full app view
  • Many updates to language translations

Bug Fixes

  • Fix broken library page when backing installed apps model is empty
  • Fix int casting bug that was causing RetroDeck to appear to be 18.4 exabytes
  • Make "all apps" category pages respect global filters
  • Fix some text wrapping issues

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.10

This release fixes some bugs and greatly improves search functionality.

If you missed the previous release, in 0.7.9 we also added the ability to cancel transactions in the library view, a brand new screenshots carousel, search suggestion buttons, and app runtime size information. You can also now skip confirmation dialogs by holding shift as you start a transaction.

Thanks for reading!

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.9

**New Features**

  • Search suggestion pills
  • **Cancel installation** transactions
  • Skip dialogs by pressing shift
  • Runtime size info for app pages

**Updated**

  • Redesigned "What's New" dialog
  • Improved search results by utilizing Flathub rankings
  • Improved screenshots carousel
https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.8

This release lets you view and remove user-scoped installed apps from the library page in the Flatpak version of the app. Installing from user remotes is not supported yet.

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.7

This release comes with the following improvements:

  • Merges the task sidebar and install page into the library page
  • Add installed version numbers of each app on the library and app pages
  • Add donations dialog
  • Fix broken add-on and runtime eol detection
  • Add `enable-bulk-install` key to curated sections
  • Add `override-eol-markings` main config string list
https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.6

This release comes with the following improvements:

  • Improve context dialogs
  • Fix leftover data bar being shown prematurely
  • Have a rotation toggle for flags
  • Add hard check to prevent removing Bazaar flatpak
  • Improve download statistics tooltips
  • Add read support for flatpak bundles
  • Fix critical output sometimes during transactions
  • Fix error popover refusing to spawn in transaction sidebar
https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.5

Minor bugfix release

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.4

This release comes with the following improvements:

  • Fix issue where installed page is empty on opening second window
  • Fix screenshot flickering in search results
  • Fix pride flags sometimes not showing on certain locales
  • Add "Install all" to favorites page
https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.3

This release comes with the following improvements:

  • Trash user data instead of deleting
  • Tweaks to permissions dialog
  • Fix broken EOL filtering
  • Add text filter to installed page
  • Add optional translations mappings for string properties in YAML configs
  • Hide EOL apps by default
  • Many other minor bug fixes and improvements
https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.2

This small release ensures the new icon is rendered correctly on KDE Plasma.

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.1

This release comes with the following improvements:

  • New market stall icon
  • Remove Flathub styling
  • Add horizontal versions of pride flags
  • Text selection in app descriptions can be made across paragraph breaks
  • Support YAML anchors and aliases in config parsing
  • Drastically reduce disk cache writes over time by skipping unchanged entries
  • Show background status in popover
  • Add app permission system
  • Add back release URLs
  • Fix sync-remotes action in shortcut dialog
  • Fix visual hiccups in comet animations
https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.7.0

This release comes with the following improvements:

  • Flathub account support with the ability to manage bookmarks
  • Flathub bookmarks replace star count; you can add or remove bookmarks from app pages
  • An "Only Show Verified" option
  • Exhaustive category pages for most categories
  • An "Adwaita" or "KDE" category shown based on desktop environment
  • Updated installed indicator for app tiles
  • 3 new flag options
  • Fixed GNOME search provider to show the app page instead of search
  • Fixed issue where flatpakref URIs did not open when the app wasn't running in the background
  • Fixed issue where some proprietary apps were marked as "Special License"
  • Fixed issue where graphs did not work with touch
https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.6.3

Another quick release to restore alphabetical sorting on the installed page

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.6.2

Quick release to allow manual refresh if flathub is being flaky

https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.6.1

This release comes with the following improvements:

  • Fix frequent disk writes; set refresh frequency to 1 day rather than 1 hour
  • Add "Delete User Data" option when uninstalling an app
  • Version cache to prevent incompatibility between Bazaar versions
https://github.com/bazaar-org/bazaar/releases/tag/v0.6.0

This release comes with the following improvements:

  • Reworked loading to be substantially faster after first start via async loading
  • A gaming section on the Flathub page
  • Improved UI on mobile, especially on app pages
  • Verified badges next to most places where apps are shown
  • A popover that explains what verification and non-verification mean
  • An "other apps by" page for when a developer has more than 6 apps
  • Tags that show other apps with the same tag when pressed
  • An age rating dialog
  • Changed search filters into global content filters
  • 5 new pride flags
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