Changelog

v2.3.2 (2026/07/29)
NEW: Refreshed the getting-started wizard with a guided tour of LumoTray's features. It can now be replayed from Settings → About.
FIXED: Reduced memory usage while rendering static images for wallpapers, screensavers, and the lock screen, improving stability with large images and multiple displays.
FIXED: NASA EPIC wallpaper credit and timestamp placement so it's not hidden by the taskbar.
FIXED: First-install license reminder timing so it does not appear immediately after installation.
IMPROVED: NASA EPIC rotation timing now supports durations from 10 seconds up to 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds.
IMPROVED: Wallpaper, screensaver, and lockscreen mode lists now use a consistent order.
v2.3.1 (2026/07/21)
NEW: Added shared Image Layout settings to every static-image screensaver and lockscreen mode. Choose Center, Tile, Stretch, Fit, or Fill, with a configurable background color for Center and Fit.
NEW: Added transition type and duration controls when Bing and Windows Spotlight screensavers detect a new image.
NEW: Added a "switch automatically" option for the Museums screensaver mode
v2.3.0 (2026/07/20)
NEW: Custom menu shortcuts now support adding websites, with automatically discovered and cached favicons. The sample menu now includes a Websites folder.
NEW: Custom menu editor now includes Expand all and Collapse all controls, and its sample menu separates top-level folders.
NEW: Matrix mirror scene can now be applied independently to any custom color effect, with an optional camera input.
NEW: Color Fader and Live Color Fader color swatches can now be edited directly by selecting them.
NEW: Hot Corners now shows indicators on each display corner and highlights corners affected by joined monitor edges.
NEW: Added a link to open the changelog from the About page.
IMPROVED: Validation errors now appear next to the Save and Discard controls for wallpaper, screensaver, and lockscreen settings.
IMPROVED: NASA EPIC image duration can now be set up to 10 minutes.
v2.2.0 (2026/07/02)
NEW: Museums mode: shows a random selection of famous paintings and sculptures from multiple museums around the world.
NEW: NASA EPIC mode: show latest image or a timelapse of up to the last 7 days from NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) API.
NEW: Matrix effect now supports videos.
NEW: Added a per-display option to prevent screensavers from starting automatically while a fullscreen app, game, video, or presentation is active.
IMPROVED: Reworked the Matrix settings UI to clearly separate presets from fully customized configurations.
IMPROVED: Removed the unsupported Matrix isometric option.
IMPROVED: Screensaver automatic start delays now have a minimum of one minute.
v2.1.0 (2026/06/25)
NEW: Monitor specific fit modes and background color - you can now set different wallpaper fit modes for each monitor!
NEW: Added Store Rating Widget to the license reminder. Please rate Lumotray!
FIXED: Adjusted Matrix modes parameters with better defaults and limits.
FIXED: Matrix 3D mode parameters weren't being shown correctly on the UI.
v2.0.7 (2026/06/17)
NEW: Added ability to add separators on the custom menu.
FIXED: Issue with live wallpapers not being applied correctly on certain display topologies with negative coordinates.
FIXED: Edge case issues when saving wallpaper images.
v2.0.6 (2026/05/30)
NEW: Added mode indicator icons on the display map.
MISC: minor UI and copy fixes
v2.0.5 (2026/05/25)
FIXED: Internal partner center event fixes
MISC: minor UI and copy fixes
v2.0.4 (2026/05/19)
FIXED: show remote error notifications were always showing up on new installs
MISC: minor UI and copy fixes
v2.0.3 (2026/05/14)
Live Wallpapers - Set videos, webpages, matrix effect, and more as wallpapers.
New Mode - Windows Spotlight pictures as wallpaper, screensaver and lockscreen.
Hot Corners - New functionality to trigger actions when you move your mouse to the corners of the screen.
Screensaver hotkeys - Start screensavers on demand with global hotkeys.
Localization - Now supports multiple languages. English and Portuguese are available at launch, with more to come!
Performance - Much faster and more efficient than before, with a smaller memory footprint.
Modern UI - Completely redesigned settings window.
v2.0.0 - v2.0.2 (2026)
Internal testing releases.
v1.3.13 (2025/12/10)
FIXED: Edge case issue with display ordering
v1.3.12 (2025/11/26)
FIXED: Fixed a breaking bug due to .NET10 upgrade.
v1.3.11 (2025/11/26)
FIXED: Issue with countdown timer fullscreen mode
IMPROVED: Monitor order detection
MISC: Updated to .NET10
v1.3.10 (2025/09/23)
FIXED: The Windows 11 bug that prevented middle clicking on tray icons (since LumoTray v1.0.11) has now been fixed by Microsoft so you can now configure middle click functionality again!
Make sure your Windows 11 system is updated with the latest patches.
v1.3.9 (2025/07/02)
FIXED: Edge-case crash when using Wallhaven modes
MISC: Minor copy and padding fixes
IMPROVED: Microsoft Store rating widget
v1.3.8 (2025/06/09)
FIXED: Muting audio on video fullscreen modes was not working correctly
v1.3.7 (2025/06/03)
NEW: Wallhaven mode (wallhaven.cc) now available as wallpaper, lockscreen and fullscreen modes
v1.3.6 (2025/05/23)
FIXED: Layout issue when moving windows between monitors with different DPIs
FIXED: Typos and copy corrections
IMPROVED: Dropdowns smooth scrolling
v1.3.5 (2025/05/15)
FIXED: APOD wallpaper mode regression/bug introduced on v1.3.4 🤦
v1.3.4 (2025/05/14)
NEW: Unsplash mode now available as wallpaper, lockscreen or fullscreen modes
NEW: When not using the double-click action, the single-click is now immediate (doesn't add a delay to detect the double click)
NEW: Images/Icons on mode selectors
FIXED: Image slideshow with fade disabled now works correctly
FIXED: Minor typos, syntax corrections and UI/UX adjustments
MISC: Updated internal packages
v1.3.3 (2025/04/22)
NEW: Better higher quality icons and logo
NEW: Ability to disable auto-showing the changelog
FIXED: Crash when saving settings with lockscreen slideshow selected
v1.3.2 (2025/04/17)
FIXED: Another crash when accessing the fullscreen tab introduced on v1.3.1
v1.3.1 (2025/04/15)
NEW: Shadertoy fullscreen mode
FIXED: Crash/hang when trying to access fullscreen tab on some non-English systems
IMPROVED: Menu editor now has split buttons for add folder and add shortcut
IMPROVED: Image slideshow fade effect and added customizable fade duration
MISC: Updated internal packages
v1.3.0 (2025/03/31)
NEW: Video Playlist fullscreen mode
FIXED: Slideshow order bug
IMPROVED: Better visual feedback when saving or applying settings
IMPROVED: Fullscreen modes close dropdowns
IMPROVED: Video rendering should be faster and smoother
IMPROVED: Custom menu editor can now edit entries
MISC: Updated to .NET9
MISC: ARM64 builds
v1.2.0 (2024/05/06)
NEW: Customizable menu icons
FIXED: Issue starting fullscreen modes when also using "close on mouse move" feature
FIXED: Rendering issues on high DPI displays
MISC: Minor UI/UX and copy fixes
v1.1.4 (2024/04/04)
FIXED: A bug where the custom menu could crash the app if a menu entry was not found
v1.1.3 (2024/03/06)
NEW: Import/Export/Reset functionality. Load factory defaults, backup or recover your LumoTray configuration
FIXED: Minor UX and copy fixes
v1.1.2 (2024/02/29)
FIXED: An issue when toggling the lockscreen feature would cause other tabs to not load correctly
FIXED: An issue with the license type detection
v1.1.1 (2024/02/13)
NEW: Added ability to close fullscreen modes automatically on mouse move
FIXED: Issue where fullscreen modes wouldn't start after configured idle time
v1.1.0 (2024/01/29)
NEW: Lockscreen Manager - Add colors, images or slideshows to your Windows lockscreen!
v1.0.19 (2023/11/29)
Fixed a date parsing bug introduced on v1.0.18
v1.0.18 (2023/11/27)
Updated to .NET 8
Added NASA APOD timer mode
Fixed internal issue with international date formats
Fixed potential crash when doing monitor detection
v1.0.17 (2023/07/04)
Increased the network timeout for image requests that should reduce the number of issues while fetching images from bing or NASA's APOD on slower connections
v1.0.16 (2023/06/22)
Updated internal libraries
v1.0.15 (2023/04/23)
Fixed an edge case when there is a server error while trying to download bing or apod images
Updated webview2 libraries
v1.0.14 (2023/03/29)
Fixed an issue when trying to load the APOD image for the day and the image was still not available on the API
Improved some windows notifications to include an "Open Settings" button and clearer messages.
v1.0.13 (2023/03/28)
Updated Webview2.
Fixed typos and improved tooltip texts.
v1.0.12 (2023/03/22)
Fixed an issue where the custom menu editor would not enable the Apply button on certain situations.
v1.0.11 (2023/03/15)
Microsoft has since released Windows 11 Version 22H2 (Build 22621.1413) that still features the middle-click issue.
Starting with this version, LumoTray will now detect any versions that are still affected with this issue. (At the time of this writing, those are builds 22621.1344 or newer)
v1.0.10 (2023/03/14)
Windows 11 Version 22H2 (Build 22621.1344) introduced an issue where middle clicking tray icons is no longer possible.
LumoTray will now detect this version and disable the middle-click functionality.
Minor copy and grammar fixes.
v1.0.9 (2023/03/08)
Fixed an issue when switching themes
Fixed an issue with slideshow modes
Updated Webview2
v1.0.8 (2023/03/06)
Fixed some bugs and compatibility issues with latest Windows 11 (build 22621.1344)
Improved validations for image and slideshow modes
Fixed issue with slideshow wallpaper mode
v1.0.7 (2023/02/28)
Fixed an infinite loop issue when APOD API key got rate limited
Added ability to use your own NASA API key for APOD modes
Minor UX, copy and typo fixes
v1.0.6 (2023/02/26)
Fixed an issue on the send feedback form
Adjusted timeout on image fetching modes
Removed alpha channel from background color
Improved error and duplicate instance detection
v1.0.5 (2023/02/07)
Updated webview2
Improved error detection and logging
v1.0.4 (2023/02/02)
Improved UX when there's any issue downloading images on Bing or APOD modes
Fixed issue with Hexells mode when random mode was selected
Added "Rate App" link on the about window.
Other minor copy fixes
v1.0.3 (2023/01/25)
Registration reminder window should now appear as unfocused
Minor typo fixes
v1.0.2 (2022/12/22)
Fixed issue with Bing IOTD and NASA's APOD image checks
v1.0.1 (2022/12/19)
Minor copy and typo fixes
v1.0.0 (2022/12/15)
First Public Release
v0.0.1 - v0.9.9
Initial development, internal releases, alpha and beta testing