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1.9.0 - 2026-08-20

This update focuses on extending game support

New game support

With savemanager-manifest the detection system will now, like other tools be able to find 10000+ games on your system.

Information

Due to the lack of downloads of the MacOS version I will pause development there for the forseeable future..

Core

  • Added

    • Automatic update check on startup (configurable)
    • Detection settings (show_conflicts & skip_empty_files)
    • Configurable .savemgr-ignore file to support custom exclusions of certain filenames, directories or extensions from detection per game

  • Fixed

    • Fixed an issue where Minecraft saves from any launcher did not restore properly on windows (#13)
    • Fixed an issue where some Minecraft saves were not being detected properly (#14)
    • Fixed an issue where Anno save games were no longer being detected properly (#17)
    • Fixed an issue where incorrect games were found by the Rockstar Games detector

  • Changes

    • Improved logging even further to help identify issues more clearly
    • Expanded interal save blocklist to combat false positive detections as mentioned in (#16)

GUI

  • Added

    • 'Delete' button on the list of savefiles (Has a confirm dialog)
    • 'Duplicate' button on the list of savefiles and backups
    • 'Preview' button on the list of savefiles and backups
    • 'Save' button within the settings tab
    • 'Create Filter' button on all game rows (Part of the savemgr-ignore system)
    • Detection progress indicator in the toolbar

  • Fixed

    • Fixed the dashboard pop-in to loading regression, games are not streamed in again!
      • the game list is disabled during scans to avoid any conflicts
    • Fixed an issue where the application window did not respect the last position and size of the window
    • Fixed an issue with the detection time display text
    • Fixed an issue with seperators showing up when not needed
    • Fixed a log spam when a backup was deleted externally
    • FIxed an issue where the game count was counting games that got filterered out
    • Fixed a missing style pop before returning in the backup restore button
    • Fixed an issue where Rockstar Games profiles folder detection could fail due to a permission error
    • Fixed an issue where the app background did not comply with the lightmode setting
    • FIxed an issue where the shader did not work with the already broken lightmode.

  • Performance

    • Cache basic file info to avoid recomputing them 100's of times per frame which caused unnessesary disk io work

  • Changes

    • Lowered the minimum resolution from 1280x720 to 1024x576
    • Improved the dashboard by putting the found saves in a collapsable section
    • Added a small notice when no backups have been created yet
    • File sizes are now shown properly as B, KB, MB and GB
    • Removed the 'publisher' entry on a game entry in release builds, leaving just save and backup count

Other

General

  • SaveManager now has an icon! (MacOS and Windows)

Known Issues

  • Mass backup / individual Minecraft world backup creation blocks the UI and program exit

Development

  • Removed some dead code in the GUI such as; CMenuBar, CStatusBar etc.. non user facing changes
  • Created a CDetectionService class to unify detection for consumers such as the GUI
  • Refactored a lot of the internals of the detection system

1.8.1 - 2026-07-17

This update addresses some critical issues (Most of them for Windows)

New game support

  • Minecraft through Modrinth under Flatpak
  • Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced (Steam / Uplay)

Core

  • Fixed an issue with Ubisoft detection aborting the entire save scan on failure (#15)
  • Fixed an issue with Unreal detection accuracy by increasing it's depth (#10)
  • Fixed backup feature not handling UTF8 encoded zip paths such as 'Grand Theft Auto_ Vice City � The Definitive Edition' (#9)
    • In the log it will show like this but the issue of not being able to back up such games has been fixed

[1.8.0] - 2026-07-12

Rewrote the GUI using a custom ImGui framework, improving code quality and maintainability.

Information

Games no longer pop in due to an oversight when rewriting parts of the detection system, This will be fixed in the next release

Core

Added

  • Manual restoration of select files within a backup (Using a modal in the GUI)
  • Multi-value tags on snapshots
    • Labels are automatically converted to tags however; tags are empty by default!
  • Known-hosts verification for SFTP transfers: on first connect, the host's SHA256 key fingerprint is trusted and stored; on later connects it's compared and the connection is refused if it doesn't match (protects against MITM / a swapped host key)

Fixed

  • Downloading a save from an SFTP server places the save in the path/to/savemanager/backups/ instead of it's corresponding game folder
  • Possible race condition during parsing of the steam app manifest files
  • Zip Slip vulnerability during backup extraction due to not resolving the output path in a safe manner
  • Backup extraction now aborts if a restored file's SHA-256 hash doesn't match the manifest
  • Manifest could reference files not actually in the archive
  • Detection crash on permission-denied dirs (ubi / rsg)
  • Backup creation could silently produce a corrupted archive if writing finalized (closing) the zip file failed
  • Backup rename failure no longer logged as a successful backup
  • Restored file's modification time is no longer set before its hash is verified, so a failed/corrupted restore can't leave a mismatched file with the original timestamp
  • Backup restore no longer aborts entirely when a single file fails to write or fails its hash check; remaining files are still restored and failures are reported individually
  • Fixed an incorrect file path being reported for a failed file when adding a directory to a backup archive
  • GTA:SA save editor no longer loads a save with garbage data when BLOCK0 fails to parse
  • GTA:SA save editor no longer reads past a truncated version ID
  • Directory backups (Minecraft, other folder-based saves) stored an incorrect manifest key
    • Caused the backup to silently fail to finalize and leaving a stray .tmp file behind
  • An unhandled exception when reading a file's last-modified time during backup finalization
    • Could crash the app mid-backup with no error logged
  • Handle NULL case for fileInfo.name in backup extraction
    • Skips the file instead of trying to extract it from the archive, edge case
  • Write to temp file before overwriting live save during extraction
  • Config not saving the SSH keyphrase and auth method
    • This is obviously not handled very well as its just plaintext but I plan to improve this by using the OS keyring in a future release.
  • Original save not being placed back upon restore from backup failure
  • Undo backup used wrong comment path for directory saves
    • Caused an issue with minecraft worlds because 'backup_to_path' always assumed it was a regular file, which is not the case for minecraft.
  • GTA:SA save editor did not close the file after saving
  • Incorrect file size used in the remote transfer's file download view
  • Not catching an SFTP read error during file download
  • Prevent some all around file corruption by writing to tmp files first
  • Close save file in the editor on all failure paths, no longer causing leaks
  • Opening a folder in the file manager on linux crashes the main application
  • False detection of conflict files during extraction of a backup

Changed

  • Config load failures no longer kill the app, a new config is generated instead preserving the old one.
  • Plugin loading errors are now caught per-plugin; remaining plugins continue loading
  • Plugins returning entries with missing game_name or save_path are now skipped with a warning
  • Game detection groupings now use a unified identity key system for better merge accuracy
  • Restoring backups without a manifest now allowed (instead of failing silently)
  • Improved error handling

Performance

  • Detection runs independent platform scans in parallel for faster startup

Removed

  • Launcher support configuration (All are on by default now)

Development

  • Blacklist and Translations moved from global state to instance-owned objects, injected by reference
  • Private headers moved from lib/include/ to lib/src/

GUI

Added

  • Auto scroll in the log tab
  • Minecraft filter in dashboard
  • Total games found in dashboard
  • Total detection time in dashboard

Fixed

  • Displayed file time in the save / backup rows
  • Possible deletion of a 'real' save during conflict resolution
  • Crash when shader had not fully initialized on startup
  • Upload worker race condition in transfer tab
  • Opening the config or a directory does no longer exit the app on failure
  • Uploading/downloading a file in the transfer tab now shows a success/failure notification instead of failing silently
  • Grouping issues with unknown / partially supported games (improved since #2
    • This was a known issue for a long time but some great effort has gone into making sure all games are reportedly uniquely even if there are multiple versions installed on the system, i.e. for Ubisoft games
    • All games that are known just simply show up as "N/A" under their own cards.
  • Removal of undo backup if backup fails to be restored
  • Prevent possible UB when downloading / uploading files through SFTP
  • Disable save config button when connecting in Transfer tab
  • Disable backup button when backing up already
  • Pressing Q would exit the app (Could happen when inputting text anywhere, now gated to just be in debug builds)
  • Settings view constantly writing to the blacklist json file when not doing anything
  • Missing EndDisabled() before early return in the transfer view's download button
  • Some missing EndChild calls in the transfer view in failure paths
  • Disable per game buttons whilst scanning or backing up
  • GTA:SA save editor now correctly saves the tag and stunt jump statuses
  • Notifications pushed from a background thread could race with rendering; notifications are now queued behind a mutex and drained on the render thread
  • Translations and Blacklist not being fully initialized before using them

Changed

  • Empty files no longer shown as save entries in the dashboard
  • Remote file browser entries in the transfer tab are now disabled while a transfer is in progress (previously still interactable during fast transfers)

Performance

  • Cache rebuilds after detection now run asynchronously, eliminating frame stalls on large game libraries
  • Deduplication of game entries is now O(n) instead of O(n²)
  • Backup, delete, restore, and conflict-resolution actions now invalidate the cache for just that game directly, instead of relying on the game-count changing to trigger a full cache rebuild

Development

  • GUI has been re-written using a custom ImGui framework I have been cooking up
  • Lib's detection systems have undergone an overhaul which now allows for better future addons
  • hash_file moved into CZipArchive; no longer compiled into every translation unit

Known Issues / Limitations

  • Original Anno editions not supported due to install path limitations (a plugin can be written for this)

[1.7.1] - 2026-06-06

This release is mainly bug fixes ported back from the in development 1.8.0 version whilst I go through the code and refactor it to improve some pain points when it comes to adding new features

Core

Fixed

  • Backup extraction now aborts if a restored file's SHA-256 hash doesn't match the manifest (was silently ignored)
  • list_dir plugin API no longer crashes on permission-denied paths
  • Opening a path in the file manager does not cause zombie processes to be created anymore on linux

GUI

Fixed

  • Config win_props keys falling back to defaults instead of aborting the full parse on missing keys
  • MacOS version no longer show a separate terminal window

Changed

  • Refresh and mass backup buttons are now disabled during active operations instead of hidden
  • Improved log view with color-coded levels

[1.7.1] - 2026-06-06

This release is mainly bug fixes ported back from the in development 1.8.0 version whilst I go through the code and refactor it to improve some pain points when it comes to adding new features

Core

Fixed

  • Backup extraction now aborts if a restored file's SHA-256 hash doesn't match the manifest (was silently ignored)
  • list_dir plugin API no longer crashes on permission-denied paths
  • Opening a path in the file manager does not cause zombie processes to be created anymore on linux

GUI

Fixed

  • Config win_props keys falling back to defaults instead of aborting the full parse on missing keys
  • MacOS version no longer show a separate terminal window

Changed

  • Refresh and mass backup buttons are now disabled during active operations instead of hidden
  • Improved log view with color-coded levels

[1.7.0] - 2026-05-21

Core logic moved into a separate library linked by the GUI

Core

Added

  • Conflict-safe restores: newer saves preserved and resolvable via the Resolve Conflicts dialog
  • Undo last restore
  • Each backup ZIP now includes a manifest with SHA-256 checksums and original timestamps
  • Extension blocklist expanded

Fixed

  • Loaded plugin count
  • Mass backup waits until refreshes are complete
  • Backups not visible after uninstalling a game
  • Restored savegames now use their original save timestamps
  • Backup all not renaming from .tmp extension on completion
  • Prefix scan aborting on first filesystem error
  • Animated background defaulting to enabled; Y position not saved correctly
  • MultiMC scanner running on non-Linux platforms
  • Official Minecraft launcher using wrong path on Windows

Changed

  • Lua print redirected to the log file / log tab

GUI

Added

  • Resolve Conflicts button to keep or delete conflicts (existing save is newer than save being restored)
  • Build date & commit hash to about tab

Fixed

  • Incorrect SFTP backup selection naming
  • Light mode

Performance

  • Backup labels no longer reloaded from disk every frame, cached on refresh
  • Search query no longer lowercased every frame, only on input change

Changed

  • Settings split into Appearance, Launcher Support, and Blacklisted Games panels
  • Paths section removed from settings
  • Dashboard item spacing tightened

Known Issues / Limitations

  • Original Anno editions not supported due to install path limitations (a plugin can be written for this)
  • Grouping issues with unknown / partially supported games (improved since #2
  • Downloading a save from an SFTP server places the save in the path/to/savemanager/backups/ instead of it's corresponding game

[1.6.0] - 2026-05-08

Plugins can be found here

Added

  • (Experimental) Custom detector support through LUA plugins (see docs)
  • Minecraft (Java) support (Official / Modrinth / Curseforge / Prismlauncher, MultiMC(Linux only))
  • Animated background (off by default)
  • Keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+R for refresh, Ctrl+F for search, Close modals on ESC)
  • Window size & position persistence
  • Atomic backup writing (Prevents corrupted backups if there is a crash or power loss during backup)

Fixed

  • A crash when you delete a savefile outside of the application
  • Backup tab not being scrollable

Changed

  • Creating a single backup of a save or a backup of all is now done asynchronously (Minecraft saves can be big)

Removed

  • Duplicate backup tab (It's under dashboard and no longer standalone)

Known Issues / Limitations

  • Original Anno editions not supported due to install path limitations (You can make a plugin for this though, specific to your install)
  • Grouping issues with unknown / partially supported games (Similar to #2 but has since improved)

Development related

  • All code relating to textures has been removed
  • Steam library path logic moved to backend/utils/steam/steam.cpp

[1.5.4] - 2026-04-29

Fixed

  • Dashboard lag caused by filesystem scans and JSON reads every frame

[1.5.3] - 2026-04-29

Fixed

  • Backup tab scanning logic causing performance issues

[1.5.2] - 2026-04-28

Fixed

  • Possible invalid directory name crash upon startup

[1.5.1] - 2026-04-27

Added

  • Backup tab in dashboard to view and manage all backups created
  • Backup All button on save cards (If you want to backup everything at once per-game)

[1.5.0] - 2026-04-23

The big one - Save editor (albeit a basic one)

Editor Preview

Added

  • Basic Save Editor (exclusive to GTA San Andreas)
  • MacOS support (Apple Silicon)
  • Sort (A-Z / Date) and filter by platform in dashboard toolbar
  • Search bar in dashboard
  • Config directory is now editable properly through a cli flag --config-dir "path"

Fixed

  • Rare issue of Rockstar Games saves not detecting on Windows
  • Anno save detection on Linux
  • Anno 1800/117 save path now correctly points to profile data
  • Data races in detection and transfer views
  • libcurl write callback corruption bug
  • zip archive null handle UB and resource leaks
  • Version comparison was lexicographic, now numeric
  • Various SFTP handle leaks
  • JSON parsing now handled gracefully
  • Settings path section layout

Removed

  • Custom game support through the json (Temporarily, it needs improvement)

Changes

  • Redesigned dashboard UI (was general tab)
  • Logger moved to in-memory deque, no more disk polling from UI
  • Improved detection error handling
  • Async detection on startup, cards pop in progressively not blocking the UI

Note

On Windows the config directory has changed from AppData\Roaming\SaveManager to C:\Users\username\savemanager

Development related

  • Use Conan for external dependencies (besides stuff that isn't on there)
  • Move codebase to C++23 progressively
  • General code improvements for better maintainability

Known Issues / Limitations

  • Original Anno editions not supported due to install path limitations (You can add them manually though!)
  • Grouping issues with unknown / partially supported games (Similar to #2 but has since improved)

[1.4.1] - 2026-04-04

Fixed

  • Unreal cover art / showing up as N/A on Linux

[1.4.0] - 2026-04-04

New verified supported games

  • Mafia The Old Country
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
  • Nobody Wants To Die
  • High on Life
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide
  • Assassin's Creed Mirage
  • Assassin's Creed Shadows

Added

  • Unreal support on Windows
  • Mass Backup button
  • Refresh cache button
  • Backup labels
  • Dark / Light Mode toggle
  • Copy log to clipboard
  • Automatic log cleanup (If above 100 lines)

Fixed

  • Duplicate cards for games with N/A appid #7
  • Incorrect Game name (shown by steam appid or N/A) on some games that are not yet supported (Backups will not work properly since the names are similar if N/A) #2
  • A crash caused by attempting to load corrupted translation files.

Changes

  • An Internet connection is no longer required by default
  • Codebase changes in the entrypoint
  • Overall UI improvements for better User Experience
  • Improved overall detection accuracy
  • Use %USERPROFILE% (C:\Users\username) as home dir instead of appdata for Windows
  • Codebase changes in the entrypoint and other areas

Known Issues / Limitations

  • Original Anno editions not supported due to install path limitations (You can add them manually though!)
  • Grouping issues with unknown / partially supported games (Similar to #2 but has since improved)

[1.3.0] - 2026-03-26

New Game support

  • The original GTA Trilogy
  • Anno franchise
  • Manhunt 1 & 2
  • Max Payne 1 & 2
  • God of War 2018 & Ragnarok
  • Crimson Desert (Beta, through custom games)

Added

  • Check for updates button
  • Game blacklist (User configurable)
  • Custom Game list (User configurable)

Note: both the blacklist and custom list do also get downloaded from github The custom game list is there for non specific game launcher / publisher games and it will receive more updates, hopefully with community additions

Fixed

  • Game Images aren't updated on refresh #4
  • Downloading of game images is not done asynchronously #5 (semi-fixed)

Changes

  • Improved support for Unreal Games
  • Texture loading is now done asynchronously
  • Logger is now thread-safe
  • No more direct system calls to open a path

Known Issues / Limitations

  • Duplicate cards for games with N/A appid #7

  • Incorrect Game name (shown by steam appid or N/A) on some games that are not yet supported (Backups will not work properly since the names are similar if N/A) #2

  • Original Anno editions not supported due to install path limitations (You can add them manually though!)

[1.2.1] - 2026-03-21

Fixed

  • Password authentication being the only option for SFTP transfers
  • A path joining bug in the SFTP implementation
  • Incorrect path passed to the upload and download buttons for SFTP transfers
  • Connect button not being hidden when connected
  • Out of bounds error in the transfer tab

[1.2.0] - 2026-03-21

Added

  • Remote sync over SFTP, to and from a server (With progress indicators & support for multi file transfers)
  • Remove backup functionality
  • Refresh saves button
  • Open Path button (Opens the path to the detected savegame's location)

Fixed

  • Silent JSON translation failure errors on startup #3
  • About tab showing outdated info from 1.0.0
  • Memory leak caused by not deleting the in-memory textures on shutdown
  • Curl url type causing segfaults under certain conditions

Changes

  • Button presses now have some visual feedback
  • General code refactoring in: ZipArchive, Detection & individual tabs

Known Issues / Limitations

  • Incorrect Game name (shown by steam appid or N/A) on some games that are not yet fully supported (Backups will not work properly since the names are similar if N/A) #2
  • Game Images aren't updated on refresh #4
  • Downloading of game images is not done asynchronously #5

[1.1.1] - 2026-03-14

Fixed

  • Unreal toggle not being wired up correctly

[1.1.0] - 2026-03-14

Added

  • Heroic Games Launcher support (Ubisoft, Rockstar, Epic/Unreal)
  • Unreal Engine game detection via .sav files (Linux Only)
  • Update Translations button in settings

Fixed

  • getenv null check in paths
  • zip_fread error handling
  • temporary logger() instance in network.cpp

Changes

  • User Interface is more dynamic and polished to handle weird scenarios.
  • Translations refactor (single init, O(1) lookups)

Known Issues

  • Incorrect Game name (shown by steam appid or N/A) on some games that are not yet supported (Backups will not work properly since the names are similar if N/A) (#2)

[1.0.0] - 2026-03-10

Added

  • Steam/Proton save detection
  • Lutris save detection
  • Ubisoft Connect support (Linux + Windows)
  • Rockstar Games Launcher support (Linux + Windows)
  • Save backup and restore
  • Game cover art via Steam CDN
  • Settings tab with configurable paths