User:Pncke/GNOME Snapshot
GNOME Snapshot is a camera app for GNOME
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GNOME Snapshot, often shortened to Snapshot, is a webcam application for GNOME[2] originally created by Maximiliano Sandoval and Jamie Murphy[3] that aims to be "the next-generation camera app for GNOME."[4] GNOME Snapshot is also convergent, meaning it supports small form factors, such as mobile phones,[4][5] and supports switching between front and rear cameras.[6]
| GNOME Snapshot | |
|---|---|
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 A screenshot of GNOME Snapshot | |
| Original authors | Maximiliano Sandoval, Jamie Murphy |
| Developer | The GNOME Project |
| Initial release | September 16, 2023 |
| Stable release | 46.3
/ May 6, 2024 |
| Preview release | 47.alpha
/ July 1, 2024 |
| Written in | Rust |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Included with | GNOME |
| Predecessor | Cheese |
| Size | ~3.84 MB |
| Available in | 39 languages[1] |
| Type | Webcam software |
| License | GNU General Public License version 3 |
| Website | apps.gnome.org/Snapshot/ |
| Repository | gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/snapshot.git |
Features
History
On 13 February 2020, an concept design for a new GNOME camera app[8] was made by Tobias Bernard, a user interface and user experience designer at Purism, and member of the GNOME design team.[9]
Almost three years later, Sandoval created GNOME Snapshot,[10] taking inspiration from Bernard's concept design.
On 19 February 2023, Sandoval requested for GNOME Snapshot to join the GNOME Incubator,[11] which is the start of the process of an app entering into GNOME Core.[12] It has been accepted into incubation two months later.
On 2 June 2023, Sandoval requested a final review of GNOME Snapshot. Approval has been granted a month later, and entered GNOME Core on 19 July 2023.
Version history
| Version Number | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 44.0 | 26 April 2023 | Initial preview release. |
| 44.1 | 8 May 2023 | Adds adaptive controls, and fixes multi-camera support. |
| 44.2 | 22 May 2023 | Improves adaptive controls, and adds new translations. |
| 45.alpha | 30 June 2023 | Upgrades components, such as Aperture, libadwaita, and Rust, and multiple bug fixes and improvements. |
| 45.beta | 5 August 2023 | Improves video player and accessibility, fixes multiple bugs, and adds new translations. |
| 45.0 | 16 September 2023 | First stable release of GNOME Snapshot |
| 45.1 | 9 December 2023 | Updates translations, updates dependencies, and fixes multiple bugs |
| 45.2 | 27 December 2023 | Fixes multiple bugs, and adds new translations |
| 46.beta | 17 February 2024 | Fixes camera resolution, updates dependencies and translations |
| 46.rc | 2 March 2024 | Updates dependencies, and improves default camera resolution selection |
| 46.0 | 15 March 2024 | Second stable release of GNOME Snapshot |
| 46.1 | 31 March 2024 | Fixes bugs, filters out more IR cameras, and updates translations |
| 46.2 | 11 April 2024 | Fixes multiple bugs |
| 46.3 | 6 May 2024 | Updates translations |
| 47.alpha | 1 July 2024 | Fixes multiple bugs, updates translations, and improves video player preformance |
