Interactive preview of 3D models (suggested by zendor)
Preview of markdown files, including support for syntax highlighting and math
Improved preview of pdfs, svg, images (zoom and pan support)
Alternative method of tagging: drag files/folders and drop them onto a tag (suggested by UnderPL)
Ability to quickly add new tags by mouseover buttons and context menu options (suggested by UnderPL)
Improved search experience with demarcated search tokens
V1.2 (Jul 2023)
New Details pane. Shows item metadata, preview, tags, and linked items. Allows file-to-file and file-to-task linking.
More convenient tagging in Details pane. You can create new tags when tagging items.
Notes for files/folders. Displayed and edited in the Details pane.
New network graph visualization of all tags and tagged items.
Auto backup of local database. You can easily restore to a previous database version.
Added option to export tags to sidecar files for archival purposes.
Introduction of Ritt Pro and Lite tiers. All current users of Ritt Cloud are automatically promoted to the Pro tier for free (for a limited time).
V1.1 (May 2023)
The launch of our dedicated cloud service: Ritt Cloud. Ritt Cloud lets you sync your tags and tasks across multiple devices with ease.
Search filters such as ‘task’ and ‘tagged’ now recursively search within folders. For example, searching for ‘task’ from Home will return all tasks in your database.
Organize Settings by category and merged several small menu items such as Help and About into Settings.
Modernized in-app notification UI.
V1.0 (Mar 2023)
Advanced search that supports combining tags with logical operations (AND, OR, NOT) and filters (e.g. size>5mb or modified<3days)
Related tags displayed next to currently active tags
Group by tag combinations (instead of just individual tags)
Can assign hotkeys (0-9) to up to 10 tags for quick tagging
V0.9 (Feb 2023)
Track the history of changes to tags and tasks to allow reverting to an earlier state.
Display context menu item from Explorer in Ritt. This lets you use your favorite tools such as 7zip directly from Ritt.
Recognize Windows shortcut files (.lnk and .url).
Migration from text-based format to SQLite database for better scalability. Backward compatible with the old format.
Direct download and install option (.msi) with auto-update. See our website for more details.
Several critical bug fixes.
V0.8 (Jan 2023)
Migrate from UWP to Windows App SDK 1.2. Able to launch any file now (e.g. .py, .xaml).
Integrate folder tree and tag tree in the left panel. Drag to insert and expand any folder.
Can link files or folders with another folder by dragging from Explorer and dropping on Ritt while holding the ALT key. Similar to shortcuts, but with backlinks.
Simplify the first launch experience. Ritt launches with a default database and all changes are automatically saved.
Improve the performance of viewing large folders and moving/coping files. Uses system UI to display progress.
Improve the reliability of tracking file movements, renames, and deletions in Explorer.
Integrate out-of-the-box with QuickLook for previewing files.
Refresh the general UI.
V0.7 (Oct 2022)
Privacy: Ritt operates completely offline.
Related tags flyout
New tag attributes: Mirror, Dashboard. Enable new use cases for Ritt
Incremental refresh when adding or deleting an item
Bug fixed: Reduced performance after long use, among others
V0.6
Task management
Relevant tags suggestion
Active tags bar
Display badge next to tagged items
V0.5
Improved search experience
Navigate to tag and do tagging directly from the search prompt
Improved Previewer
Added sort function
Added autosave and home button
V0.4
Greatly simplified UI
The left panel of Sources is removed to reduce visual clutter and transfer focus to the tag trees
Drag and drop files/folders onto the tag tree to create tags
Option to show contents of tagged folders, when browsing by tags
Option to disable file/folder thumbnails to improve performance