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WinCatalog 2026.1.1 Release

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0300

WinCatalog 2026.1.1 is available now. We focused this update on scan reliability, fixing window focus bugs, and tuning the AI Bridge.

Better Scan Error Reporting

Unexpected errors during long scans—like access denials or missing system folders—used to trigger partial scan warnings that weren’t always useful. We cleaned this up:

WinCatalog skips well-known system folders entirely, eliminating spurious partial scan warnings.
Scanning and syncing now share the same folder-listing error logic. WinCatalog downgrades race conditions (like a temporary file being deleted while scanning) to warnings instead of failing the folder parse entirely.
You can toggle a new “Show errors after scan” checkbox directly from the error dialog.
We added a -ScanErrors [Show|Skip|Default] command-line flag so you can suppress or show the error dialog in batch scripts.

AI Bridge Tuning

WinCatalog 2026 is Here: AI-Powered Image Descriptions, eComic and Disk Image Scanning, Font Files Thumbnails, 3D Model Support, and More

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0300

Hello, we’re glad to announce a new major update, WinCatalog 2026. The version number is 2026.1.

This release adds AI-powered image analysis, support for several new file types, and improvements based on user feedback.

AI-powered image descriptions with AI Bridge

WinCatalog 2026 introduces AI Bridge, a companion tool that uses a local AI model running on your computer to analyze image thumbnails already stored in your catalog. For each image, AI Bridge generates a short caption describing the scene, a set of keywords, a category label, and a shot type (close-up, medium shot, etc.).

WinCatalog 2024.16 Release

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0300

Hello, we are pleased to announce the release of WinCatalog 2024.16, bringing new productivity features, improved search functionality, and enhanced system reliability.

New Keyboard Shortcuts for Tab Management

Working with multiple tabs is now more convenient with newly added keyboard shortcuts. Press CTRL+W or CTRL+F4 to close the current tab, CTRL+SHIFT+W or CTRL+SHIFT+F4 to close all tabs at once (except the last main tab), and CTRL+T to open a new Catalog tab. These shortcuts align with common browser conventions, making tab navigation more intuitive and efficient.

WinCatalog 2024.15 Release

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0300

Hello, we are pleased to announce the release of WinCatalog 2024.15, bringing improvements to scanning reliability, long path support, and overall system stability.

Enhanced Scanning Stability

The stability of interaction with system components like File Explorer has been significantly improved. WinCatalog now handles system-level operations more reliably, reducing potential conflicts and ensuring smoother cataloging operations even during intensive scanning sessions.

More Robust MediaInfo Processing

The MediaInfo module has been strengthened to handle incorrect shell thumbnails correctly (if the option to grab system thumbnails is selected). This improvement ensures that WinCatalog can accurately extract and display media information even when encountering problematic or malformed thumbnail data, preventing potential scanning interruptions.

WinCatalog Turns 24: Two Decades of Trusted Disk Catalog Software

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0300

Today we celebrate a remarkable milestone — 24 years since WinCatalog first became the trusted disk catalog software for organizing digital collections around the world!

Over these 24 years, we’ve evolved from a simple file organizer into a comprehensive solution that helps thousands of users manage everything from personal photo libraries to massive business archives. What started as a tool for organizing floppy disks and CD collections has grown into powerful disk catalog software capable of indexing terabytes of files across countless external drives, NAS devices, and network locations.

WhereIsIt to WinCatalog Converter Updated

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0300

We are glad to announce an updated version of the WhereIsIt to WinCatalog Converter, a free utility that helps you transfer your existing catalogs from the discontinued WhereIsIt program into WinCatalog — a modern disk catalog software and the best WhereIsIt alternative for Windows.

What’s New in This Update

Improved XML pasting — better handling of missing dates in exported files.
Resizable window — now you can adjust the size of the converter window for more comfortable work.
Larger font — improved readability on high-resolution (4K) monitors.
Pause after conversion — the converter now waits for a button click, allowing you to review the conversion log for possible warnings or errors before closing.
Command-Line improvements — when run from the command line, the converter automatically saves the log into a text file. This makes it easy to review results even if the converter closes after finishing.

About the Converter

The WhereIsIt to WinCatalog Converter was created to make the transition from WhereIsIt to WinCatalog as smooth as possible. It allows you to import your existing WhereIsIt XML exported catalogs directly into WinCatalog, preserving your data and keeping your collections accessible and searchable.

WinCatalog 2024.14(.1) Release

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0300

Hello! We’re excited to announce that a new maintenance update of WinCatalog has been released — version 2024.14.1.

Improved Support for RAR Archives

In addition to listing files and their attributes, WinCatalog can now extract and store comments from RAR archives.

Fixed a Rare Issue in Reports

We resolved a rare issue where reports occasionally displayed “Search Results” instead of the first hard drive’s name. This bug is now fixed.

WinCatalog 2024.12 Release

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0300

Hello, we’re glad to announce the release of WinCatalog 2024.12. This update brings several important improvements and fixes to make your cataloging experience smoother and more efficient.

Improved support for multi-part archives

In this version, we’ve fixed the support for multi-part Zip and 7zip archives, along with multi-part RAR archives. We’ve also added .001 and .z01 extensions to the list of default archive extensions. If you have multi-part archives in your catalog, just update the corresponding drive or folder—the contents will now appear correctly in the catalog.

BitDefender False-Positive Alert for Latest WinCatalog Installer

Wed, 28 May 2025 09:00:00 +0300

We’d like to inform our users that BitDefender has recently shown a false-positive alert for the latest WinCatalog installer. We’re aware of this issue and have already submitted a false-positive report to BitDefender.

We’re pleased to share that BitDefender has completed their analysis and confirmed that the file is clean. The detection will be removed in one of their upcoming database updates.

In addition, we’ve verified the installer using VirusTotal, which scanned the file with over 70 different antivirus programs. The results confirm the file is safe. You can view the report here:

WinCatalog 2024.11 Release

Wed, 21 May 2025 09:00:00 +0300

Hello, we are pleased to announce the release of WinCatalog 2024.11, bringing you more accurate cataloging, richer media information, and smoother search and user interface performance.

Improved Importing Accuracy

Root Virtual Folder Size Update: Importing from another catalog file now correctly updates the size of the root virtual folder that hosts all imported contents, ensuring that your catalog always reflects the true storage footprint of your media and files.