Changelog
Full release history for Sidebar Buddy.
- Added: The app UI is now available in 9 languages - German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, and Russian. Switch your language in Settings - General.
- Added: Language changes take effect instantly - no restart required.
- Fixed: The sidebar highlight now follows the folder you're actually viewing in Explorer. Previously, after clicking a folder in the sidebar, the highlight stayed put even if you browsed somewhere else inside Explorer; it now updates to match, and clears when you're in a folder that isn't in your sidebar
- Fixed: The License activation fields are now clearly labeled "Email address" and "License key," so it's obvious which goes where
- Fixed: The email field rendered too tall on the License screen
- Added: Sidebar Buddy now tells you when a new version is available - on launch and from Settings - and can download & install it in one click, with a progress bar and a Cancel button
- Fixed: "Check for Updates" no longer opens a raw file download in your browser; it now shows an in-app prompt to install the update or view what's new
- Fixed: With multiple tabs open in one Explorer window, the sidebar navigated the first tab instead of the one you were viewing - it now follows the active tab (Windows 11)
- Added: Sidebar Buddy is now available on the Microsoft Store
- Added: New FAQ entry explaining why the sidebar can appear off-screen when Explorer is maximized
- Fixed: "Already running" dialog on reboot when Windows restart-app recovery launched a second instance
- Fixed: Deleting a group with children crashed with a null path error
- Fixed: Delete-group confirmation dialog appeared behind Explorer instead of on top
- Changed: Scrollbar thumb is narrower for a cleaner look
- Fixed: Sidebar became unclickable after closing and reopening Explorer
- Fixed: Color picker in "Per Folder Only" mode was cascading to children
- Fixed: "Reset Color" was wiping children's colors
- Fixed: Setting or resetting a color collapsed the entire tree
- Fixed: Visibility delay setting was ignored until Settings was opened
- Fixed: Installer error when upgrading over a running instance
- Added: "Check for Updates" button and version display on License page
- Changed: Show This PC and Control Panel now enabled by default
- Changed: Clearer labels for Auto-hide and Restore Expanded State settings
- Fixed: Folder links stop working after closing and reopening Explorer
- Fixed: Highlight color picker caused sidebar tree to jump to first folder
- Added: Branded HTML email templates for comp licenses and verification
- Changed: Updated app icon to match latest logo design