# PhotoPrism 250228-43447fa38 — February 28, 2025

- Product: PhotoPrism (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/photoprism)
- Vendor: PhotoPrism
- Date: 2025-02-28
- Version: 250228-43447fa38
- Original notes: https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/releases/tag/250228-43447fa38
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/photoprism/releases/250228-43447fa38

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- **added** — Add menu action button for archiving pictures from albums
- **added** — Add a new thumbnail size suitable for Retina 5K displays
- **changed** — Upload to WebDAV menu action only appears if sharing is enabled
- **changed** — Content preloading is less eager to reduce server load
- **changed** — Fullscreen toggle is always visible in experimental mode
- **changed** — M4V container files are assumed to be MP4 compatible
- **changed** — Browser scrollbar stays hidden when cluster view is open

With [this update](https://docs.photoprism.app/release-notes/#february-28-2025), you'll get additional usability and performance improvements, as well as a new thumbnail size for [Retina 5K displays](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/4810) that bridges the gap [between 4K and 8K](https://docs.photoprism.app/user-guide/settings/advanced/#which-thumbnails-will-be-generated). We would also like to take this opportunity to [thank our community](https://floss.social/@photoprism), whose [support has been](https://www.photoprism.app/oss/faq) [and continues to be essential](https://docs.photoprism.app/developer-guide/) to the [success of the project](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism)! 🌈💎✨

###### What's new?

- UX: [Added menu action button for archiving pictures from albums](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/3442)
- UX: [Upload to WebDAV menu action only appears if sharing is enabled](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/commit/cb9826de96497d8ef052dcfd905cf3a5e34b84f1)
- Viewer: [Content preloading is less eager to reduce server load](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/commit/69290b1ab17471d6dbed1ad5cb382cd212ad9799)
- Viewer: [Fullscreen toggle is always visible in experimental mode](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/commit/bc9c1205ee379b95751c4791e63b2850b96c42b5)
- Viewer: [Added a new thumbnail size suitable for Retina 5K displays](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/4810)
- Videos: [M4V container files are assumed to be MP4 compatible](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/4820)
- Places: [Browser scrollbar stays hidden when cluster view is open](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/commit/1b0c3c804ef51ed42bed9cbd52df61f1f1265102)

###### Installation Packages

The packages attached to this release are intended for experienced users and maintainers of third-party integrations only, as they [require manual configuration](https://dl.photoprism.app/pkg/linux/README.html#configuration) and [do not include tested system dependencies](https://dl.photoprism.app/pkg/linux/README.html#dependencies). Since we are unable to [provide support](https://www.photoprism.app/kb/getting-support) for custom installations, we recommend [using one of our Docker images](https://docs.photoprism.app/getting-started/docker-compose/) to run PhotoPrism on a private server or NAS device.

[Learn more ›](https://dl.photoprism.app/pkg/linux/README.html)