# spacedrive 0.4.0 — Alpha 0.4.0
- Product: spacedrive (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/spacedrive)
- Vendor: spacedriveapp
- Date: 2024-07-20
- Version: 0.4.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/releases/tag/0.4.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/spacedrive/releases/0.4.0
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- **added** — Tag Assign Mode lets you easily tag files in the Explorer using numerical keybinds by selecting a tag and pressing a number to link your tag to, then tag or untag files using the hotkey
- **added** — See file tags in both grid and list views and filter by tag
- **added** — Custom tag names and colours allow for easy grouping and filtering of unique files
- **added** — Jobs now show estimated time remaining
- **changed** — New Overview statistics UI with a clearer and more intuitive overview of library statistics
- **changed** — Improvements to calculating and displaying library statistics
- **changed** — General improvements and fixes to the File System Indexer and File Identifier jobs
- **changed** — Improvements to Job Manager
- **changed** — Numerous improvements to Spacedrive core reliability, error handling, and error logging
- **changed** — Media Quick View now shows the thumbnail when the original is unavailable
- **fixed** — Fixed a variety of rendering bugs on the Explorer, Recents page, and Overview Devices graph
- **fixed** — Fixed the file inspector tab not properly scrolling
- **fixed** — Fixed caret not being displayed on the pathbar
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug with running Spacedrive on Linux with an Nvidia GPU
- **fixed** — Fixed Spacedrive not being able to open the trash folder on Linux
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug with file updates causing Spacedrive to crash
- **fixed** — Fixed some keybinds not registering properly
Introducing the 4th major update to our Alpha, packed with features and bug fixes. This update sets the stage for 0.5.0 with an enormous amount of sync and networking infrastructure to support the official release of our mobile app with multi-device connection and sync.
__The `.deb` release for 0.4.0 was broken and has been removed, please download the 0.4.1 `.deb` instead__
##### 🪐 Core Updates
- General improvements/fixes to the File System Indexer and File Identifier jobs - by [@fogodev](https://github.com/fogodev) in [#2476](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2476), [#2580](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2580)
- Improvements to Job Manager, plus jobs now also show estimated time remaining - by [@myung03](https://github.com/myung03) in [#2607](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2607)
- Numerous improvements to Spacedrive core reliability, error handing, and error logging - by [@fogodev](https://github.com/fogodev) ([#2574](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2574), [#2556](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2556)) and [@matheus-consoli](https://github.com/matheus-consoli) ([#2504](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2504))
##### App Updates
###### 🖥️ **Desktop**
- **Tag Assign Mode** - by [@iLynxcat](https://github.com/iLynxcat) ([#2462](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2462)), [@ameer2468](https://github.com/ameer2468) ([#2532](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2532)), and [@myung03](https://github.com/myung03) ([#2566](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2566), [#2570](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2570))
- Tag Assign Mode lets you easily tag files in the Explorer using numerical keybinds. Enable Tag Assign Mode with the top bar button, then:
- _Select a tag on the bottom bar > Press a number to link your tag to > Tag/untag any number of files using your new hotkey_
- See files tags in both grid and list views, as well as filter by tag
- Custom tag names/colours allow for easy grouping/filtering of unique files
- **New Overview statistics UI** - by [@myung03](https://github.com/myung03) in [#2555](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2555), [#2566](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2566)
- A new clearer and more intuitive overview of your library statistics!
- Improvements to calculating and displaying library statistics - by [@fogodev](https://github.com/fogodev) ([#2585](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2585), [#2601](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2601)) and [@ameer2468](https://github.com/ameer2468) ([#2577](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2577))
- Media Quick View now shows the thumbnail when the original is unavailable - by [@ameer2468](https://github.com/ameer2468) in [#2617](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2617)
- Miscellaneous UI improvements and new icons - by [@ameer2468](https://github.com/ameer2468) ([#2578](https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive/pull/2578)) and [@myung03](https://github.com/myung03) ([#2566](https:/
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