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Also It will have a new name and logo that I will reveal when it's released. And I will be reworking my patreon for that and other similar sites I've discovered.

Things to expect on the next release or later ones:

→ Get notified when someone mentions you → Ignore users → Reposting submissions → Rich text editor for descriptions and literature submissions → Simple builtin browser for adding accounts, enhanced privacy and quick account switching → Manage multiple accounts in the same site → Modability features (it is already modable but it will get mod management) → ARM server version for use in lightweight home servers such as Raspberry PI → Streaming interface - both stream and announce on the same in one go → Upload work files directly (.psd, .kra, .ora and maybe others) and have the program convert automatically to the proper format and your size of choice for uploading → Cropped thumbnail creator → Schedule submissions → Filtering messages and submission feed → Automatically linking users' multiple accounts (reduces redundant notifications of the same artwork being posted in multiple places, and allows better linking when writing descriptions on submissions) → Description templates → Keyword autocomplete → Importing/synchronizing galleries → Editing submissions

Also I want to have some form of commission management, but I haven't figured out how it would work yet. To have something to show for have a screenshot, showing the filter interface:

Now here's a few questions: - Would you be interested in watching dev streams for artwatcher and other apps? - Which site(s) do you most want to use it for? Since I'm going to have to port things the next release, it should only have 4-6 supported sites initially, so I'll take than into account. - Are you interested in it for following artists without having to check multiple websites, for the uploading features, or both?

Since the Patreon campaign was unsuccessful I am moving ArtWatcher to Itch.io - jack-mcslay.itch.io/artwatcher/ where you can now get the current and future versions of the application as well as support me on the development.

So I'm making this update to give the status of the development of Artwatcher.

Development has been slow, I know, I've been busy and as such I can only spend so much time on a project that isn't giving me real returns. The good news is: next release will be 1.0, because it should be robust and lightweight enough to be considered stable. The solution is: next release will be a standalone browser rather than a local webservice.

That means it will be easier to implement further support (TECHNICAL: because I don't have to emulate a browser but rather just let the user login on the site himself and use the response cookies to authenticate) in addition that the following features will also be possible in the future:

Switching between multiple accounts on a site

Unobstrusive browsing, without annoying popups by fine-tuning to browsing art sites

API to allow sites to interact with the browser - enables your own site to connect to it, for instance

Lightweight execution, loading only the modules when necessary

In addition I will make sure that the next release will have proper installers for Windows and Debian-based Linux in addition to an universal Jar file so people running other linux or MacOS should still be able to run it via command line through their JVM. If you wish to support development of this, you can support me on Patreon