selfh.st/apps Changelog

Introduced custom functionality to easily allow users to capture and share bookmarks with others
- Restricted to 50 bookmarks maximum per share URL
- Shared URLs do not include bookmarks selected after the URL was generated
- Rate limits and custom headers implemented to prevent abuse
Implemented bookmark functionality to replace favorites:
- Star icon replaced with bookmark icon
- URL stored in the backend to capture encoded view of current bookmarks leveraging unique project IDs for easy sharing
Added new sort options:
- Age (Ascending)
- Age (Descending)
Tiles now animate on hover (desktop only)
Made several backend changes to optimize page load speed, transitions, and element updates:
- Cached DOM lookups and document fragments
- Slight delay on search input to avoid updates on every keystroke
- Helper functions for repeated elements

Projects without activity in the last 18 months and broken website links are now omitted from the directory
Implemented logic to override website links pointing to Docker Hub, demos, Ko-fi, community sites, and other unhelpful sites with the project's repository link

Updated the default sort method from stars to a new custom algorithm that weighs non-GitHub projects by search interest pulled from Google Trends to account for the lack of repository stars
Licenses are now fetched using the git APIs. Projects with multiple, custom, or no licenses are now tagged as 'Custom'.

Primary development 'Language' added to tile, replacing 'Latest Version'
RSS icons linking to the project release feeds relocated to the latest activity date row

Added tag option to filter directory by software with built-in support for selfh.st/icons

Fixed dynamic filter (alternative, software, platform) not loading when URL parameter is present

Added support for tagging favorites and caching via local browser storage (per suggestion from reader Mukesh G.)
New 'Favorites' option in tag list to quickly filter by starred tiles

Rebuilt JavaScript logic to streamline directory load and accommodate source data structure changes
Directory no longer includes sort in URL parameters when changed
Transitioned icon sources to selfh.st/icons
Icons for mobile apps remain in 'icons' directory, consolidated to root folder

New tile indicator for select applications that can self-hosted by third-party services
Include third-party service names in search functionality

New default sort option (Default) to bring sponsors to the top of the directory (all other sort options deprioritize sponsors)
Fixed default sort value not appearing on intiial page load

selfh.st/apps and selfh.st/companions have been consolidated onto a single page. Users can easily switch between the two using the Software/Companion switch.
Tags and source details are now hidden by default. Users can hide/unhide them in bulk using the Details toggle at the top of the page.
Details for individual tiles can be expanded and collapsed by clicking a tile when the Details toggle is disabled
Closed source projects can now be filtered when browsing the directory using the Closed Source toggle at the top of the page
Project icons not found in the dashboard-icons repository are now being maintained and stored in the project's repository. The work has been started to transition all icons to independent maintenance to eventually be loaded as sprites for optimization purposes.
Readability of project details has been improved by justifying values to the right and adding a dotted line separator between identifiers and values (inspired by the OpenAlternative.co open-source project)
Open-source companion project tiles now include license, latest version, and last activity details
URL properties for some attributes have been updated to improve the readability of shared links
The Platform filter for companion apps has been replaced with a Tags filter. Users should utilize search to filter by platform.
Lazy loading has been implemented to improve page load speeds by only generating 100 tiles at a time