ScienceFair

ScienceFair 1.0.6

search, browse, and download open access papers

  • By Code for Science
  • Open Source
  • Updated Jul 3, 2017
Download for Windows

About ScienceFair

search, browse, and download open access papers

What's new in 1.0.6

Bug fixes
- #117 #115 Worked around issues in dependencies that prevented the initial sync from working for some people, and fixed issues with underlying database causing high CPU during sync
- #108 Fix a bug that caused a lot of error messages
- Fixed a bug where sometimes the UI wouldn't update after download
- Fixed bugs with managing datasources in preparation for new sources to be released this week
- Fixed a race condition where downloading papers would not update the 'saved' count
- Improve interface speed in some situations
- Prevent unnecessary re-renders during sync
Changes
- #98 Shiny new macOS installer look (thanks @alvesjtiago)
- Added menus and ability to copy/paste
- #90 data is now stored in user documents directory (thanks @bcomnes)
Known issues
- Slow initial sync on some machines, or completely stalled sync at 0%, caused by network restrictions.
Fix coming this week. (note, most users who experienced stalled syncing were affected by a different issue that should be solved in this release).

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Technical details

PublisherCode for Science
Version1.0.6
Release date2017-07-03
LicenseMIT
Installer typenullsoft
Architecturex64
Package IDCodeforScience.ScienceFair

Links & install command

Install ScienceFair from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=CodeforScience.ScienceFair -e

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