Remove Debug Info from Release Builds

Fixes #642 #648

installer/additional_files/readme.txt

@@ -7,7 +7,29 @@ CHANGE LOG:
 
 All details to our tickets can be found here: https://greenshot.atlassian.net
 
-# Release notes for Greenshot 1.3
+# Greenshot 1.3.xxx
+
+Bugs fixed:
+* greenshot.ini: Exclude Plugins and Include Plugins setting broken [#648](https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot/issues/648) [#642](https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot/issues/642) thanks to @Christian-Schulz for providing the fix
+
+Features added:
+
+# Greenshot 1.3.296
+
+Bugs fixed
+* Fix Administrative installation via user interface [#546](https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot/issues/546) [#611](https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot/issues/611) [#598](https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot/issues/598)
+
+Features added:
+* Installer: Allow Choice between All-Users (Administrative) and Current-User Installation [#625](https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot/pull/625)
+
+# Greenshot 1.3.292
+
+Bugs fixed:
+* Fix Administrative installation via command line using /ALLUSERS [#601](https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot/issues/601) [#619](https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot/issues/619) 
+
+# Greenshot 1.3.290
+
+Note: the version information for the first 1.3 release is outdated/incomplete. Due to the long timespan and large amount of changes between 1.2 and 1.3 we lost track. Sorry.
 
 Greenshot 1.3 is the first Greenshot which targets .NET 4.7.2 which just by doing to solves some general issues in the area of Internet Explorer capturing, TLS communication and some other minor issues.
 
@@ -646,3 +668,5 @@ Features added:
 * when clicking two overlapping elements, the one created later gets selected [ 1725175 ]
 * created textboxes can now be edited with a doubleclick [ 1704408 ]
 * selected font is now stored in the application config file [ 1704411 ]
+
+

installer/innosetup/setup.iss

@@ -127,15 +127,19 @@ AppVersion={#Version}
 ArchitecturesInstallIn64BitMode=x64
 Compression=lzma2/ultra64
 SolidCompression=yes
-DefaultDirName={code:DefDirRoot}\{#ExeName}
+DefaultDirName={autopf}\{#ExeName}
 DefaultGroupName={#ExeName}
 InfoBeforeFile=..\additional_files\readme.txt
 LicenseFile=..\additional_files\license.txt
 LanguageDetectionMethod=uilanguage
 MinVersion=6.1sp1
 OutputDir=..\
+; user may choose between all-users vs. current-user installation in a dialog or by using the /ALLUSERS flag (on the command line)
+; in registry section, HKA will take care of the appropriate root key (HKLM vs. HKCU), see https://jrsoftware.org/ishelp/index.php?topic=admininstallmode
+PrivilegesRequiredOverridesAllowed=dialog
+; admin privileges not required, unless user chooses all-users installation
+; the installer will ask for elevation if needed
 PrivilegesRequired=lowest
-PrivilegesRequiredOverridesAllowed=commandline
 SetupIconFile=..\..\src\Greenshot\icons\applicationIcon\icon.ico
 #if CertumThumbprint  != ""
  OutputBaseFilename={#ExeName}-INSTALLER-{#Version}-UNSTABLE
@@ -155,6 +159,7 @@ VersionInfoVersion={#Version}
 WizardImageFile=installer-large.bmp
 ; Reference a bitmap, max size 55x58
 WizardSmallImageFile=installer-small.bmp
+
 [Registry]
 ; Delete all startup entries, so we don't have leftover values
 Root: HKCU; Subkey: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run; ValueType: none; ValueName: {#ExeName}; Flags: deletevalue noerror;
@@ -173,24 +178,16 @@ Root: HKLM; Subkey: Software\Classes\.greenshot; ValueType: none; ValueName: {#E
 Root: HKLM; Subkey: Software\Classes\Greenshot; ValueType: none; ValueName: {#ExeName}; Flags: deletevalue noerror;
 
 ; Create the startup entries if requested to do so
-; HKEY_LOCAL_USER - for current user only
-Root: HKCU; Subkey: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run; ValueType: string; ValueName: {#ExeName}; ValueData: """{app}\{#ExeName}.exe"""; Permissions: users-modify; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror; Tasks: startup; Check: IsRegularUser
-; HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE - for all users when admin
-Root: HKLM; Subkey: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run; ValueType: string; ValueName: {#ExeName}; ValueData: """{app}\{#ExeName}.exe"""; Permissions: admins-modify; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror; Tasks: startup; Check: not IsRegularUser
+Root: HKA; Subkey: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run; ValueType: string; ValueName: {#ExeName}; ValueData: """{app}\{#ExeName}.exe"""; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror; Tasks: startup
 
 ; Register our own filetype for all users
-; HKEY_LOCAL_USER - for current user only
-Root: HKCU; Subkey: Software\Classes\.greenshot; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: "Greenshot"; Permissions: users-modify; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror; Check: IsRegularUser
-Root: HKCU; Subkey: Software\Classes\Greenshot; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: "Greenshot File"; Permissions: users-modify; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror; Check: IsRegularUser
-Root: HKCU; Subkey: Software\Classes\Greenshot\DefaultIcon; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: """{app}\Greenshot.EXE,0"""; Permissions: users-modify; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror; Check: IsRegularUser
-Root: HKCU; Subkey: Software\Classes\Greenshot\shell\open\command; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: """{app}\Greenshot.EXE"" --openfile ""%1"""; Permissions: users-modify; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror; Check: IsRegularUser
+Root: HKA; Subkey: Software\Classes\.greenshot; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: "Greenshot"; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror
+Root: HKA; Subkey: Software\Classes\Greenshot; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: "Greenshot File"; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror
+Root: HKA; Subkey: Software\Classes\Greenshot\DefaultIcon; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: """{app}\Greenshot.EXE,0"""; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror
+Root: HKA; Subkey: Software\Classes\Greenshot\shell\open\command; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: """{app}\Greenshot.EXE"" --openfile ""%1"""; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror
+
 ; Disable the default PRTSCR Snipping Tool in Windows 11
 Root: HKCU; Subkey: Control Panel\Keyboard; ValueType: dword; ValueName: "PrintScreenKeyForSnippingEnabled"; ValueData: "0"; Flags: uninsdeletevalue; Check: ShouldDisableSnippingTool
-; HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE - for all users when admin
-Root: HKLM; Subkey: Software\Classes\.greenshot; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: "Greenshot"; Permissions: admins-modify; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror; Check: not IsRegularUser
-Root: HKLM; Subkey: Software\Classes\Greenshot; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: "Greenshot File"; Permissions: admins-modify; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror; Check: not IsRegularUser
-Root: HKLM; Subkey: Software\Classes\Greenshot\DefaultIcon; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: """{app}\Greenshot.EXE,0"""; Permissions: admins-modify; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror; Check: not IsRegularUser
-Root: HKLM; Subkey: Software\Classes\Greenshot\shell\open\command; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: """{app}\Greenshot.EXE"" --openfile ""%1"""; Permissions: admins-modify; Flags: uninsdeletevalue noerror; Check: not IsRegularUser
 
 [Icons]
 Name: {group}\{#ExeName}; Filename: {app}\{#ExeName}.exe; WorkingDir: {app}; AppUserModelID: "{#ExeName}"
@@ -541,22 +538,6 @@ Name: "languages\zhCN"; Description: {cm:zhCN}; Types: full custom; Flags: disab
 Name: "languages\zhTW"; Description: {cm:zhTW}; Types: full custom; Flags: disablenouninstallwarning; Check: hasLanguageGroup('9')
 
 [Code]
-// Do we have a regular user trying to install this?
-function IsRegularUser(): Boolean;
-begin
-	Result := not (IsAdmin or IsAdminInstallMode);
-end;
-
-// The following code is used to select the installation path, this is localappdata if non poweruser
-function DefDirRoot(Param: String): String;
-begin
-	if IsRegularUser then
-		Result := ExpandConstant('{localappdata}')
-	else
-		Result := ExpandConstant('{pf}')
-end;
-
-
 function FullInstall(Param : String) : String;
 begin
 	result := SetupMessage(msgFullInstallation);

src/Greenshot.Base/Greenshot.Base.csproj

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
+    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Dapplo.HttpExtensions.JsonNet" Version="1.1.2" />

src/Greenshot.Base/Interfaces/Plugin/AssemblyPluginIdentifierAttribute.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Greenshot - a free and open source screenshot tool
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2025 Thomas Braun, Jens Klingen, Robin Krom
+ * 
+ * For more information see: https://getgreenshot.org/
+ * The Greenshot project is hosted on GitHub https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot
+ * 
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 1 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+using System;
+
+namespace Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Plugin
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Attribute to specify a custom plugin identifier at assembly level
+    /// </summary>
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple = false)]
+    public class AssemblyPluginIdentifierAttribute : Attribute
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The identifier used for the plugin in configuration
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Identifier { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor for the plugin identifier attribute
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="identifier">The identifier for the plugin in configuration</param>
+        public AssemblyPluginIdentifierAttribute(string identifier)
+        {
+            Identifier = identifier;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Greenshot.Editor/Greenshot.Editor.csproj

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>True</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
   </PropertyGroup>
+    <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+      <DebugType>none</DebugType>
+      <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
+    </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Languages\language*.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Box/Greenshot.Plugin.Box.csproj

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
+    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Languages\language*.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Box/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@
 
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Plugin;
 
 // General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
 // set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
 // associated with an assembly.
 [assembly: AssemblyDescription("A plugin to upload images to Box")]
+[assembly: AssemblyPluginIdentifier("Box Plugin")]
 
 // This sets the default COM visibility of types in the assembly to invisible.
 // If you need to expose a type to COM, use [ComVisible(true)] on that type.

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Confluence/Greenshot.Plugin.Confluence.csproj

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
+    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Languages\language*.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Confluence/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Greenshot - a free and open source screenshot tool
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2021 Thomas Braun, Jens Klingen, Robin Krom, Francis Noel
+ * 
+ * For more information see: https://getgreenshot.org/
+ * The Greenshot project is hosted on GitHub https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot
+ * 
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 1 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Plugin;
+
+// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
+// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
+// associated with an assembly.
+[assembly: AssemblyDescription("A plugin to upload images to Confluence")]
+[assembly: AssemblyPluginIdentifier("Confluence Plugin")]
+
+// This sets the default COM visibility of types in the assembly to invisible.
+// If you need to expose a type to COM, use [ComVisible(true)] on that type.
+[assembly: ComVisible(false)]

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Dropbox/Greenshot.Plugin.Dropbox.csproj

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
+    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Languages\language*.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Dropbox/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@
 
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Plugin;
 
 // General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
 // set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
 // associated with an assembly.
 [assembly: AssemblyDescription("A plugin to upload images to Dropbox")]
+[assembly: AssemblyPluginIdentifier("Dropbox Plugin")]
 
 // This sets the default COM visibility of types in the assembly to invisible.
 // If you need to expose a type to COM, use [ComVisible(true)] on that type.

src/Greenshot.Plugin.ExternalCommand/Greenshot.Plugin.ExternalCommand.csproj

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
+    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Languages\language*.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>

src/Greenshot.Plugin.ExternalCommand/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Greenshot - a free and open source screenshot tool
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2025 Thomas Braun, Jens Klingen, Robin Krom, Francis Noel
+ * 
+ * For more information see: https://getgreenshot.org/
+ * The Greenshot project is hosted on GitHub https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot
+ * 
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 1 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Plugin;
+
+// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
+// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
+// associated with an assembly.
+[assembly: AssemblyDescription("A plugin to send screenshots to other applications")]
+[assembly: AssemblyPluginIdentifier("External command Plugin")]
+
+// This sets the default COM visibility of types in the assembly to invisible.
+// If you need to expose a type to COM, use [ComVisible(true)] on that type.
+[assembly: ComVisible(false)]

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Flickr/Greenshot.Plugin.Flickr.csproj

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
+    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Languages\language*.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Flickr/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@
 
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Plugin;
 
 // General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
 // set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
 // associated with an assembly.
 [assembly: AssemblyDescription("A plugin to upload images to Flickr")]
+[assembly: AssemblyPluginIdentifier("Flickr Plugin")]
 
 // This sets the default COM visibility of types in the assembly to invisible.
 // If you need to expose a type to COM, use [ComVisible(true)] on that type.

src/Greenshot.Plugin.GooglePhotos/Greenshot.Plugin.GooglePhotos.csproj

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
+    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Languages\language*.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>

src/Greenshot.Plugin.GooglePhotos/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -21,12 +21,17 @@
 
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Plugin;
 
 // General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
 // set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
 // associated with an assembly.
 [assembly: AssemblyDescription("A plugin to upload images to GooglePhotos")]
 
+// Still using the old name 'Picasa-Web Plugin' as identifier for backwards compatibility
+// TODO: replace plugin identifier with "GooglePhotos Plugin" in the future
+[assembly: AssemblyPluginIdentifier("Picasa-Web Plugin")]
+
 // This sets the default COM visibility of types in the assembly to invisible.
 // If you need to expose a type to COM, use [ComVisible(true)] on that type.
 [assembly: ComVisible(false)]

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Imgur/Greenshot.Plugin.Imgur.csproj

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
+    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Languages\language*.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Imgur/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@
 
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Plugin;
 
 // General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
 // set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
 // associated with an assembly.
 [assembly: AssemblyDescription("A plugin to upload images to Imgur")]
+[assembly: AssemblyPluginIdentifier("Imgur Plugin")]
 
 // This sets the default COM visibility of types in the assembly to invisible.
 // If you need to expose a type to COM, use [ComVisible(true)] on that type.

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Jira/Greenshot.Plugin.Jira.csproj

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
+    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Languages\language*.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Jira/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Greenshot - a free and open source screenshot tool
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2025 Thomas Braun, Jens Klingen, Robin Krom, Francis Noel
+ * 
+ * For more information see: https://getgreenshot.org/
+ * The Greenshot project is hosted on GitHub https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot
+ * 
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 1 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Plugin;
+
+// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
+// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
+// associated with an assembly.
+[assembly: AssemblyDescription("A plugin to upload images to Jira")]
+[assembly: AssemblyPluginIdentifier("Jira Plugin")]
+
+// This sets the default COM visibility of types in the assembly to invisible.
+// If you need to expose a type to COM, use [ComVisible(true)] on that type.
+[assembly: ComVisible(false)]

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Office/Greenshot.Plugin.Office.csproj

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
+    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Languages\language*.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Office/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@
 
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Plugin;
 
 // General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
 // set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
 // associated with an assembly.
 [assembly: AssemblyDescription("A plugin to export images to Office applications")]
+[assembly: AssemblyPluginIdentifier("Office Plugin")]
 
 // This sets the default COM visibility of types in the assembly to invisible.
 // If you need to expose a type to COM, use [ComVisible(true)] on that type.

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Photobucket/Greenshot.Plugin.Photobucket.csproj

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
+    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Languages\language*.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Photobucket/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@
 
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Plugin;
 
 
 // General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
 // set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
 // associated with an assembly.
 [assembly: AssemblyDescription("A plugin to upload images to Photobucket")]
+[assembly: AssemblyPluginIdentifier("Photobucket Plugin")]
 
 // This sets the default COM visibility of types in the assembly to invisible.
 // If you need to expose a type to COM, use [ComVisible(true)] on that type.

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Win10/Greenshot.Plugin.Win10.csproj

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
+    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Languages\language*.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>

src/Greenshot.Plugin.Win10/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,33 @@
-using System.Reflection;
+/*
+ * Greenshot - a free and open source screenshot tool
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2025 Thomas Braun, Jens Klingen, Robin Krom
+ *
+ * For more information see: https://getgreenshot.org/
+ * The Greenshot project is hosted on GitHub https://github.com/greenshot/greenshot
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 1 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Plugin;
 
 // General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
 // set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
 // associated with an assembly.
 [assembly: AssemblyDescription("A plug-in for Windows 10 only functionality")]
+[assembly: AssemblyPluginIdentifier("Win10 Plugin")]
 
 // Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible 
 // to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from 

src/Greenshot/Greenshot.csproj

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 	<EmbeddedResourceUseDependentUponConvention>false</EmbeddedResourceUseDependentUponConvention>
 	<EnableDefaultEmbeddedResourceItems>false</EnableDefaultEmbeddedResourceItems>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
+    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Languages\language*.xml">

src/Greenshot/Helpers/PluginHelper.cs

@@ -219,18 +219,15 @@ namespace Greenshot.Helpers
                 {
                     var assembly = Assembly.LoadFrom(pluginFile);
 
-                    var assemblyName = assembly.GetName().Name;
-
-                    var pluginEntryName = $"{assemblyName}.{assemblyName.Replace("Greenshot.Plugin.", string.Empty)}Plugin";
-                    var pluginEntryType = assembly.GetType(pluginEntryName, false, true);
-
-                    if (CoreConfig.ExcludePlugins != null && CoreConfig.ExcludePlugins.Contains(pluginEntryName))
+                    if (IsPluginExcludedByConfig(assembly, pluginFile) ) 
                     {
-                        Log.WarnFormat("Exclude list: {0}", string.Join(",", CoreConfig.ExcludePlugins));
-                        Log.WarnFormat("Skipping the excluded plugin {0} with version {1} from {2}", pluginEntryName, assembly.GetName().Version, pluginFile);
                         continue;
                     }
                     
+                    var assemblyName = assembly.GetName().Name;
+                    var pluginEntryName = $"{assemblyName}.{assemblyName.Replace("Greenshot.Plugin.", string.Empty)}Plugin";
+                    var pluginEntryType = assembly.GetType(pluginEntryName, false, true);
+
                     var plugin = (IGreenshotPlugin) Activator.CreateInstance(pluginEntryType);
                     if (plugin != null)
                     {
@@ -255,5 +252,54 @@ namespace Greenshot.Helpers
                 }
             }
         }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This method checks the plugin against the configured include and exclude plugin
+        /// lists. If a plugin is excluded, a warning is logged with details about the exclusion.
+        /// </summary>
+        private bool IsPluginExcludedByConfig(Assembly assembly, string pluginFile)
+        {
+            // Get plugin identifier from assembly attributes
+            string pluginConfigIdentifier = GetPluginIdentifier(assembly, pluginFile);
+
+            if (CoreConfig.IncludePlugins is { } includePlugins
+                && includePlugins.Count(p => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p)) > 0 // ignore empty entries i.e. a whitespace
+                && !includePlugins.Contains(pluginConfigIdentifier))
+            {
+                Log.WarnFormat("Include plugin list: {0}", string.Join(",", includePlugins));
+                Log.WarnFormat("Skipping the not included plugin '{0}' with version {1} from {2}", pluginConfigIdentifier, assembly.GetName().Version, pluginFile);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (CoreConfig.ExcludePlugins is { } excludePlugins
+                && excludePlugins.Contains(pluginConfigIdentifier))
+            {
+                Log.WarnFormat("Exclude plugin list: {0}", string.Join(",", excludePlugins));
+                Log.WarnFormat("Skipping the excluded plugin '{0}' with version {1} from {2}", pluginConfigIdentifier, assembly.GetName().Version, pluginFile);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Retrieves the plugin identifier for the specified assembly.
+        /// </summary>
+        private string GetPluginIdentifier(Assembly assembly, string pluginFile)
+        {
+            // Try to find PluginIdentifierAttribute
+            var attribute = assembly
+                .GetCustomAttributes<AssemblyPluginIdentifierAttribute>()
+                .FirstOrDefault();
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(attribute?.Identifier))
+            {
+               return attribute.Identifier;
+            }
+
+            // If no attribute found, fall back to the sub namespace
+            var pluginSubNamespace = assembly.GetName().Name.Replace("Greenshot.Plugin.", string.Empty);
+            Log.WarnFormat("No '{0}' found in '{1}'. Use plugin namespace '{2}' as fallback.", nameof(AssemblyPluginIdentifierAttribute), pluginFile, pluginSubNamespace);
+            return pluginSubNamespace;
+        }
     }
 }