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New Features
- Added a new tool: Resize Image (#1458)
- Access via Main Menu > Tools > Resize image, or Alt+R
- Compatible with single-frame, non-animated image formats
- Supports scaling from 1px to 16384px
- Supports variety of resampling methods powered by PhotoSauce.MagicScaler library
- Note: Similar to other editing features, saving the resized image does not include its metadata such as exif profile.
- Crop tool v2 (#1795, #1882, #2027, #2028):
- Updates the mouse cursor when Crop tool is open
- Selection now aligns with the image source
- Zooming/panning doesn't affect selection
- Supports resizing the selection by dragging any edge, not just anchor points
- Supports panning image with middle mouse during cropping
- Supports snap-to-pixel selection with pixel-level precision
- Selection stays intact when clicking outside it
- Default selection respects Crop settings and Aspect Ratio
- Slideshow mode: Added Custom zoom (Z) feature (#2021)
- Custom toolbar button: Added support for hotkeys
- Added new API: IG_ApplySettings(string json) to apply settings from the Settings window via JSON format (#2010, #2042)
Improvements
- Updated Magick.NET to v14.2
- Made WebView2 Runtime optional:
- Launch ImageGlass without bypassing the Quick Setup dialog
- Quick Setup displays a warning with unavailable features and a download link (#2029)
- SVG viewing reverts to the native renderer
- About and Check for Update dialogs use the native Task Dialog
- Settings opens the igconfig.json file in the associated app (or Notepad)
- MSI installer: Remove WebView2 Runtime check
- Maximum image dimensions, for those images larger than 16,384 pixels:
- Added support for automatically sorts new images based on the current sort order (#1467)
- Removed alert sound on image deletion confirmation popup (#1997)
- Allows user to set slideshow interval less than 1 second (#2047)
- Added support for app protocol for Custom Toolbar buttons, Tools, and Edit apps (#2002)
- Enter the app protocol in the Executable box (must end with
- Use the Argument box for parameters; <file> passes the current image path
- Verify your setting in the "Command preview"
- Added a "Learn more" link to image interpolation settings, thanks to @stevencaiOR (#1982)
- Improved the method for retrieving image files in the directory
- Enabled dark mode for tooltips in the Crop Tool and Color Picker
- Enabled dark mode and accent color for the progress bar in the Export Frame dialog
Bugfixes
- Fixed hotkey parsing issues for non-English languages (#1988)
- Fixed malformed characters displayed for hotkeys in non-English languages (#1999)
- Fixed layout issues in the Settings window caused by a new Microsoft Edge version
- Fixed the Settings window staying inactive when reopened
- Fixed an issue where SVG image were blinking when opened with the WebView2 option enabled
- Fixed the duplication of values in the Arguments field of the "ToolbarButtons" setting on each app launch
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This version is now self-contained (#1427) — it no longer requires the .NET Desktop Runtime to run.
New Requirements
Minimum system requirements:
- Windows 10/11 64-bit, version 1809 (build 17763) or later
- (Optional) WebView2 Runtime 64-bit v119.0.2151 or later (for enhanced SVG support)
New Features
- Invert Colors: Quickly invert image colors with a single click (#2048)
- New Format Support: Added support for SVGZ, JXR, HDP, and WDP image formats (#1047, #2066)
- Live Photo Support: View motion/live photos embedded in JPEG files (#1927)
- Explorer Sort Order V2 (#404, #544, #635, #1683, #2024, #2093):
- Full compatibility with Explorer's sort orders, including search result ordering
- Supports following sort order from saved search file: .search-ms
- Supports refreshing the image list with Explorer's sort order
- Limitation: The Explorer window or tab must be open (it can be minimized)
Improvements
- Upgraded to .NET 9
- Updated Magick.NET to v14.6
- Updated "Set default photo viewer" feature to use per-machine level (#1938 #2102 #1855)
- Updated HEIC format read setting MaxChildrenPerBox up to 500 to suppress error "Memory allocation error: Security limit exceeded" (#2099)
- Updated SVGs viewed via WebView2 to display checkerboard backgrounds only within the image bounds (#2076)
- Updated Frame Navigation tool to remember its last-used state between sessions (#2072)
- Disabled "Window Backdrop" setting for Windows 10 (#2083)
- Disabled "Use Explorer sort order if possible" for the Standard user profile in Quick Setup dialog
- Added "Use Explorer sort order if possible" to the "Loading orders" context menu
- Removed the deprecated setting: "Enable image transition" in Settings > Image > Image loading
- Improved thumbnail extraction of Gallery Bar
Bugfixes
- Fixed: Rapid zooming with the mouse wheel misaligned the focus point
- Fixed: Image Booster did not preload images before switching between images (#1482)
- Fixed: Could not change "Toolbar icon size" and "Image quality" setting (#2058, #2059, #2070)
- Fixed: App crashed when opening Crop tool and Color Picker tool on a second monitor with different DPI (#1758, #1868, #2063)
- Fixed: The Copy button in the Color Picker didn't fit within the modal boundaries (#2062)
- Fixed: JPEG XL HDR images on a non-HDR-system appeared dark and dull (#1677)
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