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Fast, free and customizable image viewer for Windows 10 and 11.

1.9.5

9 months ago

Changelog

  • New: Tooltips added for each gallery thumbnail
  • New: Right-clicking a gallery thumbnail now opens a context menu with additional options
  • New: File duplication feature accessible through the context menu
  • New: Icon to indicate when an image cannot be rendered
  • Improvement: Faster loading for thumbnail galleries
  • Improvement: Renaming file extensions now converts them to the appropriate file format
  • Improvement: When cropping an image, saving it will now select the same folder
  • Improvement: The drag and drop folder icon now adapts to the user's selected color scheme
  • Improvement: Copying images to clipboard preserves their transparent background instead of a black color
  • Fix: Viewing archives now works even with 7-Zip or WinRAR installed in uncommon paths
  • Fix: Corrected sizing when scrolling while viewing the bottom gallery
  • Fix: Slideshow now restores to the previous window size
  • Fix: Slideshow no longer shows the bottom gallery
  • Fix: Resolved a crash when opening a folder with unauthorized access
  • Fix: Issues with hiding the bottom gallery when hiding the user interface is hidden
  • Fix: The bottom gallery no longer shows when loading an image from the internet
  • Fix: The Image info window's textbox values now update correctly when changing file names
  • UI: Minor updates to the user interface

1.9

10 months ago

What's Changed

  • Introducing a new bottom image gallery that replaces the full-screen gallery and can be utilized in normal window mode.
  • Added support for .thm images, which are used as thumbnails for video files.
  • Expanded support for additional image formats: .fpx, .pcd, and .flif.
  • Updated the file filtering functionality for the Open File Dialog (accessible via Ctrl + O), providing a more refined selection experience.
  • Enhanced visual feedback to indicate active windows more effectively.
  • Korean language updated by @VenusGirl in https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/pull/110.
  • The full-screen option now opens on the current monitor for improved convenience.
  • Addressed issues with scrolling to the selected image from the first start-up and when performing drag & drop operations with the gallery open.
  • Rectified the keyboard shortcut for flipping images to correctly reflect the orientation of the flip buttons and ensure that the image is flipped back when moving to the next image, if it was already flipped.
  • Resolved the resize function, ensuring it occupies the entire window size when the window is resizable.
  • Made minor updates to UI color schemes for improved visual aesthetics.
  • Fixed the application persisting to run after quitting when the thumbnails are loading in the background.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/compare/1.8.6...1.9

1.8.6

11 months ago

What's Changed

  • New animations for the image galleries
  • New setting to choose the amount of thumbnails being shown in the galleries
  • Fixed an issue where selecting the sorting order picked the wrong option
  • Fixed visual bugs when navigating to the next or previous folder when a gallery view was opened
  • Fixed unintended scrolling when editing values in the Image Info window
  • Updated logic for determining language at startup
  • Minor translation updates
  • Minor style updates

1.8.1

1 year ago

What's Changed

  • Fixed Korean language not loading by @VenusGirl in https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/pull/99
  • Fix TIFF file reading and saving in file browser by @dan0v in https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/pull/101
  • Improved start-up logic to make window responsive before loading has completed
  • You can now copy a cropped image (with effect applied)
  • Improved file downloading
  • Fixed occasional crash to desktop when loading thumbnails
  • Fixed an error that caused a crash when loading an unreadable image file
  • Fixed scrolling issues when the window is resize-able
  • Fixed displaying incorrect width of the title bar at certain sizes
  • Fixed startup when loading from a URL or a directory that is empty

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/compare/1.8...1.8.1

1.8

1 year ago

Changes made:

  • Significantly redesigned and improved the user interface.
  • Added an option in the context menu to easily switch between zooming and navigating with the mouse wheel.
  • Introduced a new setting in the preferences window to adjust the navigation speed when holding down the key.
  • Implemented a new context menu for the logo when left-clicked.
  • Changed when maximizing the window to go into full-screen mode.
  • Added support for full-screen and full-screen image gallery when using the fill image function.
  • Resolved the issue of not being able to navigate to the first image in the folder when looping is disabled.
  • Fixed the problem of not being able to pick a zip file when choosing from the file picker.
  • Modified the behavior of the "Include subdirectories" option, so changing the sorting options does not switch directories and stays in the current one.
  • Fixed a crash occurring when navigating back to a renamed file.
  • Resolved the problem of the resize function being unable to handle files larger than 2GB.
  • Eliminated unintended image dragging when the context menu is open.
  • Fixed an error that appeared when launching the application for the first time.
  • Corrected a crash that occurred when clicking the EXIF image rating stars when there is no displayed image or the image is not from a file.
  • Fixed the scrolling value not updating when using it from the context menu.
  • Eliminated crashes when using .webp extensions in the batch resizing window.
  • Fixed crashes that occurred when trying to optimize .webp extensions in the batch resizing window.

For a complete list of changes, please refer to: https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/compare/1.7.7...1.8

1.7.7

1 year ago

Changes made:

  • Added a new function to enable users to add an image as a lock screen image
  • Added a new function to prevent zooming out of an image when it's at full size
  • Improved zoom and panning for the full-screen view and the full-screen gallery view
  • Updated the user interface of the effects window and the settings window
  • The Optimize Image function now displays an error message if the file is unsupported
  • Fixed an issue with clicking the navigation arrows in fullscreen view, which caused the button to return to normal size not to work
  • Fixed image resize function to properly reload the image after resizing
  • Fixed EXIF rating functionality not working
  • Fixed image cropping functionality not working correctly
  • Fixed blinking of the image when navigating using the bottom toolbar arrows
  • Fixed blinking of the image when using the color picker
  • Fixed an issue where the application would sometimes start in the wrong location and size
  • Fixed base64 images not loading at the correct size from start-up
  • Fixed the display of wrong tooltip in the settings menu
  • Fixed the image file dragging functionality to register only when the cursor is on the image
  • Fixed the logo menu, when no image is shown, to correctly resize itself when resizing the window
  • Fixed the logo image to follow the color scheme
  • Fixed incorrect color when clicking the expand button in the image info window and the about window

For a full list of changes, please visit: https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/compare/1.7.6...1.7.7

1.7.6

1 year ago

What's Changed

  • Logo design now follows color scheme
  • Improved performance of the Image Info window
  • Fixed a bug where it would enter full-screen when clicking the navigation arrows when hiding the UI
  • Fixed application crashing when using crop
  • Fixed slow loading when images in the viewed directory were less than 13 images
  • Fixed window not returning to it's original size or position when maximized/fullscreen
  • Fixed wrong checkerboard background colors
  • Fixed loading errors when image file sizes were greater than 2GB
  • Fixed SVG's not preserving transparent background when viewed
  • Optimized preloader to use existing file info
  • Minor UI changes
  • Application should now restart itself if an error occurs

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/compare/1.7.5...1.7.6

1.7.1

1 year ago

What's Changed

  • Fixed incorrect image size from first time loading when using resize-able window
  • Fixed loading wrong files when changing folder
  • Fixed the top buttons background color missing after mouse-over
  • Fixed unresponsive behavior when using batch functions
  • Updated Korean translation by @VenusGirl in https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/pull/93
  • Changed window centered behavior to default to vertical centering
  • Fixed the update button not working

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/compare/1.6.6...1.7.1