♨ Updates

• Build v9.0.1.518: Fixed an issue where the app cannot find Codecs folder.
• Build v9.0.1.515: Fixed an issue where the app cannot write igconfig.json file in the startup folder.

⚠ Breaking changes

This is the first beta release of ImageGlass Kobe version 9, rewritten from scratch. Many features of the version 8 are missing and there are a lot of breaking changes. All features and settings may be changed when the official version 9 is released.

💀 If you want to try this bleeding edge release, use it at your own risk!

To follow the progress of version 9 beta 2, please follow: https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/projects/12.
You also can support this project by making a donation or purchasing the Microsoft Store version (version 8):

🎐 Minimum requirements

• .NET 6.0 Runtime.
• Windows 7 SP1 ESU 64 bit.

📝 Changelog:

Show / hide details

🟣 General changes

• Changed format of config, theme, and language from XML to JSON: igconfig.json, igtheme.json, <language name>.iglang.json.
• Supports hardware acceleration for non-alpha, non-animating image formats (#272).
• Adds Image Focus mode for better panning and zooming the viewing image.
• Supports hotkey customization for menus, and Image Focus mode (#608).
• Supports more flexible customization for toolbar buttons and positions.
• Supports smooth scrolling and displaying tooltip for thumbnails.
• Adds ability to choose which image information tags to display on title bar (#971).
• Adds more options in theme pack.
• Supports FITS, XV, VIFF, MJPEG and animating WEBP format (#508).
• The server for Check for update feature is changed to https://github.com/ImageGlass/config.
  Supports 3 levels of setting: igconfig.json, igconfig.default.json, igconfig.admin.json
• Supports passing individual settings to ImageGlass.exe through command line (#669).
  The setting must start with a hyphen -, and setting value comes after equal character =. For example:

  # hide the toolbar and set background color to red
  ImageGlass.exe -ShowToolbar=false -BackgroundColor=#ff0000
  

• Supports customizing the image information on title bar through the setting InfoItems (#971), supports displaying EXIF Rating.
• Upgraded Magick.NET to v11.1.2.
• Fixed: when single instance enabled, window always stayed behind when passing a file (#620).
• Uses the new API to save the window position: WindowPlacement. This works better with multi-screens.
• Changes registry keys for Set as default photo viewer from ...\PhapSoftware\ImageGlass\... to ...\ImageGlass<code>\..., while code is either Kobe, Spider, or Moon. This is ImageGlass Moon release, so the key is ...\ImageGlassMoon\....

🟣 New viewer component: ImageGlass.PhotoBox

• Supports hardware acceleration to improve image interaction performance (#272).
• Navigation arrow buttons are improved with better look and interaction behaviors (#1224).
• Supports showing better text message.
• Supports Image focus mode for smooth zooming and panning (#272, #522).
• Able to change zooming/panning speed.
• Supports customize keyboard for Image focus mode through the setting ImageFocusModeHotkeys (#608). Default values:

  "ImageFocusModeHotkeys": {
    "InternalPanningLeftKeys": "Left",
    "InternalPanningRightKeys": "Right",
    "InternalPanningUpKeys": "Up",
    "InternalPanningDownKeys": "Down",
    "InternalZoomInKeys": "-",
    "InternalZoomOutKeys": "+"
  }
  

🟣 Toolbar component

• Supports fully customizable toolbar buttons through the setting ToolbarItems: []. For example:

  "ToolbarItems": [
    {
      "Type": "Button", // "Button" or "Separator"
      "Id": "btn_Thumbnail", // Id must be unique
      "Text": "Thumbnail bar", // Tooltip text for the button
      "DisplayStyle": "Image", // Style of button: "Image" or "ImageAndText"
      "CheckableConfigBinding": "ShowThumbnails", // Bind the setting name for auto-check on click
      "Alignment": "Left", // Alignment group: "Left" or "Right"
      "Image": "ThumbnailBar", // Predefined image key in theme pack
      "OnClick": {
        "Executable": "MnuToggleThumbnails", // Can be the name of menu, name of function in FrmMain.IGMethods.cs, or path of executable file.
        "Argument": "" // argument for function in FrmMain.IGMethods; or command arguments for executable file.
      }
    },
  ]
  

  • Built-in methods (start with IG_): https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/blob/9.0.1.514/v9/ImageGlass/FrmMain/FrmMain.IGMethods.cs
  • Setting names (Config.cs): https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/blob/9.0.1.514/v9/Components/ImageGlass.Settings/Config.cs
  • Menu names (start with Mnu): https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/blob/9.0.1.514/v9/ImageGlass/FrmMain.Designer.cs#L1203-L1311
• Able to add new buttons with custom actions: Use menu item's action; predefined methods; or a custom command
• Supports 2 position groups: Left/Center group, Right group
• Adds more properties for theming
• Improves toolbar overflow panel (#541)

🟣 Thumbnails component

• Adds option to show filename under the thumbnail (#539)
• Supports item tooltip
• Supports dark mode for scrollbar
• Supports persistent disk cache, maximum 100 MB by default (#1292)
• Supports dragging thumbnail to other app (#990)
• Improves scrolling performance by mouse wheel, trackpad.

🟣 Image Booster component

• Supports cancelling loading the previous images on fast navigating (#1025, #1107)
• Supports custom codecs. Currently, only contains Magick.NET codec

🟣 Menu component

• Supports custom keyboard shortcut through the setting MenuHotkeys (#608). For example:

  "MenuHotkeys": {
    "MnuAbout": "Ctrl+Shift+Alt+A",
    "MnuCopyPath": "F1",
    "MnuOpenFile": "O"
  }
  

• Removes the ugly top-left lines (#1218)

🟣 Supported features

• File > Open file..
• File > Open width...
• File > Print...
• File > Refresh / Reload / Reload image list
• Navigation > View next / previous image
• Navigation > View the first / last image
• Zoom > Zoom in / out / view actual size
• Zoom > all 6 zoom modes from version 8:
  • Auto zoom,
  • Lock zoom,
  • Scale to width,
  • Scale to height,
  • Scale to fit,
  • Scale to fill.
• Image > Image focus mode (new)
• Image > Loading orders
• Image > Open image location
• Image > View image properties
• Clipboard> Copy / Cut multiple image files
• Clipboard > Copy image pixel data
• Clipboard > Copy image path
• Layout: All menu features from version 8: Toggle toolbar, thumbnail bar, checkerboard background, set window always on top
• Help > Set as default photo viewer (new)
• Help > Unset default photo viewer (new)
• And other features...

🟣 Limitations

• Changing settings in runtime is not supported yet. If you want to change settings, you can do it using igconfig.json before the app runs.
• Supporting for animating WEBP format is not native yet, ImageGlass converts WEBP to GIF to play the animation.
• Hardware acceleration is not supported for those images that contain alpha pixels (transparent) and larger than 16,380 pixel width and height.

🥒 Checksums:

👐🏿 Support ImageGlass on Microsoft Store!

This is the paid version, you will need to pay a small amount after 7-day trial. If you buy ImageGlass in the Microsoft Store, you'll be supporting its development directly. You will get the convenience of fast, easy installation onto all of your Windows devices along with fully automatic, behind-the-scenes updates with all the newest features, improvements, and fixes.

📝 Changelog:

🌱 New:

• Added support for QOI image format.
• Added an option to play sound when a number of images change (#1199), thanks to @AutomationBoi.
• Added new shortcut to close ImageGlass: Ctrl+W (#1172).
• Added an option: "Continue running background when the app is closed" to minimize the app window to system tray menu when user closes ImageGlass (#1196). To truly exit the app, right-click on ImageGlass tray icon, select Exit; or use Main menu > Exit (Shift+ESC).
• Added an option: "Start with OS" to auto-run ImageGlass when Windows starts and stay in system tray (#1205).

🔮 Improvements:

• Improved software security, all binary files are now signed (#97).
• Updated Magick.NET to 8.6.1.
• Added extensions icons for JXL, HEIF, CR3, AVIF, B64, QOI (#1183).

🐛 Bugfixes:

• Fixed an issue that the viewing image disappears when changing color channels (#1175).
• Fixed an issue that when editing image from the clipboard, ImageGlass ignores the editing app from Settings > Edit, always uses MS Paint (#1139).
• On Windows 11, fixed an issue that the default editing function throws error because of the changes of Windows associated programs (#1160). ImageGlass is now using MS Paint to edit by default on Windows 11.
• Fixed several issues that the image is corrupted while being saved when users navigate to other images or close the app by disabling the UI when the app is busy (#566, #1097, #1120, #1134).
• Fixed an issue that ImageGlass shows confusing error message when clicking on Unregister extensions button (#1174).

🥒 Checksums:

Update:

• Updated the ImageGlass_8.5.1.22_x64.msi to fix #1260, the old one is marked deleted.

🛣 Roadmap for ImageGlass 9

We are planning to migrate ImageGlass to .NET 6 from version 9 which is scheduled some time in 2022.
If you are unable to install .NET 6, you can stay with ImageGlass 8.

ImageGlass comes to Microsoft Store!

This is the paid version, you will need to pay a small amount after 7-day trial.

If you buy ImageGlass in the Microsoft Store, you'll be supporting its development directly. You will get the convenience of fast, easy installation onto all of your Windows devices along with fully automatic, behind-the-scenes updates with all the newest features, improvements, and fixes. 😊

🌱 New:

• Updated UI for Windows 11 (#1099, #1147)
• Added "Custom zoom..." feature Z
• Added Ascending and descending loading options in the main menu / context menu (#1101)
• Added support for multipage printing for .FAX format (#1091)
• Added options in Settings > Image > Full screen to hide the toolbar and thumbnail bar in Full screen mode (#551, #621, #936, #1035)

🔮 Improvements:

• Updated Magick.NET to 8.4.0
• Changed keyboard shortcut of main menu from ` to Alt+F (#1159)
• Set keyboard shortcut for "Keep window always on top" to ` (#970, #1161)
• Set keyboard shortcut for Copy image path to Ctrl+L (#608)
• Improved multipage formats auto-detection (#1113)
• Improved color management for multipage formats (#906)
• Supported accent color in theme pack for toolbar and thumbnail bar (#218, #1121)
• Added an icon for .HEIC extension (#1076)
• Added an option "Use embedded thumbnail for RAW formats" in Settings > Image > Image loading (#682, #495)

🐛 Bugfixes:

• Fixed an issue that the image opened from clipboard doesn't apply zoom mode (#583)
• Fixed an issue that "Save as.." across network throws unhandled exception (#1055), thanks to @fire-eggs
• Fixed an issue that the "Save" and "Save as..." of a pasted image from clipboard results in dialog error (#1075), thanks to @fire-eggs
• Fixed some resouce leaks (#1087)
• Fixed an issue that .TIF files display a pink tint after rotating (#874)
• Fixed an issue that opening duplicated folders when rooted in user directory (#1151), thanks to @dixonte

🧪 Experiment settings (no UI):

• Added new setting: SinglePageFormats which contains a list of extensions to forcefully read the formats as single-page (for better loading speed). Default value: *.psd;*.heif;*.heic;*.webp; (#1157)

🥒 Checksums:

🛣 Roadmap for ImageGlass 9

We are planning to migrate ImageGlass to .NET 6 from version 9 which is scheduled some time in 2022.
If you are unable to install .NET 6, you can stay with ImageGlass 8.

🍹 Join in ImageGlass official Discord server here: http://discord.io/imageglass

📢 Note:

• This is a hot fix for v8.2.5.16
• For full changelogs of v8.2, refer to https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/releases/tag/8.2.5.16

🐛 Bugfix:

• Fixed an issue when edit the viewing image by default app does not work.

🥒 Checksums:

🌱 New:

• ImageGlass official Discord server: http://discord.io/imageglass 🍹
• Editing app: (#945)
  • Added support for *.lnk extension, environment variables (relative paths). You can use command for App path, e.g. cmd, cmd.exe, imageglass, ...
  • Added support for selecting multiple extensions to edit.
• Added support for auto-selecting the largest frame of ICO files (#994).

🔮 Improvements:

• Updated Magick.NET to 7.24.0.0
• Added color management for WebP and AVIF images (#1022), kudo to @datasone.
• Added support for printing all pages of TIFF file (#1031).
• Set minimum size of window in Window Fit mode (#814).

🐛 Bugfixes:

• Fixed an issue that cannot convert from WEBP to PNG (#1021).
• Fixed an issue where "Reached first image" state stops animated GIF from playing (#1020), thanks to @fire-eggs.
• Fixed an issue that opening an image pops up the message "Reached the first image" and only shows a blank screen until you go prev/next (#1019), thanks to @fire-eggs.
• Fixed an issue when rotating files and saving them causes corruption (#1033).
• Fixed an issue when %AppData%\ImageGlass does not exist, ImageGlass is unable to save user settings (#689).
• Fixed an issue that Save image as... crashed when file extension is empty (#1050).

🥒 Checksums:

🌪 Breaking change:

• Shortcut for "Save image as..." menu changed from Ctrl+S to Ctrl+Shift+S (#939)
• Shortcut for "Open image location" menu changed from Ctrl+Shift+L to L (#958)

🌱 New:

• Added JPEG XL (*.jxl) support (#940), kudo to @cocoon!
• Added "Save image" menu (Ctrl+S) (#939)
• ImageGlass official Discord server: http://discord.io/imageglass 🍹

🔮 Improvements:

• Updated Magick.NET to 7.23.3.0
• Improved startup time when opening the image in a large folder (#881), kudo to @dixonte!
• Exif tool: Added ability to customize the EXIF tags to view (#978)
• Disabled "View channels" menu if it is not supported for the viewing image (#571)
• Hid "Open with" menu on Windows 7 (#869)
• Added more interpolation options in Zoom Optimization setting (#949)
• Added current viewing folder item in Open/Save file dialog (#952)
• Reused the existing File Explorer window for "Open Image Location" (#972), kudo to @dixonte!
• Improved opening time of menu / context menu.
• Updated the text in Check for update dialog to be more subtle (#932)

🐛 Bugfixes:

• Fixed an issue where cannot integrate exiftool.exe if its path contains space (#927), kudo to @Norgerman!
• Fixed an issue that an unhandled exception thrown when using Windows touch and pen input (#928)
• Fixed an issue that an unhandled exception thrown when saving a theme (#872)
• Fixed an issue where memory leak happens for certain GIF files (#950)
• Fixed an issue where the app crashed in Settings if using custom ThumbnailDimension (#967)
• Fixed an issue that HEIC images with YUV444P8/10 color space doesn't present correct chroma resolution (#977)
• Fixed an issue that unchecking "Auto-center the window in Window Fit mode" in Settings doesn't work (#987), kudo to @flyxyz123!
• Fixed an issue that toolbar disappears when returning from Full screen mode (#961), kudo to @cocoon!
• Fixed an issue that Previous / Next Image with arrow keys also pan the view (#963), kudo to @fire-eggs!
• Fixed an issue that toolbar buttons are misaligned after maximized (#965), kudo to @cocoon!

🥒 Checksums:

Note: The ImageGlass_8.1.4.18_x64.msi file is updated to fix the issue #1014. Hence the SHA-1 checksum is updated, too.

🌪 Breaking change:

• .NET Framework 4.8 or later.
• Theme configuration filename is changed from config.xml to igtheme.xml. For the latest theme pack information, please refer to https://github.com/ImageGlass/theme
• DefaultTheme folder is removed, replaced by Themes with Kobe folder as the default theme pack.

🌱 New:

• Supported new file formats by default: JP2 (#785), CR3 (#788), AVIF (#867), HEIF (#893).
• Added new tool: Exif tool (#336, #751, #661, #146, #342, #207, #200, #626)
  • Accessible via Main menu > Tools > Exif tool, or shortcut: X.
  • Ability to integrate exiftool.exe to ImageGlass by locating its binary file, which can be downloaded at (http://exiftool.org/). The binary filename should be exiftool.exe.
  • Adds option to keep the tool window always on top.
  • Views Exif data of the viewing image.
  • Auto-updates Exif viewer when navigating to other images.
  • Copies the selected value of Exif property.
  • Exports all Exif data to a text file.
• Added option to change toolbar button size (#513, #222). Kudos to @gsomix for #879.
• Added option to group images list by directory (#890). Kudos to @sunbinyuan for #891.
• Added options to run an action after opening external editing app (#413, #907):
  • Minimize ImageGlass.
  • Close ImageGlass.
• Added option to entirely hide the toolbar button's tooltips (#836).
• Color picker tool: Added new color format HSV (#738).
• Added option to customize image quality for editing (#870).
• Added option to delete registered extensions of ImageGlass in Settings > File type association (#546).
• Added new options to customize ImageGlass in theme pack:
  • Custom logo
  • Accent colors
  • Menu background and text colors
  • More details: https://github.com/ImageGlass/theme
• Experiment features:
  • Added option to hide logo and text on Title bar (#915).

🔮 Improvements:

• Improved performance for 64-bit. ImageGlass now loads RAW files 2 times faster by using Magick.NET OpenMP v7.22.2.0 (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/b66ab9759cd906a75f7762a5714ddde5f010fdf6).
• Supported pasting and opening Base64-only string from clipboard without MIME type (#808).
• Removed the gradient background color of Navigation areas (#825).
• Cropping tool visual enhancement (#755):
  • Renamed "Clear" to "Reset".
  • Made the "Reset" button different from the other 3 buttons.
• Improved error message when opening invalid image data from clipboard (#865).
• Supported stepping through GIFs frame-by-frame for Page Navigation tool (#680, #880).
• Swapped shortcuts for Copy and Copy image data function (#845, #901).
• Added shortcuts for changing Loading order (Shift+O) and View channels (Shift+C) (#456).
• Changed shortcuts (#551)
  • Full screen from Alt+Enter to F11.
  • Slideshow from F11 to F12.
• Improved MSI installation (#691), kudos to @theonemcdonald for #835:
  • Added shortcut in Start menu.
  • Added Options to disable Desktop icon.
• Enabled more options in the context menu on image error (#713).
• Removed resizable border in Frameless mode (#916).
• Specially thanks @unquietwiki for hug efforts in refactoring old codes (#811, #813).
• Tweaked spacing and alignments in Settings > Theme.

🐛 Bugfixes:

• Fixed an issue that only portions of an image with CMYK profile are shown (#779, #796).
• Fixed an issue that using shortcut for copying, cutting, pasting text into Rename dialog does not work (#770, #834).
• Fixed an issue that the Incompatible warning dialog is shown if the igconfig.xml file does not exist (#771).
• Fixed an issue that an Unhandled exception is thrown when saving the image after pasting from clipboard (#782). Kudos to @unquietwiki!
• Fixed an issue that images won't open in config.xml presence on some machines (#765). Kudos to @DemonLord98 for #783!
• Fixed an issue where window position and size change when opening a picture (#774).
• Fixed an issue that happens in multiple monitors where the window restores the wrong screen when maximized (#706, #853).
• Fixed an issue that tooltip blinks when being hovered on a button at the bottom of the screen (#634, #836).
• Fixed an issue that "Save As" for the first image in the list always uses "untitled.png" (#883).
• Fixed an issue that ImageGlass does not open the BMP file that has an issue with length and file size in metadata (#708).
• Fixed an issue in Frameless mode that thumbnail requires double-click to select an image (#873).
• Attempted to fix an issue that the color of RAW formats is not correct, yellowish (#464, #401, #758).

🥒 Checksums:

New:

• Created new repository for ImageGlass theme pack at: https://github.com/ImageGlass/theme. You can fork this to create theme pack for ImageGlass.
• Added Cropping tool to allow to crop and save the viewing image, select and copy the selection to clipboard (#594).
• Base64 image format support (#741):
  • Directly view .b64 format.
  • Support viewing .txt as base64, but need to manually add extension in Settings > File Type Associations tab.
  • Conversion from image format to base64 (.b64 or .txt extension). Supported MIME types are:
    • image/gif: animation supported
    • image/tiff: multi-page supported
    • image/webp: animation supported (*)
    • image/svg+xml: scaling supported (*)
    • image/bmp, image/jpeg, image/x-icon
    • image/png: all other image formats will be saved as PNG base-64
      (*) - when copy the base64 content and open in browser - Chrome
  • Conversion from base64 to image format limitation:
    • TIFF / GIF: Only first frame/page.
    • SVG base-64 converted to pixelated format.
• Added more info of the viewing image in title bar (#687):
  • Color profile
  • Image file date time is now either
    • EXIF DateTimeOriginal with suffix (o), or
    • EXIF DateTime without suffix, or
    • LastModifiedTime with suffix (m).
• Added an option in theme config.xml file to change size of navigation arrow icon (#552). See full options and learn how to create a theme pack for ImageGlass at https://github.com/ImageGlass/theme.
• Added Open with... feature to allow open the viewing image in other apps (#684).
• Added an option to play slideshow in random interval (#704).
• Added Color picker button on toolbar (#744).

Improvements:

• Reworded shortcuts in ImageGlass (see Shortcuts reference)
• Reworked navigation arrows with better visual (#711).
• Prevent screen turned off / sleeping while playing slideshow (#718).
• Used grey color schema for Check for update, Settings, About, Add new extension, Add new editing app window; Used current theme color scheme for Rename, Go to... dialog (#580).
• Initialized the color picker dialog when changing background color (#569).
• Auto-scroll the thumbnail bar to align the selected item in the middle (#698) - thanks to @TheApX.
• Added title for tool windows.
• Added new Viewer category in Settings > General tab.
• Enabled basic support for long file path (more than 260 chars) (#530).
• Standardized menu items with ellipsis (…) for the functions require extra actions.
• Added an option to disable touch gesture support (enabled by default).

Bugfix:

• Fixed an issue resulting parsing ZoomLevels after upgrade (#677).
• Fixed an issue where new version hint is shown even tough latest version is installed (#688).
• Fixed an issue when the %APPDATA%\ImageGlass folder does not exist, ImageGlass does not write any configs (#689).
• Fixed an issue where the installed folder path contains dot causes startup/config problem (#676).
• Fixed an issue where TGA images are rendered upside-down (#679).
• Fixed an issue where navigation arrows are blinking on hover (#726).
• Fixed an issue where navigation arrows require multiple clicks to quickly change images (#723).
• Fixed an issue where navigation arrows collide with viewer scrollbars (#618).
• Fixed an issue resulting loading TIFF and the image files that contain color profile slower 4 times due to Magick.NET library's bug (#720).
• Fixed an issue where touchscreen image navigation backwards (#736).
• Fixed an issue when changing toolbar buttons causes big gap on toolbar (#732).
• Fixed an issue resulting ImageGlass cannot view some image with invalid color / EXIF profile (#742).
• Fixed an issue preventing ImageGlass starting up by a popup with "Insert a disk into device D:" message (#674).
• Fixed an issue resulting high disk activity causes by metadata caching of thumbnail bar (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/e04b49da61dab9bd6ef48612078720cba385c4d2).
• Fixed an issue where the config "LastSeenImagePath" fails if any folder in the path starts with "n" (#567).
• Fixed an issue insulting panning image sometimes enables dragging file to other app feature (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/a9bbf40150d6e57363bf0d5c11743b7578f9e088).
• Fixed an issue where Page Navigation not initialized on open (#721).
• Fixed an issue where version value is not consistent in executable files.

Checksums:

Breaking changes

• Some of the settings in igconfig.xml file required to update, see #upgrade-guide

New:

• New ImageGlass settings engine
  • Provides 4 levels of setting files (#588):
    • Level 1: Built-in app settings
    • Level 2: Default settings from file: igconfig.default.xml (located in StartUpDir)
    • Level 3: User settings from file: igconfig.xml (located in ConfigDir)
    • Level 4: Admin settings from file: igconfig.admin.xml (located in StartUpDir)
  • Reduces File IO by using in-memory variables to store the settings. All the settings will be written the hard disk when the app closed. It fixes the issue #542, #600 and #644.
  • No longer requires writing an empty igconfig.xml file in AppData folder in Portable mode #474.
  • Fixed: ImageGlass keeps on resetting igconfig.xml file #542, #600, #644, #659
• Introduce new window mode: Frameless.
  • Hold Shift to move the window
  • There are basically 4 window modes:
    • Full screen Alt+Enter
    • Window fit F9 #393 (former name: Window adapt to image)
    • Frameless F10 (new) #451, #498
    • Slideshow F11
  • All window modes can be combined to make the new amazing window modes:
    • Windowed slideshow (F11 -> Alt+Enter -> Alt+Enter)
    • Frameless windowed slideshow (F11 -> Alt+Enter -> Alt+Enter -> F10)
    • Window-fit slideshow (F11 -> F9 -> F10)
    • Frameless Window fit (F10 -> F9)
• Introduced new zoom mode: Scale to fill Ctrl+D #436
• Added countdown timer in Slideshow mode by default #662
• Supported touch gestures #96, #497
  • Swipe left/right for previous/next picture
  • Rotate in either direction (90-degree)
  • Zoom in/out at a location via spread/pinch
  • Zoom in/out via swipe up/down

Improvements:

• Improved startup time by compiling to native image (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/2b005b54030981ce04cefa9468fbee3f8e3e15f8), and reduce flickering window graphic rendering.
• Slightly reduce memory usage #613
• Upgraded Magick.NET to 7.15.0.0
• ImageGlass now checks the compatibility of the config file and warns user by a message box.
• Default formats and Optional formats group are now merged into one.
• Added a toast message after finishing extracting image pages #565
• Added Edit image button on toolbar #641
• Renamed Window adapt to image to Window fit
• Auto-center image by default in Window fit mode #468
• Added option to toggle toast messages off and on #657
• Limited number of characters allowed in Rename dialog to 250 #579
• Filtered illegal characters in Rename dialog #577
• Increased duration of slideshow up to 10 minutes #662
• Support viewing multi-page image formats: TIF, GIF, ICO
  • New tool: Page Navigation Ctrl+Shift+J
  • Page navigation shortcuts: Ctrl+ (Nav keys combo)
  • Extract all pages
  • Add option to auto-show Page navigation tool for multi-page image

Bugfix:

• Fixed: Cannot open the image file that contains invalid profile tags #603
• Fixed: The alignment issue of the step 4 in First-launch configurations #592
• Fixed: Wrong orientation for HEIC image #559
• Fixed: Unable to open ImageGlass due to invalid igconfig.xml file #632
• Fixed: Resize thumbnail bar doesn't apply auto zoom #597
• Fixed: Some 32-bit integer TIF files no longer openable #637
• Fixed: In "Play Slideshow" mode, ImageGlass automatically resumes to play when "view next/previous image" is activated #609
• Fixed: Viewing next/prev images in rapid succession with mouse causes undesired 1:1 zoom #387 (kudos to @LunaAshai)
• Fixed: ImageGlass consumes high CPU when thumbnails contain PSD #617
• Fixed: Typo of Filetype associations #610
• Fixed: Window doesn't open in the place it was last closed #606
• Fixed: Changing "Center Image" setting doesn't redraw image #640
• Fixed: Unhandled exception on Cancel of File Association #639
• Fixed: Crashed when open iOS background HEIC images #647

New:

• Updated new ImageGlass logo
• New core library of ImageGlass called ImageGlass.Heart (#527)
  • Replaced ImageGlass.Core by ImageGlass.Heart
  • No longer use library IconLib for *.ICO format
  • Supported asynchronous functions
  • Allow user to adjust the number of images cached with ImageBooster (#545)
• Added feature: View image file from website via imageglass: protocol (#557)
• Added feature: Support open image file by relative path
• Added feature: Reload image list Ctrl+Shift+R (#505)
• Added feature: View color channels (Red, Green, Blue, Black, Alpha) separately (#181)
• Added option: Use Windows File Explorer sort order if possible (#139)
• Added option: Sort image list by ascending or descending (#528)
• Added option: Open image in new window (#534)
• Added option: Load image at top left or center position (#250)
• Added option: Customize zoom levels (#420)
• Added options: Customize navigation keyboards to some actions (#108, #173)
  • Zoom in/out
  • Pan up/down/left/right
  • Pause slideshow
  • View next/previous image
• Added menu: Exit ImageGlass (#500)

Improvements:

• Upgraded Magick.NET to v7.14.0.3
• Reorganized main menu
• Allow to load multiple shortcut targets to image list (#510)
• Supported non-looping GIF format (#516)
• Remember the last selected 'Save As' file extension (for the current session) (#416)
• Color picker: Added a new field that records the X and Y coordinate that you clicked on (#536)
• Drag-drop tweak, support drag entire volumes into ImageGlass (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/0b7a287306fa392ebb320045c0057e5bf22f0e36)
• Removed option: Turn on Image Booster when navigate back (enable it by default) (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/8043fd61d9ee37520a6813e68c26641b84fc59d3)
• Allow drag-drop into thumbnail bar (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/028298d7f447f8f5c6d66f0c5f068f01fb56457f)
• Slideshow (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/fb673ded899f58a8b221c4c5bec27ea4f5d3bc14)
  • Always show image for slideshow time
  • Don't loop slideshow if setting is off and user pressed End
  • Timer start / stop are duplicated some times
• Changed hotkeys:
  • Reload image Ctrl+R
  • Extract image frames Ctrl+J
• Used leading number for exported image frames from GIF file (#563)
• Disabled system sound when Alt+Enter presses (#555)
• Prevented user entry of characters which break Edit settings (#543)

Bug fixes:

• Fixed: Original image is overridden when rotating screenshot image (#526)
• Fixed: Background of collapsed menu white instead of following theme color (#511)
• Fixed: When opening certain images the mouse arrow stays as the loading circle (#485)
• Fixed: Fails to start when thumbnail bar separator is close or greater than window size (#483)
• Fixed: Resource leaks when setting the navigation arrow cursors (#479)
• Fixed: Toggling disabled menu item state prevents menu from auto-collapsing (#394)
• Fixed: Attempting to access missing drive (#360)
• Fixed: Corrupted config file prevents ImageGlass from running (#542)
• Fixed: Auto zoom setting not updated on Toolbar state change (#554)
• Fixed: Could not drag/drop from CD or DVD (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/a4dc129a2fbcb8d6f60b690b74da1672e75d72ef)
• Fixed: Observed memory/resource leak on every color picker click (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/afbaabd31fd29aa4bb6c886fc8f03376084c05b9)

Changed:

• Removed the feature Set as Lock screen image for MSI builds (#477). After installing, to enable it, you need to copy these files (from Portable version) to the installed folder:
  • igcmdWin10.exe
  • System.Runtime.WindowsRuntime.dll
  • Windows.winmd

Bug fixes:

• Cannot check for update (#475).
• The Flip Horizontal/Vertical menu are untranslated (#476).

Breaking changes:

• App settings are no longer saved in registry (Installer version), but igconfig.xml file, located in configuration folder instead.
• The configuration folder contains these folders: Themes, Temp.
• To open the configuration folder, go to Settings > General tab.

New:

• Added feature: Color management settings (#43, #17).
• Added feature: Set Lock screen image for Windows 10 (#399).
• Added feature: Flip vertical (CTRL + ;) and Flip horizontal (CTRL + ') (#99).
• Added feature: Full-screen mode (toggle menu) (#407, #106).
• Added option: Open the last seen picture on startup (#304).
• Added option: Center toolbar buttons horizontally (#425).
• Added option: Display navigation arrow buttons on right & left edge (#448).
• Added option: Display checkerboard only in the image region (#259).
• Added support for drag-and-drop of multiple folders in the same session to view image files (#391).

Improvements:

• Upgraded Magick.NET lib to v7.9.2.0 to fix the application freezes issue caused by nVidia drivers + OpenCL.
• Improved launch performance (#446).
• Improved overall performance by using asynchronous loading (#462).
• Improved "Check for update" logic.
• Portable / Moon version will not include igconfig.xml file to avoid overriding user settings (#444).
• Used HTTPS protocol to access https://imageglass.org.
• The Shortcut text for Next/Previous buttons split out in language files, allowing them to be translated (#194).
• Rename dialog box is now re-sizable (#409).
• Show the current displayed image name in task bar (#403).
• Portable mode: removed absolute paths to Language, Theme (#392).
• Toolbar tooltip does not close after being clicked (#409, #426).
• Re-apply image zoom after modification (rotate, flip; thumbnail bar resize change).
• Auto-center the image when changing Zoom mode, opening new file (#437).
• Standardized and removed the message box from command line executable files: igcmd.exe, igtasks.exe (#461).

Bug fixes:

• Fixed: cannot get the current style for Set desktop background (#136).
• Fixed: failure to load images if folder ends in "alternate space" (#415).
• Fixed: height of horizontal thumbnail bar.
• Fixed: potential crash from missing theme image.
• Fixed: Images downloaded via browser would not be seen by file watcher.
• Fixed: Vertical Thumbnail view causes crash on program restart (#402).
• Fixed: problems with network paths (#397).
• Fixed: potential resource leaks.
• Fixed: playback issues for certain GIFs on Windows 7 (#429).
• Fixed: crash when invoking ImageGlass a second time when "Allow multi-instance" is off.
• Fixed: CTRL + = and CTRL + - keys could zoom twice.
• Fixed: exception from Install / Remove theme on invalid folder.
• Fixed: Image list would only load from a sub-folder if the current image was in a sub-folder and list sort - order changed.

New:

• Zoom Mode: standardize all the zoom functions and group into modes: #67 #371
  • Auto Zoom (Default) Ctrl+A
  • Scale to Width Ctrl+W
  • Scale to Height Ctrl+H
  • Scale to Fit Ctrl+`
  • Lock Zoom ratio Ctrl+L
• Reload Image: will freshly reload the viewing image without using cache Ctrl + F5
• Option to hide the thumbnail bar scrollbar #205
• File / folder shortcuts are now supported drag-n-drop #234
• Option to preserve mod date on edit #307

Improved:

• Updated Magick.NET to v7.5.0.1
• Upgrade to DotNetZip v1.11 to fix CVE-2018-1002205 (zip slip) https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/9416be70a1bd88cdcc7356b21ed71156f5422d41
• Changed ToolbarButtons string format in config file / registry
• Grid Cell Size of checkered background now supports high DPI #374
• Delay thumbnailbar update until all thumbnail items loaded https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/a710e651ff800bc48fe3dc5e57215f6f1c8e1409
• First Launch Configurations screen: Design mode layout will no longer change the toolbar buttons https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/bba39ed24f88f78c9096e54c286a72580f18e7c9
• Theme improvement: #389
  • Apply theme color to checkered background grid
  • Apply theme color to Context menu and Main menu

Fixed:

• Fixed several issues about real-time file change detection #353 #361 #372 #373 #376
• Memory leak issue for some certain image files due to ImageListViewCacheMetadata of thumbnail bar component #119 #359 #372 #376
• Infinite loop of First Launch Configuration #346
• Cannot disable the option Save the viewing image after rotating #351
• Window state reset when dragging title bar to restore normal state from maximize state #358
• Color picker unexpected/undesired positioning #352
• Settings: Edit button and Delete button are disabled due to removing Check style of listview in v5.1
• Auto Check for Update will not run if date format is incorrect https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/86c6961dcb2da71673479e27dfa940e72c22a0df
• Write wrong key config igVersion https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/e423be6ff69a2ee209e3b1415c584996bd7ff969
• Problems with Desktop Background: Mapped drive #326
• Problem with Desktop Background: jpg images don't work #327
• Switching away from 'large' .GIF files causes program to hang #344
• File extensions such as .h,.c,.md would be included on loading files https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/17c5a11084d1f6241385bcde7c2f7fea309865f4
• GIF menu entries in right-click menu often disable for a multi-frame GIF https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/66bd09ef6dfc732f7ff0d4a34bc76d550599bcf1
• Prev/Next menu shortcuts displaying wrong Page up/down keys https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/411891004626b2cc347dfdb1047eee3b528ca24b

New:

• New image format supported: .HEIC (still format) (#266).

Improved:

• Removed checkbox style of all the extension lists in Settings dialog (Files Associations, Image Editing) (#343).

Fixed:

• Window State cannot be restored (non-maximized state) after restarting (#339).
• "Unhandled Exception" error is thrown when opening an image in a folder with many image files (#341).

Breaking changes:

• Minimum system requirements:
  • .NET Framework 4.7.1 (Download here)
  • Windows 7 SP1
• Removed Plugin support.
• Removed Share to Facebook feature due to privacy security concern.

New:

• Welcome new collaborator to ImageGlass team: @fire-eggs !
• Added First-launch configurations screen which allows user to quickly set up on the first launch:
  • Language
  • Layout mode
  • Theme
  • Set as default photo viewer
• Configurable Mouse wheel settings (#110, #95):
  Combine with Ctrl, Shift or Alt key to:
  • Zoom in / out image.
  • Scroll vertically.
  • Scroll horizontally.
  • Navigate to previous / next images.
• Color Picker tool (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/wiki/Color-picker):
  Pick a color and covert to 4 formats: RGB, HEX - CMYK - HSL with Alpha channel.
• Customizable toolbar buttons (#4, #146, #200):
  Added ability to customize toolbar buttons (show / hide buttons).
• Added Delete button to toolbar (#208).
• Added ability to save / modify (rotate) the viewing image with lossless quality (JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP) (#263, #267, #300, #219, #239).
• Added Theme tab in Settings dialog to manage ImageGlass theme.
• Added ability to instantly apply theme without restarting app.
• Added option to show only file base name of the viewing image (#290).
• Added ability to copy the viewing image data Ctrl + Shift + C (#253).
• Added ability to real-time update thumbnails if the the thumbnails are changed (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/da7003303e9f33c6e91facc41834d93b5e6cfe0b).
• Decreased startup delay by using lazy initialization (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/ce8effed38ab150c30fde88fb53f65c0fcf2b5d9).
• Added ability to instantly update if user change the option Find images in child folders (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/65402af380a0c3bfbe2ca21039f225b173315bbb).

Changed:

• If user drags and drops a same file to the viewer, do nothing (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/da7003303e9f33c6e91facc41834d93b5e6cfe0b).
• Display image info for both viewing image file, image data and error image (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/fc926a30213703f24413f638062fd2e7322998a9).
• Copy / Cut functions enhancement (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/d20426f4aa9278b96c54b332509413077d69db8a):
  • Removed Ctrl+Shift+C and Ctrl+Shift+X for copying / cutting multiple files due to bad user experience.
  • Ctrl+C and Ctrl+X will do copying / cutting multiple files.
  • Ctrl+Shift+C will copy image data instead (#253).
• ImageGlass theme config file supports HEX color code (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/6dde9c0d16f10d1205eedfe86c8954cb62b72422).
• Viewing images can expand to the full screen dimensions without leaving any background 'border' around them (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/3e13be9fb28ba80878d3c8d4b2dc92b0f841b19c).

Fixed:

• Set as desktop background is not working (#287).
• Win+Arrow key conflicts (#206).
• Adjust Window to actual image dimensions not respecting multiple monitors (#314).
• Menu and sub menus are opened on secondary monitor (#204).
• Image is not updated real-time if the extension is not lower case (#309 #296 #288 #270 #316 #193).
• Error when closing all ImageGlass windows due to temporary file not found (#323).
• Cursor is changed to drag mode when pressing hotkey (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/493f2801c263720e9bcb95824bf0cf4a4299e1a5).
• Copy / Cut multiple files function doesn't work if user pastes the files and go back the app to copy / cut again (#334).
• Real-time update when file being renamed is not triggered if user just change file extension.
• Fix the order of command line arguments preventing other apps from working as editor (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/6d823b242eb41741e4dc734af88a16342d0fc791).
• Image sorting by name is not correct if user enable Find images in child folders (https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/2261ac0125a30a21137e55fe0040b686686c69f9).

New:

• Support viewing RAW formats by taking advantage of Windows Imaging Component (WIC) - Windows 7+ https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/8b3a08c896fde275429fc5c604937b7d8ef97cb5
• New file type icons for associated extensions #217
• Display "A new version is available" in menu https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/74885c8438b941c31a4d5a9aabacee4d3445da51
• Full support for Portable mode #82
• Double click to view actual image size #86
• Ability to display / hide hidden image files #187
• Add "Zoom to fit" button to toolbar #212
• Add support for real time resizing #257

Changed:

• Removed Share to Facebook, Extension Manager, Settings, About buttons on toolbar. https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/965ac507d8125237f7b3c191423a790987d29117
• Add "Autosave after rotating" option #239
• Improve full screen mode: #261
  • Image's height fits the window automatically
  • Hides the thumbnail bar automatically (same as the toolbar)
• Check for update every 3 days instead of 7 days https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/965ac507d8125237f7b3c191423a790987d29117

Fixed:

• Unhandled exception when 3 or more new images are moved/copied into the folder in which the current image is being viewed #193
• Windows number format minus sign causes error on startup #201
• Keep maximized window after exiting full screen #226
• GIF image file locked after viewing #227
• Thumbnail line width resets after closing window #232
• Unhandled exception when canceling UAC prompt for "Create new language pack" #236
• Set as Desktop Background changed current the Fit Option in Windows 10 #247
• Unhandled exception when closing two windows #262
• Image does not scale to fit when using title bar maxim-ze/-estore buttons #265
• Drag and drop image from same folder doesn't open the image #271
• Fix hamburger menu disappearing https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/6867a4a8a8cb2875738cc11c6b2f7b45435cec89
• Unhandled error when cancel the Register Extensions operation https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/288a19df9d05f3e3c870dca0622f42c30e5ef5ab

Happy birthday to @d2phap ! 🎂

Changed:

• Added option to show / hide scrollbars of viewer #191
• Improved thumbnail size in high-DPI screen. More thumbnail dimension options added. #211
• Improved Settings dialog: #213
  • Added Save, Cancel and Apply buttons. ImageGlass no longer auto-save the configs.
  • ImageGlass can remember the last view in Settings dialog and restore it when you open back.
• Disabled auto-save image file when rotated due to reducing image quality #219

Fixed:

• Cannot run associated app for Edit feature due to case-sensitive file extension #195
• Cannot disable Auto-update feature #202
• Changed the hotkey of extract image frames function from Ctrl+E to Ctrl+R #203

New:

• 10 new file formats supported: cur, cut, pbm, pcx, pgm (#50), ppm, psb, wpg, xbm, xpm.
• User now can drag & drop of the viewing image from ImageGlass window to another application (hold CTRL key). #152
• Add support for "Default Programs" panel in Windows 10. #129
• Allow user to change the program opens when edit image is selected. #123
• Allow user to stop looping back viewer to the first image when reaching the end of the list. #109
• Add new shortcuts for zooming. #107 (Wiki: https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/wiki/Image-zooming)
• Portable mode support. #82
• Fully support for HiDPI scaling. #32
• Support scalable theme icons (SVG format).
• ImageGlass' logo is re-designed.

Changed:

• Switch to use ImageMagick library for lots of file formats support.
• Remove file name of thumbnail.
• New arrangement of Settings dialog.
• Invert mouse wheel option: #151
  • Spin down to view next image.
  • Spin up to view previous image.
• Add option to turn on/off Delete confirmation dialog before deleting viewing image. #149
• Remove the "Loading..." message and reduce the duration of the message from 5 seconds to 2 seconds. #105

Fixed:

• lmageGlass throws error when moving the viewing image files to another folder. #182
• Zoomed images getting reset to actual size while saving files to the same location as the image being loaded. #168
• Wrong Filename Requested Against Case-Sensitive UNC/Mapped Network Share. #165
• ImageGlass moves to next image when using the snap feature of WIN+ LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys. #148
• Modal dialog is displaying not on top during "Keep window always on top". #135
• ImageList_OnFinishLoadingImage event subscribing leakage. #132
• User cannot find ImageGlass window after closing ImageGlass and disconnecting the second monitor. #117
• Some GIF files are playing slowly (thanks to @Meowski). #114
• When using Scaling Width/Height on a zoomed image, the size of image is not changed. #112
• Installation doesn't ask for admin password, error message. #101
• Some SVG files crashing when opening. #91
• Failed to associate with certain file types (e.g., .png) as default application. #16

New:

• Ability to display thumbnails at right or left instead of bottom #77
• "Zoom to fit" feature #80
• Able to save and load Zoom Lock value https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/7da15951329bcbe2dd2acb09db69e2f4fcdab114
• Use the mouse wheel to browse images, hold CTRL for zooming #72
• Auto-update photos in folder #126

Changed:

• Re-enable zoom enhancement optimization #71
• Image loading order by Name will follow Windows sorting settings #13
• Add + and - numpad shortcuts for zooming https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/e4a4e660ae45e9f1f94770fb983121fa0bd2aa91

Fixed:

• lmageGlass looses its zoom and navigation placement that it was in before the save #59
• Deleting text in dialog deletes images #69
• Renaming file does not rename if case is different #73
• Convert image function causes an unhandled exception #74
• Cannot create a new themes #124
• Lag when long press button left/right #125

New:

• New file format supported: *.WEBP (non-animated) #57
• Keep window always on top: #64
• Globalization direction support (right-to-left layout): #58

Changed:

• Horizontally scrolling thumbnail bar: #40
• Viewing actual size function will be center to image: https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/6a16ea309d1aa46d78ce6e85acfaec48d85d4ff4
• Add Ctrl+Num0 hotkey for "Actual size": #65
• Clarify extra supported extensions: https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/fc720582338d2de3b3af58c08ffcb93cb2699b82
• Check compatibility of language pack: https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/commit/72d87deb917e09fea8bb5b05d0015203f3697fd6
• 32-bit and 64-bit installer

Fixed:

• Unnecessary Update Request: #54 #61
• Files with no extension will be loaded: #53
• "View actual size" doesn't reset scrolling: #52
• Fix 'image properties' for Unicode characters: #31
• Remote extension is not working: #55