ImageGlass 9.3.2.520 - (Hotfix 2) Latest$$$$$$Bugfixes$$$Fixed: Could not open image when ShouldUseExplorerSortOrder setting is not enabled$$$Fixed: Opening a folder opened the last image in the folder instead of the first image

ImageGlass 9.3.1.518 - (Hotfix) - Updated$$$Binary updates$$$17/05/2025: Updated the binary files to fix an issue where the app failed to launch after upgrading from older version (#2142)$$$ Changelog$$$Improvements$$$Updated app shortcut to Start Menu\Programs folder (#2135)$$$Updated behaviour of Set Default Viewer not to use per-machine scope for portable mode (#2131)$$$Bugfixes$$$Fixed: ImageGlass crashed and failed to launch when other third-party apps that use IShellView API are opening (#2137; #2140)$$$Fixed: ImageGlass crashed in certain cases on Windows Server (#2132)$$$Fixed: Could not use Save As after cropping image (#2138)

ImageGlass 9.3.0.514 - 1??5???? Latest$$$$$$?? This release marks the 15th anniversary of ImageGlass — thank you for your continued support!$$$ImageGlass 15th anniversary$$$$$$You can support this project by making a donation or purchasing the Microsoft Store version:$$$Downloads$$$?? Changelog$$$?? New Requirements$$$This version is now self-contained (#1427) — it no longer requires the .NET Desktop Runtime to run.$$$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 Explorers sort orders; including search result ordering$$$Supports following sort order from saved search file: .search-ms$$$Supports refreshing the image list with Explorers 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)$$$Fixed: The Copy button in the Color Picker didnt fit within the modal boundaries (#2062)$$$Fixed: JPEG XL HDR images on a non-HDR-system appeared dark and dull (#1677)

ImageGlass 9.2.0.1208 $$$?? Changelog$$$?? 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 doesnt 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:$$$Removed the limit on maximum image dimensions$$$Supports rendering images in full resollution (#1863; #1949)$$$Uses Direct2D software rendering$$$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$$$Fixed the duplication of values in the Arguments field of the ToolbarButtons setting on each app launch$$$?? Other Updates$$$Published ExifGlass app v1.7$$$Published ImageGlass.Tools 1.9200.0$$$? New Contributors$$$@stevencaiOR made their first contribution in #1982$$$Full Changelog: 9.1.8.1104...9.2.0.1208

Improvement$$$Updated Magick.NET to v13.10$$$Added support for deleting images in Slideshow mode (#1838)$$$Removed support for these MouseClickEvent to make the single click detection faster (#1827)$$$XButton1DoubleClick$$$XButton2DoubleClick$$$WheelDoubleClick$$$?? Bugfixes$$$Fixed an issue where images overlapped each other on some certain machines (#1942)$$$Fixed an issue where zooming using the mouse wheel on a SVG file with WebView2 didnt work if the Windows setting Decimal symbol is not . (#1766)$$$Fixed an issue where navigation with side mouse buttons (back/forward) was delayed; compared to arrow keys (#1827)$$$Fixed an issue where HEIC orientation didnt display correctly (#1928)$$$Fixed an issue where ImageGlass didnt display some certain BMP files (#1959)$$$Fixed an issue where an error occurred while saving the ICO format if its dimension is larger than 256 pixels (#1840)$$$Fixed an issue where the arguments of custom toolbar button were not recognized until restarting the app$$$Fixed an issue where the third-party app from the custom toolbar button didnt open probably due to extra command-line injected$$$Full Changelog: 9.1.7.627...9.1.8.723

Improvement$$$$$$Updated the dragging window behaviour in Frameless mode: when holding Shift key; a Dragging Section appears to let user to move the frameless window (#1951)$$$MSI installer now uses embedded WinUI for better high DPI scaling$$$$$$Bugfixes$$$$$$Fixed an issue where ImageGlass didnt run when user adds Inkscape to system PATH (#1935; #1944)$$$Fixed an issue where frameless window became shrunk after restart (#1924)$$$Fixed an issue where images got stretched when rotating (#1937)

Changelog$$$?? New Features$$$Added support for viewing one or more color channels in Main Menu > Image > View channels (#593)$$$Added menu Magick.NET Lossless Compression (hotkey Alt+C) in Main Menu > Tools to support for reducing the size of image using Magick.NET library (#1518)$$$Added Reset settings link in app settings window to launch ImageGlass Quick Setup window for resetting all user settings (#1694)$$$Added Startup Boost feature in Settings > General > Startup to accelerate ImageGlass startup launch (#1832)$$$Added new command --startup-boost for ImageGlass to run in the Startup Boost mode$$$Added commands set-startup-boost and remove-startup-boost for igcmd to enable / disable Startup Boost mode$$$Added support for new image loading orders: EXIF: Date taken and EXIF: Rating. If user enables the Use Windows File Explorer sort order if possible setting; ImageGlass can retrieve the Rating sort order of File Explorer (besides name; file extension; and file size)$$$Added menu Change background color... (hotkey M) in Main Menu > Layout to open Color Picker to set background color$$$ImageGlass API:$$$Added API IG_SetBackgroundColor(string? hexColor = null) to change the background color. If hexColor is not defined; it will show Color Picker dialog instead. User can use this API to add a custom toolbar button to quickly change background color (#730)$$$Replaced API IG_ViewNextImage() and IG_ViewPreviousImage() with IG_ViewImage(int step) to allow user to skip forward/backward images (#1767)$$$?? Improvements$$$Upgraded Magick.NET v13.9.1$$$Improved app launch time by asynchronously loading toolbar icons$$$Improved the performance of Color Picker tool; kudo to @Charltsing$$$Added Magick.NET version information in About dialog$$$Updated the new MSI Installer experience$$$UI for the experimental settings:$$$Added option Open the Save As dialog in the current image directory in Settings > Edit (#1144)$$$Added option Enable image synchronous loading in Settings > Image (#1775)$$$?? Bugfixes$$$Fixed an issue where thumbnails were not updated when replacing the image file with same name (#1564; #1859; #1922)$$$Fixed an issue where ImageGlass window didnt restore correctly when using multiple monitors (#1785; #1865; #1918)$$$Fixed an issue where GIF formats with embedded color profile could not animate (#1907)$$$Fixed an issue where user could not minimize ImageGlass window when using Frameless or Fullscreen mode; kudo to @AntonyCorbett (#1904)$$$Fixed an issue where the window background would flash white on startup when in Maximized mode; or not using the Backdrop style (#1889)

Changelog$$$?? New Features$$$Added support for saving image as AVIF format$$$Added support for custom WebView2 Runtime:$$$Create WebView2_Runtime folder in the Configuration Folder$$$Download the Fixed Version of WebView2 x64 (e.g. Microsoft.WebView2.FixedVersionRuntime.124.0.2478.67.x64.cab)$$$Renamed the downloaded file extension from .cab to .zip and extract it to a folder$$$Copy all files and folders where the msedgewebview2 file is located into the WebView2_Runtime folder$$$Restart ImageGlass$$$Open About dialog (Main menu > Help > About) to verify the WebView2 Runtime version$$$Experiment feature (No UI yet):$$$Added support for opening the Save As dialog in the current image directory via setting OpenSaveAsDialogInTheCurrentImageDir (#1144)$$$?? Improvements$$$Upgraded Magick.NET v13.7.0$$$Upgraded libwebp v1.4.0$$$Improved first launch time of ImageGlass$$$Improved text message when WebView2 Runtime is not found and added a link to download (#1852)$$$Added support for VarDCT Lossy for JPEG XL image format (#1864)$$$Added support for selecting action buttons with arrow keys in dialog box (#1663)$$$Added support for resetting all settings with Quick Setup dialog (#1694)$$$?? Bugfixes$$$Fixed an issue where some PSD files could not be opened due to incorrect check in the PSD coder (#1806)$$$Fixed an issue where some WEBP files could not be opened due to insufficient image data (#1807)$$$Fixed an issue where some animated GIF files could not be saved as animated WEBP format (#1849)$$$Fixed an issue where igcmd still displayed UI without passing --ui param (#1835)$$$Fixed an issue where ImageGlass could not work due to An item with the same key has already been added error (#1842; #1892)$$$Full Changelog: 8.12.4.30...9.0.11.502

?? Improvements:$$$Updated Magick.NET to v13.5.0$$$Lowered Windows version requirement: Windows 10/11 64-bit version 1809 (build 17763) or later$$$Unchecked Enable image transition effect setting by default (#1744; #1770; #1791)$$$Added .jfif to the image format list (#1798)$$$Hid zoom information on title bar if there is no image$$$Added more information for debug mode$$$?? Bugfixes:$$$Fixed an issue where the image displayed squashed depending on the window size (version 9.0.8 only) (#1716; #1762; #1786; #1789; #1794)$$$Fixed an issue where ImageGlass did not show the first and the last image in the list when holding navigation arrow keys with setting Loop back to the first image when reaching the end of the image list unchecked (#1754)$$$Fixed an issue where the app window did not maintain between launches (#1790)$$$Fixed an issue where ImageGlass could not display the correct image after rotating and cropping (#1780)$$$Fixed an issue where the image stayed in screen when deleting the last image in the list (#837)$$$Fixed an issue where Gallery did not reload when deleting the last image in the list (#1763)$$$Fixed an issue where users could not use decimal number for custom zoom value (#1774)$$$Fixed an issue where using Zoom In/Out buttons on toolbar ignored zoom levels setting (#1778)$$$Fixed an issue where zooming by hotkeys did not follow zoom levels setting (#1756)$$$Fixed an issue where ImageGlass did not respect the Last Write Time image order (#1747)$$$Fixed an issue where Toolbar and Gallery panel appeared again after quitting from Full screen mode (#1705)$$$Fixed an issue where users could not use igconfig.default.json or igconfig.admin.json files for app configuration (#1773)$$$Fixed an issue where Gallery metadata caching process caused high disk usage$$$Fixed an issue where ImageGlass did not update the background color correctly when switching between dark/light mode$$$Attempted to fix an issue where ImageGlass showed error 0xC000000D on Windows Server 2019 (#1771)

Improvements:$$$Upgraded Magick.NET to v13.3.0$$$?? Bugfixes:$$$Fixed a vulnerability occurring with WebP files (CVE-2023-4863) (#1655)$$$Fixed an issue where user cannot click the toolbar buttons when the window is inactive (#1202; #1363)$$$Fixed an issue where ImageGlass displays NEF files in wrong orientation (#1619)$$$Fixed an issue where ImageGlass could not display TIF files due to invalid tag 34031 (#1617)

? Updates$$$09/06/2023: Updated the binary files (and hash codes) to fix broken auto-update.$$$?? Changelog:$$$?? Improvements:$$$Upgraded Magick.NET to v13.1.3$$$Added support for reading grayscale DNG images (#1575)$$$?? Bugfixes:$$$Fixed an issue where ImageGlass always opens using nearest-neighbor zoom (#1549)$$$Fixed an issue where NEF files appear darker with colors less saturated (#1577)$$$Fixed an issue where ImageGlass displays NEF files in wrong orientation (#1478)$$$Fixed an issue where ImageGlass could not display TIF files due to invalid tag 32932 (#1583)

?? Changelog:$$$?? New:$$$Adds setting HideAppName in igconfig.xml to hide ImageGlass text on title bar.$$$Adds support for showing Tag ID column for the Exif tool.$$$?? Improvements:$$$Upgraded Magick.NET to version 13.0.1.$$$Uses Magick.NET to load animated WEBP if libwebp.dll does not found (#1526).$$$?? Bugfixes:$$$Fixed an issue where none-animated transparent WEBP image does not display correctly.$$$Fixed an issue where the Exif tool window shows error before showing exif data (#1520).$$$Fixed an issue where the Exif tool does not show -H in the preview command (#1530).$$$Fixed an issue where the Exif tool throws error when using custom file format .fmt (#1530).$$$Fixed an issue where language is reset to English after each update (#1523). This fix applies to next update (from v8.8.4.4 to v8.8+).

Changelog:$$$?? New:$$$Adds setting DisabledMenus in igconfig.xml to disable ImageGlass features using menu name (#1498).$$$Adds support for relative path of Exiftool in igconfig.xml file (#1208).$$$Adds support for displaying and extracting Unicode characters from EXIF metadata (#1169).$$$Adds a new confirmation dialog when the user overrides the current image to warn them about the limitations of ImageGlass regarding image saving (#1094).$$$The About dialog now includes information about the ImageGlass license and privacy policy.$$$The Check for Update feature has been improved to show more information about the update and check if the users system can install version 9.0 in the future.$$$Image saving has been updated to only work with supported formats listed in the Write column of the supported formats page (#1504):$$$If the user attempts to save an unsupported format; the Save as... dialog will be opened instead.$$$This change also affects other image saving-related features such as rotation; flipping; and cropping.$$$?? Improvements:$$$Upgraded Magick.NET to version 13.0.0.$$$Improved loading speed for animated WEBP format (#1466) by directly using libwebp v1.3.0.$$$Thumbnails are now automatically centered (#1049).$$$Enhanced the corner radius of the toolbar; thumbnail bar; and menu to ensure optimal display on high DPI screens running Windows 11.$$$Implemented rounded frameless window borders on Windows 11.$$$?? Bugfixes:$$$Fixed an issue where the user couldnt minimize the window in Window Fit mode (#1448).$$$Fixed a bug that prevented ImageGlass from loading certain TIF files with invalid tags (#1181; #1454).$$$Fixed an issue where the Exif tool was not functional when using the default name of ExifTool: exiftool(-k) (#1178).$$$Fixed an issue where images became corrupted during the save process; causing display errors when navigating to the next image or exiting the app (#1097; #1273; #1504).$$$Fixed an issue where the loading... message always shows when viewing next images.

?? Improvements:$$$Added a new property isdarkmode to igconfig.xml to determine the theme pack is dark or light mode. If its not defined; dark mode will be used by default. For details; visit: https://github.com/ImageGlass/theme.$$$Added support for dark mode title bar from theme pack (#595; #630).$$$Allowed to set slideshow interval to be less than 1 second (#1155).$$$?? Bugfixes:$$$Fixed a bug where igcmd crashed when auto-checking for a new update.

?? Improvements:$$$Updated Magick.NET to v12.2.0.$$$Changed to use Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP (32 bits-per-pixel component) for the best image quality. This requires a bit more memory to load and process the image. You can download the x86 release of ImageGlass; which uses Magick.NET-Q8 for less memory consumption.$$$Allowed user to override the extension icons in Exts-Icon from Config folder (similar to Themes folder).$$$Added support for showing translators of the language pack in Settings > Language.$$$Added support for auto-applying selected language pack in Settings window when clicking Apply button.$$$Added support for using millisecond to set slideshow interval (#1155); thanks to @BenHUET.$$$Updated the colon character in slideshow countdown (#1226).$$$Added Exit option to the context menu (#1322; #1390); kudo to @BenHUET.$$$Updated toolbar icon for Thumbnail bar (#1364).$$$Re-enabled the ability to change extension icon for .ICO (#1396).$$$?? Bugfixes:$$$Fixed an issue when the Window Fit mode is enabled; zooming the image causes the window flickered badly (#1371); a big applause to @2480258.$$$

This release introduces the new Share feature; improves color management for monitor profile; adds support for WEBP animated format; and panning speed settings.$$$$$$Refer below link for more details$$$https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/releases/tag/8.6.7.13