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GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) Changelog

What's new in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 7.0.8.0 Build 108.0.0.0

Apr 11, 2024
  • Restore Windows 7 support.
  • Fallback to Core Profile if Compatibility Profile is not supported (ERROR_INVALID_VERSION_ARB )
  • Switching context now refresh the interface properly.
  • Restore Submit button.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 7.0.3.0 Build 103.0.0.0 (Mar 25, 2024)

  • Made summary page scrollable for display with less than 1080p.
  • Installation is now in C:Program Files
  • Added Simplified Chinese language
  • Removed dependencies wih Visual Studio 2020 DLL for Windows 7.0

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.4.9.0 Build 101.0.0.0 (Dec 10, 2023)

  • Added support for Moore Threads GPU.
  • Faster boot times.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.4.4.0 Build 100.0.0.0 (Nov 9, 2023)

  • Fix detection of the latest drivers (improved).
  • Moved glview.log
  • Updated database.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.4.3.0 Build 99.0.0.0 (Sep 16, 2023)

  • Support for non standard installation path.
  • Updated to Visual Studio 2022
  • Updated database.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.4.1.1 Build 97.0.0.0 (Sep 16, 2023)

  • Support for non standard installation path.
  • Updated to Visual Studio 2022
  • Updated database.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.4.0.0 Build 95.0.0.0 (Jun 15, 2023)

  • Fast database loading with a new format.
  • Improved texts and french translation,
  • Improved vulkan rendering tests.
  • New application icon.
  • Updated database.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.3.6.0 Build 90.0.0.0 (Jan 15, 2022)

  • Added sRGB and Linear framebuffer for Vulkan and OpenGL rendering tests.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.3.4.0 Build 89.0.0.0 (Nov 17, 2021)

  • Fix accents in portuguese language.
  • Updated vulkan rendering tests and compliance
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.3.2.0 Build 88.0.0.0 (Oct 4, 2021)

  • Changed debug.log to glview.log
  • Added more information on failed rendering context not being initialized
  • Other bug fixes and improvements

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.3.1 Build 86.0.0.0 (Aug 6, 2021)

  • Address issue with GDI only devices.
  • Address HDR rendering test on Vulkan

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.3.0 Build 85.0.0.0 (Jul 9, 2021)

  • Added Vulkan rendering tests!
  • Optimization in GL rendering tests.
  • Added command line parameter glview.exe -fast, for loading the UI without the GL database.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.2.3 Build 83.0.0.0 (Jun 8, 2021)

  • Address compability with nVidia when starting the rendering tests without multisampling.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.2.0 Build 80.0.0.0 (Apr 30, 2021)

  • New OpenGL code, and preparing for Vulkan rendering tests
  • Translation to russian, french in the PC version.
  • Android version has now CPU reporting and Vulkan reporting.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.1.9.0 Build 79.0.0.0 (Mar 11, 2021)

  • New version on Mac App Store, with Apple M1 native support (Requires macOS 10.9 and above, 10.11 recommended).
  • Translation to russian, french in the PC version.
  • Android version has now CPU reporting and Vulkan reporting.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.1.2.0 Build 74.0.0.0 (Jul 7, 2020)

  • Android Vulkan Database
  • Support for virtual renderer (without monitors)
  • Vulkan extensions database browser.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.0.5 Build 65.0.0.0 (Oct 19, 2019)

  • Entirely rewritten interface in WPF, optimized for Windows 10, search functions, new high definitions icons, new vendors icons and more.
  • Vulkan extensions database browser
  • New generated database, up to 10,000 renderers, with version and more
  • Faster loading times,
  • New CPUID sectioh
  • Many bug fixes and improvements.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 6.0.1 Build 61.0.0.0 (Oct 7, 2019)

  • Entirely rewritten interface in WPF, optimized for Windows 10, search functions, new high definitions icons, new vendors icons and more.
  • Vulkan extensions database browser
  • New generated database, up to 10,000 renderers, with version and more
  • Faster loading times,
  • AMD CPUID names
  • Many bug fixes and improvements.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 5.3.4 Build 58.0.0.0 (Jul 31, 2019)

  • Updated video memory size using AMD and nVidia GL Extensions. This now reports more than 4GB size. Adding GPU processor clock for AMD video cards.
  • nVidia and AMD drivers version are now reported properly.
  • Fixed an issue with WMI 'AdapterRAM' crashing at startup.
  • Improved database navigation.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 5.3.2 Build 56.0.0.0 (May 16, 2019)

  • Added all 'ATI Pro' renderers.
  • Improved database navigation.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 5.2.0 Build 54.0.0.0 (Mar 15, 2019)

  • Updated processor detection : Added more processor family.
  • Version is displayed when starting the application.
  • Improved database navigation.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 5.0.5 Build 40.0.0.0 (Dec 22, 2017)

  • Other bug fixes (new update).

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 5.0.3 (Aug 15, 2017)

  • OpenGL 4.6 support
  • Other bug fixes

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 5.0.2 (Aug 15, 2017)

  • Fixed multi-draw instanced rendering tests
  • Other bug fixes

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 5.0.0 Build 38.0.0.0 (Mar 16, 2017)

  • Support for Vulkan
  • Support for Windows High DPI Screen
  • Renderer display name

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 4.2.8 Build 19.0.0.0 (Oct 14, 2014)

  • New version with OpenGL 4.5 support

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 4.00 Build 60.0.0.0 (Jul 21, 2011)

  • Updated user interface with Vista dialog boxes, added iOS and Android renderers, using Cloud storage for extensions submissions instead of email.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 3.31 Build 41.0.0.0 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Added OpenGL 4.1 core feature set

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 3.30 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Added iPhone/iPad version (version 1.01) available on the iTunes App Store. Improved rendering test. New benchmark test.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 3.22 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Added uniforms blocks capabilities. Fixed automip generation in OpenGL 3.0 rendering contexts. New shader rendering test for OpenGL 3.0. Updated database.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 3.20 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Added OpenGL 3.3 and 4.0 core features Set. Fixed copy to clipboard in database page (Windows). Added DirectX February 2010 detection. Fixed XML error at startup in Latin language (French, Spanish, German). Fixed error with holed renderer (renderer that supports OpenGL 3.0 and OpenGL 3.2 but not OpenGL 3.1).

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 3.17 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • New renderers added. Updated MacOSX interface. Removed enumerations of fixed pipeline in OpenGL 3.0 forward contexts.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 3.16 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Added DirectX 11 detection. Updated database.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 3.15 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Fix for nVidia with OpenGL 3.2 forward context. Added warning message when running against OpenGL 3.0 forward contexts. Fix for clip plane option. Updated renderer database. Using higher resolution textures for rendering tests. Tested under MacOSX Snow Leopard.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 3.14 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • OpenGL 3.1 and OpenGL 3.2 detections. OpenGL 3.0 rendering test (Forward Context). Updated database with fixes. Updated Core Features Set for version 3.1 to 3.2.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 3.12 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Added OpenGL 3.1 detection. Added OpenGL 3.0 renderer (windows only), Improved OpenGL 3.0 detection, added new renderers.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 3.10 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Added OpenGL 3.0 core features set.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 3.03 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Extensions database viewer with icons (MacOSX). Fix some problems with ATI Catalyst detection on some configurations. Minor UI fixes (Windows).

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 3.02 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Added DirectX 10.1 detection, improved Vista version, Added March 2008 DirectX Detection, Added XML Load and Save function.

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 3.01 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Improved pixel format listing
  • Installer with dutch and english language
  • Added transparency test
  • Some UI tweaks
  • Changed OpenGL 2.1 test using 8bit lumiance texture
  • ATI Catalyst version detection
  • Added display driver date detection
  • Fixed issues when OpenGL fails to initialize

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 3.0.0 (Feb 18, 2008)

  • The interface has been redesigned with a Windows Vista like interface
  • .NET 2.0 technology for user interface, easier to navigate and to use
  • Direct X Version Check (Direct X 9, Direct X 10 and Shader Model)
  • Better OpenGL driver version detection under Windows Vista
  • Multiple monitor enumerations. New pixel format display
  • Driver update and DirectX update
  • Improved software update mechanism with database versioning
  • Database browser improved, with ability to see extensions supported by current renderer amongst the list of all extensions
  • New rendering tests interface, windowed rendering tests

New in GLview Extensions Viewer (formerly OpenGL Extension Viewer) 2.24 (Mar 14, 2006)

  • Improved extensions database browser, with abilities to select multiples renderers or multiple extensions. When selecting a group of extensions, renderers that support them will be displayed. Added benchmark mode, displaying 100 cubes instead of 1. Bug fixes in rendering tests when creating very large PBuffers. New file format for localised strings (Windows).