PicView Changelog

What's new in PicView 2.2.5

Apr 21, 2024
  • Changelog:
  • Fixed an issue with saving to the roaming directory, when there is no write permission #137 & #149
  • Fixed an error when attempting to use the resize function in fullscreen mode #148
  • Fixed a button missing text label "Swirl" in the Image Effects window #146
  • The text boxes for Title and Subject will no longer display Sytem.Byte[]
  • Added a new Reset to default button in the settings window

New in PicView 2.2.4 (Mar 28, 2024)

  • Fixed incorrect centering #143
  • Fixed a crash when viewing hidden files #140
  • Fixed a bug when starting fullscreen with no image being selected and adjusted behavior #141
  • Fixed the current language not being selected in the settings window drop-down box
  • Corrected the Copy File Path, when you're viewing the shortcuts, to display Ctrl + Alt + C instead of Ctrl + Shift + C

New in PicView 2.2.3 (Mar 8, 2024)

  • Addressed an issue where PicView would crash upon changing the sorting order.
  • Enhanced performance by pinging images instead of reading them.
  • Rectified the absence of image crop text and title in the right-click menu.
  • The title now accurately reverts back after canceling crop.
  • Fixed the missing plus sign in the right-click menu.
  • Corrected the missing star rating's translation in the shortcuts view.
  • Improved handling of EXIF metadata, eliminating reliance on Microsoft-WindowsAPICodePack-Core.
  • Updated translations: Replaced "Horizontal scroll" with "Scroll direction" and "UI settings" with "Appearance."
  • Translations in the Image Info window now accurately updates when the language is changed.
  • Center window on first start-up, when no settings are present.

New in PicView 2.2.2 (Feb 12, 2024)

  • Updated Korean by @VenusGirl in #138
  • PicView now closes menus when entering fullscreen
  • Fixed the context menu and the pop-up menus not updating when language is changed
  • Fixed issue with saving settings. If PicView is installed with no write permissions, it will save to the AppData folder
  • When using PicView to delete the viewed image, it should no longer navigate back twice
  • Minor updates to the Danish translation

New in PicView 2.2.1 (Jan 27, 2024)

  • Performance improvements for image loading
  • Fix an issue causing a crash when using drag and drop to load unsupported files
  • Updated German translation
  • Set language from operating system, if the user settings have not been configured
  • Better handling when loading images that are corrupt/invalid
  • Minor UI improvements
  • PicView now focuses when opening images in the same window
  • Updated logic for saving settings
  • Add support for Nanazip

New in PicView 2.2 (Jan 2, 2024)

  • What's New:
  • Folder Synchronization: PicView now synchronizes with the viewed folder, ensuring real-time updates for file additions, deletions, and renames.
  • Last File on Startup: New settings to show the last file on startup or a specific file.
  • Open Last File as URL: The new option to open the last file works seamlessly if it is a URL.
  • Improvements:
  • Enhanced Language Switching: Changing the language no longer requires a restart.
  • Gallery Loading Enhancements: Preloading and gallery loading improvements for smoother performance.
  • Portable Settings: PicView now uses .json settings, making it portable. Ideal for storing on a USB thumb drive. #106
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Subdirectory Toggling: Fixed an issue where toggling subdirectories wasn't running in the background properly, causing the application to become unresponsive.
  • Last File Opening: Fixed an issue of opening the last file not always being correct.
  • Mousewheel Options: Fixed mouse wheel options not working. #130
  • Visual Bugs: Fixed visual bugs when changing the visibility of the bottom gallery while the interface is being hidden.
  • Mouse Right-Click Menu: Corrected the right-click menu functionality on the gallery thumbnails.
  • Lockscreen Image Function: Fixed issues with the 'Set as lockscreen image' function.
  • Language and Locale:
  • Korean Language Update: Thanks to @VenusGirl for the latest Korean language update. #129
  • Enhanced Language Switching: Changing the language no longer requires a restart.
  • User Experience:
  • Rotation: Improved the image rotation to make it feel more user-friendly
  • EXIF-Based Auto-Rotation: Added auto-rotate and image flipping based on EXIF orientation. #131
  • Cropping: Fixed the image cropping opening in unintended scenarios
  • Performance and Stability:
  • Optimized Operation: 'Optimize Image' function now displays messages for unsupported files and guarantees additional stability.
  • Gallery Loading Enhancements: Preloading and gallery loading improvements for smoother performance.

New in PicView 2.1 (Dec 12, 2023)

  • New Customizable keybindings! Open the About window and scroll down to change them
  • New image scaling mode
  • Fixed an issue causing incorrect sorting order when using the context menu, from the image gallery, to the delete corresponding file
  • Fixed the gallery icon showing up unintended
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the application to not exit properly, if closing when the gallery thumbnails are still loading
  • Optimization and fixes for first start-up with bottom gallery enabled
  • Optimization to loading the thumbnail gallery items
  • Fixed text not reacting when mouse is over in the settings window
  • Improved the responsiveness when activating the Optimize image function
  • The file information in the pop-up, when hovering the mouse over a gallery thumbnail, will now be truncated when needed
  • The update function will now update based on the specific version, rather than defaulting to the installer
  • Updated the credits in the info window
  • Updated Magick.NET to 13.4.0

New in PicView 2.0 (Nov 21, 2023)

  • General Performance Enhancements
  • Fixed a crash occurring when trying to zoom with no displayed image
  • Enhanced visual design for inactive windows
  • Added .cr2 files to the file dialog (e.g., when using Ctrl + O)
  • Improved animation when clicking on thumbnails in image galleries
  • Fixed incorrect cropping when the bottom image gallery is shown
  • Improved highlighting for when the bottom image gallery is shown
  • Fixed the bottom image gallery not being shown when using the file history function
  • Fixed an error that could cause the gallery to reload when the option to search subdirectories is enabled
  • Fixed the window having an incorrect size when the bottom gallery is shown and the Fit to window option is enabled
  • Improved the responsiveness when dragging files and folders into the application
  • Fixed the image resize function not properly closing when entering % into the input fields
  • Fixed an issue causing the application to close when attempting to close the resize function
  • Fixed an issue when deleting files, that could cause the files to load in an incorrect order
  • Improved responsiveness and performance of the Duplicate file function
  • Fixed the start-up menu not being removed when using drag and drop to load a folder
  • Fixed a possible crash if attempting to re-sort the file loading order, when the gallery thumbnails are still loading
  • Fixed a potential crash occurring when changing folder while the gallery thumbnails are still loading
  • Fixed a crash caused by deleting files being viewed outside the application

New in PicView 1.9.6 (Aug 29, 2023)

  • Fixed an error when starting the application in full-screen
  • Fixed incorrect scroll behavior
  • Fixed incorrect index when deleting file from a gallery item context menu
  • Opening last file now includes directory structure when searching subdirectories is enabled
  • Updated SkiaSharp version

New in PicView 1.9.5 (Aug 1, 2023)

  • 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 are fixed
  • Fix: Bottom gallery no longer shown when loading an image from the internet
  • Fix: Image info window's textbox values now update correctly when changing file names
  • UI: Minor updates to the user interface

New in PicView 1.9 (Jul 3, 2023)

  • 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 #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.

New in PicView 1.8.6 (Jun 12, 2023)

  • 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

New in PicView 1.8.5 (May 30, 2023)

  • New setting to toggle if the bottom toolbar should be shown or not
  • New setting to chose if you want to display file dialog when saving
  • New function to navigate to next or previous folder
  • Now shows a spinning indicator when loading
  • New option to hide taskbar progress #103
  • Added support for applying uncommon image formats as wallpaper/lockscreen image
  • Fixed incorrect size at startup when loading the fullscreen gallery when the image is stretched
  • Fixed an issue with setting selected item in gallery
  • Fixed gallery loading when changing directory
  • Fixed crash if using drag and drop from an unsupported source
  • Add F12 as shortcut to toggle the fullscreen gallery
  • Fix divide by zero exception occasionally occurring when exiting
  • Improved image saving and file conversion

New in PicView 1.8.1 (May 7, 2023)

  • What's Changed:
  • Fixed Korean language not loading by @VenusGirl in #99
  • Fix TIFF file reading and saving in file browser by @dan0v in #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 in PicView 1.8 (Apr 24, 2023)

  • 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.

New in PicView 1.7.7 (Apr 10, 2023)

  • 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

New in PicView 1.7.6 (Apr 2, 2023)

  • 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

New in PicView 1.7.5 (Mar 25, 2023)

  • Change file dropping to not use Ctrl & show visual feedback when dragging
  • Changed preloading behavior to run in parallel in the background, improving performance
  • Update color picker to use RGB when Shift is held down
  • Fixed being able to change image when the resize function is open
  • Updated to change sorting to not blink image when clicked
  • Fixed wallpaper not working
  • Fixed incorrect window behavior issues
  • Fixed not keeping window size at next start-up when window is resizeable
  • Fixed the title bar size when scrolling is enabled
  • Fixed hiding buttons not working when interface is hidden
  • Changed mouse wheel behavior to use Shift to change image when scrolling the image is enabled
  • Changed behavior to move window when mouse is held down if interface is hidden

New in PicView 1.7.1 (Mar 14, 2023)

  • 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
  • Changed window centered behavior to default to vertical centering
  • Fixed the update button not working

New in PicView 1.7 (Mar 7, 2023)

  • New UI with semitransparent background
  • Improved performance and reduced memory usage
  • Improved stability
  • Updates to rotate image by angle when key is held down
  • Updated Full-screen gallery
  • Fixed URL file dropping not working
  • Updated to keep the displayed name in the title bar when renaming file and going back
  • Support for .Qoi and .Avif file extensions

New in PicView 1.6.6 (Dec 21, 2021)

  • Fixed incorrect thumbnail size generation when using batch resize
  • Added Romanian language
  • Updated translations
  • Updated Magick.net dependencies

New in PicView 1.6.5 (Dec 1, 2021)

  • New resize image window to perform batch resize, compress, convert and thumbnail generation
  • Russian translation
  • Fixed logo area not responding to mouse drag move
  • Fixed missing space in aspect ratio display in the title bar
  • Fixed incorrect resizing when having window resizable and image is not from file
  • Updated crop file picker to select same directory if possible and reload if same file
  • Updated UI for better display when using languages with long words
  • Misc UI updates, rounded corners

New in PicView 1.6.1 (Nov 19, 2021)

  • Added .jp2 support
  • Added .heif support
  • Added .b64 support
  • Added .cr3 support
  • New function to quickly resize image by pressing J or Ctrl + Alt + I
  • UI updates
  • Updated and fixed language errors
  • Fixed recent files not always highlighting correct item
  • Fix the title bar's width when auto-fitting window with scrolling enabled
  • Updated shortcuts
  • Fixed memory usage problem when continuously skipping image loading
  • Improved rotation logic when using the UI buttons
  • Fixed an issue where the UI would display Loading..., when dropping a folder and no supported file was found
  • Fixed incorrect updating when resizing an image from the image info window, when a file was dropped from another folder than the initial folder
  • Fixed color representation values to display e.g "sRGB" and not "1"
  • Improved the display of image aspect ratio in the title bar

New in PicView 1.6 (Nov 11, 2021)

  • New and improved navigation when key is held down
  • Added ascending and descending sort options
  • Optimized thumbnail gallery loading performance
  • Added Italian translation
  • Fixed transparent svgs to no longer have white background
  • Fixed scrolling layout when using resizable window
  • Fixed blank EXIF values when using mouse wheel to cycle through images
  • Improved file saving size
  • Added zoom out feature
  • Fixed styling for light theme
  • Fixed reloading when browsing recursively and when from URL
  • Fixed color picker for clipboard images and base64
  • Added line break for translated languages that use long words
  • Added URLs to recent files
  • Saving EXIF ratings will now keep previous EXIF data
  • Stability improvements

New in PicView 1.5.6 Hotfix (Nov 3, 2021)

  • Fixed application crash when loading single image
  • Fixed application crashes when using translations
  • Fixed Image Info crashing when viewing image from clipboard or base64
  • Fixed image not adjusting size when manually resizing the window
  • Minor UI changes
  • Polish translation
  • French translation
  • Fixed some .TGA files were shown upside down

New in PicView 1.5.5 (Oct 30, 2021)

  • Added EXIF valus to the Image Info window, including GPS coordinates with Google and BING Maps link
  • You can now modify the size of the image by changing the Width and Height attributes in the Image Info Window
  • Added a New Startup UI menu
  • Fixed Alt-Tab issue when using Fullscreen Gallery
  • Improved performance and stability when using the mouse wheel to cycle through images
  • Shows picture faster when loading from large directories
  • Fixed the context menu closing itself whilst thumbnails were being added in the background
  • Fixed and improved turning searching subdirectories on/off in the settings window
  • Fixed incorrect size of hover button when the interface is hidden

New in PicView 1.5.1 (Oct 17, 2021)

  • Fixed to no longer display image error message when navigating faster than the preloader and instead shows stretched thumbnail preview
  • Fixed incorrect centering in Fullscreen Gallery view when the window is resizeable
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when changing folder
  • Displays error message when reading broken images instead of crashing
  • Fixed the close button not working in fullscreen
  • Fixed the tool windows dimensions rendered incorrectly, if starting them up when application is loading
  • Fixed the application crashing when opening the Image Info window in fullscreen
  • Fixed incorrect sizing issue when starting with folder as argument
  • Updated design of the Effects Window

New in PicView 1.5 (Oct 10, 2021)

  • Major improvements to window sizing when having the window resizeable
  • Added a new option to chose between viewing the fullscreen gallery in a horizontal or vertical thumbnail layout
  • Improved zooming
  • You can now navigate the horizontal image gallery with the arrow keys or WASD and load image with Enter or the E button
  • Slightly improved startup performance when loading an image from file
  • Fixed certain instances where rotation or scrolling did not behave as intended
  • Fixed not being able to values in the text button that goes to image at the specified number
  • Adjusted the intensity values from Pixelate effect to produce more desired results
  • Fixed a crash occurred from reading EXIF rating when having the image info window open
  • Changed the context menu to have white text on hover when using the light theme
  • UI design finishing touches

New in PicView 1.4.3 (Sep 29, 2021)

  • Changelog:
  • Added stars rating (EXIF) to the Image Info window
  • Fixed an issue where languages other than English were not shown in the main window
  • Updated UI to look better in other languages
  • Added renaming and moving capabilities to the Image Info window
  • Added support for .svgz
  • Added support for .jxl
  • Fixed an issue where pressing 1, 2, 3 and 4 to change window scaling would not work
  • Updated scaling messages to be more accurately descriptive
  • Improvements to renaming and moving files
  • Updated to newer versions of ImageMagick and SkiaSharp
  • Fixed window not resetting to prior position after leaving fullscreen gallery
  • You can now cycle between images in fullscreen gallery when holding down Ctrl and scrolling
  • Fixed an issue where the application would crash if you added a new image to the folder you were browsing and then manually requesting to load it via drag and drop/paste etc.
  • Stability improvements

New in PicView 1.4 (Sep 23, 2021)

  • Added a slider in the effects window that changes the intensity of the applied effect
  • Fixed Auto Fit Window button not working
  • Optimized preloader memory usage
  • Added Ctrl + N as a shortcut for starting new window
  • Added R as a shortcut for resetting zoom
  • Fixed an issue where changing folder, during fullscreen image gallery, caused it to not add gallery thumbnails
  • Panning in fullscreen will no longer cause jumpy behavior
  • Fixed window not starting up centered, when started with no arguments
  • Fixed thumbnails not reloading when changing sorting whilst viewing image gallery
  • Added support for saving cropped picture with an effect applied
  • Clicking on the Information Window button will no longer cause the image to reload
  • Fixed an instance where the application would crash if loading file larger than 2GB

New in PicView 1.3.5 (Sep 15, 2021)

  • Added update function in Info Window F1 (Only intended for installed version)
  • You no longer have to wait for image loading to complete, making the program feel faster and more smooth when browsing through very large images
  • Added new function for lossless optimization of images to reduce file size
  • Improved zoom and panning in fullscreen
  • Stability and bug fixes
  • Small UI improvements
  • Convert as Base64 with image effect applied
  • Fix opening in multiple windows when user drops several image files
  • Support for starting application with path to folder as argument
  • Support for pasting multiple file path and folder path to the application
  • Improved Image Info window to display info from images not on your PC (From web or clip holder)
  • Now shows windows on top of the main window if in fullscreen
  • Fix unintended behavior allowing changing image when auto-scrolling
  • Fix Next Image and Previous Image set in wrong order in the Info Window
  • Create directory if it does not exist when renaming file

New in PicView 1.3 (Sep 7, 2021)

  • Animated .GIF support
  • Added Korean language thanks to VenusGirl
  • Fixed scroll and animation issue with horizontal gallery
  • Fixes for fullscreen viewing
  • UI updates and new icon
  • Updates to packages and bumped version to .NET 6 preview 7

New in PicView 1.2 (Mar 9, 2021)

  • Added Spanish translation, thanks to lk-KEVIN
  • Updated for .NET 5
  • Updated packages

New in PicView 1.1 (Oct 12, 2020)

  • Added simplified Chinese translation, thanks to Crystal-RainSlide
  • Improved the Image Effects Window UI design to make it more user friendly and added one new effect
  • Fixed cycling between image with scroll wheel, when cursor was not pointed at the image
  • When hiding the interface, the window can now be moved without holding shift down
  • Fixed errors when loading broken images

New in PicView 1.0.8 (Sep 29, 2020)

  • Improved performance of background image loading
  • Improvements to image cropping
  • Fixed rotation shortcuts
  • Fixed hover buttons in fullscreen
  • Added comic book formats to file associations
  • Updated file formats for the open file dialog window
  • Bug fixes for archive loading and horizontal gallery

New in PicView 1.0.5 (Sep 19, 2020)

  • Added support for .dds, .tga and .xcf file formats
  • Bug fixes for archive loading
  • Fix error when starting app in fullscreen
  • Renaming files will no longer cause the app to reload
  • Added option to remove file associations in settings window, under set as default viewer

New in PicView 0.9.9.8 (Aug 24, 2020)

  • Add adjust zooming speed to settings window
  • Updated design and window behavior for the settings window and image effects window
  • Fix fullscreen gallery incorrectly showing after opening window after being minimized
  • Fixes to slideshow and fullscreen
  • Fix wrongly positioned window at startup behavior
  • Fix color for white theme for drag and drop preview
  • Fix incorrect tooltips
  • Improvements to light theme

New in PicView 0.9.9.7 (Aug 16, 2020)

  • Added functionality to apply image as wallpaper or lock screen with shader effect applied. Copying images to clipholder will also have shader effect applied.
  • Updated main user interface
  • Added a resize grip to the main window
  • Improved preview when using drag and drop
  • Improved sizing algorithm for small screen sizes and high Windows DPI scaling
  • Fixed a bug that caused images in gallery to load twice
  • Zooming speed has been increased when zooming further in
  • Fixed a bug that caused slideshow to crash
  • Fixed various other bugs

New in PicView 0.9.9.6 (Aug 8, 2020)

  • User can now save shader effects to images
  • Fixed a bug where image info window would crash
  • Fullscreen image gallery will now properly center image in window
  • Added an option to choose whether or not to display buttons when the user interface is hidden
  • Update for drag and drop to preview exotic image formats as a thumb
  • Improved preloader

New in PicView 0.9.9.5 (Jul 31, 2020)

  • New image info window that will be dynamically updated when changing images
  • New light theme, that can be changed in the settings window
  • Fixed fullscreen gallery incorrectly rendering in certain circumstances
  • User can now set image as as lock screen
  • Fullscreen can now also be used on different monitors than the main screen
  • Added basic support for high scaling in Windows settings
  • Language can now be changed to German or Danish in the settings window
  • Reduced memory usage
  • Fixed behavior where the image would stretch the entire screen and similar jumpy behavior
  • Imroved animations for both galleries
  • Added the ability to convert an image download from the web to base64 format
  • Syncronised file deletion with gallery
  • Added buttons to fullscreen gallery
  • Added new logo

New in PicView 0.9.9.4 (Jul 12, 2020)

  • Added color picking implementation
  • Improved performance when changing and loading images
  • Updated fullscreen to allow it to run contained gallery
  • Improved sizing for very small images
  • Improved zoom and panning
  • Improved handling when deleting images
  • Updated packages
  • Updated icon
  • Style updates
  • UI updates
  • Fixed folder dropping when no image is loaded
  • Styling updates for info window
  • Add blur to background on full-screen gallery
  • Resets rotation and unflips when changing images

New in PicView 0.9.9.2 (Jul 3, 2020)

  • Improved zooming, better startup behavior, style touch-up, updated shortcuts, fixes to drag and drop issues, added option to browse sub-directories in the settings window F4.