PicView 3.0.1

Changelog

Improvements

• Improved image file type detection when pasting from base64.
• Updated default keybindings.
• Optimized task cancellation performance.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed saving image when it is not an existing file.
• Fixed the cropping interface when using the Light Theme or Glass Theme.
• Fixed visual errors when using the Rename function.
• Fixed visual errors in the Image Info window.
• Fixed incorrect decimal values when calculating the new image size in the Resize Image function.
• Fixed an issue where adjusting the size with the percentage % symbol didn't work in the Image Info window.
• Fixed the Slideshow immediately changing image.
• Fixed the Unexpected error appearing when it shouldn't after renaming.
• Fixed and improved behavior when using the Duplicate file function.
• Fixed sorting order not being properly selected when sorting by file extension or creation time.
• Fixed text alignment not being properly centered after resorting the file order.
• Fixed missing text when attempting to rename by right-clicking the title bar.

PicView 3.0

What's New

• PicView now displays animated WebP animations.
• New function to toggle viewing images Side by side.
• New Glass theme, which can be changed in settings.
• Added a new navigation feature to move back or forward by either 50 or 100 images at a time.

Improvements

Updated User Interface

PicView's interface has been remade to be cleaner and more intuitive.

New Updated Settings Window

• You can now change the background choice in the settings window.
• New option to disable fade-in buttons on mouse hover.
• New option to show an animated pop-up message asking for confirmation when closing the window.
• Enabled tab navigation in the Settings window using mouse buttons, allowing back-and-forth movement between tabs.

New Updated Batch Resize Window

• New resize mode allows resizing all images by both width and height. Clicking the chain button toggles whether the aspect ratio should be preserved. If the aspect ratio is not preserved, images may be stretched.
• New option to batch convert images to .avif, .heic, and .jxl formats.

New Updated Single Image Resize Window

• New option to ignore the aspect ratio. Same functionality as in the Batch Resize Window.
• New option to set quality for supported image files.
• New option to save to the current file or save as a new file.

New Keybindings Window

• Enhanced Keybindings Support: Keybindings now support Ctrl, Alt, and Shift modifiers.

New Updated Image Info Window

• New buttons to Reset EXIF rating, Convert the image, Save the current image, or Save as to a new location, and more.

Auto Scroll

The image gallery, Keybindings Window, and the Image Info Window now also support auto-scrolling with the middle mouse button.

Performance

Faster startup time and less resource usage.

File Size

PicView is now built with Avalonia using AOT (Ahead of Time) compilation. As a result, the file size is reduced from 215 MB to 129 MB, with no reliance on separate .NET installations.

Improved SVG Support

Loading SVG files is now significantly faster, and quality doesn't degrade when zooming in.

Miscellaneous

• Separated Save and Save as options, replacing the Show file saving dialog setting.
• New flip animation added.
• New copy animation added.
• Suggest file extension when using conversion. Delete the old file to the recycle bin when converting the extension.
• Cancellation improvements, resulting in better performance when switching between images.

Bug Fixes

• PicView now uses the default Windows minimize animation when minimizing and restoring the window.
• Fixed incorrect rendering of the image gallery thumbnails when changing their size.
• Fixed a bug causing multiple thumbnails to be selected at once in the gallery.
• The context menu no longer unexpectedly changes size.

Language Updates

• Added: Brazilian Portuguese translation by @andercard0.
• Added: Turkish translation by @odest.
• Fixed inconsistencies and mismatched translations.

Changes from preview 7 to final: 3.0.0-rc-preview-7...3.0.0-Final

3.0.0-rc-preview-7

Changes from preview 6 to preview 7

New

• Restored Crop
• Implemented animated pop-up message asking confirmation message when permanently deleting file
• New option to show an animated pop-up message asking confirmation when closing window. Can be changed in settings
• You can now change background choice in the settings window
• Added option to change image aliasing

Fixes

• Fixed Instances of displaying incorrect width and height in the title bar when adjusting zoom and other circumstances
• Fixed bottom bar context menu not showing
• Fixed rename hijacking keyboard and close rename when clicking Esc

Improvements

• Suggest file extension when using conversion. Delete old file to recycle bin, when converting extension
• Cancelation improvements, resulting in better performance when switching between images

Languages

• Updated Korean translation by @VenusGirl in #181
• Updated Brazilian Portuguese translation by @andercard0 in #182

Full Changelog: 3.0.0-rc-preview-6...3.0.0-rc-preview-7

3.0.0-rc-preview-6

Changes from Preview 5 to Preview 6:

Restored the Batch Resize Window

• New resize mode allows resizing all images by both width and height. Clicking the chain button toggles whether the aspect ratio should be preserved. If the aspect ratio is not preserved, images may be stretched.
• New option to batch convert images to .avif, .heic, and .jxl formats.

Other improvements

• Added the option to ignore aspect ratio in the Single Image Resize view.
• Improved saving functionality in the Image Info window.
• Improved image reloading.
• Improved settings reset functionality.
• Fixed gallery selection when adding files to the currently viewed folder.
• Fixed file system watcher behavior when adding files while including subdirectories.
• Fixed an issue where continuous scrolling while holding down the scrollbar button didn't work.

Language Updates

• Added: Brazilian Portuguese localization by @andercard0.
• Added: Turkish translation by @odest.
• Updated: German translation by @uDEV2019.
• Updated: Korean translation by @VenusGirl.

New Contributors

• @andercard0 made their first contribution.
• @odest made their first contribution.

Full Changelog: Compare Preview 5 to Preview 6

2.3.3

What's Changed

• Permanent file delete confirmation by @phamduylong in #175
• Fixed .NET reliant builds
• Added .avif files to registry installer setup
• New arm64 installer download option
• Release now digitally signed and virus scanned by SignPath Foundation

Language Updates

• Added Swedish translation by @sparmark
• Added Brazilian Localization by @andercard0 in #174
• Updated German translation by @uDEV2019 in #176
• Update Korean translation by @VenusGirl in #177

New Contributors

• @phamduylong made their first contribution in #175
• @andercard0 made their first contribution in #174

Full Changelog: 2.3.1...2.3.3

PicView-v3.0.0-rc-preview-5

Changes from preview 4 to preview 5:

What's new

• Restored the resize functionality with a redesigned resize window (batch conversion support coming in the next preview release).
• Restored the setting to toggle whether showing the hover buttons or not.
• Separated Save and Save as options, replacing the Show file saving dialog setting.
• Added a new navigation feature to move back or forward by either 50 or 100 images at a time.
• Added initial Auto Update functionality in the About window.

Enhancements

• Improved performance and fixed bugs in the Side by side comparison mode.
• The title for both images are now displayed in Side by side mode.
• General UI/UX improvements.
• Updated file picking choices, to include all supported file formats when using the Open or Save file dialog (e.g., when pressing Ctrl + S or Ctrl + O).
• When navigating to next or previous directory, it will now load files from subdirectories, if no images are found.
• Navigation buttons in the bottom bar now support holding down for continuous image switching.
• Enabled tab navigation in the Settings window using mouse buttons, allowing back-and-forth movement between tabs.
• Determine if using light or dark theme when opening PicView for the first time (or no settings exist)
• Start window with minimum size if no settings exists.
• Zoom to mouse cursor position when using the Zoom in and Zoom out functions (Numpad + and Numpad - by default).

Fixes

• Fixed window not starting up correctly in full-screen, when the setting is enabled.
• Fixed display bugs when switching between animated and static images.
• Fixed taskbar progress bar not updating in certain cases.
• Fixed button border thickness inconsistencies when using the flip function.
• Fixed loading errors when using the file duplication function.
• File deletion and file related loading fixes.
• Gallery selection, loading and sorting fixes.
• Fixed the bottom gallery not closing when entering slideshow.
• Fixed Ctrl + Shift modifiers keys working incorrectly.
• Improved memory management by fixing unmanaged memory cleanup.
• Fixes for display scaling (DPI).

Language Updates

• Updated German translation by @uDEV2019 in #170.
• Added Swedish translation by @sparmark in #173.

New Contributors

• @uDEV2019 made their first contribution in #170.
• @sparmark made their first contribution in #173.

Full Changelog: 3.0.0-RC-preview4...PicView-v3.0.0-rc-preview-5

PicView-v3.0.0-rc-preview-4

What's new

• Animated WebP Support: PicView now supports displaying WebP animations.
• Side-by-Side View: You can now toggle a mode to view images side by side.
• Glass Theme: A new Glass theme is introduced. It can be set in the new settings window. Requires a restart.

Improvements

Updated User Interface

• PicView's interface has been polished for a better UI/UX.
• New Settings Window that is easier to navigate.

Performance

• Faster startup time.

File size

PicView is now built with Avalonia using AOT (Ahead of Time) compilation. As a result, the file size is reduced from 215 MB to 129 MB, with no reliance on separate .NET installations.

Auto Scroll

The image gallery and the Image Info window now also supports auto scrolling with the middle mouse button.

Enhanced Keybindings Support

Keybindings now support Ctrl, Alt, and Shift modifiers. Customize and change keyboard shortcuts in the new Keybindings window.

Improved SVG support

Loading SVG files is now significantly faster and quality doesn't degrade when zooming in.

Signing

The new releases are digitally signed, ensuring authenticity and security, thanks to SignPath Foundation.

Missing features

This version is a complete rewrite, from the old WPF version.
As soon as the missing features are implemented, this version will take precedence and the old version will be retired.

• Crop tool
• Copying files as image.
• Cut file functionality.
• Image effects.
• Image Resize window.
• Set images as lock screen image.
• Auto-update functionality.

PicView 2.3.2

Changelog

• Fixed incorrect copying of image, when the image was not transparent
• PicView will no longer display "Dragoverstring" when dragging a file, URL or folder over the application, and will instead display the proper translation text.
• Removed unused translation
• Update to Magick.NET 14.0
• Cleaned up project to lower application file size

Reupload due to #160

PicView 2.3.1

What's Changed

• Fixed a bug where pasting a base64 encoded image would not load
• Fixed a crash when pasting base64 encoded image to the clipboard
• Fixed incorrect changes to the title when zooming a base64/clipboard image, or an image from the internet
• Updated Korean translation by @VenusGirl in #156
• Updated Magick.NET to 13.10.0

PicView 2.3

Gallery Improvements

New Thumbnail Stretching Options

You can now choose from six different stretching modes for displaying gallery thumbnails:

• Uniform: Thumbnails maintain their aspect ratio, fitting within the display area without cropping.
• Uniform to Fill: Thumbnails maintain their aspect ratio but fill the display area, potentially cropping part of the image.
• Fill: Thumbnails fill the display area, potentially distorting the image to fit.
• None: Thumbnails are displayed at their original width.
• Square: Thumbnails are displayed in a square ratio.
• Fill Square: Thumbnails fill a square area, potentially distorting the image to fit.

These options are available for both the bottom gallery and the full gallery views.

Fixed Gallery Navigation

Keyboard navigation within the full gallery has been improved and fixed.

UI Improvements

Settings Window Update

• Size adjustments for both the bottom gallery and the full gallery are now more user-friendly.
• The new thumbnail stretching options are also integrated into the settings.

Drag and Drop Enhancements

• Drag Preview Fixes: Instances where the drag preview was not correctly closed have been resolved.
• Performance Enhancements: PicView now responds more quickly when dragging images over the application.

Faster Color Choice Loading

PicView now loads color choices faster, when the default color choice has been changed.

Language Updates

• Updated German translations.
• Updated Danish translations.

Stability and Bug Fixes

• Crash Fix: Resolved an issue that caused a crash when changing the sorting mode if no images were loaded.
• Startup Menu Fix: Fixed an issue where the startup menu was not being removed correctly when pasting from startup with no image loaded.

Miscellaneous Updates

• Magick.NET: Updated to version 13.9.1.
• AutoUpdater.NET: Updated to version 1.9.0.