PicView Files

🎉 First official release where the macOS version is no longer in beta

⏱️ Performance

• Reduced memory usage

  • Image loading has been optimized to reduce Large Object Heap (LOH) allocations and minimize garbage collection overhead. This significantly reduces memory usage when navigating between images.

• Faster gallery loading

  • The thumbnail loading logic has been improved. It will now load faster in larger directories with more images.
  • Gallery loading now halts more efficiently when changing directories and reloads faster after the initial image is loaded.

🛠️ Improvements

• Window position and state memory

  • The Batch Resize window now remembers its last position.
  • The Image Info window remembers both size and position.
  • The Settings window now remembers the last selected tab and its position.

• Improved window startup The main window startup procedure has been optimized to reduce flickering and feel smoother.

• Adjusted minimum window size When the bottom toolbar is hidden, the minimum window size is now reduced (#205).

🖼️ Image Info Window

• Resizable layout The Image Info window is now resizable and adjusts the layout of text and icons dynamically to utilize the available space.

• Editable Exif data

  • You can now edit text-based Exif fields like Author, Copyright, Subject, Title, Comment, etc.
  • Date and time pickers for Date Taken, Created, Modified, and Last Access text boxes are planned for the next major release.

• Improved UI feedback

  • A loading indicator is now shown during renaming, resizing, and saving operations.
  • The Exif rating buttons, Remove image data button, and Exif text fields are now disabled when Exif data is not supported for the viewed image.

🖼️ Batch Resize Window

• Persistent settings
  • The Quality, Compression, and Conversion fields now persist across sessions (#204).
  • Resizable layout and full persistence of all values are planned for the next major release.

⚙️ Settings

• New option: Disable file history You can now choose whether PicView should remember previously opened files (#230).

• Additional background color option A new background color has been added to the appearance tab in the Settings window.

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fixed RAW camera image loading issues (#238, #221, #234).
• Fixed certain cases where navigating to the next folder didn’t work.
• Fixed inability to copy an image while in crop mode.
• Fixed gallery thumbnail size sliders not saving changes (#237).
• Fixed an issue where horizontal flip wasn’t applied when saving an image (#229).
• Fixed incorrect image orientation for certain RAW camera files at startup.
• Fixed zoom level not updating correctly in the title bar when zooming.
• Fixed confirmation dialog settings not being saved for when deleting or moving files to the recycle bin.
• Fixed Open last file button not always loading the correct file.
• Fixed gallery toggle not resizing properly when UI visibility changes.
• Fixed infinite recursion when attempting to load a missing file from history.
• Fixed crash when starting a slideshow (#239).
• Fixed blank image rendering after duplicating a file.
• Fixed rotation context menu appearing when right-clicking the title bar to rename.
• Fixed image rotation not filling the window correctly at 90° or 270° angles.
• Fixed first/last image navigation buttons not working correctly.
• Fixed PicView not recalling directory structure when navigating between folders.
• Fixed gallery thumbnails being added when new images appear in the viewed directory while the gallery is initially disabled.
• Fixed the Clear effects button in the Image effects window not properly displaying the Cancel button afterward.
• Fixed Copy base64 context menu options, for an individual gallery item not working.

🪟 Windows Updates

• Window scaling/DPI Added DPI awareness manifest file for improved high-DPI support on Windows. (#197)

🍏 macOS Updates

• Fixed layout issues when restoring windows from fullscreen or maximized state.
• Fixed macOS window buttons not working in fullscreen.
• Fixed crash when loading gallery thumbnails.
• Fixed issues where the tool windows wouldn’t become active after reopening.
• Fixed startup position not centering correctly when Auto-fit window is enabled.
• Fixed GIFs not being properly recognized on macOS.
• Fixed macOS native menu items such as Image optimization, Open with, Delete file, etc., not being disabled when no valid file or image is available.
• Fixed window not showing when opening a new file on macOS, when window is minimized.

Known macOS bugs:

• The option to open files in a new window, requires a restart to take effect.
• The native menu does not persist when switching from the main window to a tool window

🗺️ Translations

• Updated Korean by @VenusGirl in https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/pull/233
• Updated Turkish in https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/pull/231

📝 Miscellaneous

• Added hotkey bindings for file sorting options in the Keybindings window.
• The option to toggle whether the background color fills the entire window or just behind the image now defaults to filling the entire window.
• Updated ZLinq and ZLinq.FileSystem to version 1.5.2.
• Updated Avalonia to version 11.3.3.