Announcing ImageGlass Moon 9.0 beta 4

This is the beta-4 release of ImageGlass version 9. Features and settings may still be changed when the official version 9 is released.

To follow the progress of version 9 beta 5, please visit: https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/projects/15. You can also support this project by making a donation or purchasing from Microsoft Store (version 8):

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Update minimum requirements for ImageGlass 9

• .NET Desktop Runtime 6, or .NET Desktop Runtime 7
• Webview2 runtime 64-bit
• Windows 10 64-bit

General changes

• Upgraded Magick.NET to version 13.0.1.
• Improved ImageGlass startup time and latency by enabling ReadyToRun compilation.
• Added support for animated APNG and WEBP formats with hardware acceleration.
• Added support for auto-switching theme according to system dark / light mode.
• It shows Color space and Color profile info on the title bar and thumbnail's tooltip.
• Added support for updating the viewing image folder in real time. You can disable this feature by setting EnableFileWatcher.
• Changed the prefix for passing app setting as command-line from - to /. Example: ImageGlass.exe /EnableFrameless=true.
• Added support for open external apps for editing by setting EditApps. Example:

  // in igconfig.json
  "EditApps": {
    ".png": {
        "AppName": "Paint.NET",
        "Executable": "C:\\paint.net\\paintdotnet.exe",
        "Argument": "<file>"
    }
  },
  

• Added options about what to do after the external editor is launched by setting AfterEditingAction.
• Added new feature: Export image frames
• Added new feature: Rotate image
• Added support for saving TIFF, GIF as multiple frames.
• Improves ImageGlass Slideshow view with Frameless, Window Fit mode.

New window modes

• Frameless mode

  • The window corners are rounded by default.
  • Hold SHIFT and drag to move the window.

• Window fit mode

  • Disables Maximize button on the window.
  • Improve performance when the user zooms over the image.
  • Added support for all zoom modes in Window mode.

• Window modes combination for the main view and slideshow view:

  Mode	Full screen	Frameless	Window fit
  Full screen	✅	❌	❌
  Frameless	❌	✅	✅
  Window fit	❌	✅	✅

Layout customization

• Added support for layout customization using setting Layout for:
  • Toolbar with setting Toolbar,
  • Thumbnail bar with setting Gallery,
  • Contextual toolbar with setting ToolbarContext.
• Example:

  // in igconfig.json
  {
    "Layout": {
      "Toolbar": "Top;1", // Toolbar is at top, below thumbnail bar
      "Gallery": "Top;0", // thumbnail bar is at top, above the toolbar
      "ToolbarContext": "Bottom", // contextual toolbar is at the bottom
    }
  }
  

New Page navigation tool

• Supports for viewing separate image frame.
  • Non-animated formats (TIFF, ICO,...).
  • Animated formats (GIF, WEBP, APNG,...).
• Respects the size and orientation of the image frame.
• Exports all frames.

New Color picker tool

• Shows cursor location on the viewing image.
• Clicks to pick the pixel color.
• Adds support for color formats: RGB, HEX, CMYK, HSL, HSV.
• Added buttons to copy the color code.
• Added a Settings window with options to show alpha values for each color format.

External tools support

• You can download external tools at https://imageglass.org/tools.
• Created https://github.com/ImageGlass/ImageGlass.Tools library for other 3rd-party apps to communicate with ImageGlass via IPC message events.
• Sends events to the external tools using ImageGlassEvents.
• Sends EnableWindowTopMost as a command-line argument to request the external tool window to be top most.
• Use the ToolSettings setting to store the settings of the built-in tools (Crop tool, Color picker) instead Tools.
• Added support for adding external tools to ImageGlass Tools menu by setting Tools and assigning the tool's hotkeys by setting MenuHotkeys.
• Shows "Tool not found" dialog to allow the user to select the executable path of the tool.
• For more details, please refer to https://github.com/ImageGlass/ImageGlass.Tools.

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Download ImageGlass Moon 9.0 beta 4

For all new features and details of the changes, please visit: https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/releases/tag/9.0.4.416.