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):
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
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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
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Frameless mode
- The window corners are rounded by default.
- Hold SHIFT and drag to move the window.
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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.
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Window modes combination for the main view and slideshow view:
Mode Full screen Frameless Window fit Full screen ✅ ❌ ❌ Frameless ❌ ✅ ✅ Window fit ❌ ✅ ✅
Layout customization
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Added support for layout customization using setting
Layout
for:-
Toolbar with setting
Toolbar
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Thumbnail bar with setting
Gallery
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Contextual toolbar with setting
ToolbarContext
.
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Toolbar with setting
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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
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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.
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Sends events to the external tools using
ImageGlassEvents
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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) insteadTools
. -
Added support for adding external tools to ImageGlass Tools menu by setting
Tools
and assigning the tool's hotkeys by settingMenuHotkeys
. - 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.
Introducing ExifGlass - a new ExifTool for ImageGlass
ExifGlass is a brand new EXIF metadata viewing app, designed to work seamlessly with ImageGlass 9, but can also be used as a standalone software on your computer. To use ExifGlass, you need to have ExifTool by Phil Harvey installed on your system.
For more details, please visit: https://imageglass.org/tools.
For all new features and details of the changes, please visit: https://github.com/d2phap/ImageGlass/releases/tag/9.0.4.416.
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