PicView Files

Completely Rebuilt Zoom Experience

• A preview window now displays the full image while zoomed in, and can be used for panning.
• Zoom animations can now be toggled on or off.
• New option to disable the zoom percentage pop-up.
• Fixed being able to drag the image outside the application in resizable or full-screen windows.

Image File Search

You can now instantly search for images within the current directory. - Press Ctrl + F to open the new search panel. (Note for existing users: If you are upgrading, you must manually bind this shortcut in the Keybindings window.) - This replaces the old index-based navigation. You can still jump to a specific image index by typing a number and pressing Enter.

Hover Navigation Toolbar

A new navigation toolbar, appearing when the bottom toolbar is hidden or the application is in full-screen mode.

• Interactive Progress Bar: See your position in the folder and jump to any image by clicking, or drag the thumb to navigate quickly.
• New Right-Click Popup-Menus:
• Right-click the progress bar to open Search.
• Right-click any navigation button for advanced options (e.g., jump to first/last, skip by 10 or 100 images, navigate folders).

Image Information Window

- Pick time and date: You can now edit and save the EXIF Date Taken value, as well as file timestamps: Created, Modified, and Last Access Time. - Click the calendar icon to open the calendar view and select a date. - Click the watch icon to open a new analog clock control. Drag the clock hands to set the time or click an hour number directly. Supports both 24-hour and AM/PM formats. - You can also modify the text box field directly.

Batch Resize Window

Redesigned and resizable - The Batch Resize window is now resizable. (#256) - You can now add or remove individual files, or add entire folders for resizing.

Settings & Customization

• New Interface Configuration Tab: Options to choose which UI elements are visible, have been moved from the Appearance tab.
  • Added the option to toggle the visibility of the Hover Navigation Toolbar to the new tab.
• Smarter File Deletion: Choose whether to navigate to the next or previous image after moving a file to the Recycle Bin or deleting it permanently.

Performance & Reliability

• Faster and leaner: Improved cleanup of unused images to reduce memory usage.
• Optimized core: File extension checks and image preloading are now faster and more responsive.
• More stable: Better error handling and safety checks to prevent crashes.
• Benchmarked hot paths: Optimized critical sections to reduce memory allocations and execution time.

Windows Updates

New Print Preview window by @mghe01 in https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/pull/255

In multi-user Remote Desktop environments, the Windows Desktop Experience feature is unavailable, preventing access to the built-in "Print Pictures" dialog when using the 'print' process verb. As a result, printing defaults directly to the user's default printer without allowing printer selection.

• Added Enhanced printing functionality by adding print preview with support for selecting printers and print properties.
• Added grayscale conversion and Avalonia to GDI bitmap rendering
• Ensured 1:1 accuracy between on-screen preview and physical/PDF output

Windows Bug Fixes

• Fixed maximized window layout Resolves issues reported in [#202], [#255], and fixed in [#261] by @mghe01.

macOS Updates

• Overhauled the native menu (The menu at the very top of the screen), with better organization and more menu items.
• Fixed incorrect text appearance for the Open with view when using the Light theme.

General Bug Fixes

• Remove cached images when saving files, so that rotation, or likewise, will be updated when navigating back or forth.
• Fixed a crash when right-clicking the title bar with no image loaded, by @mghe01 in https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/pull/253
• Fixed crash when holding down the "next image" button after switching folders. (#260)
• Corrected navigation ordering when moving between directories.
• Fixed an issue where navigation could get stuck in subdirectories.
• Fixed non-rendering issues with certain SVG files. (#236) — The currentColor SVG attribute is now honored, so SVGs adapt correctly in dark mode.
• Fixed the update button in the About window, not disabling when no update is available.
• Fixed multi-paged tiff images being blank at startup and fixes them sometimes being blank when navigating.
• Made the Application shortcuts window height-resizable and remembers window position. Fixes the window possibly being taller than the screen.

Miscellaneous

• File conversion moved from the Image Information window to a dedicated window. (More features and enhancements for the new File conversion window are planned for future releases.)
• Updated to use .NET 10
• Updated to Avalonia 11.3.8
• Updated Magick.NET to 14.9.1

🙏 A Special Thanks

A huge thank you to our new contributor, @mghe01, for their significant contributions, including the new Print Preview window and several critical bug fixes!

New Contributors

• @mghe01 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Ruben2776/PicView/pull/253