Releases: d2phap/ImageGlass
ImageGlass 9.4.1.15 - Happy New Year 2026!
You can support this project by making a donation or purchasing the Microsoft Store version:
๐ฃ Blogpost: https://imageglass.org/news/announcing-imageglass-9-4-97
โน๏ธ Note: The MSI installer is sponsored by Opera. During UI setup, some users may see an optional Opera browser offer to help support ImageGlass. This offer does not appear with MSI command-line installs.
๐ Changelog
๐ก Improvements
- Updated Magick.NET to v14.10.1
- Renamed the folder of the portable releases (ZIP files) from
ImageGlass_<version>_<architecture>toImageGlass_<architecture>
๐ด Bugfixes
- Fixed: ImageGlass was crashed on Windows 10 LTSC 2021 Compatibility and could not run, thanks @nomoemptypointer (#2251)
- Fixed: Typo error for image interpolation method: "Antisotropic" => "Anisotropic" (#2250)
New Contributors
- @nomoemptypointer made their first contribution in #2242
Full Changelog: 9.4.0.1120...9.4.1.15
ImageGlass 9.4.0.1120
You can support this project by making a donation or purchasing the Microsoft Store version:
๐ฃ Blogpost: https://imageglass.org/news/announcing-imageglass-9-4-97
โน๏ธNote: The MSI installer is sponsored by Opera. During UI setup, some users may see an optional Opera browser offer to help support ImageGlass. This offer does not appear with MSI command-line installs.
๐ Changelog
๐ข New features
- Added support for viewing relative path of the embedded image in SVG format when using WebView2 (#2198)
- Added non-UI setting:
MinDimensionToUseWIC = 16000to define the minimum image dimension to use WIC decoder instead of Magick.NET (#2168) - Added
.HIFextension to the default file extensions list (#2174)
๐ก Improvements
- Upgraded to .NET 10
- Updated Magick.NET to v14.9.1, resolved CVE issues: CVE-2025-53015, CVE-2025-55004, CVE-2025-55154, CVE-2025-55298, CVE-2025-62594
- Updated
libwebpto v1.6 - Updated the behavior of "Set default photo viewer" function to respect the per-user installation (#2187)
- Updated the app to show error message while rendering image
- Updated the GIF animator to set frame delay as 10ms if this value is 0
- Updated font size of Web UI windows (Quick Setup, Settings, About, Check for Update) to follow system font size
- Improved dark mode for native controls
๐ด Bugfixes
- Fixed: Could not drag-n-drop gallery thumbnail after renaming the viewed image
- Fixed: Individual color channel views were not rendered properly in a certain scenario (#2195)
- Fixed: Could not print and page through a multipage TiffG4 if it has file extension FAX (#2182)
- Fixed: Gallery bar was crashed in certain cases when loading thumbnails (#2217)
- Fixed: Changing View channels after rotate caused image display stretched and cropped (#2220)
- Updated DXControl to v4.2.0 to attempt to fix the issue that causes Win32Exception (0x8899000C) (#1970, #2092, #2171), kudo to @ArchangelWTF
Full Changelog: 9.3.2.520...9.4.0.1120
โณ Other Updates
- Published ExifGlass app v1.10
- Sneak peak of ImageGlass 10 preview 1

ImageGlass 9.4 Beta (v9.3.2.912)
๐ Changelog
๐ข New features
- Added support for viewing relative path of the embedded image in SVG format when using WebView2 (#2198)
- Added non-UI setting:
MinDimensionToUseWIC = 10000to define the minimum image dimension to use WIC decoder instead of Magick.NET (#2168) - Added
.HIFextension to the default file extensions list (#2174)
๐ก Improvements
- Upgraded to .NET 10 RC1
- Updated Magick.NET to v14.8.2, resolved CVE issues:
- Updated libwebp to v1.6
- Updated the behaviour of "Set default photo viewer" function to respect the per-user installation (#2187)
- Updated the app to display error while rendering image
- Updated the GIF animator to set frame delay as 10ms if this value is 0
๐ด Bugfixes
- Fixed: Could not drag-n-drop gallery thumbnail after renaming the viewed image
- Fixed: Individual color channel views were not rendered properly in a certain scenario (#2195)
- Fixed: Could not print and page through a multipage TiffG4 if it has file extension FAX (#2182)
- Updated DXControl to v4.2.0 to attempt to fix the issue that causes Win32Exception (0x8899000C) (#1970, #2092, #2171), kudo to @ArchangelWTF
Full Changelog: 9.3.2.520...9.3.2.912-beta
๐ Theme Pack Highlights
New beautiful theme packs from @mdapm9di:

- SyncUI-Dark: https://imageglass.org/theme/syncui-dark-mdapm9di-46
- SyncUI-White: https://imageglass.org/theme/syncui-white-mdapm9di-55
โณ Other Updates
- Published ExifGlass app v1.9
ImageGlass 9.3.2.520 - 1๏ธโฃ5๏ธโฃ๐ (Hotfix 2)
You can support this project by making a donation or purchasing the Microsoft Store version:
๐๐ป Seeking Feedback: Replacing MSI installer with MSIX
๐ฃ Blogpost: https://imageglass.org/news/announcing-imageglass-9-3-94
๐ Changelog
๐ด Bugfixes
- Fixed: Could not open image when
ShouldUseExplorerSortOrdersetting is not enabled (#2142) - Fixed: Opening a folder opened the "last" image in the folder instead of the "first" image (#2139)
Full Changelog: 9.3.1.518...9.3.2.520
ImageGlass 9.3.1.518 - 1๏ธโฃ5๏ธโฃ๐ (Hotfix) - Updated
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โจ Binary updates
- 17/05/2025: Updated the binary files to fix an issue where the app failed to launch after upgrading from older version (#2142)
๐๐ป Seeking Feedback: Replacing MSI installer with MSIX
๐ฃ Blogpost: https://imageglass.org/news/announcing-imageglass-9-3-94
๐ Changelog
๐ก Improvements
- Updated app shortcut to
Start Menu\Programsfolder (#2135) - Updated behaviour of "Set Default Viewer" not to use
per-machinescope for portable mode (#2131)
๐ด Bugfixes
- Fixed: ImageGlass crashed and failed to launch when other third-party apps that use
IShellViewAPI are opening (#2137, #2140) - Fixed: ImageGlass crashed in certain cases on Windows Server (#2132)
- Fixed: Could not use "Save As" after cropping image (#2138)
Full Changelog: 9.3.0.514...9.3.1.518
ImageGlass 9.3.0.514 - 1๏ธโฃ5๏ธโฃ๐
๐ This release marks the 15th anniversary of ImageGlass โ thank you for your continued support!
You can support this project by making a donation or purchasing the Microsoft Store version:
๐ฃ Blogpost: https://imageglass.org/news/announcing-imageglass-9-3-94
๐ Changelog
๐ต New Requirements
This version is now self-contained (#1427) โ it no longer requires the .NET Desktop Runtime to run.
Minimum system requirements:
- Windows 10/11 64-bit, version 1809 (build 17763) or later
- (Optional) WebView2 Runtime 64-bit v119.0.2151 or later (for enhanced SVG support)
๐ข New Features
- Invert Colors: Quickly invert image colors with a single click (#2048)
- New Format Support: Added support for SVGZ, JXR, HDP, and WDP image formats (#1047, #2066)
- Live Photo Support: View motion/live photos embedded in JPEG files (#1927)
- Explorer Sort Order V2 (#404, #544, #635, #1683, #2024, #2093):
- Full compatibility with Explorer's sort orders, including search result ordering
- Supports following sort order from saved search file:
.search-ms - Supports refreshing the image list with Explorer's sort order
- Limitation: The Explorer window or tab must be open (it can be minimized)
๐ก Improvements
- Upgraded to .NET 9
- Updated Magick.NET to v14.6
- Updated "Set default photo viewer" feature to use per-machine level (#1938 #2102 #1855)
- Updated HEIC format read setting
MaxChildrenPerBoxup to500to suppress error "Memory allocation error: Security limit exceeded" (#2099) - Updated SVGs viewed via WebView2 to display checkerboard backgrounds only within the image bounds (#2076)
- Updated Frame Navigation tool to remember its last-used state between sessions (#2072)
- Disabled "Window Backdrop" setting for Windows 10 (#2083)
- Disabled "Use Explorer sort order if possible" for the Standard user profile in Quick Setup dialog
- Added "Use Explorer sort order if possible" to the "Loading orders" context menu
- Removed the deprecated setting: "Enable image transition" in Settings > Image > Image loading
- Improved thumbnail extraction of Gallery Bar
๐ด Bugfixes
- Fixed: Rapid zooming with the mouse wheel misaligned the focus point
- Fixed: Image Booster did not preload images before switching between images (#1482)
- Fixed: Could not change "Toolbar icon size" and "Image quality" setting (#2058, #2059, #2070)
- Fixed: App crashed when opening Crop tool and Color Picker tool on a second monitor with different DPI (#1758, #1868, #2063)
- Fixed: The Copy button in the Color Picker didn't fit within the modal boundaries (#2062)
- Fixed: JPEG XL HDR images on a non-HDR-system appeared dark and dull (#1677)
Full Changelog: 9.2.0.1208...9.3.0.514
โณ Other Updates
- Published ExifGlass app v1.8
ImageGlass 9.3 Beta 2 (v9.2.1.324 + .NET 9)
Updates
- Added
ImageGlass_9.2.1.324_net9_x64.zipwhich is built against .NET 9
Changelog:
This is a beta release of ImageGlass 9.3, to address these issues: Milestone v9.3.
- Updated the "Use Explorer sort order if possible" feature #404
- Adds support for following sort order from saved search file:
.search-ms - Improves algorithm foreground window detection for file drag-n-drop and single instance mode
- Attempts to fix issue "Interface unknown (0x800706B5)" #2100
- Adds support for following sort order from saved search file:
- Updated "Set default photo viewer" feature to use per-machine level #1938 #2102 #1855
- Removed redundant setting: Settings > Image > Image loading "Enable image transition" (
EnableImageTransition) - Disabled "Window Backdrop" setting for Windows 10 #2083
- Updated "Quick Setup" dialog to disable "Use Explorer sort order if possible" setting for Standard user profile
- Fixed: Quickly zooming by mouse wheel could not keep the focus point correctly
System Requirements ๐
This version is a self-contained release that runs independently and does not require .NET Desktop Runtime.
Here are the new requirements:
- Windows 10/11 64-bit, version 1809 (build 17763) or later
- Optional: WebView2 Runtime 64-bit v119.0.2151 or later
Full Changelog: 9.2.1.216...9.2.1.324-beta
ImageGlass 9.3 Beta (v9.2.1.216, v9.2.1.308)
This is a beta release of ImageGlass 9.3, to address these issues: Milestone v9.3.
System Requirements ๐
This version is a self-contained release that runs independently and does not require .NET Desktop Runtime 8.0.
Here are the new requirements:
- Windows 10/11 64-bit, version 1809 (build 17763) or later
- Optional: WebView2 Runtime 64-bit v119.0.2151 or later
Full Changelog: 9.2.0.1208...9.2.1.216
ImageGlass 9.2.0.1208 - Maroon 4
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๐ Changelog
๐ฑ New Features
- Added a new tool: Resize Image (#1458)
- Access via Main Menu > Tools > Resize image, or Alt+R
- Compatible with single-frame, non-animated image formats
- Supports scaling from 1px to 16384px
- Supports variety of resampling methods powered by PhotoSauce.MagicScaler library
- Note: Similar to other editing features, saving the resized image does not include its metadata such as exif profile.
- Crop tool v2 (#1795, #1882, #2027, #2028):
- Updates the mouse cursor when Crop tool is open
- Selection now aligns with the image source
- Zooming/panning doesn't affect selection
- Supports resizing the selection by dragging any edge, not just anchor points
- Supports panning image with middle mouse during cropping
- Supports snap-to-pixel selection with pixel-level precision
- Selection stays intact when clicking outside it
- Default selection respects Crop settings and Aspect Ratio
- Slideshow mode: Added Custom zoom (Z) feature (#2021)
- Custom toolbar button: Added support for hotkeys
- Added new API:
IG_ApplySettings(string json)to apply settings from the Settings window via JSON format (#2010, #2042)
๐ฎ Improvements
- Updated Magick.NET to v14.2
- Made WebView2 Runtime optional:
- Launch ImageGlass without bypassing the Quick Setup dialog
- Quick Setup displays a warning with unavailable features and a download link (#2029)
- SVG viewing reverts to the native renderer
- About and Check for Update dialogs use the native Task Dialog
- Settings opens the
igconfig.jsonfile in the associated app (or Notepad) - MSI installer: Remove WebView2 Runtime check
- Maximum image dimensions, for those images larger than 16,384 pixels:
- Added support for automatically sorts new images based on the current sort order (#1467)
- Removed alert sound on image deletion confirmation popup (#1997)
- Allows user to set slideshow interval less than 1 second (#2047)
- Added support for app protocol for Custom Toolbar buttons, Tools, and Edit apps (#2002)
- Enter the app protocol in the Executable box (must end with
:) - Use the Argument box for parameters;
<file>passes the current image path - Verify your setting in the "Command preview"
- Enter the app protocol in the Executable box (must end with
- Added a "Learn more" link to image interpolation settings, thanks to @stevencaiOR (#1982)
- Improved the method for retrieving image files in the directory
- Enabled dark mode for tooltips in the Crop Tool and Color Picker
- Enabled dark mode and accent color for the progress bar in the Export Frame dialog
๐ Bugfixes
- Fixed hotkey parsing issues for non-English languages (#1988)
- Fixed malformed characters displayed for hotkeys in non-English languages (#1999)
- Fixed layout issues in the Settings window caused by a new Microsoft Edge version
- Fixed the Settings window staying inactive when reopened
- Fixed an issue where SVG image were blinking when opened with the WebView2 option enabled
- Fixed the duplication of values in the Arguments field of the "ToolbarButtons" setting on each app launch
๐ฃ Other Updates
- Published ExifGlass app v1.7
- Published ImageGlass.Tools 1.9200.0
โญ New Contributors
- @stevencaiOR made their first contribution in #1982
Full Changelog: 9.1.8.1104...9.2.0.1208
ImageGlass 9.2 Beta (v9.1.8.1104)
This is a beta release of ImageGlass 9.2, to address these tickets: Milestone v9.2.
New Contributors
- @stevencaiOR made their first contribution in #1982
Other updates
- Published ImageGlass.Tools library v1.9200
- Published ExifGlass 1.7
Full Changelog: 9.1.8.723...9.1.8.1104

