
Introducing PicView 3.1.5: A Versatile Image Viewer for Windows
PicView is a dynamic, high-performance image viewer tailored for both Windows 10 and 11 users. Its compatibility spans a wide array of image formats such as WEBP, GIF, SVG, PNG, JXL, HEIC, PSD, and numerous others. Users can enjoy a multitude of features including EXIF metadata viewing, batch image resizing, image effects, and even support for comic book viewing. Notably, PicView is available in both installable and portable formats, catering to various user preferences.
What’s New in PicView 3.1.5?
Key Improvements
- Framework Upgrade: The shift from ReactiveUI to R3 enhances application responsiveness, offering a more reliable user experience.
- Reduced File Size: This version boasts around a 34% decrease in the application size, making it lighter on system resources.
Performance Enhancements
- Significant improvements in rendering speed, particularly noticeable during window resizing.
- The Image Info Window now offers a streamlined view, enabling better access to essential details.
- Links to Google and Bing maps are now only visible when valid longitude and latitude data is present in the image.
- The “Optimize Image”feature is disabled for unsupported formats in the Image Info window.
- With the new context menu option, users can easily remove image metadata by right-clicking.(Issue #211)
Updated Context Menu Functions
- The main context menu for setting wallpapers has been simplified, relocating Fill, Fit, Center, and Tile options to the Image Info window.
- A new context menu for the rotation button has been added, providing options for rotating images by 0°, 90°, 180°, or 270°, along with a flip option.
- Resolved an issue where areas in the context menu were unresponsive when clicked.(Issue #215)
Bug Fixes
- Addressed the malfunction of the image flipping function to ensure proper operation.(Issue #218)
- Fixed a critical crash issue related to EXIF rating removal in the Image Info window.(Issue #219)
- Resolved navigational errors that occurred when saving files outside of the currently viewed directory.
- Corrected an issue with the Previous button in the toolbar, which now responds correctly when pressed continuously.
Miscellaneous Updates
- Avalonia framework has been updated to version 11.3.2.
- Magick. NET has been upgraded to version 14.7.0.
- Both ZLinq and ZLinq. FileSystem are now on version 1.5.0.
- Enhancements to the Light theme are ongoing, aiming for a more polished user interface.
- The Clip-holder feature has been renamed to Clipboard for clarity.(Issue #220)
- Support for decimal values has been added in the Batch Resize window for improved user precision.(Issue #204)
Download Options
Get started with the latest version of PicView today:
- Download PicView 3.1.5 (Installer)
- Download PicView 3.1.5 (Portable Version) ~30.0 MB (Open Source)
- Download PicView ARM64 (Installer)
- Download PicView ARM64 (Portable Version)
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