What's Changed
New Features
- Added support for AV2-based AVIF images
- Added chroma subsampling selection for AVIF and HEIC formats
- Added VVC encoding support for HEIF format
- Added Batch Rename tool
- Added ability to cancel loading in spot heal draw mode by #2944
- Added ability to use slices in original name filename pattern by #2951
- Added new filename patterns: Parent Folder, UUID
- Added ability to move and customize markup layers menu by #2941
- Added Auto White Balance filter by #2953
- Added LSB and FD modes for hidden watermarks
- Added settings to control the cache limit and automatic clearing interval
- Added ability to make crop overlay undraggable
- Added a GIF merging tool
- Added ability to select a folder as an image source by #2961
- Added the Duplicate Finder tool
- Added long-press reset for editable slider values
- Added more formats for color copying
- Added natural filename sorting, reverse order, and shuffle options to sort button
- Added quick actions to move items to the start or end of reorder lists
- Added ability to save custom aspect ratios by #2968
- Added ability to export barcodes to SVG format by #2978
- Added 74 new procedural textures to the texture generator
- Added search, categories and favorites to texture generation tool
- Added ability to choose deletion presets in Delete EXIF tool
- Added panorama image stitching mode by #2988
- Added ability to preview AI Tool results before saving
- Added customizable RAW development settings
- Added G’MIC filter engine
- Added 167 new filters based on new engine
- Added Gradient Map filter
- Added ability to toggle nested scroll for sheets by #2997
- Added ability to save images that are already below the size limit in the Resize by Weight tool
- Added 3 new scale modes by #2999
- Magic Kernel
- Magic Kernel Sharp 2013
- Magic Kernel Sharp 2021
- Added an option to return after saving external edits by #3003
- Added ability to write ImageToolbox processing information into image metadata by #3004
- Added EXIF read/write support for HEIC, AVIF, JXL, TIFF and JP2
- Added EXIF 3.1 support
- Added Jixel encoder for JXL format
- Added support for REVIEW intent actions by #3014
- Added 9 new tone curves for color adjustment
- CMYK
- Lab
- Hue vs Sat
- Hue vs Hue
- Hue vs Luma
- Luma vs Sat
- Luma vs Hue
- Sat vs Sat
- Color Wheels
- Added separate Tone Curves tool
- Added ability to view waveform and vector scope in Tone Curves
- Added undo/redo options to crop tool by #3032
- Added 4 style transfer AI models by #3034
- Added ability to export/import tone presets in Tone Curves tool by #3031
- Added 61 built-in export profiles for social networks
- Added 7 new PDF tools:
- Contact Sheet
- Compare
- Resize
- Sanitize
- Palette Export
- Dark Mode
- Comic to PDF
- Added screenshot mode to Image Stitching tool
- Added 3 new filter groups: Frames, Enhancement, Artistic
- Added a Photomosaic tool
- Added a Multi-frame fusion tool
- Added 14 depth AI models to create depth map and smart effects
- Added Compression Lab tool to compare formats, optimize quality and file size
- Added Recent Tools in Share Sheet by #3054
- Added ability to specify defaults in settings for text markup layers by #3061
- Added 11 AI image detector models by #3063
- Added ability to import palettes to gradient maker tool by #3068
- Added 9 conversion tools by #3071 and #3073
- GIF to APNG
- WEBP to GIF
- APNG to GIF
- APNG to WEBP
- WEBP to APNG
- WEBP to JXL
- JXL to GIF
- JXL to APNG
- JXL to WEBP
- Added 3 merge tools
- Merge APNG
- Merge WEBP
- Merge JXL
- Added Archive Tools with 32 archive creation options and broad extraction support
- Added Code Preview Generator tool
- Added precise selection of threshold to pixel by pixel comparison mode by #3091
- Added a Gallery Viewer tool for browsing and previewing images in formats unsupported by system galleries by #3090
- Added .CLRS palette format support by #3103
- Added Template Filters manager by #3096
- Added Fractals tool to generate 75 different types of fractals by #3105
- Added 75 built-in gradient palettes
- Added gradient palette presets to Gradient Maker and Texture Generation
- Added ability to undo/redo to Gradient Maker tool
Improvements
- Improved AVIF and HEIC encoding/decoding performance
- Improved original filename and sequence filename patterns
- Improved overall cropping experience by #2942
- Improved and optimized hidden watermark encoding and detection
- Improved hidden watermark detection feedback and result handling
- Improved multilingual text handling in PDF files by #2964
- Improved usability of long-press save menu
- Improved resource download process by #2985
- Improved file encryption with secure key derivation and unique nonces by #2990
- Improved RAW decoding with LibRaw and enhanced TIFF support
- Improved pixel-by-pixel comparison metrics and added score display
- Improved tone curves editor with flexible control points and per-channel histograms by #3018
- Improved row and column count in Image Stitching tool by #3027
- Improved images folder picker speed
- Improved ICO export with multiple embedded sizes: 16, 32, 48, 64, 128, and 256 px
- Improved UI and interactions
Fixes
- Fixed rotation buttons for RTL languages by #2946
- Fixed compare slider lag by #2945
- Fixed GIF encoder transparency
- Fixed progress service issues by #2977
- Fixed “All files access” prompts appearing when the permission cannot be requested by #2982
- Fixed Resize & Convert ignoring the “Always clear EXIF” setting for single images by #2989
- Fixed saving to the original folder and overwriting files
- Fixed an issue where a combination of three settings could lead to file loss by #3002
- Fixed draw tool for text brush by #3010
- Fixed mesh gradient rendering on some devices by #3017
- Fixed split PDF tool by #3037
- Fixed crop with aspect ratio output by #3048
- Fixed swipes on image container by #3051
- Fixed GIF conversion issues
- Fixed AI tools processing cancellation by #3076
- Fixed crash in PDF signature tool by #3086
- Fixed sharing to other apps by #3087
- Fixed nearest scale mode by #3089
- Fixed JXL tools bypass when overwrite files enabled by #3088
- Fixed animated images preview in preview modes by #3097
- Fixed Spanish translation by #3111
- Fixed undo redo for template filters by #3114
- Other minor bug fixes
Full Changelog: 4.1.0...4.2.0