ZFileConverter 2.3.2

ZFileConverter 2.3.2

Settings workflow, updater integrity, and security update release.

What's new

Settings workflow

• A normal application launch now continues from the Explorer tutorial into Settings instead of exiting after onboarding.
• Save persists and applies changes without closing the Settings window.
• Settings view models are window-scoped, so closing unsaved changes and reopening cannot reuse stale state.
• The Explorer context menu reloads preset references when the settings file changes, while preserving the last known-good menu during a save.

Reliability and security

• Downloaded updater installers are verified against their published adjacent SHA-256 files before execution, and the successful-download lifecycle was repaired so the installer remains available at shutdown.
• Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU updated to 14.15.0, resolving the advisory set affecting 14.14.0 in the MNG, 8BIM, and MVG decoders.
• Removed the unused animated-GIF dependency left behind by the retired onboarding animation.
• Replaced stale repository and upstream wiki links with maintained ZFileConverter documentation.

Maintenance

• Added an authoritative project guide (AGENTS.md), a reusable Hermes audit brief, and a local preset reference (docs/preset-reference.md).

Installer

• ZFileConverter-setup.msi — x64 MSI built by GitHub Actions on commit b22b345.
• SHA-256: 632c65585eebc61c40b25e7e328294097e027fa1aed9fcfaaa5beac80c650eef

ZFileConverter 2.3.1

Installer and Explorer branding hotfix

ZFileConverter 2.3.1 corrects the two Windows-native branding issues found after the 2.3.0 release.

Fixed

• Fixed the corrupted rainbow-noise icon in the Windows Explorer context menu.
• Rebuilt all small ICO frames as DIB/BMP-backed Windows icon data so the shell extension's System.Drawing.Icon decoder renders them correctly.
• Replaced the legacy File Converter installer sidebar and banner with the new ZFileConverter midnight, cobalt, and coral identity.
• Kept application, shell-extension, installer, and repository assets reproducible through the shared brand generator.

Verified on Windows

• Installed the 2.3.1 MSI as an in-place upgrade from 2.3.0 with restart suppression.
• Restarted Explorer and visually confirmed the actual ZFileConverter context-menu icon and submenu.
• Visually inspected the real MSI Welcome and License pages.
• Confirmed the installed application and shell extension report version 2.3.1.0.
• Built the exact published installer through the repository's Windows Release workflow.

Install

Download ZFileConverter-setup.msi below and run it. Existing settings and presets are preserved during the upgrade.

The installer is not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may ask for confirmation.

Integrity

SHA-256  0b843f5fc39f63a7def96cd62d0b688e47f7765f2c922bcd0bd3c0e76651ae87  ZFileConverter-setup.msi

Full history: CHANGELOG.md

ZFileConverter 2.3.0

Right-click. Convert. Done.

ZFileConverter 2.3 is a complete product-level refresh of the Explorer-native Windows converter. It pairs a new native interface and identity with safer defaults, stronger document conversion, and a more dependable release path.

A completely rebuilt Windows experience

• Purpose-built dark theme enabled by default
• Full light theme with instant, persisted switching
• Redesigned queue, preset editor, application settings, onboarding, diagnostics, upgrade, and About surfaces
• Theme-aware native title bars, context menus, controls, focus states, validation, and compact layouts
• New multi-resolution ZFileConverter icon across the app, Explorer extension, and installer
• Clear three-step File Explorer onboarding

Better defaults without taking control away

• First-run presets reduced from 81 to 16 focused everyday conversions
• Existing and customized preset libraries are preserved during upgrades
• Advanced preset creation, editing, folders, importing, and exporting remain available
• AVIF is now available in the preset editor

Documents and automation

• PDF to DOCX through Microsoft Word or LibreOffice when available
• Hardened Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to PDF conversion with validated LibreOffice fallbacks
• Output validation before a conversion is marked successful
• Deterministic headless, exit-on-completion, and fail-on-error CLI behavior
• Improved FFmpeg progress handling, diagnostics, and shell-extension failure behavior

Download

Download ZFileConverter-setup.msi below. This is the 64-bit Windows installer and requires .NET Framework 4.8 or later.

Community builds may prompt Windows SmartScreen until a trusted signing certificate is available.

Integrity

SHA-256  e290a59e9cc253569ecfcaf4a3ef6a22f2d227fb0f1ff04ee4904db83176599b  ZFileConverter-setup.msi

Full history: CHANGELOG.md