PanoPose v1.4.0

PanoPose v1.4.0

PanoPose v1.4 introduces more precise spherical alignment, a new pivot-based roll workflow, and
streamlined reference-layer controls.

Highlights

• Added quaternion-backed Azimuth Offset, Panorama-Up Tilt, and Panorama-Up Azimuth controls.

• Added Roll Target mode for rotating around a pinned star, planet, or landscape feature.

• Added a permanent center crosshair, projected pivot indicator, and pivot Alt/Az readout.

• Added N, A, and R shortcuts for Navigate, Align Target, and Roll Target.

• Improved Align Target with exact spherical dragging, including diagonal movement.

• Moved alignment controls into the viewer and Planetarium mode to a bottom-right star button.

• Simplified the Layers panel: comparison and opacity controls appear only after loading a reference.

• Reordered comparison modes as Target, Reference, Fade, and Blink.

• Applied the same orientation quaternion consistently to previews, sky removal, PNG export, and
  Stellarium export.

• Added version-2 PanoPose orientation metadata while retaining compatibility with legacy Euler and
  GPano metadata.

• Added support for uppercase image extensions such as .JPG, .PNG, and .TIFF.

• Documented a GoPro MAX workflow for stacking nighttime panoramas and using them to register daytime
  landscapes.

• Added --force-rebuild to the release quickstart script.

Installation

Linux packages are available below:

• Debian/Ubuntu: PanoPose_1.4.0_amd64.deb
• Fedora/RHEL: PanoPose-1.4.0-1.x86_64.rpm
• Portable Linux: PanoPose_1.4.0_amd64.AppImage

The .deb and .rpm packages also install the panopose-cli utility.

PanoPose v1.2

PanoPose v1.2

PanoPose v1.2 improves export polish, metadata handling, and Linux release packaging.

New

• Added an optional branded Nadir Cap overlay to cover tripod/nadir artifacts.
• Nadir Cap radius is adjustable with a live preview.
• Nadir Cap is included in Export Pano As and Export Stellarium ZIP.
• Linux .deb and .rpm packages now include both panopose and panopose-cli.

Improved Metadata Handling

• Save As now preserves the unmapped source image and writes metadata only.
• Save As supports JPG, PNG, and TIFF metadata paths.
• PanoPose metadata now stores Nadir Cap enabled/radius settings.
• Latitude/longitude import is more reliable across EXIF/XMP variants.
• Imported latitude/longitude are rounded to 5 decimal places.
• Latitude/longitude inputs accept either decimal points or decimal commas.
• Images without geolocation now leave site fields blank instead of defaulting to Madrid.
• Missing latitude/longitude disables site-dependent astronomy controls and clears markers.
• Elevation is optional; astronomy and Stellarium export use 0 m when elevation is blank.
• Save As removes EXIF GPS tags when latitude or longitude is blank, and can write GPS latitude/longitude without GPS altitude.

Fixes

• Fixed Align Target vertical dragging so it feels like dragging the image.
• Fixed Tauri frontend build hooks for both local builds and GitHub release builds.
• Changed the bundle identifier from dev.panopose.app to dev.panopose.desktop.
• Fixed exported Nadir Cap orientation so its label is readable upright when looking South.
• Fixed release CI sidecar staging for panopose-cli.

PanoPose v1.0.0

PanoPose v1.0.0 is the first stable Linux desktop release.

Downloads

• Debian/Ubuntu: download PanoPose_1.0.0_amd64.deb
• Fedora/RHEL/openSUSE: download PanoPose-1.0.0-1.x86_64.rpm
• Portable Linux: download PanoPose_1.0.0_amd64.AppImage

Highlights

• Load, view, align, compare, and export full-sphere equirectangular panoramas.
• Save PanoPose and GPano orientation metadata with exiftool.
• Display Sun, Moon, planet, and bright-star markers for a selected site and time.
• Preview and export optional automatic sky removal as transparency.
• Export Stellarium landscape packages.