v9.2.2a1 -- test release

experimenting with win32 arg parsing

v9.2.1

Bugfix release, see v9.2.0 for changes and notes.

Linux binary on flathub, windows binaries below.

v9.2.0

Release notes here:

https://www.libvips.org/2026/09/21/nip4-paintbox.html

Changes since 9.1.5:

• add Colour > CICP menu item
• all file dialog filters default to "all"
• add #include to snip
• add the image paintbox
• alt-left / alt-right use case-insensitive utf-8 ordering [dreadbalaur]
• Image > New > Text has an rgba toggle
• add Tasks > Capture > DCRAW load

There's a linux binary on flathub, window binaries are below. macOS and other packaging will have to wait for the release of libvips 8.19, unfortunately.

v9.1.5

Changes since 9.14, most to improve batch mode.

• fix managedstring print in snip
• don't save column open / closed state, loading a closed column can crash
• fix print of list of strings
• remove -p option from snip (it's automatic now)
• fix filename increment
• fix [option] handling in filename expand
• add tests for snip cli

flatpak and macOS should be available, win binaries below.

edit: win binaries updated on 10 June to include gtk 4.23.1 and openslide 4.0.1

v9.1.4

Changes since v9.1.3:

• better file dialog default location for computed images
• allow ".def" files in nip4 GUI CLI args
• move region label down for off-screen regions
• retain nip2 xmlns compat version in save

Windows and macOS binaries are now hosted on a separate repository:

https://github.com/libvips/nip4-releases

v9.1.3

Changes since 9.1.2:

• reorganised UHDR menu
• Enum.picker can take a key as well as a value
• fix "string" == not-a-string where "string" is a managedstring

Flatpak and homebrew updated, win builds below.

v9.1.2

Changes since 9.1.1:

• remove UI update from graph reduce
• allow sym redefinition in different parse units
• ban rename of tabs to in-use names
• improve image stack transitions

Flatpak and homebrew have updated, Windows binaries below.

v9.1.1

Changes since 9.1.0:

• fix region delete [kmartinez]
• fix embedded toggle on ICC import

flatpak and homebrew have updated, Windows binaries below.

v9.1.0

Changes since 9.0.18:

• block -NaN in tslider when range == 0 [MvGulik]
• fix crash in recover when no recover item selected [MvGulik]
• add ctrl-M shortcut to show/hide the toolkit menu
• rewritten vips8 menus
• new test suite
• better ctrl / shift modifier handling
• doubleclick on a graphicview no longer selects that row (use the label)
• fix "meson test"
• maxpair, minpair handle constants correctly
• add prewitt, scharr edge detectors
• better link creation

Use homebrew for macOS, flatpak will update shortly, Windows binaries below.

v9.0.18

Changes since 9.0.17:

• disable libvips DoS limits on file load for libvips 8.19+
• add lazy pretty-print and string print of main
• add "Copy value" to row menu
• ref tilesource during update to prevent occasional read of freed mem
• fix a race when Value caption updates during GUI refresh
• add an object registry for testing pointer validity
• load gainmaps on UHDR images
• class.name is just the class name, even for nested classes
• fix click of non-selected cview
• selecting a row also selects the enclosing column
• fix tab size in wsdefs
• better display of FOURIER images
• improve file dialog start location
• fix a crash with wsdefs replace
• fix save/load for wsdefs
• fix "n defs" header line in wsdefs
• add $CWD to path rewrite set
• try to improve rounding for plot labels
• fix column expand / collapse [MvGulik]
• add image ++ const action

Flatpak and macOS should update very shortly, Windows binaries below.