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- New Options menu/feature: Export image tiles (split image)
- New Options menu: Hotfolder (Watch folder and show new images)
- New view modes in Thumbnails window: Tiles, Details and List mode
- New feature: (new) "IrfanView Shell Extension" available on PlugIns website
  (= adds Context menu with some IrfanView operations to Windows Explorer)
  Thanks to Michael Dunn!
- New options in the "Adobe 8BF filters" dialog (Thanks to Frank/jazzman)
- Improved speed in the LCMS (Color Management) PlugIn
- Added support for old formats like: Amiga, Atari, C64, ZX Spectrum etc.
  Thanks to Piotr Fusik! (RECOIL support in Formats PlugIn)
- New Print dialog features: Borderless print, Negative positions, better preview
- New command line option: /makecopy, a flag for /convert
  => if destination file exists, save new file as copy: (1), (2), (3) etc.
- Option to add max. 10 external editors (for advanced users): Properties->Misc
- Option to Drag&Drop current file to other programs: SHIFT + left mouse + drag
- New Print dialog option: Always use default printer at dialog start
- New hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + N = Negative image (all channels)
- Better support for high resolution screens (high DPI)
- Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions:
  Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

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Whats new:>>

The 64-bit version of IrfanView is available: http://www.irfanview.com/64bit.htm
The 64-bit version is faster for very large images (25+ Megapixels)
Option to support IrfanView by installing "Amazon 1Button App" (OPTIONAL !)
Support for animated PNG files (APNG)
EXIF date (taken) sort menu added to main window sort menu
New Sort dialog option: Sort by EXIF date (date taken)
New toolbar item: Zoom box with common values (Properties->Toolbar)
(You can also write a new zoom value and press Enter)
New PDF PlugIn (enable in Properties->PlugIns->PDF)
New in Thumbnails window: Export image tiles for selected files (batch mode)
Load cursors and bitmaps from EXE/DLL files (Thanks to Jason Hood)
Option to set a custom font for TXT loading (Properties->Browsing/Editing)
Option to use left mouse button for fullscreen scrolling (for touch screens)
The 2 GB limit for EXE/SCR-Slideshow files changed (now: 4 GB, Windows EXE limit)
New Fine Rotation method/option added (faster for very large images)
New option for the Red-Eye-Correction effect (dialog): Set gray intensity
Some fixes in the Paint PlugIn
New hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT and '+' or '-' to change GIF/ANI/PNG animation speed
New hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + mouse click: Create selection based on clipboard image
New button in Batch processing dialog: Pause/Resume
New button in Advanced batch dialog: Get current selection for cropping
You can Drag&Drop (or Send To) multiple files to IrfanView shorcut or window
PlugIns "Metadata" and "JPG-Transform" included in the IrfanView installer
New command line option: /file=filename(s)
=> set the input filename(s) (at the end of the command chain)
New command line option: /display=(x,y,w,h,zoom,scrollX,scrollY)
=> set position, size, zoom and scroll position of the window and image
Command line: wildcards support for /extract (see "i_options.txt")
Command line: /panorama, /multitif and /multipdf can use "filelist=txtfile"
(see "i_options.txt" for examples)
Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

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64-bit version: Use 32-bit TWAIN drivers if 64-bit drivers not installed
New dialog/GUI on Windows tablets ("2 in 1", Thanks to Arun Anbu from Intel)
New hotkey: SHIFT + Tab: Start/End Tablet mode dialog
New hotkey: CTRL + Insert: Edit->Copy
New Slideshow hotkey: Q = Pause/Resume a timer slideshow
New option for /info command line: write CSV file: /info=infofile.csv
Added PlugIns-Installer options for: /silent and /folder (Check FAQs page)
"Amazon 1Button App" offer removed
Some fixes (Auto color correction, PNG compression, UNC-Paths in 64-bit)

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New File menu: Save Selection as (Hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + B)
New option in Capture dialog: Show timer countdown
New option in Export Tiles dialog: Extract all pages from multipage files
New option in Fine Rotation dialog: Select "best" old image
New option in Print dialog: No image overflow on page
New HTML-Export dialog option: Copy extra files to destination folder
prepare a "copy_files.txt" file with filenames)
Some PCX/BMP/PPM loading bugs fixed (thanks to Moshe Kaplan)
Improved FITS format loading
New text pattern: $R = image aspect ratio (width/height)
New hotkey: CTRL + Click into selection = clear selection
Some minor fixes (Thumbnails/folder scan)
Some workarounds for Windows-10 bugs/issues (Installer signature, Associations)
Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions

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Metadata PlugIn ported to Unicode (EXIF/IPTC/Comment data in JPG files)
Batch scan dialog: Scan to multipage file works also with PDF output
New Edit menu options: Remove or Insert strip (based on selection)
New Blur filter: Gaussian Blur (thanks to Ivan Kuckir)
New Blur filter: Fast Gaussian Blur (thanks to Mario Klingemann)
New Properties->Fullscreen option: Show blurred image sides
Option to show mouse coordinates (Properties->Viewing)
New options in Histogram dialog: modeless dialog, selections, curves
New effect added: Vertical Shift (Effects browser dialog)
New Thumbnails menu: Show/hide filenames text for thumbnails
New Image->Effects PlugIn: Film Simulation (thanks to Jan Ingwer Baer)
check the PlugIns page for CLUT files download)
New wallpaper option: Fill (Hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + F)
New Rename dialog option: Rename also sidecar files
New Print dialog option: Save settings (without printing)
Command line option "/append" works also with PDF output
A BMP loading bug fixed (thanks to Ren Yi)
The hotkey "D" (clear screen) works also in Fullscreen/Slideshow mode
Loading crashes fixed in JP2 PlugIn (JPG-2000 format)
The Luratech formats (JP2/JPM) are now Freeware (Saving and Batch mode)

Command line: /convert accepts wildcard also for a single filename, like:

i_view32.exe c:testimg.bmp /convert=c:tifs*.tif => save as "testimg.tif"

Command line: /capture=7 can contain the input rectangle, like:

i_view32.exe /capture=7=(0,0,800,600)

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IrfanView and many PlugIns ported to Unicode!
The INI file will be converted to Unicode if you call the "Properties" dialog
IrfanView will NOT run on Win9x anymore
Support for iPhone PNG files (Formats PlugIn, thanks to Jongware)
Move selection with: CTRL or SHIFT + right mouse button (Y or X axis only)
New option in Extract Pages/Frames dialog: Set page/frame range
Some fixes in the Print dialog
New text pattern: $m = show number of megapixels
New Thumbnails sort menu: Sort by Megapixels
Adjust print preview image to color/bw printer settings
Wallpaper save format changed to PNG (Win8 and later)
New zooming method: Mouse wheel alone, if "Browsing->View other files" disabled
New command line option: /hotfolder="folder" => start Hotfolder option with a specific folder
ANI format moved to FORMATS PlugIn
JP2 PlugIn loading bug fixed (Talos Advisory TALOS-2017-0310)
FPX/RLE/DJVU/ANI/SVG PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to Lin Wang)
Tools PlugIn EXE-loading problem fixed (thanks to Cody Sixteen and Lin Wang)

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Improved JPG save option: "Set file size" (no RIOT PlugIn needed)
New options in IrfanView Shell Extension (PlugIns website)
Support for animated WebP files
Some fixes (Zoom box text, EXE/DLL icon loading)
Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions

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Improved Paint PlugIn stability
Support for DPX and CIN formats (DPX PlugIn, thanks to Patrick A. Palmer)
Support for FLIF format (Free Lossless Image Format, PlugIn)
Support for HEIF format (with installed HEVC extensions/codec, see Win10)
New option in Advanced batch dialog: Set minimal dimensions for resize
Option to save settings in Canvas dialog
Insert Text dialog: CTRL + click in image adds the text permanently
Command line: /filepattern option: accepts multiple extensions ("*.jpg;*.png")
Improved support for high DPI displays
Improved JPG2000 format loading

Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions

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    New effect in Image->Effects menu: Insert Speech Bubbles
    Examples/Screenshot: speech_bubbles.jpg
    New effect in Image menu: Add Shadow, Shape, Rounded corners, Snowflake etc.
    New effect in Image menu: Add Hexagon (or tiles), Star, Spikes, Heart etc.
    Show mouse zoom magnifier: CTRL+SHIFT + Mouse-move in the image
    mouse wheel zooms within magnifier area, click inside closes it)
    New border effect in "Add Frame" dialog: Broken Edge
    New effect added: Radial Brighten (Effects browser dialog)
    New option in Capture dialog: Draw red circle around cursor
    New option in Advanced batch dialog: Set maximal dimensions for resize
    Profiles option added to Contact Sheet dialog
    Option to read 1 BPP images in RAW dialog
    Command line: /filepattern can be combined with /slideshow
    TIF/PCX/PSD loading bugs fixed (thanks to Apriorit)

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    Multiple Undo/Redo steps added (max. 20 steps, Properties->Editing)
    Zoom magnifier added to fullscreen mode
    Option to disable Zoom magnifier (Properties->Viewing)
    Profiles option added to Print dialog
    New option in Properties->Fullscreen: Set horizontal and/or vertical centering
    New option in Print dialog: Set horizontal and/or vertical centering
    Option to set selection border thickness (Properties->Editing)
    Option to enable/disable PlugIns (Help->Installed PlugIns)
    Extended sidecar files option: Copy/Move possible (Properties->File Handling)
    New Canvas dialog option/method: Set aspect ratio
    New option in Watch/Hot Folder dialog: Watch subfolders
    New Lossless JPG Dialog option: Add (or Replace) ICC color profile
    New Thumbnails option: Keep focus in folder tree (after folder change/click)
    Option to show Color Corrections dialog in dark mode
    Fix in Metadata PlugIn (crash with bad EXIF tag in CR2 files; KVE-2019-1184)
    BMP loading bug fixed (thanks to Joshua Faust, CVE-2019-16887)
    JP2 PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to Linhlhq)
    ANI PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to Linhlhq, CVE-2019-17252)
    RAS PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to Linhlhq, CVE-2019-17251)
    EXR PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to Linhlhq, CVE-2019-17255)
    DPX PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to Linhlhq, CVE-2019-17256)
    WSQ PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to Linhlhq, CVE-2019-17250)
    JLS PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to Linhlhq, CVE-2019-17253)
    Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions:
    http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

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    Improved option "Try registry changes" (Properties->Extensions)
    Option to use new Windows File-Open dialog (Properties->Misc)
    Option to create only Shortcuts (LNK file) in File-Copy dialog
    New Camera RAW PlugIn (based on LibRAW, thanks to Alex Tutubalin)
    Support for WPG format (PlugIn, WPG version 1; thanks to Flurmy)
    Improved GIF reading
    PCX loading bug fixed (thanks to @DmitriyMelikov, CVE-2020-35133)
    MNG PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to ThanhTP)
    PCX format moved to FORMATS PlugIn
    Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions:
    https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

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    New option in Add-Text dialog: add text above/below image (add canvas)
    New in Add-Text for Batch mode: Scale font based on desktop height
    New Resize dialog option: Set size in MegaPixels
    New option in File-Copy/Move dialog: Create duplicate file (for existing files)
    New option: Keep mouse on Next/Prev-file toolbar buttons (Properties->Viewing)
    New PlugIn: OptiPNG (Optimized PNG saving, thanks to Cosmin Truta)
    PNGOUT PlugIn has been removed (use OptiPNG in PNG save options)
    RIOT PlugIn has been removed (use "Set JPG file size" in JPG save options)
    GIF animation bug fixed (thanks to Filipe Oliveira, Tempest Security Intelligence)
    Several loading bugs in Formats PlugIn fixed (thanks to Moshe Kaplan)
    WPG PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab: CVE-2021-27224 and CVE-2021-27362)
    Updated panda (thumbnails) icon

    Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions:

    https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

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    New JPG saving option: Show preview image (to adjust quality and filesize)
    Support for JXL format (JPEG XL, reading and saving; PlugIn)
       (must be enabled in menu: Help->Installed PlugIns)
    New effect in Image->Effects menu: Tilt-Shift
    Options for SVG loading (Properties->PlugIns)
    New Edit menu: Show selection from "Auto crop borders" (can be used for e.g. Lossless JPG Crop)
    Improved support for EXIF data in HEIC and CR3 files (EXIF dialog)
    New print dialog option: Fill paper - for "Best fit to page"
    Help text added to some options in Lossless-JPG dialog (thanks to forum users)
    New command line option: /contactsheet=(filenames)
       => make Contact Sheet using dialog options (see "i_options.txt")

    Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions:

    https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

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    JPG save preview dialog: Options to zoom/scroll the preview image
    New option in File menu: Compare current image with another image
    Option for Favorite menus (Edit menu); Right mouse click on menu item
    Options menu to "Create new EXIF data" in JPGs without EXIF
    New browsing options for mouse wheel (Properties->Browsing)
    Support for QOI format (Formats PlugIn, reading and saving)
    Improved DDS loading (BC7 compression, thanks to Richard Geldreich)
    TIF loading fixed (Thanks to Aslan Gurtsiev, CVE-2021-46064)
    New hotkey: ALT + SHIFT + B: Show thin or normal border (current session only)

    Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions:

    https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

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    New PDF PlugIn (thanks to Pdfium guys)
    Option to save slideshow as MP4 video (Thanks to Shao Voon Wong)
    New options menu: Append current image to PDF (Options->Multipage images)
    New options menu: Edit multipage PDF (Options->Multipage images)
    New "Adobe 8BF filters" PlugIn (also for 64-bit 8BF, thanks to Sinisa Petric)
    New in Advanced Batch dialog: All effects (Effects Browser dialog) can be used
    New in Properties->Extensions dialog: Load only minimal (browsing) extensions
    The selection rectangle can be resized on corners (with CTRL = proportional)
    Change for "Paste into Selection": you can move/resize the selection rectangle/image;
       click to apply selection image to main image
    New option in "Compare images" dialog: Show difference image
    New effect in Image->Effects menu: Skew/Shear image
    New hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + G: Start Google Maps with GPS of the loaded file
    New command line option: /fs_exit
       => if started in fullscreen mode; ESC closes fullscreen and IrfanView
    Old/obsolete JPG options disabled: "Load as grayscale" and "Save as grayscale"
       (easy to forget; can be re-enabled using new INI flags)
    Removed very old PlugIn: FiltersUnlimited
    Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions:
    https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

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