ImageAlpha Changelog

What's new in ImageAlpha 1.5.0

Jan 21, 2016
  • Slow Python rendering code replaced with GPU-accelerated layers for super fast and smooth animations
  • Upgraded to pngquant 2.5.0

New in ImageAlpha 1.4.0 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • Colors/Quality label changes to match the selected tool
  • Upgraded to pngquant 2.4.1

New in ImageAlpha 1.3.5 (Sep 3, 2013)

  • Fixed Optimize with ImageOptim checkbox
  • Upgraded to pngquant 2.0.0
  • New lossy PNG algorithm

New in ImageAlpha 1.2.5.1 (Dec 18, 2012)

  • Fixed corruption of transparent pixels in median cut mode
  • Added color profile support in posterizer
  • Upgraded to pngquant 1.8.2
  • Droppped support for Snow Leopard and 32-bit CPUs (sorry, Apple makes backwards compatibility annoyingly difficult)

New in ImageAlpha 1.2.5 (Dec 17, 2012)

  • Fixed corruption of transparent pixels in median cut mode
  • Added color profile support in posterizer
  • Upgraded to pngquant 1.8.2
  • Dropped support for Snow Leopard and 32-bit CPUs (sorry, Apple makes backwards compatibility annoyingly difficult)

New in ImageAlpha 1.2.4 (Nov 19, 2012)

  • Compatibility fix for drag'n'drop in Mountain Lion
  • Upgraded to pngquant 1.8.0
  • Upgraded to pngnq-s9, which is a fork of pngnq with several quality improvements
  • Upgraded to latest posterizer, which fixes unnecessary banding due to wrong gamma correction

New in ImageAlpha 1.2.3 (Mar 8, 2012)

  • Performance improvements in pngquant to 1.7.1
  • Restored compatibility with older CPUs
  • New icon by Gab/FIF7Y

New in ImageAlpha 1.2.2 (Jan 10, 2012)

  • Much better transparency handling in pngquant to 1.7.0
  • Dithering is on by default

New in ImageAlpha 1.0 (Oct 31, 2011)

  • Fixed numerous small bugs happening when images were opened or dropped into the window (thanks to Peter Hosey!)
  • Added button to show original image
  • Made number of colors an editable field
  • Updated pngquant to 1.5.1

New in ImageAlpha 0.9 (Sep 20, 2011)

  • Updated pngquant to 1.5.1a.
  • Added button to show original image
  • Made number of colors an editable field

New in ImageAlpha 0.5 (Feb 7, 2011)

  • Updated pngquant to latest version (1.2)
  • Improved saving (overwrite source file)
  • Added option to work around IE6 PNG transparency bug
  • Integration with ImageOptim
  • Restored compatibility with Leopard