Identity Changelog

What's new in Identity 0.6.0

Sep 23, 2023
  • Zoomed-in images and videos are now pixelated rather than blurry.
  • Fixed memory usage not decreasing upon closing images and videos.
  • Improved UI responsiveness with many open files.
  • Improved performance on AV1 videos.
  • Added support for WebP images.
  • Fixed display of semitransparent images and videos.
  • Fixed display of 16-bit color images.
  • Removed panning from the touchpad pinch zoom gesture.
  • Fixed infinite loading spinner when opening certain files instead of error.
  • Updated to the GNOME 45 platform.
  • Updated translations.

New in Identity 0.5.0 (Mar 24, 2023)

  • Added row and column tiled display modes for side-by-side comparison.
  • Changed mouse scroll and hotkey zoom to have consistent speed regardless of the current zoom level.
  • Changed mouse scroll to zoom by default instead of panning, and to pan when Ctrl is held.
  • Added panning by holding down the left mouse button and dragging when zoomed-in.
  • Changed the playback position to update smoothly.
  • You can now drag-and-drop a file out of Identity when it is not zoomed-in.
  • Added Ctrl+C to copy the current file to clipboard.
  • Added a context menu to tabs with a few common actions.
  • Optimized video playback performance by enabling OpenGL video processing on compatible setups.
  • Updated to the GNOME 44 platform.
  • Updated translations.

New in Identity 0.4.0 (Oct 22, 2022)

  • This release adds a media properties dialog and updates Identity to the GNOME 43 platform.
  • Added a media properties dialog which will display information about the currently open file.
  • Tab tooltips now show full file paths, which is useful when comparing files with identical names.
  • Updated to the GNOME 43 platform, which brings the ability to drag-and-drop from Files on Flatpak and a refreshed About dialog.
  • Added WebP images to the list of supported file types.
  • Added Occitan translation (thanks Quentin PAGÈS).
  • Added Serbian Cyrillic translation (thanks Јован Здравковић).
  • Added Tamil translation (thanks க.பா.தருண் கிருஷ்ணா).
  • Added Turkish translation (thanks Sabri Ünal).
  • Added Chinese Traditional translation (thanks Kisaragi Hiu).
  • Updated translations.

New in Identity 0.3.0 (Jun 18, 2022)

  • This release adds zoom support:
  • Added the ability to zoom in and out. You can use hotkeys, Ctrl + scroll, pinch zoom on a touchpad or touchscreen, or input the zoom factor manually. Zoom and view position are synchronized between the open files.
  • Added Czech translation (thanks Jaroslav Svoboda).
  • Updated translations.