XnView Software

xnview wrote: Tue Dec 16, 2025 9:39 am with you .ini and a png i can't reproduce, please send a PNG sample

I've tried with any PNG image and the result is the same.

Cases 1 & 2 occur intermittently and I cannot reproduce them.

Case 3 PNG image only occurs in v1.9.8; it did not occur in previous versions.

with you .ini and a png i can't reproduce, please send a PNG sample

I can reproduce, caused by antialiasing zoom-in filters (all except bilinear)
however, no issues with same filters during zoom-out

XnView: MP 1.9.8 - 64 bit
OS: Windows 10 - 64bit

When a paletted 4-bit PNG is zoomed in, it turns into a series of stripes. Apparently, one column stretches across the entire width of the image.
gradient_dither.png
screenshot.png

ImageMagick command to create such images:
magick.exe input.png ...

It definitely occurs for the three file types I create from ComfyUI: .png, .mp4 and .mov.

I found this workaround:
If I use the Refresh function (F5) before assigning the rating, the rating is remembered.

please send us sample files


A video is attached for reference.
1) Select a PNG image and press Ctrl+C, then Ctrl+V to copy the image; the thumbnail doesn't display.

2) Press F5 to update and it should display correctly.

3) Select the copied PNG image and press Ctrl+U to convert it to JPG; the ...

... quickly filtering to find the folder I need, there are more problems when the folder contains a large number of files (over a thousand).

3) When a PNG image is converted to a JPG using Ctrl+U, the thumbnail cannot be displayed correctly. You must press F5 to update and it will be displayed ...

... either should
- auto-import object into Catalog and add it to Album OR
- just block this operation completely (show cursor w/ ⊘ prohibited symbol)
c.png

The same when you select catalog item

:bugconfirmed: Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem .

Issue B
its not ...

created files are in PNG?

... The green arrow is in the middle pane. Perhaps it was always there, but it seems to be new to me.
https://bogongbreeze.com/images4upload/greenarrow.png

Yeah, that's the "up folder icon". You think it doesn't do anything, but you're probably only single-clicking on it. If you double-click, it will ...

... The green arrow is in the middle pane. Perhaps it was always there, but it seems to be new to me.
https://bogongbreeze.com/images4upload/greenarrow.png

The filter menu opened, with "All" selected, so that seems okay too.
https://bogongbreeze.com/images4upload/filtermenu.png

I've just looked at ...

Got the same issue here on Bazzite, unable to save any image running XNView MP 1.9.8

https://i.postimg.cc/1fD2fwZD/Screenshot-20251208-114043.png
https://i.postimg.cc/sMdzL33W/Screenshot-20251208-113749.png

When running the appimage direct there are no issues at all. Running XNView on Linux Mint ...

... extension

Thank you, it turns out that the problem affects not only JXL. But in the case of JXL, the problem is a little more serious. If you rename a GIF to PNG, XnViewMP will display it like any normal GIF. But in the case of JXL, the program refuses to display it at all or simply ignores it.

... Browser - smart album
saved filename is not shown

to reproduce
1. open Browser
2. press Ctrl+Alt+F
3. type something in Filename field, eg '*.png'
4. save as Smart album
5. (optional) click on saved Smart album to verify that saved Filename value is taken into account
6. Edit saved Smart album ...

Minor thing - if you open a PDF you get a popup to install ghostscript - the link to the wiki on it doesn't work.

I attached a PNG screenshot but it doesn't seem to attach on submission.