XnView Software

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.

XnView Classic Mini v2.51.2 > Tools > Options > Read/Write > Read TAB > PNG > CHECK: Compose image with alpha (32bits)

kouza wrote: Tue Nov 25, 2025 4:32 pm Hi, I dont have PNG in Format read only jpeg/camera raw/hdri/openexr/pcd/pdf/raw but no PNG.

this setting is only available in XnView Classic, but you are using XnView MP

... For .jpg files, this works:
Edit > Background Color > Choose white as the color that is visible after only a part of a picture is deleted.

But for .png files, selection of background color has no effect. Gray remains the color for the part of the picture that gets deleted for .png files.

Can we set ...

... do you have?

Do you have enter your username or mail in the dialog?


Looks like 10.04.0

Seems ok, and same crash if you select only jpeg or png?


Yes - pretty sure I included my email.

Sorry but i don't find any crash dump with your email


Well I just looked at a Thank You reply from ...

Philbeaux wrote: Tue Nov 25, 2025 3:15 pm

xnview wrote: Tue Nov 25, 2025 2:52 pm which version of ghostscript do you have?

Do you have enter your username or mail in the dialog?

Looks like 10.04.0

Seems ok, and same crash if you select only jpeg or png?

Yes - pretty sure I included my email.

Sorry but i don't find any crash dump with your email

Clicking on just about anything. JPG, PNG, PDF. Just this morning I was CTRL-Clicking multiple images to delete when it crashed.
which version of ghostscript do you have?

And yes, I have sent in the crash dialog - when it has appeared. It doesn't always appear. Lately it's just doing the "Not ...

... You click thumbnail of jpeg files?
XnView MP 1.9.5?
Do you have sent the crash dump via crash dialog?


Clicking on just about anything. JPG, PNG, PDF. Just this morning I was CTRL-Clicking multiple images to delete when it crashed. And yes, I have sent in the crash dialog - when it has ...

... whereby saves are performed without updating the timestamp which happen to have the size unaltered (such as change one colour to another in a PNG with no modifieddate change on save), it would then ideally need to "poke" the timestamp by a tick on the filesystem concerned in order to achieve a ...