🛠️ Devlog #2 – Introducing ImgForge Cropper & UX Upgrades!

🛠️ Devlog #2 – Introducing ImgForge Cropper & UX Upgrades!

Hello again, creators and image warriors!

I’m thrilled to share Devlog #2 of ImgForge, your favorite no-nonsense image conversion tool. Since the initial release, I’ve been working hard to evolve the app based on your feedback and my own goals. And now… we’ve got some big upgrades!

✂️ Brand New Feature: Image Cropper Tab!

One of the most requested utilities is here — a dedicated Cropper tab!

✅ Visual cropping: Select areas directly with your mouse ✅ Zoom & pan: Get pixel-precise edits ✅ Undo support: Oops? Ctrl+Z got your back ✅ Rotation: Rotate left/right by 90° ✅ Scrollbars: Auto-appear for large images ✅ Keyboard Shortcuts:

• Ctrl+O: Open image
• Ctrl+S: Save
• Ctrl+Z: Undo
• Ctrl++ / Ctrl+-: Zoom
• Ctrl+← / Ctrl+→: Rotate

No more jumping between tools just to crop!

🎯 Enhanced Converter Experience

The converter tab also got some love:

🔄 Improved format saving logic 🧠 Smarter image mode handling (auto RGB conversion for incompatible modes) 🗃️ Optional output to same folder as input — toggle with ease 📦 More robust threading & error handling for smooth batch processing 📝 Cleaner logs, faster refresh, better feedback

🌙 UI Polish & Theme Toggling

Now with theme toggle support baked right into the interface! Switch between light and dark modes anytime — your eyes will thank you.

🧠 Quality of Life Improvements

• Prevent zooming in/out too far (limits: 0.05x – 8x)
• Smart scrollbar visibility for oversized images
• Performance boost on large conversions
• Cleaner, more intuitive interface layout

🔮 What’s Coming Next?

Here’s what’s bubbling in the forge for upcoming updates:

🖼️ Image preview in converter 📂 Drag-and-drop support 🧠 Persistent user settings (output path, formats, theme, etc.) 📦 Pack mode: zip converted results 🎛️ Quality sliders for JPEG/WEBP 📜 Watermarking (optional!)

🙏 Thanks for All the Support!

To those who downloaded v1.0 and shared thoughts — thank you! Your support helps shape this tool into something truly useful for creators of all kinds.

Give the new version a spin and let me know how it goes. Bugs? Suggestions? Drop them in!

Let’s keep forging 🔥

— Dark Barrier 🛡️