4.13.1

• Support for KTX2/Basis texture mipmaps. If any of the "MipMap*" values is selected for "Min filter", the compressed KTX2/Basis textures will include the full set of generated mipmap levels.

4.13.0

• KTX2 container added to Basis Universal output file type.
• UASTC textures (.ktx2/.basis) are always compressed with ZSTD.
• ETC1/ETC2/KTX output support removed (in favor of KTX2).
• CLI mode to compress images into KTX2/Basis textures (--basis-pack).
• The launcher scripts no longer change the directory. That way CLI file relative path arguments work as expected.
• Dockerfile added. Thanks to @Rubonnek. See #145
• Previously muted notifications can be unmuted from the settings menu ("General" tab).

4.12.0

• Headless batch processing mode support. Read more https://github.com/crashinvaders/gdx-texture-packer-gui#command-line
• Option to select multiple atlases for processing. New action - packMultipleAtlases. See #67
• Atlases use new libGDX atlas output format by default ("Legacy format" is unchecked).
• Add "show in file manager" contextual options.
• Basis Universal updated to 1.16.4 and is natively supported on Linux arm32/arm64 (Raspberry Pi) and macOS arm64 (M1/M2 chips).
• Fixed file conflict errors when attempting to install from RPM package. See #140
• Fixed a crash on a project save when the output dir is set to any ascendant parent dir of the project-containing folder. See #126
• Fixed grid layout adds redundant top padding.
• Fixed hotkeys don't work if any text field is focused.

4.11.0

• Use OS native file dialogs (instead of cross-platform unified VisUI FileChooser).
• Brand-new settings dialog uniting several specific feature configuration dialogs. Also includes more friendly tools to deal with custom hotkeys.
• Explicit packing warning notifications. See #131
• Simplified Chinese localization. Thanks to @ZhReimu. See #127
• Fixed pack clone dialog OK button crashes the app. See #130
• Fixed "Legacy format" and "Pretty print" pack settings are not getting saved. Thanks to @Frosty-J. See #132
• Fixed changing the app language to Chinese (either simplified of traditional has no effect. Thanks to @Frosty-J. See #133)
• Fixed anim8-gdx png compression always uses "Scatter" dithering algorithm and ignores the user selected one.

4.10.2

• Fixed cannot change current atlas by clicking on pack list items. See #122
• Fixed ninepatch images (.9.png extension) are being ignored and packed as plain regions.
• Fixed pixel interpolation type is ignored for scale factors less than one.
• Possible fix for the "No default view controller found" rare crash during application startup. See #92

4.10.1

• Fixed file path editing in FileChooser may result in a crash. See #98
• Support for macOS arm64 (M1 chip). See #110
• Option to append input file extensions to region names. See #108
• Window validates and fixes its dimensions on startup. See #113
• Fixed rare crash when the downloaded extension cache index is malformed. See #100
• Minor UI improvements and some essential call to action animations for newcomers.
• Smaller OS-specific distribution size (due to natives strip).

4.10.0

• Support for Basis Universal super-compressed atlas textures. See https://github.com/BinomialLLC/basis_universal
• Support for the new (libGDX 1.9.13) texture atlas format. Which outputs much smaller data files.
• The app now forbids writing output atlas files to any directory matching the input files/dirs to avoid accidental source image files overwrite.
• Old PNG8 compression is replaced with anim8-gdx implementation. See https://github.com/tommyettinger/anim8-gdx
• General project save/load errors now gracefully handled and a crash log is available.
• Fixed the main application window sometimes doesn't appear on startup on macOS devices.
• Fixed KTX(ETC1/ETC2) compression fails with NPE.
• Fixed crash when a project fails to load on startup.
• Fixed the input file absolute path sometimes is displayed wrong when the project is saved to a deeper directory hierarchy than the source images.
• Fixed the app freezes during the packing process on macOS.

4.9.0

• JRE 8+ is required to run the app.
• Migrated to LWJGL3 desktop backend. Expect lots of compatibility fixes.
• Simplified drag-n-drop. No visible overlay during the file drag action anymore.
• Pngquant (Imagequant) added as a PNG compression option.
• Show atlas region size on preview hover.
• Highlight a related atlas region on input file list mouse hover.
• "startOnFirstThread" JVM argument is no longer required on macOS.
• Linux DEB & RPM distribution packages.
• Fixed high DPI scaling issue.
• Fixed file based 9-patch pad values get displayed wrong (in case they are not defined explicitly in the input image).
• Fixed startup crash when an installed module's local files deleted on the file system.

4.8.1

• Fixed texture regions get written with wrong padding.
• Fixed texture unpacker extracts regions with wrong sizes occasionally.

4.8.0

• Atlases can be saved as indexed-mode PNG8 image (compression type). Optionally dithering colors that don't match exactly.
• Asynchronous (non-blocking) page preview loading.
• Multiple of four page size option added.
• Menu bar items (File, Pack, Tools, Help) have got appropriate key shortcuts (ALT+F/P/T/H).
• Fixed new version notification occasionally leads to a crash.
• Fixed programmatic 9-patch pad values are omitted if they are all zero.
• Fixed 9-patch editor crashes when all patch/content points at the same corner.
• Fixed 9-patch editor writes file based images ("*.9.png" extension) with black stroke visual artifacts.
• Fixed global settings section values get reset upon UI reload (e.g. language change).
• Fixed global keyboard shortcuts no longer works when there is a modal dialog shown.
• Fixed exclude files do not work when are under input dir with "recursive" option enabled.

4.7.3

• Fixed launching of nine patch editor leads to crash.
• Fixed packing of multiple atlases occasionally fails.
• Fixed some UI elements don't respond to a mouse button click.
• GitHub error reporting workflow improved with better API integration.

4.7.2

• Fixed wrong page size when padding is not zero (regression bug).
• Spinner widgets replace with seek bars (where suitable).
• UI texture/font filtering changed to linear/linear.

4.7.1

• Fixed wrong page size when padding is not zero.

4.7.0

• Save prompt before project closing if any changes are detected.
• Scaling resampling option per scale factor entry.
• If output directory doesn't exist, it will be created automatically during packing.
• Interface scaling option (check Tools -> Interface scaling).
• Support for user defined hotkeys (check Tools -> Customize hotkeys).
• Visual indication for newly added pack files.
• Memory consumption optimized run configuration. The app will never exceed 1GB of RAM and free up memory faster.
• Application crashes get captured and reported directly to GitHub issues.
• Fixed crash when input text contains square brackets.
• Fixed memory leak with the new TTF fonts.
• Fixed shortcut keys do not function when an input field is focused.
• Fixed crash when a pack file no longer exists during packing or properties dialog.

4.6.0

• Application eats much less system CPU resources when idle.
• 9-patch editor improvements (preview pane, value number fields).
• Support for CJK characters (downloadable extension module).
• Traditional Chinese localization, thanks to @Tokenyet.
• Log output into external files (easy to grab and send with a report).
• Fixed KTX ETC2 compression fails to write page files to a directory with spaces.

4.5.0

• Page image file type configuration. ETC(KTX) file format support.
• Nine patch editor. Nine patches can be created from a plain images on the fly.
• Recursive and flatten paths flags for an input directory.
• "Grid layout" algorithm now sorts regions and packs them in a name/index order.
• Fixed "Use aliases" flag is missing in a save file.
• Fixed old pack data file does not get replaced with a new one properly, when custom extension is being used.
• Fixed crash when project contains input dir that is a parent of the project save file itself.

4.4.0

• Each pack now consists of list of input/ignore files (no more single source dir).
• File drag'n'drop support (image files and project file).
• Fixed occasional output image file locking after Pngtastic compression.
• .tpproj file extension association for Windows (if program installed through installer).

4.3.2

• German localization added, thanks to TeraFog.
• Fixed occasional crash upon language change.
• Fixed "Flatten paths" checkbox (it works now!).
• Fixed no window on application startup in some cases.
• macOS distribution configuration.

4.3.1

• Input/output paths that are equal to project file dir, now correctly save and load.
• Minor layout and localization text fixes.

4.3.0

• "bleed", "limitMemory" and "flattenPaths" flags were added to pack settings.
• Full set of tooltips for all pack setting properties.
• Russian localization added.
• Common UI improvements and some new inspection data is shown for packing and atlas preview.

4.2.0

• Support of TinyPNG/TinyJPG compression service, see https://tinypng.com
• Export with multiple scale factors.
• Atlas preview background color can be changed.
• Double-click on pack list triggers packing procedure.
• Fixed: relative file paths now correctly saved in UNIX format.

4.1.0

• Parallel processing for atlas packing.
• Compression option for png atlases, see https://github.com/depsypher/pngtastic
• Texture unpacker added under tools section.
• "square" and "grid" pack setting added.
• Option to choose position for newly created and copied packs.

4.0.0

• App rewritten from the scratch.
• New reworked UI based on VisUI and LML.
• All reported bugs (for 3.2.0) were fixed, see https://github.com/aurelienRibonBackup/libgdx-texturepacker-gui/issues
• New atlas preview widget, now with basic inspection capabilities.

3.2.0

• Last @AurelienRibon release (2012).