🎉 HiPixel 0.4.2 Release Notes

✨ New Features

1. Added menu bar button for quick access to the app
2. Support hiding Dock icon for a cleaner interface
3. Added silent launch option to prevent auto-opening main window on startup
4. Menu bar button now includes quick access to Settings and Check for Updates
5. All menu items and buttons now use SF Symbols icons for a more consistent a...

🎉 HiPixel v0.4.1 Release Notes

✨ New Features

URL Scheme Configuration Options

You can now pass image processing parameters via URL Scheme, including scale factor, save format, compression level, etc., making it convenient for scripts and automation tools.

Shortcuts Integration

Added AppIntents support, allowing you to create custom shortcuts in the Shortcuts app to pr...

🔥 Highlights

• One‑click Double Processing for higher effective upscaling (two stages with clear “(1/2)” → “(2/2)” indicators)
• Custom Model Support: load models from your own local folder
• Optional TTA (Test‑Time Augmentation) for quality boost (off by default)
• EXIF Preservation: keep original camera/rotation metadata

🎈 Improvements

• Clearer progress feedback i...

🎉 New Features

• None

🎈 Performance Improvements

• Replace timer polling with FSWatcher for event-driven multi-directory monitoring
• Eliminate 1-second timer, dramatically reduce CPU usage

🐛 Bug Fixes

• None

✨ Other Updates

• Add FSWatcher dependency to project configuration
• Update README.md to acknowledge FSWatcher open-source project

Release 0.3.1

🎉 New Features

• On-demand download of dependency tools (e.g. Upscayl binary) and AI models
• Slimmed–down installer

🎈 Performance Improvements

• Compatibility tweaks for macOS 26: dynamic corner radii, color accents, popover behavior
• Refined spacing, shadows and interactive feedback on buttons, lists and dialogs

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