Updates | Peggy

v1.6.0

More Export Formats: Expanded options to include AVIF and PSD.
Adobe Illustrator Support: You can now process AI files (provided they were saved with PDF compatibility).
Lanczos Resampling: Implemented the Lanczos algorithm for greater image quality and sharpness when resizing.
Background Conversion Queue: You can now continue adding images to the app while a conversion is already running without interrupting or overriding the current process.
Advanced Conversion Refresh: Added Modifier Buttons (for 'Delete Originals' and 'Recursive Folders') and a Reset Button (to quickly revert to default conversion values) directly into the window. Introduced Keyboard Shortcuts for faster format selection.
Improved Output Selection: You can now drag and drop a folder directly into the 'Advanced Conversion' or 'Settings' window to set your output destination.
'Open With' Integration: Peggy now appears in the macOS 'Open With' context menu for all compatible file types.
Resize 'Long Edge' Option: Added a new resizing mode to target the longest dimension of an image while maintaining aspect ratio.
Metadata Control: Added a new toggle in the 'Advanced Conversion' window to enable or disable metadata stripping.

Refined Interface: General UI design improvements for a cleaner look and feel.
Persistent Undo: The 'Undo' option now survives app closures, allowing you to revert changes even after restarting the app.
Timestamp Preservation: Fixed a bug to ensure original metadata timestamps are copied over to the new file instead of being reset to the current time.
WEBP Orientation: Resolved an issue where WEBP files would lose rotation/orientation data during conversion.
Descriptive Notifications: Reworded app notifications to provide clearer, more helpful feedback.
Enhanced Logging: Improved internal logging to assist with troubleshooting and performance monitoring.

WEBP Support: Added support for WEBP image converting.
Video to Still Frames: Added the ability to convert videos (MP4, MOV, AVI, etc.) into still frames.
GIF Frame Extraction: Converting an animated or multi-frame GIF now produces individual frames.
Quality Control: The Quality Slider now supports fine-grained control (1-100) instead of 10% increments.
App Icon Interactions: Added a progress indicator to the app icon during batch conversions. You can also now right-click the app icon to access 'Undo' and 'Cancel Processing' buttons.

The 'Introduction' window now opens automatically on the app's first launch to improve the onboarding experience.
Changed the default modifier key for 'Force Delete Originals' to the Shift key.
Resolved an issue causing the 'Delete Originals' setting and 'Force Delete Originals' modifier to be ignored in the 'Advanced Conversion' window.
Fixed a bug where 'Recursive Folder Drop' was incorrectly enabled by default in the 'Advanced Conversion' window.
Prevented multiple instances of the Settings Window from being opened simultaneously.
Internal architectural refactoring for better performance and stability.

Clean Install Required: Due to a bundle identifier update, please delete the previous version of Peggy before installing this release.
Requires Mac OS X 14.0 (Sonoma) or newer.

Integrated Sparkle framework. You can now receive and install future updates seamlessly from within the app.

Resolved an issue where the output folder path failed to visually update after selection in the Advanced Conversion dialogue.
Fixed a bug where multiple image selections were incorrectly treated as individual disjoint events.
Modified file handling in the Advanced Dialogue. Existing JPEGs in the source folder/selection are no longer automatically skipped.
Fresh look! Updated the application name and app icon.

Added multi-page PDF support.
Added advanced conversion dialogue window and companion modifier key.
Added ability to convert to alternative image formats (BMP, GIF, HEIC, PNG & TIFF).
Added ability to compress image(s) up to specified file size.
Added ability to resize image(s) to specified percent or pixels.
Added option to maintain aspect ratio when resizing.
Added file size estimation when exporting a single image.
Improved audio feedback.
Improved summary notifications.