Changelog

Images Forge keeps getting better

Important features, launch changes, SEO work, and workbench improvements are tracked here so users can see what changed.

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Launched the third PDF tool batch

  • Added PDF Watermark, Extract Pages, and PDF to Word as browser-local PDF tool entries.
  • PDF Watermark supports text and image watermarks, Extract Pages supports custom page selections, and PDF to Word exports basic extracted text as DOCX.
  • Adjusted PDF tool page spacing so the second-level PDF menu no longer covers subtitles.

Added Share this tool panels

  • Added a lightweight sharing panel to image tool detail pages, PDF tool detail pages, and the workbench.
  • Shared links use clean tool URLs only, without demo parameters, version parameters, filenames, or generated results.
  • Added Copy Link plus X, Facebook, Reddit, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and Telegram sharing links.

Added SEO entries for the second PDF tool batch

  • The homepage PDF tools section now includes Split PDF, Compress PDF, and Rotate PDF cards.
  • Added standalone detail pages for Split PDF, Compress PDF, and Rotate PDF, including sitemap and multilingual paths.

Improved Rotate PDF live preview

  • Rotate PDF thumbnails now render the selected pages with the current rotation angle.
  • Changing clockwise, counterclockwise, or 180-degree rotation updates the preview immediately.

Launched the second PDF tool batch

  • Added Split PDF, Compress PDF, and Rotate PDF as browser-local PDF tool pages.
  • Enabled the three new PDF entries in the PDF Tools menu while keeping Image to PDF, PDF to Images, and Merge PDF intact.
  • Split supports selected pages, every-page splitting, and page ranges; Rotate supports all, custom, odd, and even pages.

Added PDF tool detail pages

  • Added SEO detail pages for PDF to Images and Merge PDF, keeping Image to PDF on the same detail-page pattern.
  • The homepage now includes a PDF tools section below the image tools list, with cards linking to each PDF detail page.

Refined PDF to Images settings

  • Page range now uses a complete dropdown with all pages, custom page numbers, first pages, last pages, odd pages, and even pages.
  • Image quality only appears for JPG and WEBP, while JPG shows background color with a transparent-area note.
  • Live preview now shows the PDF file name, total page count, selected page count, estimated image count, and selected page thumbnails.
  • PDF to Images results now include a ZIP download button while keeping per-image downloads.

Added live previews to PDF tools

  • Image to PDF now previews page size, margin, and image fit settings.
  • PDF to Images now previews the first selected page with the current export settings.
  • Merge PDF now previews file order and total page count before merging.

Launched the first PDF tools

  • Added Image to PDF, PDF to Images, and Merge PDF as standalone browser-local tools.
  • PDF Tools now links to the three live tools and keeps future PDF tools as coming-soon placeholders.
  • Added local PDF generation, page-to-image export, PDF merging, ordering, downloads, and clearer errors.

Image splitting can reset to even guides

  • The split image tool now includes a reset-even button.
  • After dragging guide lines or editing ruler values, users can return to equal row and column spacing in one click.

Circle avatar area can be dragged

  • Circle avatar mode now shows a circular selection on the original preview.
  • For rectangular images, users can drag the circle to choose the avatar area before the processed preview refreshes.

Completed homepage tool detail pages

  • Added dedicated detail pages for rotate and flip, blur and redact, rounded avatar, remove metadata, batch rename, and images to PDF.
  • Homepage tool cards now consistently open the matching detail page before sending users to the workbench.

Removed converter advanced options

  • The format converter now keeps only output format and format-specific settings.
  • Resize and filename suffix controls no longer appear in the converter; conversion keeps the original dimensions and only changes the format.

Improved redaction blur strength

  • Reworked blur redaction strength so higher values produce stronger hiding.
  • Blur now samples around the selection and softens a downsampled copy to avoid revealing original details at high strength.

Adjusted rotate and flip defaults

  • The rotate and flip tool now defaults to no rotation, with horizontal and vertical flip turned off.
  • Older saved settings migrate to the neutral state so the uploaded image state is easier to understand.

Simplified crop ratio options

  • Removed the Original ratio option from crop by ratio, keeping fixed ratios and free crop.
  • Older saved Original ratio settings now fall back to 1:1 to avoid an invalid dropdown state.

Improved proportional resize inputs

  • The resize tool now lets proportional fitting use either target width or target height.
  • After choosing one target dimension, the other dimension is disabled and calculated from the original ratio.

Simplified AVIF conversion settings

  • Removed the AVIF compression speed selector to avoid implying browser-native exports can control encoder speed.
  • AVIF now keeps only image quality and transparency controls so the settings are clearer.

Refined image conversion settings

  • The converter now centers settings around the selected output format, with specific controls for JPG, PNG, WEBP, and AVIF.
  • Resize controls moved into collapsed advanced options so the default behavior is format conversion without resizing.
  • PNG no longer shows a quality slider, and transparent fill color appears only for JPG or when transparency is disabled.

Improved multilingual tool navigation

  • The top tool menu now adapts to available width and moves overflow tools into More tools.
  • Fixed overlap between longer German, French, and Spanish tool names, the logo, and the language controls.

Expanded multilingual pages

  • Added Spanish, French, and German versions for the homepage, workbench, SEO tool pages, examples, changelog, privacy page, and thank-you page.
  • Updated the language switcher, sitemap, hreflang alternates, and Cloudflare language routing for the new locales.

Production domain and language routing

  • Made English the default entry and moved Simplified Chinese pages to /zh/.
  • Added Cloudflare Pages geo routing for Mainland China visitors.
  • Updated sitemap, hreflang, legacy /en/ redirects, and release output.

Workbench experience improvements

  • Added brand logo watermarking with corner and custom positioning.
  • Improved drag behavior for crop, redaction, and split guide previews.
  • Polished settings groups, input queue, results, and mobile navigation details.

SEO pages and demos

  • Added tool detail pages, demo examples, privacy notes, and test samples.
  • Improved homepage structure, mobile views, and sitemap coverage.