FuturixImager “S” Beta 4 is now available:
Download now! (2.72 MB)
This version restores support for localization (with about 25% of strings translatable) and toolbar themes. Also first rough preview of plug-in SDK is available (it will be updated often as I’m still working on new localization editor and documentation).
In case if you are wondering what happened with the release of Beta 4 – I decided to merge it with Beta 5 and release both together next Sunday. Basically the issue is that Beta 4 has no features that are interesting to the end-user (it was mostly about plug-in system improvements and new localization) so I decided not to release another boring version. Beta 5 however will have new scanning and printing capabilities – so that will be a good thing to showcase! 
A first release of the new SDK will also be available at the same time as Beta 5 (including much improved localization editor!).
Updated schedule is here – as you can see I replaced weekly releases with fortnightly ones. The change won’t affect you much – the amount of new features and the final release date are the same, but the releases will be done only when new end-user features are introduced 
And finally, thank you again to everyone who donated!
So far the donation total is £141 – which is roughly 24% of the goal. This is a great help towards our hosting costs!
And of course the donation drive still goes on – details here.
FuturixImager “S” Beta 3 is now available:
Download now! (2.82 MB)
The main addition is the support for individual icons for different file formats registered with Imager – right now the installer includes only one icon library (which will work for users of Windows 7 only), however during the weekend I will add several more iconlibs + SDK with explanation on how to create new ones. New icon libraries are very flexible and can also link to system icons (so Imager will be able to reuse existing Windows icons if you like them).
Two more things:
My first release of the new decade is a second beta of sixth generation of FuturixImager
Download now! (2.72 MB)
The main focus of this version is improvement of file format registration* – now supporting “Default Programs” for the recent versions of Windows (7, Vista, 2008) and also with improved registration for XP (now it does not require administrative privileges).
* – individual icons for different formats are not here yet, but they will be added soon.
The best thing about having a personal project is the ability to change deadlines at any time – so yesterday I changed my deadline for Beta 1 to today, and today I made it! 
New features:
Download now (2.87 MB)
Happy New Year!
P.S. Starting from the next year/release FuturixImager will be copyrighted by both me and Futurix Ltd – I finally got around to protecting the name Futurix and have my own company for that purpose
On November 24th 1999 I published online the very first public version of Imager (back then it was called Futuris Imager) – a tiny image viewer I wrote because I hated the way most other viewers looked. Strangely enough it still exists 10 years later – with slightly different name, tons of features that could not be done (or did not exist at all) 10 years ago, rewritten 3 or 4 times… but still part of the same vision.
Here’s to another 10 years of Imager!
And the second decade of Imager will start with version 6 – to be finished by X-mas. Cheers!
The next test version of FuturixImager will be available on Monday afternoon
