Version 4.53 ( - CURRENT VERSION - )

(Release date: 2019-05-15)
New effect in Image->Effects menu: Insert Speech Bubbles
Examples/Screenshot: speech_bubbles.jpg
New effect in Image menu: Add Shadow, Shape, Rounded corners, Snowflake etc.
New effect in Image menu: Add Hexagon (or tiles), Star, Spikes, Heart etc.
Show mouse zoom magnifier: CTRL+SHIFT + Mouse-move in the image
(mouse wheel zooms within magnifier area, click inside closes it)
New border effect in "Add Frame" dialog: Broken Edge
New effect added: Radial Brighten (Effects browser dialog)
New option in Capture dialog: Draw red circle around cursor
New option in Advanced batch dialog: Set maximal dimensions for resize
Profiles option added to Contact Sheet dialog
Option to read 1 BPP images in RAW dialog
Command line: /filepattern can be combined with /slideshow
TIF/PCX/PSD loading bugs fixed (thanks to Apriorit)
Some PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm