AS Image Viewer v1.4.0

AS Image Viewer is a minimalist image viewer application that uses GDI+ for rendering. It supports multiple image formats and allows easy navigation and management through a simple GUI interface.

Features

• Image rendering with GDI+
• Supported formats: JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, ICO, WEBP, WMF
• Easy navigation: Previous/next image with left/right arrow keys
• Zoom in and out: Using Numpad + and - keys
• Refresh image with F5 key
• Simple and user-friendly interface
• Always on top option
• Quick access via right-click menu
• Drag and drop support
• Command line support for opening images
• File information display
• Window border toggle option
• Language support

Requirements

• Windows x64
• AutoHotkey v2 (for running source code)

Installation

Download AS Image Viewer.exe file and lang folder to your Windows PC and run it. No installation required.

Language Support

The application supports multiple languages through INI files stored in the "lang" folder. Current supported languages:

• English en.ini
• Turkish tr.ini
• Russian ru.ini
• Chinese zh.ini
• French fr.ini
• German de.ini
• Italian it.ini

There may be errors in the translated texts because they are translated with artificial intelligence.

How to add a new language:

1. Copy the en.ini file in the lang folder as the new language file ini file (e.g. pl.ini for Polish)
2. Translate and save all strings in the new INI file.
3. Add language code to LCID Map in LoadLanguage() function:
   Example: "0415", "pl", Polish (Poland) Language Codes

or more simply: Translate the contents of the en.ini file into the desired language and save it.
Lang INI files must be in UTF-16 file format

Language INI File Structure:

[Menu] Menu item texts
[File] File related messages
[Shortcuts] Keyboard and mouse shortcut descriptions
[FileInfo] File information texts
[About] About dialog texts

Source Code

The source code for this program is available in the src folder. To use the program source code, you'll need to have AutoHotkey v2 installed on your system. You can run the script directly using the AutoHotkey interpreter. Alternatively, you can compile the script into an executable file for easier distribution.

This application uses the library file Gdip_All.ahk

Opening Image File

• Command Line: Launch the application with an image file path as a parameter to open it directly.
• Drag and Drop to Exe File: Drag an image file onto the AS Image Viewer exe file to open it immediately.

Opening File While Running

• Menu: Right-click to open the menu and select "Open" to browse for an image file.
• Keyboard Shortcut: Press Ctrl+O to open the file selection dialog.
• Drag and Drop: Drag image files directly onto the application window to open them.

Usage

1. Right-Click Menu: Right-click or press the Down arrow key to access the menu and use options
2. Open Image: Select "Open" from the right-click menu or drag and drop an image onto the window
3. Navigation: Navigate using keyboard shortcuts or menu
4. Zoom In and Out: Use the + and - keys on the Numpad to zoom in and out
5. Use Numpad0 to return to original size, Numpad1 to fit to screen
6. Refresh: Press the F5 key to refresh the image

Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

Down Arrow : Menu
Home: First Image
Browser Back: Previous image
Left Arrow: Previous image
Browser Forward: Next image
Right Arrow: Next image
End: Last Image
Numpad +: Zoom in
Numpad -: Zoom out
Numpad 0: Original size
Numpad 1: Fit to screen
F1: Image file info
F2: File properties
F3: Show file in folder
F5: Refresh
Ctrl+O: Open image file
Esc: Close file info
Alt+F4: Exit App

Mouse:

Right click: Menu
Mouse wheel up: Zoom in
Mouse wheel down: Zoom out
4th mouse button: Previous image
5th mouse button: Next image
Left button double click: Original size
Middle button double click: Fit to screen

History

• v1.0: 30/07/2024 First version
• v1.1: 11/08/2024
  • Code improvements
  • Added new shortcuts for navigation
  • Improved zoom features
• v1.2: 18/08/2024
  • Code improvements
• v1.3: 25/03/2025
  • Code improvements
  • Added command line support for opening images
  • Added drag and drop support
• v1.3.1: 09/04/2025
  • Minor issues fixed
• v1.4.0: 19/04/2025
  • Added language support (English, Turkish, Russian, Chinese, French, German, Italian)

TODO

• Copy image to clipboard
• Rotate image based on EXIF orientation
• Rotate image
• Slideshow
• Zoom to mouse cursor
• Save settings
• Add Menu Icons

License

This project is licensed under the GPL 3.0 License. For more information, see the LICENSE file.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to add features, fix bugs, or improve the code, feel free to open a pull request.

Contact

Author: Mesut Akcan
Email: makcan@gmail.com
Blog: akcansoft.blogspot.com and mesutakcan.blogspot.com
GitHub: akcansoft
YouTube: Mesut Akcan