July 22nd, 2026

Faster stacking, more keyboard shortcuts, feature in Retouch, and more!

Version 2026.07.22

Faster stacking
Blend stage is up to 2.5x faster now, most noticeable on large stacks.

Full keyboard-shortcut control
Now you can customize pretty much any keyboard shortcut used in the app, and set your scroll direction, in Preferences. If requested, I can also make mouse gestures configurable. Also in Retouch, SHIFT-scroll will navigate the source image frames.

Feather in Retouch
The Retouch and mask brushes split Hardness into separate Feather and Strength controls.

Open a specific set of images
File β†’ Open Files now lets you load a hand-picked subset of images. (File β†’ Open Folder still lets you load an entire folder)

Auto folder refresh
Folders now refresh automatically when folders/files change on disk (e.g. through Finder or File Explorer).

More prominent Autostack and Advanced Mode callouts
Autostack now has a button in the Library. New users will see a callout drawing attention to Advanced mode in the Editor.