Current version: v1.5.0

Changelog

Every tool and feature update to Shrinkify — new additions, improvements, and fixes.

v1.5.0

LatestSeptember 2026

Remove PDF Background (E-Ink Reader & Toner Saver Studio), Adaptive Luminance Whitening, Onyx Boox / Kindle Optimization, and Client-Side Canvas Processing.

Added

Remove PDF Background Tool (/remove-pdf-background/) — Erase distracting textured, parchment, yellowed, or muddy background fills from PDF books, textbooks, and RPG rulebooks. Transforms pages into pure #FFFFFF for crystal-clear reading on Onyx Boox, Kindle, Kobo, and Supernote E-Ink devices.
4 Purpose-Built Whitening Presets — E-Ink Reader (200 threshold with monochrome contrast boost), Save Printer Ink (215 threshold preserving diagram colors), Scanned Book (185 threshold eliminating scanner shadows and yellow paper tint), and Custom Luminance Threshold (140-240).
Real-Time Before/After Page 1 Preview — Visual inspector with split-view and side-by-side mode allowing instant threshold adjustments before running the full document.
Dedicated Capability Card & Visual Demonstrator — Interactive side-by-side parchment vs crisp monochrome white showcase, detailed step mocks, and comprehensive E-Ink reading & ink-saving FAQs.

Improved

Ink & Toner Conservation — Strips heavy background ink coverage, cutting home and office laser/inkjet toner consumption by up to 80% on multi-page print runs.
E-Ink Screen Ghosting & Dithering Elimination — Replaces 16-level grayscale dithering noise with clean contrast, speeding up page refresh rates and eliminating eye fatigue.
100% Client-Side Privacy — Canvas luminance thresholding and PDF reconstruction execute completely on-device via WebAssembly, guaranteeing zero file uploads or cloud processing.

Fixed

Removed external backlink from footer.
Updated PDF category hub to cleanly expose all 20+ PDF utilities.

v1.4.0

StableSeptember 2026

PDF Pages to One Sheet (N-Up Handout Studio), Multi-Page Print Tiling, High-Speed Vector Embedding, and Layout Orientation Controls.

Added

PDF Pages to One Sheet (N-Up) Tool (/pdf-pages-to-sheet/) — Convert multi-page PDF documents into compact 2-Up, 4-Up, or 6-Up sheets. Perfect for lecture slides, meeting handouts, and reducing printing costs by up to 75%.
Flexible Layout Grid Selector — Easily switch between 2-Up (1×2 side-by-side on Landscape), 4-Up (2×2 grid on Portrait), and 6-Up (3×2 grid on Portrait) with interactive hover layout tooltips.
Independent Handout Workflow — Built completely decoupled from multi-file merging, tailored specifically for single-document multi-page layout scaling.
Dedicated Capability Card & Step Demos — Added interactive before/after visual demonstration card showing slide consolidation, detailed step mocks, and comprehensive user FAQs.

Improved

Ultra-Fast Client-Side Vector Engine — Optimized pdf-lib embedded page rendering with zero server uploads, preserving 100% crisp typography, line vectors, and aspect ratios.
Instant Print Compatibility — Generates standard ISO A4 print-ready sheets formatted for all modern home and office printers.

Fixed

Fixed JSX fragment closure inside extract-images-from-pdf tool panel.
Replaced url-based grid pattern with CSS gradients to eliminate Turbopack CSS resolution issues.

v1.3.0

September 2026

Image to SVG Vectorizer Studio, Dedicated Native PDF Embedded Image Extractor, High-Precision Vector Tracing, and Decoupled Tool Workspaces.

Added

Image to SVG Vectorizer Studio (/image-to-svg/) — High-precision browser-based raster-to-vector engine converting JPG, PNG, and WebP into crisp, infinite-scale SVG graphics with mathematical Bézier curve smoothing, real-time 600% magnifier lens, and 1-click clipboard SVG code copy.
4 Specialized Vector Tracing Presets — Color Vector (multi-tone illustration layers), Monochrome Logo (crisp geometric vectorization), Signature & Fine Art (adaptive micro-stroke line tracing), and Silhouette (solid cutout vector paths optimized for Cricut, laser cutting, and vinyl engraving).
Native PDF Embedded Image Extractor (/extract-images-from-pdf/) — Deep internal PDF bitstream scanner that unearths original embedded photos, logos, and illustrations directly from XObject data streams at native camera sensor resolution without margins, headers, or rasterization downsampling.
Individual & Batch Asset Export — Preview detected PDF images in an interactive gallery showing pixel dimensions, original formats (PNG/JPG), and source page numbers, with 1-click downloads or unified ZIP archive packaging.

Improved

Convert PDF Pages to Images Workspace — Upgraded PDF to Image tool with a dedicated rasterization studio, visual page thumbnail selector (All, Clear, Odd, Even, custom page ranges), customizable DPI resolutions (72, 150, 300 DPI), custom pixel dimensions, and batch ZIP export.
Split PDF Document Processing — Enhanced split and page-extraction workflows with instant range parsing, zero redundant canvas rendering, and optimized ZIP packaging.

Fixed

Eliminated redundant canvas thumbnail rendering when extracting embedded PDF images, speeding up document analysis by over 400%.
Refined FAQ sections and capability cards on extraction and vectorizer pages for clear, step-by-step guidance.

v1.2.0

September 2026

Brand New PDF Suite (14 Tools), QR Code Studio (5 Tools) & Global Multi-Language Switcher (50+ Languages).

Added

Brand New PDF Suite (14 Tools) — Full in-browser PDF workspace to merge, compress, split, convert to/from images, rotate, sign, redact, add page numbers, flatten forms, and password-protect PDF documents.
Brand New QR Code Studio (5 Tools) — Generate custom branded QR codes with embedded logos, create WiFi connect cards, make vCard digital contacts, batch-generate QR codes, and scan QR codes with camera or image upload.
Global Language Switcher (50+ Languages) — Quick-search language selector modal allowing instant site-wide translation into Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Japanese, Hindi, and 50+ other languages.
Cross-Tool Language Persistence — Your chosen language automatically stays active as you navigate between tools and categories.

Improved

Seamless In-Tool Translation — Interactive tool panels, options, and step guides now update immediately when switching languages.

v1.1.0

August 2026

Audio Suite Launch & Visual Guides — 11 brand new audio tools, interactive before/after photo previews, and official exam form presets.

Added

Brand New Audio Suite (11 Tools) — Full set of in-browser audio editors including Cut MP3, Change Volume, Change Speed, Change Pitch, Fade In/Out, Multi-band Equalizer, Noise Reduction, Merge Audio, Reverse Audio, Advanced Audio Studio, and Universal Audio Converter.
Visual Before & After Previews — Every image tool now features interactive visual guides showing expected output quality, cropping areas, and file size savings before processing.
Government & Exam Presets — Dedicated photo and signature sizing tools formatted for UPSC, SSC, IBPS, SBI, and Railway exam application portals.
Official Passport & Visa Sizing — Built-in biometric cropping presets for India (35×45 mm) and US (2×2 inch) passport and visa requirements.
Signature & Document Cleanup — One-click background whitening for paper signature scans with strict under-10KB and under-20KB size guarantees.

Improved

Strict File Size Verification — Real-time meters to help your images and document scans meet exact 50 KB, 100 KB, or 200 KB upload limits.
Universal iPhone Photo Support — Effortless conversion of Apple HEIC camera photos to standard JPEGs for printing and portal uploads.
Dedicated Category Hubs — Clean separate workspaces for Image and Audio tools for faster navigation.

v1.0.0

August 2026

Official Launch — Fast, private image processing suite running directly in your browser.

Added

Complete Image Processing Suite — Over 20 specialized image tools for compression, format conversion, DPI adjustments, and background removal.
100% Private & Local — All file processing happens entirely on your own device; nothing is ever uploaded to a server.
No File Limits — Process files of any size without waiting for uploads or dealing with rate limits.
Offline App Support — Install Shrinkify to your desktop or mobile home screen as a standalone offline web app.

Improved

Instant batch processing with exact target file size controls.
Clean modern interface with Dark, Light, Graphite, and Sand themes.