This release adds auto-hide cursor support and fixes several compatibility issues.

New Features

1. Added support for automatically hiding the cursor when idle (#1267, #1045)
   • Customizable hide delay
2. Improved auto-scaling mechanism so scaling won’t be interrupted by pop-up windows (#1276)

Fixes

1. Fixed an issue where scaling could sometimes stop unexpectedly (#1252, #1244)
2. Fixed an issue where the source window could appear above the scaled window (#1259, #1232)
   • The “Keep scaled window on top” option has been removed, the scaled window is now always on top
3. Fixed an issue where certain windows were not cropped correctly (#1255, #1251)
4. Fixed a bug where monochrome cursors could cause the scaled window to freeze (#1275, #1273)
5. Fixed toolbar screenshot menu item ID conflict (#1242, #1241)

Other Changes

1. Updated translations (thanks to all localization contributors!)

New Features

1. Windowed mode scaling (#1071, #135)
   • Press Alt+Shift+Q to upscale the foreground window in windowed mode. The scaled window can be dragged and resized like a normal window.
   • A toolbar has been added at the top of the scaled window, providing features like FPS display and screenshot capture
2. Fullscreen scaling now persists when switching foreground windows (#1052)
3. Improved error reporting with user-friendly messages (#1022)
4. Minimum FPS threshold support (#1043, #899)
   • Helps maintain stable GPU clock speeds and prevents stuttering due to sudden framerate spikes
5. GPU change detection support (#1037)
6. Tray icon menu now supports delayed scaling (#1042, #524)
   • You can now open the main window with a single click on the tray icon, double-click is no longer needed
7. "New Profile" dialog: "Name" field now supports filling in window title or process name via right-click menu (#1153, #1157)
8. Shortcut keys now support Tab, Print Screen, and Pause/Break (#1134, #1133)

Effects

1. FP16 support added (#1049)
   • Significantly improves performance for most ML-based effects
   • FP16-enabled effects include Anime4K family, CuNNy family, FSRCNNX family, ACNet, FSR, NIS, and more
   • Enabled only on GPUs with FP16 support
2. New CuNNy2 effect family (#1147)
   • An enhanced version of CuNNy, with retrained models for fewer artifacts and sharper lines
   • CuNNy now replaces ACNet as one of the default scaling modes
   • The original CuNNy has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release
   • Homepage: https://github.com/funnyplanter/CuNNy
3. NIS updated to v1.0.3 (#1049)
4. CRT_Geom no longer supports interlacing simulation (#1165)
   • Interlacing parameter removed
   • The change is due to the reliance of interlacing on a fixed frame rate, which is incompatible with Magpie’s on-demand rendering model

Fixes

1. Fixed missing arguments when using a shortcut as a launcher (#1162, #1158)
2. Fixed incorrect GPU order in certain cases
3. Fixed crash when deleting a scaling mode (#1155, #1154)
4. Fixed crash when opening context menu in text boxes under certain conditions (#1152, #1070)
5. Fixed error dialog of TouchHelper (#1139, #1135)
6. Fixed flickering at window edges during resizing (thanks @apkipa) (#1096)
7. Fixed incorrect position of snap layout popup (thanks @apkipa) (#1034)
8. Fixed missing "Auto scale" setting when copying a profile (#1065, #1064)

Other Changes

1. Added support for building with clang-cl (#1144, #1195)
2. Default modifier key changed from Win to Alt (#1150, #1136)
   • Win+Shift+A is now reserved by Windows Recall
3. Dropped support for importing legacy ScaleModels.json (#1209)
4. Removed the "Minimize to system tray at startup" option. Enabling "Display the app on the system tray" now automatically hides the main window at startup (#1217)
5. Increased GPU process priority (#1146)
   • Improves smoothness under heavy system load
6. Improved long path handling (#960)
   • Magpie itself still doesn’t support being run from a long path
7. Updated documentation (thanks @mhtvsSFrpHdE) (#1113, #1140)
8. Updated translations (thanks to our localization contributors!)

For new features introduced in v0.12, also see v0.12.0-preview1.

New Features

1. Added support for switching between fullscreen and windowed scaling via shortcut or toolbar (#1199)
2. The scaled window no longer stays on top during fullscreen scaling. An option has been added to restore the previous behavior (#1216)
3. Minimizing the source window no longer stops scaling (#1215, #1219)
4. Initial toolbar state can now be configured separately for fullscreen and windowed scaling (#1205)

Fixes

1. Fixed an issue where fullscreen scaling could obscure pop-ups (#1204, #1212)
2. Fixed a bug where automatic scaling could fail under certain conditions (#1207)

Other Changes

1. Added support for building with clang-cl (#1144, #1195)
2. Dropped support for importing legacy ScaleModels.json (#1209)
3. Removed the "Minimize to system tray at startup" option. Enabling "Display the app on the system tray" now automatically hides the main window at startup (#1217)
4. Updated translations (thanks to our localization contributors!)

New Features

1. Windowed mode scaling (#1071, #135)
   • Press Alt+Shift+Q to upscale the foreground window in windowed mode. The scaled window can be dragged and resized like a normal window.
   • A toolbar has been added at the top of the scaled window, providing features like FPS display and screenshot capture
2. Fullscreen scaling now persists when switching foreground windows (#1052)
3. Improved error reporting with user-friendly messages (#1022)
4. Minimum FPS threshold support (#1043, #899)
   • Helps maintain stable GPU clock speeds and prevents stuttering due to sudden framerate spikes
5. GPU change detection support (#1037)
6. Tray icon menu now supports delayed scaling (#1042, #524)
   • You can now open the main window with a single click on the tray icon, double-click is no longer needed
7. "New Profile" dialog: "Name" field now supports filling in window title or process name via right-click menu (#1153, #1157)
8. Shortcut keys now support Tab, Print Screen, and Pause/Break (#1134, #1133)

Effects

1. FP16 support added (#1049)
   • Significantly improves performance for most ML-based effects
   • FP16-enabled effects include Anime4K family, CuNNy family, FSRCNNX family, ACNet, FSR, NIS, and more
   • Enabled only on GPUs with FP16 support
2. New CuNNy2 effect family (#1147)
   • An enhanced version of CuNNy, with retrained models for fewer artifacts and sharper lines
   • CuNNy now replaces ACNet as one of the default scaling modes
   • The original CuNNy has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release
   • Homepage: https://github.com/funnyplanter/CuNNy
3. NIS updated to v1.0.3 (#1049)
4. CRT_Geom no longer supports interlacing simulation (#1165)
   • Interlacing parameter removed
   • The change is due to the reliance of interlacing on a fixed frame rate, which is incompatible with Magpie’s on-demand rendering model

Fixes

1. Fixed missing arguments when using a shortcut as a launcher (#1162, #1158)
2. Fixed incorrect GPU order in certain cases
3. Fixed crash when deleting a scaling mode (#1155, #1154)
4. Fixed crash when opening context menu in text boxes under certain conditions (#1152, #1070)
5. Fixed error dialog of TouchHelper (#1139, #1135)
6. Fixed flickering at window edges during resizing (thanks @apkipa) (#1096)
7. Fixed incorrect position of snap layout popup (thanks @apkipa) (#1034)
8. Fixed missing "Auto scale" setting when copying a profile (#1065, #1064)

Other Changes

1. Default modifier key changed from Win to Alt (#1150, #1136)
   • Win+Shift+A is now reserved by Windows Recall
2. Increased GPU process priority (#1146)
   • Improves smoothness under heavy system load
3. Improved long path handling (#960)
   • Magpie itself still doesn’t support being run from a long path
4. Documentation updates (thanks @mhtvsSFrpHdE) (#1113, #1140)

This is an experimental version with support for ONNX models. If you encounter any issues, please report them in #1121. For usage instructions, refer to onnx-preview1.

To enable TensorRT support, download ext-tensorrt-x64.7z and copy the included dlls into the third_party folder. Note that TensorRT does not support the ARM64 architecture.

Changes compared to onnx-preview1:

1. This version is based on v0.11.2.
2. Updated ONNX Runtime, CUDA, and TensorRT to support RTX 50 series GPUs.
3. Removed the CUDA backend to avoid over 3GB of additional dependencies.
4. Improved the reliability of the DirectML backend.
5. Enhanced the performance of the TensorRT backend.
6. All capture methods are now usable (previously only Graphics Capture worked).
7. Added native ARM64 support.

1. Fixed low frame rate issues with Graphics Capture on Win11 24H2 (#1115, #1076, #1081)
2. Fixed incorrect icon display for certain games (#956)
3. Fixed coordinate calculation bug in NNEDI3 (#962, #961, thanks to @hauuau)
4. Fixed regression that prevented scaling of Diablo II (#987, thanks to @eriforce)
5. Fixed touch input not working when "Run this program as administrator" compatibility option is enabled (#1010, #992)
6. Fixed broken links of CuNNy (#1054, thanks to @xmcp)
7. Updated the FAQ (#966, thanks to @IsaiasYang)
8. Fixed several crash issues
9. Updated translations

1. Fixed an issue where simulating exclusive fullscreen mode would not exit after scaling ended, causing errors in D3D9 games (#928, #937, #938)
2. Fixed abnormal mouse behavior in certain games (#920, #927, #947)
3. Fixed font rendering errors in in-game overlays after DPI changes
4. Addressed a crash issue caused by automatic scaling
5. Updated translations
   • Added Polish (thanks to Krzysztof Marcinek)
   • Thanks to all contributors who have consistently maintained the localizations!

New Features

1. A brand new rendering system, with noticeable improvements in fluidity in most scenarios, especially optimized for heavyweight shaders
   • Implemented frame duplication detection to reduce power consumption when the game screen is static
   • Support for frame rate limiting #657
   • Substantial improvement in cursor fluidity, particularly noticeable at lower frame rates; cursor latency also significantly reduced
   • Vsync option no longer supported, as it has become redundant
2. Touch input support #900 #218
   • Changing this option requires administrator privileges. See About touch support for details
3. Mechanisms for interacting with other programs #895
   • This allows you to listen to Magpie's scaling status or ensure that Magpie continues scaling when your window is in the foreground. See Interact with Magpie programally for details
4. Native ARM64 support #308
5. Optimized detection of the window client area, now automatically cropping the top border #864
6. Enhanced rendering effects for monochrome cursors and masked color cursors under bilinear interpolation #855 #853
7. Refreshed UI style

New Effects

1. A plethora of RAVU and NNEDI3 variants (thanks to @hauuau) #806.
2. The CuNNy family, specialized for visual novel-style images, excelling in text handling compared to Anime4K (thanks to @cunnyplapper) #848
3. Anime4K_Upscale_GAN_x3_L and Anime4K_Upscale_GAN_x2_M

Fixes

1. Fixed an issue where the cursor would sometimes jump when hovering the overlay or other windows #866
2. Fixed incorrect cropping when capturing title bar in Win11 #864
3. Fixed compatibility with TeknoParrot #904 #911

Other Changes

1. Catmull-Rom downscaling is now consistently used, with no further modifications supported
2. Windows with higher integrity levels are now prohibited from being scaled. For example, if Magpie is not launched with administrator privileges, it cannot scale windows with administrator privileges #867
3. Changed the global configuration file path to avoid losing settings when using two versions simultaneously #872

1. Touch input support #900 #218
   • Changing this option requires administrator privileges. See About touch support for details
   • This feature is experimental, so please provide feedback if it doesn't work
2. Mechanisms for interacting with other programs #895
   • This allows you to listen to Magpie's scaling status or ensure that Magpie continues scaling when your window is in the foreground. See Interact with Magpie programally for details
3. Multiple UI optimizations #882 #885 #887
4. Fixed issue with incorrectly cropping certain fullscreen windows #877 #876

This preview version features a brand new rendering system that has been in development for quite some time #643, and is finally ready to be unveiled. We extend our gratitude to the contributors who generously assisted throughout the development process.

New Features

1. A brand new rendering system, with noticeable improvements in fluidity in most scenarios, especially optimized for heavyweight shaders
   • Implemented frame duplication detection to reduce power consumption when the game screen is static
   • Support for frame rate limiting #657
   • Substantial improvement in cursor fluidity, particularly noticeable at lower frame rates; cursor latency also significantly reduced
   • Vsync option no longer supported, as it has become redundant
2. Native ARM64 support #308
3. Optimized detection of the window client area, now automatically cropping the top border #864
4. Enhanced rendering effects for monochrome cursors and masked color cursors under bilinear interpolation #855 #853
5. Refreshed UI style

New Effects

1. A plethora of RAVU and NNEDI3 variants (thanks to @hauuau) #806.
2. The CuNNy family, specialized for visual novel-style images, excelling in text handling compared to Anime4K (thanks to @cunnyplapper) #848
3. Anime4K_Upscale_GAN_x3_L and Anime4K_Upscale_GAN_x2_M

Fixes

1. Fixed an issue where the cursor would sometimes jump when hovering the overlay or other windows #866
2. Fixed incorrect cropping when capturing title bar in Win11 #864

Other Changes

1. Catmull-Rom downscaling is now consistently used, with no further modifications supported
2. Windows with higher integrity levels are now prohibited from being scaled. For example, if Magpie is not launched with administrator privileges, it cannot scale windows with administrator privileges #867
3. Changed the global configuration file path to avoid losing settings when using two versions simultaneously #872