OIV Version 0.2 planned release

[TheNicker]

After several years of inactivity, OpenImageViewer is coming back to life with the help of friends.
Version 0.2 will mark a major milestone, signaling the project's migration to Linux.

A significant effort is being prioritized to rework the infrastructure, making the project more sustainable and easier to extend.

The latest snapshot build is available here.
The final release is currently targeted for late 2026.

Highlights

• Truly cross-platform: Windows and Linux
• Asynchronous image loading and processing
• Vulkan support
• Fully fledged, in-house, highly optimized CPU-based DDS codec (custom port of Microsoft DirectXTex)
• Huge image file support with zero pan/zoom slowdown penalty (full support for 256K × 256K images)
• Updated codecs
• In-house, high-performance windowing and GUI system
• Integrated, low-maintenance, auto-generated control panel (settings menu)
• Total Commander and Double Commander lister plugins
• Many UI/UX improvements and bug fixes