Another support release for the very successful v1.7.x series.
What’s new
- Fixed regression after updating the org domain for config path.
Note
I have changed the app’s organisation name from photoflare.io to PhotoFlare so the whole product suite is grouped together in your registry/settings. This is intentional – if your preferences seem to have disappeared after updating, they haven’t been lost, they’re just no longer being read from the old location.
What’s Next – PhotoFlare Studio
Adding layers, non-destructive editing, and a professional brush engine to the v1 codebase isn’t feasible – the architecture doesn’t support it without a full rewrite. Rather than quietly abandon these features, I’m building them properly.
PhotoFlare Studio is a new commercial image editor built on the same Qt 6 / C++ foundation, designed to sit between GIMP and Affinity Photo: designed for users who find GIMP’s workflow overwhelming but don’t need everything Affinity Photo offers.
- Layers and blend modes.
- libmypaint brush engine.
- Non-destructive editing.
- RAW file support (planned).
- Local AI tools – no cloud, no subscription.
- One-time purchase, application keeps working forever.
PhotoFlare Lens is a companion RAW image viewer – fast, non-destructive, and built for photographers who want a lightweight way to browse, develop, and export RAW files without a full editor.
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PhotoFlare (free, GPL) is not going away. Studio is built alongside it, not instead of it.
Thanks to everyone who contributed translations, bug reports, and pull requests over the past two and a ha