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StraboMicro2 v2.0.53

Bug Fixes

• Adding an associated micrograph no longer freezes or crashes on the "Micrograph Location & Scale" step. Once both scale values were entered (Pixel Conversion Factor, Provide Width/Height of Image, or Trace Scale Bar and Drag), the dialog could keep redrawing itself until the app stopped with an error.
• TIFF images from some microscope software (for example stitched or merged exports) can be added again. They were refused with "Warning treated as error due to failOn setting / Invalid TIFF directory; tags are not sorted in ascending order", although the image itself was fine. Damaged or cut-off image files are still refused.
• PPL/XPL siblings: micrographs and spots attached to the XPL image of a linked pair are now shown. The XPL is hidden in the project tree, so anything placed on it could not be found: its associated micrographs were missing from the tree and drawn only in XPL view, and its spots were never drawn. Now:
  • The project tree lists them under the pair, below the PPL's own associated micrographs, as "On "; Show All / Hide All Associated Micrographs and Edit All Associated Micrographs Opacity include them, and searching the tree finds them
  • Both the PPL view and the XPL view show the associated micrographs and spots of both images (before, XPL view also left out the PPL's associated micrographs)
  • Exported images, PDF reports and the thumbnails in the project tree include them
  • Nothing in the project is changed: they stay attached to the XPL, and new spots are still added to the PPL

StraboMicro2 v2.0.52

Bug Fixes

• PPL/XPL siblings: linking an XPL image as the sibling of its PPL image (Link Sibling PPL/XPL Image) now places the XPL exactly where the PPL is. Before, an XPL that had already been placed on its PPL could lose its location when linked, which hid it in the project tree and made Upload to Strabo Server refuse the project with "missing required location". Projects with pairs affected by this are repaired automatically when they are opened
• PPL/XPL siblings: pairing an image placed with affine registration (Link Sibling PPL/XPL Image or Add Corresponding XPL/PPL Image) now copies its affine placement to the sibling
• Project tree: a micrograph that still needs its scale, location or instrument information now shows the warning symbol even before its thumbnail has been made

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. The installer is signed; if SmartScreen still shows a warning while the new signature builds reputation, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.51

Bug Fixes

• Windows: updating from version 2.0.49 or older no longer fails on computers with Smart App Control turned on. The older versions were not code-signed, so Windows blocked their uninstaller during the update and showed "Error launching installer"; the installer now installs over the old version instead

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. The installer is signed; if SmartScreen still shows a warning while the new signature builds reputation, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.50

Improvements

• The Windows installer is now code-signed (publisher: Jason Ash), so Windows 11 Smart App Control no longer blocks it
• Micrograph images in PDF reports are limited to 2000 pixels on the long side, which keeps reports of large images to a manageable size (spots and labels keep their proportions)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash ("out of memory") after viewing many micrographs in one session: images of micrographs you had already left were never released
• Trace Scale Bar no longer runs away or freezes Edit Micrograph Location after you enter a length, and it now warns you instead of silently stopping at a limit when the length gives an unusual scale
• Exporting an .smz to a folder that cannot be written now says Export Failed instead of showing "Exporting..." forever
• Project files are saved safely: a crash in the middle of saving can no longer leave a damaged project.json (the same applies to images replaced from StraboTools)
• You stay logged in when the network or server has a temporary problem; the app reports a connection problem instead of asking you to log in again
• Version History no longer marks unchanged items as modified
• PDF reports no longer add an extra blank page when a page is nearly full
• Associated files: a different file with the same name is no longer mixed up with an existing one, and a file still used elsewhere is no longer deleted
• A damaged saved session no longer opens to "No micrograph loaded"

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. The installer is signed; if SmartScreen still shows a warning while the new signature builds reputation, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.49

New Features

• Copy location and scale from any sibling placement (point, rectangle, or 3-point) as a Location Method
• Show app.log and main.log together in Help > View Log File
• Send both app.log and main.log with error reports, fall back to account email

Bug Fixes

• Reject mineral percentages outside 0 to 100 on entry
• Batch import and Complete Instrument Info accept an Other instrument type without an image type

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. If you see a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.48

What's Fixed

• Linux: fixed the app sometimes staying stuck on the splash screen at startup (Wayland sessions).
• Affine registration: fixed the image panels sometimes opening at the wrong size.

Maintenance

This release also completes a behind-the-scenes modernization of the app's interface and file-handling libraries. Nothing should look or behave differently. If something does, please use Help > Send Error Report.

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. If you see a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.47

Maintenance Release

This update contains no new features. It brings the app's build tooling and dependencies up to date, applies security fixes to bundled libraries, and makes the release and auto-update pipeline more reliable.

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. If you see a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.46

Important

• macOS 13 (Ventura) or newer is now required. Macs on older macOS versions will stay on v2.0.44 and will be told why when checking for updates.

Improvements

• Updated the app's underlying platform (Electron 44) for security and compatibility, including fixes for image-library vulnerabilities
• File dialogs remember the last folder you used for images, files, and projects
• The macOS installer window displays correctly on macOS 26 (Tahoe)
• Grain detection reports a clear error if its analysis worker fails to start

Known Issues

• Linux: opening a project by double-clicking an .smz file does not work in this version. Start StraboMicro first, then use File > Open Local Project (.smz).

Note

• A few interface preferences (dismissed startup message, two panel expand/collapse states) reset once after this update.

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. If you see a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb

StraboMicro2 v2.0.44

Bug Fixes

• Pass image Buffers to node-canvas so non-ASCII Windows paths decode

Downloads

Installation

macOS: Download the DMG, open it, and drag StraboMicro2 to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download and run the installer. If you see a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Linux (AppImage): Download the AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x), and run with: ./StraboMicro2-*.AppImage --no-sandbox

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Install the .deb package: sudo dpkg -i strabomicro2_*.deb