v0.35.0 - 10th June 2026

• Breaking: Drop support for Node.js 18, now requires Node.js >= 20.9.0.

• Breaking: Remove install script from package.json file. Compiling from source is now opt-in via the build script.

• Breaking: Lossy AVIF output is now tuned using SSIMULACRA2-based iq quality metrics.

• Breaking: Add limitInputChannels with a default value of 5.

• Breaking: Remove deprecated failOnError constructor property.

• Breaking: Remove deprecated paletteBitDepth from metadata response.

• Breaking: Remove deprecated properties from sharpen operation.

• Breaking: Rename format.jp2k as format.jp2 for API consistency.

• Upgrade to libvips v8.18.3 for upstream bug fixes.

• Remove experimental status from WebAssembly binaries.

• Add prebuilt binaries for FreeBSD (WebAssembly).

• Deprecate Windows 32-bit (win32-ia32) prebuilt binaries.

• Ensure TIFF output bitdepth option is limited to 1, 2 or 4.

• Add AVIF/HEIF tune option for control over quality metrics. #4227

• Add keepGainMap and withGainMap to process HDR JPEG images with embedded gain maps. #4314

• Add toUint8Array for output image as a TypedArray backed by a transferable ArrayBuffer. #4355

• Require prebuilt binaries using static paths to aid code bundling. #4380

• TypeScript: Ensure FormatEnum keys match reality. #4475

• Add margin option to trim operation. #4480 @eddienubes

• Ensure HEIF primary item is used as default page/frame. #4487

• Add image Media Type (MIME Type) to metadata response. #4492

• Add withDensity to set output density in EXIF metadata. #4496

• Improve pkg-config path discovery. #4504

• Add WebP exact option for control over transparent pixel colour values.

• Add support for ECMAScript Modules (ESM). #4509 @florian-lefebvre