14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft is working on another app that would be bundled with the modern version of PowerToys.
Called Image Resizer, the new tool would technically be a new interpretation of a similar image resizer app that was offered in the original version of PowerToys back in the Windows 95 era.
Just like its name suggests, Image Resizer is technically an application whose purpose is to allow users to quickly resize one or multiple pictures based on a series of pre-defined settings, including the output file dimensions after the process is completed.
Still a work in progress, but coming rather sooner than later
For the time being, however, Image Resizer is still a work in progress, and Microsoft doesn’t have an ETA as to when it is supposed to launch for everyone. However, the modern interpretation of PowerToys is advancing quite nicely, and Microsoft is working on several other refinements, including for the settings screen.
“Settings screen is a place where a user should quickly get access to tweak and adjust their applications. If something isn't clear, we've failed as a group,” Microsoft says.
“PowerToys exist for two reasons. Users want to squeeze more efficiency out of the Windows 10 shell and customize it to their individual workflows. We can be more targeted for scenarios to help do rapid iterations. Think about the countless small utilities that Microsoft engineers have written to make themselves more productive.”
The modern version of PowerToys is specifically aimed at Windows 10, and it runs on all versions of the operating system, including the upcoming spring 2020 release codenamed version 2004.
PowerToys is now open source, and the code is available on GitHub, where contributors can help develop new tools that would eventually end up being used by millions of Windows 10 adopters.