Honeycam - Version history

v3.24 Nov 9, 2020

• A new feature that can prevent color loss when saving as GIF(the related help here)

• Check update once a day (Not every launch)
• You can replace transparent area with the specified color when saving as MP4
• Setup file size has got 30% smaller for users of 64 bit Windows
• Bug fixes for regarding updates

v3.23 Oct 19, 2020

• Fixed a bug that inserting images/videos into the frame list didn't work properly
• Fixed a bug that the toolbar for recording didn't respond properly when it's maximized
• Added a new feature to run as an administrator

v3.21 Oct 16, 2020

• You can easily record top of the screen
• Became easier to move the window when the window size is small

• Bug fixes for showing incorrectly user watermarks and Honeycam logo when resizing in Save Tab
• Bug fixes for asking Update while recording or doing other jobs
• Bug fixes for allowing drag & drop when it has to be not allowed
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
• You can easily fit the window size to the target to record.

v3.20 Oct 8, 2020

• Color picker is available when drawing(Toggle Hotkey: G)


• Bug fixes for images/MP4 file drag & drop
• Bug fixes for [Add images to the last]
• Bug fixes and stability improvements

v3.19 Sep 29, 2020

• Improved WebP saving speed up to 70%
• When saving as WebP, file size is smaller than the previous version by up to 10%
• You can open multiple images or MP4 by drag and drop from File Explorer
• You can insert multiple images or MP4 into the frame list by drag and drop from File Explorer

• Improved user convenience for [File Manager Tab]
• WebP library is updated into 1.1.0
• [Open output folder] Hotkey changed from F2 to F3, and [Rename this file] from F3 to F2
• Bug fixes and stability improvements

v3.18 Sep 15, 2020

• New feature: Video summary(You can make a summary GIF/WebP from a short video)




• bug fixes for saving APNG
• PNG export speed bug fixed
• Honeycam.org Logo will be inserted when exporting(Free edition)
• Bug fixes and stability improvements

v3.17 Sep 10, 2020

• Able to read/write APNG

• Added a new feature to delete similar frames

• [Save Dialog] Bug fixes for image quality problem going bad abruptly when quality is changed from 80 to 79 on some images.
• [Cut Frame] dialog is resizable now
• [Recording] You can save recording window position by Ctrl+Shift+1,2,3,4 (Press Ctrl+1,2,3,4 when using saved positions)
• [Photoframe] Rugged boundary bugs when making circular/round corners have been fixed
• [WebP Save] NO comment option has been added.
• PNG library is updated into 1.6.37
• Bug fixes and stability improvements

v3.16 Aug 26, 2020

• Speed improvements when the program starts
• Bug fixes for [Preview File Size] in Save dialog
• Speed improvements for displaying images on zoom 1.5x
• Add option for [Don't ask when saving GIF with 50+ FPS]
• Bug fixes and stability improvements

v3.13 Aug 19, 2020

• Added [Cut frames dialog] (easier to edit frames)



• Bug fixes for not showing images on save dialog
• EULA(End User License Agreement) has been updated
• Bug fixes and stability improvements

v3.12 Aug 11, 2020

• Bug fixes for crashing when turning into effects tab or save dialog
• Speeds up showing images at zoom 0.75x and 1.5x(but still a bit slower at 1.5x than at 2x)
• Ghost lines removed when cropping images at zoom 1.5x, 2x

v3.11 Aug 7, 2020

• Bug fixes for crashing when reloading UI skins
• Bug fixes for image cropping
• Bug fixes for drawing a rectangle border when applying photo frame effects
• Bug fixes for wrong mouse cursor when cropping and applying box blur

v3.10 Aug 6, 2020

• Added Zoom 75%, 150%
• Able to zoom in/out on Save dialog(Ctrl + mouse wheel)

• Added Option for [Don't Ask when closing recodings without saving]
• Became easier to control filter options
• Added the feature for showing position and size of texts/stickers/images

• Bug fixes for previewing in the Save dialog
• Bug fixes for controlling frames per sec in the Save dialog when saving selected frames
• Bug fixes for not saving color curve settings

v3.08 Jul 30, 2020

• Can reduce the output file size as much as you want by reducing image size and frames per sec

• Frame delay can be shortened under 0.02 sec
• Bug fixes for editing texts
• Can change the size of watermark images
• Bug fixes for chromakey filter
• Fade In effects in transition have been added.

v3.07 Jul 7, 2020

• Drop Frames: Can drop every nth frame
• Drop Frames: Can drop every even/odd/nth frame on selected frames
• The decision algorithm for deciding Webp lossy or lossless has improved
• When making new images with a transparent background, the new images are easily distinguishable now.
• New photo frame effect: able to use a user-selected image as a background


• Can change background color when cropping
• Bug fixes for critical crashes

v3.05 Jun 18, 2020

• Improved convenience for cropping(add an option for limiting image area, selecting crop area size and specifying directly)


• Zoom in/out using the mouse wheel with Ctrl key pressed
• Bug fix for stickers and images sometimes on the wrong position when inserting and applying them.
• Zoom function available when inserting texts/stickers
• Can insert speech bubbles without text
• Can change alpha value of shadow
• Speed improvements of Insert tab
• New animation effects(Coming in/out from/to left, right, top, bottom)
• Added a new function to create a new images/video with an empty background
• Other bugs fixes

v3.04 Jun 5, 2020

• Bug fixes on appearing a black thin boundary when inserting texts, stickers, images
• Bug fixes on appearing a black thin boundary when applying some photo frame effects (heart, CD, etc)

v3.03 Jun 2, 2020

• Bug fixes on responding slower than v2.12 when moving main window & switching main tabs
• Bug fixes on inserting texts

v3.02 May 27, 2020

• Bug fix on photo frame effects of round corners
• Convenience improvements for editing texts

v3.01 May 27, 2020

• Bug fixes on not working properly when importing images

v3.0 May 25, 2020 See more

• Whole new features for editing(text/sticker/chat bubble/image insertion and editing)
• Text/sticker/chat bubble/image animation
• Photo frame effects
• Recording mouse cursor highlight and click effect
• Zoom in/out when cropping and image editing(50%, 200%)
• Show progress and be able to cancel in the middle while cropping, filtering and applying effects
• New filter effects( Bloom filter, Color curve filter, Chromakey filter)
• Provide help on YouTube
• Stability improvements and bug fixes

v2.12 Oct 2, 2019

• New feature importing TIFF files
• Improved program reliability
• Fixed bug in watermark output
• Fixed bug in font settings
• Fixed bug in changing window size
• Fixed bug in recording full screen
• Fixed bug in loading some Animated PNG files
• Updated multi-language files

v2.11 Nov 28, 2018

• Stability improvements and bug fixes related to Drawing feature

v2.10 Nov 23, 2018

• Stability improvements and bug fixes related to Drawing feature

v2.09 Nov 15, 2018

• New: Insert text and draw
• Stability improvements and bug fixes

v2.08 Oct 31, 2018

• Improved: File preview speed in the Management tab
• Improved: File preview speed in the Save dialog box
• Stability improvements and bug fixes

v2.07 Sep 30, 2018

• Fixed: Did not convert color of WebM format correctly
• Stability improvements

v2.06 Sep 17, 2018

• New: Use disk swap when memory is low
• New: Show current file size while saving GIF
• Improved: Reduce WebP size by using the inter-frame redundant removal
• Improved: Program stability
• Overall memory overuse optimization
• Several minor bugs fixed

v2.05 Aug 17, 2018

• New: Feature to reduce the size of GIF files by removing similar pixels between each frame
• New: You can drag an image larger than the editing window
• New: You can change the background color in the crop window
• Improved: UI processing speed
• Fixed: Crashes when lack of memory occurred
• Several minor bugs fixed

v2.04 May 5, 2018

• New: Overlapped Transition
• New: "Remember current settings" checkbox on filter UI
• New: Scrollbar on filter UI
• New: Animation Looping setting on WebP settings dialog box
• New: Danish support
• New: Crosshair on cropping UI
• Fixed: Changing the alpha value of Image watermark is not worked correctly if a 32bpp image is not used
• Several minor bugs fixed

v2.03 Oct 24, 2017

• Improved: Added image rotation / flip
• Improved: Added full-screen recording
• Improved: Improved file naming rules
• Improved: Added an option to save GIF comment or not
• Fixed: Crashes when recording due to lack of memory
• Several minor bugs fixed

v2.02 Jun 23, 2017

• Many language files are updated
• Minor bugs fixed

v2.01 March 23, 2017

• Minor bugs fixed

v2.0 March 20, 2017

• Improved GIF saving speed
• Added support for the MP4 format
• Added support for VP9 codec of WebM
• Preview the image quality and file size
• Additional file Manage tab
• Additional Magnifier
• Improved WebP format
• No longer supports Windows XP
• Minor bugs are fixed

v1.04 10/10/2016

• Some GIF files played slowly if they were set to over 50 FPS in Honeycam.
• Minor bugs are fixed

v1.03 12/29/2015

• Honeycam is now able to resize the recording window using Ctrl + Mouse Wheel.
• Improved the DPI-Aware compatibility when using multiple monitors.
• Added the Arabic and Czech language files. Many thanks to محمد عبد العزيز and باندی سافت.
• Bug fixed - Honeycam had a minor bug with the Animation WebP format.

v1.02 07/06/2015

• Added the Slovak language file by PEPEK, PEŠISOFT SK.
• Bug fixed - the final frames of the animated images' quality was poor when saving as WebP.
• Minor bugs are fixed

v1.01 05/11/2015

• Added the Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Chinese Simplified, Dutch, Farsi, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian and Turkish language files.
  - Many thanks to Armin Ajkunić, URIEL, YanJun Sun, Matko Barišić, Henny, باندی سافت, lechti64, Zuzu_Typ, Zityi, Styb, Perez71, João Nunes, Matrix, Jadran Rudec and yasalprogram.
• Minor bugs are fixed

v1.0 Beta 43 04/09/2015

• Added a feature to display a screen in progress while saving a file
• Added a feature to change the file name rules in the Advanced options
• Added an option to remember the location of Record window / Edit window
• Added a feature to upload a saved GIF file to a free image upload service (Imgur/Gfycat)
• Improved security by using SSL when checking a version and updating
• Changed to allow the set-up of negative numbers for text watermark margins
• Minor bugs are fixed

v1.0 Beta 41 03/30/2015

• Added a playback slider on the Edit window
• Added a playback feature on the Cutting window
• Added a "tilting" option to the text input feature
• Added and changed several editing shortcuts to R/T/C/E
• Added a feature to remember the current location and to restore it
• Added a feature to "open a saved file with a Web browser / Honeyview" after saving a file
• Added a feature to copy and paste to the clipboard when an image is right-clicked in the Edit window
• Restored a feature to "remember current location" that was removed
• Changed the default FPS from 10 to 15
• Fixed a bug wherein frame time was not restored when the restore feature is used after using a feature to reduce the number of frames
• Fixed a problem that causes screen cracks to appear while saving a file as GIF if there are very slight changes in motion
• Fixed an occasional problem wherein a file is not visible in a Windows browser after being created
• Fixed a bug that combines the same images into one image when importing images

v1.0 Beta 40 03/20/2015

• Added the undo fea
• Added a feature to blur out an area
• Added the Advanced Settings tab in Settings
• Added a feature to move/copy to the front/back after selecting a frame
• Added a feature that allows direct quality settings from the file saving dialog
• Changed the name from Out of Focus to Iris Blur
• Improved to record with greater accuracy for time
• Fixed a bug wherein some Korean fonts were not visible when selecting fonts
• Fixed a bug that saved a broken image file when an image with an alpha channel is loaded
• Fixed a bug wherein the Edit window playback and Save window playback were slightly slower

v1.0 Beta 39 03/12/2015

• Added a feature to move a recording window when the mouse is moved while the Ctrl+Alt keys are pressed
• Added a feature to make an image translucent while dragging a cross from an effect window
• Added a feature to save frames by right clicking on the mouse from a frame list
• Unified methods for the quality settings of image formats
• Changed the method for creating watermarks
• Removed the feature that supports BPG format
• Improved the internal authentication method

v1.0 Beta 36 02/16/2015

• Added a user-customized FPS feature
• Added the "screen transition effect" feature
• Added a preview feature when adjusting the size
• Added the out focus / clear / miniature filters
• Added a feature to move to a vignette filter area
• Added a feature to adjust the brightness and contrast
• Added various filters, such as "soft focusing," to an imaging effect
• Improved a feature to preview from the Edit window during watermark set-up
• Improved the internal canvas processing method
• Improved the soft-focus filter
• Added a feature to cut (crop)
• Fixed a license authentication problem that occurred from several PCs
• Fixed a bug wherein the black screen is being displayed when the flash effect is used

v1.0 Beta 30 01/22/2015

• Added a feature to move to the first frame if the down arrow key is pressed from the last frame on a list and a set-up option was also added
• Added a feature to set up the memory size to be used for editing and a feature to display memory usage on the Edit tab
• Added a feature to the pop-up frame time set-up dialog when it is double-clicked from a frame list
• Added a feature to save the current data and a restoring feature
• Added a pop-up menu on the Edit tab
• Added a feature to save as BPG
• Added a shortcut for pause
• Added a feature to pause while recording
• Added a feature to combine a number of animation files
• Added a feature to set up the maximum recording time
• Slightly improved the quality when saving as WebP format
• Greatly improved the speed greatly because of multi-core support when saving as WebP format
• Improved design (continued)
• Assigned a Ctrl+R shortcut to "Adjusting size"

v1.0 Beta 25 12/31/2014

• Added a feature to set up the WebM quality
• Added a notification message for license purchase
• Added a feature that supports the bmp format from the Load Images feature
• Improved the process to delete a created file if it was canceled while saving
• Improved to display a memory insufficient message if the memory is not enough
• Improved the file saving window
• Improved the file saving screen
• Improved the screen for loading an image file
• Provided a feature to change the file name from the file saving screen
• Changed the Always on Top settings to be applied only for the Record tab
• Fixed a bug that saved a file as lossless when it is saved as WebP from Beta 23

v1.0 Beta 17 11/20/2014

• Added a feature that displays a check box on a button when logos or text are inserted
• Added a dithering option for less problems while capturing dark images
• Added a feature to reduce the number of frames
• Added a feature to load still images
• Changed the GIF default dithering speed

v1.0 Beta 15 10/23/2014

• Added a feature to save as WebM format
• Added a feature to load an animated WebP image that was saved
• Added a feature to open an animation file from the command line parameter
• Added a feature that displays the video information
• Added a feature to hide an area on the right side
• Added a feature to set up the GIF/WEBP quality
• Added a Space key as shortcuts for Play/Stop
• Added a feature to save as lossless WebP
• Improved the yo-yo feature
• Improved the method for displaying the number of frames on Edit window
• Changed to display an image in the middle of a canvas window
• Reduced the size of the top area of the Capture window

v1.0 Beta 13 09/26/2014

• Added "Reverse, 10% faster/slower" features on the Edit tab
• Added a feature that changes the size of captured images
• Added the size indicator message feature after saving
• Added the feature to switch tabs with Ctrl+Tab keys
• Added the feature for inserting text on an image
• Added the feature to remember the last tab used
• Added the feature to open a previous GIF file
• Added a feature to set up the time per frame
• Added a feature to insert a logo on an image
• Added the feature to view two times faster
• Added the yo-yo effect feature
• Improved the capture window UI
• Improved the Edit window UI
• Improved to reduce a GIF’s file size without quality deterioration while images are partially updated
• Greatly reduced the GIF file size without quality deterioration by improving the file-saving method
• Combined the Record window UI with the main window
• Rearranged the buttons on the Record window
• Changed the recording time limit to 30 seconds
• Changed ms to sec as the time unit
• Changed the license policy
• Renewed the interface

v1.0 Beta 4 07/30/2014

• Add a simple editing feature
• Added the canceling feature while saving a file
• Added the feature that reduces the size of a GIF file as current data is not saved if the frames are the same as the previous frames
• Improved the GIF saving speed by parallelizing the threads
• Improved the timer to make it more accurate
• Included a 64-bit binary in a package
• Support for WebP format recording

v1.0 Beta 1 07/26/2014

• Initial release