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title: V1.9.6
description: Zipic v1.9.6 — more reliable metadata handling when converting to WebP, AVIF, JXL, and HEIC, with fixes for privacy metadata removal, JXL decoding, license re-activation, CLI metadata flags, and Pro feature prompts.
pubDate: 2026-05-18T02:00:00.000Z
platforms: ["macOS"]
author: okooo5km
canonical: https://zipic.app/releasenotes/20260518/
source: https://zipic.app
---
# Zipic V1.9.6

> Zipic v1.9.6 — more reliable metadata handling when converting to WebP, AVIF, JXL, and HEIC, with fixes for privacy metadata removal, JXL decoding, license re-activation, CLI metadata flags, and Pro feature prompts.

## 🐛 Bug Fixes

- **Metadata preservation**: converting to WebP, AVIF, JXL, and HEIC now follows the "Preserve Image Metadata" setting more reliably for EXIF, XMP, GPS, and related image metadata.
- **Privacy metadata**: when metadata preservation is turned off, AVIF, JXL, HEIC, and WebP outputs now correctly remove privacy metadata while keeping essential color information where possible.
- **JXL conversion**: fixed an issue where some JXL files with metadata could fail to decode or open correctly.
- **License unlinking**: after unlinking a Pro activation, the License page now keeps the previously entered email and license key for easier reactivation.
- **CLI metadata options**: metadata preservation and removal flags in the command-line tool now apply correctly to the current compression task.
- **Pro feature prompts**: free users now see the correct Pro feature prompt when trying to remove image metadata, instead of silent or inconsistent behavior.