PinGen v0.1 Release Notes

PinGen is a WPF desktop application for generating Pinterest-style pin images on different layouts depending on the total amount of images given.

This is the first release and the program has a long way to go. Eventually I want to have a preview box showing what output will look like before Render, as well as many different custom features like scaling images size manually and optional footers.

✨ Features

• Multi-image pin generation — Support for 4-8 image layouts with automatic template selection
• Auto-fit text rendering — Title, subtitle, captions, and footer automatically scale to fit designated areas
• Outlined text styling — Clean black fill with white stroke for readability on any background
• Smart image processing — Automatic white-edge removal
• Numbered overlays — 3D-style numbered badges on each image slot
• Template system — Extensible template architecture with hardcoded and JSON provider options

🏗️ Architecture

• Clean separation across 6 projects: Core, App, Rendering, Templates, IO, ImageProcessing
• Interface-driven design for testability (IPinRenderer, ITemplateProvider, IImageProcessor)
• MVVM pattern with INotifyPropertyChanged and command binding

📋 Requirements

• .NET 10
• Windows (WPF)

🚀 Getting Started

1. Launch the application
2. Add 4-8 images using the "Add Images" button
3. Enter title, subtitle, captions, and optional footer
4. Click "Render" to generate your pin
5. Output saved to Output/ folder