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v1.7.0

bradtraversy/design-resources-for-developersv1.7.0Jul 7, 2026by shrimbly

AI Summary

This release introduces new media manipulation nodes, GPT Image integration, and a searchable canvas menu. It also includes significant reliability improvements to prevent data loss and isolate application crashes caused by individual node failures.

Key Highlights

  • New media nodes: Image Resize, GIF Encoder, and Remove Background.
  • Integration of GPT Image model via OpenAI API.
  • Searchable canvas menu accessible via double-click or right-click.
  • Enhanced reliability with inline recovery for node failures.

New Features

  • Image Resize node with maximum-size guard.
  • GIF Encoder for creating animated GIFs.
  • Remove Background node running in the browser.
  • GPT Image model support (gpt-image-1 and gpt-image-2).
  • Searchable canvas menu with keyboard navigation.
  • Video-to-video support in Generate nodes.
  • Precomputed thumbnails for faster gallery browsing.
  • Inline recovery option for failed nodes.

Full Release Notes

Node Banana 1.7.0 adds new media nodes, GPT Image and video-to-video support, a searchable canvas menu, and a broad reliability pass.

## New nodes
- Image Resize: resize or scale an image to exact dimensions, with a maximum-size guard.
- GIF Encoder: combine frames or images into an animated GIF.
- Remove Background: one-click background removal that runs in the browser.

## Models
- GPT Image (OpenAI): image generation and editing with gpt-image-1 and gpt-image-2 through the OpenAI Images API. Set an OpenAI API key to use them.
- Replicate model search now returns the full catalogue instead of a subset, so every Replicate model is discoverable.
- Generate nodes accept a video or audio input, so video-to-video models (such as upscalers) and image- or audio-only generation run without a text prompt.

## Canvas
- Double-click or right-click an empty area of the canvas to open a searchable list of every node type, with keyboard navigation.

## Gallery and output
- Output and video galleries use precomputed thumbnails for faster browsing.
- Multiple and looped video outputs are collected into the gallery.
- Removing a gallery item removes the one you clicked, even when duplicates are present.

## Reliability and performance
- A single node throwing no longer takes down the app; failures are contained with an inline recovery option.
- Fixed a data-loss race when editing during an auto-save.
- More reliable resume after a pause edge.
- Stop now cancels in-progress video stitch, trim, and ease-curve encodes immediately.
- Oversized generated media is handled gracefully.
- Bounded caches, more resilient provider polling and downloads, and dependency-aware concurrent execution.

Full changelog: https://github.com/shrimbly/node-banana/compare/v1.6.0...master