What changed in Aseprite in 2017

Previous fix works only for Spanish-like layouts

Previous fix works only for Spanish-like layouts

Fixed possibility to assign same key to several tools

Ctrl+' now switches the Grid visibility; previously it was Shift+G.

Ctrl+' switches the Grid visibility; previously Shift+G.

Available to turn on/off this experimental feature.

Shift+G now selects the Gradient tool; G key selects the Paint Bucket tool only.

Fixed some glitches with the Editor crosshair when the brush size popup is open

Fixed some glitches with the Editor crosshair when the brush size popup is open

Ctrl+Shift+' switches the Pixel Grid visibility; previously Alt+Shift+G.

Available to turn on/off this experimental feature.

Ctrl+Shift+' now switches the Pixel Grid visibility; previously it was Alt+Shift+G.

Fixed possibility to assign same key to several tools

Shift+G now selects the Gradient tool; G key selects the Paint Bucket tool only.

Fixed the brush preview to work as expected in Tiled Mode.

Fixed the Gradient tool functionality in Tiled Mode.

Added the ability to zoom the timeline using Ctrl+mouse wheel or ⌘+mouse wheel.

Fixed a regression bug that occurred in v1.2.4 related to Tiled Mode.

Added the ability to zoom the timeline using Ctrl+mouse wheel or ⌘+mouse wheel.

Fixed the exporting of new layer blend modes to JSON files.

Fixed the Gradient tool functionality in Tiled Mode.

Fixed exporting new layer blend modes to JSON files.

Brush preview now works as expected in Tiled Mode.

Count extra tiles as the canvas size to allow zooming in on it.

Count extra tiles as part of the canvas size to allow for zooming in.

Several fixes for Tiled Mode including regression bug from v1.2.4.

Mainly when the Edit > Undo History window was visible

Added support for Surface Pro pen/eraser and touch gestures on Windows 8/10.

Themes can now specify a non-installed TTF font.

Performance improvements mainly noticeable on macOS but affecting all platforms.

Resolved issue with Shift+mouse wheel scrolling horizontally on Timeline.

Undo limit options now function correctly.

Implemented minor improvements in the Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts dialog.

Will be mainly noticeable on macOS, but affects all platforms

Fixed several possibilities of random crashes, mainly when the Edit > Undo History window was visible.

Fixed problem inserting a digit/character in a text field with one digit/character.

Fixed 'Paint Brush' mode for custom brushes.

Restored default behavior on 'Add to selection'.

Fixed behavior when the Edit palette mode is enabled.

Added a new Edit > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast menu option.

Restored default behavior on 'Add to selection'.

Introduced a new Layer > Lock Layers menu option.

Fixed native file selector on macOS to not show again if switching to another window with ⌘Tab.

Fixed Left/Right keys to move the selection on macOS.

Fixed crash using negative numbers in Despeckle filter.

Fixed native file selector not showing again when switching to another window with ⌘Tab on macOS.

Fixed crash issue when using negative numbers in the Despeckle filter.

Fixed 'Paint Brush' mode functionality for custom brushes.

Fixed Left/Right keys to move the selection on macOS.

Fixed problem inserting a digit/character in a text field with one digit/character.

Added a new Edit > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast menu option.

Added a new Layer > Lock Layers menu option.

Fixed Switch Colors and Eyedropper behavior when the Edit palette mode is enabled.

If a theme has preferred scaling values, ask the user before changing them automatically.

If a theme has preferred Screen/UI Scaling values, ask the user before changing them automatically.

macOS: Don’t call global commands with F or T keys in Layer Properties dialog

Fixed crash using a frame tag at the end of the sprite with a long name

Windows x64: Fixed GIF files encoding

Don’t save transparent information on full-opaque .png files

Now you can Add/Subtract selection inside the selection

macOS: Don’t call global commands with F or T keys in Layer Properties dialog

Fixed crash using a frame tag at the end of the sprite with a long name

Don’t save transparent information on full-opaque .png files

Now you can Add/Subtract selection inside the selection

Windows x64: Fixed GIF files encoding

macOS: Fixed crash undoing/redoing when drawing

macOS: Fixed crash undoing/redoing when drawing

Use the native macOS menu bar

Added support to change theme and UI scaling without restarting

Fixed crash closing all files & opening a new one when preview window was playing an animation

Disable transformation handles in the selection when a Shift or Shift+Alt are pressed by default

Fixed high CPU usage on Timeline when we copy layers/frames/cels

Added new Addition, Subtract, Divide blending modes

Fixed snap to grid bug with selection tool

Added support to change theme and UI scaling without restarting

Removed Windows XP support

Disable transformation handles in the selection when a Shift or Shift+Alt are pressed by default

New x64 version included in the installer and on Steam, it’ll install the x64 version on x64 machines

Fixed crash closing all files & opening a new one when preview window was playing an animation

Now ⌘M and ⌘H will Minimize and Hide the window respectively. Use Ctrl+M for Color Curves, and Ctrl+H to change View > Show Extras options.

Fixed bug setting broken mouse cursors in some special cases

Use the native macOS menu bar

Fixed high CPU usage on Timeline when we copy layers/frames/cels

macOS: Retina support

New x64 version included in the installer and on Steam, it’ll install the x64 version on x64 machines

macOS: Retina support added

New --disable-wintab option to avoid loading wintab32.dll

Fixed snap to grid bug with selection tool

Added new Addition, Subtract, Divide blending modes

Fixed bug setting broken mouse cursors in some special cases

Now ⌘M and ⌘H will Minimize and Hide the window respectively. Use Ctrl+M for Color Curves, and Ctrl+H to change View > Show Extras options.

New --disable-wintab option to avoid loading wintab32.dll

Added F4 key again to switch the color popup (#1527) and other commands

Added F4 key again to switch the color popup (#1527) and other commands

Added possibility to associate keyboard shortcuts to Clear/Link/Unlink cels

Added possibility to associate keyboard shortcuts to Clear/Link/Unlink cels

Added X key to switch colors in Replace Color dialog (#1430)

Fixed issue using Ctrl+Shift to move a cel when we have Pencil tool selected

Fixed critical bug: crash undoing a remove layer/flatten/or merge down commands with Ctrl+Z on a cel with auto-guides

Don’t depend on bcrypt.dll on Windows (#1520)

Fixed regression pasting clipboard in a new sprite with the clipboard size

Added X key to switch colors in Replace Color dialog (#1430)

Fixed issue using Ctrl+Shift to move a cel when we have Pencil tool selected

Fixed regression pasting clipboard in a new sprite with the clipboard size

Don’t depend on bcrypt.dll on Windows (#1520)

Fixed #1465, #1500

Fixed critical bug: crash undoing a remove layer/flatten/or merge down commands with Ctrl+Z on a cel with auto-guides

Added initial support for extensions to enhance functionality.

Improved UI for color mode conversion with a preview option.

Added new palettes including Amstrad CPC, ENDESGA Studios’ palettes, and Javier Guerrero’s palette.

Enhanced functionality for drawing straight lines.

Added sliders for adjusting saturation and alpha directly in the color bar.

New option for adjusting hue and saturation.

Introduced a new gradient tool for enhanced color blending.

Users can now jump to a frame tag via the Frame > Jump to > Go to Frame menu (Alt+G).

Color selection and palette editing are now unified; use A key or F4 to switch to edition mode.

New palettes include Amstrad CPC, ENDESGA Studios’ palettes, and Javier Guerrero’s palette.

Introduced support for extensions to enhance functionality.

Introduced a new gradient tool for enhanced color blending.

Added support to jump to a frame tag via Frame > Jump to > Go to Frame menu (Alt+G).

Fixed issues with exporting slices information in JSON files from the Export Sprite Sheet menu.

Improved UI with Preview on Sprite > Color Mode > More Options.

Resolved issues with exporting slice information in JSON files from the Export Sprite Sheet menu.

Introduced a search field in the palette popup for easier navigation.

Enhanced Shift+click functionality for drawing straight lines with the Pencil tool.

Resolved issues with slice adjustments on Canvas Size and Sprite Size.

Color selection and palette editor are now unified; use A key or F4 to switch to edition mode.

New Edit > Hue/Saturation option for color adjustments.

Now matches the CSS-SVG definition.

Also fixed changing mouse cursors.

No default shortcut yet.

Introduced a new slice tool, still a work-in-progress as animated slices need more UI work.

Thanks to @Hyohnoo.

Improved performance previewing effects (like Replace Color, Convolution Matrix, etc.).

Fixed changing layer properties of several layers at the same time.

New command to switch 'Contiguous' mode on Paint Bucket tool (no default shortcut yet).

Fixed delay problems playing animation on the active editor and the Preview window at the same time.

Fixed soft light layer blending mode to match the CSS-SVG definition.

Fixed a problem resetting default grid settings.

Fixed several keyboard issues on special non-US keyboard layouts, like 'Dvorak - QWERTY ⌘'.

Added the possibility to move selection edges.

Now works correctly when multiple layers are selected.

Fixed memory leaks on paint events and changing mouse cursors on macOS.

Improved handling of overlapping frame tags in the Timeline.

Mainly on special non-US keyboard layouts, like 'Dvorak - QWERTY ⌘'.

Added new mail24 color palette and matriax8c color palette.

Added new keyboard shortcut Shift+E to open/close a layer group.

Improved Sprite > Canvas Size option: now we can drag the canvas and corners.

Added a search field in the fonts popup.

Added horizontal/vertical symmetry at the same time.

Supports Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.

Shortcut to open/close a layer group.

Still a work-in-progress as animated slices need more UI work.

Added the possibility to open multiple files at once.

Added automatic guides when moving cels/layers.

Thanks to @DavitMasia.

Affects the active editor and the Preview window at the same time.

Show Unicode filenames correctly (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.).

Now we can drag the canvas and corners.

Includes effects like Replace Color, Convolution Matrix, etc.

Fixed `⌘key` shortcuts on non-QWERTY keyboard layouts (e.g. DVORAK, AZERTY, etc.)

Zoom tool can be used on animation playback

The zoom tool can now be used while playing back animations.

Resolved issues with UI artifacts when moving splitters and other UI elements.

Corrected shortcut issues for `⌘key` on non-QWERTY keyboard layouts like DVORAK and AZERTY.

Fixed UI artifacts when moving splitters and other UI elements