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What changed in Aseprite in 2023

73 updates · 8 main milestones · Mar 1, 2023 to Nov 27, 2023

  1. 14 events
    Flip and Rotate Custom Brushes/Tilesnew content

    New shortcuts for flipping and rotating custom brushes or tiles have been added.

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    Pick Colors from Desktopnew content

    Users can now pick colors directly from their desktop.

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    New Mouse/Pen Stabilizernew content

    A new stabilizer for mouse and pen input has been added.

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    Introduction of Tilemap Layersnew contentMilestone

    The main new feature in Aseprite v1.3 is the addition of tilemap layers.

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    Brush Size Change with Ctrl+Shift+Dragnew content

    Users can change brush size by holding Ctrl+Shift and dragging the mouse.

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    New Scripting Capabilitiesnew content

    New scripting capabilities including canvas widget and tabs have been introduced.

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    Resize Tags Dragging Bordersnew content

    Users can now resize tags by dragging their borders.

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    Dark Theme Addednew content

    A new dark theme option has been introduced.

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    Skew Transformation Featurenew content

    Users can now apply skew transformations.

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    Z-index for Layer Reorderingnew content

    A Z-index feature allows reordering of layers in specific frames.

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    Global User Data for Spritesnew content

    Global user data can now be associated with sprites.

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    Hide Other Layers in Previewnew content

    Shift+F7 can be used to hide other layers in the Preview window.

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    Text Fields for Transformationsnew content

    Text fields have been added for transformation inputs.

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    Repeat Field for Tagsnew content

    A repeat field for tags has been introduced.

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  2. 11 events
    Added warning for unsupported property type and mark file as read-onlybug fix
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    Export Sprite Sheet: 'Ignore Empty' option now works for tilesetsquality of life
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    Fixed regression showing brush & selection previewbug fix
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    F2 can rename a layer if a range of frames is not selectedquality of life
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    Enable panning and zooming for filter windowquality of life
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    Fixed webp export to export one tag correctly instead of all framesbug fix
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    Full screen preview hides the preview window if neededquality of life
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    Change all selected cel properties when selecting frames/layersquality of life
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    Improved error message for loading mismatched png sequencesbug fix
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    Lua API changesother
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    Added new z-index property to celsnew content
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  3. 19 events
    Added pixel-art Cyrillic script and Maltese Unicode charsnew content
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    CLI: Fixed bug saving tags in file sequences using -save-as '{tag}_1.png'bug fixMilestone
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    Removed the marching ants effect from Timeline after pastebug fix
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    Fixed regression pasting images outside the canvas limitsbug fixMilestone
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    Fixed avoid changing grid settings from Edit > Preferences if they aren't modifiedbug fix
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    Fixed rotation inaccuracy with 90°, 180° or 270° degreesbug fixMilestone
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    Fixed a rendering bug using Loop through tag frames option in Onion Skinbug fixMilestone
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    Fixed crash right-clicking play button if the preview window is hiddenbug fixMilestone
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    Fixed 8 Connected Fill escapes grid with 'Stop At Grid' checkedbug fixMilestone
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    Allow recovering sessions from previous Aseprite versionsquality of life
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    Lua: New opacity/blend mode parameters in Image:drawImage()modding
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    Now New Palette from Sprite creates colors when alpha is less than 16bug fix
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    Fixed grid misalignment when zooming outbug fixMilestone
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    Added frame duration warnings saving animated GIF filesquality of life
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    Play subtags + repeats by defaultgameplay

    Now playback options are accessible through Frame > Playback submenu

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    Lua: Added KeyEvent.repeatCountmodding
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    Added ability to press mnemonic key without modifiers in alertsquality of life
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    Several other crash fixes and minor UI issuesother
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    Lua: New Plugin:newMenuGroup() and Plugin:newMenuSeparator() to organize plugin submenusmodding
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  4. 29 events
    Added several missing strings for UI translationlocalization
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    Fixed FG color change when using eyedropperbug fix

    When picking a pixel of mask color.

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    New tagname format for JSON data exportnew content

    Using --tagname-format.

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    Fixed bug with Advanced Mode and Tilemap toolbug fix
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    New Lua API objects introducednew content

    Includes Dialog:canvas(), GraphicsContext, app.theme, and Timer.

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    Disabled multiple UI windows by defaultui ux

    Users can re-enable it from preferences.

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    Added support to load/save QOI filesnew content
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    Fixed shortcuts for Edit actions with native file dialogbug fix

    Resolves issues with shortcuts when the native file dialog is displayed.

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    Fixed {duration} field for filename formatbug fix
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    Fixed generation of non-visible colors from palettebug fix

    Using 'New Palette from Sprite'.

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    Added option to play/preview with subtags & repetitionsnew content
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    Optimized save operation on large tilesetsperformance
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    Show saved undo state in Undo History windowui ux
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    Fixed exporting from sprite with same layer namesbug fix
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    Fixed uninstalling/updating extensions with subdirectoriesbug fix
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    Keep/restore timeline position for each spriteui ux
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    Fixed update of Preview Window after pasting Framebug fix
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    New Repeat field for animation tagsnew content
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    Added a QuickLook plugin for macOSnew content

    Generates thumbnails and previews.

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    Fixed memory leak in macOSbug fix

    Resolved issues with regular usage of the program.

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    Fixed incorrect BMP file size during savebug fix
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    Fixed normal color wheelbug fix
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    CLI support to save multiple files with --save-asnew content
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    New 'Copy Path' option for tabsui ux

    Available via right-clicking a tab.

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    Fixed general look of the Dynamics popupbug fix

    Added more customization options for themes.

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    Prefer native file dialog by default on Windows & macOSui ux
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    Fixed spray tool in Indexed modebug fix

    Not handling masked color as expected.

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    Avoid color reindexing in GIF filesbug fix

    When duplicate colors are present.

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    New Lua API for saving user & extension propertiesnew content

    Allows saving into objects.

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