The next beta version for Drawpile 2.3.0 is out. Unless major issues are found, this is expected to be the last beta before the final release.

That means now good time to give feedback on it if something doesn't work or you don't like any of the changes! Without reports to the contrary, things will not change further.

• Click here to download and install it.
• To find out what changed, take a look at this illustrated guide. It has many pictures and videos to show off the new stuff.
• If you want to keep 2.2 installed, take a look at this page on how to install both versions side by side.
• Consider donating to the project! Drawpile is developed by one person, donations help spend more time on it and with the cost of keeping the servers running.

If you have questions, feedback or trouble using the new version – especially if it breaks your workflow – take a look at the help page on how to get in contact! Almost every feature is added because it was requested by an artist and bugs can only be fixed if they are reported, you can see everyone that contributed in the list of changes below.

Updating or Installing Side by Side

You can download Drawpile from here and simply install it over the current version. This will update it. The new version is backward-compatible, so you can still join sessions hosted with the previous version.

Alternatively, you can run both versions side-by-side. See here for how to do that on different operating systems.

As usual, the Android version on F-Droid should get the new version in the coming week or two. Flatpak for Linux should already have it ready.

On the server side, everything is both back- and forward-compatible. Server owners can update if they want, but it's not necessary, people can use any version they wish to host sessions. Upgrading is required to make use of fast reconnects though.

Changes in this Release

Drawpile 2.3.0-beta.4 represents about 2 months of development since the last version. For an illustrated list of the major changes since 2.2.2, take a look at this page.

Major new features include:

• Better Android and macOS support in general. Support specifically for Android 15 and macOS Tahoe.
• Anti-overflow brush filling. Makes brush strokes "stay within the lines" on another layer.
• A selection action bar. Lets you know that a selection is active even when it's off-screen and giving you immediate access to deselection and other common actions.
• Binary transform mode. Gives better results than Nearest when transforming artwork with hard edges.
• Fast reconnects. You won't have to wait through the catchup from scratch anymore, it instead fast-forwards you to where you left off. This requires the server you're drawing on to be updated.
• More stable sockets. Drawpile will try to use WebSockets if possible and only fall back to raw TCP if that doesn't work, since it reduces interference and blocks from internet providers.
• And of course many features from previous releases, such as layer clipping, lasso fills, OKLAB mode and much more.

Also numerous fixes and smaller improvements. Read on for a full list of changes.

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