Drawpile is a collaborative drawing program that lets multiple people draw, sketch, paint and animate on the same canvas simultaneously. It's Free and Open Source software available for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android. There's also a Web version that you can run directly in your browser, which works on all platforms, including iPads.
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Version 2.2.2-beta.5, Safari Fixes and Web Updates

Jan. 13, 2025 by askmeaboutloom

Update on February 19, 2025: you can now host personal sessions on the public Drawpile server using the web browser version of Drawpile. Previously it only allowed you to join sessions.

Update on February 15, 2025: there's a bug in Safari 18 that prevented the web version of Drawpile from working on iPads. That's been worked around now and it should run again. Thanks grimsley and lunashadowbane for reporting and testing.

The third and, if everything goes to plan, final public beta of Drawpile 2.2.2 is out. You can download it in the Beta section on the downloads page. If you're updating from an earlier version, simply install the new one over it.

Everything in this beta is compatible. You can update to it and still draw with everyone that's on older versions, you'll just get to use all the new features and fixes. For example:

  • Multi-layer selection, letting you rearrange, group, merge etc. many layers at once.
  • New color cicle and reference image docks.
  • A sketch mode for layers, letting you change the opacity and tint of a layer. This is only visible to you, so you can use it even on shared layers.
  • Quick drag for selections, letting you move stuff quickly without entering into a full transform.
  • A much expanded host session page, with more sensible defaults and more options that previously you had to change in the session settings after hosting.
  • Better tablet support, especially for Huion and Gaomon tablets.
  • And much more, see below the fold for a full list. And of course everything that was introduced in previous betas, like reworked selections and transforms, getting rid of session autoresets and more.

If you find any issues, have questions or suggestions, take a look at the help page on how to get in contact.

Changes in this Release

Drawpile 2.2.2-beta.5 represents about three months of development since Drawpile 2.2.2-beta.4. Numerous new features and fixes have been added during that time and, unless any issues are found, the next version should be the final 2.2.2.

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