Version 2.2 beta 6

July 31, 2023 by askmeaboutloom

Drawpile 2.2 beta 6 is released! Download it here.

If you run into any issues, have a question or a suggestion of some sort, check out the the help page for links!

Changes in this Release

This release represents a bit over a month of development. There's been many fixes and some new features, so if you're on a previous beta version, it's strongly recommended to update to this one!

Version 2.2 beta 5

June 21, 2023 by askmeaboutloom

Much faster than last time, Drawpile 2.2 beta 5 is out! Get it here over here.

If you find a bug or run into any issues with this release, check out the help page for how to report issues and where to ask questions. All reports are appreciated, they help make the program better! We can only fix what we know about, after all.

Changes in this Release

This release represents just about a week of development, but it has some important fixes in there! So it's highly recommended you upgrade to it.

Version 2.2 beta 4 and Changes at the Helm

June 14, 2023 by askmeaboutloom

After a long time and much testing behind the scenes, Drawpile 2.2 beta 4 is out! You can grab it over here.

Before getting to describing all the new stuff in this release though, I gotta get the organizational thing out of the way: after working as the lead Drawpile developer for 16 years, callaa has handed over the development to me, askmeaboutloom. The size of the "thank you" in order for creating and maintaining this project is immense beyond description. If you want to leave him your own thanks and wishes, there's a thread on the Drawpile Discord server where you could do so!

I could go on about what stuff is planned from here on out, but I already got so many new features to talk about that I'd rather do that instead and leave the rest for later.

Changes in this Release

This release represents over 8 months of development, so this is everything I can remember anyway. I'll present them all in a big list, with some further details below.

Version 2.2 beta 3, now with MyPaint brushes

Aug. 20, 2022 by callaa

The third beta of the 2.2 series is now out. This one includes a special last minute addition courtesy of Askmeaboutloom: support for MyPaint brushes!

Changes in this release include:

MyPaint brushes
MyPaint style 15 bit color channels. This fixes the color artifact issues that have plaged previous versions.
Removed popup notifications for join and leave events
Fixed skew when scaling a selection from the top-right handle
Fixed mouse droppings when for large brush outline widths
Fixed laser trail persistence selection
Split color wheel, sliders and palette into separate docks
Fixed "no guest logins" checkbox eanbled state
Fixed session snapshot missing the timeline
Timeline editor is now disabled when missing timeline edit permission
Timeline editor now shows the selected layer
Layer forward/backward shortcuts now also autoselects the corresponding layer

Version 2.2 beta 2

Aug. 11, 2022 by callaa

Hot on the heels of the first 2.2 beta, the second beta release is now out!

This version fixes many issues discovered in the previous release.

Changes include:

Fixed smudge color sampling mask offset
Fixed annotation loading
Added support for /alert chat command in private chats
Fixed crash if a group layer was moved by layer deletion
Fixed layer lock status updating
Fixed preserved chat mode
Annotation creator name is now shown in the dock titlebar
Restored palette write-protect feature
Fixed brush slider limit preferences
Layers hidden in frame/onionskin mode are now grayed out in the layer box
Modifying the timeline now updates the view immediately
New identicon style