Changelog

Version 2025.2.26.0

New Features

• New ✏️ Added outline stroke to Shape & Path Tools
• New ↔️ Added offset path to Shape & Path Tools
• New 🔀 Added Boolean Operations for combining shapes
• New 📐 Added Align options to the Context Menu
• New ⚖️ Added Distribute options to the Context Menu
• New 🔄 Added Transform Tools to the Context Menu
• New 🎨 Enabled fill and stroke editing in the Paint Editor
• New 🧲 Added Snap to Layout feature
• New 🎓 Added Education version at edu.sketchpad.app

Upgrades

• Upgrade 📊 Added progress reports for Backup & Import

Version 2022.2.21.0

Fixes

• Fix 🖼️ Fixed custom clipart upload issue

Version 2022.1.7.1

New Features

• New 🔄 Added Arc Text functionality
• New ✏️ Upgraded Pen Tool to version 2.0

Upgrades

• Upgrade 🖋️ Upgraded pen support for better drawing
• Upgrade 👆 Upgraded touch support for mobile/tablet users
• Upgrade ⌨️ Upgraded keyboard support for accessibility

Version 2021.4.25.11

Upgrades

• Upgrade 🚀 Updated Sketchpad for App Store releases

Version 2021.4.7.1

Upgrades

• Upgrade 📝 Added SketchAPI notes to the Welcome Pane

Fixes

• Fix 🔑 Resolved activation issue for affected users
• Fix ⌨️ Fixed keyboard commands in UIPrompt

Version 2021.3.26.3

New Features

• New 🧽 Added Surface feature to prevent the Eraser from affecting the background

Upgrades

• Upgrade 🖌️ Improved brush strokes for mouse/touch accuracy
• Upgrade ✒️ Upgraded Calligraphy strokes for better accuracy
• Upgrade 📤 Added Share option to the Export Pane
• Upgrade 💾 Added Chromebook prompt for file saving

Fixes

• Fix ⚙️ Fixed user settings so they restore between sessions
• Fix 🔄 Fixed Auto-Updater for Mac & PC app

Version 2021.2.16.1

New Features

• New 💬 Added feedback button to the welcome popup

Upgrades

• Upgrade 🌐 Prevented browser behaviors from interfering

Fixes

• Fix 🖱️ Fixed right-click functionality in the Select Tool
• Fix 🎨 Fixed Eyedropper Tool in all instances
• Fix 📜 Fixed scrolling in the Tool Popout Pane
• Fix 🎭 Fixed ColorFX export

Version 2021.1.31.2

New Features

• New 🔍 Added Mac trackpad gesture support to ZoomTool
• New 👌 Added PinchZoom for Mac trackpad

Upgrades

• Upgrade 📜 Upgraded Perfect Scroll to v1.5
• Upgrade 🔎 Modified ZoomTool to always zoom regardless of Ctrl key
• Upgrade 📑 Modified QuickTool to preserve selected layer upon exit

Fixes

• Fix ⌨️ Fixed doc panning with keyboard controls
• Fix 🔍 Modified QuickZoom to disable the current tool
• Fix ✨ Enabled Quick Select by default and fixed related issues
• Fix 📋 Fixed scrollbars in LayersPane and HistoryPane

Version 2021.1.26.1

Upgrades

• Upgrade ⚙️ Made Path Tool controls customizable
• Upgrade 🖼️ Added JPEG support to save.toConsole()

Fixes

• Fix 💾 Fixed Path Tool autosave trigger
• Fix ⌨️ Fixed ENTER/ESCAPE key issues in UIPrompt
• Fix 🧹 Fixed Eraser exports so strokes are no longer black
• Fix 🪣 Fixed Pixel Fill controls to appear consistently
• Fix 🖌️ Fixed Contextual Controls for large brushes
• Fix 🔧 Fixed Contextual Controls layering behind Transform

Version 2021.1.21.1

Fixes

• Fix 🎭 Fixed ColorFX to apply to all clipart
• Fix ⇧ Fixed stuck Shift key issue
• Fix 〰️ Enabled Path Tool to curve the first line segment
• Fix 🔠 Fixed Floating Toolbar so it does not trap arrow keys

Version 2021.1.20.1

Fixes

• Fix 🗑️ Fixed delete tooltip so it disappears after clicking
• Fix 📂 Fixed AssetFinder to pop from the correct side
• Fix 🎨 Fixed PaintEditor editing issues
• Fix 🧹 Fixed Path Tool exports with erase blend

Version 2021.1.16.1

Fixes

• Fix ⌃ Fixed Ctrl key binding in Windows

Version 2021.1.8.0

Fixes

• Fix 📺 Fixed media file loading on Windows

Version 2020.12.5.1

New Features

• New 🔤 Added Apply-Fill and Cancel-Fill language keys

Upgrades

• Upgrade 🌐 Modified Language Settings to restore only when needed

Fixes

• Fix 🪞 Fixed Mirror Brush to work with gradients
• Fix 📅 Fixed Open Pane to sort files by date

Version 2020.0.672

New Features

• New 🚀 Launched Sketchpad.app
• New 🧪 Created Beta Testing Portal at beta.sketchpad.app

Version 2020.0.0

New Features

• New 👥 Added better group support
• New 🎓 Added Google Classroom integration

Upgrades

• Upgrade 📚 Improved User Guide with example lesson plans and videos
• Upgrade 🔧 Implemented over 300 optimizations and enhancements

Version 2019.0.0

New Features

• New 📑 Added group support for the Layers Pane
• New 📏 Added FitText algorithm for text sizing

Upgrades

• Upgrade 🌈 Improved gradient editor with easier color-stop editing
• Upgrade 📝 Migrated SketchAPI codebase to ES6 with JSDoc
• Upgrade 🔤 Enhanced Text Tool with contextual menus
• Upgrade 🧰 Reorganized tools along the navigation bar
• Upgrade 🔄 Added floating toolbar for the Layers Pane and History Pane
• Upgrade 🔧 Implemented over 200 optimizations and bug fixes

Version 5.0.2

New Features

• New 💻 Released Sketchpad Desktop App for Mac & PC

Version 5.0.1

New Features

• New ☁️ Added Google Drive integration

Version 5.1.0

New Features

• New 🎨 Added more clipart and fonts
• New 📄 Added support for importing and sketching on PNG, JPEG, GIF, and PDFs

Upgrades

• Upgrade 📚 Updated Sketchpad User Guide
• Upgrade 🖥️ Reorganized UI with a collapsible sidebar
• Upgrade 🖌️ Improved Brushes and touch handling

Version 5.0.0

New Features

• New 🖼️ Added thousands of new clipart from OpenClipart
• New 🔤 Added hundreds of new fonts from Google Fonts
• New 📚 Released new Sketchpad User Guide
• New 🎨 Added ability to paint into any Shape or Image layer
• New 🪞 Added Mirror Brush for symmetrical drawing
• New 🧩 Added Tile Brush for stretching images along paths
• New 📏 Added layer alignment options (top, left, right, bottom, horizontal, vertical)
• New ⚖️ Added layer distribution options (horizontal, vertical)

Version 4.1.0

New Features

• New 🎨 Added theme customization with presets
• New 🌐 Added support for 12 languages with LTR/RTL support
• New 👁️ Added realtime preview while editing tool settings
• New 📊 Added SVG export option
• New ❤️ Added Heart shape
• New 🎭 Added new clipart

Upgrades

• Upgrade 🖼️ Improved high-res export reliability
• Upgrade 🖥️ Improved interface with a more structured, visual experience
• Upgrade 🎨 Enhanced VectorFill with improved clipart support
• Upgrade 🪣 Reintroduced Bitmap Fill (previously Floodfill) with a vectorized cache
• Upgrade 📜 Improved scrolling in Layers/History Panes with Clusterize.js

Version 4.0.0

New Features

• New 🎨 Added VectorFill to replace Floodfill for crisper edges and faster rendering
• New 🌈 Added linear gradient editor
• New ⭕ Added radial gradient editor
• New 📏 Added automatic font sizing based on textarea dimensions
• New 🖋️ Added text styling options (Bold, Italic, Underline, Stroke)
• New 📐 Added text alignment options (Left, Center, Right, Justify)
• New ↕️ Added Line Height & Letter Spacing controls
• New 💾 Added auto-save UI with a disable option
• New 📤 Added export button to the toolbar

Upgrades

• Upgrade 🖌️ Made Stroke/Fill available on all brushes
• Upgrade 🔤 Improved text editing with OpenType.js integration
• Upgrade ✂️ Merged Crop with the Resize tool for a simpler workflow
• Upgrade 📚 Updated library view with a more robust interface
• Upgrade 🖼️ Improved high-res export for all tools and styles
• Upgrade 🔄 Integrated jsondiffpatch for improved history tracking

Version 3.7.0

New Features

• New 🖨️ Added high-res export at 300 DPI for print
• New 💾 Added autosaving to the library
• New 📏 Added document resizing
• New ✏️ Added path smoothing on the Pencil Tool
• New 〰️ Added a new Path Tool with a curved path editor
• New 📐 Added a Polyline Tool for straight line editing
• New ➡️ Added an Arrow Brush with curved or straight paths
• New 🎨 Added more background styles (colors, gradients, patterns)
• New ✏️ Added outline style for Shapes, Text, and supported Brushes
• New 🔄 Added angle control on linear gradients
• New 🎭 Added color noise on linear and radial gradients

Upgrades

• Upgrade 📱 Designed for a mobile/desktop hybrid experience
• Upgrade ⏪ Improved speed of undoing multiple actions

Version 3.0.0

New Features

• New ✨ Added WebGL effects with vector editing integration
• New 📸 Added Webcam FX core for taking and filtering photos
• New 📦 Introduced .SKETCH package format to store entire drawings
• New 🔤 Added gradient text support with live preview

Upgrades

• Upgrade 🖋️ Improved SVG parsing and rendering
• Upgrade 🖥️ Enhanced overall user experience

Version 2.1.0

New Features

• New 👥 Added multiuser drawing with Node.js & Socket.io
• New 🖌️ Added editable generative brushes (Chrome, Fur, Shader, Sketchy, Web)
• New 🖱️ Added spacebar+drag navigation while using a brush
• New 🔄 Added tool-type switching in Options after layer creation
• New 👻 Added a ghost preview for the Stamp Tool
• New 🖍️ Reintroduced Crayon Tool from Sketch Mobile
• New ⭐ Added shape tools (Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Gear, Star, Burst, Radial Burst, Spiral)
• New 🌈 Added gradient support in the Style window for most tools

Upgrades

• Upgrade 🔄 Enhanced Stamp Tool with a translate feature

Version 2.0.0

New Features

• New ✏️ Introduced non-destructive vector and image editing
• New 📥 Added drag-and-drop support for images and SVGs
• New ⏱️ Added a time-machine feature for unlimited undo/redo
• New 🔤 Integrated Google Fonts Directory
• New 👁️ Added real-time text preview
• New 🔍 Added a Select Tool for layer editing and bulk operations

Version 1.0.0

New Features

• New 🎨 Launched canvas-based drawing application
• New 🖌️ Added Text, Shape, Spirograph, Brush, Calligraphy, Pencil, Paint Bucket, and Stamp Tools
• New 🎨 Included a database of colors, gradients, and patterns
• New ✂️ Added Drawing Utilities (Marquee, Crop, Eraser, Color Picker)
• New 💡 Added Light mode option

Version 0.1.0

New Features

• New 🧪 Released alpha version with Canvas tag support
• New 🦊 Initial release targeting Firefox browser
• New 📊 Implemented vector graphics for the web