Comic Life Changelog

What's new in Comic Life 3.5.24

Jan 11, 2023
  • Improvements:
  • App Store release is universal
  • Fixed text alignment control on Apple Silicon
  • Fixed an issue with Media Browser disabling

New in Comic Life 3.5.23 (Dec 7, 2022)

  • Improvements:
  • Restored classic toolbar style and fixed the toolbar customization presentation

New in Comic Life 3.5.22 (Nov 17, 2022)

  • M1 support
  • Other fixes

New in Comic Life 3.5.21 (Sep 4, 2022)

  • Improvements:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented editing lettering text in latest macOS
  • Fixed an issue with saving the script editor visibility

New in Comic Life 3.5.20 (Apr 6, 2022)

  • Improvements:
  • Fixed a layout regression with large fonts

New in Comic Life 3.5.19 (Mar 7, 2022)

  • Improvements:
  • Fixed a bug when aligning extension balloons
  • Fixed a bug where images dragged from Photos are low resolution
  • Fixed a bug where thumbnails are flipped on Monterey
  • Fixed a crashing bug when importing comics
  • Fixed a bug where the app could freeze when resizing balloons

New in Comic Life 3.5.18 (Nov 17, 2020)

  • Fixed issue when duplicating groups of elements
  • Trackpad pinch now resizes selected element
  • Big Sur compatible
  • And other fixes and improvements

New in Comic Life 3.5.17 (Jul 28, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Added space above the first page for easier editing
  • Added feature to distribute multiple elements evenly horizontally and vertically
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for Bring Forward/Send Backward
  • Restored “Invisi-panel” and “No Frame” styles in Blank (with Styles) template
  • Restored missing help pages
  • Fixed ruler guide dragging issue
  • Fixed a crash or freeze when closing document in Full Screen mode
  • Fixed element well hidden setting on document re-open
  • And other fixes and improvements

New in Comic Life 3.5.16 (Apr 29, 2020)

  • Bug fixes

New in Comic Life 3.5.15 (Mar 20, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Dragging from script to page now works again
  • Adjusting size with the Metrics inspector no longer requires units
  • Fixed crash when editing new lettering while also changing styles
  • And other fixes and improvements

New in Comic Life 3.5.14 (Jan 20, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • PDF images are visible once more in the Media Browser
  • Watermark no longer initially appears when editing comics opened from Finder
  • Printing compatibility improvements
  • Other fixes and improvements

New in Comic Life 3.5.12 (Nov 15, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Fixed the performance regression with large comics
  • Fixed a crash when dragging from the script editor
  • Fixed a crash when quitting the app

New in Comic Life 3.5.11 (Nov 1, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • macOS 10.15.1 Catalina compatible
  • Modernized Photo Browser
  • Fixed a crash when reordering page from imported comic
  • Fixed a crash in the halftone inspector
  • Removed Facebook upload option due to lack of support from Facebook
  • Improved performance of comics with PDF images
  • Improved snap to grid accuracy
  • And other fixes and improvements

New in Comic Life 3.5.10 (Oct 3, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Removed Flickr integration for user protection

New in Comic Life 3.5.9 Build 35475 (Sep 14, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Fixes cosmetic issues related to the latest MacOS
  • Fixes an image folder scrolling issue
  • Templates categories are properly sorted once more

New in Comic Life 3.5.8 Build 35216 (Apr 19, 2018)

  • Fixes a random crashing bug when working with multiple documents.

New in Comic Life 3.5.7 Build 35166 (Mar 15, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Fixes camera frame grabbing with High Sierra
  • PDF images inside PDF exports are no longer rasterized
  • Fixes various cosmetic UI issues with High Sierra

New in Comic Life 3.5.6 Build 35018 (Dec 15, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • Fixed a UI issue with the titlebar
  • Fixed a bug when pasting PDF images
  • Fixed a bug when saving some version 1 Comic Life files

New in Comic Life 3.5.4 Build 34081 (Feb 1, 2017)

  • Lightroom integration improvements
  • "Show in Finder" now available in context menu when external image is selected
  • Page Up and Down keys now page through the comic
  • Performance improvement when using full page halftone fills
  • Other fixes and improvements

New in Comic Life 3.5.3 Build 33083 (May 24, 2016)

  • Fixed a crashing bug when exporting to Photos.

New in Comic Life 3.5.2 Build 32903 (Apr 27, 2016)

  • Improvements:
  • Selection of images with transparency now works reliably
  • Master page feature is functioning correctly again
  • Sample script English keywords now function in all localizations
  • Performance improvements for large scripts

New in Comic Life 3.5.1 Build 32654 (Mar 24, 2016)

  • Fixed the fill control in the format bar
  • Grouped items can now be freely resized

New in Comic Life 3.5 Build 32604 (Mar 21, 2016)

  • Improvements:
  • Lots of beautiful new templates
  • New full-color halftone fill option
  • Script text now replaces text in templates
  • And many other improvements and fixes

New in Comic Life 3.1.3 Build 32328 (Nov 23, 2015)

  • Fixed a text layout bug that appeared with El Capitan
  • Grid display is now correctly oriented on landscape pages

New in Comic Life 3.1.2 Build 32215 (Oct 5, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug occurring with recent Macs that causes some 3.0 filters to fail
  • Improved text layout within thought balloons
  • Significantly reduced app size due to improved asset compression

New in Comic Life 3.1.1 Build 32015 (Jul 28, 2015)

  • Various bug fixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 3.1 Build 31767 (May 21, 2015)

  • Improvements:
  • Support for the new ‘Photos’ app (Mac OS X 10.10.3+)
  • Lightroom support added
  • Image resolution control for PDF export via ‘Export to PDF’ menu
  • A Script only document can now be saved as a Template
  • ‘Lettering’ now supports letters with accents/umlauts
  • ‘Zoom > Actual Size’ view is now 1:1 (Mac OS X 10.7+)
  • iPhoto searching now drastically improved (especially) with large photo libraries
  • Opening a user created template, no longer opens the ‘Script Editor’ view
  • The Script is now being printed when selected via ‘Print…’ menu
  • ‘Export to Facebook’ integration now working correctly
  • Additional bug fixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 3.0.8 Build 30813 (Jan 31, 2015)

  • Improvement:
  • Fixed bug that forced extension balloons to be the same type as the primary balloon

New in Comic Life 3.0.7 Build 30716 (Jan 7, 2015)

  • Fixed crashes when exporting large images
  • Improved quality of document icon thumbnail
  • Fixed problems selecting new fonts
  • Other minor fixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 3.0.6 Build 30403 (Dec 5, 2014)

  • Major localization update – including new support for Portuguese!
  • Fixed a crash when exporting on Yosemite
  • Fixed a crash when deleting a smart shape
  • Fixed an issue where snap to grid would not always align perfectly
  • Other fixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 3.0.5 Build 29752 (Sep 11, 2014)

  • Improvements:
  • Improved handling of images from photo library
  • Eliminated thin lines drawn over the comic at certain zoom levels
  • Improved handling of embedded EPS files
  • Fixed a problem with duplicated elements when importing older comics
  • Other fixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 3.0.4 Build 27964 (Mar 5, 2014)

  • Improvements:
  • Improved compatibility when opening files created with Comic Life 1
  • Improved reliability when using the media browser
  • Fixed a bug where the app could hang when saving changes while quitting
  • Unfiltered image quality is preserved when exporting to PDF
  • Sub-pixel artifacts eliminated when rendering to bitmap images
  • And other fixes and improvements

New in Comic Life 3.0.3 Build 27630 (Jan 23, 2014)

  • Improvements:
  • Off page elements are now visible once more
  • Text edits are now undoable
  • Image copy/paste from other apps more reliable
  • And other fixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 3.0.2 Build 27542 (Jan 13, 2014)

  • Improvements:
  • iPhoto exporter is available once more
  • Comic Life 1 style outlining effects supported via the "Compact" stroke option
  • Hold "command" key to position a bubble independently of its tail
  • Compatibility improvements to the Old Filters
  • Improved support for Retina MacBook Pros
  • Crash when re-opening documents fixed
  • And other fixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 3.0.1 Build 26998 (Oct 23, 2013)

  • Fixes a crashing bug when triple-clicking on a text element
  • A locked element remains locked as intended
  • Improved re-selection of image inside locked panel
  • Fixed missing localizations on OS X 10.8+
  • Script Editor can now have traditional Chinese or Japanese text
  • Copying mixed styled objects now pastes correctly
  • Improved Panel Layouts visual legibility
  • Fixed a visual anomaly with balloon tail tips
  • The default template for File > New is now 'Blank (with Styles)' which now includes new styles incorporating new stylistic options and filter settings
  • Plus other various bugfixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 3.0 Build 26878 (Oct 17, 2013)

  • Integrated script editor with SmartScript™ text processing, including dedicated script templates
  • Instant alpha tool - for quickly knocking out the background of images
  • Balloon variety picker
  • Balloon tail thickness selector
  • Precision balloon tail control including connecting tails
  • 17 advanced parametric image filters, including
  • Rotoscope, Paintoscope, Hatched, Sketched, Smooth, Pen, Retro and more.
  • Find & Replace - great for quickly changing a characters name
  • 191 built-in creative fill options including speedlines, halftones, textures and tiles
  • 11 stroke types from clean lines to scratchy pens
  • 16 page texture overlays
  • 3D lettering option for big, blocky comic titles
  • Smart alignment guides
  • Master page for repeating design elements
  • Two-up page view, including facing pages
  • Opacity controls for balloons
  • (including panels, captions and shapes)
  • Hideable element well
  • Full screen mode (On Mac OS 10.7+)
  • Blur image adjustment
  • Bezier controls for warping lettering
  • Text paste and match style
  • Element grouping
  • Rulers with user-settable guidelines

New in Comic Life 2.2.7 Build 26753 (Oct 8, 2013)

  • Fixed a crash when printing with PDF image fills
  • Graphic elements no longer flipped when pasted into OpenOffice, Gimp and sometimes Preview
  • Custom pages sizes no longer flip width and height on re-open

New in Comic Life 2.2.6 Build 25181 (Apr 3, 2013)

  • Improved reliability when saving to a network
  • Added new Tablet 'page sizes' in Page Setup
  • Names are now displayed when hovering over panels in Panel Layouts
  • Re-enabled the ability to delete custom made "User Sizes" in Page Setup
  • Added 5 missing lettering styles from 'Comic Life Deluxe' into the Blank (with Styles) template
  • Copying elements to the clipboard now includes alternate font sizes
  • "Camera" reenabled on some affected MacBook Air machines
  • Can now drop images into balloons when using Templates
  • Archive file icons now look correct
  • Several translation fixes
  • Plus other various bugfixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 2.2.5 Build 23960 (Nov 8, 2012)

  • Improvements:
  • New "Pictures" tab (in lieu of removal of "Finder" tab; due to Sandbox restrictions) [App Store version only]
  • Added "Lock" and "Unlock" in the 'right-click' pop-up menu
  • Image Style filter thumbnails are using the correct 'stylised' preview thumbnail again
  • Unfiltered images are no longer being filtered by the 'Image Filter Resolution' setting
  • A4 templates top margins are now the same size as the other margins
  • "Fall" template now works correctly
  • When saving as "Comic Life 2 Archive" the file icon uses the 1st page of the comic
  • Element ordering is no longer lost after a copy and paste
  • Images no longer exported at double size (Retina machines only)
  • Plus other various bugfixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 2.2.4 Build 23128 (Sep 5, 2012)

  • Improvements:
  • Improved overall memory management
  • Copy and pasting preserves transparency again
  • Can now zoom (ctrl + two finger swipe up) without issue (affected only OS 10.8 users)
  • Now able to use the Ancient History template without issue (affected only OS 10.8 users)
  • Plus other various bug fixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 2.2.3 Build 22896 (Jul 25, 2012)

  • Improvements:
  • Mountain Lion compatible
  • When a blank template is selected the panel layouts are now selected
  • Added a 'Blank (with Styles)' template. This is the same as 'Blank Deluxe' template - but is more obviously named
  • Improved compatibility for users with Aperture + iPhoto libraries that have been unified
  • Improved importing of Comic Life 1 files
  • Now saves active text edits
  • Ability to export a page with a transparent background restored
  • Copying a panel into another app (like Preview.app) now keeps the clipping path
  • ePub exporting no longer adds white border on export
  • CBZ exporting no longer has its pages out of order
  • The inspector now displays the correct size unit as selected in "Page Size Units" preferences
  • Improved progress bar now appears when saving
  • Differences between platforms clarified in Help documentation
  • The "Fall" template is saveable once more
  • Plus other general stability improvements, memory leaks and bug fixes

New in Comic Life 2.2.1 Build 22069 (Apr 18, 2012)

  • Images again temporarily move to the top while being dragged so you can drop them in any panel
  • Image no longer moves within the panel when it's resized
  • The Document margins now work correctly with mm, cm, or inches
  • Plus other various bugfixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 2.2 Build 21732 (Mar 15, 2012)

  • Improvements:
  • Now you can export comics as e-books using the ePub format or to popular comic reader applications using the CBZ format. Also cross-platform file format compatibility and various bug fixes and stability improvements.

New in Comic Life 2.1.1 Build 21672 (Jan 31, 2012)

  • Trouble/crash opening some 1.X comics
  • PDF output orientation locked to portrait
  • PNG files losing transparency on export
  • Image in panel moving when resizing the panel
  • DigitalStrip limited to italics
  • Lint McCree font line height differences between regular/italic/bold
  • Slight misalignment of images in panels causing gaps
  • Images missing from comics created from user templates
  • Flickering editing area when working with vector images

New in Comic Life 2.1 Build 21472 (Jan 24, 2012)

  • Improvements:
  • New Templates from iPad Edition
  • Improved style management
  • Plus bug fixes and stability improvements.

New in Comic Life 2.0.7 Build 21256 (Dec 14, 2011)

  • Various stability improvements and fixes

New in Comic Life 2.0.6 Build 20418 (Sep 13, 2011)

  • Improvements:
  • Fixes lettering crash when using the Font Panel to change fonts while editing
  • Fixes lettering crash when entering Asian-language glyphs
  • Improves usability when adding points to shapes
  • Restores grid snapping when editing custom panel shapes

New in Comic Life 2.0.5 Build 20222 (Jul 19, 2011)

  • Lion compatibility tweaks
  • Now able to change the 'Lettering' font whilst in edit mode
  • Plus several other general improvements and fixes

New in Comic Life 2.0.4 Build 20121 (Jun 2, 2011)

  • Improvements:
  • Facebook upload improved for users having issues
  • Image export quality improved
  • Template localization changes
  • Balloons with stroke no longer show faint white line
  • Comic Life 2 icon on HTML export view removed
  • Importing Comic Life 1 document improvements
  • Serial number now obfuscated in About and Registration window
  • Plus several other general and stability improvements and bug fixes

New in Comic Life 2.0.3 Build 19295 (Feb 22, 2011)

  • Comic Life 1.X comic import improvements
  • Extended balloons now filled uniformly
  • General stability and performance improvements

New in Comic Life 2.0.2 Build 19065 (Jan 21, 2011)

  • Fixed an issue, which was affecting some users, that prevented Time Machine from successfully backing up
  • Improved print handling for increased stability
  • Improved and added some missing translations
  • Improved performance when handling Lettering
  • Improved camera workflow for better usability
  • Improved the overall look of imported Comic Life 1 documents
  • Gradient tints are now included when filling opaquely
  • User page formats are now saved correctly
  • Increased the maximum shadow size for elements
  • Plus several other general stability improvements and bug fixes
  • Fixed an issue, which was affecting some users, that prevented Time Machine from successfully backing up
  • Improved print handling for increased stability
  • Improved and added some missing translations
  • Improved performance when handling Lettering
  • Improved camera workflow for better usability
  • Improved the overall look of imported Comic Life 1 documents
  • Gradient tints are now included when filling opaquely
  • User page formats are now saved correctly
  • Increased the maximum shadow size for elements
  • Plus several other general stability improvements and bug fixes

New in Comic Life 2.0.1 Build 18900 (Dec 16, 2010)

  • Fixed crash when printing with tiled fill
  • Changing text color no longer sometimes changes the balloon fill color
  • All app icon sizes now present
  • Plus other small fixes and changes

New in Comic Life 1.5.4 (Nov 4, 2010)

  • Improvements:
  • Fixed an image loading issue with images without file extensions on OS X 10.4 machines
  • Fixed an issue that prevented copy and pasting images from another application into Comic Life on some machines
  • Plus several other fixes

New in Comic Life 1.5.3 (Apr 23, 2010)

  • Improvements:
  • Fixed the output quality of images for Tiger and Leopard users
  • Fixed a font display issue when typing accent characters
  • Reduced the time to place certain images in a document
  • Fixed a memory leak when using the iSight capture in Snow Leopard
  • And other minor fixes

New in Comic Life 1.5.2 Build 15695 (Nov 24, 2009)

  • Fixed OS X 10.4 Tiger compatibility.

New in Comic Life 1.5.1 Build 15442 (Nov 20, 2009)

  • Several Snow Leopard compatibility fixes.
  • Improved .PSD, .EPS and .AI file compatibility for use in comic documents.
  • And other minor fixes.

New in Comic Life 1.5 Build 13827 Beta (May 7, 2009)

  • New Features:
  • Easily create Single Panel Comics by dropping an image onto a new blank comic page! (To turn on, go to... Comic Life > Preferences... and under "Single Panel Comics:" choose "Ask").
  • Ability to import comics (File > Import Comics...).
  • Now able to have a referenced image rather than copying images into the .comicdoc file (Comic Life > Preferences... > and uncheck "Copy Images into the Document").
  • A single click on a page element now adds the element to the center of the page.
  • Easier to duplicate a page (Page > Duplicate Page).
  • iPhoto Events are now an option when making a Quick Comic.
  • Improvements:
  • Now easier to import single pages by dragging from one document to a different document.
  • Enhanced multiple item selection and resizing performance.
  • Fixed a "blank page" issue which occurred for some users when using Fixed-Resolution PDF exporting.
  • Rotated and Locked Lettering now stays rotated on reload.
  • Again able to delete custom styles (Edit > Delete Style).
  • Balloons and Captions now expand when using the Bigger button on the Toolbar.
  • Quick comic now displays page numbers correctly with more than 99 pages.
  • Changed .Mac references to MobileMe.
  • Image brightness adjuster now uses a full stop.
  • Several translation fixes for several languages.

New in Comic Life 1.4.5 (Apr 24, 2009)

  • Addresses a change in Mac OS X 10.5 relating to temporary files that was causing a loss of images within comic documents being edited over a number of days.

New in Comic Life 1.4.4 (Feb 2, 2009)

  • Bug Fix: Fixes an intermittent save issue.

New in Comic Life 1.4.3 (Nov 12, 2008)

  • Restored compatibility with iPhoto 6 and earlier versions.

New in Comic Life 1.4.2 (Nov 11, 2008)

  • Images that are only aliased (not copied) to iPhoto Library are now able to be dragged into a Comic Life document when accessed from Events.
  • Fixed printing and export quality that affected some users when system language was not English.
  • Improved file compatibility when opening up a Mac created file on the Windows version.
  • Users with iPhoto libraries on external hard drives may notice faster loading times.
  • Several changes to Help file.
  • General stability improvements and bug fixes.

New in Comic Life 1.4.1 (May 8, 2008)

  • Images that are only aliased (not copied) to iPhoto Library now are able to be dragged into a Comic Life document
  • Fixed an issue that was preventing 10.3.9 users from using the "Export to Image(s)" export option

New in Comic Life 1.4 (Dec 7, 2007)

  • Added brightness, contrast, sharpness, exposure and saturation controls to Image Attributes
  • Ability to save custom page sizes in 'Preferences'
  • Images can now be seen at actual size/1:1 (CMD-0)
  • iPhoto '08 Events are now accessible via the iPhoto library dropdown menu
  • Improved image export quality
  • New Jagged tail option for balloons
  • Balloons now have the ability to be rotated
  • Captions now snap to panel corners when moved in proximity
  • Page size preferences can now be sized with standard measurements (mm, cm, inches)
  • Pressing 'Shift' constrains an object's dimensions when resizing
  • The font text size toolbar icons now resizes Lettering
  • The last settings in the Export dialog are now remembered (save directory, image quality, image type)
  • Pressing 'Shift' and clicking on another object adds to a multiple selection
  • More page sizes added to default 'Page Size' menu
  • Page Size menu has been revamped
  • Added 'Export as Fixed Resolution PDF' to the Export menu
  • Improved the quality of vector images displayed for PDF objects
  • iPhoto export now has more options (DPI and file format)
  • After copying, pastes are now offset
  • Now able to duplicate objects (CMD-D)
  • Each bubble in the tail of a thought balloon is now drawn progressively smaller
  • Now easier to see which tail is selected when a balloon has multiple tails
  • Optional integrated mailing list signup function
  • Fixed an issue affecting some 10.5 Leopard users where font preferences were lost when reloading comic documents
  • Videos no longer appear in the iPhoto browser
  • Pasted PDF data is no longer rasterized
  • Images without extensions are now accepted
  • When zoomed in, the rollover action appears where expected
  • Gradients now ignore any transparency settings
  • Improved functionality of copying and pasting an image into a multi-imaged panel
  • Several improvements to Undo
  • Fixed several redraw issues pertaining to images, text and balloons
  • Details are again syncing with style changes from the toolbar
  • Several French translation fixes

New in Comic Life 1.3.4 (Sep 21, 2007)

  • iPhoto '08 libraries should now display for those users affected
  • Improved stability when using Comic Life
  • Default Stylesheet has been updated to reflect the 'Defaults' in the 'Built-in' stylesheets
  • Improved font and caption compatibility with Windows version
  • Default stylesheet is now "Built-in: plasq-intl" so users can create words with accents without requiring a change in font