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ASEPRITE Changelog

What's new in ASEPRITE 1.3.6

Apr 10, 2024
  • New Afrikaans, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, and Turkish translations, thanks to the help of several contributors
  • Fixed some random crashes when resizing sprites #4315
  • Fixed bug updating the correct copy+move cursor in the timeline #3887, thanks to @cbradl406
  • Minor UI improvements in File > Export > Export As dialog #4308
  • Windows:
  • Disable Windows Ink feedback when clicking #3879
  • Fixed Aseprite icon of the main window when Windows is configured with 175% or 125% of DPI #3034
  • Fixed title bar flickering selecting menus and dialogs when multiple windows are used
  • Linux/X11:
  • Fixed picking colors from desktop outside the main window #3192
  • Fixed bug where sometimes key modifiers (Ctrl, Alt, Shift) kept stuck #4368

New in ASEPRITE 1.3.5 (Apr 10, 2024)

  • Drop selection when we hide a layer, should fix some issues moving hidden layers #4179 #3254
  • Fixed slice tool when used in tilemap layers and Manual mode #4290
  • Fixed crash exporting one frame animation of a ping-pong tag #4336
  • Steam: New -noinapp option for Steam version to avoid showing that we're "in game" #4314
  • Windows: Remove verbosity in Aseprite description #4333
  • Write smaller palettes in .aseprite if possible #4322
  • Fixed crashes using some broken themes #4015
  • Fixed several crashes when there is no more enough memory #4316

New in ASEPRITE 1.3.4 (Feb 18, 2024)

  • Added possibility to use Edit > Paste on Home tab to create a new image from the clipboard content t/21476
  • Fixed identify running Aseprite processes correctly to recover crashed sessions #4130
  • Lua: Fixed critical bug running commands and other functions inside transactions #4310

New in ASEPRITE 1.3.3 (Feb 18, 2024)

  • New range for opacity values in percentage: from 0% to 100%, it can be configured (0-255 or 0-100%) from Edit > Preferences > Color > Alpha & Opacity section #1544
  • New translations included thanks to several contributors: Chinese (Simplified), Danish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (some translations are a work-in-progress)
  • Added support to follow subtags/repetitions instructions when exporting animations #4173
  • New button to reload palette presets #4258
  • Copy palette colors as hex values into native clipboard #4289
  • Added user directory to customize default tag colors #4182
  • Fixed taking screenshots on Steam #4300
  • Fixed numerical errors in sliders, thanks to @Charlie-83
  • Fixed brush edges on Tilemap Mode #4176
  • Fixed errors recovering crashed sessions #4291
  • Fixed errors about locked sprite when deleting multiple cels #4204 t/20762
  • Fixed several crashes #3818, #4146, #4221, #4249, #4261
  • Lua: Fixed some bugs using tabs widget #4288, #4268

New in ASEPRITE 1.3.2 (Dec 4, 2023)

  • Fixed dithering matrix selection in Gradient tool #4184
  • Use dynamics for brush preview only for freehand tools #4178
  • Highlight dynamics button when some sensor is being used
  • Lua: Fix reported crashes handling JSON data #4166 or setting nil to user data #4187

New in ASEPRITE 1.3.1 (Nov 29, 2023)

  • Fixed mouse/stylus lag drawing/using tools #4174
  • Fixed selection movement offset #4175
  • Fixed Select > Color Range selection buttons visibility #4177 t/20752

New in ASEPRITE 1.3 (Nov 28, 2023)

  • Aseprite v1.2.40 finally replaced with v1.3.
  • Fixed crash reading corrupted files with invalid compressed data #4171

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.40 (Sep 6, 2022)

  • Added extended support to BMP files #3277 #1495
  • Request frame duration when opening sequence of static images as animation (thanks to @lampysprites)
  • Fixed scaling Reference Layers after Sprite > Sprite Size #3461
  • Fixed RotSprite transparency bug #3444
  • Fixed scale factor when using the "Export for Twitter" #3465
  • Fixed scrollbar for the Extensions list in Preferences is missing on the first open #3456
  • Windows: Fixed several problems painting with a stylus/pen when a mouse is plugged in #3433
  • Lua API changes

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.35 (Jun 3, 2022)

  • Extensions with keyboard shortcuts is now possible #1403 #3239
  • Performance improvement in color selectors #960
  • Added button to refresh the current folder in File > Open #232 (thanks to @Enfyve)
  • Fixed mouse wheel direction to change brush size when we use Ctrl+mouse wheel: mouse wheel up increase the brush size, and mouse
  • wheel down decrease it #2364 #2896 (thanks to @TehThanos)
  • Old behavior can be restored from Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts > Mouse Wheel
  • Fixed clicking on empty palette space #2776 (thanks to @ruerob)
  • Fixed error messages moving/copying multiple cels from the Timeline when the Cel (or Layer) Properties dialog is open #3278 t/14170
  • Fixed performance issues closing the Undo History window #3281
  • Fixed issue deleting/modifying and undoing Reference Layers #3264
  • Windows: Fixed crash deleting folders while navigating folders #2950 (thanks to @sainthkh)
  • Keep plugin preferences when re-installing an extension #3259
  • Improved selecting words w/double-clicking #3229
  • Added "Show: Menu Name" commands so the user can customize Alt+letter shortcuts to open top level menus #3239
  • Fixed painting extra straight line using Ctrl+Shift w/Pencil tool #3196
  • Fixed several bugs related to decoding utf-8 strings (could crash the program showing truncated Unicode filenames in the file dialog) #3260
  • Removed tag range adjust when exporting sprite sheets #3210
  • Fixed wrong json export with linked, trimmed cels #2600
  • Run console of errors in background #3227
  • Linux: Fix delay pasting text from Aseprite to gedit clip#57
  • Linux: Dropped support for Ubuntu 16.04. Ubuntu 18.04 is the minimum now
  • Lua: Added possibility to set Cel.frame property to move a cel quickly to other frame
  • Lua: Don't show tooltip when a new frame/layer is created from a script transaction
  • Lua: Fixed crash when a Lua error happens in a Dialog onclose #3237
  • Lua: Dialog() returns nil if there is no UI available
  • Lua: Fixed Color HSL Constructor

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.34.1 (Mar 15, 2022)

  • Fixed crash opening palettes popup #3189

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.34 (Mar 15, 2022)

  • Added options to change the downsampling algorithm #3183
  • Windows: Use Windows pointer API and disable wintab32 by default #2785
  • Fixed crash pasting 24bpp images from the clipboard #2979
  • Fixed several problems handling slices in animations #3122

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.33 (Mar 15, 2022)

  • Fixed random crashes in despeckle/median filter #2903
  • Fixed random crashes after moving the selection/pixels #3161
  • Fixed radial gradient when the gradient vector is close to (0,0) #3126
  • Don't show "Reset Scale" notification/red flag when there is enough workarea available on the desktop
  • Lua: Added a warning message deleting objects that are not part of the sprite #3135
  • Lua: Generate onclick event when we reorder/click a Dialog:shades with { mode="sort" } #3081
  • Lua: Added Color{ index } and fixed Color.index to return an integer instead of a number #3159

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.32 (Jan 14, 2022)

  • Fixed regression clicking same spot with selection tools to deselect t/12491
  • Improved the detection of a single click for styluses/pens to deselect

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.31 (Jan 14, 2022)

  • Windows: Include aseprite-thumbnailer on Aseprite installer by default
  • Windows: Added new icon for main window when Windows DPI=150% #3034
  • Windows: Fixed possible crashes at exit if some events are still queued when we close the app #3055
  • macOS: New Universal binary (including Intel and M1 code in the same .app bundle) #2451
  • macOS: Fixed glitch moving mouse #3032 t/11558
  • Linux: Added support to drag-and-drop files from the File Manager to Aseprite #1410
  • Lua: Fixed error iterating layers named with numbers #3045
  • Lua: Fixed clipping when drawing a cel image into other image #3054
  • Lua: Added filenamechange event to Sprite.events (thanks to @lampysprites)
  • Lua: Dialog:modify() supports combobox options (thanks to @Omar-Abdul-Aziz)
  • Added automatic crash reporting on Windows & macOS if the user wants to share them
  • Fixed other bugs #2030 #2893 #3069 #3073 #3123

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.30 (Oct 27, 2021)

  • Added support to save/load .pal files with alpha channel #2878
  • Fixed restoring grid preferences on undo/redo #2872
  • Continue playing the same tag in the Preview window after switching sprites #2797
  • Some fixes when sorting colors in color bar (thanks to @behreajj)
  • Jump between start & end colors when using [ and ] keys or Alt+mouse wheel instead of stopping at the start and at the end of the palette (thanks to @behreajj)
  • Fixed several issues related to pixels w/indexes out of the valid palette range #2934 #2928 #2912 #2842
  • Fixed opening .aseprite files from macOS Finder #2985
  • Lua: Added support to disable plugin commands (thanks to @lampysprites)
  • Lua: Added WebSocket API (thanks to @lampysprites: #2980 and #3009)
  • Lua: New API to listen some events as app.events and Sprite.events
  • Lua: New experimental debugger for Lua scripts

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.29 (Oct 27, 2021)

  • Windows: Improve performance saving files (thanks to @Amarcolina)
  • Fixed crash changing Screen or UI Scaling #2830
  • Fixed crash pressing ESC when moving selection edges #2840
  • Fixed preview for effect dialogs which don't include pixels at the bottom or right edge #2216
  • Fixed crash trying to save a color palette into a .jpg file #2654
  • Fixed centering the "open sequence as animation" dialog when the first file are specified from the CLI #2899
  • CLI: Added {duration} field to the --filename-format for sprite sheets (thanks to @jestarray)

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.28 (Jul 13, 2021)

  • Backported some features from v1.3: Full screen mode, redraw window immediately on "live resizing", better handling of OS events.
  • Improved the ellipse algorithm #2217
  • Some performance improvements in the sprite editor #2713
  • Fixed Color Wheel size to fit in its enclosing box #2737
  • Fixed some crashes and problems with the "Remap" command of palette colors
  • Fixed a problem where the color bar disappeared after resizing the window in certain ways
  • Lua: Support using selection tools from app.useTool()

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.27 (Jul 2, 2021)

  • Fixed Shift+Rectangular Marquee doesn't start Square Aspect #2537
  • Fixed reference layers cannot be moved/resized t/8755
  • Fixed "Simple Crosshair" cursor when switching to Eraser tool

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.26 (Jul 2, 2021)

  • Added option to save palette presets easily (thanks to @mezz)
  • Fixed crash copying and pasting images from GameMaker 2 to Aseprite
  • Fixed problem with Error Console when the UI Screen Scaling is changed
  • Fixed painting with symmetry and dynamics #2584
  • Fixed duplicate sprite: now it duplicates slices #2564 (thanks to @sumibi-yakitori)
  • Now we can hold tool modifiers before start drawing #2537
  • Fixed some bugs pressing Ctrl+Z while we are dragging a cel with the Move tool t/8290
  • Fixed several bugs modifying non-selected cels t/8618
  • Fixed bugs modifying the timeline selection when it's hidden
  • Fixed bug modifying hidden layers #2680
  • Clicking current cel with Move Tool will deselect the timeline t/8610
  • Fixed long standing bug where Marquee Rectangle, Lasso, etc. weren't showing the selection feedback #1412 #1667 t/8462
  • Added option to disable the "open sequence of static files as an animation" dialog
  • Lua: Added Sprite.pixelRatio t/8627
  • Lua: Added app.fs.makeDirectory, app.fs.makeAllDirectories, useful for export-aseprite-file script
  • Lua: Added app.command.ImportSpriteSheet() t/8482

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.25 (Aug 19, 2020)

  • Fixed copying images from Firefox (red/blue channels swapped) #2488
  • Fixed CLI export of groups metadata when a layer group is collapsed #2484

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.24 (Aug 13, 2020)

  • Windows: Fixed copy & paste of 32-bpp images with alpha channel from/to other programs (bug report)
  • macOS: Probable fix to black rectangles in some cases updating the display (old fix was through an internal option)
  • Fixed problem starting playing animation on Preview window automatically #2481
  • Fixed "Replace current pallete" option #2480

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.7.2 (Mar 19, 2018)

  • Fixed crash using --save-as in the CLI (t/1140)

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.7 (Mar 19, 2018)

  • Added new File > Export dialog with an Animation Direction option to export Forward/Reverse/Ping-Pong animations automatically (#1505)
  • Added possibility to rotate ellipses and rectangles with Alt key (#868)
  • Added Ctrl+Click (or ⌘+Click) to select the layer (or cel) content in the canvas (#1509), other shortcuts
  • Added Normal Map color wheel (thanks to the initial work of @robinjam)
  • .aseprite is the new default extension for new files, and there is a new option to change it
  • Fixed the Adjust Hue/Saturation formula (#1571)
  • Added HSV colorspace to Adjust Hue/Saturation (#1559)
  • Added options to supress warning dialogs (#917, t/420)
  • Added options to change the number of recent files/folders and clear the list in Edit > Preferences > Files (#578)
  • Now filters like Convolution Matrix, Adjust Hue/Saturation, Replace Color, etc. are applied to the selected range of cels in the timeline
  • Now all message boxes/alert dialogs have the first button as the default one (Enter to confirm, Esc to cancel)
  • Don't select other layer when clicking over play button (t/989)
  • Fixed incorrect preview using linked cels (#1664)
  • Fixed bug editing hex field on Palette Edit mode (F4 key) (#1632)
  • Fixed bug using Unicode chars in translations files (#1661 thanks to @yuxshao)
  • Fixed bug with certain dimensions of ellipses (#1649 thanks to @yuxshao)
  • Fixed bug copying/pasting RGBA images from Aseprite to other apps like Chrome, Discord, etc. on Windows when the image contains semi-transparent pixels
  • Fixed bug where a .ase might be detected as a .bmp file (#1680)
  • Fixed bug saving files with tags with an empty name (#1675)
  • Now unchecking the Preview button on filters dialogs will show the original image
  • Fixed minor bugs (#1648, and some issues with eyedropper)

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.6 (Dec 17, 2017)

  • Adjust scroll correctly when tiled mode is changed (t/785)
  • Fixed random crashes using Sprite > Color Mode menu options (mainly with a theme with a TrueType font)
  • Fixed possible crashes using the undo limit option.
  • macOS: Fixed Shift+2 on English keyboard layout (previous fix works only for Spanish-like layouts)

New in ASEPRITE 1.2.5 (Dec 17, 2017)

  • Fixed possibility to assign same key to several tools (#1460)
  • Fixed Shift+2 keyboard shortcut on macOS (#1604)
  • Fixed some glitches with the Editor crosshair when the brush size popup is open
  • New Switch Nonactive Layers Opacity command available to turn on/off this experimental feature (#1515)
  • Keyboard shortcuts changes:
  • Shift+G: Selects the Gradient tool (so now G key selects the Paint Bucket tool only)
  • Ctrl+': Switches the Grid visibility (in previous version it was Shift+G)
  • Ctrl+Shift+': Switches the Pixel Grid visibility (in previous version it was Alt+Shift+G)

New in ASEPRITE 1.2 Beta 12 (Jul 6, 2017)

  • Added F4 key again to switch the color popup (#1527) and other commands
  • Added possibility to associate keyboard shortcuts to Clear/Link/Unlink cels (related to this discussion)
  • Fixed warning icon behavior on edit mode (#1525)

New in ASEPRITE 1.2 Beta 11 (Jul 6, 2017)

  • Fixed critical bug: crash undoing a remove layer/flatten/or merge down commands with Ctrl+Z on a cel with auto-guides
  • Added X key to switch colors in Replace Color dialog (#1430)
  • Fixed issue using Ctrl+Shift to move a cel when we have Pencil tool selected
  • Don't depend on bcrypt.dll on Windows (#1520)
  • Fixed regression pasting clipboard in a new sprite with the clipboard size
  • Fixed #1465, #1500

New in ASEPRITE 1.2 Beta 10.1 (Jun 26, 2017)

  • Added gradient tool (issue 418, issue 479)
  • Added saturation and alpha sliders in the color bar
  • Added Edit > Hue/Saturation option (issue 1186)
  • Unified color selection and palette editor. Use A key or F4 to switch to edition mode (issue 1102)
  • Added initial support for extensions (issue 1403)
  • Added search field on palette popup
  • Added support to jump to a frame tag on Frame > Jump to > Go to Frame menu (Alt+G).
  • Improved Shift+click to draw straight lines with Pencil tool (issue 1387)
  • Better Color Mode conversion UI with Preview on Sprite > Color Mode > More Options
  • Added new palettes: Amstrad CPC, ENDESGA Studios' palettes, Javier Guerrero's palette
  • Fixed slice adjustments on Canvas Size and Sprite Size (issue 1470)
  • Fixed exporting slices information in JSON files on Export Sprite Sheet menu option
  • Don't show & character in Select > Color Range option (issue 1479)
  • Fixed crash changing opaque/transparent color when we are moving the selection
  • Fixed issue 757, issue 1005, issue 1395, issue 1447

New in ASEPRITE 1.1.10 (Dec 9, 2016)

  • Support symmetry at the center of one pixel (issue 853)
  • Added keyboard shortcuts to change the layer opacity with Shift+1, Shift+2, Shift+3, and Shift+4.
  • Added option to use Rectangular Marquee and Lasso tools with right click
  • Added default grid options in preferences dialog
  • Added option to play all frames ignoring tags
  • Added option to disable auto-scroll (issue 1277)
  • Added a tick mark next to the preset palette that matches the active one (issue 1327)
  • Added visual indicator when Aseprite is saving data to recover files from a crash (issue 1114)
  • Added an option to change the initial frame number on the Timeline (issue 1300)
  • Improved the dialog to open a sequence of files (frame1.png, frame2.png, etc.) (issue 1284)
  • macOS: Smooth scroll with trackpad on list boxes and other widgets
  • Detect the file format by its content instead of this extension when possible (issue 776)
  • Esc key closes Layer/Cel properties dialog (thanks to @klw0)
  • Tab key cycle through RGB/HSV color text fields (issue 1019)
  • Show all tools/quicktools on keyboard shortcuts preferences
  • Fixed crashing when the user-defined theme doesn't exist anymore (issue 1283)
  • Fixed bug which we can get stuck moving a cel (issue 1315)
  • Fixed crash using "Play Once" option (issue 1337)
  • Fixed several bugs & issues (including issue 1221, issue 1326, issue 1334, issue 1339)

New in ASEPRITE 1.1.8 (Sep 21, 2016)

  • New option to put the Timeline at the left/right sides (issue 1169)
  • New buttons in context bar to change zoom/scroll and fit sprite on screen
  • Make Foreground/Background color selector dialogs resizable (issue 1250) and save its position/pinned status between sessions (issue 1249)
  • F key is the new keyboard shortcut to switch between the normal mode and fullscreen mode.
  • Added two new palettes EDG16 and EDG32 by ENDESGA Studios
  • Added support to load/save palette from a list of hexadecimal values (.hex format)
  • Windows and OS X: New mouse cursor options
  • Windows and OS X: Use custom native cursor to improve mouse cursor movement (issue 1236)
  • Windows: Fixed issues copying-and-pasting 16bpp and 24bpp image in specific cases (e.g. from/to Photoshop) (issue 1229)
  • OS X: Popup animation options menu with Ctrl+click on "Play" buttons
  • OS X: Fixed right-click on Wacom tablets using the pen buttons (this problem might be related to a specific Wacom driver version)
  • OS X: Fixed mouse wheel issues with USB mouse devices.
  • OS X: General performance improvement
  • Fixed invalid selection after removing frames (issue 1235)
  • Fixed exporting JSON data of frame tags when empty frames are ignored (issue 1244)
  • Fixed cryptic error message using File > Repeat Sprite Sheet in some special cases (issue 1247)
  • Fixed problem merging selected area when we use the "Hand" tool (issue 1241)
  • Fixed other issues (issue 1195, issue 1239, issue 1248, issue 1251, issue 1259)

New in ASEPRITE 1.1.6 (Jul 9, 2016)

  • Right-click can move layers/frames/cels in the timeline
  • Added right-click with Ctrl+click on OS X in some controls (timeline, tabs, text entries) (issue 438)
  • Fixed bug ignoring Space bar on Sprite Editor when it's used immediately after clicking in the Timeline (issue 877)
  • Ask for saving each file on exit
  • Right-click subtracts a selection area when we use it inside the sprite editor selection (issue 1164)
  • Added option to include partial tiles in Import Sprite Sheet (issue 1161)
  • Configuration is saved in ~/Library/Application Support/Aseprite on OS X now (issue 1165)
  • Added forward compatibility for .ase files with groups
  • Added support to load Pixly (.anim) files (thanks to @zed9h)
  • Expand filename wildcards in command line on Windows (issue 1049)
  • Fixed issues with some convolution matrices after inserting text (issue)
  • Fixed OS X keyboard modifiers when we switch apps using ⌘Tab (⌘ isn't kept pressed)
  • Fixed other bugs (issue 1153, issue 1166, issue 1167, this issue)

New in ASEPRITE 1.1.5.7 (Jun 10, 2016)

  • Fixed status bar indicators when we transform the selection
  • Now we can jump to other tag in playback mode clicking a frame of that tag
  • Added option to zoom sliding two fingers up or down on OS X trackpad
  • Don't show the system cursor when the window is created on OS X
  • Don't activate the app on OS X when it's executed from the command line (useful to run bash scripts)

New in ASEPRITE 1.1.5.2 (May 6, 2016)

  • Fixed bug undoing a pixel region in special cases (issue 1109)
  • Fixed selection flipping on cels that are small than sprite bounds (issue 1119)
  • Fixed arrow keys to move selection (issue 1120)

New in ASEPRITE 1.1.5.1 (May 6, 2016)

  • Fixed crash pressing Del key without a selection to completelly remove a cel content (regression introduced in issue 1111)

New in ASEPRITE 1.1.5 (May 4, 2016)

  • New option for paint bucket to use all layers as reference (issue 969)
  • Added copy & paste support of images on OS X (issue 925)
  • Added Wacom eraser support on Windows and OS X (issue 610)
  • Improved status bar (issue 752, issue 915, issue 1013, issue 1075)
  • Don't destroy custom brush when we use X key to switch colors (issue 1004)
  • Improve selection rectangle/shape feedback with a negative black/white color, so it's always visible
  • Fixed blurry graphics when Windows DPI scaling is greater than 100% (issue 1041)
  • Fixed bug copying frames between sprites: now frame duration is preserved (issue 1023)
  • Fixed regression bug with default folder for new files (issue 1068)
  • Use correct/configured Eraser brush size when Eraser is activated with right-click or as a quicktool (bug report on Steam)
  • Fixed brush size when we click on brush icon (issue 978, thanks to @TheKK)
  • Fixed crash pressing º key on keyboard configuration (issue 1065)
  • Fixed crash when we press Del or Backspace keys while we are moving a cel (issue 1078)
  • Fixed several other issues (issue 559, issue 708, issue 793, issue 1103, issue 1104, issue 1105, issue 1111)

New in ASEPRITE 1.1.4.1 (Apr 13, 2016)

  • Fixed crash resizing an image with RotSprite (issue 1056)
  • Fixed double-click on OS X (issue 1057)
  • Fixed crash launching the app on OS X (issue 1059)

New in ASEPRITE 1.1.4 (Apr 13, 2016)

  • New backend on Windows and OS X. Improved trackpad support on OS X. This is the first step to improve the UX with wacom tablets, pressure, multiple-windows, etc. (issue 139)
  • Now we can scale from center/pivot (issue 576) and flipping (issue 579)
  • You can select a tile by double clicking over it (issue 939)
  • Add View > Extras menu to hide the selection edges (issue 861)
  • Mouse wheel rotate hue value when used above color selectors (issue 1012)
  • New keyboard customization for tool modifiers (issue 1028)
  • Fixed regression using --batch and --save-as with .png and other formats (issue 1018)
  • Fixed several issues (issue 905, issue 914)

New in ASEPRITE 1.1.3 (Apr 13, 2016)

  • Added new color picker to quickly select different tints, shades, and tones of the current color
  • Now clicking foreground/background color will change the colors in a custom brush created with Edit > New Brush
  • Fixed crash creating a custom brush without "Type" parameter and restarting the application
  • Fixed bug resetting Screen Scaling value
  • Fixed several bugs with grayscale images
  • Fixed a crash using Windows clipboard in special cases
  • Fixed Wacom tablet lag on Windows platform
  • Added more zoom levels

New in ASEPRITE 1.1.2 (Apr 13, 2016)

  • Added new brush popup dialog and shortcuts to change different drawing parameters (issue 904)
  • Added Select > Modify > Border/Expand/Contract commands
  • Added anti-aliasing checkbox to Edit > Insert Text option
  • Added RYB color wheel (issue 707)
  • Added the ability to insert user data and color (issue 733) to layers and cels
  • Added "Play Once" option to "Play" button popups
  • Now , and . keys now move inside loop section/tags (issue 556 and issue 879, thanks to @TheKK)
  • Fixed a couple of bugs with symmetry axis (issue 851, issue 873 thans to @TheKK)
  • Added a special variable {tagframe} for --filename-format to specify frame names relative to the current tag (issue 894)
  • Beta branch on Steam:
  • Open double-clicked files from Windows Explorer in the same application (issue 477)
  • New back-end in progress (issue 139)
  • Improve shading ink (issue 85, issue 854):
  • Now we can drag-and-drop shade colors
  • Reverse shading colors with X key
  • Shades can be saved between sessions
  • Keyboard shortcuts:
  • Added command to change the ink type with a shortcut (issue 787)
  • Added command to switch pixel-perfect checkbox (issue 858)
  • Search field in Keyboard Shortcuts dialog (issue 849)
  • Sort command names with numbers correctly (issue 782)
  • Added Shift+C to center the scroll (thanks to @tony)
  • Sprite Sheets:
  • Import/Export Sprite Sheets by rows and columns (issue 872)
  • Export Sprite Sheet can be used without saving the sprite sheet image (issue 865)
  • Added options to export layers and frame tags information from File > Export Sprite Sheet

New in ASEPRITE 1.1.1 (Feb 15, 2016)

  • Added partial support to draw text (issue 28)
  • Added symmetry mode (issue 208)
  • Added scroll bars to Timeline (issue 732)
  • Added an "Undo History" window (issue 739)
  • Shift+click draw a straight line from the last point (issue 562)
  • Added support to load/save static .webp files (issue 273, thanks to @sirblackheart)
  • Added --list-tags and --list-layers options
  • Fixed crash using --scale command line option
  • Fixed --border-padding option (issue 815)
  • Fixed some crashes using Shading Ink in some special situations
  • Fixed some issues loading/saving .gif files (issue 800)
  • Fixed Eraser, Blur, and Jumble tools to support opacity parameter correctly.
  • Improved performance in Timeline for huge animations (e.g. more than 10000 frames)
  • Don't convert transparent layers to a opaque Background after Flatten (issue 806, thanks to @Fojar)
  • Fixed Spray tool problems (issue 838, thanks to @Fojar)
  • Fixed other minor bugs (issue 794, issue 816, issue 823).

New in ASEPRITE 1.1.0.1 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • Improved general program performance
  • Fixed tooltips visibility (issue 770)
  • Fixed browsing through folders symlinks on Linux (issue 524)
  • Fixed Ctrl+ and Ctrl- keyboard shortcuts to zoom in/out
  • Fixed possible random crashes on Windows restoring DirectX surfaces (long-standing bug from initial Aseprite versions)
  • Fixed issue 278, issue 654, issue 771, issue 778, issue 777, issue 784, issue 785
  • Added a simple pixel shading ink (issue 85):
  • See the documentation to know how to use it.

New in ASEPRITE 1.1 (Aug 22, 2015)

  • New color wheel (issue 707)
  • New layer blending modes and opacity (issue 318, issue 225)
  • New UI for inks (new "Simple Ink" to avoid extra Opacity parameter now that we've alpha component in color selection).
  • New eyedropper modes.
  • Export frame tags or specific layers (issue 607)
  • New option to shift pixels and wrap around the content (issue 681)
  • Configurable 'Stop' button behavior (issue 705)
  • Added new configuration for rotation pivot (issue 370)
  • More onion skin options (issue 526)
  • Zoom indicator in status bar (issue 646)
  • Space bar can move the selection being created or the line/rectangle/ellipse being drawn (issue 741)
  • Added an option to ignore the grid in paint bucket tool (issue 564)
  • Added a "Snap to Grid" indicator (issue 122)
  • Show onion skin depending on the configured loop section (issue 555)
  • Improved performance and memory usage of RotSprite algorithm (issue 691)
  • Removed tools configuration dialog (C key): Now all options are available in View menu (you can open it with Alt+V).
  • Fixed issue 546, issue 275, issue 161, issue 529, and a lot more.
  • Added alpha channel in color selection (issue 286):
  • You can specify an alpha value on each palette entry.
  • Palettes created from RGB sprites, can be generate entries with alpha channel.
  • 8-bit PNG files can be saved with alpha channel per palette entry.
  • Support for palettes with less or more than 256 colors (issue 668, issue 754):
  • You can reduce colors creating smaller palettes.

New in ASEPRITE 1.1 Beta 5 (Jun 23, 2015)

  • Fixed random crashes using Eyedropper with Alt+click
  • Fixed default foreground/background color when the program is executed for the first time

New in ASEPRITE 1.0.9 (Feb 3, 2015)

  • Mac OS X:
  • Infinite editor scroll is now available on Mac OS X too
  • Fix mouse movement problems
  • New command line options:
  • --filename-format (issue 519): to specify special filenames used in export operations (--save-as,--sheet, --split-layers, etc.)
  • --trim: trim frames before exporting sprite sheet or texture atlas
  • Issue 587: Shift+X switches layer visibility
  • Issue 585: Add option to disable animation loop when saving GIF files
  • Fix regression bug: now you can move the color popup window again
  • Fix bug flipping a rectangular region in a displaced cel
  • Fix some reported crashes

New in ASEPRITE 1.0.8 (Jan 17, 2015)

  • Fixed issue 543: Crash when adding keyboard shortcuts to menu options that doesn't have any
  • Fixed issue 548: Don't move or select hidden layers with Move tool
  • Fixed issue 57 and issue 336: Now paste should correctly paste in place
  • Fixed problem running command line on Mac OS X when Aseprite is already running
  • New command line option --ignore-empty to avoid exporting empty frames

New in ASEPRITE 0.9.5 (Aug 25, 2012)

  • Fixed issue 163 , issue 164 , and issue 165 .

New in ASEPRITE 0.9.4 (Aug 24, 2012)

  • Added support to resize the color-bar.
  • Fix regression bug introduced in 0.9.2: menu navigation using keyboard stopped working.
  • Fix issue 143 : Crash in "File > Open/Save" when aseprite.ini contains an invalid path.
  • Fix issue 160 : Crash Undo-ing Layer Delete.

New in ASEPRITE 0.9.3 (Jul 11, 2012)

  • Now Shift key locks the X/Y axis when you drag & drop the selection.
  • Add support to load GIMP palettes ( issue 112 ).
  • Fix bug with Export Sprite Sheet when the cel is bigger than the sprite's size.
  • Fix regression bug: Enter/Tab/Escape keys don't work in list-boxes.
  • Fix bug showing "modified" status in the document tab.
  • Fix issue 130 : crash redoing a "convert to grayscale mode" command.
  • Fix issue 44 : problems browsing files when the option "hide extensions for known file types" is activated in Windows Explorer.
  • Fix issue 129 : Return to frame/layer where action is undone (configurable option).

New in ASEPRITE 0.9.2 (May 21, 2012)

  • Added scroll-by tile size feature ( issue 90 ): you can press Ctrl+Arrow keys to scroll by tile size.
  • Fix problem losing hue value in palette editor ( issue 100 ).
  • Fix problems loading .ase files ( issue 102 ).
  • Fix problems with Trim ( issue 106 ).

New in ASEPRITE 0.9 (Apr 9, 2012)

  • Added Import/Export Sprite Sheet (#4).
  • Added support to resize the window in X11, Mac OS X, and Windows platforms.
  • Improved "Canvas Size" command (video).
  • New color selectors with improved RGB and HSB sliders (video).
  • Added automatic check for updates (#13).
  • Changes in keyboard shortcuts (some of these changes were made to avoid tool-switching confusion):
  • Elliptical Marquee: Shift+M (it was "M")
  • Polygonal Lasso: Shift+Q (it was "Q")
  • Ellipse: Shift+U (it was "U")
  • Polygon: Shift+D (it was "D")
  • Curve: Shift+L (it was "Y")
  • Spray: Shift+B (it was "S")
  • Bugs fixed:
  • #14 - Don't ask for saving changes when read-only commands are used.
  • #3050538 - File dialog does not show files (sometimes).

New in ASEPRITE 0.8.2 (Jun 14, 2011)

  • Fixed a critical bug: split an editor, close it, and change tool (crash).
  • Fixed Paste command when we use it in an empty frame.
  • Fixed bug #3051174 (reported by Trent Gamblin): Loading two or more times gui.xml file.