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MediBang Paint Pro Changelog

What's new in MediBang Paint Pro 29.1

Sep 6, 2023
  • Minor fixes.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 28.7 (Jun 9, 2023)

  • Fixed a bug that the eyedropper could not be used in the layer folder.
  • You can now use it without installing the VC++ runtime. (Windows version)

New in MediBang Paint Pro 28.6 (Mar 1, 2023)

  • Fixed a bug that vertical lines appeared when using the transformation tool.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 28.5 (Feb 27, 2023)

  • Added a lasso eraser.
  • Added a layer clear button to the toolbar.
  • Improved the behavior of the dropper.
  • Added an option to set the default value of layer folder blending to “Normal”. (Can be changed from Preferences)
  • Fixed a bug that failed to generate time-lapse movies in some environments.
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 28.4 (Dec 14, 2022)

  • Enabled to keep ruler settings individually.
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 28.3 (Oct 24, 2022)

  • Improved shape brush tool.
  • You can now move or delete anchors on curves and polygonal lines.
  • Rectangles and circles can now be drawn with an aspect ratio of 1:1.
  • The angle of the streamline/moving blur filter can now be specified numerically.
  • Fixed a bug that DPI changed when batch exporting in PSD format.
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 28.2 (Aug 2, 2022)

  • Added translations for many languages.
  • Minor fixes.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 28.1 (May 27, 2022)

  • Fixed a bug that a black video was created when creating a time-lapse movie. (Windows only)
  • Fixed a bug that some screens were cut off on low resolution displays.
  • Made minor corrections.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 28.0 (Apr 23, 2022)

  • New function:
  • Added a function to create making videos (time lapse).
  • The library function is now available.
  • Improvement:
  • Enabled to set rasterization color settings for each page in batch export.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed the problem that the correct color may not be selected when the eyedropper reference is set to “Layer”.
  • Fixed a bug that the halftone layer became strange when exporting all at once.
  • Fixed the problem that you cannot cut immediately after making a selection with the selection pen.
  • Made minor corrections.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 27.2 (Dec 13, 2021)

  • Fixed a bug that prevented the SNS login.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 27.1 (Dec 7, 2021)

  • Fixed a bug that caused a rare crash at startup.
  • Removed permission check when opening mdp files downloaded from the cloud.
  • Fixed a minor bug.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 27.0 (Sep 2, 2021)

  • We are pleased to announce the release of our new subscription service, MediBang Premium.
  • With MediBang Premium, you will receive the following benefits:
  • Unlimited use of over 200 brushes and other materials for use in MediBang Paint!
  • No more in-app ads!
  • Unlimited number of team members.
  • Unlimited version control functions
  • Additional cloud storage capacity

New in MediBang Paint Pro 26.2 (Mar 28, 2021)

  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 26.1 (Mar 28, 2021)

  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 26.0 (Dec 3, 2020)

  • Showed the most popular ART street posts in the network panel.
  • Added a filter. (Channel Operation/ Change Transparent Color/ Change Nontransparent Color)
  • Defects fixed and improved.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 25.6 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug that could cause the installation to fail on Windows.
  • Other small issues are resolved.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 25.5 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • We resolved the issue of not being able to create a brush from the canvas.
  • Other small issues are resolved.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 25.4 (Sep 11, 2020)

  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 17.1 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 17.0 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Added new filters (Focus Lines, Flow Lines, Flash).
  • You can now preview the font when you use Cloud Text.
  • Improvements:
  • Improved the network panel and made it more convenient.
  • Changed the maximum value of the font size in the text dialogue box.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 15.0 (May 24, 2018)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Brush sizes can now be selected from a list.
  • You can now make a copy of works on the Cloud.
  • Added the Color Management feature:
  • You can now simulate the output for CMYK.
  • Color profiles can now be embedded in MDP files.
  • Reading and writing of ICC profiles for PSD files is now supported.
  • Reading and writing of ICC profiles for JPEG/PNG files is now supported.
  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Improved it so that the drawing information of the outside area remains when the canvas is cropped.
  • FIXES:
  • Fixed a bug where the brush’s drawing was off when the canvas was turned.
  • Fixed a bug where clipping would not occur properly under certain conditions.
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 14.1 (Apr 15, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug where layer switches would cause it to freeze when selecting multiple layers.
  • Fixed a bug where multiple layer selection could not be done if the layer window was not fixed to the sidebar.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 14.0 (Mar 29, 2018)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Added a function for selecting multiple layers:
  • Select all layers at once by clicking on a layer while pressing the Shift key.
  • Select layers individually by clicking on each layer while pressing the Control key.
  • Added a function where selected layers can be moved into a folder:
  • Right-click on the layer list to select this option from the menu that appears.
  • Added a chromatic aberration filter.
  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Improved it so MDP files use less memory when saving.
  • Improvements made to logging in during system maintenance.
  • FIXES:
  • Fixed minor bugs with the Hue Filter.
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 13.2 (Feb 22, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Improved the stability when saving an MDP file.
  • Improved the behavior of MDP files with halftone layers when exporting multiple files at once.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that occurred with the canvas size when creating a new manga manuscript.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 13.1 (Jan 26, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Improved it so that the text layer can move even when the canvas is rotated.
  • Revised the manuscript templates for manga.
  • Improved the Transform tool to allow you to lock a corner.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 13.0 (Dec 15, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Added the Close Gaps feature to the Bucket and MagicWand tools.
  • Added the Export All feature to Comic Projects.
  • Added the Tone Curves filter.
  • Added Divide to Blended Layers.
  • Added Mask and Stencil Layers.
  • Improvements:
  • Improved the edges to typed text, making them smoother.
  • Improved it so that a tip will pop when the canvas won’t open.
  • Improved the canvas’ export feature to enable choosing the clipboard.
  • Improved the Transform tool to allow you to flip your selection.
  • Improved the Select tool to enable switching on and off the inverted highlight.
  • Improved the File Menu to enable opening an image as a layer.
  • Improved dialog windows in high resolution displays.
  • Fixes:
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 12.1 (Oct 14, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • Upgraded UI
  • Improved performance
  • Fixes:
  • Minor bugs fixed

New in MediBang Paint Pro 12.0 (Oct 14, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Added new blending features: Soft Light, Hard Light, Hue, Saturation, Color and Brightness.
  • Improvements:
  • Can now import TIFF format files.
  • Fixes:
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 11.1 (Oct 14, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • Increased maximum value for correction to 40.
  • Improved performance for correction; lines are now smoother
  • You can now round corners when expanding or contracting a selection
  • Enhanced speed when expanding or contracting a selection
  • Improved performance for the Princeton tablet
  • Enhanced speed for the smudge tool
  • Enhanced speed for the color filter
  • You can open the properties for a layer or brush by clicking on the gear icon
  • Improved performance on the text tool
  • Layers use less memory which improves stability
  • Improved the way in which layers are switched•When reading or writing a PSD file, it now preserves the guide
  • When reloading the Submission List, it now keeps your team selection
  • Improved other minor aspects
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug where the cursor would not change into the hourglass (Windows)
  • Fixed a bug where the art quality in the navigator would drop
  • Fixed a problem that occured when using brush scripts
  • Fixed an issue where a dot would appear when using the Force Fade In/Out on a Windows-based tablet
  • Fixed a bug that occured when using snap rulers with the gradation tool
  • Fixed a bug when using Mesh Transform
  • Fixed a bug where the app would crash when pressing a key on the color selection panel (Mac)
  • Fixed a bug where the screen would close when pressing Enter at the search screen for Cloud Brushes. (Windows)
  • Fixed a bug where it would fail to sync settings to the Cloud
  • Fixed a bug where it would not let you add text when selecting a locked layer
  • Fixed other minor bugs

New in MediBang Paint Pro 11.0 (Oct 14, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Multi Brushes have been added.
  • We have added Mesh Transform to the menu.
  • We have added Export File to the menu.
  • Revisions:
  • You can now open each page on medibangpaint.com (from the Help tab).
  • You can now choose Storie templates when you create a new canvas.
  • You can now clear your canvas size history at the Create New Canvas screen.
  • You can now hide file paths at the canvas tab.
  • We have added a setting to avoid the glitch where you end up selecting everything in a layer without meaning to do so.
  • Fixes:
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 10.2 (Nov 18, 2016)

  • Brush bug fixed where blurring seems stronger with some script brush.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 10.1 (Oct 13, 2016)

  • Login with Social Networks improved.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 10.0 (Sep 20, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • A brush that allows shapes to be drawn has been added.
  • Improvements:
  • Spreads can now be made with Yonkoma manga templates.
  • Adjustments:
  • An issue where a message stating the canvas size and manga guide size had a discrepency would be incorrectly displayed has been fixed.
  • An issue where users could not correctly zoom in and out of the canvas after placing materials has been fixed.
  • An issue that caused tones to become displaced after moving a halftone layer has been fixed.
  • An issue where after moving a clipping layer undo would not work correctly has been fixed.
  • An issue where the Bucket Tool could not be used if there was a 1 px gap on the right side of the canvas has been fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 9.0 (Aug 26, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Halftone layers added (This can be set from the 8bit Layer’s properties).
  • Locally saved mpd files can now be cloud saved as new versions of existing cloud saved files.
  • New folder “Reverse Colors” added.
  • Improvements:
  • Material items can now be reversed.
  • Windows tablet gestures adjusted.
  • Comic guide sizes can now be picked from templates.
  • The bucket tool and magic wand tool’s can now expand pixels up to 32px.
  • The last foreground and background colors used will be saved when MediBang Paint is restarted.
  • The behavior of layers created or moved inbetween clipping layers has been adjusted.
  • Adjustments:
  • A problem that occured when specific characters were input using the text tool have been fixed.
  • A problem that prevented keyboard support from being used after starting the app has been fixed.
  • A problem that caused crashing when using the undo feature has been fixed.
  • A problem that caused item materials to dissappear when moved by the move tool has been fixed.
  • An issue where using specific folders when rotating the screen caused the preview to be incorrectly displayed has been adjusted.
  • An issue that occurred on Windows devices with flick input has been fixed.
  • An issue where the transformation confirmation window appeared after cancelling a transformation has been fixed.
  • An issue that caused crashing on the Mac version of MediBang Paint when specific Safari plugins were installed has been fixed.
  • A problem that caused issues when the version list was viewed has been fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 8.0 (Jun 2, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Watercolor edge feature added.（This can be adjusted in the layer settings）
  • Brush types can be changed into pattern brushes.
  • Text can now be rotated and outlines can be added.
  • Social media account login is now supported.
  • UI icon size can now be adjusted. (Windows only)
  • Adjustments:
  • Adjustments have been made for Windows tablet users where the display was too small.
  • Dragging and dropping into the Reference window is now supported.
  • The amount of time it takes to access cloud services after reconnecting to the internet has been reduced.
  • The manga project page list display size has been increased from 240px to 300px.
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 7.5 (Apr 22, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Material window added.
  • Adjustments:
  • The layer limit has been increased from 256 to 1024.
  • Cloud Brushes can now be searched.
  • Adjustments have been made to the way diagonal panels are transformed.
  • A button for displaying the canvas size at 100% has been added to the navigator window.
  • Vietnamese, Polish, Indonesian, and Malaysian language support has been added.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 7.4 (Apr 7, 2016)

  • Adjustments:
  • Thai language support added.
  • In the brush preview the brush size is now displayed in millimeters.
  • Improvements to the auto recovery feature have been made.
  • The file save process stability has increased.
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 7.3 (Mar 17, 2016)

  • Adjustments:
  • A feature has been added to act as though the Shift or Ctrl keys are pressed down for tablets without keyboards.
  • A bug that caused a dialogue window to remain open after cloud save errors has been fixed.
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 7.2 (Mar 3, 2016)

  • New templates have been added/fixed in the new file window.
  • Auto recovery saving speed has been improved.
  • The Eyedropper Tool can now pick color based on the Canvas or the currently selected layer.
  • The Russian language has now been added to the Windows installer.
  • Filters can now be selected while transforming.
  • The command for entering text with the Text Tool has been adjusted. Ctrl(Cmd)+ Return will enter text and the Tab key will switch to different locations in the menu.
  • Submitting to MediBang from MediBang Paint has been adjusted.
  • A bug that caused the program to crash when deleting annotations has been fixed.
  • A bug that sometimes occurred while right cddcking on the layer menu has been fixed.
  • A bug that kept the menu from closing after cancelddng cloud saves has been fixed.
  • A bug that kept PSD files from properly opening has been fixed.
  • A bug that caused a crash when front, back and middle covers that hadn’t been saved were merged has been fixed.
  • A bug that caused an error creating a new manga project from a draft has been fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 7.0 (Feb 8, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Canvas Annotation feature added.
  • Adjustments:
  • A new sorting system has been implemented for cloud files.
  • Cloud files can be displayed by details and icons now.
  • Cloud files version panel has been improved.
  • Russian UI now supported.
  • Cloud file related shortcuts have been added.
  • A bug where the transform menu would sometimes not properly close has been fixed.
  • A bug where rotated canvases would return to their previous position after closing with the Esc key the transformation menu has been fixed.
  • A bug where the launch window’s scroll window sometimes didn’t work has been fixed.
  • A bug where clicking on a layer with the Ctrl/Command key pressed cause selections to change has been fixe.
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 6.2 (Dec 17, 2015)

  • 【New Features】:
  • Manga projects with front and back covers that have been created separately can now be merged.
  • Pressing Ctrl/Command while selecting a layer will cause the items in that layer to be selected.
  • Alternate selection modes can be used by pressing Shift or Alt/Option.
  • PNG files can now be saved as grayscale files.
  • 【Adjustments】:
  • The brush size display while drawing has been adjusted.
  • Pen pressure adjustments made.
  • Italian and Spanish UI adjustments have been made.
  • Rotating the canvas with gestures has been improved.
  • A bug that sometimes occurred with the Select Pen and undoing of Item material rasterization has been fixed.
  • A bug that sometimes occurred with the Edge Pen and clipping layers has now been fixed.
  • A bug that sometimes occurred when creating a canvas with a length over 20,000 px has been fixed.
  • A bug that sometimes occurred when when adding a draft page has been fixed.
  • The team list displayed when choosing a cloud project group has been adjusted.
  • A bug where floating windows could sometimes not be changed in size has been adjusted.
  • A bug that sometimes occurred when logging in and out has been fixed.
  • Inklet now supports MediBang Paint
  • Manga projects can now be expanded to 320 pages
  • A thumbnail is now displayed on the version management page
  • Locally saved files can now be cloud saved easier.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 6.1 (Nov 26, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • When changing canvas size different measurements can now be chosen.
  • New options included when flattening layers.
  • Pallet preset added.
  • Adjustments:
  • Files that aren’t cloud saved can now be posted on MediBang.com.
  • Users can now choose between black or their current foreground color when creating panels.
  • After creating a new panel border users will automatically select the Divide tool.
  • Preview window speed adjusted.
  • When adjusting the background color a preview will be displayed on the canvas.
  • An issue when the Windows 64 bit version could not overwrite the 32 bit version has now been fixed.
  • An issue where files from MangaName could sometimes not be imported has been fixed.
  • An issue that could cause cloud brush syncing to fail was fixed.
  • An issue where the preview would not be displayed on Mac has been fixed.
  • An issue where some users could not sync from the login window has now been fixed.
  • The tone load has been reduced to prevent problems when adding them to the canvas.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 6.0 (Nov 5, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Cloud Brushes added
  • New brush type – bitmap watercolor brush added
  • TIFF and WebP file formats now supported
  • In the project viewer double page spreads can now be viewed.
  • Windows 10 supported
  • Mac OS X 10.11 (EI Capitan) supported
  • Adjustments:
  • When changing canvas size different measurements can now be chosen. (inch, cm)
  • MediBang Paint’s opening location when opening on multidisplay set ups has been changed.
  • A problem that sometimes occurred with the cloud when opening canvases has been fixed.
  • Restarting after changing Mac shortcuts is no longer necessary
  • The cursor’s location in relation to tool actions has been adjusted.
  • Color palette colors can now be chossen by numerical values.
  • Brush groups can now be deleted without having to delete their contents first.
  • Comic panel creation has been adjusted
  • A problem where some MDP files could not be open after being saved was fixed.
  • A problem where some merged layers would no longer have their blending modes applied was fixed.
  • A problem where groups could occasionally not be chosen in the cloud project window has been fixed.
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 5.4.0 (Oct 1, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Project settings expanded
  • Text in files imported from MangaName will become text layers. (Only files imported from the latest version of MangaName)
  • Files from MangaName can now use the manga project templates in MediBang Paint.
  • Depending on the brush, users can switch between color and transparent. (Default is Shift-Z)
  • A5 document size added for manga templates.
  • Improvements and Bug Fixes:
  • Increased cloud saving speed.
  • Added a warning for when users try to convert an extremely large image into a material.
  • Text placement optimized.
  • Filters have been removed from the Layer menu and given their own menu.
  • Fixed a bug where some users could not open files after importing them from MangaName.
  • A bug where things that could not be transformed were shown as transformable was fixed.
  • A bug where the Surface Pro 3 eraser button didn’t work was fixed.
  • A bug that caused cloud saving to sometimes fail was fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 5.3.0 (Sep 17, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Layers inside of folders can now all be transformed at the same time when the group folder is selected.
  • Improvements and Bug Fixes:
  • Manga pages can now be created without inner borders.
  • An issue where users could unintentionally transform objects has been fixed.
  • An issue where users could unintentionally edit text has been fixed.
  • An issue where an error would occur with cloud saved pngs was fixed.
  • An issue where while creating a new file on some Windows PCs clicking the OK button would cause a crash has been fixed.
  • An issue where the OK button was sometimes not properly displayed when creating a new manga project has been fixed.
  • An issue where the same file would be displayed in recent document history more than once has been fixed.
  • An issue where MediBang Paint 32bit could not run on Dell computers with Dell Backup and Recovery Manager running has been fixed. (64bit is still unable to run at this time)
  • An issue where the Rotation Symmetry brushes parameters were not displayed in English has been fixed.
  • An issue where MediBang Paint would crash on start up without displaying an error has been fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 5.2.0 (Sep 10, 2015)

  • Improvements and Bug Fixes:
  • An issue where the Windows version of MediBang Paint would crash when some users opened or saved files has been fixed.
  • An issue where MediBang Paint would sometimes crash when locally saved manga projects were cloud saved has been fixed.
  • An issue where some users could not correctly update from older versions of MediBang Paint has been fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 5.1.0 (Sep 5, 2015)

  • Bugs fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 5.0 (Sep 5, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • The canvas can now be moved, rotated and magnified using multi touch guestures.
  • Double page spread comic templates can now be created.
  • A new brush Edge Pen has been added.
  • Brush, Pallet, and Material settings can now all be saved at once.
  • Bitmap brushes can now be created directly from the canvas.
  • Improvements and Bug Fixes:
  • Can now save locally when not connected to the internet.
  • All visible layers with the acception of text layers can be merged with the ‘Merge All’ option.
  • Now when using Undo while performing Transform on an object, the object will not dissapear.
  • Materials (Tones, tiles) can now be created directly from the canvas.
  • A problem where users could not undo changes to background colors and comic guide settings has been fixed.
  • Now cloud saved files will be recovered by auto recovery.
  • A problem where the wrong layer would be changed when changing 8bit/1bit layer types was fixed.
  • A problem where new versions of cloud projects could not be applied has been fixed.
  • A problem where the version details in the cloud file screen of an image would be wrong have been corrected.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 4.0 (Sep 5, 2015)

  • Auto Recovery function added
  • Reduced the likely hood of crashes when working on larger sized files.
  • Speed of cloud saving improved.
  • Mdp icons are now able to be displayed on in Windows Explorer, and the Mac Finder
  • Shortcut commands added (LayerーProtect Alpha、Clipping、Lock、Duplicate、Merge Down)
  • Merge Down only affects visible layers (Invisible layers will now be preserved)
  • Divide Tool bug fixed.
  • Snap guide names can now be changed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 3.1 Build 1.4.0 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 3.0 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • 29 Cloud fonts have been added.
  • Manga manuscript templates have been added.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 2.0 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • Software name changed to MediBang Paint Pro.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 1.6.1 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 1.6 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • Users can now customize shortcuts.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 1.5 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • Interface redesigned.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 1.4.3 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • GPen and Mapping Pen added.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 1.4.1 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 1.4 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • Cloud Text added.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 1.3.2 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • Easy comic uploading feature added.
  • Brush size can be changed by numerical increments.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 1.3 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • Easy illustration uploading feature added.
  • Vertical writing on the Mac.

New in MediBang Paint Pro 1.2 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • 600dpi resolution tone Materials added
  • 60 types of background materials added

New in MediBang Paint Pro 1.1 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • MangaName available.