Aseprite v1.2.8 is available! Several bug fixes and some performance improvements:

• The button to apply effects to the whole sprite is back
• Added support to load/save animated .webp files
• Added current color indicator with new color side to side on color editor
• Improved general performance drawing color selector/color wheel
• Improved general performance in animation playback
• Fixed loading of tool names/tooltips when another translation is selected
• Fixed order of cels when they are copied between files
• Fixed bug with RGBA target buttons
• Windows: Fixed recent folder items using the native file dialog
• Windows: Fixed installing extensions from .zip files and the current user has an Unicode character in its name
• Windows: Fixed bug pasting screenshots on Windows Vista

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Aseprite v1.2.8 is available! Several bug fixes and some performance improvements:

• The button to apply effects to the whole sprite is back
• Added support to load/save animated .webp files
• Added current color indicator with new color side to side on color editor
• Improved general performance drawing color selector/color wheel
• Improved general performance in animation playback
• Fixed loading of tool names/tooltips when another translation is selected
• Fixed order of cels when they are copied between files
• Fixed bug with RGBA target buttons
• Windows: Fixed recent folder items using the native file dialog
• Windows: Fixed installing extensions from .zip files and the current user has an Unicode character in its name
• Windows: Fixed bug pasting screenshots on Windows Vista

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Aseprite v1.2.7 released!

• Added new File > Export dialog with an Animation Direction option to export Forward/Reverse/Ping-Pong animations automatically
• Added possibility to rotate ellipses and rectangles with Alt key
• Added Ctrl+Click (or ⌘+Click) to select the layer (or cel) content in the canvas
• Added Normal Map color wheel
• .aseprite is the new default extension for new files, and there is a new option to change it
• Fixed the Adjust Hue/Saturation formula
• Added HSV colorspace to Adjust Hue/Saturation
• Added options to supress warning dialogs
• Added options to change the number of recent files/folders and clear the list in Edit > Preferences > Files
• 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
• Fixed incorrect preview using linked cels
• Fixed bug editing hex field on Palette Edit mode (F4 key)
• Fixed bug using Unicode chars in translations files
• Fixed bug with certain dimensions of ellipses
• 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
• Fixed bug saving files with tags with an empty name
• Now unchecking the Preview button on filters dialogs will show the original image
• Possible fixes for Windows 10 problems:
  
  • Saving files when turning off the computer
  • Mouse doesn’t respond correctly
• Fixed minor bugs

More info in the blog

Aseprite v1.2.7 released!

• Added new File > Export dialog with an Animation Direction option to export Forward/Reverse/Ping-Pong animations automatically
• Added possibility to rotate ellipses and rectangles with Alt key
• Added Ctrl+Click (or ⌘+Click) to select the layer (or cel) content in the canvas
• Added Normal Map color wheel
• .aseprite is the new default extension for new files, and there is a new option to change it
• Fixed the Adjust Hue/Saturation formula
• Added HSV colorspace to Adjust Hue/Saturation
• Added options to supress warning dialogs
• Added options to change the number of recent files/folders and clear the list in Edit > Preferences > Files
• 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
• Fixed incorrect preview using linked cels
• Fixed bug editing hex field on Palette Edit mode (F4 key)
• Fixed bug using Unicode chars in translations files
• Fixed bug with certain dimensions of ellipses
• 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
• Fixed bug saving files with tags with an empty name
• Now unchecking the Preview button on filters dialogs will show the original image
• Possible fixes for Windows 10 problems:
  
  • Saving files when turning off the computer
  • Mouse doesn’t respond correctly
• Fixed minor bugs

More info in the blog

A quick release with some important fixes:

• Adjust scroll correctly when tiled mode is changed
• Fixed random crashes using Sprite > Color Mode menu options
• Fixed possible crashes using the undo limit option.
• macOS: Fixed Shift+2 on English keyboard layout (previous fix works only for Spanish-like layouts)
• Linux: Fixed crash on CLI mode

More info in the blog

A quick release with some important fixes:

• Adjust scroll correctly when tiled mode is changed
• Fixed random crashes using Sprite > Color Mode menu options
• Fixed possible crashes using the undo limit option.
• macOS: Fixed Shift+2 on English keyboard layout (previous fix works only for Spanish-like layouts)
• Linux: Fixed crash on CLI mode

More info in the blog

Hi asepriters! Aseprite v1.2.5 is available with several bug fixes:

• 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)
• Fixed possibility to assign same key to several tools
• Fixed Shift+2 keyboard shortcut on macOS
• Fixed some glitches with the Editor crosshair when the brush size popup is open
• Fixed application icon on Linux/X11
• New Switch Nonactive Layers Opacity command available to turn on/off this experimental feature
• +Changes in v1.2.5-beta1 and v1.2.5-beta2

More info in the blog

Hi asepriters! Aseprite v1.2.5 is available with several bug fixes:

• 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)
• Fixed possibility to assign same key to several tools
• Fixed Shift+2 keyboard shortcut on macOS
• Fixed some glitches with the Editor crosshair when the brush size popup is open
• Fixed application icon on Linux/X11
• New Switch Nonactive Layers Opacity command available to turn on/off this experimental feature
• +Changes in v1.2.5-beta1 and v1.2.5-beta2

More info in the blog

A new little beta before the final v1.2.5 next week. This is available in the beta branch:

• Fixed regression dragging colors in Color Bar
• F6 key to switch timeline thumbnails works as expected
• Fixed drawing straight lines with Pencil tool and Shift+right button
• Fixed several issues applying Flip/Rotate commands on range of cels with locked layers

A new little beta before the final v1.2.5 next week. This is available in the beta branch:

• Fixed regression dragging colors in Color Bar
• F6 key to switch timeline thumbnails works as expected
• Fixed drawing straight lines with Pencil tool and Shift+right button
• Fixed several issues applying Flip/Rotate commands on range of cels with locked layers