v3.7.1 — fix startup crash, button clicks, map ports, media controls

Full Changelog: v3.6.9...v3.7.1

v3.6.9 — UI/UX Overhaul, Top Mode, Grid Rework & Dev Mode

This release consolidates a large stretch of work that hadn't reached GitHub since v3.5.4 — UI/UX polish, a Map View overhaul, a renamed and improved presentation mode, a rebuilt grid system, and a new Developer Mode.

Highlights

Visual polish

• New violet accent theme, entrance/camera animations on board open, staggered card and connection reveal
• Grid system rebuilt from dots to a major/minor line grid (Blender/Houdini-style blueprint look) across both Board View and Map View
• Fixed a grid rendering bug where zooming out caused lines to visually merge into a white wash

Top Mode (formerly Mood Lock)

• Renamed and reworked distraction-free mode — press Tab (or Ctrl+Shift+F) to hide all UI
• Minimal hover-reveal chrome (just title + window controls, not the full toolbar)
• Persistent on-screen indicator so it's always clear when Top Mode is active
• Window can now resize much smaller while Top Mode or Auto-hide Toolbar is active

New Developer Mode (Settings → Developer)

• FPS / render-time overlay
• Card and connection ID overlay
• Manual diagnostics trigger
• Bulk test-card generator for stress-testing
• One-click debug-info export for bug reports

Fixes

• Legacy .kanvaz file format migration (older files now open correctly instead of failing silently)
• Recovery dialog no longer appears on normal app restarts
• Drag-drop and paste now arrange multiple images in a grid instead of stacking
• WCAG contrast fixes for text readability
• Grid snap added for resizing (Settings → Behavior)
• Rebuilt the automated port-alignment test suite to run reliably across platforms

Full details in CHANGELOG.md.

Downloads

• Kanvaz Setup 3.6.9.exe — Windows installer
• Kanvaz 3.6.9.exe — Windows portable (no install required)

Kanvaz v3.5.1 — Reference Operating System

Full Changelog: v3.4.1...v3.5.1

Kanvaz v3.4.1 — Initial Public Release

Full Changelog: v2.0.2...v3.4.1

Kanvaz v2.0.2 — Initial Public Release

Kanvaz v2.0.2 — Bugfix Release

Full audit and bugfix pass — 12 issues found and fixed.

Critical Fix

• Undo no longer wipes the board. Previously, undoing all changes after loading a file would clear the entire board instead of returning to the loaded state. Fixed — undo now correctly returns to the state your board was in when you opened it.

Major Fixes

• Arrow-key nudge is now undoable. Moving cards with arrow keys was previously invisible to Ctrl+Z.
• Note text editing is now undoable. Typing in a note card and clicking away now creates an undo step.
• Send to back (right-click menu) is now undoable.

Settings That Previously Did Nothing — Now Work

• Autosave interval — changing the seconds value in Settings now actually changes the timer (was stuck at 30s).
• Default card width — changing the pixel value now actually affects how large dropped images appear (was stuck at 600px).
• Show recent on startup — turning this off now actually hides the startup screen (was broken due to a timing issue).
• Always on top — pressing T now saves the setting so it persists after you restart the app.

Minor Fixes

• Deleting a card now pauses any playing video/audio before removing it.
• Corrupted settings file now logs a warning instead of failing silently.
• Added missing shortcuts to README: A (annotate), Ctrl+A (select all), Ctrl+Shift+S (Save As).

Download

Grab Kanvaz Setup 2.0.2.exe (installer) or Kanvaz 2.0.2.exe (portable) below.

Kanvaz v2.0.1 — Initial Public Release

Kanvaz v2.0.1 — Initial Public Release 🎉

Kanvaz is a free, offline, infinite-canvas reference board for VFX and 3D artists — drop in images, GIFs, video, and audio, arrange them freely, annotate on top, and organize everything across multiple boards.

Download

Grab Kanvaz Setup 2.0.1.exe (installer) or Kanvaz 2.0.1.exe (portable, no install needed) below.

Highlights

• 🖼️ Infinite pan/zoom canvas (8%–500%)
• 🎵 Image, GIF, video, and audio cards — audio cards have full playback controls
• ✏️ Pen, arrow, and rectangle annotation tools in 6 colors, drawn directly on any card
• 📁 Multiple boards in one file, each with its own cards and view
• ↩️ Undo/redo up to 50 steps
• 🌙 Mood lock (Ctrl+Shift+F) — hide all UI for distraction-free presenting
• 🔒 100% offline. No accounts, no telemetry, no internet required. Your files never leave your machine.

Notes

• This is the final planned release — see CHANGELOG.md for full version history.
• Found a bug or have an idea? Open an issue — feedback is genuinely welcome even though active development has wrapped up.

MIT licensed — free forever.