PaintCraft v0.2.0

PaintCraft 0.2.0 adds editable filters and masks, desktop layer blending, signed updates and a Win95-inspired Retro workspace.

• 13 editable Studio filters, including Levels, Exposure, Curves, Vibrance, Hue/Saturation, Noise and Box Blur, with live previews, saved stacks and CLI/MCP editing.
• Saved layer and filter masks, selection-based mask workflows and undo. Desktop Studio also supports Normal, Multiply and Screen layer blending.
• Retro Win95-inspired painting on desktop and in the browser: sixteen tool choices, a named color palette, W95FA typography and independent workspaces. Real nearest-neighbor resize/stretch and skew preserve layers or transform selected pixels, with undo and stale-source guards.
• More capable imports: reviewed 16-bit JPEG XL conversion, explicit TIFF page selection and orientation, and BMP RLE/RGB555/RGB565 decoding. Editing remains 8-bit RGBA.
• Signed desktop updates with user-initiated checks/downloads and save-before-restart coordination. Package-managed installations keep their manual/package-manager update path.
• Packaging fixes for Flatpak builds, consistent release-source selection, matched codec helpers and bundled license notices.

Install 0.2.0 manually when upgrading from 0.1.1 to enable signed update checks. Package-managed installations continue using their package manager.

Supported format subsets and conversion warnings remain explicit. Downloads use Minisign verification; Windows binaries are not Authenticode-signed and macOS apps are not notarized. Full install/relaunch and physical-device qualification remain platform-specific. See the installation notes.

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PaintCraft v0.1.1

PaintCraft 0.1.1 expands painting, automation and file support, with more reliable input and browser sessions.

• Paint and edit through MCP, including layers, shapes, previews and image exports.
• More Studio formats and export options, including DDS textures, historical Paint pictures, layered imports and custom brush resources. Supported subsets and conversion warnings remain explicit.
• Pen pressure controls for size and opacity, plus improved mouse, pen and touch arbitration in the browser.
• Native macOS pen capture starts automatically, with ordinary mouse input retained if capture is unavailable.
• Safer text composition and input cancellation that protects completed edits.
• More reliable browser startup, restart and canvas ownership.

Desktop and CLI downloads are available for Windows, macOS and Linux on x64 and ARM64. Use the MSI or portable ZIP on Windows, DMG on macOS, or AppImage, DEB, RPM or portable archive on Linux.

Tablet and driver behavior still needs physical-device testing. Windows and Linux native pen acquisition remains unfinished; ordinary input continues to work. This early preview is unsigned on Windows and not notarized on macOS. See the installation notes.

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PaintCraft v0.1.0

PaintCraft's first preview brings a familiar painting workspace to desktop, browser and command line.

• Classic with Windows 7, 10 and 11 skins, plus Studio with tabs and floating panels.
• Nine brushes, shapes, text, selections, layers and undo/redo.
• Compact PCND projects, image export, recent files and crash recovery.
• Light and dark themes in seven languages.

Downloads include desktop and CLI builds for Windows, macOS and Linux, on x64 and ARM64. Choose an MSI or portable ZIP on Windows, a DMG on macOS, or an AppImage, DEB, RPM or portable archive on Linux.

This is an early preview. Windows downloads are unsigned, and macOS downloads are not notarized. See the installation notes for details.

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