Release notes

v1.21.5September 2025

macOSThe window title bar adapts its color to the background of the drawing area.
macOSOn macOS Tahoe 26, the window has larger rounded corners.

When creating text, you can lock the alignment by long-pressing the arrow keys, and lock the monospaced layout by long-pressing Space. This will retain these settings for the next time you create text.
When creating text, the monospaced layout can be deactivated again by pressing Shift + Space.

macOSThe app's own pointers now have a shadow, making their style more similar to the standard macOS pointers.
macOSThe new macOS Tahoe 26 is now directly supported.
WindowsWindows App SDK updated to version 1.8.0.

In the tutorial, rather neutral terms are used for operating actions that are suitable not only for a mouse but also for a trackpad.
macOSAt points in the tutorial where the operation differs fundamentally between a trackpad, Magic Mouse and 3-button mouse, a selection box for the input device appears and the illustration and description are adjusted accordingly.
macOSIn the Usage aids settings, the 3-button mouse is disabled by default, as many users use the app with a trackpad or Magic Mouse. When selecting a 3-button mouse in the tutorial, there's a hint that the corresponding usage aid can be enabled in the settings.

Zooming is now more consistent using a logarithmic scale.
macOSOn the trackpad or Magic Mouse, the view can be panned using the scroll gesture. The smart zoom gesture can be used to reset the view.
macOSOn the trackpad, the view can be zoomed and tilted using two-finger gestures.
macOSOn the Magic Mouse, the view can be zoomed and tilted using the scroll gesture while holding down Option.
The colors are no longer labeled as Background, Primary color, and Secondary color, but as Background, Foreground, and Highlight. H is now used to highlight objects, and Shift + H to undo the highlight. This ensures that all design options now follow a consistent scheme.
The fill levels are no longer labeled as hatched, semi-transparent, and non-transparent, but as hatched, translucent, and opaque.
The Lines at margin option in the export and print settings is now no longer a checkbox, but a choice between Keep and Hide to make it more self-explanatory.
There are also minor adjustments to other labels and the tutorial.

The delay for a long mouse press is now shorter, so points can be drawn faster.
The tutorial has been improved and expanded in several details.
In addition to the existing mouse gesture for smooth zooming, you can now also zoom in increments using the mouse wheel. To do this, hold Option|Ctrl while rotating the wheel.
The dark mouse pointer for the move tool is now more visible.
WindowsWindows App SDK updated to version 1.7.3.

In the settings you can choose between a dark and a light mouse pointer, with the dark one being the default.
macOSThe mouse pointers now also have high-resolution variants.
There are new default colors for the light and dark modes in the settings. These are preset in new installations or are set when the "Reset" menu item is selected in the settings.
The tutorial is now divided into sections and has been improved in details.
The help menu now has an "Examples" item and links to the website.
Larger grid and font sizes can be set when exporting and printing.
WindowsWindows App SDK updated to version 1.7.2.

macOSThe input fields for numeric values now correctly check the permissible value range.
macOSThe keyboard shortcuts for zoom, tilt, and reset now respond more reliably.
macOSFixed a crash that occurred when editing text and pressing a mouse special key.

The "Reference" item in the Help menu has been replaced with "Manual" and links to the new manual on the website. This contains the old reference and a lot of new information and is continually being expanded and improved.
The default settings have been revised and include new values for colors and scaling. When exporting, there are also new values for format and fonts. These values are preset for new installations. For existing installations, the values are applied when the "Reset" menu item is selected in the settings.
WindowsWhen using the copy function with the PNG format during export, an older format without transparency support is placed on the clipboard in addition to the current bitmap format with transparency support. This allows pasting into apps that don't yet support the current bitmap format.
WindowsWindows App SDK updated to version 1.7.1.

WindowsFixed an issue where the text clearance on foreground areas was not the correct size when printing.

Rotation control points no longer snap to the drawing grid, but only to degrees. They now snap to half degrees and not just whole degrees.
Adding an arrowhead twice gives the line an arrowhead at the beginning and at the end.
When drawing lines, the length indicator remains visible even if the beginning of the line is far outside the view port.
WindowsUpdate of Windows App SDK to version 1.6.4.

To define the drawing size, you can draw a frame with lines, which can then be made invisible when exporting or printing.