Keyshape Release Notes

Version 1.14.1

16-Apr-2025

• Stability and bug fixes

Version 1.14.0

19-Mar-2025

• Added QuickTime video exporting
• Added relink images actions
• Added “Reveal in Finder” for images
• Added font fallback
• Changed to render animated PNGs on the canvas
• Changed break apart to break texts into letters
• Fixed SVG symbol exporting

Version 1.13.2

17-Oct-2024

• Stability and bug fixes

Version 1.13.1

23-Jan-2024

• Fixed previewing on macOS 14 Sonoma

Version 1.13.0

29-Aug-2023

• Added animation support for rectangle radius
• Added animation support for ellipse radius
• Added timeline snapping
• Added join nodes action
• Added high frame rate exporting
• Added document default easing
• Added fullscreen menu item

Version 1.12.2

07-Nov-2022

• Stability and bug fixes

Version 1.12.1

20-Jul-2022

• Stability and bug fixes

Version 1.12.0

05-Jan-2022

• Added simple interactivity
• Added animating the visibility property
• Added a RGB/HSL switch to the color popover
• Added “Copy to clipboard” to the export dialog
• Added duration for time markers
• Added mouse middle button panning for the canvas
• Added a command to resize document content
• Added a description field for the document object
• Added a dialog to edit JavaScript in SVG documents
• Changed the app icon
• Changed document tabs to be draggable
• Fixed objects with zero opacity to be selectable on the canvas
• Fixed SVG importing to use the first font family available in the system
• Fixed to quit correctly when the window is closed in full screen mode

Version 1.11.3

24-Feb-2021

• Native support for Macs with Apple Silicon
• Fixed SVG sequences to export shape animations correctly
• Fixed object bounding box coordinates in SVG gradients
• Fixed motion path editing to work under parent transforms
• Fixed KeyshapeJS to animate symbols on Safari
• Fixed KeyshapeJS to include the markers() method

Version 1.11.2

13-Nov-2020

• Stability and bug fixes

Version 1.11.1

26-Aug-2020

• Fixed importing and exporting in plugins

Version 1.11.0

25-Aug-2020

• Added support for swatches
• Added outline view
• Added Apply Transform
• Added Reset Transform
• Changed toolbar to be customizable
• Changed SVG importer to automatically center anchor points
• Fixed document top level masks and clip paths to export properly
• Fixed selection of locked symbol objects
• Fixed pasting bad SVG data
• Fixed SVG paths with arc segments to have less nodes

Version 1.10.0

27-Nov-2019

• Added animation bars and object collapsing to the timeline
• Added time markers
• Added timeline colors
• Added shortcut keys for auto-keyframing and loop playback
• Added alpha values for fill and stroke colors
• Changed the timeline to show all objects
• Changed symbol instance timing to be adjustable
• Changed Option+Delete to preserve motion path shapes
• Changed copying symbol instances to also copy symbols
• Changed not to show defs or symbol objects in the object tree or timeline
• Changed easing names to be visible by default
• Changed the icon for symbols to look more like a symbol
• Fixed ids starting with a number to export properly in CSS animations
• Fixed the unlocked icon to be visible
• Fixed SVG exporter optimizer to remove unused ids correctly
• Fixed SVG exporter optimizer not to break CSS path animations
• Fixed the Touch Bar to display correct time after playback is stopped
• Fixed conversions from time values to frame numbers
• Fixed SVG path data parsing
• Fixed the WebP exporting timestamp issue

Version 1.9.0

29-Apr-2019

• Added animated PNG exporting
• Added animated WebP exporting
• Added exporting optimized SVGs
• Added a quality setting for JPEG exporting
• Added separated X and Y transform properties
• Added pasting paths as motion paths
• The Select All and Deselect All menu commands can select and deselect nodes
• Timeline keyframes can be nudged with arrow keys
• Aligning a single object aligns it to document bounds
• Double clicking a shape switches to the node tool
• Option-clicking Object Tree expands and collapses the entire tree
• Object Tree collapsing status is saved in the Keyshape file
• Increased maximum MPEG-4 export size (up to 16384px)

Version 1.8.2

29-Mar-2019

• Stability and bug fixes

Version 1.8.1

12-Dec-2018

• Stability and bug fixes

Version 1.8.0

25-Oct-2018

• Added support for Dark Mode (requires macOS Mojave)
• Added option to export embedded or external KeyshapeJS library
• Added a public API to the KeyshapeJS library
• Added an SVG export option to write filters as SVG 1.1 filters
• Added the Constrain Angle preferences option
• Added a Preferences option to automatically locate objects
• Added the Go To menu and shortcut keys to move the Playhead
• Added canvas backdrop color
• Added support for alpha masks
• Changed the left side pane to be resizable
• Changed the color popover hex field to accept basic CSS color values
• Changed the CSS exporter to use the standard animation shorthand syntax
• Redesigned some parts of the UI for the dark mode
• Renamed property “repeating” to property “iteration” and moved it to a popover
• Fixed checkerboard pattern to be squares
• Fixed opacity animations not to flash
• Fixed symbols to render with correct bounding boxes
• Fixed reading SVG files with simple CSS stylesheets
• Fixed reading SVG files with percentage stop offsets
• Fixed exporting fractional document widths and heights
• Fixed documents to open even if the disk is full
• Fixed resized bitmap images to export with correct sizes in SVG exports
• Fixed plugins to be able to set keyframes with custom easings
• Fixed width and height of images and symbol instances to be animatable
• Fixed document object animations in SVG exports

Version 1.7.0

01-Jun-2018

• Added guides
• Added easing presets
• Added a preferences option to display easing names in the Timeline
• Added a document property to toggle responsiveness (the width and height properties in SVGs)
• Added ordered, diffusion and none dither methods to the animated GIF exporter
• Added transparency option to the animated GIF exporter
• Added a File menu item to access document properties
• Changed keyframe spans to be selectable and draggable
• Changed selection, rect and ellipse tools to resize around center points when the Option key is down
• Changed numeric input fields to accept simple math operations (+-*/)
• Changed the paste command to paste above selected objects in the Object Tree
• Fixed performance when lots of keyframes are shown in the Timeline
• Fixed KeyshapeJS zero-length motion paths
• Fixed symbol instances under clip paths to render correctly
• Fixed painting the Playhead during keyframe selection
• Fixed visibility and snapping of grids when they are under symbols
• Fixed the window title to show the file path of the document
• Fixed the home tab to show longer filenames

Version 1.6.0

06-Mar-2018

• Added masking and clipping paths
• Added play range
• Added option to export looping SVGs
• Added time display mode and start frame numbering
• Added preview functionality for plugins
• Added size and scale aspect ratio locking
• Changed Playback Options to Loop Playback
• Changed delete node to preserve shape when the Alt key is down
• Changed SVG exporting to replace spaces in ids with dashes
• Changed the plugin API to have new methods
• Fixed radius locking when no objects are selected
• Fixed adding keyframes to correctly split easing functions
• Fixed KeyshapeJS animations to properly animate scaling from zero

Version 1.5.0

29-Nov-2017

• Added support for importer and exporter plugins
• Added ability to open files by dragging them to the main window
• Changed the export dialog for sprite sheets to show the frame size
• Fixed SVG exporting to work with duplicate ids

Version 1.4.1

24-Oct-2017

• Fixed embedded images in SVG sprite sheets
• Fixed action menu items in the Object Tree and Media Panel
• Fixed drop shadow color interpolation
• Fixed KeyshapeJS animations to have the time() function
• Fixed text tracking and word spacing for text-on-path

Version 1.4.0

11-Aug-2017

• Added shape animations
• Added Transparency options
• Added Playback Options
• Added Paste Style menu command
• Added Paste Shape menu command
• Added support for tracking (letter spacing) and word spacing text properties
• Changed the Space key to play and pause when pressed quickly
• Changed to use PostScript font names
• Changed the timeline scale slider to zoom to the playhead position

Version 1.3.1

26-Jun-2017

• Added support for symbols
• Added path start node and direction indicators
• Added an error message to be shown if invalid SVG is pasted
• Changed duplicating and pasting objects to rename ids to keep them unique
• Fixed the Transform section tab order
• Fixed node nudging to keep the previous node selection

Version 1.2.1

18-May-2017

• Added Auto-Keyframing
• Added sprite sheet export
• Added SVG image sequence export
• Added width and height animation for rectangles
• Added skew animations
• Added anchor point animations
• Changed Preview dropdown to directly show animation formats
• Changed the document object to be automatically shown for new documents
• Changed the Filter section to show filter count
• Changed the order of transform fields to match other popular animation tools
• Fixed tool shortcuts to work with different keyboard layouts
• Fixed copying only Y keyframe handle in Graph View
• Fixed Zoom to Fit to zoom to document bounds
• Fixed Cancel button to work when adding persistent access to folders

Version 1.1.1

28-Apr-2017

• Added support for CSS shorthand filters
• Changed location of the Object Tree to be configurable in Preferences
• Changed the Timeline to show all objects which have keyframes
• Fixed dash array separator to be semicolon in all locales
• Fixed color popover hex value editing

Version 1.0.17

18-Apr-2017

• Added the Reverse Path menu command
• Added the Stepped Playback menu item
• Added persistent folder access preference settings
• Renamed JavaScript Animation to KeyshapeJS Animation
• Updated the user interface
• Fixed setting node types for multiple objects

Version 1.0.16-beta

13-Apr-2017

• Added aspect ratio locking for the PNG and JPEG formats in the export dialog
• Fixed motion path repeat to work in the Javascript export
• Fixed canvas scrollbars to be draggable
• Fixed alt-duplication to move entire motion paths
• Fixed converting multiple nodes to symmetric or asymmetric

Version 1.0.15-beta

03-Apr-2017

• Added settings for preview and compatibility issues
• Changed the compressed file format to use the zip compression
• Changed the uncompressed file extension to be .keyshapex
• Changed browser compatibility warnings to show up in the main window
• Changed the timeline add keyframe button to be at object lines

Version 1.0.14-beta

28-Mar-2017

• Added curved motion paths
• Added the Center Anchor Point menu item
• Added browser support validation messages to the export dialog
• Added confirm overwrite dialog to exporting
• Removed option to save SVG, exporting is now the preferred way to output SVG

Version 1.0.13-beta

15-Mar-2017

• Fixed adding gradient stops to work in all cases

Version 1.0.12-beta

14-Mar-2017

• Added the Preview in Browser menu item and shortcut
• Added support for Touch Bar
• Changed the Keyshape document namespace
• Changed the Command key to temporarily disable snapping
• Changed the timeline not to show the main keyframe line

Version 1.0.11-beta

08-Mar-2017

• Added saving uncompressed Keyshape documents
• Added help documentation
• Changed UI panels to be more consistent

Version 1.0.10-beta

23-Feb-2017

• Added sharing on Twitter, Facebook and other services
• Added pinch zooming the document canvas

Version 1.0.9-beta

20-Feb-2017

• Added JavaScript animation exporting

Version 1.0.8-beta

13-Feb-2017

• Changed exporting to be simpler
• Fixed export to write length units for CSS animations

Version 1.0.7-beta

06-Feb-2017

• Added support for macOS 10.11 El Capitan
• Added a path length indicator under the Advanced Stroke section

Version 1.0.6-beta

02-Feb-2017

• Fixed UI components

Version 1.0.5-beta

30-Jan-2017

• First public beta version