Aseprite v1.1.2 and Steam Feb 22, 2016

The new version of Aseprite is already available on your Humble Bundle library, itch.io, Gumroad, and Steam store!!! ^_^ All customers can get a Steam key from those website (*)

The main changes in this version are:

• Added new brush popup dialog and shortcuts to change different drawing parameters (issue 904)
• Added Select > Modify > Border/Expand/Contract commands
• Added anti-aliasing checkbox to Edit > Insert Text option
• Added RYB color wheel (issue 707)
• Added the ability to insert user data and color (issue 733) to layers and cels
• Improve shading ink (issue 85, issue 854)
  • Now we can drag-and-drop shade colors
  • Reverse shading colors with X key
  • Shades can be saved between sessions
• Keyboard shortcuts:
  • Added command to change the ink type with a shortcut (issue 787)
  • Added command to switch pixel-perfect checkbox (issue 858)
  • Search field in Keyboard Shortcuts dialog (issue 849)
  • Sort command names with numbers correctly (issue 782)
  • Added Shift+C to center the scroll (thanks to @tony)
• Sprite Sheets:
  • Import/Export Sprite Sheets by rows and columns (issue 872)
  • Export Sprite Sheet can be used without saving the sprite sheet image (issue 865)
  • Added options to export layers and frame tags information from File > Export Sprite Sheet
• Added “Play Once” option to “Play” button popups
• Now , and . keys now move inside loop section/tags (issue 556 and issue 879, thanks to @TheKK)
• Fixed a couple of bugs with symmetry axis (issue 851, issue 873 thans to @TheKK)
• Added a special variable {tagframe} for --filename-format to specify frame names relative to the current tag (issue 894)
• Beta branch on Steam:
  • Open double-clicked files from Windows Explorer in the same application (issue 477)
  • New back-end in progress (issue 139)

There is beta branch available on Steam that you can switch from Aseprite properties, in the “Betas” tab. It has better OS X trackpad support, you can give a try.

Also we’re working on Aseprite v1.1.2 for Linux and Steam OS. They will be available soon.

(*) Gumroad customers will receive a special form to redeem the key via email.