Changelog Summary

2023

Added: zoom and pan in previews
Added: Layer visibility toggle
Improved text tool with more fonts, custom font import, stroke, etc.
Added: Dark Mode
Added new translations

French - Thanks to Furamona
Korean - Thanks to lumiknit
Russian - Thanks to Blueberry

Added: options to adjust Save Reminder
Added: "merge all" to layers tab
Fixed 21 bugs
Supporters (credit tier): Adrian Wedhorn, VTheRandom, Michał Bednarczyk, Julius Hofmann, cupofdirtfordinner, EEMOWJEEyt, Mo, Jason LeMoine (2x), Mathieu Vaillancourt, satopian

2022

Made Kleki open source as "Klecks"

Klecks integrated in at least one new community

Added: multi-language support

Chinese (simplified) - Thanks to Rachel Wang
Chinese (traditional) - Thanks to satopian & minchao
German
Japanese - Thanks to satopian

New video tutorial: Kleki - Introduction Tutorial (2022)
Added: new brushes

Smudge brush
Chemy brush (from Webchemy)

Reworked Blend brush

Higher quality - dithering pattern gone in Chrome
Faster Undo

Added: gradient tool
Increased maximum layers to 16
Increased maximum Undo steps to 20
Added: thumbnail & age indicator for Browser Storage
Improved pixel accuracy across application for pixel art

Pixel accurate preview
Pixel accurate transformation dialog
Pixel accurate Shape Tool

Transform dialog overhauled
Added: new operations in Edit tab

Grid
Distort
Noise
Pattern
Vanishing Point

Added: Manual input for sliders (double-click)
Added: clear button and name suggestions in rename layer dialog
Various Usability improvements

Added: vertical scrolling of tools and dialogs on very small screens

Added: settings tab
Improved Save Reminder: allows to save as PSD and store to Browser Storage

Default language, and UI preference

Optimized image assets
Fixed 61 bugs

Firefox now has pressure sensitivity
iPad text zoom no longer breaking layout

Supporters (credit tier): Anonymous, Tomas Glasberger, Jennifer Christenson, satopian, Chris Ritchie, Suzanna Lasker (2x), A Jones, Michał Bednarczyk

2021

Added: Shape Tool
Switched from JavaScript to TypeScript + Parcel
Kleki integrated on 2draw.net and one other site
Switched to Netlify for hosting
UI adjustments

Replacing PNG icons with SVG icons
Blue tint if Lock Alpha is on

Removed upload to drive (outdated API)
Optimize loading (lazy load certain functionality)
Added: To Clipboard button
Added: import image by pasting url
Fixed 16 bugs

2020

Big overhaul of canvas

Added: proper multi-touch support
Canvas rendered into one HTMLCanvasElement instead each layer being a separate DOM element
Added: zoom shortcut by holding Z, and other shortcuts

Added: layer blend modes
Added: stabilizer
Added: Paint Bucket
Added: Text Tool
Added: Pixel brush
Improved PSD support

Can import layers
Can export as PSD

Added: Save As Layers
Added: Hide UI button for small screens
Added: secondary color
Added: swap UI left/right
Separated Help page and other non-app pages from the app
Added: brushsize and opacity to HUD controls
Added: drop regions for faster image import
Added: share button
Added: fill option in Crop/Extend dialog
Added: Edit > To Alpha
Added: cropping to image import
Added: algorithm options to resize dialog
New Image can be undone
Pen Pressure adjusts to Apple Pencil
UI adjustments

Added: color accents

Changed how Kleki updates are released so users with long sessions don't experience problems
Added: sliders getting more finegrained when moving pointer vertically away from the slider
Added: manual color input (hex code, rgb)
Added: Hand Tool tab
Fixed 54 bugs

2019

Switched from using LocalStorage to IndexedDB for Browser Storage
Pen pressure now via PointerEvents
Added: square brush alpha
Switched Kleki from http to https
Started using gzip and proper caching
Started using git for development
Added: rename layer
Higher input frequency via getCoalescedEvents
Improvements to brush feel and performance
Added: cropping in clipboard dialog
Added: keyboard shortcuts for brush and eraser
Canvas no longer recenters every time the window gets resize
Added: double tap gesture to center canvas
Removing workaround for saving image as more browsers support it
Added: reminder to save shows up after 15 minutes
Added: "as-alpha" to merge layers dialog (which became Edit > To Alpha)
Added: ratio in new image dialog
Improved usability of Crop/Extend dialog
Fixed 25 bugs

2018

Added: copy & paste from clipboard
Added: clear storage
Added: fine grained zoom via Shift key
Added: shortcuts for flood fill layer and clear layer
Slight UI update
Usability improvements

Removed unneccesary confirmation dialogs
Dialogs can be closed by pressing outside of them

Fixed 4 bugs

2016

Removed unneccesary event tracking

2015

Fixed 1 bug

2014

Fixed 2 bugs

2013

Added: rotatable canvas (no multi-touch though)
Added: image export workaround for certain browsers (a custom dialog)
Added: Filepicker.io upload to Google Drive, etc.
Removed and added back Imgur upload
Added: color circle while eyedropping
Added: more brush alphas for default brush
Added: HUD color selection
Added: relative dragging to sliders
Added: large layer preview when hovering thumbnail
Revised layers tab
Added: lock alpha to default brush
Added: mix modes in merge layer dialog
Added: Edit > Curves
Various UI revisions

Added: X buttons to dialogs
Added: button icons

Added: help button
Made UI more responsive for less tall windows
Fixed: 17 bugs

2012

Added: Undo/Redo (14 steps)
Added: brushsize preview
Added: Chalk brush alpha for Smpl brush
Added: constrain proportions to resize
Added: checkerboard background in preview to represent transparency
Added: UI animations
Added: IE9 support
Added: simple mobile version (one brush and one layer)
Added: PSD import (as 1 layer)
Lots of UI adjustments
Make keyboard shortcuts work across browsers
Revised transform to be proper Free Transform
Added: transform tool in Import As Layer
Switched smooth brush alpha to use gradient instead of an image
Improved feel and performance of brushes

Bezier interpolation
Smoother blending

Added: straight lines via Shift key
Improved quality of resize
Added: rule of thirds to Crop/Extend
Updated to latest Wacom Plugin (2.x)
Android tablet support
Added: pressure sensitivity toggles
Removed: Intro Popup
Added: Web Intents support
Added: send feedback
Fixed: 16 bugs

2011

Added: brush cursor
Added: filters:

contrast
mirror
invert
extend / crop
hue/saturation
triangle blur
tilt shift
unsharp mask

Added: touch support for iPad
Added: drag & drop image import
Added: WebGL filters via glfx.js
Added: previews in dialogs
Added: layers can be dragged by pointer
Added: Imgur upload
Added: shortcuts for eyedropper and hand tool
Fixed: 19 bugs

2010

Initial release
Renamed from PaintCraft to Kleki
Added: 4 brushes: Smpl, Smooth, Sketchy, Eraser
Added: basic layers
Added: very basic editing features: B/W, Move, Resize, Quick blur
Added: canvas zoom and hand tool
Added: pen pressure support via Wacom browser plugin
Added: Local Storage