ibis Paint Changelog

What's new in ibis Paint 12.1.0

May 7, 2024
  • [New Features]:
  • Added AI Disturbance function.
  • [Fixed Bugs and Problems]:
  • Corrected the undo/redo English message when changing Color Mode.
  • Fixed a bug that caused app to freeze when restoring some artworks via playback.
  • Fixed so that the color touched with Quick Eyedropper is immediately reflected in the Color button.

New in ibis Paint 12.0.5 (Apr 23, 2024)

  • Improvements, Changes:
  • “How to Use” added to the File menu. This opens ibisPaint Painting Tutorial.
  • Added “All except Eraser”, “Only Text” and “Only Frame” to the “Target Shape” options in the shape attributes window. Changed so that only the brush shape is edited when “Only Brush” is selected.
  • Changed so that the description of Cloud Synchronization is now displayed in My Gallery.
  • Fixed Bugs and Problems:
  • Fixed a bug that the core line was displayed incorrectly during vertex editing for Circle and Ellipse shapes that have been converted to Curves.
  • Fixed a bug that adding a Text shape to a clipped normal layer inside a folder would result in an incorrect canvas joining range.
  • Fixed a bug that caused folders to be pasted in incorrect positions when pasting a folder with a Selection Area being active.
  • Fixed a bug that caused abnormalities in drawings when adding a Vector Layer with “Add Vector Layer” for some brushes, such as “Outline”.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when undoing certain brushes used together, such as “Outline” and “Vector Felt Tip Pen”.
  • Fixed a bug that after the automatic restoration of an artwork with the Vector Layer via playback, some layers and shapes may become abnormal.
  • Fixed a bug that caused lines to turn white when editing and saving the vertices of brush shapes with brushes of brush type “Mono” and “Separate Each Stroke” disabled.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented the opening of layer folders on the Layer window in animation artworks.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented descendant layers from being displayed when a layer folder reorder was cancelled in the Layer window.

New in ibis Paint 12.0.3 (Apr 3, 2024)

  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the contents of a layer to disappear or be replaced.
  • We’ve also received reports on "The position and size of a layer changes unintentionally and returns to the original state by switching the layer's visibility”. This bug could also be interpreted as if the layer disappeared. Fixing this issue is not included in this update. We apologize for the inconvenience, but please wait until the problem is fixed.
  • Android free version: Fixed a crash bug on some Android 5 devices.

New in ibis Paint 12.0.0 (Mar 13, 2024)

  • New Features:
  • Added Vector Layer feature.
  • Added Extract History feature.
  • (Windows) Added the ability to subscribe Prime Membership on Windows version.
  • Improvements, Changes:
  • Added the ability to specify for each artwork whether or not interpolation is applied when the canvas is enlarged. Also, "Pixelated for Small Canvas", "Pixelated for Any Canvas" and "Smooth for Any Canvas" have been added to determine whether interpolation is applied when creating a new artwork.
  • Improved the ability to apply Effect tool by pre-rasterizing them to the drawing adjustment layer.
  • Improved the state in which the stroke of the brush cannot be redone when the brush is undone after drawing with "Separate Each Stroke" disabled, when the brush is undone without entering text with Text tool, or when the frame is not added by canceling with the Frame divider tool.
  • In Polyline and Bézier Curve tool, when dragging knobs at exactly the same position, the knob in the foreground has been improved so that it is dragged first.
  • In Polyline and Bézier Curve tool, the looping operation by tapping the start knob has been modified to work better than before.
  • Added the ability to transform Text and Frame shapes with the Transform tool without rasterizing them.
  • Improved the design of Layer window.
  • Adjusted the layout of each window.
  • Improved Canvas screen so that the window that opens the web page is displayed in its entirety.
  • (Android) Changed image copy/paste to via clipboard.
  • Fixed Bugs and Problems:
  • Fixed a bug that could cause anomalies in drawing when using a brush of type "Water" with a moisture content of 1% or more on a layer with Alpha Lock enabled.
  • Fixed a bug that when Jitter Color is enabled, brushes of type "Water" with 0% color mixing, 0% water content, and 1% or more color spread may not be treated as water.
  • Fixed a bug in which brushes less than 48px may be drawn incorrectly when the aspect ratio is set to a value other than 0 and there are rotation patterns such as Initial Angle, Following Rotation, Jitter Angle.
  • Fixed a bug in which the drawing may be partially missing when rotating a pattern when the aspect ratio is set to a value other than 0 and the type is "Double".
  • Fixed a bug that the dashed line displayed while dragging the vertex knob was incorrect when adding a vertex after tapping the start knob and looping with Bézier Curve tool.
  • When the blending mode "Eraser" was selected for Brush tool, the color of the opacity groove was the selected drawing color, but this color is not reflected, so it was corrected to show black, similar to Eraser tool, etc.
  • Fixed a bug that could break the drawing when undoing a fill with the drawing tool when Eraser which "Opacity Saturation" is enabled was selected.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused fills with the drawing tool to be performed again at inappropriate times.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a drawing to be cut off double when playing back a fill with the drawing tool when Eraser which "Opacity Saturation" is enabled was selected.
  • Fixed a bug in which the fill by the drawing tool was not affected by the selection when Eraser which "Opacity Saturation" is enabled was selected.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the fill to remain filled when using the Curve or Polyline tool with three or more thumbs and switching the fill from OFF to ON when Eraser which "Opacity Saturation" is enabled was selected.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused anomalies in drawing and canvas when using the drawing tools "Circle", "Ellipse", and "Bézier Curve" fill with a brush that has a large brush parameter "Spacing".
  • Fixed a bug in which automatic restoration could break the drawing when undoing Liquify Pen drawing and terminating the app.
  • Fixed a bug that caused an anomaly in the canvas image when the current layer was hidden while drawing a curve.
  • Fixed a problem in which disabling the brush parameter "Anti-aliasing" for only one of two brushes using the same brush pattern could cause the outline area of the other brush's drawing to become dirty.
  • Fixed a problem in which the first stroke may not be played if an artwork is played back to the beginning and then played again.
  • Fixed a bug that the outline part of the brush drawing may become dirty during playback.
  • (iOS/iPadOS paid version) Fixed a bug that could cause a crash during a new installation of the app.
  • (iOS/iPadOS free version) Fixed a bug in Brush window that when switching to a brush in a partially locked state, the drawing object would disappear if the curve drawing knob was present.
  • (iOS/iPadOS free version) Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when opening the purchase screen from a banner ad or when installing a new app.
  • (Android) Fixed a bug that the buttons in the calibration window displayed on Title screen after connecting SonarPen overlap with advertisements.
  • (Android) Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when Browser screen opens and closes.
  • (Android) Fixed a bug where the wait indicator would remain visible after the purchase or restoration was complete if the app was suspended during the purchase operation of in-app purchases or restoration of purchased rights.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug that the wait indicator was not showing when registering an X (Twitter) account in Settings window.

New in ibis Paint 11.2.2 (Feb 16, 2024)

  • Improvements, Changes:
  • Changed Twitter logo image and mentions to X.
  • (iOS/iPadOS) Increased the number of layers that can be comfortably used on devices that support Virtual Memory Swap with iPadOS 16.1 or later. (Supported devices: 11-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation or later), 12.9-inch iPad Pro (5th generation or later), iPad Air (5th generation) with 256 GB or more storage)
  • (Android free version) Changed so that the banner ads get hidden when certain windows are displayed on the canvas screen on Android phone devices, too.
  • Fixed Bugs and Problems:
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes the app freeze when closing the Add Web fonts window.
  • Fixed a bug that the item names in the Settings window may be too small depending on the language setting.
  • (Free version) Fixed a bug that the app may freeze after closing a full-screen ad when using "AI Super-resolution x2".
  • (Android) Fixed a bug that caused Text, Frame and Shape layers to look like a noise when inverting the canvas on some devices.
  • (Android) Fixed a bug that the app language may not be displayed correctly when the system language is set to Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug that when double-clicking on the app icon in the Windows menu to launch it, the app may be launched twice and Settings may be reset.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug that the mouse cursor sometimes did not appear in the app window.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug that prevented account registration when starting in tablet mode.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug in which redrawing was not performed correctly when changing window size.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug that Quick Eyedropper may not be activated on touchscreens and stylus pens.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug that the app language may not be display in Traditional Chinese even though the system language is set to Traditional Chinese.

New in ibis Paint 11.2.1 (Jan 18, 2024)

  • Improvements, Changes:
  • Removed AI Example feature from the View menu.
  • Fixed Bugs and Problems:
  • (Android) Fixed a bug that caused ads to be displayed and Prime features to be disabled even if a Prime membership was already subscribed.
  • (Android free version) Fixed a bug that ads may be displayed even if Remove-Ads add-on has already been purchased.

New in ibis Paint 11.2.0 (Jan 9, 2024)

  • Added AI Example feature to the View menu.
  • [Fixed Bugs and Problems]:
  • Fixed an issue which causes crash when opening the canvas screen if the brush preview image failed to be deleted.
  • Fixed a bug where the wait indicator would not disappear when the purchase page was closed.

New in ibis Paint 11.1.0 (Dec 11, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Added the ability to login with ibisAccount.
  • Added the ability to change the brush width with Ctrl + Alt + drag. (On iOS/iPadOS, Command + Option + drag.)
  • Added the ability to change the brush width with "[" and "]" keys.
  • Added “Z” key + drag to zoom in and out the canvas.
  • Added “R” key + drag to rotate the canvas.
  • (iOS/iPadOS) For iOS/iPadOS 14 or later, added the keyboard layout settings option.
  • Improvements, Changes:
  • Changed so that when pasting an image onto a canvas, the frame surrounding the image moves in pixel units if the image is not rotated or enlarged.
  • Changed so that when closing the playback screen by flicking down, it closes even if the finger is not released for a long time.
  • (Android) Renamed Android standard stylus to "X3 Pro Pencil" on ugee devices.
  • (Android free version) On mobile devices, changed so that the ads hide when the Layer window is open.
  • Fixed Bugs and Problems:
  • Fixed a bug that the app logo and the buttons at the top of the screen sometimes overlapped on the Title screen.
  • Fixed a bug that the position of the frame was deviated when there is an even or odd difference between the width/height of the image pasted on the canvas and the width/height of the canvas.
  • There were cases when the trimming has been executed using the values different from those has been set for the frame’s position and size. Fixed so that it is executed according to the set frame’s position and size.
  • Fixed a bug in animation artworks that when duplicating frames while changing the frame duration the undo button did not work.
  • Fixed a bug in animation artworks that sometimes it resulted in a skipped frame even though the frame duration was not 0.
  • (Android) Fixed a bug that could cause the app to crash when suspending and then reopening the app with the Eyedropper tool being selected.
  • (Android) Fixed a bug that could cause the app to crash when the communication occurs.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug that caused the screen to freeze when the tool selection button was long pressed with the mouse button.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug that shortcut keys did not work correctly after using clipboard shortcut keys.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug that artworks could not be downloaded when cloud synchronization was turned on at the first launch.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug that when the mouse cursor was moved during drawing a stroke with a finger or a stylus pen, the drawing got canceled and zoomed in/out.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug that the free storage space was not properly detected when the document folder was on a different drive than the user profile folder.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug that it was not possible to launch the app when the document folder path could not be found.

New in ibis Paint 11.0.4 (Nov 13, 2023)

  • Fixed a bug that the display was not updated when the current frame and duration were changed by undo/redo in the frame settings of animation artwork.
  • Fixed a bug that the skip frame display was not updated when undo/redo frame duration changes for animation artwork.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the color pattern brushes to be whitish in color.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the brush setting button to become a square when a color pattern brush was selected and the checkered pattern on the button background was not displayed.
  • (Android) Fixed a crash on startup when the device configuration language is not supported by safely loading English string resources.

New in ibis Paint 11.0.3 (Oct 23, 2023)

  • [Improvements, Changes]
  • Changed to automatically play videos when opening animation artwork detail pages in the online gallery.
  • [Fixed Bugs and Problems]
  • Fixed to exit editing when the return key is pressed in the input box at the bottom of the manga manuscript settings.
  • (iOS/iPadOS) Fixed a bug that Quick Eyedropper was not activated by Apple Pencil when Use Pressure Sensitivity is off.
  • (iOS/iPadOS) Fixed a bug that fine lines cannot be drawn or become faded on some devices with iOS/iPadOS 17 or higher.
  • (iOS/iPadOS free version) Fixed a bug that caused banner ads to overlap when returning to the Layer window from the Transform tool.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug that caused a crash while processing the Background Removal filter.

New in ibis Paint 11.0.2 (Oct 12, 2023)

  • Improvements, Changes:
  • Changed so that the time-lapse playback screen and animation playback screen can be closed by flicking down.
  • Improved canvas display accuracy during frame change operations in the animation function.
  • Changed the Ping-Pong icon in the animation settings window.
  • Added a link to the How to Delete Account page in the Settings window.
  • Added "Frame Settings" to the animation bar pop-up menu.
  • Change to allow users to change video settings before saving or uploading animation artwork.
  • Changed to show a "P" icon on new canvases when the animation artwork item is premium size. ("Pro" icon in Windows)
  • Changed the size of animation artwork items on the new canvas so that they are horizontal regardless of the orientation of the device.
  • Changed the defaults for the onion skin setting for the animation feature to "Display Mode: Both", "Last Opacity: 50%".
  • (Android AppGallery version) Improved the cancellation procedure for Huawei devices to be displayed by pressing the "Cancellation Procedure" button displayed after signing up for Prime membership.
  • Fixed Bugs and Problems:
  • Fixed a crash when canceling while downloading a artwork from cloud storage.
  • Fixed a bug that the brush parameter display was not updated when selecting a brush from the brush search.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause drawings to be shifted by 1 px when auto-repair is performed after canvas resizing.
  • Fixed a bug that the input box for the inner frame offset in the Manga Manuscript Settings window was sometimes hidden by the keyboard.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a freeze when a Mesh deformation was confirmed with interpolation OFF when there was a selection.
  • Fixed a bug that dots were drawn in an area where nothing was drawn when the Retro Game filter was applied to the selection layer.
  • Fixed a bug that caused no warning when applying the Retro Game filter on a selected layer where nothing is drawn.
  • Fixed a bug that may cause freezing when suspending the application.
  • Fixed a bug in the animation playback screen that allowed manipulation of the close button and playback controls while the animation file was being created.
  • Fixed a bug in animation artwork that was reflected in all frames when "Erase All Layers" was ON for Lasso Erase.
  • (Android) Fixed a bug that prevented the application from starting on some devices.
  • (Android Google Play version) Fixed a bug that prevented uploading of artwork when "Upload Video to YouTube" was ON.

New in ibis Paint 11.0.0 (Sep 14, 2023)

  • [New Features] Introduction of new features is here.
  • Added Animation function.
  • Added Brush Search function.
  • Added Material Search function.
  • Added "Background Removal" filter to the "AI" filter category.
  • Added "Spin Blur" filter to the "Blur" filter category.
  • Added "Retro Game" filter to the "Artistic" filter category.
  • Added "History" category to filter and adjustment layers.
  • (iOS/iPadOS) Supports Bluetooth connection of Gaomon pen tablets.
  • [Improvements, Changes]
  • Changed so that the Transform tool can be launched when the current layer is an Adjustment Layer of "Draw" filters.
  • Changed so that text and frames can be added even when the current layer an Adjustment Layer.
  • Changed to recommend playback restoration after automatic restoration in certain cases where it will be difficult to restore the artwork in the future.
  • Removed the limitation that prevented cloud synchronization after automatic restoration of artworks containing Adjustment Layers.
  • (iOS/iPadOS) Supports the tablet side buttons of XPPEN pen tablets.
  • (iOS/iPadOS) (Windows) Changed to notify the result when saving PNG or transparent PNG on the canvas screen.
  • [Fixed Bugs and Problems]
  • Fixed a bug that caused the canvas to go wrong when performing brush drawing of color hints with automatic color filling on certain devices.
  • Fixed a bug in the QR Code filter where the QR code may be displayed differently depending on the orientation of the artwork.
  • Fixed a bug in the QR Code Adjustment Layer that caused the QR code orientation to change when resizing the canvas, trimming, or changing the image resolution.
  • Fixed a bug that left/right margins and top/bottom margins were interchanged when the resolution was changed in the Table Adjustment Layer.
  • Fixed "Size" parameter when adding a new QR Code Adjustment Layer to limit it to the size required to read the QR code.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Add New Adjustment Layer mode to exit when trying to hide the parameter window in Add New Adjustment Layer.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause crashes when using the Magic Wand, Special pens, and Bucket tool.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused incorrect drawing of doble color brushes when using Array Ruler.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the brush drawing to disappear when a fill was enabled using the Bézier Curve Drawing Tool with a brush such as "Outline".
  • Fixed a bug that the undo button sometimes did not work when the application was suspended while using a Bézier Curve Drawing Tool with a brush such as "Outline".
  • Fixed a bug that the undo button sometimes did not return the drawing to normal when using the Bézier Curve Drawing Tool with brushes such as "Outline".
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a crash after a while when continuing to edit after changing the canvas size.
  • Fixed a crash when returning to the beginning or closing the playback screen during playback of Special pens.
  • (free version) Fixed Arabic and Hebrew app names, placing X at the end instead of the top.
  • (Android) Fixed a crash when creating a new canvas by importing photos with cloud sync ON on some Android devices.
  • (Android paid version) Fixed Arabic app name.

New in ibis Paint 10.2.0 (Sep 5, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Added keyboard shortcuts to select Brush and Eraser tools.
  • Improvements, Changes:
  • Improved so that "_Restored" given to the artwork name after playback restoration is not duplicated.
  • Fixed Bugs and Problems:
  • Fixed a bug in which tapping outside of the Artwork Information window did not close the window.
  • Fixed a bug that the window would remain when using keyboard shortcuts while displaying certain popups (Strength slider for Liquify Pen, brush change for Copy Pen, layer change for Copy Pen, color selection for Stabilizer tool).

New in ibis Paint 10.1.5 (Jul 12, 2023)

  • Improvements, Changes:
  • Changed the shape of the ">" and "<" buttons in the Color and Brush windows to square.
  • Narrowed the margin between the "Basic, Custom, Online" button and the brush list in the Brush window.
  • Narrowed the top, bottom, left and right margins when displaying the "?" and "?" buttons.
  • (Android) Some improvements with SonarPen support.
  • Fixed Bugs and Problems:
  • Fixed a bug that caused some tutorials to be displayed even if the tutorial display was set to skip.
  • (iOS/iPadOS) (Android) Fixed choices in window to confirm import of PSD files.

New in ibis Paint 10.1.4 (Jul 1, 2023)

  • Improvements, Changes:
  • "Cloud Synchronization" text color changed to black at the top of My Gallery.
  • (iOS/iPadOS) Added "UGEE Pen Tablet" to the drop-down menu of Pressure Sensitive Stylus in the settings window.
  • (iOS/iPadOS) (Android Google Play version) When "Upload Video to YouTube" is turned on, a window for setting the title, description, etc. of the YouTube video is now displayed when uploading.
  • Fixed Bugs and Problems:
  • Fixed a bug that the God Rays filter sometimes freezes, and also changed the description of the God Rays filter to always be displayed.
  • Fixed a bug that when a Text shape and some Frame Divider shapes were selected on a Shape Layer and the text was emptied, the Frame Divider shapes was also deleted.
  • Fixed a bug that caused an error when switching to the "Favorites" and "History" tabs in the Materials window before the "All" tab had finished loading.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes resulted in a "The file is not opened." error when opening the canvas screen.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes "The current layer is not visible." was displayed when using Selection Layer and could not be used.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when importing PSD files.
  • (Android) Fixed a bug that caused a crash when starting the filter on some devices.
  • (Android Google Play version) Fixed a bug that Google account could not be used to log in from "YouTube Channel" in the Settings Window.

New in ibis Paint 10.1.3 (Jun 18, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • (iOS/iPadOS) Added support for XP-PEN Deco Pro LW/XLW Gen 2. (Available via Bluetooth connection)
  • (iOS/iPadOS) Added support for ugee Q8W. (Available via Bluetooth connection)
  • Improvements, Changes:
  • (Android Google Play version) Exclude x86 and x86_64 from supported ABIs.
  • (Android AppGallery version) In-app purchases will now prompt for HMS Core updates if the HMS Core version is low.
  • Fixed Bugs and Problems:
  • Fixed a bug in which undo/redo of canvas left/right, up/down flip did not flip only the selected layer left/right and up/down.
  • Fixed a bug in which undo/redo of folder's left/right, up/down flip did not flip only the adjustment layer left/right and up/down.
  • Fixed a bug that only the left/right, up/down flip of the adjustment layer was not reflected when a canvas or folder was flipped left/right, up/down and then suspended and crashed.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when trying to open My Gallery.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the drawing of brushes with the brush parameter MSAA enabled to be disturbed when the array ruler was flipped over without manipulating the vertex knob.
  • Fixed a drawing problem when both "Anti-aliasing" and "Fixed Thickness" parameters are enabled.
  • Fixed a bug that caused canvas anomalies when using a brush with "Separate Each Stroke" disabled together with a brush of brush type "Watercolor", for example, after inverting the layer.
  • Fixed a bug that the result of the auto-repair process could be abnormal if the application is killed while using a brush with "Separate Each Stroke" disabled.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug that prevented some stylus from detecting writing pressure.

New in ibis Paint 10.1.0 (May 14, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Introduction of new features is here:
  • Added "AI Super-resolution x2 (PNG)" to the Share button menu in My Gallery. (Images can be enlarged with high quality.)
  • Added adjustment layer function. (Located in the Layer Window's Add Special Layer button.)
  • Added color history function. (Recently used colors are displayed at the bottom of the color palette.)
  • Added color mode function. (You can change the color mode by selecting Tools > Canvas > Color Mode.)
  • Added "Invert Color" filter to the "Adjust Color" filter category.
  • Improvements:
  • Fixed "google.com" as the first page to load in the browser opened by "+" in the font list window.
  • Fixed Bugs and Problems:
  • Fixed a bug that caused canvas scaled images and layer scaled images to be incorrect when undo/redoing certain canvas tool operations with the layer window open.
  • (iOS/iPadOS) Fixed a problem in which the content of a layer may be halved when a layer that needs to be rasterized is moved and transformed with a selection and the target "Canvas".