Graphics software
Type of application software
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| 2025 | A major update is planned, which will add features like larger resolutions up to 1 million by 1 million pixels, iCloud file synchronization, customizable brush settings, and a new painting engine and file format. |
| March 16 2025 |
GIMP
Version 3.0 was completed and released, marking the culmination of seven years of development and a major overhaul of GIMP's features and dependencies.
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| February 10 2025 |
GIMP
Version 3.0.0-RC3 released, completing port to GTK+ 3.24. Includes improved HiDPI and Wacom support, Wayland support, multiple layer selection, extensions in Python 3, JavaScript, Lua and Vala, and XCF saving improvements.
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| 2024 |
RagTime
RagTime 7.0.4 is released, supporting macOS 15 (Intel/ARM) and Windows 11.
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| 2024 |
TVPaint Animation
TVPaint Animation used to animate two characters, Bloofy and Pouchey, in 'Inside Out 2', a Pixar animated feature film and the highest-grossing animated film of all-time.
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| November 6 2024 |
GIMP
First release candidate for version 3.0 (RC1) was released.
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| November 6 2024 |
GIMP
First release candidate (RC1) for GIMP version 3.0 was released.
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| August 2024 | Canva acquired Leonardo, an AI image generation platform and startup, for an undisclosed amount. |
| August 18 2024 | Procreate publicly announced its decision not to incorporate generative artificial intelligence (AI) into its digital art software platform, distinguishing its approach from other creative tools in the market. |
| May 2024 | Canva launched Canva Enterprise, introducing Work Kits, Courses, and new AI capabilities, and announced a co-funded solar energy project. |
| April 2024 |
Colors!
Developers of Colors! 3D collaborated with the Pretendo Network project to add official support, ensuring the application will continue to operate normally on the Pretendo Network.
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| March 2024 | Canva finalized a share sale at a flat valuation of US$26 billion, with buyers purchasing about US$1.6 billion in shares. |
| March 2024 | Canva acquired UK-based Serif, developers of the Affinity suite of graphic design software, for approximately $380 million. |
| January 11 2024 | Canva launched its own GPT in OpenAI's GPT Store. |
| 2023 |
Aseprite
Aseprite used in the development of Pizza Tower game.
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| 2023 |
RagTime
RagTime 7.0 is released, supporting macOS 14 (Intel/ARM) and Windows.
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| 2023 |
TVPaint Animation
TVPaint Animation used in 'Kensuke's Kingdom', a British-Luxembourgian-French animated film by Lupus Films, directed by Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.
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| November 2023 | Savage Interactive released Procreate Dreams, a companion app dedicated to 2D animation, expanding the animation capabilities of the original Procreate software. |
| March 22 2023 | Canva announced its new Assistant tool that provides design recommendations. |
| January 2023 |
MoltenVK
MoltenVK version 1.2.2 was released, adding support for Vulkan as of SDK 1.3.239 and addressing interconnectivity issues with Metal API.
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| 2022 | Canva acquired Flourish, a London-based data visualization startup, to enhance its design and visualization capabilities. |
| 2022 |
GIMP
GIMP was published on the Microsoft Store for Windows, expanding its distribution platform.
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| 2022 |
Aseprite
Aseprite used in the development of Haiku the Robot game.
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| 2022 |
TVPaint Animation
TVPaint Animation used in 'Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia', a sequel to the 2012 film, directed by Jean-Christophe Roger and Julien Chheng.
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| 2022 |
TVPaint Animation
Release of 'The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse', a British Oscar-winning animated short directed by Peter Baynton and Charlie Mackesy, based on the book by Mackesy, created using TVPaint Animation.
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| 2022 |
TVPaint Animation
TVPaint Animation used in the production of 'My Father's Dragon', an animated feature film from Cartoon Saloon, directed by Nora Twomey.
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| December 7 2022 | Canva launched Magic Write, an AI-powered copywriting assistant. |
| October 18 2022 |
MoltenVK
MoltenVK version 1.2.0 was released, providing full support for Vulkan 1.2 as of Vulkan SDK 1.3.231.
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| September 2022 | Canva's valuation stabilized at US$26 billion. |
| July 2022 |
Marq
Lucidpress officially rebranded to Marq.
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| March 2022 | Canva reached over 75 million monthly active users. |
| 2021 |
Aseprite
Aseprite used in the development of Loop Hero, Eastward, and Unpacking games. Also noted to have had 66 different releases between 2014 and 2021.
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| 2021 |
Sketchbook
Sketchbook Pro, the desktop version of the software for Windows and macOS, transitioned to paid software and became available through the Microsoft Store and Mac App Store.
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| 2021 |
TVPaint Animation
Release of 'Mum Is Pouring Rain', a French animated short film produced by Laïdak Films, written by Hugo de Faucompret and Lison d'Andréa, and directed by Hugo de Faucompret. The film won the Jury Prize in the Special TV category at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival using TVPaint Animation.
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| September 2021 | Canva raised US$200 million, with its valuation peaking at US$40 billion. |
| September 2021 |
Oculus Quill
Facebook (now Meta Platforms) sold Quill back to its original creator, who continues to develop and support the application.
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| July 2 2021 |
Sketchbook
Sketchbook released an expedited update to rectify the Android 11 device issues.
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| June 2021 |
Sketchbook
Autodesk announced SketchBook would spin into an independent company, Sketchbook Inc.
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| June 30 2021 |
Sketchbook
Sketchbook released an update that made the app unusable for Android 11 devices, causing saved work to appear deleted and crashes upon opening.
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| May 2021 |
Marq
Lucidpress was acquired by Charles Thayne Capital (CTC), a growth-oriented and technology-focused private investment firm.
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| May 30 2021 |
CinePaint
CinePaint version 1.4.5 was released on SourceForge, providing a quick follow-up update to the previous version.
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| May 6 2021 |
CinePaint
CinePaint version 1.4.4 was released on SourceForge, marking a significant update to the open-source graphics editor.
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| February 2021 | Canva acquired Austrian startup Kaleido.ai and Czech-based Smartmockups, further expanding its design technology capabilities. |
| 2020 |
Colors!
Colors! Gallery was discontinued, ending the online platform for user submissions from DS users.
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| 2020 |
Colors!
Colors Live was released for Nintendo Switch after a successful Kickstarter campaign, introducing a pressure-sensitive Colors SonarPen and a new game mode called Colors Quest with a unique daily drawing task progression system.
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| 2020 |
TVPaint Animation
TVPaint Animation used in the production of 'Wolfwalkers', an animated feature film from Cartoon Saloon, directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart.
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| 2020 |
TVPaint Animation
Release of 'Burrow', an American Oscar-nominated animated short produced by Pixar Animation Studios using TVPaint Animation.
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| 2020 |
TVPaint Animation
Release of 'If Anything Happens I Love You', an Oscar-winning animated short film by Michael Govier & Will McCormack created using TVPaint Animation.
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| 2020 |
TVPaint Animation
Release of 'Opera', an Oscar-nominated animated short film by Erick Oh using TVPaint Animation.
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| December 9 2020 |
MoltenVK
MoltenVK version 1.1.1 was released, providing support for Vulkan on Apple silicon GPUs and Mac Catalyst platform for porting iOS/iPadOS apps to macOS.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles TVPaint Animation, Sketchbook (software), GIMP, Procreate (software), RagTime, Colors!, Aseprite, Marq (company), Oculus Quill, MoltenVK, CinePaint & Canva, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.