Change History

• The Multi Color Text feature

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With the new Multi Color Text feature, you add different colors to different words or singular letters within the same text box, giving you more creative control and flexibility over your designs.
This feature allows applying different colors to the stroke and fill of each selected word or singular letter. You can set a different stroke width and alpha for each word or singular letter within the text bounding box.
Our feature is outstanding, as you can even set an individual alpha value and stroke width for each letter or word.

• Adapted shortcuts to industry standards

We have adapted our shortcuts to the general industry standard to improve our software further. You can still customize them via Mac System Preferences.

• Background Removal Tool

This AI-powered tool automatically defines and isolates the main object from a photo and erases the remaining parts of the image.

To use it, import an image, select it, and hit the "Remove Background" button in the Inspector.

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• Text Tool improvements

Smart guides are now working for text and its subproperties.

Text boxes no longer clip to the edges of the text.

We expanded the ranges of the Kerning, Tracking, and Line Height text sliders.

When creating outlined text, the elements are now organized into groups in the Layers Tab.

Now, every empty text box is automatically deleted to assure faster workflow and cleaner workplaces.

Previously, the keyboard on iOS partially obscured the text. Now, the view has been adjusted to let you see the entire text.

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• Scaling behavior

The Scale Tool has been improved to work with all properties, such as Shadow, Stroke, and Blur, as well as text properties, including tracking, kerning, and line height.

To adjust the scale of an object, select it and tap the Selection Tool. The Scale Tool will appear as the last tool under the Selection group. 

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• Canvas notifications

We implemented helpful in-app messages to guide you through your workflow.

You will now receive subtle in-app notifications when you enter a certain mode or state, such as Artboard creation. 

We also added notifications when you enter any isolation editing mode, such as Isolated Layer or Isolated Group. 

Once you leave the modes, the notifications will no longer be visible. You can also dismiss them via the close button. 

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• Node editing on multiple objects

You can now view and modify the nodes of multiple elements and compound paths simultaneously.

This allows you to save a great deal of time when creating complex designs with precision.

• Rotation behaviors

When you select an object and rotate it, the selection box now rotates along with the object and keeps the same dimensions and aspect ratio. 

The rotation handle remains next to your cursor or pen and no longer resets to the top of the object.

• Canvas notifications

We added a context menu for warning and error notifications so that you can find more information.

• Image Cropping

You can now crop any raster image.

To enter to exit the crop function, double-tap or click on an image.

Learn more for iPad →

Learn more for Mac →

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• Palm Rejection

You can now set Vectornator’s tools to only recognize input from your Apple Pencil. Just go to Settings > Input and toggle on “Draw only with pencil.”

Anything else that touches your screen—such as your hands—will not make a mark.

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• Canvas Notifications

We recently integrated warning, error, and successful action notifications that are designed to guide you through your design process.

The notifications appear at the top of your screen and disappear automatically after 2-7 seconds, but you can also swipe up to dismiss them instantly.

• Copy & Paste Behaviors

If the original element is unselected while duplicating, the duplicates appear in the exact same position as the original.

If you keep the object selected while duplicating it, it will inherit the values of the last transformation operation. For example, if the duplicated object was previously moved up by 10px, the duplicate will then appear 10px above it.

Artboards now have the similar copy/paste behaviors as elements, but behave slightly differently.

If the original Artboard is unselected while duplicating, the duplicate Artboards will appear in line with the previously-selected Artboard. This allows you to create organized rows or grids of artboards within your document.

When you copy Artboards and keep them selected, the copy inherits the transform value of the original.

• Elements can be displayed outside of the Artboard.

You can now place objects outside of an Artboard. This allows you to play around with your compositions by dragging elements in and out of your Artboard as needed.

When a document is exported, any objects outside of the artboard will not be included in the document.

Similarly, any objects with areas outside of the Artboard at the time of exporting will be clipped at the boundaries of the Artboard.

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• Move elements on your canvas using the arrow keys

You now no longer need to hold "shift" when moving elements around the canvas with the arrow keys.

Simply select your object and move it up, down, left, or right using the arrow keys.

If you hold "shift" while using an arrow key, you will now move elements by 10px at a time.

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• Unified Inspector

The Inspector was redesigned to improve your workflow. We merged the Style, Arrange, and Path tabs into one compact, content-aware tab. This allows you to find all the editing actions you need more quickly and easily so that you can focus on designing.

Learn more for iPad →

• Customizable Action Bar

If you have iOS/iPadOS 16 installed on your device, you can customize your Action Bar. Simply drag to add or remove items, such as Guides, Rulers, and Copy Style / Paste Style to make your favorite actions easily accessible.

Learn more for iPad →

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• iOS/iPadOS 16 Improvements

To complement Apple’s iOS/iPadOS 16 productivity features, we made using Vectornator on iPad more versatile.

You can now rename any folder or file from the Navigation Bar.

Within a document, you can also share, export, print, duplicate, and copy a file from the Navigation Bar.

Within the New Document window, you’ll find icons that allow you to switch between viewing portrait and landscape document templates.

Within the New Document window, the search bar is now smaller and to the right of the screen. You can search for any template size here, and the results will show inline with the context menu.

Learn more for iPad →

• Help Mode

Help Mode for iOS allows you to access in-app learning content.

Tap the ? icon on the top right of the screen to activate Help Mode. The tools and features with Tooltips will automatically highlight in blue.

Click on any highlighted tool in Help Mode to discover how it works.

Each Tooltip comes with a link to our Learning Hub, where you can find an in-depth guide on any feature.

Each Tooltip closes when you interact with the Canvas.

Learn more for iPad →

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• Stroke & Fill Memory

Vectornator now remembers the stroke and fill status of your tools. That means you no longer need to go back and change the stroke and fill properties every time you select a different object with a different style.

Learn more for iPad →

Learn more for Mac →

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• Shape Builder

The Shape Builder Tool allows you to create complex shapes by merging two or more shapes into one.

This new tool comes with two modes: Merge Mode and Erase Mode.

Merge Mode is for combining shapes and is enabled by default. Tap or drag across shapes you want to combine.

Erase Mode is for removing areas of your shape. Tap or drag on the areas you want to erase.

Switch between Merge Mode and Erase Mode in the toolbar or by holding the Option keyboard shortcut on your keyboard or by holding one finger on the screen.

Learn more on our Learning Hub for iPad and Mac →

• Auto Trace Illustration Mode

While we previously launched Auto Trace with two different modes for different use cases— Sketch and Photography—the 4.9.0 update includes a new mode specifically for illustrations.

Auto Trace Illustration Mode is designed to transform colorful raster artworks into editable vector illustrations.

Simply import your raster artwork, choose the level of detail and minimum path size, and hit Auto Trace. The vector results will be automatically generated in less than a second, and then you can spend your valuable time refining the results.

Learn more on our Learning Hub for iPad and Mac ->

• Merge Layers

You can now merge two or more layers on all iOS and macOS devices. You can also merge layers by dragging and dropping one on top of another.

To merge selected layers on macOS simply right click > merge layers. The layer that was right-clicked is considered as the destination of the merging.

To merge selected layers on iOS, use long press > merge layers.

Learn more on our Learning Hub for iPad and Mac->

• Offset Path

The new Offset Path tool allows users to create duplicates of shapes at different scales. When you apply Offset Path to a shape or path, the replica is evenly distanced from the center of the original.

Learn more in the Learning Hub →

• New Default Color Palettes

You now have access to 12 default palettes when you first download Vectornator. These include Essentials, Rainbow Power, Cotton Candy, Tokyo Neons, Lost in Space, Mother Nature, Sunset Burn, Ocean Blue, Hot Desert, Vintage Dream, Berlin Grays, and Skin Deep.

• Create a Color Palette from a Photo

You can now import any photo (jpeg or png) and Vectornator will automatically create a 6-swatch color palette from it.

Learn more about using Color Palettes on iPad →

• Auto Trace

The Auto Trace tool has been improved with the introduction of more options and controls.

When the Ignore White toggle is turned on while in Sketch Mode, the white background will disappear. This means your vectorized sketch will only show as outlines and filled shapes. The Simplify Path option results in shapes with fewer nodes. The Keep Source Image option allows users to keep the original import image underneath the Auto Trace results.

Auto Trace results are now grouped in the Layers Tab. The Auto Trace button is now blue.

Learn more about optimizing Auto Trace Results on iPad →

• Shape Tool Discoverability

To help users find more shapes in the Toolbar, we added a circle to the bottom right of the Shape Tool icon. This highlights that there are more options available other than the rectangle.

The gear icon ⚙️ on the top of the second toolbar allows users to edit the shape settings.

The border of text elements no longer changes thickness when you zoom in on the canvas.

Undo history now works on all properties in the Inspector.

Colors no longer distort when importing or exporting SCGs.

Importing specific images from Photo Library no longer causes a failure.

Crashes no longer occur when using undo in an isolated group.

X/Y coordinates now update after moving element on the canvas.

Correct gray threshold value is now applied when using Sketch Mode with Auto Trace.

Images are no longer locked when creating a document by importing the image.

Blend modes now render correctly in the canvas.

Undo / redo now works after resizing individual words inside a text object.

The Star Shape is no longer permanently elongated and works normally.

• Layers & Nested Groups

A completely redesigned Layers Tab with new and improved functionalities. You can now browse through your objects simultaneously, and re-organize them easily.

You can now also create Nested Groups (aka. Groups inside Groups), infinite Subgroups and Masks, and no need to group and ungroup objects endlessly!

Learn more about the new 4.8.0 layers feature of Vectornator for iPad →
Learn more about the new 4.8.0 layers feature of Vectornator for Mac →

• Click-Through Mode

A new Click-Through functionality in Vectornator (the Keyboard shortcut is ⌘, or Click-Through Mode in Selection Tool). This feature allows you to directly select a nested element on the canvas without opening the nested parent layers in the Layers Tab.

Learn more about selecting nested elements on the Learning Hub →

• Groups & Masks

Groups and Masks are now fully editable, not only in their Isolated State. Thanks to Nested Groups, you can now keep your documents perfectly organized. Expand and collapse Groups by clicking the chevron next to their entry in the Layers Tab or use Click-Through Mode.

Masks have been re-engineered to allow for more editing options and easier handling. Assign a mask to any Shape, or to entire Layers or Groups, and the respective objects within them. Nested Masks allow you to apply several Masks to objects, and will be displayed separately within the Layers Tab.

• Artboards Thumbnails

This makes it easier to find the Artboard you meant to edit when working especially with Multi-Artboard documents.

• Color Palettes

You can now create as many color palettes as you want and manage them easily within the Color Panel. You can edit your saved palettes by adding different colors and gradients or removing them with one tap. Keep your Palettes library organized by naming them and set the Primary Color Palette by tapping the Star icon.

Finally, you can now import palettes from other programs into Vectornator and drag & drop all your Procreate Swatches on your iPad!

Learn more for iPad →
Learn more for Mac →

• Learn Tab

Your in-App resource for helping you master vector design and new ways of approaching design challenges. Learn how to use the tools in Vectornator with our step-by-step guides in the Learning Hub, Video Tutorials, and more.

• iCloud Sync

Not only can you sync your files between your Apple devices, but you can now sync your saved custom palettes, brush profiles, and document templates as well!

• Text Tool

You can now fine-tune your text with a higher degree of precision by adding kerning to single characters. The text properties will now be maintained and are still editable when text is already placed on a path.

• UI Improvements for the Inspector

We redesigned the Arrange options into a more compact format with a simpler UI. Changing the properties of your vectors is now faster and easier than ever.

The Mask and Unmask functions are now located inside the Arrange Tab.

The function “Transform Again” has been renamed “Repeat Action” so that the name is more suitable for the function itself.

• Auto Trace for Sketches is here!

Do you sketch your ideas on paper before integrating them into your artwork? With our new Auto Trace for Sketches, Vectornator makes the import of your black-and-white sketches a lot easier. Just take a photo or make a scan of your drawing, import it into Vectornator, and select the new “Sketch” option in the Auto Trace options. That’s it! All your strokes will be converted into vector shapes and can be modified like any other shape within your artwork.
This new feature will make your creative workflow with hand-drawn sketches a lot easier. Integrating and testing hand-drawn sketches will be a breeze from now on.

Learn more for iPad →

Learn more for Mac →

• Joining Paths

You can now join two paths without altering their position. Also, the paths will fuse with smooth curves and you can connect more than 2 paths at once.

The Snap to Edges feature is now working properly, even when the other snapping options are toggled off.

We have fixed the bug, which did import images correctly, but only outside of artboards. This made the imported images invisible. Now you can import images inside artboards and they are perfectly visible.

• New Color Widget

With our new Color Widget, changing the colors of your selected shape in Vectornator has never been easier. Quickly modify the color of an object by selecting it, then tap one of the two new circular buttons below the Toolbar to open the Color Picker Menu.

In the Color Picker Menu, you can swap the Fill and Stroke colors of your selected shape, or disable colors entirely by holding on one of the circular buttons. You have additional tools available. Here you can access our redesigned Eyedropper.

Nevertheless, you still have the option to modify your color properties inside the Inspector Menu.

Learn more for iPad ->
Learn more for Mac ->

This update also fixed several bugs which improved the overall performance of Vectornator.

• Say Hello to iCloud!

Store and sync your documents on iCloud to always have access to the most up-to-date version of them.
Work on your documents at any time, across all your devices. Your documents will automatically save and sync to iCloud.
​​Save storage space on your device by storing your Vectornator documents on iCloud instead.
⚠️ Please note: Documents saved in Vectornator 4.4 are not compatible with previous versions of Vectornator.

• Redesigned Brushes

Vectornator’s brushes have gotten a full rework, and your illustrations and design projects will never look the same.
- All brushstrokes are now vector paths! This means that all of the paths you make with Brush Tool are now fully-customizable, easy-to-edit vector paths.
- Brush strokes are now available for all paths inside Vectornator. Any regular path can be converted into a brush path and vice versa.
- You can now add, remove, and change the position and type of a node along your brush paths, just like a normal vector path.
- You can change your brush shape and contour, and apply any brush profile to an existing path at any time, even after you’ve drawn it. Learn more ->
- Brush strokes are now deselected after drawing, which saves you from making unwanted changes. Changing color or any other property will affect only the next path you draw with the Brush Tool.
- You can now also use Pressure Mode with your brush profiles when using an Apple Pencil; making things like vector calligraphy much easier and more organic.
- Handles in the brush contour editor are now selectable and easier to delete.
- Brush strokes can now be used to draw with the Pen Tool. Learn more ->

Other Changes

Sections in the Inspector are now collapsible.

• Auto Trace

It now works for more image formats.

We also fixed several minor bugs that were affecting the user experience.

• iOS 15

Quick Settings and Exports on iPhone are now displayed as a draggable sheet.
Web pages in modal windows can now be dragged to be used in Split View.
The Resizing handles have been updated with a new design.

• Added an XL Widget to the Home Screen of your iPad.
  
  

• The Inspector on macOS has been completely redesigned:

It now shows collapsible sections. The Stroke, Fill, and Shadow sections can now be collapsed and toggled individually.
Selecting an End and Start arrow has been changed to use pop-up buttons.
The Rotation Control can now be modified via a text field and vibrates when hitting vertical or horizontal orientations.

• When saving a document, an activity indicator is now shown next to the saving title.
• The Status Bar is now visible while editing documents.
• The look of the Library Popover Tabs has been improved.
• Smoother animation while opening and closing a document.
• The design of steppers has been updated.
  

We fixed a bug where the interaction area in the Action Bar was too small.

We improved the display of disabled Sliders in the Inspector on iOS.

• Localizations

Added localization to the dimensions options.

• Corner Radius

Fixed a bug which caused corner radius for single nodes not to be applied.
Fixed a rendering bug that occurred when changing the corner radius.
Fixed a bug which caused shapes to break apart when applying corner radius.
Fixed a bug which caused the app to crash when applying corner radius.

• Artboards

Fixed a bug which caused the resizing of an Artboard to not be able to be undone.
Fixed a bug which caused the app to export the document with the Artboard name.
Fixed a bug which caused the app to not undo and redo actions on documents with multiple Artboards.
Fixed a bug which caused the Artboard size to not be correctly updated when using the resizing handles.

• Selection Modes

Fixed a bug which caused properties to not be applied in multi selections.
Fixed a bug which caused duplicated objects to appear on the canvas with a delay.
Fixed a bug which caused the app in some circumstances to always resize elements with aspect ratio locked.
Fixed a bug which caused the app to register several actions when rotating objects.
Fixed a bug which caused the selection box to start from the center of the element.

• Importing & Exporting

Fixed a rendering issue for imported .SVG files.
Fixed a bug which caused the app to display an error message when exporting files with images to AI.

• UI issues

Fixed a rendering bug which caused text elements that are aligned to the right to be partially clipped.
Fixed a bug which caused the values of the rulers to not be displayed correctly on US Letter size documents.
Fixed a bug which caused the color of Node type icons to be displayed incorrectly.
Fixed a bug which caused Node types to not be correctly applied.
Fixed a bug which caused labels to overlap toggle switches.
Fixed a bug which caused the quick actions to not be displayed after switching tools.

• Other Fixes:

Fixed a bug which caused the copy and paste style buttons to be overlapped.
Fixed a bug which caused text elements with a blur effect applied to not be editable.
Fixed a bug which caused the snapping to not work correctly when certain snapping option combinations were enabled simultaneously.

• Crashes

Fixed a bug which caused the app to crash when outlining elements.

• Fixed a bug which caused the app to not identify some installed fonts.
• Fixed a bug which caused shapes to automatically snap even when the snap options where disabled.
• Fixes a bug which caused the secondary gesture to not work while using the pen tool.

• New ways to create documents:

We completely redesigned the way you create new documents in Vectornator. Our new Template Picker gives you a better understanding of the dimensions of your file by showing the aspect ratio directly on the thumbnail of a template. It is now also easier to edit a template by tapping the three dots in the lower right hand corner (iOS & iPadOS) or by clicking the Show Details button (macOS).
In addition to that, you can now create your own custom document templates. Furthermore we also updated the set of device and social media templates.
Last but not least, tapping the New Document button in the gallery now shows your last 5 most recently used templates (iOS & iPadOS).

• New Tool Behaviors and Context-Aware Options

Vectornator now features Content Aware Options based on whether you use the Pen or the Node Tool, that also allow you open and close paths. You can also finish a path while in the pen tool to draw another separate path without having to switch tools.
Alternatively, you can use a new gesture to easily end your path: Simply double-tap or double-click around the end node of your current path to finish it, or press the escape key on your keyboard. Also, when you have an open path selected and you switch from any other tool to the Pen tool, you can now continue drawing without first having to select the end node.

• New Homescreen Sidebar
  

On iOS & iPadOS, our new Sidebar makes it easier to switch between your Gallery, the News section, and your Vectornator Settings. And if you want to focus more on your documents, you can simply collapse the sidebar so that your artworks have even more space to breathe.

• New Tools menu

On macOS, we added an easy way to see all key commands for the individual tools. This also gives you the ability to customize your keyboard shortcuts via System Preferences.

• Focus mode
  

On macOS, we make it easier to show off your artworks by adding the option to hide interface elements via the “View” menu. You can separately hide Layers ⌥⌘1 or the Inspector ⌥⌘1, or all interface elements at once (keyboard shortcut ⌘ + .) When hiding all interface elements, the Toolbar also disappears, plus the app remembers which parts of the interface were visible before entering focus mode and restores only these when you unhide again.

• Easier File Import

Explore our new file Import Area that makes it easier to understand which types of files you can import into Vectornator. Just tap on one of the options or drag and drop your documents onto the highlighted area.

• Redesigned Selection Handles and Bézier Nodes

We rethought the way Selection Handles should work. They are now blue (on iOS & iPadOS), adapt the accent color settings (on macOS) and have more contrast against different backgrounds, plus the Selection Outline is much thinner now to not cover your stroke. When editing Bézier Nodes, you will now notice that the start node of a path bears a green color and the end node is colored red, while all the other nodes in between remain blue. This new color coding makes it way easier to understand how a path is set up and where a path opens and closes.

• Redesigned Widget Area
  

On iPadOS & iOS, the Widget Area has been reshaped to a much more beautiful button layout, where the undo and redo buttons now always remain visible. We also added a menu for the scale/rotation widget

• Reworked Library & Inspector sidebar

On macOS, the Library is now shown in a popover instead of a separate tab. Click the + icon in the top right corner to access the new library.

• New Inspector sidebar
  

On macOS, the Inspector now has a proper sidebar and better integrates into the system. It no longer floats above the canvas anymore and holds all the options to arrange, group and reposition your elements at the top for easier access. Because of this change, “Zoom to fit" now properly centers your artwork on the canvas.

We fixed an issue that caused the app to crash on iOS 15 Beta whenever a document was opened.

We also fixed an issue where creating new artboards with a trackpad or mouse attached to the iPad could cause the app to crash.

• Backup files are now saved as Vectornator files instead of PDF files.
• Grid settings are saved now.
• (iPhone only) Swiping up doesn't trigger actions in Vectornator anymore.

• Vectornator doesn't override User's default settings when opening files anymore.

For example, if your .sketch files are set to be opened with Sketch by default, Vectornator will not override this setting when you install the app.

• The Paste button now always appears without needing to reopen the document.
• Fixed a bug which caused the app behave as if the shift key being pressed all the time.
• Corner radius for the Star shape is fixed now.
• Apple pencil double tap option is working again.
• Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when renaming Artboards.

• (iOS only) Quick Tour:

A brand-new onboarding experience for all new users.
Always accessible from the newest Help Menu.

• (iOS only) Help Menu:

The ? button is now enriched by a full dropdown menu which gives you access to important learning resources.

• SF Symbols drag and drop issue is now fixed.

• (iOS only) Quick Actions:

Added Mask and Unmask
Change the corner radius
When Quick Actions is too wide to fit the screen, it will display arrow buttons to scroll to the hidden actions.

• Inserting elements on top of the selection:

In Settings, you can now decide whether newly drawn elements should be added on top of the currently selected elements or on top of the layer.

• Snap to Smart Guides and Snap to Grid are now mutually exclusive.

• Fixed the problems that caused Vectornator to freeze periodically caused by our auto-save logic when saving a document.
• You can no longer change artboards when exporting a single layer.
• Using the Zoom tool with the Apple Pencil now works correctly.
• Fixed a problem where the color picker would produce lots of undo steps.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when copying the style of a path drawn with the Pencil-tool and pasting it to another element.
• Fixed a problem with guide rendering.
• Fixed a problem that caused the dimensions text to stay on screen after deselecting all objects.
• Fixed a problem that caused not all style properties to be pasted properly.
• Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when using the Brush tool.
• Partially fixed an issue that prevented entering the font size via the keypad.

During text editing, it’s still not possible to do that, but at least it’s fixed while not editing.

• Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when using the Pen tool.
• Added several missing translations.

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• A new type of file format
  

• Faster Loading & Saving

Vectornator files will now open 75% faster on average. We've also improved the speed of saving a file by 19% faster on average.

• Smaller File Size

Your Vectornator documents now take up less space on your device, allowing you to create more documents than ever before.

• Lower Memory Footprint

Vectornator's memory performance when opening files has been reduced by 80% on average, and by 27% on average when saving files.

• Undo History fixes.
• Preview Window UI fixes.
• Ruler settings are now supported.
  

• Quick Actions:

You can now change the number of sides for polygons in Quick Actions.
You can now change the number of points for stars in Quick Actions.
The Delete action is now available.

• Quick Settings: ‍

Artboards, Grids, and Snapping have all been added to the list.

• Brushes: ‍

The Brush Editor is now more responsive on macOS.

• Grid color contrast increased.
• Export all the artboards to PDF again.

• Undo Manager: Several rendering bugs have been fixed when performing Undo / Redo.
• Copy Style is no longer available for groups.
• Fixed a bug which caused the Stroke Width Quick action to be missing in some situations.
• A bug has been fixed which caused divide to not work properly when shapes were completely enclosed in other shapes
• Text on Path now updates correctly when changing the font type and text size
• The text can be selected and updated after Cutting now (I’m not sure what was fixed here)
  

• (iOS only) Quick Actions: give you instant access to options directly on canvas.

They are context-sensitive: you’ll get different options depending on what type of object you have selected.
Quick Sliders: for adjustable values like Opacity and Stroke Width, you can tap and drag to change the value in real time with a sliding gesture.
This feature is available on iPad and iOS. You can disable Quick Actions in Settings.

• Home Screen

All-new user interface is 4.8x times more beautiful. 
Brand new News section on Mac.
Larger document thumbnails.

• Settings

Grid Settings have moved and can now be customized for each artboard. (Mac+iOS)
Grid settings are now available directly in the inspector when you select an artboard. (Tap on the artboard title to select!) 
All new user interface with a new settings structure across new tabs that helps separate between global and document-specific settings! (iOS)
New preferences window (macOS)
New Mac setting shortcuts (macOS)

• Quick Settings: (iOS)

Customization: Customize your quick setting toggles in Canvas Settings as Rulers, Guides, Grid, Isolate Active Layer, Outline Mode, Canvas Rotation, Draw with pencil and more.
On macOS, we added the same quick setting toggles to your toolbar! Shortcuts can be added by right click → Customize Toolbar.

• SF Symbols

You now have access to Apple's SF Symbols library to use freely in your projects (over 2.4K icons). You can add SF Symbols from the Library tab (+) in the top left corner.
SF Symbols are text objects, which means that they support all font weights: To change, use the font weight selector in the Inspector!
SF Symbols are text characters, meaning you can vectorize them with the "outline text" feature.

• Emojis and Text Updates

Text objects now support emojis (Note: Emojis can't be traced into Vectors!)
Multi-color fonts are now supported.
You can now set font sizes up to 1000. 

• UI Improvements:

All new Frosted Glass UI style with blurred backgrounds to give you a more immersive experience.
Native navigation bars are used in the inspector now for a much better look and feel.

• Mac Improvements

New Mac idiom has been adopted: This enables us to have native controls, such as buttons, sliders, pop-up buttons, the new sidebar and other things such as a much, much better UI performance and a much improved UI scale.
The inspector has a much improved layout.
Layers are shown in the new sleek sidebar.
Sliders now have a native Mac appearance.
Text fields in sliders have a new stepper for precise value changes. You can step more precisely with Option + Up or Down arrow or step faster with Shift + Up or Down arrow.
The color picker and brush editor are now displayed as a pop-out window, giving them a much better look and feel.
New options have been added to the menu bar, such as various settings, but also the "Move..." operation in the file menu.
The “Print” option has been added to the menu bar.

• (macOS only)
  When opening a document, the window does not twitch anymore.
  The window toolbar can now be customized with a lot more actions.

• Copy Style tool:

Added functionality on macOS.
Added new localizations.

• Eyedropper is now taking the pixel color.
• Added Duplicate and copy paste for artboards.

• Improved multitouch logic for the Pen Tool.
• Improved performance for the copy-paste.
• Improved Figma files parsing using the new rsxml library.

• ‍Settings:

Bluetooth permissions are now requested only when necessary
Fixed snap to grid.
The UI will update correctly on canvas units change.
Updated grid spacing value on Mac.

• Undo Manager and Time-lapse:

Restored objects selection on Undo/Redo.
Undo/Redo with multitouch are no longer producing nodes.

• Iconator:

‍Fixed a crash on document open when dropping from Iconator.

• Fixed import of CSS colors.
• Updated fix to not resize the artboard if svg has been pasted in on top of another document.

• Time-lapse and Undo Manager‍

Improved handling for Pen tool
Cache improvements

• ‍Editor‍

Dimensions label display improvements
Limited the dash number
Corner radius update improvements

• ‍Document‍

Optimized significantly the RAM usage when saving files on iOS

• Time-lapse and Undo Manager‍

Fixed crashes
Ungroup fixed
Fixed elements assignment on Separate

• ‍Editor

Pen path is now becomes visible immediately. Handle selected node properly.
Multiple fixes for text selection box.

• Save Pop-up‍

Fixed the popup for autosaved sandbox files

• Duplicate Artboards
  

• Brushes Preview now visible in light mode.
• Time-lapse and Undo Manager
• Closing documents is now much faster.
• macOS:

Added “Open…” option to the File menu, making it easier to access all of your projects.

The Save option is now disabled when there is nothing to save.

Added a Quick Look preview, and improved the UI on the Export screen.

• The newest native Fonts Picker is now available.

Also, recently picked fonts appear at the top of the Fonts Library List.

• Preset changes made in the Brush Editor are now saved.
• iOS14 Widget now supports Dark and Light Themes.
  

• Paths:

• Dragging paths around is up to 4x faster.
• Marquee selecting paths is up to 10x faster.

• Fixed several memory leaks that caused a lot of crashes during long design workflows.
• Document file size after changing corner radius is 99% smaller.
• Time lapse export is more reliable.
• Tweaked Onboarding experience.
• Removed Newsletter Signup screen on Vectornator Pro for Mac.
• Undo History works for artboards.
• Show HEX field for disabled colors.
• Changing corner radius no longer brings shape to front.

• ‍Artboards‍

Adds title for artboard created via templates
Adds orientation option for artboards templates

• ‍Editor

Simple progress indicator while saving documents on iOS
Adds the dimensions on/off switch to Settings

• ‍Long Press for Help‍

Added simple sprint animation when showing Help window
Changed the title of the Help button

• ‍Undo History‍

Adds a hard 10,000 actions upper limit to prevent undo storage overflow issues

• ‍macOS App (Vectornator Pro)‍

Shows a new document window when opening files from Finder

• ‍iOS 14

Fixed disappearing fonts bug
Fixed font align buttons
Fixed Achievements layout issue
Fixed Blend Modes & red squares bugs‍‍

• ‍Editor

Many localization fixes (eg, Artboard Size, Settings, etc)

• Long Press for Help

‍‍Fixed bug that prevented Chinese translations from being properly displayed
Now using simplified punctuation rules for the Tooltip windows (on macOS)
Localization updates for French & Korean languages
Updated a few Learn More URLs

• ‍Time-lapse‍

Hides FPS counter when saving time-lapse video (on macOS)

• Correctly update guide handles on rendering
• Fixes shadow angle control background
• Fixes minor brush tool bug
• UX tweaks for Unsplash integration
• Mac: Remove annoying New Document alert

• All documents are now respecting min/max resolution
• Lower minimum resolution for iOS
• Save button now restarts rendering if it was previously cancelled

• Help information on more buttons
• Added missing translations

• Resizing artboards now only changes artboard dimensions
• Allows the artboards overlapping while resizing

• Resets saved undo history if corrupted
• Fixes guides moving leading to guide deletion
• Fixes bug regarding selection state after undo/redo

• Removes annoying “No document could be created” popup.

• Long press for help
  

‍Added animation to the Help View.

• Artboards
  

‍Fixed crash after deleting all artboards‍‍

‍Allowed the selected artboard overlap others while moving‍

‍Applied anti-collision on release action

• Figma

‍Fixed updating UI outside main thread
‍Fixed crashes

• Brushes‍

‍Fixed a crash

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• Time-lapse/ Undo Manager
  

‍Removed rendered video on exit
‍Added backwards compatibility for copied elements handling fix
‍Fixed undo actions for moving guides
Improved broken files check
Improved logic for copied elements insert
***Includes a fix regarding document closure!

• ‍Editor

‍Fixed duplicate transform (ie, alt issue)
‍Added localizations for dimensions
‍Added option to disable dimensions
‍Fixed all aspect ratio issues
‍Fixed bug with highlight layer

• Mirroring

‍Fixed Apple TV issue.

• Long Press for Help‍

Added custom background blur effect with animation.
Added different texts for Selection and Direct Selection tools

• Figma Importer‍

Deletes empty artboard when importing a new Figma document

• Vectornator Pro for Mac‍

Enables small font for toolbar items by default.

• Long Press for Help

Added custom background blur effect with animation
Added different texts for Selection and Direct Selection tools

• ‍Time-lapse Export

‍Minor fixes for Time-lapse export screen
Fixes for crash when locking removed element

• Editor

Fixed opening a new document after opening a previous one
Fixed opening file with drag and drop or tapping directly from our iOS folder
Onboarding needs to be done before opening any file
Validate dimension limits inside the Artboard class
Update dimensions fields when active artboard changes
Fixed eyedropper icon bug

• ‍Persistent Undo‍

Fixes incorrect handling for copied elements

• ‍Sketch‍

Fixes hijacked Sketch file extension

• Figma Importer‍

Deletes empty artboard when importing a new Figma document

• ‍Mac‍

Enables small font for toolbar items by default.

• Brushes
  
• Unlimited Undo History
• Sketch Import
• Unsplash library Integration
• Time-lapse export
• Object Dimensions and Rotation Indicator
• Help Tooltip
  

• Creating Artboards using three different ways
  
• Newsletter sign in with Apple
• Ruler and Guides
• ALT centered anchor point while resizing the object
• Few more fixes on SVG exporting

  

• Import Figma document with a single click.

• Artboard rendering caching to improve editor performance
• Index-out-of-range crash when inserting layers
• Artboards are now movable again on macOS
• Memory leaking issues
• Ruler frame localization
• macOS UI scaling
• macOS new document window font size

• ‍Figma Importer: Figma frames now imported as multiple artboards in Vectornator. Also correctly handling Figma file & frame names.
• ‍Artboards: Increases padding/margin when moving artboards on macOS. Optimization when moving artboard around the canvas.
• Layers: Selecting paths and elements is buttery smooth now. Layer thumbnails are now visible. Fixes memory problems
• ‍macOS: Make the interactions with the tools feel like Mac tools. Massively improve performance
• ‍Onboarding flow: Tiny visual improvements.

• Many fixes to the SVG import
• Document Gallery: Updates document list after duplicating a file, “Copy to” not actually showing the document, several localizations
• Ruler Guides: issue related to guides not showing up during creation, skips selected guides when dragged over, importing older Vectornator documents, two bugs which caused crashes for some users.
• Templates: templates not being created, title being cut off
• macOS: macOS layer selection

• Picks right-most artboard for inserting new artboards
• Increase margins/padding between newly created artboards
• Add decimal value to blur settings in the editor
• Highlight parent layer for the selected element to indicate inheritance

• Fixes some authentication issues with Figma
• Some fixes for SVG import of Figma files
• Fixes zoom while holding OPTION
• Fixes crash when trying to duplicate layer
• Another fix for left/right swiping on the Layers panel
• Fixes ruler handling
• Allows the guide to move if the ruler is enabled
• Eye icon now changes the guide visibility as expected
• Optimized rendering when moving guides around
• Using placeholders thumbnails for vertical & horizontal guides
• Fixes rendering offset numbers
• Fixes several crashes affecting a couple of users

• Rulers & Guides

• Connectivity problems with "Wacom Stylus" & "Bamboo Slate"
• Editor
• Documents Gallery
• Figma Importer: now smoother than ever before.
• Export via AirDrop.

• Rulers work better
• Guides handling is totally different
• Move paths and layers between artboards
• Copy and paste layers
• Select and duplicate multiple layers

• Top left is no longer constantly animating
• Layer Edit Mode functions such as mass delete work now
• Auto Trace is more reliable
• Native Code on macOS

• A few design tweaks
• Rewritten layers interface
• Unified macOS and iOS codebase
• Swap fill and stroke now also on iOS
• Figma Import
• Importing files from newer versions of Vectornator can be now opened

• New desktop-experience:

Vectornator Pro brings a redesigned and refined user experience built for mouse and trackpad input. It also packs all the expected features of a full-fledged Mac software, the iconic menu bar, pointers, hovering, multi-window, keyboard shortcuts and more.
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• Auto Trace.

Here is where Vectornator Pro comes in to make things easier for users by automating manual tracing. Now, when a new image is imported, Vectornator will automatically suggest to trace it automatically for the user with a single tap.

• Ability to Work with different Artboards in a single document for an optimal UI, Web or Graphic Design experience.

• Cross-platform functionality across all Apple devices.

Seamlessly switch from Macbook to iPad or iPhone and continue designing in a hassle-free manner.
• New Desktop Experience:

• Fast and powerful updates:

Thanks to Vectornator’s unified codebase, new features will ship seamlessly across all three platforms (macOS, iPadOS, and iOS). This results in faster updates and a more stable rollout to all devices and ensures a unified user experience everywhere users go.

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• Multiple Documents with iPadOS
• Artboards
• Up to 1000 Paths on traced images
• Magic Canvas

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• Image Rendering
• Image Cropping

• Text Experience with Kerning, Leading and Tracking
• New Document Picker
• Smaller User Interface

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• Redesigned inspector.
• New future proof file format.
• Memory management is more efficient.
• Figma import works more reliably.
• Various crashes are a thing of the past.
• Improved importing from Bamboo Slate and Folio.

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Continue working on projects imported from Figma.

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• Documents sent directly to Illustrator now look exactly as you created them in Vectornator.
• Faster up rendering engine.
• Massive performance improvements.
• Various crashes are a thing of the past.