Nightly builds are untested and unsupported. They are provided for evaluation purposes only. Please try the latest stable build instead if you are expecting to use the product normally.
NPS Image Editor is a free, unique image editing program that is perfect for pixel art, drawing, and photo editing. It is lightweight, customizable, and intuitive, yet surprisingly powerful.
NIGHTLY: Layer blending modes and global opacity
Release date: March 2, 2023Select a file to download
Release notes for this version
- Layer blending support
- Added layer blending modes: Normal, Dissolve, Dodge, Burn, Multiply, Screen, Overlay, Hard Light, Soft Light, Hard Mix, Add, Subtract, Divide, Difference, Exclusion, Lighten, Darken, Lighter Color, Darker Color, Bitwise AND/OR/XOR/XNOR/IMP, Red/Green/Blue, Average, Hue, Saturation, Color, Lightness, Roll Hue
- Added global opacity for layer
- Switched to "FastBitmap" data structure and updated tools to use it
- Added option to use the old renderer (faster, but disables blending modes and global opacity)
- Updated Layer Properties dialog to include blending mode and opacity
- Layer Properties now previews changes in real time
- Added Compose/Decompose layer to RGB channels
- Updated NPSD to version 1.2 which supports blending modes and global opacity
- Targeting .NET Framework 4.7
- Added support for 7-Zip instead of DotNetZip (retrofit from Legacy branch)
- Fixed broken "Show Cursor Outline"
- Added feature to resize canvas by 1px using Shift+arrows
- Fixed Options dialog trying to load Help instead when no internet
- Fixed spurious update notification when no internet or update website is down
KNOWN ISSUES:
- Selection does not blend correctly
- When dragging selection, the preview is the wrong size/position
- Ctrl+Scroll on layer does not set undo step
- Compose/Decompose undo/redo does not work correctly
- Dissolve blending mode is not predictable and will "dance" when refreshing the image