Kleki Blog

On this blog I write about the development of my app Kleki, which is a painting tool for the browser. I share progress on new features, go into detail of their implementation, make announcements, and explain aspects of the application.
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Latest Posts

  1. Recent Improvements: Flip View, Mobile UI, Help Page general

    Since the clipping mask release I've been shipping a bunch of smaller updates to Kleki. Here's a quick look at each of them. Flip View You can now flip the view horizontally. Press M, or click "Flip View" in the hand tool tab. This is useful for checking if your drawing is slanted or has other mistakes. Unlike Edit...

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  2. Moving Away from Donations general

    A quick update: I am no longer accepting donations for Kleki, and I am moving away from Patreon. Existing supporters' subscriptions have been cancelled. If you are an existing supporter, you will keep your access to the supporter page. Thank-you credits in the changelog will also remain untouched! I am rethinking my...

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  3. Clipping Mask Release general

    I released a new version of Kleki with a new feature: Clipping Mask. This was a frequently requested feature! It allows you to clip a layer's contents to another layer, or in other words you can have a layer act as the mask to another layer. This allows for non-destructive exploration and effects. Technically, you...

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  4. Prototype Showcase: Liquify, Action Search, Blur Brush general
  5. Access Kleki while offline general
  6. Supporter Page Launched general
  7. Migration to bunny.net general
  8. Warp Transform Released general
  9. Warp Transform (work in progress) general
  10. New select > transform (work in progress) general
  11. Our hoster (Netlify) announces new and much more expensive pricing model general
  12. All tools now respect selection general
  13. Selection affects more Edit functions general
  14. Selection affects Edit > Transform general
  15. Recovery Beta Release general
  16. Recovery Prototype general
  17. New Beta (0.8) general
  18. Beta Release general
  19. Select tool integrated (WIP) general
  20. Zoomable Previews general
  21. Text Tool Update general
  22. Select Prototype 5 general
  23. Logo Refresh general
  24. Layer Visibility Toggle general
  25. Select Prototype 4 general
  26. Select Prototype 3 general
  27. Browser Bug Demos general
  28. Select Prototype 2 general
  29. Select Prototype general
  30. Update on Sunday general
  31. February Update general
  32. Little Update general
  33. Roadmap general
  34. Noise Released general
  35. Noise - Work in Progress general