On this blog I write about the development of my app Kleki, which is a community-funded 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. Access Kleki while offline 11 Aug 2026 general

   You can now access Kleki even if you have no internet. Unplug your Ethernet, turn off your Wi-Fi, enable airplane mode... Kleki.com still loads and is fully functional! This is achieved with the ServiceWorker web API which can be thought of as a customizable cache. When you visit Kleki for the first time, all of its...

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2. Supporter Page Launched 04 May 2026 general

   I've been thinking for a while about how to make supporting Kleki feel more worthwhile, without leaving anyone out depending on how they choose to donate, and without slowing the development of Kleki. I think I finally have something good. If you donate through PayPal or Patreon, you now have access to a supporter...

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3. Migration to bunny.net 21 Mar 2026 general

   I migrated Kleki's hosting away from Netlify to bunny.net, a European provider primarily known for their CDNs. I made this move because last year Netlify introduced a credit-based pricing model which would increase Kleki's hosting cost by around 1070% - from $20 to $234 (it was more expensive at the time of their...

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4. Warp Transform Released 13 Mar 2026 general
5. Warp Transform (work in progress) 08 Nov 2025 general
6. New select > transform (work in progress) 26 Oct 2025 general
7. Our hoster (Netlify) announces new and much more expensive pricing model 04 Sep 2025 general
8. All tools now respect selection 27 Aug 2025 general
9. Selection affects more Edit functions 24 Aug 2025 general
10. Selection affects Edit > Transform 22 Aug 2025 general
11. Recovery Beta Release 11 May 2025 general
12. Recovery Prototype 13 Feb 2025 general
13. New Beta (0.8) 24 Dec 2024 general
14. Beta Release 09 Aug 2024 general
15. Select tool integrated (WIP) 13 Jul 2024 general
16. Zoomable Previews 09 Dec 2023 general
17. Text Tool Update 30 Sep 2023 general
18. Select Prototype 5 31 Aug 2023 general
19. Logo Refresh 30 Jul 2023 general
20. Layer Visibility Toggle 29 Jul 2023 general
21. Select Prototype 4 25 Jun 2023 general
22. Select Prototype 3 31 May 2023 general
23. Browser Bug Demos 30 Apr 2023 general
24. Select Prototype 2 26 Mar 2023 general
25. Select Prototype 04 Mar 2023 general
26. Update on Sunday 08 Feb 2023 general
27. February Update 08 Feb 2023 general
28. Little Update 06 Jan 2023 general
29. Roadmap 01 Oct 2022 general
30. Noise Released 31 Jul 2022 general
31. Noise - Work in Progress 05 Jul 2022 general