Kleki Blog

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. 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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  2. Prototype Showcase: Liquify, Action Search, Blur Brush general

    A new release of Kleki is around the corner with a frequently requested feature: layer clipping mask. But before that I want to show off some more of the prototypes you can play with when you become a supporter. Again, these are experimental prototypes where I try out ideas, not polished features that went through...

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