Alpha version 0.5 out the door

by John Simons release

Just posted the 0.5 alpha release of Mojave Paint.

Some good stuff in here! Such as:

  • Color and gradient swatches
    Screenshot_2026-03-13_at_8.29.18_PM.png
  • Document level transform for rotate
    Screenshot_2026-03-13_at_8.32.41_PM.png
  • Layer level transform for flip vertical/horizontal
    Screenshot_2026-03-13_at_8.33.16_PM.png
  • Brightness/contrast adjustment
  • Linked alpha mask support -- moves together with the layer when enabled
  • Type tool options include "font variant" picker to allow selecting any weight
    Screenshot_2026-03-13_at_8.34.42_PM.png
  • Locking is now functional on layer folders
  • Alpha channels that work for saving and restoring selections
  • Lots of bug fixes

Now it's the great push to a 1.0 release in perhaps a couple months time.

Here's my internal notes about what we'd need for a 1.0 release:

March 11, 2026

UI
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Tool box icons
Layer/channel icons
Many tab layout overflow
Tab pixel art outline
Status bar reorg
✅ Button icon for color picker hex format
Layer folder UI and indent improvements

Content
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✅ Brightness/contrast
Curves
✅ Color and Gradient swatches
Document size in inches/cm
Ruler change units
Shadows/Highlight
Color temperature
✅ Flip/rotate transform

Marketing/admin
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Nice about screen art
Splash screen?
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