Version History
Includes a bug fix when scaling a selection, improved speed and reliability of loading the main project view, plus new dark mode and tinted app icons.
Linea Sketch 4.3.5
September 2024
Improvements and Bug Fixes
- Improved the speed of loading the project view, especially when using iCloud
- Fixed rendering problems when scaling a part of a drawing up or down
- New Dark mode and tintable app icons
3 improvements and bug fixes
Linea Sketch 4.3.4
August 2024
Improvements
- Reverts a gesture tweak which was intended to improve recognition of the two finger tap for undo, but caused some users to have trouble pinch zooming.
1 improvement
Linea Sketch 4.3.3
August 2024
New Features
- Apple Pencil Pro Squeeze Actions
- Handy shortcut actions when you squeeze the Apple Pencil Pro
- Toggle Clear Ink, Switch to Previous Tool, Next Tool Size, Undo and more
- Set shortcut actions in Linea Settings > Apple Pencil > Pencil Squeeze
- Apple Pencil Pro Haptic Feedback
- When ZipShapes are created, snapped to a rotation angle, or snapped to a size
- When ZipLines are created or snapped to set rotation angles
- When transforming selections (rotation angle, scaling, etc)
- Turn haptic feedback OFF in Linea Settings > Pencil Haptics
Improvements
- Annotations now stay in place when the keyboard appears. If the keyboard covers up your annotation, scroll the canvas so that you can see/edit it
- ZipShape and transform handles can now be dismissed with a pencil tap outside their bounds
- Eliminated visual stutter when holding a selection in place during a move (especially when zoomed in)
- Layer icons should no longer get stuck in an incorrect dimmed state
- Restored a missing animation that highlighted a selected color chip
- Fixed crashes that could occur when loading sketches and/or deleting projects
2 new features, 6 improvements and bug fixes
Linea Sketch 4.3.2
April 2024
Improvements
- Custom Background Colors:
- Use the eyedropper tool to quickly select and set a custom background color
- Expanded the running list of recent background colors from 5 to 6
- Improved the Custom Background Color panel when used in dark mode
- Improved scrolling behavior of the layer texture selector
Bug Fixes
- Fixed rendering problems with the pen tool when used with Clear Ink and varying opacity
- Fixed a bug that caused layer and tool options to break on the iPhone when Full Keyboard Access is turned on in iOS's Accessibility settings
- Fixed a bug that could cause portions of time-lapse recordings to go missing
- Fixed a bug that could cause delays in the final frames of a time-lapse recording
- Selecting a pre-existing color no longer causes Linea to switch color palettes
- Fixed the appearance of the Layer Options when first opened
- Fixed a bug where the selected pixels of a layer would be erased if that layer had been excluded from the lasso selection and that layer was the merge destination
4 improvements, 7 bug fixes
Linea Sketch 4.3.1
December 2023
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug causing copied content to import / paste at the wrong aspect ratio
- Copied selections now respect the orientation of the sketch when pasted
- Copying semi-transparent content across multiple layers respects its opacity when pasting or merging that content into a new layer
- Transformed selections no longer shift position when merging to a new layer
- Fixed visual glitches in the project view when moving or reordering sketches
- Fixed an animation glitch that could affect the closing of zoomed sketches
6 bug fixes
Linea Sketch 4.3
November 2023
New Features
- Textures: Draw with a variety of pre-defined seamless textures
- Open Layer options > tap the Textures icon (dot grid) to activate
- Quickly select from a wide range of useful textures:
- Abstract patterns (waves, scales, fur)
- Architectural Materials (wood, stone, etc.)
- Halftone dots (various screen densities)
- Hatchings (crosshatching, angled, broken, etc.)
- Stipples (light, medium, heavy)
- Also works with Clear Ink as a stencil to erase patterns from your drawing
- Use in tandem with Transparency Masking to confine textures to a specific area of your sketch
- Canvas Resizing:
- Change the overall size and aspect ratio of existing sketches
- Tap More Actions (⋯) > Edit Canvas Size from within a sketch
- Adjust the canvas based on screen size, aspect ratio, or custom settings
- Quickly change aspect ratios based on a list of existing presets
- Use Freeform to manually adjust the canvas size as needed
- Expand canvases of sketches created on iPhone quickly and easily
Improvements
- Thumbnail Framing:
- Easily customize the appearance of a sketch's thumbnail in the Project view
- Open an existing sketch and zoom in / pan to highlight a portion of the drawing
- Once closed, the project view reflects the new framing for the sketch
- Great for highlighting a particular portion of a sketch in the Project View
- Updated the Blending Tool to achieve a smoother result when blending
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug that could prevent autosaving of sketches while working
- Turning off "ZipLine polygon support" in Settings now works properly
- Fixed a bug that allowed zooming of the drawing view while an iCloud document was still loading
Premium feature. Purchase required.
4 new features, 12 improvements, 2 bug fixes
Linea Sketch 4.2.3
August 2023
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a critical bug that prevented sketches from autosaving under certain circumstances, causing potential loss of work
- Fixed a small memory leak that occurred while time-lapse movies were being generated in the background
2 bug fixes
Linea Sketch 4.2.2
June 2023
Bug Fixes
- ZipShapes no longer cause autosave to fail while drawing
- Fixed a crash when duplicating the same lasso selection twice
2 bug fixes
Linea Sketch 4.2.1
March 2023
Improvements
- Pixel accuracy for transformed and merged floating selections:
- Selections now merge as cleanly as possible into other layers
- Selections move in pixel-sized steps for optimum display when re-positioning
- Selections remain pixel-aligned when rotated in 90° increments or flipped horizontally or vertically
Bug Fixes
- The dynamic island no longer visually intrudes on the canvas on iPhone
- Info bezel displays the offset values in pixels when transforming selections
- Removed Twitter and added Follow us on Mastodon in Settings
1 improvement, 3 bug fixes
Linea Sketch 4.2
January 2023
New Features
- Organic Ink:
- New option for Pen and Fill tools
- Create textured strokes with the Pen tool
- Shade wide areas organically by tilting the Apple Pencil as you draw
- Create enclosed shapes with rough, organic edges with the Fill tool
- Import & Export:
- Project Menu > More Actions (⋯) to import / export a wider array of files
- Import multiple files simultaneously
- Import sketches from single and multi-page PDF files
- Import images from PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and PSD files
- Import pages from 53/WeTransfer Paper journals
- Export Linea documents to iCloud, Dropbox, etc. via the Files App
Improvements
- ZipLine and ZipShape improvements:
- ZipLines respond to variations in pressure from the Apple Pencil
- Undoing a ZipShape restores the original stroke on the canvas
- Undo restores each step of ZipShape transformations as long as the transformation controls are active
- Undo of additional ZipLine segments keeps the ZipLine active for adding a different segment
- Sharing extension improvements:
- Project names are now sorted
- Trash folder is no longer shown
- Last project selected is now the default
- Selection improvements:
- Greater flexibility when undoing selections
- Transformations can be undone back to their original state, where the set of layers to include in the selection can be changed
- Improved the process for merging selected content into other layers
- Added a new Extra Large 1×1 Grid template
- Added a new App Design phone template with a Dynamic Island
- Locking via the Canvas Compass is now saved as a part of the sketch
- Selecting a layer now subtly flashes its contents for better visibility
- Images larger than the canvas are now scaled down when importing
Bug Fixes
- Painting with the watercolor brush now renders colors more accurately
- Repeated applications of Clear Ink now results in a more natural effect
- Sketches now appear correctly when shared via the Sketch action menu
- Fixed a crash when merging a selection into another layer
- Fixed a number of undo bugs with active selections
- Fixed undo issue after a selection was cleared or cut
- Screenshots on iOS 16 can now be shared with Linea
Premium feature. Purchase required.
2 new features, 8 improvements, 7 bug fixes
Linea Sketch 4.1.1
August 2022
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a crash on iPhone due to missing resources
1 bug fix
Linea Sketch 4.1
May 2022
New Features
- Project Collections: Organize your projects into handy groups
- Arrange, name, and organize collections however you like
- Drag and drop projects into collections to update
- Assign custom thumbnails for quick reference
- Collections sync across platforms via iCloud
- Turn the Collection list on or off using Settings
- Transparency Masking: Draw inside or recolor existing canvas elements
- Activate from layer options palette
- The layer's transparent pixels are ignored while drawing
- Use any tool inside to quickly shade, add texture, or recolor
- Automatically "stays within the lines" on any layer
- Clear Ink: Draw or paint with transparency to "erase" areas of a sketch
- Select the chip at the top of the color palette to activate
- Turns any existing drawing tool into a "textured eraser"
- Clear Ink knocks back existing color based on tool size and pressure
- Blend areas of one layer into another to create textured effects easily
- Video Help Library: Learn how to get the most from Linea Sketch
- Watch helpful, step-by-step tutorials
- Explore in-depth walkthroughs of key features
- Enjoy time-lapse drawings to see how other artists work
- Picture-in-picture allows you to follow along while working in Linea
Improvements
- Project View:
- New Trash container in the Project View safeguards your sketches
- Deleted sketches are now placed in the Trash, not permanently deleted
- Sketches stay in the Trash until emptied manually
- Apple Pencil Double-Tap Actions:
- New Clear Ink action added in Preferences > Apple Pencil > Pencil Double-Tap
- Quickly toggle between the currently selected color and Clear Ink
- Colors:
- The hex values of custom color chips can now be copied as regular text
- Visual improvements to custom color chips to identify them more quickly
- Templates:
- New templates section for Games
- Sports scoresheets for baseball and bowling
- RPG Character Sheet
- Tic-Tac-Toe
- Improved clarity of the template icon
Bug Fixes
- Fixed theme-related interface bugs with custom color selection
- ZipSquares and Rectangles are now drawn with pixel-perfect edges
Premium feature. Purchase required.
4 new features, 12 improvements, 2 bug fixes
Linea Sketch 4.0
November 2021
New Features
- Annotations: Add simple text labels and notes to your sketches
- Tap the "Aa" icon to enter Annotation mode, then on the sketch to create a label
- Edit Annotations with iOS Scribble or tap with a finger to use the keyboard
- Choose from a variety of fonts & save your favorite as a Canvas Default
- Easily adjust Annotation text alignment, color, rotation, and size
- Merge Annotations to a layer to add additional effects
- Watercolor Brush: Paint and fill your sketch with organic pigment
- Three brush sizes that vary with pressure of Apple Pencil
- Choose between three modes:
- Simple - Textured, painterly strokes
- Wet - Watery strokes with pooled pigment at edges
- Cloud - Textured splats & speckles for skies, landscapes, or backgrounds
- Lockable Layers: Prevent changes and secure your work
- Tap on lock icon in Layer palette to lock or unlock
- Locked layers cannot be edited, merged, or selected with the lasso
- Layers can still be rearranged, toggled, and sampled with the eyedropper
Improvements
- General:
- Compatibility with iOS and iPadOS 15
- Updated tool palettes for the new iPad mini
- New video tutorials: Settings > More Linea Sketch Tips
- Tools & Backgrounds:
- New Cotton paper background
- New larger tool sizes for the Technical Pencil, Art Pencil, and Marker
- Improved paging for additional brush sizes
- Colors:
- Reorganize custom color chips by tapping, holding, then dragging
- Drag colors from other apps (like Pastel) into Linea's custom color sets
- ZipShape Radius Control:
- Adjust the corner radius of square or rectangular ZipShapes
- Change all four corners simultaneously with a tap on any green control
- Tap and hold on a green control to adjust a single corner
- Information Bezel & Transforms:
- Bezel is now easier to read when transforming selections or ZipShapes
- Corner radii displayed for ZipShape rectangles & squares
- Element being adjusted is highlighted in the bezel
- Transforms snap to sizes (100%, 200%, etc.) & aspect ratios (1:1, 3:4, 2:1, etc.)
- QuickToggle for snapping: hold down finger while dragging with Apple Pencil
- Time-lapse:
- Exported time-lapse movies now hold the final frame for five seconds
- Improvements to time-lapse reliability and playback
- iPhone can now export 30 second clips
Bug Fixes
- Time-lapse movies can now be exported even after recording is toggled off
- Fixed appearance of eyedropper icon in Recent Colors
- Help & feature videos no longer stop music from playing
Premium feature. Purchase required.
3 new features, 6 improvements, 3 bug fixes