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Stories behind the apps, ideas for your next project and ways to get more from your tools.

SVG Editor

Vector Designer for Windows 26.24: brushes that stay live, and a pen that feels the paper

Live brushes on any path with ten presets, a Paintbrush that shows the stroke as you draw, the Path Eraser, and Pen Options for pressure, speed and tilt.

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HTML Designer

HTML Designer Pro for Windows 26.2: a steadier close

A fix release: closing a window or quitting the app no longer crashes on some PCs.

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Flare Photo Editor

Flare - Photo Editor for Windows 26.10: steadier AI tools

Remove Background and the other AI tools no longer close the app on some graphics cards, and move to the processor by themselves when needed.

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Flare Photo Editor

Flare - Photo Editor for Windows 26.9: a canvas for every PC

Two graphics engines: Direct3D 12 when the PC has it, the processor otherwise. Steadier on integrated graphics and large photos, and in-app updates that install by themselves.

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Flare Photo Editor

Flare - Photo Editor for Windows 26.8: watercolor painting

Watercolor Brush, Water, Ink Pen and Lift on a GPU-accelerated watercolor engine, a Watercolor layer with one click, and the new Waterbrush palette with Wet Brushes.

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Flare Photo Editor

Flare - Photo Editor for Windows 26.7: a big step towards the full toolset

Magnetic Lasso, Freeform and Curvature Pens, mesh Warp, a live Gradient, Refine Hair, new adjustments, multi-layer editing, the Properties and Glyphs palettes, History snapshots, Proof Colors and richer PSD files.

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Flare Photo Editor

Flare - Photo Editor for Windows 26.6: the second round of fixes

Adjustment layers over masks and groups, text layers that keep their name and styles, Merge Down, Apply Layer Mask and Drop Shadow, smart filter previews, Remove Object, Edit › Fill with any color, and rare legacy formats removed.

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Flare Photo Editor

Flare - Photo Editor for Windows 26.5: fixes from the first weeks

Selection and gradient tools that keep working after a right-click menu, blend modes over transparency, the unsaved marker in the title, Pin Warp, Save As and window placement, plus the fixes sent in since the first release.

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Flare Photo Editor

Flare - Photo Editor for Windows 26.4: the first Windows release

Layers, masks, selections, brushes, adjustments and filters on Windows 10 and 11, x64 and ARM64: one signed installer, or a portable ZIP in two editions. Free, in twelve languages. Needs Direct3D 12 graphics.

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SVG Editor

Vector Designer for Windows 26.23: Sketch and Figma files, design libraries and new tools

Sketch, Figma, EPS and Illustrator files open, design libraries come built in, and Curvature, Blend, Shaper and Area Type join the toolbox.

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HTML Designer

HTML Designer Pro for Windows 26.1: the code, the page and the server in one window

The first Windows release: the preview beside the code, a library of every element, find and replace across the project, and FTP, FTPS and SFTP with your server next to your files.

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SVG Editor

Vector Designer for Windows 26.22: several documents, working together

Closing one of two windows keeps the palettes, menus answer at once when you switch windows, and switching documents no longer redraws them from scratch.

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SVG Editor

Vector Designer for Windows 26.21: straight to the sample document

The app opens maximized on the sample document, with no welcome card in the way; the welcome stays in Help › About.

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SVG Editor

Vector Designer for Windows 26.20: the welcome card fixed for good, and installed copies that update themselves

The welcome card shows its illustration again and closes the way you expect, and copies installed from the site now update themselves.

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SVG Editor

Vector Designer for Windows 26.19: always full screen, one installer, a welcome that gets out of the way

The window opens maximized every time, one signed installer for x64 and ARM64, and the welcome card closes with any click.

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SVG Editor

Vector Designer for Windows 26.18: big screens, a better welcome, palettes with a shadow

Opens maximized the first time, the welcome tour shows its pictures again, palettes with a soft shadow, and the interface follows your display scale everywhere.

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Pdf Editor

Pdf Editor Pro for Windows 26.6: first impressions on any screen

Opens maximized the first time, a welcome card that fits the window, and palettes with a soft shadow that stand out on Windows 10 too.

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SVG Editor

Vector Designer for Windows 26.17: a status line, scrollbars and three fixes

A status line and scrollbars under the canvas, toolbox icons that show the selected tool, Pattern Along Path in the active colour.

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Pdf Editor

Pdf Editor Pro for Windows 26.5.7: the fixes you reported

No more closing on the Text Box tool or when shutting a window with a palette open; typing in form fields, freehand Pencil, stamps, Export PNG resolution.

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Pdf Editor

Pdf Editor Pro for Windows 26.5.6: twelve languages

Menus, palettes, dialogs and help in twelve languages, following your Windows, and the Store page to match.

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SVG Editor

Vector Designer for Windows 26.16: twelve languages

Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean and Traditional Chinese join the interface, and the Store page speaks the same twelve languages.

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SVG Editor

Vector Designer for Windows 26.15: eight languages, artboards and the Shape Builder

The interface in eight languages, several artboards in one document, the Shape Builder, Feather, a reordered toolbox and a round of fixes from your reports.

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SVG Editor

Vector Designer for Windows 26.14: steadier, quicker, and a Knife

What changed for Windows since 26.11: no more crash on close, smoother panning, the Knife, live corners and dozens of fixes from your reports.

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SVG Editor

Multiple artboards come to SVG Editor

One SVG, many pages: an Artboards palette, an Artboard tool and per-artboard export.

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Pdf Editor

Pdf Editor 26.5.1: signing, certificates and real fonts

Sign forms, manage your signatures and work with certificate signatures.

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HTML Designer

Toward HTML Designer 26

A look at the ideas behind HTML Designer 26 and its website-building workflow.

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SVG Editor

Vector Designer 26.1: the direct-download build

Meet the direct-download edition of Vector Designer for Mac.

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Pdf Editor

Pdf Editor goes direct: signed DMG with automatic updates

Get Pdf Editor directly, with a signed installer and automatic updates.

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SVG Editor

SVG Editor 26.0 on the Mac App Store

Explore SVG Editor 26 and its arrival on the Mac App Store.

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