Updates

Release notes for Design Studio. Send requests and bug reports via the contact form.

July 27, 2026

The guide library now holds sixteen articles. New this release: choosing and preparing source images, outlines and smoothing jaggies, light and shadow, depicting textures, patterns and tiling, and finishing what you start.
Added a guide index page listing every article, grouped by what you are trying to do.
Added figures to the guides. The conversion method comparison, the four noise reduction levels and the color reduction examples are all real output, produced by running the site's own conversion code.
Redesigned the guide pages: a shared site header and breadcrumbs, a table of contents on each article, a wider reading measure, and a layout tuned for phones.

Image insertion in design edit mode now uses the full conversion flow — conversion method → noise reduction → color reduction — the same steps as regular canvas conversion. Settings apply only to the inserted region.
Added rotation for inserted images (1-degree slider with 90° snapping and ±90° buttons).
Inserted images now default to 100% opacity.
Fixed inserted images not being draggable on smartphones.
Added site introduction content and guides (image conversion tips / noise & color reduction / using designs in Heartopia) plus an About page.

Added free-size canvas mode: create pixel art at any dimensions, beyond the Heartopia-specific canvases.
Improved multilingual search engine optimization (per-language titles, descriptions and metadata).

Stability and security improvements (hardened share page rendering, data protection fixes).
Migrated to a new hosting infrastructure for better speed and reliability.

Launched the core features: image-to-pixel-art conversion, numbered blueprints, block work mode, the pixel editor, and design saving/sharing with a public gallery.

Related pages: All Guides / Usage Guide / Image Conversion Tips / Noise Reduction & Color Settings / Using Designs in Heartopia / About This Site