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0.2.0 — 2026-03-01

Motion & effects

This release adds the foundation for motion and effects, alongside many improvements & fixes.

Features:

  • Keyframe animation system for animating element properties over time.
  • Entirely new efects system. Effects can be applied per-clip or added as standalone elements on the timeline (with our first effect: Blur!)
  • Added a changelog page to the site.
  • Ripple editing mode.

Improvements:

  • New text elements no longer have a black background by default.
  • Selection outline in the preview is now dashed.
  • Clips sitting next to each other on the timeline now have a small gap between them so selected clips are always clearly visible.
  • Press Escape to deselect the current element.

Fixes:

  • Fixed an issue where click-and-drag selection on one timeline track could accidentally select items from the track below.
  • Audio could flicker or cut out at the start of playback when certain elements were selected. The scheduler now recovers from timing slips without losing audio.
  • Dragging a clip onto the timeline and pressing Ctrl+Z now removes both the clip and the track it created in one step, instead of requiring two undos.
  • A few values in the properties panel were previously showing incorrect values. This has been fixed.
  • Timeline trim handles now sit outside the clip instead of inside them, so the clip's visible area accurately represents where it starts and ends.
  • Clips being dragged on the timeline now render on top of other clips instead of underneath them.
  • Undoing a trim-from-start operation now correctly restores the clip to its original position and length, instead of stretching it to the right.
  • Resizing a clip on the timeline would deselect it when the mouse was released. The clip now stays selected after a resize.
  • Resizing a clip could extend it past another clip on the same track, causing an overlap. The resize now stops at the next clip's edge.
  • Dragging a clip to a different track would deselect it on drop. The clip stays selected after moving.
  • Finishing a resize or drag with the mouse over empty track space would deselect the clip.
0.1.0 — 2026-02-23

Editor foundation

This first release focuses on making editing faster, clearer, and more reliable for day-to-day use.

Features:

  • Rebuilt the properties panel from scratch. Number inputs now support math expressions and click-drag scrubbing instead of just typing values in.
  • The properties panel went from a flat list of basic text styles to organized sections: transform, blending, typography, spacing, and background controls. Text elements finally have position, scale, and rotation.
  • New color picker with eyedropper, opacity control, and multiple color formats.
  • Bookmarks now support notes, color labels, and optional duration to plan scenes more clearly.
  • Move, scale, and rotate elements directly in the preview panel.
  • Blend modes (Multiply, Screen, Overlay, etc). Only available on text elements for now.
  • Paste images, videos, or audio from your clipboard straight into the editor.
  • Hold Shift while moving or resizing to temporarily turn off snapping.

Improvements:

  • Expanded font selection from 7 to over 1,000.
  • Fonts load much faster.
  • All asset panel tabs now share a consistent layout.
  • Text rendering properly supports multiple lines, line height, and letter spacing.
  • Better contrast in the dark theme.

Fixes:

  • Fixed undo/redo for drag-and-drop so dropped items are reliably undoable.