Gridwork

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Animation

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1000%

Tools

Brush Size

1px

Right-Click Action

Secondary Color

Erase

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Up to 128×128 canvas
3 layers per frame
4 animation frames
3 cloud projects
PNG export with 1×–8× upscaling
All drawing tools

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Up to 512×512 canvas
Unlimited layers & frames
10 cloud projects
Custom GIF & spritesheet export (layout, FPS, scale)
Mirror & tiling mode
Tracing paper
Custom palettes
Import PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF & WebP images

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Up to 2048×2048 canvas
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Real-time collaboration
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Shortcuts & Controls

General

Ctrl/Cmd + Z: Undo
Ctrl/Cmd + Y: Redo
Spacebar (hold) or Middle-Click (hold): Pan Canvas
Mouse Wheel: Zoom In/Out
C: Center and Fit Canvas
Esc: Deselect / Cancel Action

Selection

Ctrl/Cmd + C: Copy
Ctrl/Cmd + X: Cut
Ctrl/Cmd + V: Paste
Delete: Clear Selection

Tools

P: Pencil
B: Pixel Perfect Pencil
E: Eraser
L: Line
R: Rectangle
Ctrl/Cmd + R: Filled Rectangle
O: Circle
Ctrl/Cmd + O: Filled Circle
F: Fill
I: Eyedropper
M: Rectangle Select
A: Lasso Select
D: Dither

Drawing Modifiers

Ctrl/Cmd (hold): Constrain to perfect square/circle (with shape tools)
Shift + Click: Move active layer content
Right-Click: Draw with Secondary Color / Erase (configurable)

Transform Buttons

Click: Apply to current layer
Shift + Click: Apply to all layers in frame
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Click: Apply to all layers in all frames

Panel Sections

Click +/-: Expand/collapse a Tools/Transform/Color/Canvas section
▲ / ▼ buttons: Move a section up or down

Drawing

One finger / Pen tip: Draw, select, or use the active tool
Pen pressure: Not used - a stylus draws at a fixed size, like a precise mouse
Undo button (top-right of canvas): Undo the last action - there's no Ctrl/Cmd+Z on touch

Navigation

Two fingers, drag: Pan Canvas
Two fingers, pinch: Zoom In/Out
Center button (top-right of canvas): Center and Fit Canvas

Secondary Color / Erase

Primary/Secondary swatch: Tap a swatch to choose which color a tap draws with - there's no right-click gesture on touch
Eraser tool: Use instead of "secondary = erase," which needs a right-click

Modifiers

Modifier toggles (top-right of canvas): Tap to arm Shift/Ctrl for the next action - the icon updates to match the current tool (move layer, constrain shape, or darken/strengthen for Lighten)

Reordering

Long-press, then drag: Reorder a layer or frame
▲ / ▼ buttons (panel section header): Move a Tools/Transform/Color/Canvas section up or down

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