Charcoal

• This update adds several new tools: Crayon, Fountain Pen & Watercolor
• You can now customize Charcoal’s interface
• The settings have been redesigned
• Sketches can be exported at a higher quality
• Charcoal now fully supports the latest iPadOS and iOS versions
• Several bugs have been fixed

Thanks for using Charcoal!

This update fixes an issue which resulted in the app becoming unresponsive after changing certain settings. It also includes support for iOS & iPadOS 16, as well as iPhone 14.

• You can now choose a background color for your sketch
• The color palettes have been updated
• To switch to the new palettes, tap the refresh button in the settings under “Color Palettes”
• A Home Screen action for quick sketches has been added
• The design of the app has been tweaked
• This update adds support for iOS 15, iPhone 13, and iPad mini

• This update adds support for iPhone 12 and iPad Air
• You can now also zoom in further into a sketch
• Saving has been improved
• Sketches should now sync faster
• An iOS 13 animation glitch was fixed
• An issue has been resolved that slowed down scrolling on the canvas in certain cases
• A bug has been fixed that resulted in the app crashing in the background

• You can now create your own color palettes
• The palettes can be created and edited in the settings
• You can also change the order of the predefined color palettes
• Color palettes sync using iCloud
• You can share any color palette as an image
• When using the share sheet, the hex representations will also be shared
• Alternatively, you can drag and drop a color palette into another app that supports images
• Tools in the sidebar now support multiple sizes
• You can change the size by tapping on the tool you have selected
• Currently supported tools: Pen, Pencil, Marker, Big Pen
• You can choose between small, medium, and big
• The size you selected for each tool will be saved between sessions
• Keyboard shortcuts for changing the size of the current tool have also been added
• In the “My Sketches” view, a waterfall layout is now used for a better browsing experience
• This allows you to view entire sketches before opening them
• The new layout also works better on iPhone
• URL scheme
• The Charcoal URL scheme currently supports creating new sketches
• It can be used with charcoal://new
• I hope to be able to expand the number of supported urls in future updates
• The settings sheet can now be dismissed by tapping outside of the sheet on iPadOS
• This change was made to better fit in with other apps under iOS and iPadOS 14
• The app icon has been tweaked
• A new welcome message was added
• A bug has been fixed that resulted in the colors of sketches being darkened when exporting in dark mode
• When sharing a sketch from the canvas, the sketch no longer gets closed after the image finishes saving
• Tapping the current tool no longer results in extra haptics on iPhone
• Syncing has been improved
• The help screen has been improved
• An iOS 14 animation glitch was fixed
• The responsiveness of the app has been improved

This update adds haptic feedback (iPhone).

This another update fixes an issue that resulted in the app crashing on launch.

This update fixes an issue that resulted in the app crashing on launch.

This update includes many fixes and improvements:
• You can now use grids on the canvas
• The visibility of grids can be toggled in the settings or by holding two fingers on the canvas
• A different grid type can be chosen in the settings
• Available grid types: dotted, square, line, isometric
• On an iPhone or when using split view, a new tool palette is used
• Charcoal will automatically use this new option when the screen isn't wide enough for the traditional palettes
• Erasing entire strokes is now supported
• You can switch to the vector eraser in the settings
• The visual appearance of various popovers has been improved
• You can finally use the double-tap gesture on Apple Pencil 2
• Supported modes: switch to eraser, switch to previous tool
• Sketches can now be duplicated
• A sketch can now be shared from the ”Your Sketches” screen
• Deletion confirmation was added
• More keyboard shortcuts were added
• Sharing sketches should now be faster
• Syncing should now be slightly quicker
Thanks for using Charcoal!

This update includes a couple of fixes and improvements.

This update includes a fix for a bug that resulted in older drawings having the wrong thumbnail.

This update includes a couple of fixes and improvements:
• Support for the double-tap gesture on Apple Pencil 2 was added
• The new pointer in iPadOS 13.4 is fully supported in this version
• A drawing can now be navigated with the keyboard
Other small fixes and improvements are also included in this update.

• A new red and purple color palette was added
This version also fixes a couple of bugs:
• Saving and opening a sketch while using dark mode should no longer result in a black square
• Exporting a sketch while using dark mode should no longer result in dark colors
• Opening a sketch should no longer select the wrong pen