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+## Android and Web Browser Versions
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+Drawpile is now available for Android and for Web Browsers, which also works on iOS. It comes with a small-screen mode so that it can be used on phones and other devices that can't handle the full desktop layout.
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+You can get the Android version on [the download page](https://drawpile.net/download/). It's not currently on any store yet, but that'll probably come in the future.
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+To let someone use the Web Browser version, you have to invite them to a session on a server that supports it. For example, when you host a session with a password on pub.drawpile.net and the invite link will [give the option to join via web browser](joining#joining-via-web-browser). To find out which of the community servers support Web Browsers, take a look at [the Communities page](https://drawpile.net/communities/).
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+For server owners, there's [instructions on how to enable the Web Browser version for your server](/help/server/websocket).
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+## New Brushes and Stabilizer
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+Drawpile now supports the MyPaint brush engine, which allows for many different kinds of effects that weren't possible before. It also comes with over 200 brushes built-in, with anything from pencils over paint brushes to smudging and blurring.
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+All the old brushes are still around and you can configure them more comprehensively in [the new brush settings dialog](/help/draw/brushsettings#brush-settings-dialog). This replaces the "Input" dock, curves and dynamics are now attached to the brushes themselves, like they are in any other drawing program.
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+There's also now [a proper stabilizer](/help/draw/stabilization#brush-stabilization) that works much like the one from e.g. Krita or Paint Tool SAI. The old smoothing stabilization is still around as an option too.
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+Brushes can be [imported, exported and directly shared when drawing online](/help/draw/brushsharing).
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+## Layer Groups, Clipping and Masking
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+There's now layer groups ("folders") to let you organize your session better. Participants can stick all their stuff into a group, rather than having all those layers strewn around in one big list.
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+Layer groups automatically act as clipping groups. When you pick a blend mode other than Normal, it will clip to the stuff below it. You can also use the new Erase blend mode to make a mask. For more information on that, check out [the page on alpha preserve, clipping groups, masks and alpha lock](/help/draw/clipping).
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+Speaking of which, there's also several new blend modes: Screen, Overlay, Hard Light, Soft Light, Linear Burn, Linear Light, Luminosity/Shine (SAI), Hue, Saturation, Luminosity and Color. Recolor is also available for layers now, rather than just brushes. It acts like Normal, but with clipping.
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+## Nicer User Interface
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+Drawpile's UI is now in dark mode by default and no longer looks like it's a Windows 95 program. Although if you're into that, it's still available in the preferences, along with other color schemes and styles.
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+When you start the program, it will now no longer just dump you into a blank canvas and make you pick through the menu at the top to get where you want to go. Instead, it shows a startup dialog that has everything accessible with a single click.
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+The docks have been condensed so that they fit better on smaller screens and you can now arrange them more freely. You can also now save and load layouts under View → Layouts, so if you use a different arrangement for animation, online and solo drawing, you can set those up here. There's also some presets built-in that are akin to other drawing programs.
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+Tablet-friendly sliders are now used everywhere, which are easier to operate with a pen. You can also enable kinetic scrolling in the preferences, letting you scroll stuff by flicking it with your finger or pen.
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+For displays with a large resolution, you can enable high-DPI scaling in the preferences. You can also change the scale and font size there, if the system doesn't get it right.
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+The sound effects have also been replaced with a set that's gentler on the ears. No more getting startled by a sudden, loud door slamming sound because someone left your session.
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+Finally, you can set up custom color schemes, icons and sounds. See [this page on how to customize them](/help/tech/customassets).
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+## Animation Timeline
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+While the previous version of Drawpile had some simple animation support, there's now a full animation timeline in Drawpile. It lets you collaborate on a single animation together or do smaller animations as part of a larger canvas. You can also mix regular drawings and animations on a single canvas.
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+Read [the page on animation](/help/draw/animation) for how to get this going.
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+## Invite Links
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+When you host a session in Drawpile, you are now prompted to copy an invite link to give to the folks you want to join the session. You can also get one via Session → Invite or using the Invite button at the top of the user list in the chat.
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+Clicking on this link will bring you to a page like the one shown on the right, with the option to copy the link, open Drawpile or (if the server supports and allows it) join directly via the web browser. There's also a link to where to download Drawpile. If your session has a password on it, the link will also include that automatically.
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+This should reduce the amount of fiddling needed to invite someone to a session, just give them the link and that's it.
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+The old ways still work of course. Joining a session by manually typing in an IP address, using the server browser and so on is possible just like before.
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