TexturePacker Release Notes

Version 3.6.0 (2014-12-18)

Features

• Better framework selector with filtering
• Visual clue for show advanced / hide advanced settings
• Exporter for Spritekit/Swift
• Exporter for Phaser.io (JSON hash + array)
• Exporter for ShiVa with JPSprite
• Exporter for OPTPix SpriteStudio

Fixes

• Using high dpi icons for treeview
• Spritekit/ObjC header file creation
• Smart update hash avoid re-building sprite sheets when called on different folders.
• TexturePacker warns about not writing into Unity's assets folder when using in path

Version 3.5.3 (2014-10-27)

Features

• Support for ATF textures with no mipmap levels
• Added warning for PVRTC2/4 when writing non squared textures
• Removed size constraint force NPOT which was added because of a bug in iOS 3 and 4
• Default size constraint is now Anysize (command line)
• Added @3x scaling preset for SpriteKit

Fixes

• Reduce border artifacts for ATF pixel formats does not trigger quant_nn error
• Save defaults: Overwriting of allow rotation and size constraints with defaults from the exporter
• PVRViewer can display content protected PVRs
• Re-enabled "Install commandline tools" menu item
• Double clicking .tps files
• Flickering on startup

Version 3.5.2 (2014-10-02)

Features

• Added option --mipmap-min-size to write mipmap levels (ATF only)

Fixes

• PVRTC4 can now be selected for ATF
• Set ETC1 default quality level to fast
• Quality settings for ETC1/PVR
• Removed 2048 texture size restriction from ATF

Version 3.5.1 (2014-09-27)

Features

• Enabling non-squared PVRTC textures

Fixes

• Artifacts on PVRTC, ETC1, DXT1, RGB888, RGB565 with semi transparent images
• Writing compressed ATFs instead of raw data (PVCTC4, ETC1, DXTn)

Version 3.5.0 (2014-09-26)

Features

• Write sprite sheets as ATF (Adobe Texture Format)
• Added option to convert a project to another framework
• Data file for XML and JSON is now optional, allowing texture only exports
• Activate license key from command line
• Pixel format "Alpha" for all formats, "Alpha+Intensity" for png and webp
• PNG-optimization level 1 now writes 8-bit pngs, level 2..7 use pngopt
• Default png optimization level to 1
• Force word aligned is now default for cocos2d
• Option to set PVR compression quality from command line and GUI
• Updated PVR compression library
• Scaling variant presets for V-Play
• Added warning for unity if texture and data file paths do not match

Fixes

• Fixed trimming of sprites which left over 1 transparent row in some cases
• Unity, XML, JSON: Avoid writing "NaN" value in pivot point when sprite size is 0
• Dither format does not automatically change to Floyd/Steinberg after loading tps file
• Reveal in explorer now works with paths containing spaces

Version 3.4.0 (2014-08-07)

Features

• Improved User Interface
• Re-grouped settings in 4 categories: Data, Texture, Layout and Sprites
• Framework selection dialog
• Exporter for Unreal Engine (>=4.4) / UE4 Paper2d
• Exporter for MonoGame / XNA
• Exporter for Spriter (Animation software)
• Exporter for Spine (Animation software)
• Tresensa Exporter now supports trimming
• Shortcuts for zooming CMD+0 (fit), CMD+1 (100%)
• Framework selector on startup
• Set pivot points for xml and json exporters
• Sprite selection in main window and tree view are synchronized
• Enhanced feedback dialog
• Option to prepend top level smart folder name as part of the sprite name
• Added menu to change layout of workspace
• New icons, flat look
• PVR viewer can now save jpg and png images
• Renamed AutoSD to Scaling variants, improved dialog, added documentation
• Support for with MacOS X 10.10 Yosemite

Fixes

• Accessibility on Windows and Mac (high contrast modes etc)
• Sprites are ordered ascending by name in multipack
• Better compatibility with 4k displays
• Popups honor screen bounds

Version 3.3.4 (2014-05-08)

Features

• Exporter for Molecule Framework (http://www.moleculejs.net)
• Support of 4k displays on Windows 8.1
• "Window" menu to switch between top-level windows
• Button to reset all TexturePacker application settings
• Use system proxy for network access

Fixes

• Problem with hidden Multipack checkbox in essential mode
• Crash in AutoSD dialog

Version 3.3.3 (2014-04-17)

Features

• Improved packing when using multipack + POT
• Better input field order when using TAB key for navigation
• Improved file timestamp check for smart update
• Updated Windows installer; XP users have to update MSI before launching TexturePacker setup: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=8483

Fixes

• Crash when closing TexturePacker
• "Install Command Line Tool" no longer creates unwanted subdirectories
• Enforce sprite sheet update when enabling/disabling "auto alias"
• Minor GUI updates, better error messages and fixed typos

Version 3.3.2 (2014-03-28)

Features

• Sprite sheet exporter for Unity - see http://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker/unity
• Configurable sprite pivot point (Unity only)
• More responsive UI when aborting creation of very large sprite sheets

Fixes

• UI bugs when using multiple monitors, AutoSD, tooltips
• Crash when closing TexturePacker

Version 3.3.1 (2014-03-07)

Features

• Support for webp image format
• Starling / Sparrow exporter: Support for rotated sprites
• Export of compressed TIFF images
• Generic exporter: new values available: settings.tpsName texture.size, texture.absoluteFileName, texture.trimmedName, texture.fullName
• Generic exporter: full access to objects from javascript
• Updated Orx exporter
• Shortcut ctrl+ ctrl- to zoom in / out
• Removed restriction on png width and height
• Better support for V-Play engine
• Added license agreement as menu item
• Improved multipack algorithm

Fixes

• Less exporter: adding texturepath to the image url, replacing blanks in texture name with _
• Fixed problem in SpriteKit exporter when loading SWF files and using AutoSD
• Fixed occasional crash when closing TexturePacker on MacOS
• Fixed --quiet and --verbose command line parameters
• Custom exporter writes native linefeeds
• Installing windows version in 64bit folder
• GUI / Menu cleanup
• Tooltips on Windows are no longer cut off
• Opening .tps files by double click on Windows
• Faster startup on Windows
• Retina display support on MacOS
• Fixed a rare bug in multipack (lost sprites in crowded textures)
• Crash in update dialog
• Crash when changing file names manually
• Crash when using TexturePacker with Wacom Tablets
• Crash if custom exporter was not found
• Crash on invalid / non-existing SWF files
• Better file selection dialog on MacOS
• Simplified crash reporter UI
• Removed address book access to populate crash reporter's email field

Version 3.2.1 (2013-11-12)

Fixes

• Deleting sprites form main view does not crash TexturePacker
• Selecting sprites in main view also selects all aliases
• TexturePacker lite does not complain about activated AutoSD if it was not enabled

Version 3.2.0 (2013-11-08)

Features

• Full Sprite Kit support, including creation of header files
• Preview AutoSD variants in GUI
• AutoSD: Filtering sprites to different textures based on name
• AutoSD: Better name placeholders using {v} instead of replacing main extension
• Cleaning transparent pixels in input files is now optional (on by default)
• Faster and more responsive UI
• Export multiple data files using templates
• More information available in template system

Fixes

• "Use essential" button works again
• Upgrading from 2.x.x licenses now works again
• Potential crash when closing TexturePacker while packing
• Improved compatibility with MacOS X Mavericks 10.9

Version 3.1.3 (2013-09-19)

Features

• Full Spritekit support: AutoSD, header files, animations,...

Fixes

• Flash importer does not duplicate first frame (IMPORTANT: Download new flashunpacker manually!)
• Wrong sprites and order after refreshing sprite list
• Update dialog does not (auto-)update if upgrade period is over
• "." in folder paths does not trim the complete path
• AI88 and A8 modes are working with PVR files (currently without preview)

Version 3.1.2 (2013-07-26)

Fixes

• Multipack texture file names (all exporters)

Version 3.1.1 (2013-07-24)

Features

• Improved multipack, much faster and better pack ratio
• Support for Spritekit (beta)
• Support for V-Play (http://v-play.net)

Fixes

• File name warning complaining about wrong suffix
• Filename in data file honors sheet number
• Multipack: Reduced placeholders to {n} and {n1}, both are added always
• TexturePacker does not create empty files anymore
• Smartupdatehash now working with multipack
• Commandline build of multiple files sometimes created empty/black textures

Version 3.1.0 (2013-07-10)

Features

• MultiPack: Create multiple textures if not all sprites do fit in one
• Improved flash unpacker including frame labels
• TexturePacker is now 32/64 bit on Mac, Windows update to 64bit will come soon
• Templates can use isSolid to check if a sprite does not contain any transparent pixels
• Added warning to fix data file name extensions
• Zoom with Alt+Mousewheel

Fixes

• Fixing texture file names now removes complete extension
• License-Bug with sprites turned red even with active license
• Smart update key does not contain TexturePacker timestamp anymore
• MacOSX 10.9 Compatibility
• Memory leak when adding and removing sprites to the sidebar
• ZoomToFit now working

Version 3.0.11 (2013-05-17)

Features

• Exporter for UIKit
• Exporer for CAAT (http://labs.hyperandroid.com/static/caat/)

Fixes

• ETC1 compression for libGDX
• SVG import

Version 3.0.10 (2013-05-07)

Features

• Linux build

Fixes

• EaselJS typo

Version 3.0.9 (2013-04-19)

Features

• Content protection for cocos2d (encrypted pvr.ccz files)
• Display texture size in previewer
• Better warning dialogs
• Warning dialogs offer options to fix problems
• Free choice of data and image file name extensions (e.g. .txt instead of .json for Unity)
• Added access to all values in the .tps file for custom exporters
• Upgraded PVRTexLib
• Exporter for 2dtoolkit
• Exporter for x2d

Fixes

• Text field cursors don't jump to the end
• AutoSD: Trimming of sprite sheets with identical layout and scaling
• Re-activated missing file associations (Windows)
• Tooltips for all settings
• Texture path now works with MOAI again
• Trimmed sprite names now available for JSON exporters
• Enabled Quit menu item on Mac when no window is open
• Throw error when no --main-extension is set in AutoSD
• Potentially fixed a bug which caused non identical sprites to be detected as aliases
• Removed semi transparent border sometimes showing on popup window

Version 3.0.8 (2013-02-13)

Fixes

• Dramatically improved startup time on windows by sacrificing proxy detection for auto update
• TexturePacker does not fill New context menu on windows anymore
• Potential crash on windows when opening .tps files with double click
• LibGDX exporter exports correct rotation data

Version 3.0.7 (2013-02-05)

Features

• Online documentation, tutorials, getting started (menu item)
• Force rebuild menu item and command line (--force-publish)

Fixes

• Reverted behavior of CoronaSDK trim to 3.0.4, fixed comment on how to use the sheet
• Completely transparent images are replaced with a pixel of transparent color
• Completely transparent with extrude don't deliver negative values anymore
• GUI and command line create identical smart update hashes
• Window size is restored correctly when TP restarts
• Command line client prints complete list of non fitting sprites
• Fixed hardware detection on Windows. This requires re-actvating the license. Sorry.
• Trim mode is not reset to "Trim" when set to "None" during loading

Version 3.0.6 (2013-01-29)

Fixes

• Fixes missing file in corona and less exporter on windows

Version 3.0.5 (2013-01-29)

Features

• Exporter for Shiva3D (thanks to Christian Herzog)
• Exporter for SASS mixins (thanks to Rob Moorman)
• Exporter for LESS (thanks to Paul Covell)
• Example how to do relative pixel calculations through JS enhancement in plaintext exporter
• Click on dock icon opens new window or raises open windows (Mac)
• Using proxy auto configuration
• TexturePacker detects changes in custom exporters and re-publishes
• License renewal warning can be disabled from preferences

Fixes

• Random crash when closing a window with unsaved data
• Crash when custom exporter does not exist
• Kwiksher2 exporter did not export aliased sprites
• Removed duplicated LibGDX entry for exporter list
• BatteryTech exporter now exports aliases
• Enabled setting common divisor up to 2048
• Restricted padding values to 512
• Trim sprite names works with .tga
• Clicking auto alias updates screen
• CoronaSDK exporter supports trim
• Potential bug adding rotated sprites even if rotation was disabled

Version 3.0.4 (2012-12-02)

Features

• Added --common-divisor-x, --common-divisor-y to command line

Fixes

• Additional space in layout which was introduced in 3.0.3
• Workaround for MacOS adding multiple .pvr.gz and .pvr.ccz endings to a file name
• Crash when exiting the application
• Removed OpenGL rendering of the user interface because it caused instability on MacOS
• Algorithm Basic now works with constraints (squared, pot/npot/free, word aligned)
• When reading and migrating an old file no file changed dialog is triggered
• Crashreporter file transmission on MacOS 10.7 and 10.8

Version 3.0.3 (2012-11-29)

Features

• Publish dialog only closed when autoclose checkbox is checked (can be reset in preferences)
• Verifying file name extensions
• Sorting exporters by name
• Reduced memory usage
• Added low memory warning when TexturePacker starts to swap images to harddrive
• Improved stability in low memory situations
• Fixed installing command line tool in not yet existing directories
• Crop with 2 options: flush or keep position
• Trim/Crop are joined into 1 ComboBox
• --trim-mode <None|Trim|Crop|CropKeepPos> from command line
• Maximum value for paddings is not 1000
• Saved defaults can be reset in preferences
• Option to hide PVR premultiplication warning for cocos2d

Fixes

• Help tooltips work for all settings
• Dock icon menu contains empty lines instead of recent file entries
• Docks (TextureSettings, Sprite) now stored and restored correctly
• View menu works to hide / show docks
• Save defaults works again
• Refresh now working when sprites with identical size changed
• Resetting "Spritename already in use" errors
• Deriving file names (data format => texture format name)
• Closed several memory leaks
• Load/save opens dialog in last document's position
• Fixed texture size scales with AutoSD settings

Version 3.0.2 (2012-10-26)

Fixes

• Hotfix for Windows version: Crash when window is closed
• Hotfix for Windows version: Crash when closing application

Version 3.0.1 (2012-10-26)

Features

• TexturePacker creates sub directories if specified in the path
• AutoSD-Presets for cocos2d-x HDR/HD/SD
• AutoSD replacement pattern does no more force a dot at the end. Please add the dot to the extension (replacement) if you need it.

Fixes

• Reverted Crop to its old behavior - setting the offset
• Added reveal in finder / show in explorer to tree view's context menu
• DPI range widget now allows values > 100
• TIFF exporter works again
• Output order of css pseudo selectors: link, visited, focus, hover, active
• ETC1 output for AndEngine does not throw an error
• Crash during layout
• PSD file transparent color values are now corrected
• File association and icon on windows

Version 3.0.0 (2012-10-21)

Features

• Template based exporter system
• Enhanced Auto-SD with multiple exporter sizes
• Better packing when allow free size is on, option to control the optimization (--allow-free-size-mode)
• Calculations are perfomed in the background and don't freeze GUI
• ForceIdenticalLayout - use same layout across autosd variants (--force-identical-layout)
• Image formats: BMP, PPM, PKM, TGA, PSD, SVG, KTX, PVR, TIFF, PKX
• Writing optimized PNG files, option to control optimization level
• Support for big PVR files
• ETC1 compression (pkm files)
• Common divisor to resize sprites to particular sizes - fixed wobbling sprites in CoronaSDK
• Dialog shows progress while publishing
• Display non fitting sprites
• AutoSD command line options (--main-extension, --autosd-variant)
• Editable texture size (not only fixed to power of two sizes)
• .tps files are now saved as XML, this breaks compatibility with 2.x.x file format
• Drag'n'drop support for sprite sheet view (drop sprites on center window)
• Drag'n'drop support for tps files
• Menu item to install TexturePacker command line client
• New End User License Agreement (EULA)
• New license key to replace licence file (due to expring downloads at FastSpring)
• Sprites that failed to load are now displayed with an error sign
• Support for big sprites or animations
• UI: Toggle between select and scroll in main view with space bar
• TPS files are now XML based
• Trial mode (Try TexturePacker Pro for 1 week)
• Exporter: Corona imagesheet
• Exporter: EaselJS
• Exporter: BatteryTech
• Exporter: Kwiksher (http://www.kwiksher.com)
• MacOS: Codesigning for executable and installer
• MacOS: Enabled retina display fonts (icons will follow soon)
• MacOS: App closing, menu, full screen mode, menu in dock icon
• MacOS: Install by drag'n'drop instead of installer package
• Windows: Codesigning
• Windows: MSI Installer
• Betas do not expire anymore

Fixes

• Allow free size now saved
• Added title to TextureSettings window (allowing it to be identified in the view window)
• Adding identical sprites multiple times to .tps file
• Auto-Update when re-entering the application
• Auto-Updater on windows now installs MSI files
• Autosize now saved in defaults
• Better flash dialog
• CEGUI exporter texture width and height
• Change detection (Smartupdate)
• Change detection: No request to save unchanged data
• CSS class naming when using gif, jpg or bmp as input
• Disabling allow free size from GUI works again
• Double clicking .tps files opens file
• Duplicated "Install commandline tool" on MacOS
• Expiry of beta moved
• Extrude bug in Sparrow exporter
• Fixed crash on Windows when opening files with doubleclick
• Fixed wrong tooltips
• Force identical layout disabled until implemented
• Generic XML now exports file extensions in names
• Gideros exporter data format with cropping
• Hanging install command line tool on MacOS Mointain Lion with activated GateKeeper
• Images in PVR viewer too bright
• Installer for windows uses internal redistributable pack
• LibGDX jumping sprites when trimming
• LibGDX name trimming in animation detection (also removes _ in sprite_001)
• Multiplying menu items on MacOS
• Order of sprites in data file
• Output rectangle bug with rotates sprites on LibGDX
• PVR flipping
• Scale3x output now ok
• set/unset/set trim exported trimmed sprites with autosd
• Sometimes optimized pngs could not be written
• Trim now sets offset to 0/0 (cocos2d)
• Trimming bug in Gideros exporter
• Wrong display of trimmed size fixed

Version 3.0.0b22 (2012-10-19)

Fixes

• Hotfix for windows licensing
• Fixes instant crash on MacOS 10.7.x

Version 3.0.0b21 (2012-10-18)

Features

• License activation through webbrowser as fallback (or offline computers or firewalls)

Fixes

• Hanging install command line tool on MacOS Mointain Lion with activated GateKeeper
• Multiplying menu items on MacOS
• Empty string in EaselJS exporter
• Order of sprites in data file

Version 3.0.0b20 (2012-10-11)

Fixes

• ssl error during license activation on Windows

Version 3.0.0b19 (2012-10-10)

Features

• New license key to replace licence file (due to expring downloads at FastSpring)
• Trial mode (Try TexturePacker Pro for 1 week)
• New End User License Agreement (EULA)
• Common divisor can be used to fix wobbling sprites in Corona SDK
• Honoring common divisor in autosd
• Displaying Alpha+Intensity in preview
• UI improvements
• Enabled retina display fonts (icons will follow soon)
• Added alias names to exporters (for compatiblility)
• Display non fitting sprites
• Using slider for optiPng level
• pngOptimizer is disabled by default - for faster output

Fixes

• Crash when selecting Alpha+Intensity
• set/unset/set trim exported trimmed sprites with autosd
• Exporter-Typo - EasyJS is now EaselJS
• Red sprites were activated everytime if no license was set
• Pro warning when using template based exporters
• Pro warning when using some features which triggered red sprites but no warning
• Added title to TextureSettings window (allowing it to be identified in the view window)

Version 3.0.0b18 (2012-09-11)

Fixes

• Crash when starting the application with default values saved

Version 3.0.0b17 (2012-09-11)

Features

• Option to control free size optimization (--allow-free-size-mode)
• Option to enable identical layout from commandline (--force-identical-layout)
• Beta versions enable updatecheck for beta versions

Fixes

• Sometimes optimized pngs could not be written
• Crash when changing selection after changing files on filesystem
• Crash when allow free size can't pack all sprites
• Crash when opening files with double click while Crash dialog is active
• Crash when opening malformed pvr files
• Crash when selecting "reveal from finder" after a sheet refresh
• Duplicated "Install commandline tool" on MacOS
• Double-Clicking a .tps file sometimes created an empty texture

Version 3.0.0b16 (2012-09-06)

Features

• ForceIdenticalLayout - use same layout across autosd variants

Fixes

• Corona ImageSheet exporter
• Scale3x output now ok
• Disabling allow free size from GUI works again

Version 3.0.0b15 (2012-09-04)

Features

• Image formats: bmp, ppm, pkm, tiff, tga
• OptiPNG based PNG optimization
• ETC1 compression (pkm files)
• Exporter for BatteryTech

Fixes

• Reverted trimming behavior to what it was on 2.4.3 (avoid floating point values for cocos2d)
• Trim now sets offset to 0/0 (cocos2d)

Version 3.0.0b14 (2012-08-30)

Features

• Better AutoSD-Dialog
• AutoSD command line options (--main-extension, --autosd-variant)
• AutoSD honors main scale setting
• Beta versions enable beta update checks by default

Fixes

• Force identical layout disabled until implemented

Version 3.0.0b13 (2012-08-26)

Fixes

• Loading old .tps files with pvr textures
• Auto-Update when re-entering the application
• Change detection (Smartupdate)
• Adding identical sprites multiple times to .tps file

Version 3.0.0b12 (2012-08-12)

Features

• Better packing when allow free size is on
• Background packing, fluid GUI
• Better Layout for GUI settings
• TPS files are now XML based
• Enhanced Auto-SD
• Common divisor to resize sprites to particulat sizes
• .tps files are now XML
• Improved AutoSD to export any size
• AndEngine exporter with trim enabled
• Improved GUI
• Calculations are perfomed in the background and don't freeze GUI
• Common divisor can be used to equal align sprites of different sizes
• Dialog shows progress while publishing
• Sprites that failed to load are now displayed with an error sign
• Drag'n'drop support for tps files
• Drag'n'drop support for sprite sheet view (drop sprites on center window)
• 600% performance increase on MaxRects with ContactPoint
• Toggle between select and scroll in main view with space bar
• TexturePacker remembers last open/save dir

Fixes

• Crash on windows when double-clicking .tps files
• Disappearing icons on windows
• Auto-Updater on windows now installs MSI files

Version 3.0.0b11 (2012-07-15)

Features

• MacOS Codesigning

Fixes

• MacOS Quicklook plugin
• Expiry of beta moved

Version 3.0.0b10 (2012-06-28)

Fixes

• Crash on Mac as soon as an error was found

Version 3.0.0b9 (2012-06-26)

IMPORTANT for Windows users: This update is using a new MSI based installer. Before updating uninstall TexturePacker manually. Then download the new update from and install manually.

Features

• Support for Kwiksher (http://www.kwiksher.com)
• Windows MSI installer
• Codesigning on Windows

Fixes

• CEGUI exporter texture width and height

Version 2.4.6 (2012-06-26)

IMPORTANT: This update is using a new MSI based installer. Before updating uninstall TexturePacker manually. Then download the new update from and install manually.

Features

• New installer using MSI
• Codesigning for executable and installer

Fixes

• Double clicking .tps files opens file
• Document icons

Version 2.4.5 (2012-06-14)

Fixes

• Fixed crash on Windows when opening files with doubleclick

Version 2.4.4 (2012-06-10)

Fixes

• Installer for windows uses internal redistributable pack
• Better flash dialog

Version 3.0.0b8 (2012-06-01)

Fixes

• Exporters for easyJS and CoronaSDK did not export sprite aliases

Version 3.0.0b7 (2012-05-25)

Features

• Better hint for windows users using flash

Fixes

• Images in PVR viewer too bright
• Gideros exporter data format with cropping
• PSD loader with more than 4 channels

Version 3.0.0b6 (2012-04-25)

Fixes

• Updated PVRTexLib - should fix problems with PVRTC compression
• License bug (windows)

Version 3.0.0b5 (2012-04-23)

Fixes

• PVR flipping

Version 3.0.0b4 (2012-03-29)

This release was planned to contain much more - but the new features I am working on are not yet stable enough for a beta release. So this is in most parts a bugfix release with the addition of the Corona SDK image sheet exporter.

Features

• Removed installer since Apple does not support PackageMaker anymore
• Menu item to install TexturePacker command line client
• Updated PVRTexLib again
• Corona imagesheet exporter
• EasyJS exporter (beta)
• Texture details (filename) in exporter template
• Nicer feedback dialogs ;-)
• Feedback dialog remembers last mail address used

Fixes

• Extrude bug in Sparrow exporter
• Trimming bug in Gideros exporter
• Generic XML now exports file extensions in names
• Typo in UI
• Change detection: No request to save unchanged data

Version 3.0.0b3 (2012-03-21)

Features

• Updated PVRTexLib

Fixes

• Fixed naming -ipadhd -> -ipad
• Crash on MacOS when closing apps

Version 3.0.0b2 (2012-03-06)

Features

• Generic Exporter
• Support for big sprites or animations
• Image importer / display now supports additional formats: TGA, PSD, SVG, KTX, PVR, TIFF, PKX
• Fullscreen mode on MacOS Lion
• Better MacOS behavior (app closing, menu)
• Editable texture size (not only fixed to power of two sizes)
• Added -ipadhd as extension for AutoSD

Fixes

• PVR flipping
• Fixed wromg tooltips
• Allow free size now saved
• Wrong display of trimmed size fixed
• Autosize now saved in defaults
• Output rectangle bug with rotates sprites on LibGDX

Version 3.0.0b1 (2011-11-29)

Fixes

• CSS class naming when using gif, jpg or bmp as input

Version 2.4.3 (2011-11-25)

Fixes

• Crash on MacOS when starting the app the first time

Version 2.4.2 (2011-11-24)

This is version 2.4.2 due to a small bug in the version compare of my auto updater. 2.4.1 was not accepted to be newer than 2.4.1b3.

Features

• DPI settings
• Generic XML exporter
• Exporter for bHive (http://www.bhivecanvas.com/)
• Better moai exporter
• Exporter for original cocos2d format
• Background image
• Crash reporter for MacOS
• New option to remove artifacts and borders around sprites
• Added 2x as AutoSD extension for Unity
• Better stability in out of memory situations

Fixes

• Version compare (2.4.1 was not accepted as newer than 2.4.1b3)
• Crash when using reveal in finder from aliased image
• Crash when removing sprites which did not fit the
• New Moai exporter
• Last frame of a flash import was added twice
• Transparency dithering (fs & attkinson) with active premultiplication does not get too dark anymore
• Reduced memory consumption
• GUI update when scaling sprites
• Opening 3 windows when opening a .tps file
• Save dialog everytime a file is closed even without change
• Auto alias did not find equal sprites when PNGs had invisible changes
• Tooltips for several items
• Save defaults now saves allow free size

Version 2.4.0 (2011-10-26)

Features

• Flash (.swf) import on MacOS
• Quicklook plugin for pvr and pvr.ccz files (MacOS)
• Save defaults (pro only)
• Debian Packages for Ubuntu 11.04
• Support for Moai ( http://www.getmoai.com )
• Support for AppGameKit ( http://www.appgamekit.com/ )
• Support for Slick2D ( http://slick.cokeandcode.com/ )
• Support for Unity3D / UIToolkit ( http://unity3d.com / http://github.com/prime31/UIToolkit )
• Backspace + Delete now both delete sprites / folders
• Open in finder / explorer (issue 649)
• Dialog to select Flash Player Plugin (issue 1216, 1231)
• Sprite highlighing (issue 1200)
• Select checker board colors (issue 1227, 1200)
• Displaying flipped pvrs unflips them
• Added „Drag your sprites here“ image
• Added RGB888 output mode (issue 105)
• New Icons
• Added free choice of file endings for data file
• Option to flip PVR files (required for unity and other frameworks) (issue 1046)
• Rotation support for AndEngine (issue 723)
• Fit added to zoom bar
• Allow free size now supported for PVR (issze 747)
• Folders inside a smart folder are now blue to show that they can‘t be deleted
• Default-Padding changed to 2px - may cause problems when using from command line. Please adjust your build scripts!
• Lua module concept changed according to ( http://blog.anscamobile.com/2011/09/a-better-approach-to-external-modules/ )
• Populate file names (e.g. saving blah.tps now sets blah.png and blah.plist)

Fixes

• Shortcuts on windows now working (issue 1171)
• Escaping for CSS exporter
• Auto update sprite sheets when reentering the app (issue 767, 778, 833)
• Shape outlines (issue 618)
• Smartupdate did a rebuild for some frameworks - even if not needed
• Trim checkbox stayed disabled after selecting a framework that did not support trimming (issue 707)
• TextureSubPath now working on all frameworks supporting it (issue 609, 610)
• Zoom factor is maintained through starts of TexturePacker (issue 629)
• Default texture name (out.png) supported in AndEngine (issue 722)
• Shape outlines work again (issze 849)
• Trim sprite names (remove .png etc) now supported for all frameworks (issue 1009)
• JSON exporter now uses escaping (issue 1142)

Version 2.3.5 (2011-08-13)

Features

• Support for AndEngine ( http://www.andengine.org )

Version 2.3.4 (2011-07-30)

Features

• Fix for cocos2d‘s hd handling

Version 2.3.3 (2011-07-27)

Features

• Support for gideros mobile ( http://www.giderosmobile.com )
• Support for cegui / ogre3d ( http://www.cegui.org.uk, http://www.ogre3d.org )
• Added json exporter with array format

Fixes

• Missing comma added in JSON exporter

Version 2.3.2 (2011-07-26)

Features

• Changed default for fast GUI display (using OpenGL) to disabled

Version 2.3.1 (2011-07-25)

Features

• Added option to disable fast rendering using OpenGL in GUI application since it might cause problems on some platforms
• 64bit + 32bit executable on MacOS

Version 2.3.0 (2011-07-25)

Features

• Feedback dialog: send feedback, bug reports and requests from TexturePacker
• 64bit executable on MacOS
• Create CSS Sprites (issue 527)
• Added option to ignore files on command line (--ignore-files) (issue 394, 346)
• Added option to replace parts of a sprite‘s name (--replace) (issue 348)
• Sprites are ordered alphabetically (issue 533, 405)
• Pixelformat Alpha + Intensity (issue 469)
• TexturePacker only opens a file once (issue 429)
• Added the current scale to JSON output format meta data (issue 407)
• Removed refresh button - TexturePacker now updates the textures when entering the app (issue 299)
• Speedup for rendering sprites
• Red colored sprites in demo mode get a text to make it more obvious
• Warning when using extended features in TexturePackerPro
• Auto updater for Windows

Fixes

• Removed -hd in texture name which causes warnings in cocos2d (issue 570)
• Display broken files when adding single files (issue 395, 381)
• PVR viewer‘s zoom control (issue 550)
• Smart update (issue 520)
• Unicode char in license file (issue 495)

Version 2.2.0 (2011-05-02)

Features

• Added suport for gzip compressed PVR files (.PVR.GZ)
• Multitouch and trackpad zooming and scrolling
• Trimming for upcoming Sparrow 1.2 release
• Added meta data to JSON exporter
• Speed improvements with better caching
• Speed improvements when scrolling
• Support for PVR flipped textures (used with unity framework)
• Icons: Application icon, document icon, .tpkey
• Changed license file extension to .tpkey, Keys can now be added with a double click on the license file (MacOS)

Fixes

• Fixed coordinate issues when updating sprite sheets from command line using TexturePacker *.tps
• Zooming
• JSON exporter does not add .json.json

Version 2.1.10 (2011-04-05)

Features

• Allowing free sizes for PVR files
• --quite for command line reduces output

Fixes

• Auto-Update was broken in 2.1.9 - please install 2.1.10 by directly downloading and installing manually
• Icon was lost in 2.1.9
• Improved handling of non power of 2 sizes from command line
• Removed duplicated libgdx exporter

Version 2.1.9 (2011-04-03)

Fixes

• Hotfix for windows command line crash

Version 2.1.9 (2011-04-01)

Features

• Command line version for windows (still without globbing)

Fixes

• Trim does not get re-enabled from GUI when loading a file
• Documentation
• QFile::remove: Empty or null file name on command line
• Sprite sizes can now be up to 32000 from command line
• hq2x now available in documentation from command line

Version 2.1.8 (2011-03-24)

Features

• Scaling mode can now be chosen

Version 2.1.7 (2011-03-14)

Features

• Added message box to inform user to activate premultiply alpha when using cocos2d + pvr image format

Fixes

• Fixing a major bug in premultiplied alpha implementation leading to black halos around semi transparent sprites

Version 2.1.6 (2011-03-13)

Features

• Added png export to pvr previewer
• Storing position, size and zoom factor of window
• New icon
• tif support from GUI

Fixes

• Extrude/Trim bug resulting in wrong image sizes
• Bug setting trim to true after reloading

Version 2.1.5 (2011-02-14)

Features

• *.tps files prepared for importing in PhysicsEditor
• Added JSON exporter (experimental)
• Added --inner-padding <int> which adds space to the sprite
• Added --crop which crops the sprite to the non transparent part, reducing the sprite‘s render size (--trim does not change the sprite‘s render size)

Fixes

• BMP files can now be added as sprites from file selector dialog
• Size warning removed when autoSD and allowFreeSize is on
• Several smaller UI fixes

Version 2.1.4 (2011-01-31)

Fixes

• Warning when using smart update and autosd from command line fixed.
• Loading PVRs with version 2

Version 2.1.3 (2011-01-21)

Features

• Added shortcut to delete sprites from sheet
• Option to remove .png, .jpg, .bmp from sprite names (--trim-sprite-names)
• Added filtering settings for LibGDX
• Added message box asking to add @2x or -hd to texture and data file name if autoSD is enabled and the extension does not yet exist
• Warning on command line if sd size is not half of hd size
• Added option to change texture‘s path in plist file for cocos2d (--texturepath) to organize resources in sub folders
• TreeView expands when sprite is selected in sheet
• Added jpg quality settings to gui
• Texture + data files get deleted before exporting
• Improved error messages for texture export
• Texture name gets derived from data name if not set and vice versa
• Linux support (beta)

Fixes

• Immediate update texture size and memory usage on every change
• Basic layout created too big textures in some cases
• Added more digits for scale (e.g. to enter 0.125)
• Reset sprite offsets if disabling trimming
• Publish asks for texture file names if not already set

Version 2.1.2 (2011-01-05)

Features

• Sorting of sprites by name in lua file

Fixes

• Scaled images had premultiply alpha turned on, causing black outlines and artefacts when dithering
• Typo libgdx exported data file not allowing it to load

Version 2.1.1 (2010-12-19)

Features

• Creating alpha masks
• Added tooltips for all options
• Polished interface
• Added bmp, tif file format to smart folder processing
• Windows installer, Icon, polishing
• Added trim alpha threshold to remove nearly transparent pixels
• Also collect gif, tiff, jpg, bmp from smart folders
• Scroll to selected sprite in sprite sheet
• Windows installer
• Windows polishing
• Preliminary support for libgdx (beta)
• Creating transparency masks from heuristics on images which have on transparency key color.

Fixes

• User interface works with smaller screen sizes
• Document changed detection
• Open elements from finder in empty window on doubleclick

Version 2.1.0 (2010-12-07)

Features

• Added texture selector combo box
• Added shortcuts for publish and refresh
• Layout mode basic - best use for tile sets / tile map editors
• *.pvr and *.pvr.ccz previewer! (FREE)
• Process *.tps files from command line (pro)
• AutoSD allows automatically creation of standard resolution images from highres images (--auto-sd) (pro/cli)
• Drag'n'drop sprites to tree view to add them
• PVRTC2/PVRTC4 compression
• Enhanced color reduction quality (pro/cli)
• Additional dithering algorithm
• Linear quantization
• Nearest neighbour quantization
• Premultiply alpha (pro/cli)
• Option to disable automated alias creation
• Choose heuristics for MaxRects algorithm (pro/cli)
• Creation of non power of 2 textures

Fixes

• Bug when selecting AutoSD with PVR files
• Premultiply now only applied once
• Sometimes rotation flag was not exported to plist files
• Removed icon from menu item

Version 2.0.2 (2010-11-11)

Features

• Added TexturePackerEssential – free version to create basic sprite sheets
• Windows support (Pro only)
• Automated updates using Sparkle (Experimental)
• Added option to set jpg compression quality (currently commandine only) --jpg-quality <value>
• Added support for RGBA5551, BGRA8888, RGBA5555 (--opt <value>)
• Added .pvr.ccz – cocos compressed format (experimental)
• pvrz removed (replaced by pvr.ccz)
• Removed „texture size is too small“ message box. Instead widht, height and scale are now highlighted.
• --opt4444 and –opt565 are deprecated now, use –opt <type> instead

Fixes

• Fixed bug in gui mode not reloading files after save
• Fixed bug in quantification for several pixel formats

Version 2.0.1 (2010-10-30)

Features

• PVR support
• PVR files with RGBA8888, RGBA4444 and RGB565 (*.pvr)
• Zlib compressed PVR file: *.pvz or *.pvrz (experimental)
• Improvements in Graphical User Interface (TexturePackerPro)
• Output of texture size and used memory (bottom right corner)
• Better close dialog

Fixes

• Scrolling does not change texture size anymore

Version 2.0.0 (2010-10-27)

Features

• Graphical User Interface (TexturePackerPro)
• Multitouch support
• Realtime display of sprite sheet
• Zoom
• File tree view
• Tooltips
• Alias overlays
• Smart folders
• automated scan for images
• include directory in sprite name
• Better PNG compression rate
• Support for Sparrow Framework

Version 1.1.1 (2010-10-06)

Features

• Support for Corona Game Edition

Version 1.1.0 (2010-10-01)

Features

• Support for PNG8 input files
• Enhanced error messages for Xcode
• Enhanced change detection for Build integration
• Fixes in the Xcode integration script
• Added option: --data to specify the name of the data file
• Added option: --format to specify format of the data file
• Deprecated options: --plist

Version 1.0.5 (2010-09-27)

Features

• Added option: --smart-update for Xcode integration

Fixes

• License keys can now be installed again

Version 1.0.4 (2010-09-24)

Features

• Added option --dithering for high quality color reduction
• Added option --enable-rotation and --disable-rotation
• If sprites are equal after cropping only an alias is created in the plist file.

Fixes

• Fixed bug in installer if no /usr/local/bin is available
• Alias creation if sprites are the same after trimming
• Bugfix for aliases

Version 1.0.3 (2010-08-21)

Features

• Enhanced feature –extrude <int>

Version 1.0.2 (2010-08-21)

Features

• Added requested feature --extrude
• Split padding into --border-padding and --shape-padding

Version 1.0.1 (2010-08-20)

Features

• Added automatic testing of other placement rules if standard fails
• Added --create-debug-info and –extract-debug-info

Fixes

• Fixed bug in padding

Version 1.0.0 (2010-08-19)

Features

• Initial release