Version 16.0.0.3062 du 08/05/2026- Fixed : UFO import crash on fontinfo.plist containing supplementary-plane characters (U+10000+).
Version 16.0.0.3061 du 05/05/2026- Fixed : Helper layer functionality was partly broken.
Version 16.0.0.3060 du 30/04/2026- New : subscription-based licensing (Home, Standard, and Professional editions retired).
- New : Background Layer — proper layer with its own outline, metrics, anchors, color, and visibility (replaces the previous Mask).
- New : any contour or component can be flagged as a Mask, subtracting from the geometry that precedes it; compound shapes subtract as a single hole.
- New : Decompose with Mask command bakes mask subtraction into authored geometry.
- New : Smart Components, with full per-master smart layers nested under their owning master.
- New : Path Decorations — corner and cap components attached to outline points.
- New : Reference Artwork — multiple raster or vector references per master, attached as layers (replaces the single Background Image).
- New : Helper Layer Properties dialog (name, opacity, color).
- New : Curvature comb visualisation to spot uneven curves at a glance.
- New : contour direction indicators in the editor.
- New : marquee zoom in and out for faster navigation.
- New : Pen tool — hold Shift to constrain the next point to a 45° angle.
- New : Shift+Delete breaks a contour at the selected node.
- New : end nodes automatically close a contour when moved onto each other.
- New : better point selection and point-hover highlighting.
- New : cleaner editor rendering.
- New : redesigned Masters and Layers panel with full support for background, helper, smart, color, and reference-artwork layers.
- New : color swatches in the Masters and Layers panel are click-to-edit.
- New : palette-entry picker available directly from color-member rows.
- New : consistent toolbar and context-menu actions across Windows (Duplicate, Bring to Front/Back, Re-interpolate Position, Add Smart Layer, reorder)
- New : Filter by Tag — No Tag.
- New : anchors list can be reordered and sorted.
- New : press G with an anchor selected to drop guidelines through it.
- New : background layers carry their own anchors.
- New : kink detection and fixing between masters.
- New : PostScript names on named instances (fvar).
- New : import and export of selected glyph outlines to SVG.
- New : export as CFF2.
- New : option to export a single font filename with or without the style name.
- New : full round-trip with .glyphs for strokes, masks, and corner and cap components.
- New : Helper Layer Properties dialog (cross-platform).
- New : native color picker with RGBA and hex input (cross-platform).
- Improved : Paint Bucket tool now works correctly and shows a live color swatch indicator; right-click changes the color, Shift+click opens the Palette Manager.
- Improved : merge contours.
- Updated : Unicode data to version 17.
- Updated : OpenType script, language, and feature tag registries.
- Updated : Preview All Instances icon.
- Removed : Samples panel.
- Fixed : kerning was not shown in the Font Test dialog.
- Fixed : RTL handling for unmapped RTL glyphs.
- Fixed : Anchor panel no longer crashes during rapid font and panel switching.
- Several other improvements and bug fixes.
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