The free update for Clip Studio Paint Ver 1.13.2 is now available.

January 31, 2023

The Clip Studio Paint EX/PRO/DEBUT Ver. 1.13.2 update for Windows, macOS, iPad, iPhone, Galaxy, Android, and Chromebook was released on January 31.

Note: Versions other than the Windows/macOS versions will be available once they have passed the review for their respective app stores.

What’s New in Clip Studio Paint?

Version 1.13.2 includes the following updates.

Main improvements in Version 1.13.2

Improvements

The following features have been improved.

EX/PRO

• (Windows / macOS / iPad / Galaxy / Android / Chromebook) The Edit Set dialog, which manages auto action sets, can now be resized on non-smartphone devices.

Feature Changes

The following features have been improved.

All Grades

• In the text copied with the Version information dialog > Copy Diagnostics, text related to the license information has been changed.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs have been fixed.

All Grades

• Fixed an issue where 3D layers would not be compatible with other versions even when saved in compatibility mode in Clip Studio Paint.
• In the text copied with the Version information dialog > Copy Diagnostics , the Settings Path folder was incorrect.
• Fixed an issue where scrolling or rotating the canvas would become sluggish after switching to another tool while an object is selected with the Object sub tool.
• (Windows / macOS / iPad / Galaxy / Android / Chromebook) Fixed an issue on non-smartphone devices where if Quality is not displayed in the JPEG export settings dialog, the Preview rendering results when exporting settings would not be used.
• (iPad) Fixed an issue where unintended lines may be drawn if using the single swipe gesture while double-tapping the canvas with the pen.
• (iPad) Fixed an issue where the “Getting Started” dialog could not be closed on iPad Mini.
• (iPad) Fixed an issue where the drawing result of the end of a line may be incorrect when Show Effects when using Pencil is turned on in the OS settings.

EX/PRO

• After recording an operation to create a new canvas with a template set in an Auto Action, if the Auto Action was used on a different OS than the one where it was recorded, it would sometimes not work correctly.

EX

• (macOS) Fixed an issue where checkboxes in the Convert to lines and tones dialog would sometimes not respond.
• Fixed an issue that caused irregular conflicts when using Teamwork.
• Fixed an issue where when using the Story Editor for a single page work, after closing the canvas, executing the Manage Page menu > Open Page will display the canvas in read-only mode.

The following bugs have been fixed.

All Grades

• (Windows) Fixed an erroe where Clip Studio Paint would force close after launching on certain devices.

Improvements

The following features have been improved.

All Grades

• Compatibility mode has been added to Preferences > File details. When saving a file in Clip Studio format (extension: clip) that includes 3D layers compatible with Ver. 1.5, you can set this to Save or Ask when saving to save the file in compatibility mode so you can open it on smartphones and tablets.
• Copy Diagnostics button has been added to the Version information dialog.
• (iPad / iPhone / Galaxy / Android / Chromebook) You can now display 3D layers compatible with Ver.1.5 when in a Clip Studio format (extension: clip) that has been saved in Compatibility mode as Save or Ask when saving in the Preferences dialog > File details section. However you will not be able to edit Ver.1.5 compatible 3D layers.
• (iPad / iPhone / Galaxy / Android / Chromebook) If Clip Studio Paint does not have permission to use the device camera, an error message will appear when trying to use functions that require the camera.
• (iPad / iPhone / Galaxy / Android / Chromebook) I have a license has been added to the doodle mode notification screen and the creative charge screen. You can switch to using an existing license.
• (iPad) Now supports the Apple Pencil’s hover function. In devices compatible with Apple Pencil, go to the Preferences dialog > Interface > Pen and turn on Use stylus hover on applicable devices to enable hover in Clip Studio Paint.

EX/PRO

• Edit set has been added to the Auto Action palette menu. You can change the order of auto action sets as well as add and delete sets.

EX

• Import annotations as image has been added to the Convert PDF format dialog that appears when importing a PDF file from the File menu > Open. You can now see PDF when the canvas is open.
• (Windows/iPad) We have added a camera specification for Toei Animation Digital Exposure Sheet that can be set when creating a track label for a 2D camera folder.

Feature Changes

The following features have been improved.

All Grades

• The final image will be displayed longer at the beginning and end of videos exported from Export timelapse.
• The 10th anniversary app icon and splash screen has been reverted to the usual icon and screen.
• In the Animation menu > Label, the names of Create inbetween track label and Create reverse sheet track label have been changed to Create inbetween track label “○” and Create inbetween track label “●”, respectively.
• In the Material palette > Small object folder, Stationary and book has been renamed to Stationery and book.
• (Windows) The default setting of Input frequency under Preferences > Tablet Settings has been changed to Prefer quality.

EX/PRO

• Create new set, Delete set, and Duplicate set have been deleted from the Auto Action palette menu. You can perform the same actions from the Edit set command.

EX

• 2D camera folder information can now be exported to digital exposure sheet files (extension: xdts).
• This does not apply when importing digital exposure sheet files (extension: xdts) from Clip Studio Paint Ver.1.13.0 or later to Ver.1.12.11 or earlier.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs have been fixed.

All Grades

• Fixed an issue where when a specific 3D object material was saved with different Object scale values for X, Y, or Z for the entire material, the placement would shift when the material is reopened.
• Fixed an issue where when editing with the Text tool, even if you click Add font from files > Open Cloud Settings, the cloud settings screen would not open.
• Fixed an issue where the color of the object launcher for 3D materials would not change even when the interface color was changed with Preferences > Interface > Color theme.
• When loading files or materials in Clip Studio format (extension: clip), the app would stop working in some environments.
• (iPad / iPhone / Galaxy / Android / Chromebook) Fixed an issue where when canceling restoration of app settings from the Clip Studio cloud, the settings would be restored up to the point that it was canceled. The app would also not launch correctly on some devices.
• (Galaxy/Android/Chromebook) Fixed an issue where the message dialogs that appear when using Clip Studio would not appear in the center of the screen.
• (iPad/iPhone) Improved scrolling on the Clip Studio screen in iPadOS 16 and iOS 16 devices.
• (iPad/iPhone) Fixed an issue where on iPadOS 16 and iOS 16 devices, Clip Studio Paint would sometimes force-close if the window was closed by key operation.
• (iPhone/Android) Fixed an issue on smartphones where the hints on the gesture pad in Companion Mode may be distorted.
• (mac) Fixed an issue where fonts downloaded from Font Book on macOS Ventura would not appear in the font list of Clip Studio Paint.
• (mac) Fixed an issue where the program would not respond to tapping Cancel in a progress bar dialog.
• (mac) Fixed an issue where after closing the Font list settings dialog, it was not possible to operate anything other than the font list.
• (mac) Fixed an issue with macOS Ventura where the Clip Studio Paint palettes and command bar would not appear after launching Clip Studio Paint from Open in PAINT on the Clip Studio work management screen and opening a file.
• (iPad) Fixed an issue with iPadOS 16 where dragging the title bar of a popup palette to store it in the palette dock would cause the stored palette to disappear.

EX/PRO

• Fixed an issue where the order of auto action sets in the Auto Action palette changed when Clip Studio Paint was restarted.
• Fixed an issue where you could not export an auto action set if the name of the auto action set contained forbidden characters.
• Fixed an issue where if bonus materials for monthly plans were registered in the Material palette in a state where they cannot be used, the materials would not respond if dragged to the Item bank palette does not respond and no error message would appear.
• (Windows/macOS) Fixed an issue where when printing a canvas that includes tones, the image for printing was created with the For comics setting even if Quality in the Printing Preferences dialog was set to For illustrations.
• (Windows/macOS) Fixed an issue where when importing workspace materials from Clip Studio to Clip Studio Paint for the first time, Clip Studio Paint may force-close.

EX

• Fixed an issue where projects with a set printing vendor would have a thicker spine than the set value when viewed in the 3D Preview for Binding dialog.
• Fixed an issue where the update date and time on the project management screen would not update after synchronizing a page that has been edited and updated on another device with Teamwork.
• Fixed an issue with Teamwork where it would be possible to press Sync all pages now in the page management window even when the project is up to date.
• Fixed an issue with Teamwork where if the position of the first page is changed while the file is open on another device, a conflict would occur if the page was edited and saved on the other device.
• (iPad/iPhone) Fixed an issue where when entering Hangul characters in the story editor on iPadOS 16 and iOS 16 or later, if a ligature was typed on the first line of the page, additional text could not be entered until the selection was canceled.
• (iPhone/Android) On some smartphones, tapping [Add 60 minutes] in the trial drawing mode does not remove the function limitation.
• (Windows/iPad) Fixed an issue where when exporting a digital exposure sheet information file (extension: xdts), the start frame of a track with a clip that spans the start frame would be exported as an empty cell.

What's new in Clip Studio

Version 1.13.0 includes the following updates.

Feature Changes

The following features have been improved.

All Grades

• The 10th anniversary app icon and splash screen has been reverted to the usual icon and screen.
• In the Material palette > Small object folder, Stationary and book has been renamed to Stationery and book.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs have been fixed.

All Grades

• Fixed an issue where the Clip Studio login bonus badge would not appear during the login bonus offer.

EX

• Fixed an issue where the update date and time on the project management screen would not update after synchronizing a page that has been edited and updated on another device with Teamwork.

Specification Changes

The following features have been improved.

All Grades

• (iPhone/Galaxy/Android) Tapping Save on the smartphone once the daily hour of free use is over now displays the plan signup screen.

Fixes

The following issues have been fixed.

All Grades

• Fixed an issue where, after setting the Object scale of a new part to a 3D object material to a value other than 100, the parts would become misaligned after saving the file and opening it again.
• Fixed an issue where new camera settings would not be applied as expected after creating multiple cameras on a 3D layer and switching camera settings.
• Fixed an issue where opening .png files would cause the app to crash.
• Fixed an issue where polygon lines would be hidden when reloading or replacing a 3D primitive texture.
• Fixed a bug where if one of the options under Edit > Transform was performed on a layer which had an active layer mask, the layer mask would disappear if it had been set without performing the transformation.
• (Galaxy/Android/Chromebook) Fixed an issue where the app would become unresponsive when using the pen while pressing and holding with a finger.
• (Windows/macOS) Fixed a bug where switching between Tools and Sub Tools would take a long time.
• (Galaxy/Android) Fixed an issue where the Command Bar would not appropriately update when trying to use the Liquify tool on a layer where it cannot be used.
• (macOS) Fixed an issue where pen and brush strokes would not be applied properly when using Sidecar on macOS Ventura.
• (iPhone) Fixed an issue where the canvas would become unresponsive when using touch gestures.
• (iPhone) Fixed an issue where the image quality of the canvas would drop unexpectedly.

EX

• Fixed an issue where automatic clipping plane settings would not work properly when moving the camera with the Perspective View in the All Sides View palette.
• (iPad/iPhone) Fixed an issue where, on iOS/iPadOS 16.1 or later, text may move up one space during entry of Korean characters in the Story editor when making ligatures at the top of a line.

The following issues have been fixed.

All Grades

• (iPad) Fixed an issue where the canvas would become unresponsive when using touch gestures.
• (iPad) Fixed an issue where the image quality of the canvas would drop unexpectedly.

The following issues have been fixed.

All Grades

• (iPad) Fixed an issue where the app may become unresponsive when using the canvas or menus.

Fixes

The following issues have been fixed.

All grades

• (Windows/macOS) Fixed a bug where pen pressure would be reduced to the minimum value and the correct level of Stabilization would not change accordingly when switching tools using the Alt or Space keys.
• (Windows/macOS) Fixed a bug in which switching back and forth between Clip Studio Paint and another app would cause it to lag.

Main improvements in Version 1.12.7

Improvements

The following features have been improved.

All Grades

• The Eyedropper tool now has the setting Show color picker circle. This adds a circle with the drawing colors around the cursor.
• The Switch camera setting has been added to the Sub Tool Detail palette when a 3D layer is selected. You can add new camera angles and arrange and save them separately. Then, switch between camera angles as needed.
• The Pivot point for multiple objects setting has been added to the Sub Tool Detail palette when a 3D layer is selected. You can change the pivot point when multiple 3D objects are selected, and the objects can be rotated or resized at once around this pivot point.
• Settings for the movement axis and rotation axis have been added to the Sub Tool Detail palette when a 3D layer is selected. When selecting a 3D material, you can move or rotate around the object's axis or around the floor-aligned axis as before.
• The Fisheye perspective setting has been added to the Panorama category for 3D layers. You can apply fish-eye perspective to the panorama image to adjust the viewing angle up to double.
• The UV Map setting has been added to the Panorama category in the Sub Tool Detail palette when a 3D layer is selected. You can use this to export a panorama UV map.
• The Export as panorama image setting has been added to the Panorama category in the Sub Tool Detail palette when a 3D layer is selected. You can export a 360° panoramic view of the surroundings as seen from the camera.
• In the Sub Tool Detail > Rendering settings dialog for 3D layers, the Shadows follow light source setting has been changed to Shadows. You can change the shadow projection type for the selected layer to Do not cast, Cast directly down, or Follow light source.
• When texture files are applied to 3D primitives or panoramas, you can now refresh the texture to reload changes made to the image file in other projects or apps. You can update textures from the Sub Tool Detail palette > Texture > Panorama > Reload.
• You can now change the scale of each part of 3D objects. When the part is selected, you can adjust the size with the Object scale setting in the manipulator or the Sub Tool Detail palette.
• You can now adjust the width, height, and depth of 3D objects separately using the root manipulator. The size in dimension can also be adjusted from the Sub Tool Detail palette when Fixed ratio is turned off.
• When selecting multiple 3D objects, the axis for each material will be shown. These appear when resizing objects with the axis-specific scaling handles, when the movement axis and the rotation axis are set to Object axis in the Sub Tool Detail palette, and when the Pivot point for multiple objects is set to Local pivot points.
• Polygon has been added as a 3D primitive.
• The Tool Property setting for billboard-type primitives has been changed from Rotate and follow camera to Follow camera, and you can now change it to the following settings: On, Off, Only horizontal. Only horizontal makes the billboard rotate to face the camera only in the horizontal direction.
• You can now adjust the scaling and repetition of textures applied to 3D primitives. The following settings have been added to the Sub Tool Detail palette > Texture settings category: Tiling, Scale ratio, Position.
• You can now import 3D files in glTF format. However, animations, morphs, and node trees with multiple bones are not supported. In addition, the color may be different because the Physically Based Rendering (PBR) parameters are converted to the Clip Studio Paint rendering method.
• Duplicate and Delete commands have been added to the Object list and Allocate sections of the Sub Tool Detail palette. Use these to duplicate or delete the selected 3D material or camera. You can also duplicate or delete from the pop-up menu for the object list.
• You can now change the names of 3D materials and cameras in the Object list and Allocate sections of the Sub Tool Detail palette. Double-tap a name in the object list to edit it.
• The New 3D layer setting has been added to Preferences > 3D. Here you can set the default shadow projection type for new 3D layers to Don't cast shadows, Cast directly down, or Project on the ground according to light source.
• The Import settings for Wavefront OBJ files setting has been added to Preferences > 3D. You can now set Upper axis and Origin point and can import a Wavefront OBJ file with the Z axis facing upwards as is.
• The Privacy Settings screen upon launch has been redesigned.
• Projects that are not set to Teamwork will be displayed with a gray thumbnail in the Manage works screen.
• Added Include fonts in app settings backup to the Cloud Settings in Clip Studio.
• A new notification window will appear after updates to show you the new features and changes.
• Embed ICC Profile was added to the File menu > Export webtoon. Turning on this item embeds the ICC profile when exporting JPEG or PNG files.
• The cloud bar’s available cloud storage display is now more accurate than before.
• The message alerting a syncing conflict with a file on the Clip cloud has been improved.
• (iPad/iPhone/Galaxy/Android/Chromebook) Upon log in the keyboard will now pop up to more easily type in your email address.
• (iPad/iPhone/Galaxy/Android/Chromebook) When you use Clip Studio Paint but are in a restricted mode you will now be alerted with a new explanation.
• (Windows/macOS/iPad/Galaxy/Android) You can now upload your projects to WEBTOON CANVAS from Clip Studio. This feature is not available on smartphone devices.
• (iPhone/Galaxy/Android) The home page on the smartphone app has been redesigned. You will be able to create canvases and resume existing projects straight away, as well as check the latest news.
• (iPhone/Galaxy/Android) The login page on the smartphone app has been redesigned.
• (iPhone/Galaxy/Android) The page that appears if you have not registered a license on the smartphone app has been redesigned.
• (iPad/iPhone) You can now long-press a text box to display the pop-up menu and cut, copy, or paste text.

EX/PRO

• Added Show color picker circle when using a pen to the Sub View palette menu. When turned on, the color picker circle will appear even when picking colors with a pen.
• (Win / iPad / iPhone / Galaxy / Android / Chromebook) When you eyedrop a color from the Sub View palette with your finger, the color picker circle will now appear around your finger.

Feature Changes

The following features have been improved.

All Grades

• The Eyedropper tool now displays a wheel over the cursor that enlarges the drawing underneath and also displays the sampled drawing color and the original drawing color.
• The frequency of color sampling has been readjusted for the Eyedropper tool to move more smoothly with the cursor.
• When you are using Use same sub tool as canvas on the Color Mixing palette, even if it is not a tool that can be used in Color Mixing, you can continue to use touch gestures and modifier keys.
• In the Sub Tool Detail > Rendering settings dialog for 3D layers, the Shadows setting has been changed to Apply light source. When Apply light source is turned off for the 3D layer, the setting will also be disabled for the 3D models on the layer.
• When you have a 3D layer selected and display the Sub Tool Detail palette, the options for Set selected models and Cast shadows on ground will not work if you went to the Rendering settings dialog > 3D layer settings > Shadow > and selected Don't cast shadows.
• The visibility of the manipulator for 3D materials when you have a 3D layer selected and have the Tool Property palette > Display settings for editing > set to Normal has been improved.
• When you have a texture on a 3D primitive and export a UV map from the Tool Property palette, the lowermost layer will be hidden.
• When you export a UV map from the Tool Property palette from a selected 3D primitive, it will not have a Paper layer set and instead will be the color set in the 3D primitive texture as a raster layer.
• When you apply a texture to a 3D primitive it will now automatically hide division lines.
• When you drop a 3D material onto the canvas a 3D layer will be created with the camera angle slightly zoomed out from the material. However, this will not be the case if you are adding to an existing 3D layer.
• The Z will not be displayed in the Tool Property palette for 3D primitives like Plane and Sphere which do not need Z for Number of divisions to be set.
• When you have multiple 3D materials selected from the Sub Tool Detail palette > Object list or Allocate and execute a command from the pop-up menu then the command will be reflected on all currently selected 3D materials.
• The way you save settings for sub tools, etc. has been changed. In addition to the past ways of saving, new ways of saving include when you add a sub tool or when you switch between applications on Windows or mac.
• Privacy Settings have been added. For Windows, you can access it from the File menu, on macOS, iPad, Galaxy, Android, and Chromebook, from the Clip Studio Paint menu, and on iPhone/Android smartphones from the App Settings menu.
• Privacy Settings has been removed from the Preferences dialog.
• The page thickness for Specify spine width has been updated for the pixivFactory option in Fanzine printing vendor which can be set from the New or Change project settings dialog.
• (Windows / iPad / iPhone / Galaxy / Android / Chromebook) When using the Eyedropper tool with a finger, the area above the finger will be shown slightly zoomed and displayed a bit higher and will sample the color of the area pressed.
• (Windows / iPad / iPhone / Galaxy / Android / Chromebook) The Eyedropper tool color circle will now be more restricted to the edges of the canvas and the Color Mixing palette.
• (iPhone/Galaxy/Android) The default is now Light color for the smartphone version in the Preferences dialog > Interface > Interface color.
• (Window/macOS) Some default shortcut keys have been changed.
• (iPad) The shortcut key has changed for Window menu > Canvas. Previous Canvas is Shift+Control+Tab and Next canvas is Control + Tab.

EX

• The LT conversion dialog will now have Depth set by default. This will be the same even when you select Window position in the Reset to original defaults dialog.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs have been fixed.

All Grades

• Fixed an issue where drawings outside the selection area would disappear after creating a selection area and resizing it with the Edit menu > Transform.
• (Windows/macOS) Fixed an issue where the menu command shortcuts and display did not match.

What's new in Clip Studio

Version 1.12.7 includes the following updates.

Main improvements in Version 1.12.7

Improvements

The following features have been improved.

All Grades

• Added Include fonts in app settings backup to the Cloud Settings in Clip Studio.

Feature Changes

The following features have been improved.

All Grades

• (Windows) On Windows 10 and later, Clip Studio web pages will now be viewed in the Edge browser.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs have been fixed.

All Grades

• (macOS) Added Match shortcut keys with keyboard to the Reset to original defaults dialog to address an issue where the names of shortcuts would not match the actual operation in Clip Studio depending on the system language.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs have been fixed.

All Grades

• (iPad/iPhone) There was an issue with a bug fix in ver. 1.12.5 so the operation was reverted to ver.1.12.3.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs have been fixed.

All Grades

• (Windows / iPad / iPhone / Galaxy / Android / Chromebook) Fixed a problem in which the Correction setting in the Sub Tool Detail palette was not always applied when drawing with a finger.
• (iPad/iPhone) Fixed a problem that limited the memory size used by the application to a low amount on some devices.
• (iPad) Fixed an issue where Clip Studio Paint would not open on some devices after updating to iPadOS 16.
• (iPad) Fixed an issue where on some devices a drop-down menu would be displayed and could not be hidden unless tapped outside of the drop-down menu.
• (iPad) Fixed an issue where on some devices, after going to Sub Tool palette > Delete sub tool and dragging and dropping a sub tool, the app would stop responding.
• (iPad) Fixed an issue where on some devices, if Assistive Touch was enabled and a sub tool or material was dragged and dropped, the app would stop responding.
• (iPhone) Fixed an issue where on some devices Clip Studio Paint would not work with a mouse.

Improvements

The following features have been improved.

All Grades

• (Galaxy/Android) You can now switch between smartphone UI and tablet UI when using the Galaxy Z Fold 4.

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