Software-update: Lunacy 12.0

Lunacy is een grafisch ontwerp- en prototypingprogramma voor Windows, Linux en macOS. Het heeft een grote hoeveelheid ingebakken content zoals iconen, foto's, gemaskeerde afbeeldingen en illustraties. Het is ook in staat om Sketch- en Figmabestanden te openen en Sketch-plug-ins te gebruiken. Het programma wordt actief ontwikkeld en Icons8 lijkt daarbij goed naar de community te luisteren. Lunacy is in de basis gratis te gebruiken; voor geavanceerde mogelijkheden en cloudopslag moet wel worden betaald. Versie 12.1 is uitgekomen en hier de volgende veranderingen en verbeteringen in aangebracht:

Lunacy online

Lunacy now has a full-featured web version available at lunacyapp.com. Teams working with sensitive data can also deploy the web version in closed environments.

AI Chat

Get inspired or edit your designs with LLMs. Choose between Claude, Gemini, OpenAI, and Grok. No API keys required, free to use, with support for auto layout.

Improved MCP server

The MCP server has been expanded with additional methods for more advanced integrations.

Plugins

You can now create custom plugins for Lunacy in any programming language using the MCP API. See the docs and example plugins on our GitHub.

Connectors

You can now use connectors to visually link layers and show relationships or flow. Connectors move with linked objects and can be customized like arrows or lines.

Sections

We’ve added sections, a new layer type that helps you keep related objects together. You can:

sections

Name sectionsChange their fillDrag sections along with their contents across the canvas

Name sections

Change their fill

Drag sections along with their contents across the canvas

To create a section, click on the toolbar or press Shift+S. To select a section, click its label.

New styles

In addition to color and layer styles, text and layout guide styles are now available. All the styles can be applied to layers separately. This improves the usability of styles and fixes lots of Figma compatibility issues.

Skew

You can now skew layers.

In the upper menu, click Layer → Add Skew.

Use the controls in the right panel, to adjust the skew.

Note: Some shape editors may not fully support skewed layers yet (we’re working on it). If you run into issues, reset the skew, make your edits, then reapply it.

Note:Improved prototyping

Prototyping has been improved with Smart Animate, Spring animations, and a Flow List for managing multiple prototype flows.

Improved auto layout

Auto layout elements can now be reordered by dragging them directly on the canvas.

Component page has left the building (almost)

You can now create components on any page. The Component page is now created only in two cases:

When you copy a component from another file to a local fileWhen you drop on the canvas an element from the GUI tool (button, checkbox, etc.)

When you copy a component from another file to a local file

When you drop on the canvas an element from the GUI tool (button, checkbox, etc.)

Enhanced component states UX

You can now create and manage component states right on the canvas (right-panel options are still available). Under the hood, we’ve reworked component states for better compatibility with Figma variants, resulting in more accurate Figma imports.

Import of .fig files

We’ve deprecated Figma import over API due to its limitations and recurring issues. Instead, .fig file import ensures higher quality and faster conversion.

New zooming and panning options

The zoom control in the top-right corner now includes two new features:

Pan with Right Click — pan the canvas by dragging while holding the right mouse button

Pan with Right Click

Zoom with Scroll Wheel — zoom the canvas using the scroll wheel without needing to hold Ctrl or Cmd

Zoom with Scroll WheelUpdated Color Picker

We have significantly improved the Color Picker:

New gradient stop editor.CSS color support.New color spaces including LCH, OKLCH, LAB, OKLAB, and HWB.Image filters and blend modes for fills and borders have been moved to the Color Picker.

New gradient stop editor.

CSS color support.

New color spaces including LCH, OKLCH, LAB, OKLAB, and HWB.

Image filters and blend modes for fills and borders have been moved to the Color Picker.

Changes to right panel

The right panel is now resizable.Comments now show up only when the comment tool is enabled.

The right panel is now resizable.

Comments now show up only when the comment tool is enabled.

Support for Sketch 2025 file format

The Sketch 2025 file format, which includes major updates, is now supported.

Lower RAM usage

We’ve reworked the render logic to handle large pages more efficiently. Huge pages now load progressively at a controlled pace, letting you navigate smoothly without interruptions.

Updated .FREE format

Lunacy’s .free format has been updated, with changes primarily affecting variables.

Variables rollout underway

We’ve started a long-term process to support Figma’s complex variable system. When importing .fig files, new variables and properties may appear to preserve important data. However, these won’t be functional right away. We’ll gradually implement full support for variables, including themes, groups, theme switching, field binding, and more.

Lunacy on Flatpak

Lunacy Beta is now available on Flatpak.

Fixes and improvements

Issues affecting cloud collaboration have been resolved.All known instance override issues have been fixed.

Issues affecting cloud collaboration have been resolved.

All known instance override issues have been fixed.

Source: Tweakers.net