JENCHA PIXEL

ROADMAP

JENCHA Pixel 1.0 is available on the Mac App Store. Follow the completed launch milestones and development of the next releases.

JENCHA Pixel v1.0

Released
  1. MILESTONE 01

    Core pixel editor

    Create custom-sized pixel canvases and navigate with zoom, pan and a pixel grid. Work in English or Dutch. Read the guide

  2. MILESTONE 02

    Drawing and selection tools

    Draw, fill and shape pixel artwork. Select, move, copy and paste pixels, with undo and redo. Read the guide

  3. MILESTONE 03

    Colors and project palettes

    Choose and sample colors, and save a custom palette with each project. Read the guide

  4. MILESTONE 04

    Quick Shades

    Choose darker or lighter shades below HEX. Each choice updates the row around your current color. Read the guide

  5. MILESTONE 05

    Layers and groups

    Organize layers into groups, select multiple layers for batch actions, lock them and merge compatible adjacent layers. Read the guide

  6. MILESTONE 06

    Editable projects

    Save layers, groups, palettes, locks and reusable Project Details in a .jenchapixel project. Read the guide

  7. MILESTONE 07

    PNG import and export

    Import a PNG that matches the canvas dimensions. Export crisp PNG images at your chosen scale, with transparency. Read the guide

  8. MILESTONE 08

    Optional JSON metadata

    Export a PNG with Bitcoin Inscription Metadata and NFT Marketplace Metadata. Review project details and traits in one central preview. Read the guide

  9. MILESTONE 09

    Launch JENCHA Pixel v1.0 for macOS

    JENCHA Pixel 1.0 is now available on the Mac App Store. All nine launch milestones are complete.

NEXT RELEASE

JENCHA Pixel v1.0.1

Maintenance & Export Improvements

The first maintenance, performance and quality update after the public v1.0 release.

Complete means implemented and tested in a pre-release build. It does not mean the feature is already publicly available.

EXPORT & WORKFLOW

A smoother everyday workflow, from project details to collection exports.

  1. FEATURE 01Planned

    Automatic Lossless PNG Optimization

    Automatically reduce PNG file size on export without changing pixels, colors, transparency or dimensions. For single-item and collection exports.

  2. FEATURE 02Planned

    Project Details Sync

    Saved Project Details update Generate Collection and Metadata Preview without restarting the app or resetting collection settings.

  3. FEATURE 03Planned

    Clearer Collection Source Feedback

    When Add, Resume or Extend detects a changed project source, clearly explain why the collection cannot safely continue and what to do next.

  4. FEATURE 04Planned

    Legacy Collection Compatibility

    Improve compatibility with older JENCHA Pixel project and source formats while protecting against changes to artwork, layers or traits.

  5. FEATURE 05Planned

    Quick Reference Help Fix

    Make Help → Quick Reference open the dedicated Quick Reference page instead of the keyboard-shortcuts section in the User Guide.

  6. FEATURE 06Planned

    Export Workflow Polish

    Make single-item export smoother, including closing the export window and returning to work.

  7. FEATURE 07Planned

    Zoom Improvements

    Improve zooming and navigation while working on pixel artwork.

FUTURE RELEASE

JENCHA Pixel v1.1

Workflow Expansion

The larger feature expansion following v1.0.1 adds advanced pixel editing and stronger collection and export workflows.

Complete means implemented and tested in a pre-release build. It does not mean the feature is already publicly available.

ADVANCED PIXEL EDITING

More control for creating and refining crisp pixel art.

  1. FEATURE 01Planned

    Advanced Select & Transform

    Select, move, scale and transform pixel artwork while keeping pixels crisp.

  2. FEATURE 02Planned

    Pixel-safe Rotation

    Rotate artwork without blurry or interpolated pixels.

  3. FEATURE 03Planned

    Gradient & Shading Tools

    Add pixel-art-focused gradients and smarter shading workflows.

  4. FEATURE 04Planned

    Pattern Fill

    Create or use repeating patterns across a layer or selection.

COLLECTION WORKFLOWS

More flexible ways to create, manage and export collections.

  1. FEATURE 05Planned

    Custom Item Naming

    Set the collection name and item prefix separately: a collection called JENCHA Pixelborns can contain Pixelborn #1, Pixelborn #2 and more.

  2. FEATURE 06Planned

    Combined Traits Export

    Generate one collection-wide traits.json alongside the existing Bitcoin Inscription Metadata and NFT Marketplace Metadata exports.