This page contains a quick summary of versions and notable changes of Synoptic Designer.
v2.0.5
Released: 2026-08-06
New Features:
- Add SVG export that includes Synoptic Panel mapping metadata.
Improvements:
- Add canvas drag-and-drop import for images and SVG files.
- Magic Wand newly generated areas output at 75% object opacity.
Bug Fixes:
- Fix wrong rendering of imported SVG in some cases.
- Prevent drawing tools from falling through to canvas lasso selection when drawing across existing areas.
v2.0.4
Released: 2026-07-28
New Features:
- Add a Quick apply option to Magic Wand for creating an area with a single click.
Improvements:
- Keep Node Density and Tolerance available between Magic Wand traces and make higher tolerance values expand the traced region more predictably.
- Remember the Keep after Use (K) setting between browser sessions.
- Add complete dark theme support to Visual Guides.
- Hide Auto Save feedback for new empty projects until the canvas contains saveable content.
v2.0.3
Released: 2026-07-21
New Features:
- Add an area type selector with Area, Link, and Decoration behaviors compatible with Synoptic Panel.
- Add external URL editing for Link elements.
- Add inherited Link and Decoration behavior for groups, with Decoration taking priority.
- Preserve area types and link URLs through browser-local save, JSVG export, and JSVG re-import.
v2.0.2
Released: 2026-07-16
Bug Fixes:
- Fix a bug in JSVG export that could cause labels to render incorrectly in Synoptic Panel in some cases.
v2.0.1
Released: 2026-07-11
Bug Fixes:
- Fix a bug where hidden areas were not being handled correctly during export and loading projects.
- Fix a bug that prevented tracing images from loading correctly in Safari.
- Fix a bug that prevented copying and pasting areas on the canvas.
Improvements:
- Map areas can now be copied and pasted between different projects.
v2.0.0
Released: 2026-07-04
New Features:
- Release v2.0 as the best browser-based companion editor for Synoptic Panel maps.
- Add support for creating new maps from JSVG files.
- Add browser-local project saving and loading.
- Add JSVG export with Synoptic Panel map metadata.
- Add an Areas panel for area IDs, binding review, explicit binding, titles, and Do Not Bind state.
- Add an import workflow for data lists used to review area matching before export.
- Add tracing image support with opacity, visibility, positioning, and quality controls.
- Add toolbar tools for selection, node editing, panning, drawing, shapes, freehand paths, splitting, images, SVG insertion, grids, text, erasing, and node erasing.
- Add formatting controls for geometry, fill, stroke, opacity, and selection color replacement.
- Add undo, redo, zoom, canvas clearing, and object ordering commands.
- Add contextual help, visual guides, shortcuts, and gesture support.
Improvements:
- Overhaul the user interface for a more modern and responsive experience.
- Improve Magic Wand tracing with better edge detection, tolerance, and selection refinement.