AcornAcorn is an App Store Awards Finalist for 2025! How sweet is that?
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/apple-announces-finalists-for-the-2025-app-store-awards/
Acorn, Retrobatch, previously VoodooPad and FlySketch.
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Acorn, Retrobatch, previously VoodooPad and FlySketch.
Acorn, Retrobatch, previously VoodooPad and FlySketch.
Acorn 8.2 is out! Gus wrote a blog post about it <https://shapeof.com/archives/2025/9/acorn_8.2_and_tahoe_plans.html>
Gus MuellerSay Hello to Acorn 8: https://shapeof.com/archives/2024/12/say_hello_to_acorn_8.html
Mask Subject, Remove Background, LUTs, Data Merge, Quick Processor, Canvas Ruler, new shape tools, Export Presets, SVG improvements, QOL things, in/cm support in all the UI, Shortcuts rewritten to use App Intents, JPEG-XL support, Live Text. And more.
It's on sale for a limited time, so grab it at a discount while you can: https://flyingmeat.com/acorn/
Acorn is one of the few remaining independent full featured image editors left, built just for macOS.
RetrobatchRetrobatch turned 2.0!
https://flyingmeat.com/retrobatch/
Gus is a little slow at getting announcements out and such, but hey it's got a bunch of neat new features: https://flyingmeat.com/retrobatch/releasenotes.html
And for the first time, it's on the App Store.
It's everyone's favorite activity, server maintenance! So flyingmeat.com will be up and down a little bit for the next half our or so.
bohunkAcorn by @flyingmeat just keeps getting more refined as an image editor. Constantly releasing little updates that improve quality of life using this app. Does pretty much everything I need to do for web images on the daily. https://flyingmeat.com/acorn/
podfeetA few weeks ago I reviewed Retrobatch from @flyingmeat. This week, Graeme gives it a real-world use to automate the tedious process of adjusting artwork for sticker packs.
Retrobatch Real-World Use for Sticker Packs — by Graeme Sheppard https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2023/06/retrobatch-graeme-stickers/
Retrobatch Real-World Use for Sticker Packs — by Graeme Sheppard - Podfeet Podcasts
When Allison reviewed Retrobatch from Flying Meat, it seemed like just what I needed for my sticker workflow for our iOS app, PT Sticker Shop, so I downloaded it and set up a couple of workflows on my iMac, testing the waters. I had a couple of niggles, but generally loved it. When my 2-week […]
From the FM blog - A Quick Tip for Cropping a Single Layer: https://flyingmeat.com/blog/archives/2023/5/quick_tip_for_cropping_a_single_layer.html
TLDR: Commit the crop action with the option key down.
You can of course get the same effect using the select tool, using the Select ▸ Inverse menu item, and then pressing the delete key. But our minds all work a little different so it's nice to have multiple ways of doing something.
Quick Tip: In Acorn 7 you can use the Selection ▸ Make Shape from Selection menu item to convert the current selection into a shape, which you can then add a stroke to, or fill, or do whatever you want. You can even add or subtract from the selection using the various keyboard modifiers and make complex shapes from it. The one exception is that it won't work with the bitmap selection tools like magic wand and quick mask.
Have fun!
Acorn 7.4 is out. Clone tool improvements, corner radius for bezier shapes, updated color picker, AppleScript stuff, and more: https://shapeof.com/archives/2023/4/acorn_7.4_is_out.html