Thursday, December 25, 2025

FotoSketcher alpha release - for Windows and MacOS

Merry Christmas everyone!

I've donned my best Santa Claus suit to bring you a gift today. ;)

Development of the new multi-platform version of FotoSketcher is progressing well, and an alpha release is now available for you to test. While it appears stable, it still needs a bit of polishing and a few features are not available yet (printing, for instance).

However, the following effects are working right now:
  • 3 pencil sketch effects
  • 3 pen & ink effects
  • 3 painting effects (watercolor and brushstrokes)
  • 2 photo filters (soft glow—à la Orton—and vibrance/structure)

Some of these effects are very similar to those in the current Windows version (3.98), while others are brand new or improved.

Most importantly for macOS users, this alpha release should work on any Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 to M5 chips). I intend to compile a test version for older Intel-based Macs soon.

Downloads:

Windows: https://fotosketcher.com/beta/FotoSketcher_Windows.zip

macOS (Apple Silicon): https://fotosketcher.com/beta/FotoSketcher_MacOS.zip

 

I hope you enjoy playing with this brand new version of FotoSketcher! I would be grateful for your thoughts, suggestions, and - hopefully not too many - bug reports.

Have fun!

David

   

 

  

 

 

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