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Image Studio brings the full adapted miniPaint editor into a separate experimental workspace: layers, brushes, text, shapes and effects. For a quick crop, resize or export, keep using the simple image tool.

Experimental: use a disposable copy. Browser startup and actual editing, image decoding/pixels, native file pickers/downloads and multilayer fresh-session reopen are not yet verified. Compilation and source checks passed, but this is not a fully tested toolkit or a Photoshop replacement claim.

Open experimental Image Studio Download standalone HTML

No account or image upload is required. Your working document and undo history live in tab memory. Save before refreshing or closing.

Your first three-layer practice card

Start with a small, original geometric card rather than an important photo. The practice file has three named vector layers and no personal data. The steps below are a practice checklist, not a verified browser walkthrough.

Download the three-layer practice JSON, then open Image Studio.
Use Open a local file above the editor to choose it. Review the replacement dialog. Opening editable JSON replaces the current document; importing a PNG, JPEG or WebP adds an image layer (the first image sizes an empty canvas). Save existing work first.
Choose Golden square in Layers. Use Select object to move it. Toggle visibility and adjust opacity, then try Undo and Redo one action at a time.
Choose File → Save As for editable JSON. Click Download prepared file above the editor when it appears. Confirm the saved file exists.
Choose File → Export for a flat PNG, JPEG or WebP. Check the downloaded image separately.
Open a fresh Image Studio tab and reopen your saved JSON. Check all three layers and make a second change before trusting your workflow.

Know what each file is for

Image Studio JSON: supported miniPaint 4.14.3 layer data for reopening here. It is not the simple image tool’s project JSON and not a Hub project bundle.
PNG / JPEG / WebP: flattened pictures to share. They do not preserve editable layers.
Standalone HTML: this same experimental editor packaged in one file. Direct-file operation also needs real-browser verification.

Imports: one supported JSON, PNG, JPEG or WebP at a time; maximum 32 MB, 8192 pixels per dimension and 16 million canvas pixels. Projects also have layer and rendering-complexity limits. No PSD, GIF, TIFF, remote image/font loading or embedded user fonts. System fonts may look different on another device.

A pending import can be canceled using the control above the editor. A download request is not a verified save. Keep originals and inspect saved files.

Free to inspect, learn from and remix

Adapted from miniPaint 4.14.3 by Vilius L. The editor is isolated in a sandboxed frame with restricted script and network policies. Browser enforcement has not yet been verified.

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The source includes the preserved compiled runtime, preferred source, build configuration, local bridge, standalone packager and bounded tests. Dependencies are fetched only when you choose to rebuild. Your imported artwork has its own rights.