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Follow along as Bead-o grows — here's what's been happening.
Feb 21, 2026
Introducing Collection
Save, load or delete your designs.
Feb 19, 2026
User accounts — Google and email sign-in
A new account can be created using Google Account or plain old email.
Feb 14, 2026
Export to PNG, local storage, titles and tags
Export your finished patterns as PNG images. Projects now auto-save to local storage so you never lose work.
Add titles and tags to organize your patterns, plus a new outline display mode on the board.
Feb 9, 2026
Mirror, copy right-to-left, clipboard copy/paste
New selection actions: mirror horizontally/vertically, copy left half to right for symmetrical patterns.
Plus full clipboard support with Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V.
Feb 2, 2026
Undo/redo and Zoom
Full undo/redo history with Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y. Zoom controls added to the editor sidebar, along with
Ctrl+wheel for quick zooming.
Jan 30, 2026
Line tool and constrained drawing
Draw straight lines with the new Line tool. Shift modifier added to Pencil for quick line drawing.
Jan 13, 2026
New canvas renderer with drawing tools
A completely new canvas-based editor with Pencil, Eraser, Bucket fill, Selection, and Move tools for
hands-on pattern editing.
Dec 14, 2025
Support for round and heart-shaped pegboards
Beyond square grids — create patterns for round and heart-shaped pegboards from IKEA, Hama, and more.
Dec 12, 2025
Advanced CIEDE2000 dithering algorithm
Perceptually accurate color matching using the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula, producing bead patterns
that look closer to the original image.
Nov 23, 2025
Bead-o is born
The very first version of Bead-o — an image-to-bead-pattern converter/editor with palette selection
and board size presets.