Changelog

Import characters from another story — if you've already created a character in a story with the same art style, you can now bring them into a new story for free. No credits, no re-generation, no AI variance — the exact same character sheet is reused, so the character looks pixel-identical wherever they appear. Open the Characters tab, click the new copy icon in the toolbar, pick the source story, check the characters you want, hit Import. Perfect for series, episodic projects, or shared casts. See the new guide: https://yarnsaga.com/guide/characters/import

Import props from another story — same idea, applied to props. Reuse spaceships, weapons, signature vehicles, or any prop you've generated in another same-style story. Free, instant, identical. Find it as the copy icon in the Props tab toolbar. Guide: https://yarnsaga.com/guide/props/import

Duplicate protection on import — re-opening the import modal shows previously imported items as already imported and locks them, so you can't accidentally import the same character or prop twice into the same story.

Landscape format — when you create a new story you now pick page orientation: classic Portrait for traditional graphic novel feel, or widescreen Landscape for cinematic, screen-first reading. Pages, covers, panel templates and exports all respect the orientation you choose. Pick once at story creation and every page stays in that format.

Background exports — when you download a page as PNG, JPG, or PDF, you no longer wait while it generates. The export runs on our servers in the background while you keep editing. When it's ready, you'll get a notification and the file appears in a new downloads menu at the top-left of the app (next to your credits). Files stay there for 24 hours, so you can grab them whenever.

Downloads menu with badges — a small download icon in the top-left header shows what's happening with your exports at a glance. A pulsing blue dot means something is generating; a green number badge means that many files are ready and waiting for you.

Sharper, faster exports — speech bubbles now flip and resize correctly in downloaded files (a long-standing bug where bubbles always rendered in their original size and orientation has been fixed). Export speed is roughly 3x faster than before thanks to a new server-side rendering pipeline.

Downloaded PNGs no longer get stuck on a stale cached version when you change a panel and re-export — every download now gives you a fresh, up-to-date file.

Automatic Quality Check — every panel image YarnSaga generates is now reviewed by AI the instant it lands. If the result is off — wrong character, broken anatomy, missing details — the system quietly re-generates for free before you ever see the broken version. Zero clicks, zero wasted credits, sharper output by default.

Smarter multi-character scenes — when two or more characters share a panel, YarnSaga now preserves their relative heights, builds, and skin tones across every shot. A tall character stays tall, a slim character stays slim, and the cast no longer morphs into look-alikes between panels.

Characters with quoted nicknames or unusual names (like Tadashi Maeda "Mizuki") are now properly attached to panels — the AI no longer swaps them with other cast members in multi-character scenes

Just type a character's name in a scene description and YarnSaga attaches them automatically — even without using /. Works with full name, nickname in quotes, or first name alone. Use / when two characters share a name to remove any ambiguity

Each mention of a character in a scene now gets anchored to their reference image individually — multiple appearances on the same panel description stay consistent

Undo and redo — Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y (or Ctrl+Shift+Z) now works for all canvas overlays: speech bubbles, text boxes, FX stamps, and uploaded images. Move, resize, rotate, flip, delete, add — all undoable, up to 50 steps. Works on both story pages and the cover

Scene sketch upload now passes the sketch directly to the AI as a composition reference — figures positions, camera angle and spatial layout are matched more accurately

AI scene description from sketch no longer includes image dimensions or aspect ratio — panel proportions are always set by the panel settings

31 new fonts — Inter, Poppins, Montserrat, Bungee, Pacifico, Lobster, Press Start 2P, Modak, Knewave and more (55 total)

Text in PNG, JPG and PDF exports now matches the editor exactly — no more font drift between what you see and what you export

Speech bubble text now exports pixel-perfect — line breaks you typed are preserved exactly in PNG, JPG and PDF exports

Image overlays now appear correctly in PNG, JPG and PDF exports

What's New — changelog is now visible in the About panel so you always know what changed

Resize handles redesigned — the entire border edge is now a drag zone (like Figma). Hover anywhere on a side to see the resize cursor and drag freely

Side resize on speech bubbles, text boxes, ribbons and FX — drag any edge to resize width or height independently without locking proportions

Corner handles now always lock proportions — drag a corner to scale uniformly without holding Shift

Image overlay layer — upload a PNG, SVG, JPG or WebP and place it anywhere on the page or cover. Drag, resize, rotate, flip, adjust opacity and control layer order

Image overlays always maintain aspect ratio when resizing from corners

Clicking the canvas background now properly deactivates a text box — it is no longer editable and any text selection is cleared

Speech bubbles, ribbons, and FX overlays can now be resized freely — drag any corner to change width and height independently. Hold Shift to lock proportions.

Added "View Error Message" button on failed generations — click to see exactly what went wrong

Added "View Details" link on error prop and character cards so you can open them without clicking the image area

Error messages now show the actual reason for failure instead of a generic status code

You now get an instant notification when an image generation fails — no more waiting and wondering

Content policy errors now show a clear "Content not allowed" message explaining the issue

Fixed a bug where text, speech bubbles and ribbons would stay in the wrong place after reordering pages

Cover thumbnail is now refreshed every time you publish — no more stale images after changes

Save indicator is now hidden when a story has no pages yet

Support page now shows a note confirming real team replies — not bots

Upload a photo of a real person to auto-fill a character description in one step — no extra buttons

Dialogue is now automatically detected in scene descriptions and saved separately as speech bubble text

Character sheets now always include fully drawn hands (all fingers) and footwear in every view

Generated images are no longer lost if a connection hiccup happens during saving

Font controls for text boxes — choose font family, size and weight for every text element on the page

Speech bubbles, text boxes and ribbons now save automatically and come back exactly where you left them

Each page keeps its own overlays — switching pages shows only that page's bubbles and text

Cover page has its own separate set of overlays

Rotation handles on canvas elements — drag the handle to rotate speech bubbles, text boxes and ribbons freely

Props panel moved to the left side for quicker access while editing

Canvas handles and controls now stay the same size no matter how much you zoom in or out

Art style now determines which AI model is used to better match the expected visual output

Upload a sketch or mockup image for a panel — AI reads the composition and turns it into a scene description automatically

Props now appear in generated scene images — referenced props are used as visual anchors alongside characters

Scene descriptions are now checked for quality and safety before an image is generated

Props system — create reusable objects (vehicles, weapons, ships, buildings) that appear consistently across panels

Upload a reference image for a prop — AI extracts a detailed description automatically

Props can be edited: update the name or description and a new reference sheet is generated

Free text layer — place text boxes anywhere on the page, resize and position freely, double-click to edit

Ribbon overlays — add decorative ribbon banners to any page

Zoom with Ctrl+scroll (or Cmd+scroll on Mac) — plain scroll now pans the canvas instead

Speech bubbles — stamp SVG speech bubbles onto any page, drag to position, resize from corners, flip horizontally or vertically

Pages can now be reordered by dragging them in the page list

Cover image — generate and publish a cover for your story

AI narrative mode — write a page narrative and let AI split it into panel scene descriptions automatically

Photo transform — upload a photo of a real person to create a character based on their appearance

Character sheets are generated in three views (front, side, back) for more consistent results across panels

Story publishing — publish your story to get a shareable public link

Credits system — buy and use AI credits to generate images

Generated images are delivered in real time via live updates — no need to refresh the page