Cut, copy, paste & masks
Clipboard#
⋯ ▸ Edit:
| Command | Result |
|---|---|
| Cut | Copy the selection and clear it from the layer. |
| Copy | Copy the selection from the active layer. |
| Copy Merged | Copy the selection from the composited image (all visible layers). |
| Paste | Paste the clipboard onto the current canvas as a floating selection — drag it to position, then commit. |
Paste behaviour:
- **Copy*then paste drops the pixels offset slightly down-right, so the source stays visible.
- **Cut*then paste drops them back into the hole they came from.
- If the pasted pixels land entirely off-canvas you'll get a warning.
- The clipboard works **across sprites and tabs*— copy in one, paste in another. When a clipboard is available a persistent **Paste*button appears at the top of the tool rail.
Fill & Clear (selection)#
- **Edit ▸ Fill*— flood the whole selection with the foreground colour.
- **Edit ▸ Clear*— erase the selection to transparency.
Selection masks#
A selection can be saved as a file and reloaded — handy for a mask you reuse across frames or documents.
- **Select ▸ Save Mask…*— writes a
.jsonbitmap of the current selection. - **Select ▸ Load Mask…*— loads one back. If the canvas is a different size, the mask is fitted (aligned to the top-left).
Duplicate a selection#
Tool rail ▸ Fill section ▸ Duplicate Selection copies the selected pixels and pastes them as a new floating selection in one step — useful for stamping repeated elements.