Improvements ∙ Welcome/onboarding now shows upon launch after an update. ∙ Improved the “Abstract [UW]” palette. ∙ Performance tweaks.

● New ∙ New 768-step ultra-wide palette, “Gaia [UW]”. ■ Improvements ∙ Improved the quality of the “Redrum [UW]” palette.

● New ∙ Added the new in-app Creative Guide to the More menu (ellipsis icon). ∙ New 768-step Ultra-Wide palette, “Serat [UW],” brings total number of curated palettes to 145. ■ Improvements ∙ Performance enhancements in both the GPU and CPU rendering paths. ∙ Efficiency and performance enhancements throughout. ▲ Bug Fixes ∙ Squashed a small error deep in the math that could slightly degrade rendering quality in deep mode when using Double-Double precision math.

● New ∙ Added three very beautiful new Ultra-Wide palettes: Galaxy Quest [UW], Jubilant Days [UW], and Monet Flowers [UW]. This brings the total number of palettes to 144. ■ Improvements ∙ Implemented small efficiency improvements in my double-double math functions to increase performance at very deep zooms. ▲ Bug Fixes ∙ Fixed a minor startup issue.

This update adds four new 768-step Ultra-Wide palettes — Abstract [UW], Bookstore [UW], Cambria [UW], and Jupiter [UW]. This brings the total number of palettes to 141, including 41 Ultra-Wides.

■ Improvements ∙ Updated and improved the in-app help content. ▲ Bug Fixes ∙ Squashed a couple of minor bugs.

● New ∙ Palette Library Picker now includes powerful filtering by All, Ultra-Wide [UW], or Custom [C] types. ∙ Smart category filters make it easy to view only curated, imported, or favorites. ∙ New Save As dialog enhancements for smoother palette naming and import workflow. ■ Improvements ∙ Refined palette preview UI for better readability and color accuracy. ∙ Subtle layout and spacing tweaks across the Library and Settings screens. ∙ Updated internal palette metadata handling for faster loading and better memory use. ▲ Bug Fixes ∙ Fixed import-from-photo gradient bug that truncated or misnamed custom palettes. ∙ Corrected dialog title truncation when saving custom palettes. ∙ General stability fixes and small visual polish throughout the app.

• Updated onboarding and help. • Minor UI improvements.

● New ∙ Four new Ultra-Wide 768-step palettes: Lake [UW], Marquis [UW], Pedal Board [UW], and Spectrum [UW], bringing the total to 136 curated palettes, including 36 Ultra-Wides. ■ Improvements ∙ Performance enhancements. ▲ Bug Fixes ∙ Minor bug fixes.

∙ Small user interface improvements. ∙ Performance enhancements.

● New ∙ Four new Ultra-Wide 768-step palettes: Blueberries [UW], Chihuly [UW], Macaw [UW], and State Street [UW], bringing the total to 132 curated palettes. ■ Improvements ∙ Updated help and onboarding. ▲ Bug Fixes ∙ Fixed bug in capture that would sometimes not save deep rendering mode images at the highest resolutions. ∙ Fixed minor startup bug that would cause welcome/onboarding to immediately re-open after closing.

● New ∙ Bookmark Sharing — Easily share your favorite fractal discoveries with friends or the community. ∙ Palette Sharing — Export and import palettes to share your color creations between devices or with other users. ∙ Two new Ultra-Wide 768-step palettes: Blueberries [UW] and State Street [UW], bringing total to 128 curated palettes. ■ Improvements ∙ Re-wrote the import gradient system to better create custom palettes from your photos. ∙ Reset now enables auto-iterations. ∙ UI improvements, particularly for iPhone. ▲ Bug Fixes ∙ Fixed bug in capture that would sometimes not save deep rendering mode images at the highest resolutions. ∙ Fixed minor startup bug that would cause welcome/onboarding to immediately re-open after closing.

■ Improvements ∙ Deep Mode Rendering is now up to 15x faster wiith full multi-core rendering and smoother progressive updates. ∙ Lighting and intensity enhancements to 3D Look. ∙ Onboarding and help updates ∙ UI improvements for smaller iPads in portrait orientation. ∙ Small UI improvements for iPhone ▲ Bug Fixes ∙ Minor bug fixes Known Issue ∙ Captures in Deep Render Mode in the larger sizes (4K, 6K, 8K) sometimes do not work. Use Canvas size in these cases.

● New ∙ New 3D Look mode. Bring fractals to life with realistic surface shading. Toggle 3D Look to reveal depth, lighting, and highlights that make every zoomed-in detail feel tangible. ∙ Added four new Ultra-Wide 768-step palettes bringing the total number of built-in palettes to 126. ■ Improvements ∙ Moved Clear All to Manage Bookmarks under Settings. ∙ Added Clear All to Manage Palettes under Settings. ▲ Bug Fixes ∙ Fixed contrast slider occasional freezing issue. ∙ Fixed manage bookmarks and manage palettes not showing the delete button when swiping left on an item. ∙ Fixed a minor issue at startup.

● New ∙ Added several additional Ultra-Wide 768-step palettes ∙ Website link in settings ■ Improvements ∙ Auto Iterations algorithm fine-tuned ∙ Improved onboarding at launch ∙ Reworked the Settings menu ∙ Various performance tweaks ▲ Bug Fixes ∙ Squashed small bug that intermittently caused contrast slider changes to not update the screen ∙ Fixed a small bug causing a hiccup during presentation of onboarding/welcome ∙ Fixed other small starting-up issues