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Linearity

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Linearity ships a steady monthly drip of effects and workflow polish across iPad and Mac.

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◆Current state
Linearity ships Curve (vector design) and Move (animation) across iOS and macOS on a roughly monthly cadence. Recent releases layer in on-trend effects (glass, noise), workflow refinements (corner smoothing, path bending, snapping), and AI-flavored image tooling (Super Resolution). The product reads as a maturing Apple-platform alternative to desktop vector and motion suites, prioritizing polish and reliability — 6.7 was explicitly a stability and restoration release.
◆Where it's heading
Linearity is iterating steadily rather than making directional bets — each release bundles a visible effect or two with snapping and handling refinements. The throughline is parity with established design tools (glass, Super Resolution, Lottie export) and dependable day-to-day use across iPad and Mac. Where it's heading: a fuller effect library and tighter Curve-to-Move handoff, with cross-platform consistency as the constant.
◆Prediction
Expect the next release to continue the pattern — another effect or two plus snapping and handling refinements; an AI-assisted feature (after Super Resolution) is the likeliest next directional step, though the entries don't yet show a clear AI roadmap.

◆Recent moves

  1. 11d ago

    Curve 6.11: noise effect, SVG and performance gains

    6.11 adds a noise effect plus SVG and performance improvements — the same effect-plus-refinement cadence Linearity has held all year.

  2. 1mo ago

    Curve & Move 6.10: corner smoothing, path bending, community hub

    Corner smoothing and path bending sharpen the vector toolset, while a new community hub hints at audience-building around the apps.

  3. 2mo ago

    Curve & Move 6.9: Super Resolution, snapping and image handling

    6.9's Super Resolution is the most notable recent addition — an AI-flavored image step — bundled with snapping and preset refinements that fit the steady-polish pattern.

  4. 2mo ago

    Linearity Curve & Move 6.9 brings smarter tools and cleaner workflows

    A second, near-identical record of the 6.9 release captured from the blog feed — same Super Resolution and snapping changes — noted here as a likely crawl duplicate rather than a separate ship.

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  5. 3mo ago

    Linearity Curve 6.8 introduces Glass Effect!

    Linearity's take on the glass/refraction effect lands the on-trend material that peers (including Jitter) shipped the same season — a parity move executed cleanly.

  6. 3mo ago

    Linearity Curve 6.8 introduces Glass Effect!

    A duplicate feed record of the 6.8 glass-effect release — same content captured twice — flagged as a crawl duplicate rather than a distinct release.

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