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Origami Studio

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Velocity5.0

Origami Studio is in steady fortnightly drips, layering native primitives and fancier patches.

prototypingdesign-toolsmotion-designar-spatialjavascript-patchesdevice-sensors
◆Current state
Origami Studio ships small numbered releases roughly every two weeks. Recent versions add native gradients, iOS Layer Effects, Bluetooth LE and Hand Detection patches, a Visual JSON Editor, 120fps support, and richer JS Patch primitives like setTimeout. Each release is small in surface but compounds: more native types, more device input patches, and a more capable scripting layer for prototyping.
◆Where it's heading
The product is becoming a more serious prototyping tool for hardware-aware experiences — Bluetooth LE, Hand Detection, Text To Speech, and high-frame-rate support all point at AR/spatial and device-integration use cases beyond simple UI demos. The JavaScript patch surface is being filled out toward general-purpose scripting, which expands what designers can build before handing off. None of the recent moves are directional pivots; they tighten an already-coherent prototyping vision.
◆Prediction
Expect more native type primitives (after gradients) and additional device-sensor patches, especially anything aligned with Meta's hardware roadmap. JS Patch will likely keep moving toward parity with a real browser-side scripting environment.

◆Recent moves

  1. 2mo ago

    Origami 218: gradients as a native type

    Version 218 introduces gradients as a native type, joining colors and other primitives at the patch level. Real expressive win for anyone building visual prototypes.

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  2. 2mo ago

    Origami 217: iOS Layer Effects, Bluetooth LE + Hand Detection patches

    Version 217 is a feature-dense release: iOS Layer Effects, Plus Lighter/Darker blend modes, Hard Edges blur, plus Bluetooth LE and Hand Detection patches. The hardware-input additions hint at AR/spatial prototyping use cases.

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  3. 3mo ago

    Origami 216: Visual JSON Editor + 120fps support

    Version 216 ships a Visual JSON Editor and enables 120fps where supported. The JSON editor is the more useful day-to-day addition for prototypes pulling structured data.

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  4. 3mo ago

    Origami 215: setTimeout/setInterval in JS Patch

    Version 215 adds setTimeout, setInterval, and friends to the JS Patch and improves JSON editor multiline plus image previews. Continues filling out scripting parity inside prototypes.

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  5. 3mo ago

    Origami 214: maintenance release

    Version 214 has no listed features in the changelog body — likely a maintenance release. Marker entry only.

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  6. 4mo ago

    Origami 213: file drag support on layer list

    Version 213's only listed feature is full file drag support on the layer list. Small UX fix that smooths a common workflow.

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