Chasys Draw IES

Chasys Draw IES is a suite of image editing applications including a layer-based image editor with adjustment layers, linked layers, timeline and frame-based animation, icon editing, image stacking and comprehensive plug-in support (Chasys Draw IES Artist), a fast multi-threaded image file converter (Chasys Draw IES Converter) and a fast image viewer (Chasys Draw IES Viewer), with RAW image support in all components. It supports the native file formats of several competitors including Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Photo, ArtWeaver, Corel PhotoPaint, FireAlpaca, GIMP, Krita, Paint.NET, PaintShop Pro and Pixlr, and the whole suite is designed to make effective use of multi-core processors, touch-screens and pen-input devices.

Designed under the mantra of “unique, flexible and powerful”, Chasys Draw IES takes a radically different approach to image editing with the aim of opening up new possibilities for those who dare to be different.

“unique, flexible and powerful”

Chasys Draw IES is built to adhere to four core principles, which I call the “four pillars of Chasys Draw IES”:

Character: No photoshop imitations here
Performance: Fast, efficient and stable
Innovation: New techniques and out-of-the-box thinking
Cleanliness: Clean code devoid of bloatware

The adherence to these principles is the reason why it is said that once you go Chasys you will never go back.

Latest Changes (Notes)

The following changes have been made to Chasys Draw IES with the latest release:

HTML Image Maps and Other Improvements

This release introduces support for hyperlinks and HTML image maps via the Hyperlink option of the Mark-up tool. The rendering of adjustment layers has been optimized, and the performance and efficiency of the undo engine has been improved. Additionally, Converter is now capable of throttling performance to manage memory usage.

File Support and More

File association grouping has been introduced for easier management. PSD file support has been improved with better memory management on save, while PDF file support has better reliability and codec support. A bug affecting metadata import from device plug-ins has been fixed.

Latest Changes (List)

The following changes have been made to Chasys Draw IES with the latest release:

Hyperlinks and HTML Image Maps via Mark-up tool
Support for hyperlinks in Viewer and in preview in Artist
File association grouping for easier management
Improved Undo engine performance and efficiency
Optimized rendering of adjustment layers (up to 50% faster)
Performance throttling based on memory load in Converter
Improved PDF file support (codec support, reliability)
Improved PSD file support (better memory handling on save)
[bug-fix] Metadata import from device plug-ins

Chasys Draw IES is updated regularly, with a new version coming out every 1 to 3 months. If you have Chasys Draw IES installed on a computer with an internet connection, you will be notified of updates as they become available. You can also visit this page to check.