Projects

Saving a Project

Click Save in the Project Panel (right side of the app). If it’s a new untitled project, you’ll be prompted to give it a name.

Your project is stored immediately after saving.

Loading a Project

The Project Panel shows a scrollable list of all your saved projects. Click any project name to load it onto the canvas.

New Project

Click New in the Project Panel to start a fresh canvas. You’ll be asked to confirm — your current unsaved work will be discarded.

Duplicating a Project

Click the duplicate icon next to any project in the list to create an exact copy under a new name. Useful for creating variants of the same artwork.

Deleting a Project

Click the delete icon (🗑️) next to a project in the list to permanently remove it.

Where Projects Are Stored

Platform	Storage location
Browser (web app)	`localStorage` under the namespace `gumdrop:projects`
Desktop (Tauri)	App data directory via the native Tauri store plugin

Data Format

Each project is stored as a JSON object:

{
  "id": "abc123def",
  "name": "My Pixel Cat",
  "updated": 1740000000000,
  "gridW": 32,
  "gridH": 32,
  "pixels": [[...]],
  "overlayPaths": [
    { "id": "path_1", "points": [{"x": 5, "y": 5}, ...], "color": "#ff66cc", "width": 2 }
  ]
}

Transferring Projects Between Devices

To move a project to a different browser or device:

Export as JSON — click Export → JSON. This saves a .json file with the complete project state including all pixels and overlay paths.
On the new device, click Import in the Project Panel and select your .json file.

This is also a great way to back up important artwork.