Getting Started

Install, create a project, paint your first stroke.

Install#

Magerie is in paid Early Access. $35 one-time. Expect bugs and missing features. macOS and Windows both available now.

Get the installers from the download page.

  • macOS: open the .dmg, drag to Applications. Apple Silicon or Intel. macOS 13+.
  • Windows: run the .exe. x64, Windows 11. New app, so SmartScreen may warn: click More info, then Run anyway.

First Paint#

  1. Cmd/Ctrl + P opens the Omni menu
  2. Type "image", pick Image (your canvas)
  3. Select node, press B for brush
  4. Paint

Why a Node Graph#

Canvas is a node. Wire it through Blur, Blend, any filter. Paint on any canvas in the chain, changes propagate downstream live. Nothing bakes until export.

Day-One Shortcuts#

Action Shortcut
Omni menu Cmd/Ctrl + P
Frame selection F
Undo / Redo Cmd/Ctrl + Z / Shift+Z
Brush / Eraser / Smudge B / E / S
Lasso L
Brush size [ / ]
Group to subgraph Cmd/Ctrl + G
Timelapse popover Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + T

Full list: Keyboard Shortcuts. Remap in Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts.

Next#