Pattern Generator v4

// Glyphs

// Colors

Foreground

Background

fg presets

bg presets

// Sizing

Size

Gap

×sz

Margin

×sz

// Arrangement

// Density

Zeros

Ones

30% blank

// Opacity

Glyphs

// Seed

// Paint

Brush

Spray

No selection · Cycle · Brush 1 cell · 100% spray

When a selection exists, brush actions affect only those cells. Drag inside a selection with Select to move it. Press ? for shortcuts.

// Presets

// Export size

— × — cells

// Animation

Uses the current pattern, colors, size, gaps, and overrides as the animation source unless the selected mode says otherwise.

// Mode

Moves and wraps the full generated pattern.

// Playback

Speed

React

fps

// Move settings

Snap to grid

Quantize movement to cell steps instead of pixel drift.

direction

// Viewport

Zen mode

Hide the sidebar and leave only the animated canvas.

Fullscreen

Promote the preview to a clean fullscreen stage.

// Demo mode

Demo loop

Hide UI and cycle pattern and animation inputs automatically.

pattern

animation

Every

// Animation presets

Pattern presets stay separate. Animation presets currently store animation settings only.

Preview

Random · 24 px · ×2 gap

— × — cells · — total

Edit mode off

Quick Help

Tools

B Brush · M Select · ? Help

B / M also enter Edit mode from preview

, / . cycle brush modes · [ / ] brush size

Shift + [ / ] or Shift + wheel spray

Ctrl + drag adjusts brush size around a fixed center in any direction · Esc clears selection, then exits Edit mode

Brush Actions

C Cycle · R Random · N Negate

E Erase · X Empty · 0 Zero · 1 One

Random follows the current zero / one density split. Negate flips zeroes and ones, ignores empty cells.

Selection

Shift add · Alt subtract · Esc clear selection

Ctrl/Cmd + C copy · Ctrl/Cmd + X cut · Ctrl/Cmd + V paste

Delete clears selected cells · arrow keys nudge the active selection

Glyphs

Zero and One can both be disabled to start from an empty canvas.

Animation

Use Animate in the header to swap the sidebar into animation mode.

Esc exits fullscreen, then demo / zen, then animation mode.

I toggles the top-right info badge in both generator and animation modes, even while zen or demo mode auto-hide it.

Space cycles animation view modes: zen, zen + fullscreen, standard.