Project status

omadesign is an alpha native Linux design studio. The current tools cover vector design, raster painting, photo adjustments, and motion in a shared document.

The manual describes the available workflows. Known issues and planned work live in GitHub Issues.

The v0.0.5-alpha release installs into the home directory, opens GIMP .xcf files, and peels motion with Delete instead of deleting the drawing. Layered interchange, RAW development, batch looks, rotated nodes and flips remain.

Import supported layers from PSD/PSB, GIMP .xcf, PDF, PDF-compatible AI, SVG and OpenRaster, with an optional Affinity bridge. Photo decodes supported camera RAW files at full resolution, saves adjustments in .omaphoto files and exports developed 16-bit PNG/TIFF or JPEG. See file formats for the import/export matrix and specific limits.

Current limitations include advanced publishing and text layout, reusable symbols, collaborative editing, PDF/X and CMYK print workflows. Affinity interoperability is partial, with the new unified .af format awaiting verification against a real document. Native AI/Affinity writing is not available. RAW support varies by camera and compression; proprietary camera looks and automatic lens corrections are not reproduced, and placement in Design uses 8-bit pixels.