May 3, 2026

  • Added trigger for confirmation message to appear when you try to leave or reload the page (hopefully this helps with some browsers/devices triggering unwanted refreshing!)
  • Added new Presets – Cynder, Light Fury, HiveWing, SilkWing, LeafWing, Arashi the Wolf-Dragon
  • Added Ears – Cobra hood (not totally confident this is the best layer to use for them, but we’ll see how it works!)
  • Added Tail add-ons – Curved blade tip, morningstar tip, paddle tip, and bident tip
  • Added Forelegs – stompy squamate
  • Added Hind legs – stompy squamate
  • Added Jaw add-ons – huge fin, skulljaw, and sea slug
  • Added Snouts – vulpine and chin-jut (yeah I could probably do a better name than that, idk)

April 20, 2026

  • Refactor of Randomization feature to now allow different randomization modes: all traits and colors, just traits, just colors, just markings, and just accessories
  • Colors are now randomized using one of dozens of color palettes, so no more ugly clashing eyestrain dragons
  • Refactor of Load Presets feature to use stored .json files instead of storing the preset settings directly in JavaScript
  • Renamed Spine add-on to Torso add-on
  • Added second and third Spine/Torso add-on slot
  • Added Spine/Torso add-ons – back scutes, side scutes, belly separator scutes
  • Added Foreleg markings – front patch, front dashes, shoulder fade, hard dip, and underarm
  • Added snouts – bighorn, bigjaw, and croc
  • Added Tail add-ons – curly chameleon, fish sidefins, bony sidefins, and feather sidefins
  • Added Belly – finned
  • Added Ears – small points
  • Added Whiskers – starnose
  • Added Whisker lineart layers

April 10, 2026

  • Huge code refactor to allow Undo and Redo, File Export and Import, and ability to load preset dragon designs
  • Added eyebrow expression selector
  • Separated eye color into iris color and sclera color with pupil toggle checkbox
  • Added snout markings – nose patch and nose dashes
  • Added tail markings – half tail fade, mackerel stripes, and side stripes
  • Added tail add-ons – shark fin 2 and fish side fins
  • Added ventral wing markings (currently for default wings ONLY) – proximal fade, edge outline, fingerbones, stars, racing stripe, layered flames, stripes, eye/target, water ripples, clouds, and swirls
  • Added second Torso accessory slot
  • Added Base texture slot
  • Fixed misaligned Jaw add-on – sub-horn color
  • Added Eye marking slot with 15 starting markings

February 14, 2026

  • Added new eye option: darksight
  • Added new tail add-on options: shark tail, thagomizer, and quills

November 11, 2025

  • Fixed “Reset” button (…again)
  • Added Torso Accessory – clothing and attire like a backpack, saddle, and bags
  • Added new raptor arm forelegs
  • Added new hind leg options: horse hooves, theropod, and mammalian paws

November 6, 2025

  • Fixed “Reset” button
  • Added art for snout markings
  • Added 3 new head accessories – tucked flower, eye patch, and glasses

September 12, 2025

  • Added “Reset” button to set dragon back to default state
  • Added “Snout Marking” layer
  • Started adding background code to support share codes and loading preset dragons

April 19, 2025

  • Color selectors changed to custom colorpickers
  • Overhauled code to handle re-coloring based on custom color selection
  • Moved menu to right side on wide screens to more easily see the changes you’re making to your dragon (try it on your tablet or PC to see!)
  • Added wing markings, dorsal and ventral markings can be selected separately
  • Added mouth expressions
  • Added a bunch of new pieces to several existing layers

January 27, 2025

  • Added Neck Accessory options: gold pendant necklace
  • Added Head Accessory options: crown – gold, crown – black, bridle
  • Added Body Markings option: lightning
  • Re-ordered some layers to help with clipping issues on some accessories/body parts

January 24, 2025

  • Restored Fangs drop-down (they’re not gonna look good with all snout shapes, though…)
  • Added Head Accessory with the options: skull mask – white and skull mas – black
  • Added Tail Accessory with the options: gold metal band, multiple gold bands
  • Re-fiddled with the screen size scaling

January 21, 2025

  • Added Accessories tab and Neck Accessory drop-down with the options: brown leather collar, black leather collar, black leather collar – spiked, black leather collar – clawed, chain collar, gold band, scarf – white, scarf – black, and scarf – red
  • Adjusted screen size relative scaling to accommodate this 4th tab

November 24, 2024

  • Added Wings – Butterfly wings

November 23, 2024

  • Added Belly style – Furry belly

November 22, 2024

  • Added Tail tip trait – Scorpion stinger

December 6, 2023

First version of Dragon Builder goes live