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Select Content is a micro extension for Aseprite that provides an option to precisely select cel's content.


Extension adds

  • New menu option - Select > Content
  • New keyboard shortcut for the Select Content option - Ctrl+Shift+A
  • New menu options for the cels context menu - Timeline > Cel (Right-Click) > Select Cel(s) Content:
    • Union - select all non-transparent pixels of the selected cels
    • Intersect - select only the overlapping, non-transparent pixels of the selected cels
    • Inverse - select only pixels that are transparent in all selected cels
    • Difference - select all non-transparent pixels of the selected cels that are not in the current selection
    • Add to selection - add all non-transparent pixels of the selected cels to the current selection
    • Subtract from selection - remove all non-transparent pixels of the selected cels from the current selection
    • Intersect selection - leave only part of the selection that overlaps the non-transparent pixels of the selected cels

Note

Aseprite versions older than v1.3-rc2 the cels context menu will only display a single Select Cel(s) Content option instead of a submenu. It is done to not clutter your context menus, as adding a submenu is not possible in older versions.


See also

Updated 9 days ago
StatusReleased
CategoryTool
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
AuthorKacper Woźniak
TagsAseprite, content, extension, mask, Pixel Art, plugin, script, select, selection

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Select Content v2.0.0 1.7 kB
Select Content v1.0.0 1.1 kB

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What is the difference between this extension and CTRL+Click on the layer?

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Good question - I honestly wasn’t aware that Aseprite has this feature when I created the extension.

The difference is interaction with the timeline, natively Ctrl+Click will always select only the contents of the active frame on the clicked layer. My extension has a different approach and allows for selecting content of multiple cels, from multiple frames, from multiple layers at the same time - depending on what you have selected on the timeline.

OK great! Thanks!

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Another amazing extension. I found that Aseprite kind of had something like this...but it seems to be quite temperamental; to the point of it not really being viable. This is perfect. 

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Thank you, I hope it will be helpful ✌️