Change Log

Here's a history of changes we've made to Pixton since January 2022:

September 2024

 FEATURES: 

  • Released Pixton's Referral Program
  • Added speech-to-text feature to comic topic selection
  • Added writing prompts and vocabulary words to the "Activities" feature
  • Released the Hall of Fame gallery

CONTENT PACKS:

CONTENT:

  • Added 3 new foreground props

August 2024

 FEATURES: 

  • Redesigned the Educator Dashboard
  • Released the "Activities" feature
  • Released a new Student Avatars printable

CONTENT PACKS:

CONTENT:

  • Added 2 new creatures
  • Added 7 new handheld props
  • Added 12 new foreground props

July 2024

 FEATURES: 

  • Ended support for Parent and Business accounts
  • Added ability to use line breaks in speech bubbles and captions
  • Released French and Spanish versions of the Interactive Rubric and all graphic organizers

CONTENT PACKS:

CONTENT:

  • Added a new batch of Avatar Outfits

June 2024

 FEATURES: 

CONTENT PACKS:

CONTENT:

  • Added 50+ new foreground props
  • Added 8 new handheld props
  • Added 11 new creatures

 

May 2024


CONTENT PACKS:

 

April 2024

 FEATURES: 

  • Improved search results for all resources

CONTENT PACKS:

CONTENT:

  • Added 2 new graphics
  • Added 17 new foreground props
  • Added 11 new handheld props
  • Added 16 new creatures

 

March 2024

 FEATURES: 

  • Released Pixton Certified Educator Course
  • Improved comic search function

CONTENT PACKS:

CONTENT:

  • Added 11 new handheld props
  • Added 11 new foreground props
  • Added 2 new creatures

February 2024

 FEATURES: 

CONTENT PACKS:

January 2024

 FEATURES: 

CONTENT PACKS:

CONTENT:

  • Added 8 new sound effects
  • Added 1 new creature

 

December 2023


CONTENT PACKS:

CONTENT:

  • Added 3 new creatures

November 2023

FEATURES: 

CONTENT PACKS:

CONTENT:

  • Added 19 new creatures
  • Added 8 new handheld props

October 2023

FEATURES: 

  • Released Comic Organization feature
  • Released Clever Single Sign-On (SSO)

CONTENT PACKS:

CONTENT:

  • Added 13 new props

September 2023

FEATURES: 

  • Separated Real and Fictional characters in the Comic Maker
  • Added remixable feature to content pack example comics
  • Streamlined creatures' poses in the Pose tab of the Comic Maker
  • Released 3 new printable graphic organizers
CONTENT PACKS:

CONTENT:

  • Added 40 new hairstyles

August 2023

FEATURES: 

  • Released voiceover/ text-to-speech feature
  • Added remixable comics feature to student accounts

CONTENT PACKS:

July 2023

FEATURES: 

  • Released easy character flipping feature
  • Released easy content removal feature
  • Added coloring book feature to child accounts
  • Added the outfit refresh feature to Themed Avatars classroom printables.

CONTENT:

  • Added 45 new sound effect props
  • Added 8 new creature props
  • Added 14 new object props
  • Added 39 new handheld props

CONTENT PACKS:

June 2023

FEATURES: 

  • Launched redesigned marketing website
  • Released a feature to toggle on and off of full screen
  • Released a feature to remove payment methods after cancelling
  • Added Educator resources to Parent/Homeschool accounts
  • Added support for wheelchairs on preset characters
  • Created login.pixton.com, an easy way for any student or co-teacher to join or log into a class.

CONTENT:

  • Added 5 new creature props

CONTENT PACKS:

May 2023

FEATURES: 

  • Improved search in the Comic Maker – e.g. if you search for "wall" under Objects, you'll now be directed to Backgrounds instead of seeing "No results"

CONTENT:

CONTENT PACKS:

April 2023

FEATURES: 

  • Added search and favoriting to hairstyles, sound effects, action effects, color filters and graphics
  • Improved keyword behaviour in Comic Maker
  • Re-added previously removed printables 

CONTENT:

CONTENT PACKS:

March 2023

CONTENT PACKS:

FEATURES:

  • Revised handheld props, to work more naturally
  • Added Objects tab to the comic maker, containing handheld props and new Scene Props feature
  • Added ability to attach speech bubbles to Scene Props and Creatures
  • Introduced “See Also” buttons to improve search and discoverability of content
  • Added ability to Undo deleting a panel
  • Added filters to the Content Packs website

February 2023

CONTENT PACKS:

FEATURES:

January 2023

CONTENT PACKS:

FEATURES:

  • Fully redesigned the Comic Maker
  • Added ability to create custom characters
  • Added Staff Photo feature
  • Added search to animals/creatures and handheld props
  • Released two new body types

December 2022

CONTENT PACKS:

November 2022

FEATURES:

  • Introduced Class info board
  • Added “Refresh outfits” button to themed class photos
  • Added new creatures/animal props
  • Allowed up to four creatures/animals per panel
  • Improved character search

CONTENT PACKS:

October 2022

CONTENT:

  • Released 28 new handheld props

CONTENT PACK:

September 2022

CONTENT PACKS:

August 2022

CONTENT:

  • Improved selection of weather effects

CONTENT PACKS:

July 2022

CONTENT PACKS:

FEATURE:

  • Released printable Pixton Graduation Certificates

June 2022

CONTENT PACK:

FUN STUFF:

May 2022

CONTENT PACKS:

FEATURE:

  • Added ability to create blank speech bubbles

CONTENT:

April 2022

FEATURES:

  • Google Classroom banner format for class photos
  • Ability to include animals in any scene
  • Introduced comic remixing
  • Added comic preview to Interactive Rubric

CONTENT:

CONTENT PACKS:

March 2022

CONTENT PACK:

RESOURCE:

  • Launched page on how to use Pixton for Assessment

February 2022

FEATURES:

  • Introduced Dramatic focuses
  • Added sensitive content categories to class details

CONTENT PACKS:

January 2022

RESOURCE:

CONTENT PACKS:

ALSO:

  • Sunset Monthly Pack Plan and individual content pack purchasing, replaced with Educator Only Monthly plan (name later changed to No Students Monthly)
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