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Themes, frames and a richer feel

At a glance

  • New:

    Ten new frames: Ten new illustrated frames for 450–650 coins, each drawn in 2D and sculpted in 3D in Showcase.

  • Improved:

    Illustrated frames: The existing illustrated frames gained raised mouldings, patterned trim running round the band and bigger, more detailed ornaments.

  • New:

    Ten themes & frames: Ten new light and dark themes, each with a matching illustrated frame in the Arcade shop for 300–500 coins, sculpted in 3D in Showcase.

  • New:

    Workspace themes: Give one entry its own theme while the rest of Amethyst keeps your app theme.

  • New:

    Collection frames: A frame you choose for an entry now surrounds its collection card, and the frame picker shows every option as a picture.

  • Improved:

    Banners & cover fan: Collection and entry banners show more of the artwork, and Home's cover fan is larger with calmer hover feedback.

  • Improved:

    Tactile feedback: Buttons, cards, filter chips, shop items, game controls and To Do rows lift on hover and press in smoothly, honoring reduced motion.

New features

Ten new frames

Each frame has its own mouldings, trim and ornaments on the corners and edges, kept clear of the artwork on square and portrait covers.

  • 450 coins: Sakura storm, Bridal bouquet and Lavender north.
  • 550 coins: Summer fireworks, Stained prelude, Kagune coil and Hollow fang.
  • 650 coins: Fallen halo, Afterimage and Zipper rush.
Where: Arcade → ShopOpen the Arcade shop

Ten new themes

Each theme has its own colors, heading font and a quiet background flourish, such as ripples and a koi, ruled diary lines, a music staff, neon splashes, scanlines, Art Deco rays, a butterfly or falling snowflakes.

  • Light: Koi Bridge, Petal Diary, Spring Sonata, Quintet Bloom and Snow Glam.
  • Dark: Higanbana, Sabbath Neon, Chrome Runner, Menacing Gold and Hell Butterfly.
Where: Settings → ThemesOpen Themes

Ten matching frames

Every theme has a frame drawn to match it, with patterned bands and ornaments on the corners and edges. Buy them with Arcade coins, then use one as your default frame or on single entries.

  • 300 coins: Koi rail, Pressed diary and Frost glam.
  • 400 coins: Sonata keys, Five ribbons, Spider lily and Sword guard.
  • 500 coins: Demon wing, Moonshot and Golden arrow.
Where: Arcade → ShopOpen the Arcade shop

A theme for each workspace

Open More entry actions → Workspace theme to change the entry header, explorer, notes, checklists and workspace controls. Use app theme removes the override. Your navigation, other entries, editor preferences and custom heading colors stay unchanged.

  • Search themes by name or description. A wider entry actions menu keeps its options readable.
Where: Entry → More entry actions → Workspace theme

Your chosen frames on collection covers

An entry’s explicitly selected frame now surrounds its cover in the normal collection view, including its decorative ornaments. Collection cards do not inherit the account-wide Showcase frame.

  • An explicit frame choice appears on the collection card and in Showcase.
  • Following the account default leaves the collection card unframed while Showcase uses that default.
  • Choosing No frame explicitly removes the frame in both views.

Improvements

Richer illustrated frames

Koi rail, Pressed diary, Spider lily, Sonata keys, Demon wing, Moonshot, Golden arrow, Sword guard, Five ribbons and Frost glam keep their names, prices and ownership, with a fuller look.

  • Raised inner and outer mouldings and a patterned trim running all the way round, such as keys, rhinestones, ribbons, rivets and hilt wrapping.
  • Larger and more detailed ornaments, including a sword guard with an enamelled butterfly and cord knot, a lotus, jewelled wings, a sunburst and a lily crest.
  • The thicker band appears in collection cards, the frame picker, the artwork viewer and Showcase.
  • Ornaments on every illustrated frame are larger, inked with crisp outlines, cast soft shadows, and polished metal catches a bright highlight; glowing details slowly breathe and the frame leans toward your mouse. In Showcase they're sculpted as solid pieces that cast real shadows on the band and art.
  • New centrepieces across the illustrated frames: a breaking wave on Koi rail, a wax seal and pressed cherry spray on Pressed diary, a treble clef on Sonata keys, devil bat wings on Demon wing, a rocket on Moonshot, the Stand Arrow with menacing ゴゴゴ on Golden arrow, a sheathed katana on Tsuba guard, headphones, a bunny-ear ribbon and a wedding bell on Five ribbons, a crystal tiara on Frost glam, paper lanterns on Summer fireworks, a blossoming bough and omikuji fortunes on Sakura storm, torn-open zips on Zipper rush, lavender bundles and a fox by a snow globe on Lavender north, a rose window on Stained prelude and a chevron visor on Afterimage.
Where: Customization → Artwork frames

An easier frame picker

The frame list in Change artwork frame and the artwork viewer now scrolls on its own with larger previews, so the search, your cover preview and Save stay in view, and it opens scrolled to the frame you're using.

Where: Entry → More entry actions → Change artwork frame, or the frame button in the artwork viewer

Clearer banners and a larger Home cover fan

Collection and entry banners have a more prominent presentation, with matching treatment on Home previews. Uploaded artwork and editing behavior are unchanged.

  • Banner artwork stays visible behind readable titles and actions, with collection accents tying the presentation together.
  • Home’s cover fan is larger on desktop and mobile, with a small hover lift, fixed card order and stable pointer targets instead of shuffling neighboring cards.
  • Keyboard focus gets equivalent feedback, and motion respects your settings and system reduced-motion preference.

Change frames where you view your artwork

Use Change artwork frame in an entry’s three-dot menu, or the separate Artwork frame control beside Showcase look in the artwork viewer.

  • Frame changes update the artwork viewer and collection card without changing Showcase lighting, glow or motion settings.
  • The frame picker is no longer part of entry creation or Edit details. New entries inherit the account default in Showcase and remain unframed in collections until you choose a frame for them.
  • Existing frame ownership and unlock requirements still apply.
Where: Entry actions and the artwork viewer

See frames before you pick

The frame picker for a single entry shows a tile for each frame you own, drawn around that entry's cover, including your default frame. It works the same in the entry menu and in the artwork viewer.

Where: Entry → More entry actions → Change artwork frame, or the frame button in the artwork viewer

Framed header actions and smoother buttons

Shared buttons now combine a slight hover scale and lift with a springy icon response and a crisp press compression, while keeping destructive actions restrained.

  • Achievements and Home in the Arcade header, Arcade in the shop header, and game navigation, sound and fullscreen buttons now use framed outline buttons instead of plain ghost text.
  • My Day and Earned achievements on Home, Customize Home, and All experiments in the Lab use framed outline buttons as well.
  • Switches, checkboxes, tabs, select triggers and reset icon buttons now respond on hover and press.
Where: Across the appOpen the Arcade

Profile flair, themes, frames and appearance cards

Every choice card in Customization and Settings now gives immediate visual and tactile feedback.

  • Avatar decoration cards, profile badges and titles lift and glow on hover, compress on press, and use theme-aware borders so they read clearly on light themes too.
  • Theme cards, artwork frame cards and appearance choice cards highlight their radio indicator on hover and respond with a tactile press.
  • Shortcut recorders, time-zone selectors and settings navigation tabs share the same hover and press treatment.
Where: Customization → Profile, Themes, Artwork frames & AppearanceOpen Profile customization

Arcade shops, games and To Do controls

Catalog filters, shop cards, game controls and task lists now communicate hover, active preview, locked and pressed states consistently.

  • In the Arcade shop and per-game shops, the card currently in the preview pane keeps an In preview badge visible, Equipped items sit in a matching pill, and locked buttons use a dashed border.
  • Filter chips across the shops, Customization, Achievements and Version History show hover elevation, active count highlights and press scaling, and empty searches offer a framed Clear button.
  • Sudoku's number pad, Snake's setup tiles, Coin Slots' bet pills and Spin button, and To Do's task rows, checkboxes and sidebar lists all respond smoothly to hover and press while respecting Motion: Off and reduced motion.
Where: Arcade shop, games & To DoVisit the Arcade shop