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title: "Silica Viewer"
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date: 2021-09-10
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draft: false
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projtags:
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- Swift
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- Reverse Engineering
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layout: "project"
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aliases:
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- /projects/silica-viewer
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- /silica-viewer
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source: https://code.ryne.moe/redstrate/silica-viewer
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license: MIT
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summary: "View your Procreate artwork on your Mac!"
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---
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# Frequently Asked Questions
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## Why is it no longer on the App Store?
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I no longer provide the application on the app store [as detailed in this blog post]({{< ref "future-of-silica-viewer" >}}). However, the
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code is fully open-source, and you can find it [here](https://code.ryne.moe/redstrate/silica-viewer). It should build out of the box in Xcode.
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## Can I see my timelapse?
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**Yes** you can! Once you open up a document, look under the `View` menu where you'll find a `View Timelapse` option. A new window will show and begins playing your timelapse.
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You also have the ability to export your timelapses, under the `File` menu. Right now it is limited to your full timelapse, but this will be addressed in a major update.
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## Can I see how long I've spent on my artwork?
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**Yes** you can! Once you open up a document, look under the `View` menu where you'll find a `View Info` option. A popup will show that says how much time you've spent and some other statistics about your artwork.
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## Are you displaying my artwork in it's full resolution?
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**Yes!** Silica Viewer can render your canvas just like the Procreate© app does and even lets you export your art at full-size resolution.
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## Can Silica Viewer export my artwork as PSD so I can save my layers?
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Yes it can! Please note that **mask layers** will not show up as proper mask layers, but it will still retain the pixel data so you can fix it yourself. This functionality will be fixed in a future minor update.
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## Help, my colors look off even when I export it to another format!
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The **lack of proper color profiling** is one of the last missing features of Silica Viewer. Right now I don't perform any color transformations manually, so you may be able to manually convert color spaces in your preferred image editor.
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This functionality will be addressed in a future major update.
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## Does this app collect any data?
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**No!** The app is designed to work inside of the secure macOS sandbox. More information is available in my [imprint]({{< ref "Imprint" >}}).
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## Is there a Windows or Linux version planned?
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No.
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## Why are my thumbnails not generating?
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If you've just installed Silica Viewer, please allow some time for macOS to start creating thumbnails. This is something I can't control, but on my system it takes about 1-2 minutes for it to start creating thumbnails for my documents.
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## Nothing is working! Please help!
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If you encounter any issues, bugs, and have bought Silica Viewer from the Mac App Store - please contact me at josh@redstrate.com.
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# Copyright
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_Procreate® is a registered trademark of Savage Interactive Pty Ltd. Silica Viewer and its developer has no affiliation with Savage Interactive Pty Ltd._
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Silica Viewer has no reference, or references to any trademarked material belonging to Savage Interactive Pty Ltd.
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Silica Viewer uses only public Apple APIs.
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