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Preview and Speed

Preview ยท live shows how the drawing appears on the device's screen. On desktop and laptop it is at the top of the right panel. On a phone it remains a separate preview below the canvas footer, before Layers; playback does not replace the editing canvas.

Control What it does Shortcut Touch equivalent
Preview canvas Show the current picture or playing animation. None View the separate preview; no gesture is required.
Device Toggle between the flat screen preview and a device mockup. None Tap Device next to the heading.
Play / Pause The preview plays automatically. Use the Play / Pause button to stop and restart it. None Tap the Play / Pause button below the preview.
Speed Change frame timing with the slider. None Drag Speed below the preview.

Frame rate means the number of pictures shown each second. The Speed readout shows this as, for example, 6/sec. At 166 milliseconds (ms) per frame, that is about six frames a second. A shorter duration plays faster.

Speed sets both playback and the saved frame durations. Move it right to play faster. Saving imported art without changing Speed keeps its original per-frame timing.

To loop one named animation, use its Play button in the timeline. To save a playable image file, use Download animation.