# Rive updates

Every Rive update in one feed — release notes, features and changes, straight from the source.

29 updates

- ## [Rive adds a Brush tool for hand-drawn lines you can animate](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-brush-tool-hand-drawn-animation>)

Sketch freehand on the stage, reshape strokes with Shape Bend, erase and fill, then rig your drawings with bones to animate them.

2026-10-19

- ## [Rive's Freehand Brush Tools Are Live for Everyone](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-freehand-brush-tools-are-live-for-everyone>)

Rive Editor 0.8.5879 ships Brush, Pencil, Eraser, Bucket, and Shape Bend for every user, so you can paint and sketch directly on the artboard as editable vectors.

2026-09-16

- ## [Rive CLI 1.0.3](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-rive-cli-1-0-3>)

The update adds keyboard shortcuts, clearer errors, and JSON output aimed at agent-friendly Rive CLI workflows.

2026-09-15

- ## [Introducing the Rive CLI and RML](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-introducing-the-rive-cli-and-rml>)

Rive's new CLI and RML text format let AI agents write and edit Rive files without the visual editor.

2026-09-10

- ## [Rive clipping now tracks scripted path effects](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-editor-0-8-5376>)

Editor 0.8.5376 also puts the Speed Graph animation tool into Early Access.

2026-08-05

- ## [Rive lets view models live at the file level, not just one artboard](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-editor-0-8-5321-global-view-models>)

Editor build 0.8.5321 adds Global View Models so multi-artboard files can share one data source instead of duplicating it per artboard.

2026-07-31

- ## [Rive ships editor build 0.8.5275](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-editor-0-8-5275>)

The latest in a run of quick 0.8.5x updates, with desktop app users updated automatically.

2026-07-25

- ## [Rive editor updates to version 0.8.5134](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-rive-editor-0-8-5134>)

The release notes don't list specific changes beyond the version number.

2026-07-01

- ## [Rive Agent switches to Claude Sonnet 5](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-sonnet-5-in-rive-agent>)

The model behind Rive's prompt-to-interactive-file tool has been swapped, with no other changes noted.

2026-07-01

- ## [Rive editor updates to version 0.8.5113](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-rive-editor-0-8-5113>)

The release rolls in the latest editor and runtime updates; see the release notes for the full list.

2026-06-25

- ## [Rive Agent adds Quiver AI illustrations](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-quiver-illustrations-in-the-rive-agent>)

The feature is live now for users on Rive's Voyager plan.

2026-06-25

- ## [Rive editor updates to version 0.8.5103](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-rive-editor-0-8-5103>)

The release notes cover the editor and runtime changes included in this build.

2026-06-24

- ## [Rive Editor updates to version 0.8.5094](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-rive-editor-0-8-5094-runtime-updates>)

The release adds runtime updates alongside editor improvements and fixes.

2026-06-23

- ## [Rive opens early access to a low-level GPU rendering layer](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-gpu-canvas-early-access>)

The GPU Canvas gives developers direct access for custom 3D, shaders, and effects beyond Rive's standard renderer.

2026-06-06

- ## [Rive Editor updates to version 0.8.4993](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-rive-editor-0-8-4993>)

A maintenance release with improvements and fixes, dated 6 June 2026.

2026-06-06

- ## [Rive Editor gets a maintenance update](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-rive-editor-0-8-4959>)

Version 0.8.4959 covers improvements and fixes for the desktop and web editor, with no specific changes listed.

2026-06-06

- ## [Rive adds drawIndex to control layering inside lists](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-drawindex-define-draw-order-for-list-items>)

A new property lets a list item render above or below its siblings instead of following default order.

2026-06-05

- ## [Rive editor bumps to version 0.8.4941](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-rive-editor-0-8-4941>)

A maintenance update with unspecified improvements and fixes, released May 28, 2026.

2026-05-28

- ## [Rive publishes a tutorial on listener action scripts](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-listener-action-scripts-tutorial>)

The walkthrough shows how to distinguish a double click from a single click inside a state machine.

2026-05-17

- ## [Rive editor adds early access to timeline values in design mode](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-rive-editor-0-8-4858>)

Version 0.8.4858 also improves Assets-panel drag-and-drop and tweaks the Stateful Components UI.

2026-05-15

- ## [Rive lets Actions fire on States and Transitions directly](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-fire-actions-on-states-or-transitions>)

The Actions can update View Model data, giving runtime code a hook to trigger app logic at specific animation points.

2026-05-15

- ## [Rive publishes guide to building reusable, code-driven components](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-build-reusable-rive-components-you-can-drive-from-code>)

The walkthrough shows how to structure one Rive file to run across web, mobile, and game engines.

2026-05-15

- ## [Rive publishes a tutorial on stateful components](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-stateful-components-tutorial>)

The walkthrough shows how to reuse a component across a file without a separate view model per instance.

2026-05-14

- ## [Rive editor adds BYO Agent keys and Flash-to-Rive conversion](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-rive-editor-0-8-4840>)

Version 0.8.4840 also ships simpler Stateful Components and a UI refresh with tabs, two features still in Early Access.

2026-05-13

- ## [Rive adds Shift+X shortcut to swap fill and stroke colors](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-stagger-keys-qol-shift-x-to-swap-fill-stroke>)

Collapsed Stagger Keys now move as one unit while expanded keys still stagger individually.

2026-05-02

- ## [Rive's AI Agent becomes free, with a faster Ask mode](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-free-rive-ai-agent>)

Free users get hourly-recharging Agent access as Rive adds cheaper models and an Ask mode; Cadet drops AI credits for new subscribers.

2026-05-01

- ## [Rive's editor reaches version 0.8](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-rive-editor-0-8>)

The update bundles multiple changes without individual notes; see the changelog for details.

2026-04-29

- ## [Rive's Apple runtime exits experimental status](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-apple-runtime-out-of-experimental>)

The Swift-first runtime is now multi-threaded and faster, per Rive.

2026-04-18

- ## [Rive Editor adds auto-zoom and file sharing links](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/rive-rive-editor-0-8-4602>)

Version 0.8.4602 also extends State Machine zoom range and improves drag-and-drop in the File Browser.

2026-04-15

[Open Rive updates on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/updates/rive>)

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