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7 postsThe UN Just Endorsed Equal Earth — Here's What Mercator Was Actually Doing to Africa
On 4 September 2026 the UN General Assembly encouraged the world to move from Mercator to the Equal Earth projection. We measured both, on real country geometry, with the same libraries our map renderer uses. Africa is 13.9× Greenland. Mercator draws it at 0.9×.
Read →A Design Assistant That Runs On Your Device — No Account, No Server
PinePaper's on-device AI assistant turns a prompt into a real scene using a language model that runs entirely in your browser. Here's the architecture — constrained tool calls, two providers, and an honest account of what a tiny model can and can't do.
Read →How a Pendulum Teaches You Differential Equations
You don't need a math degree to understand ODE solvers. You need a pendulum, a screen, and 20 minutes. Here's how Euler, RK4, and adaptive methods actually work — with the real code.
Read →What the FFT Actually Shows You
Every sound you hear is a sum of sine waves. The Fast Fourier Transform decomposes that sum. Here's what that means, how it works, and why a 60-year-old algorithm is still everywhere.
Read →How Animated GIFs Actually Work — From Canvas Frames to LZW Compression
The GIF format is 39 years old and still everywhere. Here's what happens between clicking 'Export' and getting a file — frame capture, color quantization, LZW compression, and why your GIF is 4MB.
Read →How We Built Browser-Native MP4 Export — No Server Required
PinePaper exports MP4 video entirely in the browser using WebCodecs. Here's how the H.264 pipeline works — from canvas frames to a playable video file, without uploading anything.
Read →User Guide
43 pagesGIF Export
Export your animations as GIF files for universal compatibility. GIFs are ideal when: - Posting to Twitter/X (auto-plays in feed) - Sharing on Discord or…
Export Overview
Export your creations in multiple formats for different platforms. 1. Click Export in the header, or 2. Press Ctrl/⌘ + E Best for: Instagram Reels, TikTok,…
Print Export (PDF & PNG)
Create professional print-ready designs with high-resolution exports perfect for commercial printing. PinePaper Studio supports creating static print…
Animated SVG Export
Export PinePaper animations as SMIL-animated SVG files for web embedding and scalable graphics. Supports pulse, rotate, bounce, fade, wobble, and keyframe animations with infinite resolution and tiny file sizes.
MP4 Video Export
Export your animations as MP4 video files for maximum compatibility with social media platforms. MP4 export uses the WebCodecs API and requires: - Chrome…
3D Projection
Render 3D primitives on the PinePaper canvas with multiple projection types, GPU acceleration, and interactive drag-and-drop.
On-Device AI Assistant (Experimental)
PinePaper's AI / Code console has an Assistant that runs a language model entirely in your browser — no account, and nothing you type is sent to a server.…
Use PinePaper from Claude — The Skill
Want Claude (or another agent that supports Skills) to build PinePaper graphics for you by chat? Install the official PinePaper Skill once and ask in plain…
API Reference
89 pagesGPU-Accelerated 3D Projection
The 3D library includes optional GPU acceleration for vertex projection, with automatic fallback to CPU when GPU is unavailable or the scene is too simple.
3D Projection System
PinePaper includes a standalone 3D projection library for rendering 3D primitives on the 2D canvas. The library is zero-dependency (~18KB minified), outputs…
3D Projections
The 3D library supports five projection types for converting 3D scenes to 2D representations, plus an orbital camera system. Change the active projection…
Export Support Matrix
PinePaper exports a scene to many formats. They fall into two families with very different coverage: Rule of thumb: if you need maximum fidelity, export…
PinePaper Lottie Compatibility Guide
> Reference for what survives a Bodymovin (After Effects) ↔ PinePaper round-trip, > and what doesn't. Last verified against v0.5.0-beta. PinePaper's Lottie…
PinePaper SVG Compatibility Guide
> Reference for what survives an SVG ↔ PinePaper round-trip. Last verified > against v0.5.0-beta. PinePaper imports SVG via Paper.js (project.importSVG) and…
Analytics Event Contract
Owner: Engineering · Schema version: 1 · Last updated: 2026-08-12 This document is the single source of truth for every analytics event PinePaper sends. A…
GA4 Configuration Guide (Phase 2)
Owner: Engineering + Analytics · Schema version 1 The event instrumentation lives in js/app.js (bridge) and docs/analytics/event-contract.md (taxonomy).…