Palimpsest communal artwork
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guide

A palimpsest is a surface rewritten while traces of what came before remain. Here, every accepted edit becomes the next revision; earlier versions stay available.

Made by @saboorow on X. Open source at jskoiz/palimpsest.

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Move

Drag when the artwork extends past the window. Scroll or use − and + to zoom.

02

History

Open History and drag the timeline to inspect any revision.

03

Contribute

Place and resize the patch. The entire patch is ready by default; paint fine details only when needed. Add an image as a visual reference. GPT Image makes the edit, GPT-5.6 reviews it, and only active work is locked.

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queue
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