Observed arrival · 2026-11-14
Halfdot simulates the offset press, plate by plate
A Mac app simulates offset halftone printing, including four-color screening, ink behavior, and scans of real paper.
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- Mac users preparing halftone or offset-style artwork
- Worth noticing
- The page reports a 50% black tone within 1.2 percentage points on coated paper and 0.3 on uncoated.
Field notes
Halfdot separates an image into cyan, magenta, yellow, and black plates, then screens them at different angles and models ink spread, light entering the sheet, and registration shift over scanned paper. The page describes seven paper choices and a 330% ink limit; its measurement section reports a 50% black tone within 1.2 percentage points on coated stock and 0.3 on uncoated. The Mac app requires Apple silicon and macOS 14 or later, and exports up to 11,000 pixels.
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