What's New

Left Tabs Are Now Stackable Panels

The left-side tabs became stackable panels you can keep open all at once, arranged in any order.

Layers, Inputs & Listeners Are Now in the State Machine View

Layers, Inputs, and Listeners moved into the State Machine view as toggle buttons. The old left-side tabs are gone.

State Machines & Timelines Open as Horizontal Tabs

State Machines and Timelines now open as horizontal tabs above the Animation panel — easy to switch between.

AI Agent Is Now Free for All Plans

The Rive AI Agent is now available on every plan, including Free. Follow the entire scripting course without upgrading.

AI Agent Now Has "Ask Mode" for Quick Questions

New lighter Ask Mode for quick questions to the AI Agent. Save Agent credits for actual building work.

Console Panel is Now the Debug Panel

The Console moved to a new bottom Debug Panel with Problems, Changes, Testing, and Audio tabs alongside it.

Publishing Now Requires a Paid Plan

Rive's October 2025 pricing change: the editor stays free, but publishing .riv files now needs the Cadet plan ($9/month).

Listener Creation Now Shows Presets

Adding a Listener now offers preset options. Pick 'Blank' to follow lessons step by step as recorded.

Trim Path Moved to Stroke Effects

Trim Path moved from Stroke settings to a new Effects tab. Same animation behavior, just a different spot.