# Reference Layer

**URL:** https://community.aseprite.org/t/reference-layer/355
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [August 25, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/reference-layer/355 "2017-08-25T23:42:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Ludlad](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/ludlad/32/344_2.png) [@Ludlad](https://community.aseprite.org/u/Ludlad)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/reference-layer/355/1 "2017-08-25T23:42:51Z")

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Umm this might be a dumb question but how does one get a reference layer?

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### Author: ![SynthED](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/synthed/32/45_2.png) [@SynthED](https://community.aseprite.org/u/SynthED)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2017, 8:55am UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/reference-layer/355/2 "2017-08-26T08:55:08Z")

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You have to click here on a version that brings this feature.

![Sin título](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/1X/461de01b6c7ade200b9cfa7b0b6f4100cf2c43e8.png)

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### Author: ![dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/dacap/32/10_2.png) [@dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/u/dacap)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/reference-layer/355/3 "2017-08-26T18:16:35Z")

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You also need the [beta version](https://community.aseprite.org/t/get-aseprite-beta-version/22).

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### Author: ![Ludlad](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/ludlad/32/344_2.png) [@Ludlad](https://community.aseprite.org/u/Ludlad)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/reference-layer/355/4 "2017-08-26T22:00:12Z")

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ah that would explain it, im not on the beta version