Changelog

v1.6.0

Latest release.

• Added a separately distributed Mdow Native GPUI beta for Apple Silicon Macs
• Added a local, read-only AI Companion for asking questions about Markdown documents through installed ACP providers
• Added focused-document, open-folder, and @-tagged context with clickable source citations
• Streamed Markdown answers alongside collapsible thinking and tool activity in drawer and expanded views
• Hardened long responses, cancellation, multi-window routing, provider fallback, and custom executable setup

v1.5.2

• Updated desktop and website dependencies, including Electron, TypeScript, Vite, and build tooling
• Moved installs to pnpm 11's Rust-based engine for faster dependency setup
• Kept Electron native dependency preparation reliable under the new install engine

v1.5.1

• Fixed Open Recent from the app menu so recent files open reliably
• Added command palette actions for files, folders, search, layout, settings, and shortcuts
• Added folder sidebar filtering with match counts
• Refreshed docs and shortcut references for the current desktop app

v1.5.0

• Open and render HTML documents alongside Markdown documents
• Added sandboxed HTML previews for local files and document links
• Added side-by-side document panes with pane targeting from tabs
• Expanded coverage for HTML loading, split panes, tab actions, and renderer CSP

v1.4.1

• Added a native macOS beta build under the download page beta section
• Published native Mac beta ZIP artifacts from the tagged release workflow
• Kept the Electron macOS build as the recommended stable download

v1.4.0

• Redesigned sidebar mode navigation with a simpler, more focused menu
• Added coverage for menu shortcuts and destroyed-window handling
• Prevented stale folder scans from updating sidebar state after navigation
• Bounded render caches for steadier memory use during long reading sessions
• Fixed Mermaid SVG caching so edited diagrams rerender with the latest source

v1.3.0

• Improved desktop startup performance and memory behavior
• Reduced large-document rendering work with lazy markdown features
• Tightened folder/sidebar loading behavior and markdown render caching
• Updated desktop and web dependencies

v1.2.1

• Enabled the automatic update settings flow on macOS
• Documented the in-app update download and restart flow across supported platforms

v1.2.0

• App-wide error boundary and clearer startup/read error handling
• TTL-based render cache eviction for steadier memory use
• Refined desktop scaling, spacing, typography, and warm paper palette
• Restored the smaller Geist Mono font asset for leaner packages
• Web theme switching fixes with system preference sync
• Markdown rendering split into focused components and hooks

v1.1.0

• macOS code signing and notarization — no more Gatekeeper warnings
• Multi-window support
• Vault UX and security improvements
• New UI primitives and Lucide icons
• Document loading skeleton and content fade-in
• Performance improvements

v1.0.5

• Improved tab bar accessibility and keyboard navigation
• Zoom indicator with stable layout across zoom levels
• Refined sidebar modes (Recents, Outline, Folder)
• Command palette and search polish
• Settings for theme, content font, and code font

v1.0.0

Initial release.

• Markdown rendering with md4x (WASM)
• Syntax highlighting for 30+ languages via Shiki
• Mermaid diagram support
• Light and dark themes
• File tree sidebar with folder browsing
• Tabbed reading for multiple documents
• Drag-and-drop file opening
• Command palette (Cmd+K) and find in document (Cmd+F)
• Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux