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v1.9.3

Latest release.

  • Fixed Mac Electron CSC_NAME so electron-builder no longer rejects the Developer ID Application: prefix that blocked v1.9.2
  • v1.9.2 published Windows, Linux, and Native beta artifacts; the Mac Electron app did not
  • Fixed Mac Electron release signing so the .dmg and .zip publish after electron-builder 26.15.3 failed to unlock its temporary keychain
  • Centered the reading column and rendered Mermaid as ink-on-paper SVG
  • Mac Native includes a Sparkle updater (disabled until signing keys are added)
  • Fixed Mac Restart after an in-app update so Squirrel.Mac finishes the swap before the app quits
  • Upgraded desktop and website dependencies, including Electron 44 and Wrangler

v1.9.2

  • Fixed Mac Electron release signing so the .dmg and .zip publish after electron-builder 26.15.3 failed to unlock its temporary keychain
  • v1.9.1 published Windows, Linux, and Native beta artifacts; the Mac Electron app did not
  • Centered the reading column and rendered Mermaid as ink-on-paper SVG
  • Mac Native includes a Sparkle updater (disabled until signing keys are added)
  • Fixed Mac Restart after an in-app update so Squirrel.Mac finishes the swap before the app quits
  • Upgraded desktop and website dependencies, including Electron 44 and Wrangler

v1.9.1

  • Centered the reading column and rendered Mermaid as ink-on-paper SVG
  • Mac Native includes a Sparkle updater (disabled until signing keys are added)
  • Fixed Mac Restart after an in-app update so Squirrel.Mac finishes the swap before the app quits
  • Upgraded desktop and website dependencies, including Electron 44 and Wrangler

v1.9.0

  • Native settings now switch the reading face; Inter, Geist, Charter, and JetBrains Mono ship in the app
  • Native chrome: traffic-light clearance, sidebar toggle in the titlebar, double-click to zoom, and a finished command palette
  • Opening an already-open file activates its tab instead of reloading
  • Cmd+N opens a new window; the dock icon restores the last session when no windows are open
  • Debug Native launches as Mdow Native.app so Cmd+Tab and the dock show the right name

v1.8.1

  • Native Recents no longer lists the same file twice when macOS keeps both /var and /private/var paths

v1.8.0

  • Native GPUI sidebar header is now Recents, Folder, and Outline, the palette opens workspace files, and settings preview the reading face
  • Electron no longer animates sidebar, palette, find, or tab scroll on every use
  • Added a separately distributed Mdow Native GPUI beta for Linux x64

v1.7.2

  • Native GPUI beta now includes find, command palette, settings, shortcuts, and sidebar modes
  • Restores tabs, preferences, and window bounds across launches
  • Virtualized the reader so large documents stay responsive
  • Opens local HTML in a native viewer without a webview
  • Fixed the GitHub Release workflow so Windows, macOS, and Linux artifacts all publish
  • Fixed clippy errors that blocked the native Mac beta artifacts

v1.7.1

  • Native GPUI beta now includes find, command palette, settings, shortcuts, and sidebar modes
  • Restores tabs, preferences, and window bounds across launches
  • Virtualized the reader so large documents stay responsive
  • Opens local HTML in a native viewer without a webview
  • Fixed the GitHub Release workflow so Windows, macOS, and Linux artifacts all publish

v1.7.0

  • Native GPUI beta now includes find, command palette, settings, shortcuts, and sidebar modes
  • Restores tabs, preferences, and window bounds across launches
  • Virtualized the reader so large documents stay responsive
  • Opens local HTML in a native viewer without a webview

v1.6.2

  • Hold ⌘ (macOS) or Ctrl (Windows/Linux) to glance at a keyboard cheat sheet without dimming the document
  • Upgraded remaining desktop and web dependencies
  • Polished docs and copy to match the current app

v1.6.1

  • Upgraded the comark markdown engine to 0.6 with API compatibility fixes
  • Updated all desktop and web dependencies to their latest compatible versions
  • Removed unused dependencies for leaner builds and a deduplicated lockfile

v1.6.0

  • 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