Change log

New features, improvements, and notable fixes, newest first.

September 2026

  • NewOpen Markdown and text files in Notations — Chrome only. Install Notations as an app (Chrome menu → Cast, Save, and Share → Create Shortcut), then set it as your computer's default app for .md and .txt files. After that, double-clicking a .md or .txt file opens it as a new note, ready to review and save.
  • FixedThe offline app opens reliably — the installed app no longer cold-starts into an error screen, and opening a note while offline now loads it from your device instead of a dead end.

August 2026

  • ImprovedSave a copy of a note with multiple versions — choose just the version you're reading or all of them.
  • ImprovedOptional "capitalize list items" writing setting, synced across your devices, plus a manage-mode Done button and a confirmation before moving notes between folders.
  • ImprovedThe Notations Capture web clipper is now on the Chrome Web Store — install it in one click, no more sideloading.
  • ImprovedSharper search — result rows now show a match-context snippet so you can see why a note matched, and putting quotes around a phrase forces an exact, whole-word match.
  • FixedSaving a brand-new note and pressing back now returns you to where you were, instead of a blank compose page.
  • ImprovedClaude and other MCP assistants now return a direct, clickable link to a note — ask for a note and you get its URL back, not just its title.
  • NewStable note identity — every note now carries a permanent id that's independent of its title and filename, so renaming a note never breaks its links or its sync.
  • NewNote Assistant — ask questions about a note and make edits by chat, using your own Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, or Groq API key, from a floating prompt bar.
  • NewImages in notes — paste or upload images straight into a note. They're hosted on fast object storage, with a per-account storage quota.
  • NewShare & subscribe — save a copy of a shared note into your own notebook, or subscribe to keep a live pointer to someone else's note in a new Subscribed list. Shared notes show follower counts and badges.
  • NewSemantic search over your notes (vector search), plus whole-corpus tools for Claude via MCP: find related notes, get a corpus overview, and list every title.
  • NewConflicts view — a dedicated list and side-by-side comparison when the same note changed in two places, with Keep Local / Keep Remote and batch Keep-All actions.
  • NewAccess requests — ask for access to a private note in-app; owners get an Access Requests list.
  • NewPer-note snooze — hide a note until a wake time you pick.
  • NewWiki-links — [[note title]] linking with autocomplete in the editor.
  • NewPlaud sync — recordings from a Plaud device import automatically as notes.
  • NewBetter on the web — shared and published notes now have link previews (OpenGraph), a sitemap, and structured metadata so they show up nicely when linked or searched.
  • NewSelectable highlight color, and a name-style setting with case-insensitive folders and tags.
  • ImprovedScoped search — filter by folder and location, and searches widen automatically when a narrow scope finds nothing.
  • ImprovedShared links are now always handle-scoped (/u/<handle>/<slug>) so they resolve reliably for recipients, and the address bar flips to the shareable URL the instant you share.
  • ImprovedAutosave while composing (opt-in).
  • FixedA stuck sync now surfaces a clear "refresh to sync" banner instead of silently wedging.
  • FixedThe browser tab title reflects your latest local edits across every note view.

July 2026

  • NewLocal-first, offline everything — the app keeps a full copy of your notes on your device, so opening, creating, editing, pinning, tagging, and moving notes is instant and works offline; changes then sync invisibly in the background.
  • NewFlexible iteration tabs — keep multiple versions and derivatives of a note as tabs you can rename, reorder, set as the primary, and re-type (seed / revision / offshoot, and more). A shared header spans the group, there's always a "+" to add another, and the strip scrolls horizontally on mobile.
  • NewTwo-way local folder sync — a macOS agent (installed from Settings) mirrors a folder of Markdown files both directions; moves move and deletes soft-delete.
  • NewImport from Notion & Obsidian — drop an export zip and pick a destination folder.
  • NewTry it instantly — a demo account seeded with rich sample notes, linked from the landing page.
  • ImprovedSettings reorganized into tabs: Account, Notes, Sync, Connections, and AI & Voice.
  • ImprovedVersion tabs now show on public profile pages too, and "Sync now" shows a progress bar.

June 2026

  • NewHTML artifacts — paste or upload an HTML file and it renders in a self-sizing frame right inside your note.
  • ImprovedPrint-friendly notes — note metadata is hidden when printing, and Cmd+C copies the Markdown when nothing is selected.
  • ImprovedDelete tags directly from the Tags tab.

May 2026

  • NewMulti-user — your own account with private-by-default notes isolated per account, an email magic link, a public handle, and a profile page at /u/<handle>.
  • NewConnect Claude via MCP — read and write your notes from claude.ai over a secure connection, with tools for notes, folders, tags, and iterations.
  • NewNotations Capture — a Chrome extension that clips the page you're on (and any selected text) into a Clips folder.
  • NewIterations — keep versioned iterations and derivatives of a note in a tab strip.
  • NewPublish vs. share — publish a note to your public profile feed, or share a private, link-only note. Publish/share controls live on the note and in Compose.
  • NewTo-do notes — a note named "To do" renders as an interactive checklist, with checkbox state saved to your account and synced across devices.
  • NewBring-your-own voice — read notes aloud with Google, OpenAI, or an offline neural (Piper) voice; generated audio is stored per account with a quota.
  • NewRich Markdown editor — a formatting toolbar with keyboard shortcuts and undo/redo, plus a floating heading index on long notes.
  • NewSettings hub — handle, display name, default folder, folder management, export, personal API tokens, and account deletion.
  • NewDeleted folder — deletes are soft, recoverable for 30 days before they're purged.
  • ImprovedFolders — nested folders, inline rename from the folder header, and a Move… picker that can create a folder on the fly.
  • ImprovedSearch gained sort and scope controls, pagination, date-intent detection, and a query mirrored into the URL so back-navigation restores your results.

April 2026 — first release

  • NewNotations launches — a personal Markdown notes app with folders, drag-and-drop .md upload, and box-drawing table support.
  • NewGoogle sign-in.
  • NewIn-app editing and a Compose page for pasting Markdown into a folder.
  • NewRead notes aloud with text-to-speech, and offline caching of notes you've visited.
  • NewStarred notes, a database-backed index, full-text search, and right-click move-to-folder.

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