Changelog - Octarine

Ask Assistant 2.0

Core Changes

The interface is completely redesigned to function more like a chat system for long-form conversations.
Ask Assistant now opens a sidebar on the right when activated, replacing the original dialog within the editor.
- Multiple chat conversations can occur while using the note context.
- Each note maintains its own chat history for easy access.
- A "chat" can consist of multiple messages that follow the previous context, or you can initiate a new chat to start over.
- Each message can utilize different models.
- The title of the chat auto-generates based on the first response to the user prompt for better historical recall.
- A Help Dialog is available, offering tips and tricks for adapting to the new design.

Context Switching

By default, the current note provides context for the chat. Hovering over the context in the chat prompt box displays the text sent to the AI provider.
You can select a small portion of text in the editor and press Cmd/Ctrl + J or use the Add to Chat icon in the Bubble menu to add that text as context (indicated by the line range).
To change the context to another note in the workspace, press the “@” icon or type @ as the first character in the chat. This opens a search box to select any existing note.

URL Context

You can provide a URL in the @ context selector, in addition to using existing files as context.
Octarine attempts to extract readable content from the URL to facilitate chat, although some JavaScript-heavy sites may not work due to data not loading.
Once content is extracted, hovering over the context title reveals the content. You can then Copy Content, Save it to a new note (using the URL title as the file name), or Go to the link.

New Themes!

Pro Users now have access to 18 new themes, bringing the total to 33 themes:
- Dark Palettes: Vesper Dusk, Monokai Series (Original, Spectrum, Machine), Forest Dark, Xcode Series (Dark, Midnight, Sunset, Dusk), Synthwave, Catppuccin Series (Mocha, Macchiato, Frappe)
- Light Palettes: Vesper Light, Forest Light, Xcode Light, Synthwave Light, Catppuccin Latte

Improvements

Sidebar widths and open/close states are saved and restored on app restarts or refreshes.
A Sync Now command is added to CMDK to force sync git changes (if set up).
Performance for data storage and retrieval from the local database has been improved.
Icon colors now correctly change to brighter versions when hovered.

Fixes

Resolved an issue where saving would cause the cursor to jump to the last position on Windows.