Changelog

Introducing Minutes

• Minutes are audio recordings transcribed on-device with timestamps, and you can generate a summary, key points, action items, a clean-up or a custom prompt from them.
• It records audio in the background, keeps going when the phone locks or you switch apps, and shows a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
• Minutes are saved as searchable notes that also show up in Ask Octarine, and they stay out of your Library.
• Quick Capture can now send captures to either the Inbox or today's Daily Note, and it remembers your choice for each workspace.
• Fixed dictation returning no text when the language was set to auto.
• Notes edited on desktop now update live in the open note on iOS, without leaving and reopening it.
• Typing and syncing are lighter/faster on large workspaces.
• Added commands and shortcuts to move a line up or down in the editor.
• Added a Copy Octarine URL action for notes and folders.
• Mermaid diagrams now render with a lighter, faster engine (Pele).

• Faster app startup, and long folder, note and tag lists now scroll smoothly.
• If iOS closes the app in the background, it now reloads when you come back instead of showing a black screen.
• Shimmer animation on Ask loading text, and the composer focuses automatically when you start a new chat
• New setting under Settings → Files to show hidden (dot) folders
• Swiping from the left edge inside a folder goes back to the parent folder
• In sidebar view, the inbox capture editor now has a back button

Experimental Sidebar

• Long-press any note or folder to open an actions sheet.
• Pinned notes and folders are now visible in the sidebar
• Improved sidebar row sizing and touch targets.
• You can create a new note from the sidebar.

Inbox

• Priority, tags, and snooze controls now live in the header.
• These actions now show a dropdown instead of a dialog.
• Inbox captures can now be found from the command bar by title or body, with clearer result labels.
• Insights is available for Inbox items.

• Move to folder sheet now allows for folder creation should the search return 0 results.
• Removed Draft chip from quick capture, and replaced it with a trash icon on the header.

Editor

• Added a table actions menu for inserting or deleting rows and columns, or removing the entire table.
• Active editor toolbar buttons now have a clearer rounded appearance.
• Read-only notes can open web links without exposing link-editing controls, while internal links continue to navigate within Octarine.

Dictation and Composer

• Dictation now uses the same bar-style waveform across the editor and native iOS composer.
• The native composer displays a spinner while transcribing.
• The native iOS composer now uses the system font for a more consistent platform-native appearance.

• Ask Octarine is now available! Chat with your notes and ask them about anything in the workspace. Access it from the nav bar at the bottom.
• Custom themes created on the desktop can now be applied.
• Experimental: A new setting is made available to allow the sidebar to be a left visible one accessible from any screen.

• Dictation shows a waveform to indicate speaking vs silence.
• Quick capture now allows only title submissions.
• Cleaned up the UI for Migrate Incomplete tasks
• Fade while scrolling a view is not applied to the search box.

• Settings → Appearance → On App Startup now includes Library and Search options.
• The Choose Existing Workspace screen now clarifies that searches are limited to Octarine-designated folders.

• Added support for Custom AI providers that are OpenAI or Anthropic-compatible.

• Added iOS Shortcuts to open, create, and search notes; access daily and weekly notes; capture text to Inbox or today’s note; and retrieve daily-note content.
• Added Home Screen widgets for Today’s Note, Daily Calendar, Recent Notes, Pinned Notes, Inbox, and Quick Actions.
• Added New Note and Quick Capture actions for the Lock Screen and Control Center.
• Added six widget color themes under Appearance → Widgets.
• Added URL scheme and x-callback-url support for note navigation, search, creation, and capture.
• Open notes now reflect changes made through Shortcuts.
• Fixed copying Insights responses and added feedback when copying fails.
• Reduced code-block text size for better readability.
• Renamed the pull-down gesture label to Command Palette.

• Changed header design for Library/Tags and Properties. Folder names/switcher is now on the second row; allowing for more space to have the entire name shown. Back button is moved to left.
• Properties and Tag switchers are now sheets instead of native dropdowns.
• Changed Info in the editor from a sheet to a popover. Outline is it’s own button and popover available in the Editor header. Backlinks are moved into the Editor actions sheet.
• Keyboard Navigation buttons are now beside the bubble menu and only show left/right buttons.
• Added an action in Editor actions to Collapse/Expand all headers in a note.
• Redesigned the search filters to have more detail and hierarchy.
• Command bar can now search inside nested commands — Move to folder / Switch workspace.
• Fixed an issue where pressing back after opening a “Random Note” from the command bar would lead to a 404 url.
• AI Settings now shows clearly when a model isn’t selected.

• Added slash commands to the Writing Assistant (synced from desktop), with commands stored per workspace and viewable under Settings → Slash Commands.
• Added pause and resume controls for voice dictation.
• Added search filters for Notes, Daily, Templates, and Inbox, including location exclusions.
• Added alphabetical search sorting by title, from A–Z or Z–A.
• Added a “Copy as Plain Text” action for notes.
• Made the Writing Assistant available as a configurable editor toolbar item.
• Added an editor setting to show or hide the Insights button.
• Improved mobile editing by preventing accidental keyboard activation when stopping a scroll, keeping touch navigation above the keyboard, and stabilizing range selection.

• Added AI-powered writing tools to proofread, rewrite, change tone, or create content at the cursor using the current note as context.
• Added note chat with suggested prompts, persistent conversation history, response copying, retries, and new-chat controls.
• Added support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, Mistral, Perplexity, Together AI, and xAI models, with credentials stored securely on-device.
• Added a configurable startup destination for each workspace: the last viewed note, Inbox, Properties, Tags, or today’s daily note.
• Added tag sorting by name or usage count, in ascending or descending order.

• Embed links and youtube videos.
• Edit link design is now a dialog. Fixed issues with jumpy inputs
• Editor scroll is now smoother when keyboard comes up.
• Send Feedback from inside the app directly instead of going through Testflight.
• Consistent design for Create new folder, rename files/folder

• Link Edit sheet now has better icon grouping and inputs are consistent with new design
• Table cells have same font size as the rest of the editor
• Code block font size set to 90% of the editor font size (from 87%)

• Add a search to "Move Folder" sheet
• Editor auto scrolls on cursor placement at the bottom of the screen instead of waiting for a keypress
• Settings > Appearance > Hide Note Previews to not show previews in Library

iOS App Redesign

• Redesigned the iOS app for a more cohesive, focused experience with modern visual updates throughout.
• Introduced a new Library that combines the previous Notes and Pinned sections.
• Added pinned folders for faster access to important content.
• Added note previews in the Library, so you can see each note’s contents at a glance.
• Made folder navigation more fluid, with quick switching between folders.
• Added a persistent calendar across all tabs, replacing the dedicated Daily Desk tab.
• Redesigned the Inbox with smaller controls, uniform cards, and relocated filters.
• Updated Inbox list views to group items by date or priority, based on your selected sort order.
• Added swipe actions in the Inbox to mark items complete or snooze them for later.
• Redesigned Quick Capture with tighter controls and clearer grouping.
• Made search fields available on demand throughout the app for a cleaner interface.
• Added transition animations between page enter/exits and calendar navigation.
• Toasts are redesigned. GitSync startup toasts are not shown and run in background, unless they run into an error. A 2-min grace period is added so quick resumes of the app don’t go through the git fetch flow continously.

• Share notes from the iOS app.

• Added slash commands, optional touch navigation and selection controls, more mobile formatting options, and safer sync recovery after interrupted pulls.

• Settings > Editor > Bubble Menu now lets you rearrange or remove bubble menu items based on your preference
• Attached videos now play inline instead of opening in fullscreen by default
• Improved wikilink parsing for files with diacritical marks
• Reduced wikilink command flickering during search, and fixed video/image icon rendering

Build 50!

• GitSync settings exposes ignored files toggles between attachments, templates and files
• for diverged histories, toast guides to sync now button

• Fixed local commits messing up remote pulls
• Git pull is performed on app load first to get remote changes WITHOUT pushing anything
• New Pull Changes command
• Keep Local/Remote changes option when conflicts arise
• Command bar search now no longer does fuzzy matching, leading to better results.

Git Sync Octarine can now use a Git repository to keep an on-device workspace in sync (just like the desktop app). Read the docs

Editor

• Added Find in note to the editor header.

Appearance

• Interface font size can now be adjusted from Settings → Appearance, with sizes ranging from 13 to 24..

Fixes

• Workspace identity is now based on its folder and storage location instead of its editable display name — updates now don’t reset the settings for on-device workspaces.

• Migrate incomplete tasks from past days to Today in Daily Desk

• url is always extracted during share sheet (even with extract data on)
• Inbox editor now shows properties (non default ones)
• Converting an inbox entry to a note, copies over the custom properties.

• Revert animations from Build 40

• Add a cache to reduce loading times between folder movements.

• Smoother, crispier animations/transitions across the board.

• Added undo support for note property edits.
• The properties panel now remembers whether it was expanded or collapsed.
• Inbox captures can now be appended directly to an existing note.
• Added the block picker while editing inbox captures.
• Note info now opens as a cleaner bottom sheet with stats, outline, and backlinks.
• Refined inbox spacing and controls for a smoother triage experience.
• Pressing back in note that was visited via a search takes you back to the search

• iOS sharesheet extract data now shows the excerpt in the sheet itself, properties are extracted and saved when saving to inbox.

• Redesigned Properties to be an inline section.
• Properties now show previously used values and suggestions.
• Inbox has a settings sheet, sorting options and an accessible search.

• Sharesheet link saves with markdown syntax
• Removed the created/updated chart from home.

• ShareSheet now has a Inbox vs Daily append toggle
• Inbox sharesheet has a toggle to extract markdown from the url
• Tags can be applied from the sharesheet.
• Media attachments can be made from the sharesheet.
• Inbox view can be list/stack for each of the views.

• iOS sharesheet available to save links to Octarine’s Inbox
• Each inbox entry has a number attached to it.

• Quick capture saves drafts per workspace when you close the sheet, restores them next time, and lets you discard a draft from the capture UI.
• Converting inbox items to notes uses your inbox title or a date/time instead of guessing from the body.
• Clearer Create workspace screens

• Inbox's convert to note now also saves the tags/priority selected.
• Folder navigation has less flickering.

• Inbox captures allow for an optional title
• Inbox edit view now has a title input, later and done buttons

• Long doclinks now wrap correctly across multiple lines.
• Bubblemenu has a link button.

• Redesigned Inbox capture heirarchy. Added mic/camera support.
• Editor now can open camera and upload images directly.
• Inbox “done” is now a list.
• Command bar now accessible in Inbox view.

• Fixed screenshot clipboard paste for quick capture
• Fixed checking child task items showing parent’s striked.
• Preview cards show correct markdown formatting

• New Inbox and Quick Capture features to get quick notes before placing them in dedicated notes.
• License activation now sets device + version as name.

• Dropbox workspaces can now be created.
  • Requires a one time dropbox file picker selection to let the app know where the folder is
• Create Workspace screen redesigned.
• Improved scanning workspaces algo.

• Added support for collapsible lists/tasks.
• 24 hour time setting
• Added Default folder setting and improved create note from Bottom nav.

• Redesigned editor header and quick rename
• Pinned views now has the same UX as templates
• Fix directory children count not appearing
• Search filters now have sorting.

• Workspace switcher sheet on home
• Edit workspace details from settings
• Home greeting replaced with 7-day activity sparkline
• Long-press bubble menu buttons to show tooltips
• Revamped folder and file tree browsing
• Loads last viewed route on restart.
• Haptics fixes across folder rows and file actions

• Redesigned home.
• Customizable bottom nav with reorder and hide/show
• Move-to-folder action in tree long-press menu
• Dictation settings open automatically when model isn't downloaded
• Fixed bubble menu actions not working
• Added spacing around headings in editor
• Task checkboxes no longer toggle in read-only editors

• Long-press a folder and choose "Change Icon" to pick a custom icon and color.
• Tighter list spacing.
• Editor header no longer scrolls away and the cursor stays visible above the keyboard.
• Fix coloredText not working
• Larger touch target icons
• Pinch-to-zoom images.
• Can create templates in app now
• Creating an iCloud workspace no longer shows an extra folder picker step.

• Create from template — Bottom nav new-note button now offers a “create from template” flow.
• Insert templates from the Bubble menu’s + button
• Bugfix — Checked tasks now visually distinguished even when strikethrough is disabled.
• Added support for True Dark and Bright Light themes
• Theme selectors no longer show only dark themes for dark mode, you can select any (light/dark theme for either mode)

• Fixed checkbox toggling in notes
• Temporarily disabled Dropbox as a workspace location
• Hidden bottom nav bar on non-workspace pages
• Improved create/choose workspace UX with clearer messaging about Octarine folders
• Updated CTA buttons to consistent full-width style across onboarding screens
• Added workspace docs link to create screen
• Fixed "Open existing" button navigating to wrong page
• Fixed font consistency on workspace chooser page