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New updates and improvements to Octarine

Build 60
  • 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.
Build 59
  • 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
Build 58
  • 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%)
Build 57
  • 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
Build 55

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.
Build 54
  • Share notes from the iOS app.
Build 52
  • Added slash commands, optional touch navigation and selection controls, more mobile formatting options, and safer sync recovery after interrupted pulls.
Build 51
  • 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
Build 48
  • 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.
Build 47

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.
Build 44
  • Migrate incomplete tasks from past days to Today in Daily Desk
Build 43
  • 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.
Build 42
  • Revert animations from Build 40
Build 41
  • Add a cache to reduce loading times between folder movements.
Build 40
  • Smoother, crispier animations/transitions across the board.
Build 39
  • 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
Build 37
  • iOS sharesheet extract data now shows the excerpt in the sheet itself, properties are extracted and saved when saving to inbox.
Build 36
  • 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.
Build 35
  • Sharesheet link saves with markdown syntax
  • Removed the created/updated chart from home.
Build 34
  • 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.
Build 31
  • iOS sharesheet available to save links to Octarine’s Inbox
  • Each inbox entry has a number attached to it.
Build 25
  • 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
Build 24
  • Inbox's convert to note now also saves the tags/priority selected.
  • Folder navigation has less flickering.
Build 22
  • Inbox captures allow for an optional title
  • Inbox edit view now has a title input, later and done buttons
Build 21
  • Long doclinks now wrap correctly across multiple lines.
  • Bubblemenu has a link button.
Build 19
  • 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.
Build 18
  • Fixed screenshot clipboard paste for quick capture
  • Fixed checking child task items showing parent’s striked.
  • Preview cards show correct markdown formatting
Build 17
  • New Inbox and Quick Capture features to get quick notes before placing them in dedicated notes.
  • License activation now sets device + version as name.
Build 15
  • 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.
Build 14
  • Added support for collapsible lists/tasks.
  • 24 hour time setting
  • Added Default folder setting and improved create note from Bottom nav.
Build 13
  • 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.
Build 12
  • 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
Build 10
  • 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
Build 9
  • 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.
Build 8
  • 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)
Build 5
  • 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