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Simplenote Changelog

What's new in Simplenote 2.19

Aug 14, 2023
  • Fixed an issue with horizontal clipping where the last character at the end of the line wasn't displayed completely
  • Font size step has been decreased to 1pt

New in Simplenote 2.18 (May 2, 2023)

  • Added preferences menu to centralize app options and customizations.

New in Simplenote 2.17 (Nov 3, 2021)

  • Bug fixes

New in Simplenote 2.16 (Oct 24, 2021)

  • Bug fixes

New in Simplenote 2.15.1 (Sep 8, 2021)

  • In app account deletion: Now you can delete your account from the app

New in Simplenote 2.15 (Sep 7, 2021)

  • In app account deletion: Now you can delete your account from the app

New in Simplenote 2.14 (Aug 9, 2021)

  • New Status Bar: Lets you quickly know what's your Tags / Notes selection
  • The new Status Bar can also be hidden via Settings
  • Tags Editor is now scrollable, making more room for the editor when appropriate
  • You can now insert Checklists right from the Editor's Toolbar

New in Simplenote 2.13 (Jun 1, 2021)

  • Pressing Shift + Tab will now de-indent items in a list.

New in Simplenote 2.11 (Apr 19, 2021)

  • Fixed a bug that caused double click over the SearchBar to fail
  • Simplenote Icons have been revamped

New in Simplenote 2.10 (Apr 6, 2021)

  • Fixed a UI glitch in the authentication screen

New in Simplenote 2.9 (Mar 12, 2021)

  • Updated keyboard shortcuts

New in Simplenote 2.8 (Feb 26, 2021)

  • Searching for a note is showing relevant excerpts
  • Search keywords are highlighted in the editor
  • Add search map to the editor
  • SearchBar has been relocated into the Notes List
  • SearchBar UI was adjusted
  • Fixed a bug that Zoomed the window when double clicking on the Search Bar

New in Simplenote 2.7 (Feb 8, 2021)

  • New account verification screen
  • Apple Silicon support

New in Simplenote 2.6 (Jan 25, 2021)

  • New Sidebar Toolbar Action
  • New Big Sur Iconset
  • New Search Toolbar Action
  • New Notes List Sort Modes
  • New Search Sort Bar
  • Notes List now display row separators
  • Notes List will now animate content changes
  • Search Results are now global
  • Search Results will now display the Creation or Modification date when appropriate
  • Updated Color Palette
  • Entering Search Mode now displays automatically the Notes List
  • Exiting Focus Mode will now restore the previous Sidebar State
  • Full Width Line Length is now enabled by default
  • Fixed a bug that affected Multiple Selection in Big Sur
  • Fixed a bug that caused an artifact to show up in the SplitView dividers
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Editor's Scrollbar to get clipped
  • Fixed a bug that caused Line Height to be inconsistent in Empty Documents
  • Fixed a bug that caused an unexpected jump in the Tags List
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Tags List to go blank upon tag rename
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Window from Maximizing / Minimizing on double click
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Editor Scroll Offset to jump

New in Simplenote 2.5 (Dec 14, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Metrics UI to display overlapped text
  • Removed Main Window's Titlebar
  • Adopted BigSur Inset Style
  • Relocated Search Bar
  • Minimum required OS is now 10.14
  • Tags and Toolbar headers now display a blur effect

New in Simplenote 2.4 (Nov 17, 2020)

  • Note Details now also display inbound references

New in Simplenote 2.3 (Nov 2, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug that randomly caused the login screen to cut off
  • Typing "[" will now allow you to pick Interlinking Notes right from the editor
  • New "Get Help" action in Simplenote's About window

New in Simplenote 2.2 (Oct 5, 2020)

  • Editor's Actions now lets you copy a Note's Internal Link #667
  • Added support to the Notes List for pinning, unpinning, deleting and restoring with a right click #668
  • Clicking over a Note Link now causes the editor to display the referenced note #670
  • Fixed Markdown Preview's Highlight Color, when in Dark Mode #673

New in Simplenote 2.1 (Sep 21, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug in which the Tags List wouldn't accept mouse clicks
  • Markdown Preview will now refresh, whenever the Note is updated
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the main Window from restoring its last location

New in Simplenote 2.0.0 (Aug 27, 2020)

  • Updated Tags limit to up to 256 characters
  • Fixed a crash while handling right clicks in the Tags List

New in Simplenote 1.12.0 (Jul 28, 2020)

  • Refreshed the Tags Editor Interface!
  • New Scroll Support in the Tags Editor area
  • Implements Untagged Notes Filter
  • New Note Metrics Interface
  • Relocated Editor Actions into the new More Actions Menu
  • Fixed a layout bug that affected the Tags List

New in Simplenote 1.11.1 (Jul 3, 2020)

  • New Privacy Notice for California Users

New in Simplenote 1.11 (Jun 30, 2020)

  • New Color Scheme for Light and Dark Modes!
  • Simplenote will now react dynamically to macOS Appearance updates when the System Theme is selected.
  • Sidebar and Notes List will now be presented with a super awesome animation.
  • Your Notes List will now fit more content onscreen.
  • Updated Password Strength requirements.
  • Updated Text Metrics, for improved readability.

New in Simplenote 1.10 (Apr 22, 2020)

  • Simplenote now requires macOS 10.13 or higher.
  • Updated Checklist Icons.
  • Fixed a crash related to Text Linkification and Undo Support.
  • Fixed several Undo issues when dealing with Checklists.

New in Simplenote 1.9.1 (Feb 7, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug that caused the entire document to become linkified

New in Simplenote 1.9 (Jan 14, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue affecting multibyte characters.
  • Fixed a bug in which Checklist Icons were disappearing.
  • Fixed a bug in which the Trash couldn't be emptied with a right click action.
  • Checklists now will grow in size, and match your selected font.
  • Checklists now will properly work in macOS 10.11 and 10.12.

New in Simplenote 1.8.1 (Dec 22, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug that caused notes with specific emoji sequences to crash the app

New in Simplenote 1.8 (Dec 3, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug that caused emojis to disappear
  • Fixed a bug that crashed the app at launch
  • Fixed a bug that caused certain emojis combinations to crash the app

New in Simplenote 1.7 (Sep 9, 2019)

  • Speed is important: with this version we made Simplenote MacOS faster than ever.

New in Simplenote 1.6.1 (Aug 23, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug that could cause high CPU usage on recent macOS versions.

New in Simplenote 1.6 (Aug 13, 2019)

  • Overall stability and speed improved.

New in Simplenote 1.5.0 (Jul 3, 2019)

  • Overall stability and speed improved.

New in Simplenote 1.4.2 (Feb 24, 2019)

  • Fixes an issue related to displaying links in the note editor.

New in Simplenote 1.4.1 (Feb 6, 2019)

  • A better way to keep track of your tasks? Check! We've added an all-new Checklists feature to the app. Look for the "Insert Checklist" option in the "Format" menu to add a Checklist to your notes.

New in Simplenote 1.4.0 (Dec 14, 2018)

  • You can now sort the tags list alphabetically from the "View" menu.

New in Simplenote 1.3.9 (Nov 5, 2018)

  • Added a new button to the toolbar that toggles Focus Mode.
  • New setting added in the "View -> Theme" menu to use the System Appearance on Mojave.
  • Small bug fixes.

New in Simplenote 1.3.8 (Oct 14, 2018)

  • Adds the ability to switch between the Light and Dark theme on macOS Mojave.
  • Fixes an issue where Undo could stop working in the note editor.
  • You can now opt-in to sharing analytics to help us improve the app. Look for 'Privacy Settings' in the 'Simplenote' menu.

New in Simplenote 1.3.7 (Sep 25, 2018)

  • Enter Focus Mode for a distraction-free writing experience.
  • macOS Mojave Dark Mode support.

New in Simplenote 1.3.6 (Jul 15, 2018)

  • Fixes login window from not appearing on El Capitan.
  • Updates to the About screen.

New in Simplenote 1.3.5 (Jun 25, 2018)

  • Fixes signing in with WordPress.com via a Google account.

New in Simplenote 1.3.4 (Jun 17, 2018)

  • You can now sign in with a WordPress.com account.

New in Simplenote 1.3.3 (Apr 19, 2018)

  • Fixed Markdown table appearance when using the dark theme.
  • Fixed issue where tags could duplicate.

New in Simplenote 1.3.2 (Mar 15, 2018)

  • Markdown support, including live formatting in the editor.
  • We've updated our About screen, so that it matches with other platforms.
  • A ton of internal fixes!

New in Simplenote 1.3.1 (Feb 22, 2018)

  • Markdown support, including live formatting in the editor.
  • We've updated our About screen, so that it matches with other platforms.
  • A ton of internal fixes.

New in Simplenote 1.3 (Feb 21, 2018)

  • Markdown support, including live formatting in the editor.
  • We've updated our About screen, so that it matches with other platforms.
  • A ton of internal fixes.

New in Simplenote 1.2 (Dec 22, 2017)

  • What's new:
  • User Interface has been revamped!
  • Using System's default font
  • Closing the last window won't terminate app execution anymore
  • Bug fixes here and there!

New in Simplenote 1.1.8 (Jan 16, 2017)

  • Internal bugfixes and improvements.

New in Simplenote 1.1.7 (Aug 30, 2016)

  • Updated Sync'ing Core.

New in Simplenote 1.1.6 (Jun 15, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug that affected Sharing Notes via Email.

New in Simplenote 1.1.5 (Jun 2, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug that would cut off the content of email note shares.

New in Simplenote 1.1.4 (May 26, 2016)

  • Support to send Notes via Email.

New in Simplenote 1.1.3 (Jan 27, 2016)

  • Simplenote will now keep on running, even when the main window is closed.
  • Fixed a bug that wasn't persisting custom Tag Orders
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Versions Slider from picking the previous revision.

New in Simplenote 1.1.2 (Jan 19, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug that caused tags getting lost
  • Fixed an interface bug in OS X Mavericks

New in Simplenote 1.1.1 (Nov 23, 2015)

  • Bug fixes and stability improvements.

New in Simplenote 1.1 (Oct 5, 2015)

  • Dramatically optimized performance when editing large notes.
  • Lots of internal bugfixes and improvements.
  • Simplenote now has a brand new (and awesome) App Icon!

New in Simplenote 1.0.18 (Jun 5, 2015)

  • Implemented Dark Theme Support
  • Fixed a bug in which pasted content would get lost, if the app got closed very quickly

New in Simplenote 1.0.17 (Apr 2, 2015)

  • Login Screen now has a Forgot Password link
  • The Note editor will now automatically insert bullets on new lines, while editing lists.
  • Fixed a scroll flickering that occurred while editing long notes
  • Fixed a rare bug that shrinked the Window after every relaunch
  • Lots of internal improvements!

New in Simplenote 1.0.16 (Feb 14, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug when using Korean keyboard that might overwrite notes.
  • Internal enhancements and stability fixes.

New in Simplenote 1.0.15 (Jan 22, 2015)

  • Editor font size can now be adjusted.
  • Alphabetical sorting option.
  • Yosemite full-screen Support.
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements.

New in Simplenote 1.0.14 (Oct 9, 2014)

  • Fixes a bug that might cause old notes to stop sync'ing.

New in Simplenote 1.0.12 (Sep 20, 2014)

  • Fixes a rare crash.

New in Simplenote 1.0.11 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • Fixes a bug that might cause certain notes to stop syncing.

New in Simplenote 1.0.10 (Aug 22, 2014)

  • Internal Syncing Bugfixes.

New in Simplenote 1.0.9 (Aug 5, 2014)

  • Updated SourceSans font.
  • Improved Security and Stability.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented signup or login with special domains.

New in Simplenote 1.0.8 (Jul 3, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug that might affect sync'ing while connected to unstable networks.
  • Fixed a crash that affected devices getting reconnected.
  • Internal enhancements.

New in Simplenote 1.0.7 (Apr 26, 2014)

  • Includes bugfixes and sync'ing improvements.

New in Simplenote 1.0.6 (Feb 5, 2014)

  • Important update with syncing improvements.

New in Simplenote 1.0.5 (Dec 30, 2013)

  • Important update with improvements and fixes for syncing.
  • Also fixes a crash that can occur, especially when waking from sleep.