What's new in Paper 74
Apr 15, 2024
- You can now pick custom colors for text and background under Contrast.
New in Paper 71 (Mar 15, 2024)
- You can now exclude Headings from Word and Character Counters. Hold the Option key in the Counter menu to see additional settings.
- In addition to that, settings for various background style options and typing noises have been consolidated under a new menu called Effects.
New in Paper 68 (Feb 9, 2024)
- You can now choose a custom font from the library of fonts on your device. In addition to that, for custom fonts, you can pick preferred weights, as well as adjust the letter spacing.
- Despite having this option, it is still recommended to stick to the predefined font set since those fonts have been optimized to look good in all situations. Custom fonts don't have the same treatment and therefore might look off in some cases.
New in Paper 67 (Jan 16, 2024)
- A brand new Cursive font option has been added — perfect for those who want to stand out in their letters.
New in Paper 66 (Jan 3, 2024)
- The selection of Serif fonts has been broadened with Charter — the same font that is used on the Medium.com publishing platform.
New in Paper 65 (Dec 19, 2023)
- The selection of Serif fonts has been broadened with Charter — the same font that is used on the Medium.com publishing platform.
New in Paper 64 (Dec 18, 2023)
- The selection of Serif fonts has been broadened with Charter — the same font that is used on the Medium.com publishing platform.
New in Paper 63 (Dec 11, 2023)
- The selection of Serif fonts has been broadened with Charter — the same font that is used on the Medium.com publishing platform.
New in Paper 62 (Nov 28, 2023)
- You can now center text in your documents with the new View > Paragraph > Centered alignment option.
New in Paper 61 (Nov 16, 2023)
- You can now view the outline and rearrange chapters in your documents: Edit > Transformations > Rearrange Chapters.
New in Paper 60 (Nov 2, 2023)
- You can now view the outline and rearrange chapters in your documents: Edit > Transformations > Rearrange Chapters.
New in Paper 52 (Sep 19, 2023)
- You can now format text as code with backticks
New in Paper 50 (Aug 22, 2023)
- You can now add footnotes like this:
- Paper[^Paper is a minimalist writing app for your Mac, iPad, and iPhone.]
New in Paper 48 (Aug 2, 2023)
- A new Counter option has been added that shows how much active time have you spent writing the current document.
New in Paper 46 (Jul 17, 2023)
- A new Counter option has been added that shows how much active time have you spent writing the current document.
New in Paper 45 (Jun 23, 2023)
- You can now add a subtle paper-like texture to the background of your editor.
- Go to the Paper menu, hold the Option key, and under Nitpicking select Add Texture to Editor Background.
New in Paper 44 (Jun 13, 2023)
- You can now add a subtle paper-like texture to the background of your editor.
- Go to the Paper menu, hold the Option key, and under Nitpicking select Add Texture to Editor Background.
New in Paper 43 (May 19, 2023)
- You can now enable typewriter noises when using Typewriter Mode to add a bit of nostalgia to your writing experience.
- Go to the Paper menu, hold the Option key, and under Nitpicking select Make Typewriter Noises When in Typewriter Mode.
New in Paper 42 (May 3, 2023)
- You can now enable typewriter noises when using Typewriter Mode to add a bit of nostalgia to your writing experience.
- Go to the Paper menu, hold the Option key, and under Nitpicking select Make Typewriter Noises When in Typewriter Mode.
New in Paper 41 (Apr 7, 2023)
- You can now export documents as PNG images.
New in Paper 39 (Mar 7, 2023)
- The AI features have been upgraded to the same AI that is used in ChatGPT. The quality of AI responses should improve as a result.
- You can also now export documents in Microsoft Word .docx format.
New in Paper 38 (Feb 21, 2023)
- You can now export documents in Microsoft Word .docx format.
New in Paper 32 (Jan 15, 2023)
- You can now write and edit your texts with Artificial Intelligence. Select "Edit > Ask the AI" and type in the instruction. This works in two ways:
- When you don't have anything selected, you can ask the AI to create text from scratch.
- When you select a piece of text, you can ask the AI to edit this text.
New in Paper 30 (Jan 8, 2023)
- This version adds support for more Markdown formatting options:
- · Blockquote
- · > quote
- · >> nested quote
- · Underline
- · ~underlined~
- · Strikethrough
- · ~~striked~~
- · Highlight
- · ==highlighted==
- · ::highlighted::
New in Paper 29 (Dec 11, 2022)
- You can now make the background blurry ("vibrant" appearance). Go to Window > Translucency to tweak this setting.
- An issue causing crashes with Preview Mode has been fixed as well.
New in Paper 27 (Dec 2, 2022)
- You can now make the background blurry ("vibrant" appearance). Go to Window > Translucency to tweak this setting.
New in Paper 18 (Oct 18, 2022)
- You can now adjust window transparency. Go to Window > Transparency to tweak this setting.
New in Paper 17 (Sep 18, 2022)
- You can now move words forward and backward with the following keyboard shortcuts:
- Control-Command-Left Arrow — Move word backward
- Control-Command-Right Arrow — Move word forward
New in Paper 16 (Aug 22, 2022)
- You can now Publish drafts to the latest Ghost (www.ghost.org) v5 app.
- In addition to that, the Caret, once again, moves smoothly when typing. The issue preventing it has been resolved.
New in Paper 11 (Jul 11, 2022)
- You can now move paragraphs up or down with Control-Command-Up/Down Arrow shortcuts.
New in Paper 9 (Jun 14, 2022)
- The assortment of Serif fonts has been widened with the new Palatino option.
New in Paper 8 (May 4, 2022)
- This version brings a gorgeous new Gold accent color.
New in Paper 7 (Apr 15, 2022)
- You can now count Paragraphs in addition to Characters and Words.
- In addition to that, the in-app support chat should now work correctly once again.
New in Paper 6 (Apr 5, 2022)
- You can now count Paragraphs in addition to Characters and Words.
New in Paper 5 (Mar 2, 2022)
- In addition to tinting the text with Accent color, you can now tint the background as well. Go to the View > Accent menu and select Tints Background to try it out.
New in Paper 4 (Jan 31, 2022)
- This version adds support for Handoff from iPhones and iPads to Macs.
New in Paper 3 (Jan 20, 2022)
- Focus Mode now supports focusing on Lines in addition to Sentences and Paragraphs.
New in Paper 2.41 (Dec 19, 2021)
- You can now apply justified alignment to paragraphs from the Paragraph menu.
New in Paper 2.40 (Nov 5, 2021)
- This version brings a few minor tweaks and fixes.
New in Paper 2.39 (Oct 1, 2021)
- You can now enable chat friendly Copy Paste for lists. This is useful when you're often composing your messages in Paper, and then pasting them to apps like Telegram and Twitter.
- This setting replaces tabs with spaces when copying lists to clipboard, since tabs look too long in these apps.
- To enable this setting, go to the Paper menu, hold Option key, and under Nitpicking select "Use Spaces to Indent Copied Lists".
New in Paper 2.38 (Aug 29, 2021)
- You can now disable the small popover that appears when toggling Bold or Italic in Preview Mode.
- Go to the Paper menu, hold Option key, and under Nitpicking select "Show Formatting Popover in Preview Mode".
- This update also addresses an issue where certain text editing actions would cause the scroll position to jump to a random place in the document.
New in Paper 2.37 (Aug 17, 2021)
- You can now disable the small popover that appears when toggling Bold or Italic in Preview Mode.
- Go to the Paper menu, hold Option key, and under Nitpicking select "Show Formatting Popover in Preview Mode".
New in Paper 2.36 (Jul 11, 2021)
- This version brings a few performance improvements. Typing should feel snappier, especially in long documents.
New in Paper 2.35 (Jun 2, 2021)
- You now have the choice to pay for Pro Features on a monthly basis. Press the "I want to pay monthly" link under the Purchase button to switch to the monthly payment option.
- Take note that monthly payments are not forced in any way. This is just an extra option for those who prefer to pay monthly.
New in Paper 2.34 (Apr 27, 2021)
- You can now tint the text with Accent color. To enable this setting go to View menu, hold Option key, and under Accent select Tints Text. Use the Tint Percent slider to adjust the amount of tint according to your preference.
New in Paper 2.33 (Mar 22, 2021)
- Show Hidden Characters setting now displays space and newline symbols in a lighter shade of gray.
New in Paper 2.32 (Feb 16, 2021)
- By popular demand, Character Counter now defaults to "Include Spaces and Newlines". You can still switch it back to previous default, if that's your preference. Go to the Counter menu, hold Option key and select Exclude from the Spaces and Newlines menu.
New in Paper 2.31 (Jan 17, 2021)
- Arabic and Hebrew input sources now automatically enable Right to Left writing direction.
New in Paper 2.30 (Dec 13, 2020)
- This version polishes a few things for macOS Big Sur.
New in Paper 2.29 (Nov 12, 2020)
- This version adds native support for Apple Silicon Macs.
New in Paper 2.28 (Nov 6, 2020)
- Document window can now be made even smaller.
New in Paper 2.26 (Aug 9, 2020)
- AppleScript is now supported.
New in Paper 2.25 (Jul 8, 2020)
- You can publish drafts to Ghost blogs.
New in Paper 2.24 (Jun 3, 2020)
- A new "Send to Paper as Plain Text" Service has been added, complementing the existing "Send to Paper" Service.
New in Paper 2.23 (May 10, 2020)
- An accessibility preference to make the light gray color more prominent has been added. Go to Paper menu, hold Option key and under Nitpicking menu select Make Light Gray More Prominent.
New in Paper 2.22 (Apr 5, 2020)
- You can now insert Markdown links just by pasting them.
New in Paper 2.21 (Mar 8, 2020)
- You can now set "Paste as Plain Text" to be the default behaviour. This preference is available under the Nitpicking menu, which is accessed by holding Option key in the Paper menu.
New in Paper 2.20 (Feb 6, 2020)
- You can now copy links to important parts of your document with Shift-Command-C and Option-Shift-Command-C shortcuts. Visit the Callback URL Scheme help page to learn more.
New in Paper 2.19 (Jan 10, 2020)
- Paragraph menu now has a new preference to Show Hidden Characters.
New in Paper 2.18 (Dec 16, 2019)
- It is now possible to adjust minimum window margins.
New in Paper 2.17 (Nov 20, 2019)
- The desktop version is now accompanied by fully-featured iPhone and iPad versions. Ignite your inspiration even on the go!
New in Paper 2.16 (Nov 4, 2019)
- Serif font selection now includes the gorgeous New York font.
New in Paper 2.15 (Oct 21, 2019)
- Just polishing some things for macOS Catalina.
New in Paper 2.14 (Sep 17, 2019)
- This version contains some minor fixes and improvements.
New in Paper 2.12 (Aug 30, 2019)
- You can now move Contrast sliders even when "Increase contrast" Accessibility preference is enabled.
New in Paper 2.11 (Jul 29, 2019)
- Basic support for Callback URL Scheme has been added. See the Help menu to learn more.
New in Paper 2.10 (Jul 16, 2019)
- You can now publish drafts to self-hosted WordPress blog.
New in Paper 2.9 (Jun 27, 2019)
- App icon is back to its clean and simple original design, which is preferred by more than 80% of users (according to the in-app survey).
New in Paper 2.8 (Jun 7, 2019)
- You can now quickly jump between chapters by clicking small ticks on the scroll bar.
- Enable this feature from the menu: View > Scroll Bar > Chapter Ticks.
- This update also fixes a crash occurring when an In-App Purchase is cancelled.
New in Paper 2.7 (Jun 6, 2019)
- You can now quickly jump between chapters by clicking small ticks on the scroll bar. Enable this feature from the menu: View > Scroll Bar > Chapter Ticks.
New in Paper 2.6 (May 13, 2019)
- This update fixes an issue with scrolling in new documents.
New in Paper 2.5 (May 10, 2019)
- Consider leaving a tip if you've enjoyed using the app. You can now do it right from the Paper menu.
New in Paper 2.4 (Apr 16, 2019)
- Counter can now display how many pages would a printed version span.
New in Paper 2.3 (Mar 25, 2019)
- You can now tweak even the minor, nitpicky details. Hold Option key in the Paper menu to reveal Nitpicking options.
New in Paper 2.2 (Mar 17, 2019)
- Do you often find yourself editing instead of writing? If so, then the new feature to take away editing permissions will certainly help. Hold Option key in the Edit menu to reveal the new Permissions submenu.
New in Paper 2.1 (Feb 8, 2019)
- The new icon has been reworked to give it a more modern look. In addition to that, you now have the option to restore the old blue accent. Visit this page to find out how:
- www.papereditorapp.com/old-accent
New in Paper 2.0 (Jan 28, 2019)
- New icon
- New and revised accents
- Selection contrast
- More contrast levels
- Caret corner rounding
- Caret ornaments
New in Paper 1.36 (Dec 31, 2018)
- This version brings a few minor refinements.
New in Paper 1.35 (Dec 18, 2018)
- You can now Publish drafts to Medium or Wordpress with a single shortcut.
New in Paper 1.34 (Dec 4, 2018)
- You can now specify Chapter Spacing in Paragraph preferences
New in Paper 1.33 (Nov 19, 2018)
- This version brings a few stability improvements
New in Paper 1.32 (Nov 11, 2018)
- Text and paragraph styles in PDF export now match those used in the editor.
New in Paper 1.31 (Oct 29, 2018)
- Counter can now display Reading Time
New in Paper 1.30 (Sep 26, 2018)
- This version polishes a few things for macOS Mojave.
New in Paper 1.29 (Sep 18, 2018)
- Counter menu now contains a preference to configure whether spaces are included in character count.
New in Paper 1.28 (Aug 28, 2018)
- You can now preview documents in Marked 2 with Command-R shortcut or from the menu: File > Preview in Marked.
New in Paper 1.27 (Aug 22, 2018)
- You can now Complete words with Control-Space or Option-Escape shortcuts.
New in Paper 1.26 (Aug 7, 2018)
- Premium Feature trial has been simplified. You can now activate a 14-day Trial via a free In-App Purchase.
New in Paper 1.25 (Jul 4, 2018)
- A new gesture has been added. Rotate counterclockwise to Undo and clockwise to Redo.
New in Paper 1.24 (Jun 19, 2018)
- Window menu now contains a new preference called "Stay in Front" allowing app windows to float above others.
New in Paper 1.23 (Jun 6, 2018)
- Typing Cursor movement can now be animated using the new preference.
New in Paper 1.22 (May 28, 2018)
- Paragraph menu now contains a new preference to configure whether headings should be centered in Rich Text Mode.
New in Paper 1.21 (May 19, 2018)
- Are those corners too sharp for your taste? There is now a new preference to round them off.
New in Paper 1.20 (Apr 28, 2018)
- Typing Cursor blinking behavior can now be adjusted with the new preference.
New in Paper 1.19.1 (Apr 17, 2018)
- The issue causing a crash during Undo action has been resolved.
New in Paper 1.19 (Apr 13, 2018)
- Word/Character Counter now takes selected text into account.
New in Paper 1.18 (Mar 30, 2018)
- Support for nested lists has been added. Use Control-Tab to indent list items.
New in Paper 1.17 (Mar 7, 2018)
- Monospaced variant of San Francisco font has been added.
New in Paper 1.16 (Feb 19, 2018)
- Word/Character counter can now be placed on the Menu Bar.
New in Paper 1.15 (Jan 27, 2018)
- Times New Roman font has been added along with a new preference to adjust Line Height.
New in Paper 1.14 (Jan 6, 2018)
- You can now use Lists in Markdown documents.
New in Paper 1.13 (Oct 30, 2017)
- Resolved problems with app startup after purchasing premium customization.
New in Paper 1.12 (Oct 16, 2017)
- Dim or brighten your editor with the new Theme Contrast preference.
New in Paper 1.11 (Sep 18, 2017)
- You can now use Option-Command-Up/Down Arrow shortcuts to jump between chapters in Markdown documents.
New in Paper 1.10 (Sep 2, 2017)
- You now have the option to adjust Paragraph preferences such as indentation and spacing.
New in Paper 1.9.1 (Jun 25, 2017)
- The issue with Markdown documents being sometimes treated as regular text files has been fixed.
New in Paper 1.9 (Jun 13, 2017)
- Adjusting Text Size or Line Length preferences via shortcuts is now accompanied by some visual feedback.
New in Paper 1.8 (May 25, 2017)
- Line Length preference received a new value that allows text to occupy the whole width of the editor.
New in Paper 1.7 (May 8, 2017)
- Support of Middle Eastern and Asian input languages has been improved. The font now automatically switches to the one that is fully compatible with the selected input language, resulting in a smoother and more consistent typing experience.
New in Paper 1.6 (Apr 25, 2017)
- Word/character counter has been optimized for better performance and faster feedback.