Markdown Editor - Fixed issue where images couldn't be selected (iOS + macOS) - Fixed a related issue causing image selection to jump the editor to the top (iOS) - Fixed misaligned resize handle on images (iOS + macOS) - Improved selection behavior around block-level images (iOS + macOS) - Fixed failure to enter resize mode for images after menu selection (iOS + macOS) - Fixed editor jumping on image and equation selection (iOS + macOS) - Fixed linked images not showing the link border/background (iOS + macOS) Canvas - Fixed issue where the "Open Document" menu action caused the app to hang (iOS) Web Clipper - Added video extraction support in templates (iOS + macOS) - Improved YouTube content extraction for channel name, duration, synopsis, and body content (iOS + macOS)
# Atlas 1.3.0 Release Notes --- ## Tables Tables bring live, interactive grids to the editor — insert from the Markup menu and start editing immediately, with handles for rows and columns built right in. - Added table support via the Markup menu (iOS + macOS) - Added export across Markdown, HTML, ePub, and PDF with alignment and formatting preserved (iOS + macOS) - Added column alignment — Left, Center, Right, or Default — including the header row (iOS + macOS) - Added keyboard navigation using Tab, Shift+Tab, and Return (iOS + macOS) - Added automatic detection when pasting HTML tables, TSV, and GFM Markdown (iOS + macOS) - Added table color controls in the Theme Editor: border, header, row background, alternate row, and selected cell (iOS + macOS) --- ## Web Clipper & Share Extension The Web Clipper extracts page content, images, and metadata before saving, so you can review and edit everything first. - Added Web Clipper Action for clipping from Safari and other browsers (iOS + macOS) - Added selection support, image extraction, and tag and metadata assignment (iOS + macOS) - Added Share Extension for sharing from Safari or any supporting app (macOS) - Added Markdown editor to the Share sheet for editing before saving (iOS + macOS) - Added option to save as a canvas card or append to an existing document (iOS + macOS) --- ## Clip Templates - Added Custom Clip Templates to control metadata and tags pre-filled when clipping (iOS + macOS) - Added template management in Settings and iCloud sync (iOS + macOS) - Added support for importing Obsidian-compatible clip templates (iOS + macOS) --- ## Metadata Metadata lets you attach typed, searchable values to documents — define fields once per project and apply from the Inspector. Track POV characters, factions, arcs, word targets, due dates, or any custom flag across a project. - Added custom metadata fields to documents via the Inspector (iOS + macOS) - Added metadata search using Query Tokens in the search bar (iOS + macOS) - Added metadata export as YAML front-matter when exporting to Markdown (iOS + macOS) - Added metadata to templates so new documents inherit fields automatically (iOS + macOS) --- ## Canvas - Removed artificial pan boundaries and improved zoom behavior (iOS + macOS) - Improved pinch-to-zoom to anchor to the pinch midpoint (iOS + macOS) - Rewrote grid rendering for consistent alignment across zoom levels (iOS + macOS) - Added content caching on load for faster revisits (iOS + macOS) - Added 10% and 25% as zoom level options (iOS + macOS) - Added trackpad pinch-to-zoom support (macOS) - Improved trackpad zoom sensitivity and `Fit to Contents` reliability (iOS) - Added webpage cards to the canvas from the Add Media menu (iOS + macOS) - Fixed web views responding to interaction before selection and auto-playing media (iOS + macOS) --- ## Other Improvements and Bug Fixes **Editor** - Reorganized Markup menu for consistency across platforms (iOS + macOS) - Improved performance of image-heavy documents in the Markdown editor (iOS + macOS) - Fixed Inspector background not extending behind the keyboard (iOS) - Fixed lag when opening large documents (iOS + macOS) **Search** - Expanded Query Token search to match across all metadata fields (iOS + macOS) - Fixed Tags changes not immediately reflected in search results (iOS + macOS) **Help** - Added searchable help topics to the Help menu (macOS) **Bug Fixes** - Fixed projects failing to open after dismissing the subscription prompt (iOS) - Fixed media shared from Safari importing as the wrong type (iOS + macOS) - Fixed external drag and drop into the canvas (iOS) - Fixed canvas save/load, zoom, pan, scroll, and deselection issues (iOS + macOS) - Fixed back-tap navigation in certain states (iOS) - Fixed label, icon, and sizing inconsistencies in canvas UI (iOS + macOS) - Fixed sidebar "+" button not appearing in some states (iOS + macOS)
Math Equations Atlas now supports mathematical equations powered by LaTeX. - LaTex Equation Support — Write math expressions directly within your text or in entire blocks using $$ to start. - Equation editor — Dedicated equation editors on both iOS and macOS for composing and previewing math content. - Placeholder display — Empty equation blocks show a √ symbol so you can easily spot and fill them in. - Export support — Equations export cleanly to HTML, ePub, and PDF as rendered images. - Theme support — Customize equation appearance (text color, background, and selection colors) for both inline and block equations independently in the Theme Editor. Link & Image Editor The link and image editors have been redesigned with an updated interface and new capabilities. - Image previews — See a preview of images directly in the link editor before inserting or when reviewing them. - Edit URLs in place — Faster access to a link or image URL. - Explicit open button — Links now include a dedicated button to open the destination. - Convert between links and images — Easily switch a link to an image or vice versa using either the “Convert to Link” or “Convert to Image” command, OR just by inserting a ! before an existing link (Thank you for recommending, Tas!) - Loading indicators — Visual feedback while link and image previews are being fetched. - iOS and macOS parity — Link and image popovers now offer a consistent experience across platforms. Writing Statistics - Improved accuracy — The text statistics engine has been rebuilt and thoroughly tested to ensure markdown characters and other non-visible items are excluded. - Selection statistics — Select text to see live word and character counts for just your selection. Editor Improvements - External link navigation — Clicking an external link in the Inspector Link overview now scrolls to that link's location. A context menu now allows you to open links directly from this view. - Improved auto-linking — URLs in your text are detected and linked automatically with a refined approach. Right-click or long-press an auto-linked URL to edit it. - Pasted URL support — Paste a URL and it will be recognized as a tokenized link automatically. - Better cursor positioning — Improved cursor placement after paste operations on macOS. - Inline alignment — Images and equations now align properly with the text baseline for cleaner, more polished documents. Canvas & Conflict Resolution - Read-only previews — Link and image content now displays correctly in read-only editors, including during conflict resolution. Performance - Image caching — Images and rendered equations are now cached to disk, reducing load times on repeated views. - Faster image editing — Fixed a timing issue that could cause incorrect options to appear when switching between images quickly. Bug Fixes - Inspector typing — Fixed an issue where typing in the inspector’s document or notes field quickly could cause overwrites to text you were actively editing. - Link preview display — Fixed cases where link previews for Atlas documents weren't appearing. - Link and image removal — Fixed an issue preventing links and images from being properly removed and instead removed other content. - URL saving — Fixed a bug that prevented newly entered URLs from saving correctly. - Auto-link alignment — Fixed a visual inconsistency where auto-detected links could lose their paragraph alignment. - iOS editor offset — Fixed an issue on iOS where content could appear offset in certain scrolling conditions.
Release Notes Custom Export Styles (New Feature) - Added Custom Export Styles for HTML, ePub, and PDF (iOS + macOS) - Export styles can now be duplicated, exported, and customized in Settings (iOS + macOS) - Introduced new CSS and pdfstyle formats to support export style customization (iOS + macOS) - Added support for importing Ulysses ulstyle packages for export styling (iOS + macOS) - Added new "Novel" built-in PDF style (iOS + macOS) Export Improvements - Improved PDF exporting for more dynamic layouts (iOS + macOS) - Expanded style preview options in Export Preview (iOS + macOS) - Improved escape character handling: now highlighted in the editor and removed from HTML, ePub, and PDF exports (iOS + macOS) Find & Replace - Added Find & Replace to the Markdown Editor (⌘F / ⌘G on macOS, "Find in Document" in the More menu on iOS) (iOS + macOS) Inspector - Added menu option and keyboard shortcut (⌘⌥I) to toggle the Inspector (iOS + macOS) Help & Documentation - Linked Atlas Help Documents (iOS + macOS) Bug Fixes - Fixed crash that could occur when opening documents (iOS) - Fixed issue preventing settings from syncing between devices (iOS)
Annotations & Footnotes (New!) - Added Annotation and Footnote support to the Markdown Editor (iOS + macOS) - Added Annotation and Footnote support to plain-text, HTML, and ePub exporting with additional supporting export options (iOS + macOS) - Added Annotation/Footnote display in inspector overview panel (iOS + macOS) - Added quick creation for Annotations (using curly brackets) and Footnotes (using (fn) or |fn|) (iOS + macOS) - Expanded Theme Editor to support Annotation/Footnote styling (iOS + macOS) Markdown Formatting Improvements (New!) - Added floating format bar to the Markdown Editor (macOS) - Added show/hide option for the floating format bar (macOS) - Added Markdown Formatting keyboard support on iOS, enabling quick formatting on iPhone and iPad (iOS) Theme Editor Improvements - Fixed issue with selected link color selection in the Theme Editor (iOS + macOS) - Updated all 7 built-in themes with Annotation, Footnote, and selected-token colors (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where theme properties were incorrect (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where font sizes and attributes from built-in themes didn't display properly (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue with the Monochrome theme (iOS + macOS) Editor Improvements - Fixed issue where selected links didn't highlight properly (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where the background of inline code blocks overflowed into adjacent text (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where links with no caption content weren't visible (iOS + macOS) - Fixed line height offset for larger line heights to keep content centered (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where Markdown Editor wasn't constrained to bottom of screen (iOS) - Fixed iPad and external keyboard display issues (iOS) - Fixed accessory bar gradient on iPhone (iOS) Version Browser - Added current document display in Version Browser (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where the Version restoration button would become unresponsive (iOS) or not appear (macOS) Sketch Renderer - Fixed light/dark mode appearance mismatch of sketches on open Canvases when switching between apps (iOS + macOS) Icon Picker - Fixed issue where the Icon Picker didn't properly update to preview the active selection (iOS + macOS)
Release Notes Canvas Improvements - Added Canvas Pins to canvas and project import/export (iOS + macOS) - Added additional import window to gather contents from Canvases (iOS + macOS) - Added ability to quickly edit Sketches from the Canvas (iOS) - Fixed an issue where placing a pin or card didn’t center on screen (iOS) - Fixed an issue that prevented there card/pin deletion confirmation from the inspector from showing (iOS + macOS) Icon and Color Improvements - Expanded icon sets (600+) and made icon picker window larger (iOS + macOS) - Added search to icon picker (iOS + macOS) - Improved custom color legibility across different light/dark modes. This can be disabled in Settings. (iOS + macOS) Export Improvements - Fixed Export Preview so continuous mode shows all documents (iOS + macOS) - Added separator and page-break mode for continuous export options (iOS + macOS) Localization - Updated several localizations (iOS + macOS)
Canvas Pins (New Feature) - Added Canvas Pins to notate and navigate quickly around the canvas (iOS + macOS) - Pins can be customized with icon, shape, color, and title (iOS + macOS) - Pins can be connected to other canvas pins and cards (iOS + macOS) - Pins can be linked to other documents for quick references with auto-updating icons, colors, and titles (iOS + macOS) - Added ability to lock, unlock, remove, and convert pins and cards in the Inspector canvas section (iOS + macOS) Canvas Improvements - Improved button interaction at smaller sizes: Control surfaces now resize to stay consistent and make touch interaction more reliable, particularly on iOS (iOS + macOS) - Added new color panel to replace the system color panel for icon/color selection (iOS + macOS) - Added context menu on canvas background to quickly place labels or pins at that location (iOS + macOS) - Moved Canvas items menu to the Inspector (now includes pins) so it remains visible while interacting with the canvas (iOS + macOS) - Added ability to hide label backgrounds entirely (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where navigating the canvas via the Inspector didn't animate (macOS) - Fixed issue where sketches didn't properly adapt between dark and light mode when placed in Canvases (iOS + macOS) Sketch Editor Improvements - Fixed issue where open sketches could have their contents overwritten during a conflict scenario (iOS) - Fixed issue where the background of a Sketch didn't stick to the editable area and was stuck to the lower corner (iOS) Image and Media Improvements - Added ability to scope Image Editor search to just media/sketch documents (iOS + macOS) - Added thumbnail previews to media documents in search lookups (iOS + macOS) - Added set of recent media/sketch documents to the Image Editor (iOS + macOS) Share Extension Improvements - Fixed issue where Safari prioritized the webpage when attaching images using the Share Extension (iOS) - Fixed issue where PNG/JPG images didn't show the Share Extension as an option (iOS) - Added preview to the webpage export in the Share Extension (iOS) Bug Fixes - Improved Sidebar overlay behavior on iPad Mini, smaller iPads in portrait mode, and small windows (iOS) - Fixed issue where the Inspector didn't retain the same pane when changing editors (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue preventing the Inbox from showing the Add Document button in the toolbar (iOS)
Bug Fixes - Dramatically improved performance of loading and editing large markdown text (\>50KB) (iOS + macOS) - Fixed crash when an ampersand (&) appeared in an inline code block (iOS + macOS) Localization - Added initial Chinese (Simplified) language translations (iOS + macOS)
# Custom Theme Editor Create your own editor themes with a full three-column Theme Editor. Customize colors, fonts, and styles for every markdown element — headings, bold, italic, lists, code blocks, links, and more. Edit light and dark appearances independently with a live preview that updates in real time. Use the Quick Color palette to define reusable colors that cascade across linked elements, making it easy to restyle your entire theme at once. Choose from three color picker modes — Grid, Spectrum, and Sliders — with support for HSB, HSL, RGB, CMYK color spaces and hex input. # Theme Import & Export Share your custom themes as `.atlastheme` files, or import themes from others. Atlas also supports importing Ulysses `.ultheme` files, automatically converting them to Atlas themes. Custom themes also sync across all your devices via iCloud. Create a theme on your Mac and it appears on your iPad and iPhone automatically. # Resizable Images Resize images directly in the editor context clicking an image, enabling resize, and dragging the handle. Set a default image display size in Settings to control how large new images appear when alone on a single line. # Share Extension (iOS) Share content from Safari, Notes, and other apps directly into your Atlas projects using the iOS Share Sheet. Atlas automatically extracts titles from shared URLs. # New Built-In Themes Two new built-in themes — Oolong and Birds of Paradise — join the existing collection. The previous Compact and Spacious size-only themes have been retired. --- # Improvements - **Synced Editor Settings** — Your active theme, line height, and text size multiplier now sync across devices via iCloud. Toggle this on or off in Settings \> iCloud. - **Text Size Multiplier** — Adjust the overall text size in the editor with preset steps from XS through 3XL. - **Editor Styles Redesign** — The theme selection screen in Settings now displays a grid of live theme previews in your current color scheme (light or dark). - **Image Context Menu** — Long-press or right-click on an embedded image to open its source URL, navigate to a linked document, or remove the image. iOS shows an image preview in the context menu. - **Link Context Menu** — Right-click or long-press on a link to open it directly. - **Canvas Preview Thumbnails** — Canvas documents now generate visual preview images. - **Per-Element Styling** — The rendering engine now supports individual font family (System, Serif, Monospace), text color, marker color, background color, font traits, and text alignment for every markdown element type. - **Block-Level Backgrounds** — Headings, blockquotes, and dividers can now display full-width background colors in the editor. - **Export Settings Quick Access** — Jump directly to export settings from the Editor menu. - **macOS Preferences Cleanup** — The iCloud and Editor Styles preferences sections have been redesigned for clarity. --- # Bug Fixes - Fixed the horizontal rule (`---`) not being recognized due to the system converting dashes to em dashes. - Fixed an issue where Heading 5 appeared bold by default even when not configured as bold. - Fixed a re-parse issue that caused stale images when moving content in the editor. - Fixed an issue where multiple macOS Preferences windows could open simultaneously. - Fixed a crash on launch when previously-closed Markdown documents were referenced. - Fixed a appearance color scheme misalignment in the image loader. - Fixed the alpha slider not appearing in the color picker. - Fixed theme preview images not regenerating after editing a theme. - Fixed the iCloud icon on macOS preferences to match the iOS counterpart. - Fixed button tap targets on macOS being too small in the theme picker. - Standardized free trial button text sizing.
# Canvas and Sketch Improvements - Fixed scrolling bounds sizing while in a zoomed state in Canvas and Sketch Editors (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where scrolling became erratic while zoomed in the Sketch Editor (iOS) - Added zoom control to the Sketch Editor (iOS) - Fixed fit to contents on Canvas Editor (iOS + macOS) - Added Canvas image and PDF export support (iOS + macOS) - Added Undo/Redo support to the Canvas (iOS + macOS) # New Features - Added Handoff support for Documents and Workspaces (iOS + macOS) - Added multi-line list creation (iOS + macOS) - Added Copy Link menu item to the context menu in the Markdown Editor (iOS + macOS) - Added QuickLook and Preview windows to the Outline/Folder view (iOS + macOS) # Bug Fixes - Fixed issue with ePub export on iOS that could produce out-of-spec ePubs (iOS) - Fixed potential crash in the project Inbox when adding a new text document (macOS) - Improved UI consistency across editors (iOS) - Improved CloudKit issue dialogs to help users resolve issues and avoid superfluous alerts (iOS + macOS)
Improvements: - Improves document export in the organizer for mixed types and multiple selection (iOS + Mac) - Improves Exporter support for Media and Sketches (iOS + Mac) - Adds Markdown export embed support (iOS + Mac) - Adds multiple selection support to the Folder Outlines (iOS) - Improves multiple selection support export in the Outlines (Mac) - Adds support for the Exporter to show image, sketch, and other media previews (iOS + Mac) Bug Fixes: - Fixes an issue that could cause document types to change from the Edit Document screen (iOS) - Fixes an issue that prevented sketches from being displayed and exported as images both within documents and independently (iOS + Mac) - Fixes an issue where the Sketch Editor canvas on new documents didn’t open in the center (iOS) - Fixes an issue where the selection options bar in the organizer didn’t appear (iOS) - Enables Sketch Grid by default (iOS + Mac)
Improvements and New Features - Added Sketch Document support on iOS: Draw or handwrite with Apple Pencil and embed sketches directly into canvases and documents (iOS creates, macOS views only) - Improved Conflict Resolution with support for Sketches (iOS + macOS) - Added tap to view full-screen images in the Image Overview in the Markdown Editor (iOS + macOS) - Workspace Inspector now remain open when changing between documents (iOS) Bug Fixes - Fixed bug that could prevent the cloud copy of a conflict resolution from downloading to the local device (iOS + macOS) - Fixed bug where the Version Browser's sidebar overlapped the Text Editor (iOS) - Fixed superfluous iCloud warning when no network is available (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where the Conflict Resolution UI was cut off at the edges on iPhone and compact windows (iOS) - Fixed dragging and dropping text to move it in the editor (macOS) - Fixed undo behavior when moving or cutting text in the editor (macOS) - Fixed bug that prevented line breaks in front of images and links (iOS + macOS) - Improved inline image deletion when backspacing to work like links (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where a line break at the end of a link's text could break the link (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where forming a wiki-link caused cursor misalignment (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where applying and undoing formatting caused selection misalignment (iOS + macOS) - Fixed crash when reaching the bottom of the undo stack (iOS + macOS) - Fixed text in the Edit Document screen to correctly reflect editing an existing document rather than creating a new one (iOS) - Fixed rare crash in the Nifty engine under specific edge case conditions (iOS + macOS)
Wiki-Link and related Improvements - Significantly improved wiki-link typing ease (iOS + macOS) - Added highlighting for in-progress wiki-links (iOS + macOS) - Ordered wiki-link results by relevancy (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where wiki-link insertions didn't include magic tokens for automatic title updates (iOS + macOS) - Added Document Synopsis and Media previews to the Link Preview Screen (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where wiki-links could capture content from the following paragraph in the autocomplete dialog (iOS + macOS) - Added wiki-link support to the Template Editor (iOS + macOS) Performance & Bug Fixes - Fixed major issue causing large and complex documents to respond very slowly with delayed typing (iOS) - Fixed cursor "bounce" issue during typing on some documents (iOS) - Significantly improved overall text editor performance, especially in larger documents (iOS + macOS) - Added list indent and de-indent support with Tab, Shift+Tab, and Enter on indented lists (iOS + macOS) - Added a main menu bar for iPadOS - Fixes many instances of undo / redo behavior acting bizarrely (iOS + macOS) - Fixed background color of the Link Editor URL search and title field in dark mode (iOS) - Fixed inconsistent pasting behavior in the editor (iOS + macOS) - Fixed cursor position after pasting (iOS + macOS) - Fixed cursor position after inserting an image (iOS + macOS) - Fixed issue where the Template Editor on iPad didn't respect the sidebar offset (iOS)
**New Features** - Editors now open in independent windows (iOS + macOS) - Added a proper menu bar (iPadOS) - Added a new Editor menu with options relating to the current editor (iOS + macOS) - Attachment previews are now visible in Folder Outline (iOS + macOS) - Export settings are now retained between sessions (iOS + macOS) - Folder export exclusions are now remembered between sessions (iOS + macOS) **Bug Fixes** - Fixed an issue that could cause an endless sync loop (iOS + macOS) - Fixed the wiki-link dialog sizing incorrectly for its contents (iOS + macOS) - Fixed search results coming out of alignment (macOS) - Fixed the menu bar incorrectly labeling the save template action (macOS) - Fixed several localization issues (iOS + macOS) - Fixed back/forward navigation buttons remaining in a pressed state (macOS) - Fixed the Add Text Block and Add Media buttons on the canvas not responding to input (iOS + macOS) - Fixed a memory leak that could cause unexpected behaviors (iOS + macOS) - Fixed thumbnail generation occasionally outputting an incorrect image (iOS + macOS) - Fixed tapping the top of the screen inadvertently scrolling the canvas (iOS) - Improved Liquid Glass effects on the canvas (iOS) - Fixed misalignment of placeholders on the canvas (iOS + macOS) - Fixed the Template Editor becoming unresponsive after being opened (iOS) after being opened (iOS) - Fixes an issue where the sidebar button didn’t show when hidden and navigation changed (iOS) - Fixes an issue where swiping down on a previewed media document would cause the Workspace to dismiss (iOS)
- Completely rebuilds the wiki-linking functionality so selection happens inline - Improves iCloud syncing and conflict merging so resolutions are done on a per-property basis - Fixes a crash that could occur on iOS when opening a document from the Canvas - Fixes the cursor placement after the closing of the link or image editor on Mac and iOS - Fixes Link tokens not resolving on the canvas on iOS - Adds the ability to adjust the line height multiplier in Settings on both Mac and iOS - Fixes a crash related to creating an image at the end of a document on iOS - Fixes an issue that caused the edit menu to popup unexpectedly and obtrusively while working with links on iOS - Fixes an issue that could cause the Organizer on Mac to jump around - Fixes an issue that prevented multi-select in the Organizer on Mac to work as expected.