Every stable release of NoteLoom Desktop since 1.0.0, with what was added and what was fixed. Updates download in the background, and your notes folder is left as it is.
Mind maps: choose between free and fixed layouts, write edits back to Markdown in real time, export images, and keep Obsidian compatibility
New
Chat panel layout: dock to the right column, bottom, or a separate window, adjust width freely, and remember dimensions
New
Chat working folder: choose a mounted directory to read and write, save new notes there by default, and locate sections in search
New
CLI sessions and links: resume past sessions with one click, and click note or web links in output to open them
New
List and task keyboard controls: switch list types with shortcuts, auto-renumber ordered lists, and toggle task status via keyboard in reading view
New
Live Mermaid preview: render diagrams immediately when moving the cursor away in edit mode, with colors matching the theme
New
Full-size image view: click images in reading view to view full size, with zoom, pan, and auto-fit sizing
New
Kanban boards: add a card archive area and dedicated drag handles, with text copying, keyboard movement, and link navigation
New
Share import: rename before importing with auto-numbering for duplicates, keeping notes immediately available while writes complete asynchronously in the background
New
Note storage and indexing: store note bodies separately to speed up file tree refreshes, and save search indexes when idle
New
UI crash recovery: terminals and running commands keep running during crashes, preserving original tabs and the same session upon returning to CLI after Reload
Bug Fixes9
Fixed
non-UTF-8 encoded files were corrupted when saved directly
Fixed
files replaced while preserving original modification times were not recognized as external changes
Fixed
lists and blockquotes had incorrect line breaks and indentation in source and edit views
Fixed
consecutive dollar signs ($) were misidentified as formulas and disrupted table formatting
Fixed
continuous memory growth during prolonged runs or frequent file changes caused the UI to crash
Fixed
terminal and CLI tabs encountered errors during restart recovery, resuming after /clear, tab bar display, and drag interactions
Fixed
rapidly dragging cards or columns left Kanban boards unable to edit, add cards, or switch status
Fixed
top-level items remained in the file tree when removing mounts or importing large shared vaults, and import progress stalled at 0/N
Fixed
Mermaid diagrams in dark themes had incorrect text colors, lines with specific class names became solid color blocks, and flowchart links squeezed and overlapped
PDF to Markdown: turn a local PDF into searchable, editable notes (past 50 pages it splits into parts and adds an index note)
New
Web search in the chat panel: it can search the public web before answering, on the free allowance or with your own Zhipu GLM key
New
Mermaid diagrams in reading view: pan, zoom from 0.2x to 5x, double-click to reset, and export as .svg or .png
Improved
Loading state for the search index: large vaults show it while the index is read, and results appear on their own once it is ready
New
Terminal without a vault: start the terminal and CLI sessions with no vault open, and choose the working directory
New
Claude Code session recovery: when a session is cut short by an unexpected exit or by running out of memory, pick it up again in the same tab
New
Antigravity CLI session recovery: resume the previous conversation after a restart, the same as Claude Code
New
One-click CLI install from the launcher: the official install command runs inside the card, without leaving the app
New
Mount an outside note from the terminal: click a .md path outside the vault to mount and open it
New
Claude Code tab names now survive a restart
New
Rows from the file tree can be dragged into the chat panel or the terminal
Improved
Default-app guidance: first launch opens the Windows default apps page with .md ready to paste; the final choice is still made in Windows Settings
Bug Fixes6
Fixed
short columns were squeezed flat by long text columns in tables (each column now keeps roughly 4-5 CJK characters of width)
Fixed
links to notes whose names contain $ were drawn as formulas, which also collapsed the table row they sat in
Fixed
Mermaid quadrant charts failed to render when axis labels contained special characters, and a one-click fix is now offered
Fixed
the terminal launcher reported an app as missing while detection was still running
Fixed
Antigravity CLI sessions started directly in a tab were lost after a restart
Fixed
clicking Mount new folder repeatedly opened duplicate pickers and raised a false error
v1.0.0
New Features & Improvements2
New
Ctrl+F now searches within the note you are reading, so all three views support it (Ctrl+Shift+F still searches the whole vault)
New
Chat panel: you can point it at a URL and have it read the page (desktop). To keep it off the network, set vault access to Off
Bug Fixes1
Fixed
mixed Chinese-English terms were not found in note bodies
Other Changes1
Changed
Sharing is off for now and the publish entry has been removed from the app. Pages already published expire on their own; local notes are unaffected
New versions download in the background and apply on restart
Auto-update
NoteLoom Desktop checks for a new version 30 seconds after launch, then every 6 hours. If there is one, it downloads in the background with no dialog. When the download finishes, an "Update ready" badge appears on the right of the status bar. Click it and the app saves any unsaved edits, then restarts on the new version. Ignore it and the update installs the next time you quit. Your notes folder is not touched.
The current version number, installer size, and SHA-512 hash are published in latest.yml .
Versions prior to 1.0.0
Public, user-facing release notes are tracked starting from the 1.0.0 milestone. Earlier experimental builds and internal milestones were unified into the stable 1.0 release.
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