Releases - ArkHost/HelixNotes - Codeberg.org

• Android: removed the Updates tab from Settings, since updates are handled by the ArkHost F-Droid repo or Obtainium.
• Editor: the inline task tokens (!high, due:2026年06月12日) are now dimmed in the rich editor so they're less distracting while staying readable.
• Fixed the desktop app showing the mobile layout (no sidebar or top bar) on some Linux systems such as CachyOS. (community report, issue #63)
• Fixed "Find orphaned attachments" treating notebook folder icons as orphaned and moving them to trash; their references are now recognized. (community report, issue #157)
• Press Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Del to move the open note to the trash. (community PR by milaforge, #156)
• The outline panel can now be resized by dragging, with its width remembered per vault and the text scaling with the editor font size. (community PR by milaforge, #161)
• Create and edit your own custom themes, and import or export them as JSON to share. (community PR by RockyRoad226, #159)
• Added callouts: typing > [!note] (also info, tip, warning, danger, success, question, quote, and more) inserts a colored, titled, foldable box; available from the /callout command, a toolbar button, and a type picker that also supports custom types.
• All Notes can now group notes under relative-date headers (Today, Yesterday, Previous 7 Days, Previous 30 Days, then by month); toggle it from the list header when sorting by Created or Modified.
• Added a collapsible Note Info panel with live word and character counts, created and modified dates, and the note's snapshots. (community PR by RockyRoad226, #164)
• Fixed ordered lists in the editor showing only the last digit past item 9 (10 appeared as 0) on Linux; multi-digit numbers now display correctly.
• Android: large vaults load faster on launch, with the notebook tree and note list now scanned in parallel and a redundant directory read removed.
• Fixed the editor stuttering and pausing while typing in large notes, where text would lag and then catch up all at once.
• In a task list, type ! to set a priority (High/Medium/Low) or pick a due date from a small menu; both insert as dimmed inline tokens.
• Android: an Info button in the top bar (next to Settings) opens the About panel with the app version and credits.
• Manual notebook sorting now works on Windows and Android: in Manual sort mode each notebook has a grip handle you drag to reorder (this previously worked only on Linux and macOS).
• Fixed notes opened with "Open in New Window" moving the cursor to the top of the note, and sometimes adding a duplicate title heading, when you paused typing. (community report)

• Added One Dark theme, and the accent color now updates automatically to match whenever you switch themes. (community PR by RockyRoad226, #130)
• Added 8 more color themes: Material Dark, Material Light, Monokai, Rosé Pine, Everforest, Horizon, Cyberpunk, and Black. (community PR by RockyRoad226, #122)
• Fixed some dark themes reverting to a light appearance after restarting the app (the saved theme wasn't always recognized as dark on load).
• Fixed the context menu heading submenu being clipped or overflowing off-screen on narrow viewports; the submenu now flips left when there isn't room. (issue #113)
• The vault picker now highlights the currently open vault with an accent border and "Current" badge. (issue #124)
• Notebook creation: typing a path like Parent/Child now creates the nested notebooks in one step, and Backspace on an empty sub-notebook field drops back to creating a top-level notebook. (community PR by milaforge, #135)
• Double-clicking empty space in the sidebar now opens and focuses the new-notebook name field, matching the + button. (community PR by milaforge, #134)
• F2 renames the focused note or notebook row inline, reusing the existing rename flow. (community PR by milaforge, #142)
• Alt+Shift+Up/Down moves a single list or task item up/down, while Alt+Up/Down still moves the whole block. (community PR by milaforge, #143)
• Fixed the Nix flake build by updating the cargoHash. (community PR by lokthare, #136)
• Android: swiping back with a modal open (Settings, Info, Search, Command Palette) no longer crashes the app; the modal closes instead of navigating underneath. (issue #90)
• Settings > Editor: toggle to show/hide the arrow icon after external links. (issue #128)
• Fixed images not rendering when switching from source mode back to the rich editor; separator comments were treated by markdown-it as an HTML block start, swallowing the next line. (issue #87)
• Fixed the editor intermittently failing to render on every other source-mode switch.
• Unified code block copy button and language selector styling; both are now always visible at low opacity and brighten on hover.
• Code block language selector now has a search filter; type to narrow the list, Enter to select.
• Added PowerShell syntax highlighting.
• Mobile: added Indent and Outdent buttons to the editor toolbar so you can adjust list and paragraph nesting without a keyboard.
• Mobile: the editor's + (insert) menu now includes Code Block, Quote, Table, and Collapsible Section, so every block type is reachable there without typing a slash command. On desktop the + menu no longer duplicates blocks that already have a toolbar button.
• Tables are now stored as clean Markdown by default and only convert to HTML when you actually style them (e.g. cell background colors); a styled table gets a "Reset to Markdown" button to strip the styling and return to plain Markdown. Also fixed table content being lost during Markdown conversion, styling not being detected when a table genuinely needed HTML, and the table right-click menu overflowing off the bottom of the screen.
• Fixed markdown links from other apps (e.g. Notesnook exports) rendering as plain text when the URL was wrapped in angle brackets or carried a title, like [name](./file.pdf). These now parse as proper links, and the file is rewritten to the clean [name](./file.pdf) form on save. (community report, issue #146)
• Toggling between the markdown source editor and the rich editor now keeps your place: the cursor lands on the same word and scrolls into view, instead of jumping back to the top of the note. (community request, issue #125)
• WebDAV sync: fixed edits to existing notes not syncing to the server (new notes worked, edits didn't). (community report, issue #147)
• Notebooks: the section header (with the collapse/expand-all button) now stays pinned while the tree scrolls, with a divider line above it. (community request, issue #126)
• Desktop: a Note Width setting (Settings → Styling) caps and centers the note text column for easier reading on wide screens and in Focus Mode; defaults to Full. (community request, issue #137)
• Fixed imported/plain-markdown notes (no frontmatter) having their create date reset to now after editing or renaming. (community report, issue #139)
• Hide the middle notes-list panel with Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+\ (or a button in the list header) to give the editor more room; the collapsed state is remembered per vault, and selecting a notebook or view in the sidebar brings the list back automatically. (community PR by milaforge, #145)
• Keyboard shortcuts are now customizable: in the Info panel's Shortcuts tab, click a shortcut to rebind it, right-click to reset, Esc to cancel; combos already in use are rejected. (community PR by milaforge, #148)
• A new Custom note-list sort mode lets you drag notes into any order you want, remembered per vault without rewriting your note files. (community PR by milaforge, #149)
• Choosing "New Sub-notebook" from a notebook's context menu now focuses the name field right away, so you can type the name without an extra click. (community PR by milaforge, #150)
• Hide sidebar items you don't use (All Notes, Quick Access, Tasks, Daily Notes, Trash) from Settings → General → Sidebar, leaving just search and the notebook tree. (community request, issue #153)
• The command palette (Ctrl/Cmd+P) can now jump straight to any main view (All Notes, Quick Access, Tasks, Daily Notes, Trash), so anything you've hidden from the sidebar stays one keystroke away.
• Collapsing the sidebar now leaves a slim icon rail with search at the top and info + settings at the bottom, instead of only an expand button.

• Editor: scroll-past-end padding lets you move the active writing area into view without inserting blank lines; Ctrl+End jumps to the document end and respects the extra workspace. Plain End keeps native line-end behavior. (community PR by milaforge, #116)
• Editor: collapsible sections now place the cursor reliably inside the section content when opened, instead of jumping to the title. (community PR by milaforge, #112)
• Editor: zoom the editor font with Ctrl/Cmd +/-/0 or Ctrl/Cmd + mouse wheel; size is saved to your existing font-size setting. (community PR by milaforge, #108)
• Editor: encrypted secret blocks (/secret) for passwords, keys, or any sensitive text. Uses PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 600k iterations + AES-256-GCM, stores the ciphertext in portable helix-secret markdown fences, and renders a locked UI with title, passphrase unlock, copy, and re-lock controls. (community PR by milaforge, #111)
• Editor: zooming the editor font (Ctrl/Cmd +/-/0, Ctrl/Cmd + wheel) now keeps the viewport anchored — the line under your cursor stays in place instead of jumping. (community PR by milaforge, #118)
• Editor: wrap a selection with a matching pair by typing the opening character. Works in both the rich editor and source mode, with ( ) { } [ ] ' ' " " \ `` . (community PR by milaforge, #119)
• Editor: wiki-links auto-create the note when you type <span data-wiki-link data-path="" data-title="Title" class="wiki-link">Title</span> for a note that doesn't exist yet. In-place editing of a link title renames the underlying note. Aliases (<span data-wiki-link data-path="" data-title="Note" class="wiki-link">display</span>) are excluded from rename. (community PR by RockyRoad226, #117)
• Editor: fixed wiki-link mark extending into text typed after closing ]] — the cursor now lands outside the link so subsequent typing is plain text.
• Daily notes: choose the title date format in Settings → General (Localized, ISO 2026年06月10日, Long, US, EU). Filenames stay ISO so they keep sorting chronologically. (community request, issue #40)
• Tasks: a "Flagged" filter in the toolbar shows only tasks that have a due date or priority, so plain checklists stop cluttering the view. Off by default. (community request, issue #94)
• Tasks: the toolbar now remembers your choices per vault across restarts (the Flagged filter, Hide done, and the Due / Priority / Note sort). The due-date and priority buttons on each row are also always visible now instead of only on hover.
• Tasks: fixed the mobile header showing "All Notes" while on the Tasks view; it now reads "Tasks".
• Vault picker: remove a vault from the Recent list (the ✕ on each row), so you no longer have to hand-edit config.json. It only forgets the entry; your notes and the folder are left untouched. (community request, issue #93)
• AI settings: renamed the "Compatible" provider button to "OpenAI Compatible" for clarity.
• Added Solus install instructions to the README (sudo eopkg it helixnotes). (community PR by clintre, #92)
• Distro/repo builds can disable the in-app updater: build with HELIXNOTES_INSTALL_TYPE set (e.g. solus) and the app does no update check and hides the update button, since updates come through the package manager. Drops the need for a maintainer patch. (Solus maintainer request)
• tel: and sms: links now open in your system's dialer / messaging app instead of doing nothing; also fixed a brief console-window flash when opening links on Windows. (On Linux a tel:/sms: handler must be registered.) (community request, issue #98)
• Notebooks (manual sort): fixed drag-to-reorder and drag-out-to-top-level not working (every drop became a nest). The drop action is now decided from the drop position, so dropping on a notebook's top/bottom third reorders, and dropping a nested notebook on a top-level one moves it back out to root. Was most visible on Windows. (community request, issue #97)
• Tasks: a "Filter" box in the toolbar narrows the list (and calendar) to tasks matching what you type, matching the task text or its note's name. Lets you slice tasks by your own keywords or contexts (e.g. write @home in a task and filter by "home") without a separate tagging system. Priority already covers "important". (community request, issue #95)
• AI: fixed the OpenAI Compatible provider returning "404 Not Found" with Nvidia NIM (and similar). It now uses the modern /v1/chat/completions endpoint instead of the legacy /v1/completions, and the base URL is forgiving (with or without a trailing /v1). (community report, issue #96)
• Notebooks: added a collapse-all / expand-all button in the sidebar's Notebooks header (shows only when you have nested notebooks). Folds the whole tree to top level in one click, or expands it back. Per-notebook chevrons still work, and the folded state is remembered per vault. (community request, issue #26)
• Fixed the desktop app showing the mobile/phone layout (no sidebar or top bar) on some Linux setups (e.g. CachyOS + WebKitGTK). The layout was being chosen from the webview's user-agent, which a few WebKitGTK builds report mobile-looking; it now uses the actual build platform, so a desktop build is always the desktop layout. (community report, issue #63)
• Android: the editor font-size setting now actually works. The mobile editor was hardcoded to 16px (ignoring the setting); it now respects your chosen size in both the normal and source editing views, keeping 16px as the default. (community report, issue #100)
• Source/Markdown mode now wraps long lines instead of forcing horizontal scroll. (When line numbers are turned on it stays no-wrap, so the gutter numbers stay aligned.) (community request, issue #100)
• Added 14 more color themes (Midnight Tide, Blueberry, Forest Green, Gruvbox, Cherry Blossom, Synthwave, Ember, Moonlit, Light Coffee, Dark Coffee, Cotton Candy, Crimson, Cloud, Peach), 5 accent presets (Sakura, Gold, Lavender, Sky, Coral), a custom accent color picker (pick any hex color), and a theme dropdown in Settings, bringing the palette count to 20. (community PRs by RockyRoad226, #101 #106)
• WebDAV sync: fixed Infomaniak kDrive (and similar providers). kDrive reports file paths with a slightly different URL encoding than the app expected, so after the first sync it thought the notes were gone from the server and removed the local copies (the notes were always safe on kDrive). The app now compares paths in an encoding-agnostic way, so kDrive syncs correctly, and as a safety net it will stop with an error rather than ever delete local files when it can't read the remote listing. (Standard servers like Nextcloud/ownCloud were unaffected.) (community report, issue #102)
• Trash: emptying the trash (and restoring or permanently deleting a single item) now updates the list immediately instead of needing an app restart.
• Code blocks now have a copy button: hover over a code block and click it to copy the snippet to your clipboard. (community PR by RockyRoad226, #107)
• Editor: fixed the /secret and /math modals overflowing the screen on mobile. The 480px minimum width now scales down on small viewports.

• Fix drag and drop on Windows & Mac.
• Fixed Chinese (and Japanese/Korean) search only matching from the start of a phrase. The search index now uses a CJK-aware tokenizer (English search unchanged).
• Bundled JetBrains Mono as the code font (works without a system install).
• Fixed a doubled safe-area inset that left a large gap below the Android status bar (and above the nav bar).
• Fixed blank/white window on startup on some Linux systems (WebKitGTK GPU renderer off by default).
• Much faster opening/scrolling of very large, math-heavy notes.
• Added Interface Scale (Settings → Styling): zoom the whole app 80-200%. Desktop only.
• Added an OpenAI-compatible AI provider (LM Studio, LocalAI, vLLM, etc.) and optional Ollama API key. (community PR by qyrhal)
• Added 6 color themes (Solarized, GitHub, Nord, Tokyo Night, Dracula, Catppuccin) with a swatch picker. (community PR by RockyRoad226)
• Fixed AI Actions only showing for Ollama; now shows for any configured provider. (community PR by qyrhal)
• Fixed unreliable window resizing on Linux (added edge/corner resize handles).
• Fixed text inside code getting auto-linkified; only http(s):// URLs auto-link now.
• Fixed currency text (e.g. 10ドル to50ドル) parsed as math; inline math now needs tight delimiters.
• Tick task-list checkboxes in View Mode without entering edit mode (no keyboard popup on mobile). (community request)
• Insert date/time via /date, /time, /now, a mobile toolbar button, and the Insert/right-click menus (ISO format). (community request)
• Updated AI models: Claude Opus 4.8; GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.4 for OpenAI.
• Added WebDAV sync to your own server (Nextcloud, ownCloud, a NAS): manual or automatic (interval / on change / on open), with keep-both conflict copies.
• Added color swatch previews next to hex/rgb/hsl codes (like VSCode), plus /color to insert colors.
• Create a top-level notebook even with a notebook selected (click the parent chip to drop to root); Unfiled Notes now acts as root too.
• Fixed notebook note counts not updating after creating a note (previously needed a restart).
• Note-list date now follows the sort mode (created vs modified) and a tooltip labels both dates.
• Note-list sort (Created / Modified / Title) is now remembered per vault across restarts.
• Moved the search index out of the vault into local app-data, so cloud sync (OneDrive/Dropbox) no longer churns through its files or warns about mass deletions.
• Added a setting (Settings → General) to hide the date shown next to each note in the list.
• Added an optional "Restore last session on launch" setting (Settings → General): reopens the note and folder/tag you were last in instead of All Notes.
• Fixed new notes sometimes landing in Unfiled instead of the notebook you were working in; they now follow the open note's notebook.
• New Tasks view: aggregates - [ ] checklist items from across all notes. Check tasks off, and set priority and due date right from each row. List view sorts by due/priority/note; Calendar view shows tasks by day with a "No due date" bucket, and you can drag a task onto a day to (re)schedule it. Priority and due use inline tokens (!high/!med/!low, due:2026年06月12日). The List/Calendar choice is remembered per vault (always List on Android). (community request, issue #62)
• Tag autocomplete: when adding a tag to a note, existing matching tags now appear as you type so you can pick one instead of accidentally creating near-duplicates (e.g. "tech" vs "technology"). Arrow keys or click to pick; typing a new name still creates it.
• Added a "Start week on" setting (Settings → General): choose Monday (default) or Sunday for the daily-notes and tasks calendars.
• Fixed a collapsible section at the very top of a note always re-opening when switching away and back; its folded state now persists like sections lower in the note.
• Edit a note's tags while editing it: a tag icon next to pin/star (and the tag line under the title) opens a popover to add tags (with autocomplete) or remove them, without leaving the note.

• Mermaid diagrams (opt-in render, copy/save as PNG/SVG)
• "Show in File Manager" right-click on notes
• External .md viewer mode with Import-to-vault flow
• Heading hotkeys Ctrl+1–Ctrl+6, Ctrl+0 for paragraph
• Filled-star indicator in Quick Access
• Universal blank-line preservation - your vertical spacing now round-trips through markdown
• Live KaTeX math editor - /math and /imath with modal + preview, double-click to edit
• Fix: Ctrl+Shift+E/R no longer also align text
• Manual notebook sorting - Settings → General → Notebooks → Sort order: Alphabetical (default) or Manual; drag a notebook to reorder above, into, or below
• Spell check disabled across all OSes for consistent behavior

• Fix website URLs not opening (other link types work fine)
• Fix Quick Access panel not updating when starring/unstarring notes
• Fix URL links opening intermittently/unreliably
• Fix slash command and [[ popup not scrolling with arrow keys
• Fix note content scrollbar nearly impossible to grab (conflicts with window resize handle)
• Fix Tab key jumping to icon bar instead of indenting text
• Fix new note focus jumping to body instead of heading when using + icon in All Notes
• Fix Child todo item got crossed out even though it is unticked due to its parent item is checked.
• Rework the Graph View feature.
• Enhance collapsible sections with tab and enter keys to jump from heading to content
• Add persistent state to collapsible sections.
• Show folder location and tags inside the note view pane
• Allow page break HTML to persist when switching to rich-text view
• Add back button navigation history for wiki-linked notes

• Add prefix and fuzzy search to global search
• Re-index notes on save so search reflects edits immediately
• Fix keyboard shortcuts on non-US keyboard layouts (use physical key codes)
• Fix opening attachments in GNOME when running as AppImage
• Align Unfiled Notes entry in sidebar

• Add Unfiled Notes for notes not inside notebooks
• Add keyboard shortcuts for sidebar, theme, focus mode, read-only, and fullscreen toggles
• Restore trashed notebooks to their original location instead of vault root
• Fix inline attachments and settings
• Fix CSS bug on Android where the view got lost after inserting an image file
• Fix invisible restore button in version history on Android

Add calendar month grid for browsing and creating daily notes
Show deleted notebooks in trash with restore/permanent delete
Fix attachment opening for .helixnotes/ paths (resolve against vault root)
Fix link insertion with empty selection (insert note title as link text)
Fix restore/delete hanging (drop mutex before filesystem ops)
Debounce file watcher events to prevent console flooding
Hide Daily folder from notebook tree (use calendar view instead)

• External URL images not displaying on desktop (WebKitGTK) - proxied through custom imgproxyprotocol
• AppImage symlinks using absolute build paths, breaking installs on other machines