Release Notes for Versatil Markdown

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.5.13 12/5/2023

Changed/Fixed

  • macOS 14 related fixes

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.5.12 10/11/2023

Changed/Fixed

  • Fix exception when launching on macOS 14

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.5.11 09/12/2023

Changed/Fixed

  • Fix a couple potential exceptions

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.5.10 09/10/2023

Changed/Fixed

  • Fix: an invalid URL could cause an exception

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.5.9 09/09/2023

Changed/Fixed

  • In Preferences, you can now set the appearance to track the system appearance.
  • Shift+Enter inserts a hard break
  • Fixed auto list increment when cursor in certain positions
  • Added support for GitLab Flavored Markdown's multiline blockquotes

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.5.8 12/29/2022

Changed/Fixed

  • Fix regression that caused images not to be embedded when exporting/printing

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.5.7 12/28/2022

Changed/Fixed

  • Fix crash when clicking on Edit button in Folder view
  • Other minor fixes

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.5.5.1 12/15/2022

Changed/Fixed

  • Images incorrectly displayed in folder view

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.5.5 12/11/2022

New

  • BETA: Advanced preference to allow folder views to concatenate the enclosed markdown files, for viewing/printing/exporting a single combined document
  • Support macOS 13 (Ventura) and require minimum of macOS 11.0 (Big Sur)

Changed/Fixed

  • Display correct file modification date in the title bar
  • cmd-enter no longer saves the file unless it's been edited
  • Document icons are now correctly associated with the app and markdown files
  • Initial documentation screen is now properly shown on first launch

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.5.2 07/16/2022

New

  • Choose any display theme to use for printing or exporting a PDF
  • Printing documents will now print any background colors

Changed/Fixed

  • History button status is now properly set
  • Cursor is now set correctly when creating a new Spark entry
  • Properly create image links when local images are dropped into editor
  • Properly create links when 1Password items are dropped into editor
  • Fix potential crash on startup
  • Upgraded to Bootstrap v4.6.1, jQuery v3.6.0, and Font Awesome v6.1.1
  • Upgraded to Sparkle 2.2
  • Better auto-numbering of lists when inserting an item in the middle
  • Minor bug fixes

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.5.1.1 2/6/2022

New

  • Button added to all code blocks for copying text to clipboard

Changed/Fixed

  • Dragging an image from Chrome correctly adds the url as a markdown image link
  • Documentation files should now update correctly for new versions
  • Minor bug fixes

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.5 01/17/2022

New

  • Supports 20 different graph styles, including Mermaid, via Kroki.io
  • Add menu to toggle auto-pairing characters
  • Migrate underlying WebView to WKWEbView

Changed/Fixed

  • Frontmatter is now properly hidden
  • Fixed a crash on macOS 10.14
  • Updated Sparkle engine, which includes fixes and security improvements

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.1.4 08/14/2021

Changed/Fixed

  • "File -> Export" now works again
  • Fix possible crash when parsing front matter

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.1.3 07/31/2021

Changed/Fixed

  • Fix hang when there are no permissions to read a file or folder
  • Fix compatability check when not running on Big Sur
  • Update Sentry and Paddle SDKs

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.1.2 07/11/2021

New

  • Support compact and normal titlebar height on Big Sur
  • Use SFSymbols when running on Big Sur
  • Split up Preference panes into General, Markdown, and Advanced

Changed/Fixed

  • Minor internal fixes

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.1.1 01/28/2021

New

  • Use Sentry.io for crash logging

Changed/Fixed

  • Fix parsing of front matter content
  • Documents can now be opened from Finder when app is not running yet
  • Other minor improvements

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.1.0 09/05/2020

Changed/Fixed

  • macOS 10.14 or higher is now required
  • GitLab color chip syntax supported
  • Removed use of Fabric/Crashlytics
  • Updated various SDKs

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.0.61 small>01/03/2020

Changed/Fixed

  • HTML Exported tasklist icons were not displayed correctly
  • Updated FontAwesome to 5.12.0

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.0.60 09/15/2019

Changed/Fixed

  • Tasklist icons were not displayed correctly
  • Scrolling did not work for anchor links

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.0.55 08/30/2019

Changed/Fixed

  • App is now Notarized
  • Fixed issue where list of sources could become incorrect
  • Added section about using FontAwesome to "Using Versatil Markdown" documentation
  • Added examples of using sublists to "Markdown Reference" documentation

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.0.50 03/17/2019

Changed/Fixed

  • Dropped support for OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
  • Upgrade to Bootstrap 4.3.1
  • Upgrade to FontAweome 5.7.2
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for List, Ordered List, and Task List

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.0.20 03/03/2018

Changed/Fixed

  • Upgrade to Bootstrap 4.0.0
  • Code blocks are now word wrapped when printing or exporting
  • Undo can now be triggered after each menu command while editing text
  • Converting selected text to a blockquote now correctly sets the selection

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.0.15 12/16/2017

Changed/Fixed

  • Links with anchors now working correctly
  • Minimizing the app no longer breaks `cmd-click` editing
  • Blockquotes now have better styling so they are more visible
  • Definition list 'term' no longer wraps with long 'definitions'

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.0.10 11/12/2017

Changed/Fixed

  • Fixed several issues related to macOS 10.13

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.0.5 10/18/2017

Changed/Fixed

  • Remember that you can `cmd-click` on a paragraph to start editing it? It was broken, and now it's fixed

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.0.4 09/12/2017

Changed/Fixed

  • Relative links to other documents now correctly display the document when clicked

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.0.3 09/10/2017

New

  • You can now choose any Markdown file to be your Spark file
  • Set the maximum width of the editor for easier full screen editing

Changed/Fixed

  • Crash that occurred when using emojis
  • Various fixes and stability changes

What's new in Versatil Markdown 2.0.2 06/12/2017

Changed/Fixed

  • Text selection color in editor themes fixed
  • App icon color profile fixed

New Versatil Markdown Version 2.0! 06/07/2017

We've been hard at work -- lots of changes have been made to the latest version of Versatil Markdown:

  • Multiple "Source" Folders: You can now add any folder of Markdown files, and they will be updated automatically if you edit them from another application
  • "Live" Task Lists: task lists are “live” - click on the checkbox and it will be marked in the source document. Create a list of todos and check them off one by one as they get done, without having to directly edit the document
  • Dark Mode and Multiple Themes: _Normal_, _Solarized Dark_, and _Solarized Light_ themes for display and editing are provided, or you can create your own customized themes, whether it's making a small tweak to an existing theme or creating something entirely new. A "Dark Mode" is also provided
  • Touchbar Support
  • Click to Edit: When you're reading your notes, you can Cmd-click in the document to start editing at the closest paragraph
  • Back/Forward Navigation: It's now easy to display previous documents you viewed, just like you would in Safari
  • Bootstrap 4: The underlying framework has been upgraded to Bootstrap 4
  • Multiple Rows/Cols: When you want to be able to show your data in multiple columns, it's now possible with an easy to use syntax
  • QuickLook integration: With the embedded QuickLook plugin, your Markdown documents can now be viewed with QuickLook from the Finder

Many more internal updates and performance tweaks are part of Version 2.

This is a free update for all V1 customers!


What's new in Versatil Markdown 1.5 08/31/2016

New

  • Smartly insert "", '', ``, (), [], and {}
  • Typing ``` at the beginning of a line will now auto-expand into a code block
  • Significantly increased speed of the editor's syntax highlighting for medium and large files

Changed/Fixed

  • Fixed possible crash in syntax highlighter when creating tables
  • Conform to latest version of CommonMark Specification
  • Reduced size of application

What's new in Versatil Markdown 1.2.5 06/19/2016

New

  • Items added to the "Format" menu: "Link", "Image", "Blockquote", "Inline Code", "Code Block", "Comment", "Strikethrough", and 6 different heading levels.
  • "Media Access Folder" in Preferences allows you to grant access so Versatil Markdown can read any directly referenced images, such as in your "Pictures" folder

Changed/Fixed

  • Minor fixes and stability improvements

What's new in Versatil Markdown 1.2.1 06/15/2016

  • Minor fixes and stability improvements

What's new in Versatil Markdown 1.2 06/02/2016

New

  • Spell checking, substitutions, and speech menu added
  • You can now export content in PDF, Markdown, WebArchive, and HTML formats
  • Local images will be embedded exported HTML
  • Support for TeX and LaTex using MathJax
  • MatLab syntax highlighting

Changed/Fixed

  • Find bar is now closed properly when you edit another file
  • Text pasted/dropped from Microsoft Word now formats correctly as plain text (linefeeds properly converted)
  • When editing a Spark, sometimes it was not possible to cancel editing

What's new in Versatil Markdown 1.1.4 02/11/2016

Changed

  • Updated Sparkle framework to fix possible vulnerability while updating
  • Blockquotes now print the same as they appear on screen

What's new in Versatil Markdown 1.1.3 12/17/2015

New

  • You can now press `⌘-.` to cancel editing
  • Added syntax highlighting support for the following languages: Eiffel, Elixir, Erlang, Go, Lua, Makefile, nginx, R, and Scala

Changed

  • Now prompt user when there are unsaved changes

What's new in Versatil Markdown 1.1.2 11/08/2015

Changed

  • Fixed potential crash during syntax highlighting

What's new in Versatil Markdown 1.1 10/11/2015

New

  • Support for El Capitan
  • Your notes can now be stored where you wish -- locally, or in Dropbox, Google Drive, etc

Changed

  • If syntax highlighting in the editor is too slow, it can be disabled from the menu
  • Fix potential issue with incorrect aliases
  • Various fixes and improvements

What's new in Versatil Markdown 1.0.2 08/25/2015

New

  • Printing support

Changed

  • Minor bug fixes

What's new in Versatil Markdown 1.0.1 08/15/2015

Changed

  • Don't allow creation of notes/folders inside documentation section, as they will removed during upgrades.

What's new in Versatil Markdown 1.0 08/09/2015

New Initial Release!