Changelog
A running record of the small, native-feeling improvements that make Apple Notes faster with Notomo.
New features
- Added configurable web search backends, with direct access from the assistant's model picker to the relevant provider settings.
- Added native web search and page-reading tools for OpenRouter models that support them.
- Added response retry in the assistant, so you can quickly regenerate an answer after an error or unsatisfactory result.
- Added live tool activity in assistant conversations, making web searches, page reads, and other tool calls visible while they run.
- Added illustrated guidance to the permissions setup experience.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved assistant panel presentation with smoother animations and more reliable dismissal when clicking outside floating panels.
- Improved inline AI readability on dark glass, reduced rendering overhead, and preserved your scroll position while responses stream.
- Improved inline AI write-back reliability so results stay attached to the intended selection and remain available when Apple Notes cannot apply them immediately.
- Improved AI context handling and permission instructions across providers.
- Improved Apple Notes editor tracking across auxiliary windows and multi-display setups.
- Fixed paragraph styles remaining active after inline formatting actions.
New features
- Added richer Markdown rendering in the assistant, with smoother streaming and better formatting for code blocks and other structured content.
- Added deeper web research: the assistant can open linked pages and promising search results to gather more complete context before answering.
- Added Jina as a search provider option.
- Added drag-and-drop file attachments, including SVG upload and preview support.
- Added GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna model options, including Max reasoning support.
- Added an actions icon to the Skills launcher header.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved inline AI Markdown streaming performance and visual stability.
- Improved attachment previews and contrast across light and dark appearances.
- Refined command palette shortcut hint animations and shared glass styling.
- Improved inline formatting controls, including more reliable toolbar menu actions and native Apple Notes format state.
- Clarified model reasoning level labels in Settings.
- Fixed Quick Open checklist tinting.
New features
- Added model-planned Brave web search, so the assistant can find more relevant up-to-date sources before answering.
- Added multi-query web search planning with per-query language hints, freshness handling, and a higher result limit for broader coverage.
- Added OpenAI API web search support, so OpenAI API providers can use the same web search mode as ChatGPT-backed conversations.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved web search answers for timely questions and recent information.
- Improved web search source links with richer titles, descriptions, paths, and favicons when page metadata is available.
- Made Brave Search language and region handling more resilient.
- Improved web search fallback behavior so planned searches are interleaved instead of dropping useful results.
- Aligned reasoning effort labels with provider values: None, Low, Medium, High, and Xhigh.
- Updated the bundled Sparkle updater packaging for more reliable release builds and automatic updates.
New features
- Added a dedicated assistant chat history panel for browsing and resuming past conversations, with keyboard navigation, a shortcut, and scroll-to-active-session behavior.
- Added assistant attachment paste, so you can paste images and files directly into the composer to include them in a conversation.
- Added a trial-aware permissions welcome screen and more reliable license verification during onboarding.
- Added search to the assistant model picker, so it is easier to find the model you want.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Reworked the inline formatting toolbar so actions run through Apple Notes menus more reliably, restore Notes focus and the current selection, keep the link action alive, and dismiss the toolbar cleanly.
- Improved the assistant empty-state greeting layout and conversation typography, and added a cleaner custom copy icon.
- Fixed reasoning popup positioning so it anchors to the selected model row, with better focus, Escape handling, and translations.
- Expanded the model picker row hit area so each row stays fully clickable.
- Refined licensed Settings: hid the purchase link for licensed users, added a website link to the About pane, merged the automatic update toggles, and polished license tier copy.
- Improved initial focus across panels and Settings to avoid a stale focus ring during setup.
- Updated web search and Quick Open translations.
New features
- Added a direct PopClip extension download on the website.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved floating glass surfaces, panel search contrast, and shared action icon rendering.
- Improved the assistant empty state with a clearer greeting origin prompt.
- Fixed inline AI selection write-back reliability.
- Fixed permissions setup completion and polling.
- Fixed initial button focus in panels.
- Fixed automatic update install setting sync.
- Preserved the assistant skill picker keyboard highlight while navigating.
New features
- Added Antigravity CLI support for AI chat and inline AI, replacing Gemini CLI.
- Added ZAI Coding Plan as an AI provider.
- Added fresher AI web search support so the assistant can use current web results when needed.
- Added folder results and note previews to Quick Open.
- Added a setting to choose what happens when you click the menu bar icon.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Fixed Quick Open result sections so notes and folders are easier to distinguish.
- Fixed assistant model picker state so the popover stays consistent while changing models.
- Fixed global assistant shortcut handling in Apple Notes.
- Fixed menu bar Quick Open tracking.
- Fixed inline toolbar dismissal when pressing Escape.
- Fixed AI launcher placement on non-standard Apple Notes windows.
- Fixed website clean URL publishing and reduced site image size.
New features
- Added assistant chat attachments so you can include images and files in a conversation.
- Added a setting to choose the assistant send shortcut.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved Markdown table paste so tables keep their structure when pasted into Apple Notes.
- Fixed Settings reopen behavior when the menu bar icon is hidden.
New features
- Added controls for the floating AI launcher, including the option to show a Command Palette button next to the assistant button.
- Added an About setting for anonymous usage analytics; telemetry can be turned off anytime and never includes note content or AI text.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved launcher detection in Apple Notes so floating controls avoid stale or unfocused editor targets.
- Kept launcher search field selections visible while navigating and refining actions.
- Fixed Settings and app reopen behavior when the menu bar icon is hidden, so Notomo can show Settings and restore its Dock/menu bar presence correctly.
New features
- Added a Command Palette action to paste clipboard Markdown into Apple Notes as formatted rich text.
Improvements and bug fixes
- The new Markdown paste action appears only when Apple Notes is active, accessibility support is available, and the clipboard contains text.
- Improved Markdown-to-rich-text conversion for pasted Assistant output and clipboard content, with more reliable handling of formatted Markdown.
- Refined the Assistant, launcher, Quick Open, Inline AI, inline formatting, slash command, and Command Palette panels with more consistent glass styling.
- Polished panel spacing, icons, and disabled states so Notomo's floating surfaces feel more coherent across macOS.
New features
- Added an OpenAI API provider option using OpenAI Responses, so you can use your own OpenAI API key alongside the existing ChatGPT, Gemini, Cloudflare, and OpenRouter options.
- Added a feedback link in About settings, making it easier to send feedback from inside the app.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Refined the Assistant panel with Liquid Glass styling for a more native macOS look.
- Polished the Inline AI panel and inline formatting toolbar surfaces so they fit better with the rest of Notomo.
- Improved release checks so future updates are less likely to be packaged with the wrong version or missing release notes.
New features
- Added a unified model picker for Assistant, Settings, and Inline AI's “Retry with Model” flow, with clearer model grouping and selected-state handling.
- Added per-model reasoning preferences so Assistant, Inline AI, and chat titles can keep the reasoning setting that fits each selected model.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Fixed reasoning sync when switching models, changing settings, or retrying Inline AI so each model uses its own saved reasoning choice.
- Preserved the lightweight default for chat title generation so automatic titles do not accidentally use heavier reasoning settings.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Polished the assistant `@` picker so longer skill lists scroll more smoothly and the highlighted item stays visible while you move through suggestions.
- Fixed the assistant `@` picker so a selected skill mention no longer reopens the picker when you delete the trailing space after it.
- Tightened Apple Notes shortcut handling so Notes-specific shortcuts only run when the key event really belongs to Apple Notes, avoiding accidental interception in other apps.
New features
- Added OpenRouter as an AI provider, so you can connect an OpenRouter API key and use OpenRouter models in the assistant.
- Added OpenRouter model fetching and selection in Settings, including support for choosing fetched models or adding a custom model ID.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Updated the assistant prompt placeholder to make it clearer that you can ask anything and use `@` for note context and skills.
New features
- Added a web search control in the assistant, so you can choose whether replies should avoid the web, decide automatically, or search the web.
- Added source links for web-backed assistant replies, making it easier to see where outside information came from.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved assistant handling of web search progress and results so searched replies feel clearer while they are being prepared.
- Fixed ChatGPT tool handling so web search, image generation, and other hosted tools stay correctly separated.
New features
- Added built-in Templates setup in Settings, so common note templates can be added to Apple Notes more easily.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved template and skill setup reliability when creating Notes folders or adding multiple built-in items.
- Made Apple Notes keyboard handling more careful, reducing cases where Notomo reacts outside the right Notes editing context.
- Improved handling of large or unusual images from Apple Notes so note context parsing stays more stable.
- Fixed the Apple Notes context card icon shown in assistant conversations.
- Fixed assistant model defaults so the assistant keeps its own model choice separate from other AI actions.
New features
- Added a built-in Skills library so you can quickly set up common actions like Improve Writing, Proofread, Explain, and Reformat.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved Skills setup in Settings with clearer folder creation, add feedback, and refresh behavior.
- Renamed the selection launcher wording to Actions, making the panel clearer when launched from selected text or PopClip.
- Improved ChatGPT follow-up context when continuing an Inline AI or Actions result in the assistant.
- Hid the inline formatting toolbar when only an Apple Notes attachment is selected.
- Refined Settings organization, provider status labels, translations, and app launch handling.
New features
- AI now connects through ChatGPT sign-in, making setup clearer and removing the old local helper dependency.
- Added a menu bar entry for opening the Skills Launcher directly.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved keyboard handling around Apple Notes, slash triggers, and Notomo panels to reduce stalls while typing.
- Made Inline AI status and loading panels more compact, stable, and better fitted to their content.
- Softened the AI assistant panel visuals with calmer glass surfaces.
New features
- Added PopClip support for sending selected text directly into the Skills Launcher.
- Added menu bar shortcut hints so it is easier to see how to open the AI assistant.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved Inline AI copy behavior, including clearer handling when a result has no changes to apply.
- Made Inline AI result previews better at recognizing unchanged output, so Notomo avoids offering confusing apply actions.
New features
- Added a global Skills Launcher for using your saved Skills on selected text outside Apple Notes.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Skills results can now replace the original selection or insert text below it when Notomo can safely return to the source app; Copy and Continue in chat remain available.
- Improved launcher and inline toolbar placement so panels appear more reliably near the current text selection, including after mouse selections and double-clicks.
- Made the Skills Launcher dismiss cleanly when clicking outside it.
- Made Codex-based AI actions feel faster by reusing warm sessions and preparing Inline AI and assistant model choices earlier.
- Improved background AI session cleanup and Gemini CLI handling for more stable headless runs.
New features
- Added a command palette for Apple Notes, with quick access to Quick Open, AI Assistant, Settings, and note export actions.
- Added note export actions for copying the selected note as Markdown or plain text, copying its Apple Notes link, and saving it as Markdown or PDF.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved Apple Notes export parsing so copied and exported notes keep cleaner headings, lists, quotes, code blocks, and filenames.
- Made Inline AI safer when applying results: Notomo now checks that Apple Notes is still focused before replacing or inserting text.
- Improved Quick Open and Settings readability, including clearer loading states, section descriptions, sidebar icons, and a configurable command palette shortcut.
- Made synced Skills available from a saved cache across app launches, so they remain visible even before Apple Notes finishes refreshing.
New features
- Added Templates support: create a top-level Apple Notes folder named "Templates" or "templates", add one note per template, then insert those templates from the slash command panel.
- Added template variables for the current date and time, so reusable notes can automatically include today's date or the current time when inserted.
- Added /date and /time slash commands for quickly inserting the current date or time into Apple Notes.
- Added date and time format settings for both slash commands and template variables, with localized defaults for each app language.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved template and Skills syncing with cached results, clearer refresh state, and more reliable access to Apple Notes content.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Fixed inline formatting from the floating toolbar so the Apple Notes editor is refocused before applying the change.
- Improved toolbar behavior after choosing an inline formatting action, reducing cases where focus stayed on Notomo instead of returning to the note.
- Reset the Settings window's initial focus each time it opens, so keyboard focus no longer lands on a stale control from the previous visit.
New features
- Added Google Gemini API support, so Notomo can use Gemini models directly with an API key instead of requiring the Gemini CLI.
- Added Cloudflare Workers AI support, including account/token setup, credential checking, and model selection from Settings.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Reworked the AI model picker to group models by provider and connection type, making it clearer whether a model runs through a CLI or an API connection.
- Improved AI chat title generation and inline AI result previews when using the newer provider options.
- Made the Settings window resizable while keeping each settings page readable at wider sizes.
New features
- Added optional Vim-style navigation for Quick Open, so you can move through results, open a note, or close the panel with Control-H/J/K/L.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved Skills sync from Apple Notes, with faster refreshes, shared Notes database access, clearer folder status, and better retry behavior after refresh errors.
- Preserved more formatting when reading Skills from Apple Notes, including Markdown, ordered lists, underscores, and short Chinese/Japanese/Korean instruction lines.
- Refined Settings with clearer sections, improved help text, updated icons, and fewer unavailable controls.
- Improved translations and wording across the assistant panel, Quick Open, slash commands, formatting actions, and appearance settings.
New features
- Added custom AI instructions, so you can tell Notomo how you want chat replies and inline edits to be shaped.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved inline AI results so replacement text streams in more reliably and stays focused on the selected text.
- Refined AI settings, including clearer provider controls, memory options, and chat history handling.
- Improved Codex and Gemini command detection for Macs using Node through nvm, fnm, Volta, asdf, Bun, npm-global, or mise.
- Made Notomo prefer newer version-managed Node installs when several are available.
New features
- Added inline AI, so you can select text in Apple Notes and ask Notomo to improve, rewrite, summarize, or respond with your own prompt.
- Added customizable actions to the inline toolbar, with clearer icons for common writing and formatting tasks.
- Added quick list commands for Apple Notes, including bulleted lists, numbered lists, and checklists.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved the AI assistant panel with calmer colors and a more polished reading experience.
- Made note context handling more reliable, so Notomo keeps note titles intact while refreshing lightweight AI context.
- Improved Apple Notes focus handling, especially around Markdown shortcuts and deleting trigger text.
- Refined Quick Open visuals and handling while typing.
- Simplified the menu bar experience so the most useful actions are easier to find.
New features
- Added an accessibility permission prompt so first-time setup is clearer.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved AI note context refresh when opening the assistant panel.
- Improved Quick Open behavior while using marked text or input method composition.
- Made Quick Open ignore recently deleted notes.
- Improved the Quick Open shortcut flow and visual details.
- Improved note context mentions in the assistant picker.
- Polished several small details across the assistant, Quick Open, and settings.
New features
- Added Simplified Chinese localization and an app language setting.
- Added Quick Open for finding and opening Apple Notes more quickly.
- Added an inline formatting toolbar for selected text in Apple Notes.
- Added rich text copy options in the AI assistant panel.
- Added a skill mention picker and skill management for the AI assistant.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved AI conversations when working with images from your notes.
- Refreshed the app icon, menu bar icon, slash command icons, and assistant visuals.
- Improved chat behavior while replies are streaming, including pinned sent messages and clearer thinking states.
- Made update settings easier to understand.
New features
- Added Markdown-style shortcuts for headings, lists, quotes, code blocks, dividers, and note links.
- Added the floating command panel for inserting common Apple Notes formatting without leaving the keyboard.
- Added the AI assistant panel with streaming replies, chat history, and note context.
- Added AI provider settings so you can choose the assistant setup that works best for you.
- Added note image handling so images from Apple Notes can be included when asking AI.
- Added basic settings for app behavior, permissions, appearance, and chat history.
Improvements and bug fixes
- Initial Notomo beta for writing faster in Apple Notes.
